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This assessment was another opportunity for Yuuki to show off his skills. Although he didn't intend to show off, just cooking normally—
—for others, his normal cooking WAS showing off. After all, Yuuki's cooking methods were completely different from normal people's.
Soon, Yuuki, under the dumbfounded gaze of everyone present, including Hitoshi Sekimori, left.
Keep in mind, at this moment, even Erina Nakiri, who was the fastest in the original story, had only finished less than ten portions. But Yuuki? He had finished everything directly. Even Hitoshi Sekimori was shocked.
"No wonder that Soma Yukihira guy said those things. This kind of cooking speed is inhuman!" Takumi, looking at Yuuki's retreating figure, could now understand Soma Yukihira's nonchalance back then.
The current Takumi felt the same way. Although he was still in awe, he wasn't particularly surprised anymore.
Students in the same class as Yuuki also didn't find it strange. They had seen it before. But for students from other classes, that was a major issue.
Although Yuuki had defeated an Elite Ten member before, when Yuuki cooked that time, to preserve the magic trick's effect, he had enveloped himself in Inferno. And the speed of completion wasn't that fast either. No one had actually seen Yuuki's True cooking speed.
But now, Yuuki had demonstrated his absolute speed. This speed instantly shocked a group of students to the point of bewilderment.
"What are you all doing?! Hurry up and continue with your assessments! Do you want to be expelled?!"
Seeing the stunned looks of the students, Hitoshi Sekimori, having finally recovered his senses, yelled. He could understand why they were shocked—he himself was too.
But they were in the middle of an assessment! So, he yelled to snap everyone out of their stupor.
The students, finally reacting, continued with their tasks. But this time, they were truly shocked—and also somewhat demoralized.
Although there was Erina Nakiri, an Elite Ten member, among their peers, the gap between them and Erina was already very large.
But the issue now was that even Erina Nakiri was far behind Yuuki!
Even Elite Ten members were now being left in the dust...
Although they knew before that Yuuki was strong, they hadn't expected him to be THIS strong, even in terms of cooking speed.
....
Yuuki, having finished his assessment, went and took a shower. He didn't go to the large communal bath; he had no interest in squeezing in with a bunch of people, even if there was probably only Gin Dojima there right now.
However, after finishing his shower, Yuuki noticed that some of the eliminated students hadn't left; instead, they were told to continue waiting.
Curious, Yuuki asked around and learned that these students were the ones eliminated by Kojiro Shinomiya. Gin Dojima and others had discovered significant problems with Shinomiya's assessment, so these students were kept around.
Yuuki figured Gin Dojima was probably planning to reassess this group after resolving the issue with Kojiro Shinomiya.
In the original story, the main reason Gin Dojima invited Kojiro Shinomiya was that he had noticed Shinomiya's problem.
Among the many alumni, Kojiro Shinomiya's talent was undoubtedly top-tier. Although not as good as Gin Dojima and Jōichirō Yukihira, he was just below them.
Kojiro Shinomiya was currently a Second Class Chef, but his Culinary skills had already stagnated.
The incident with Megumi Tadokoro in the original story wasn't planned by Gin Dojima; it was an accident. Gin Dojima hadn't expected Soma Yukihira to seek out Kojiro Shinomiya for a Shokugeki.
Undoubtedly, Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro were bound to lose against Kojiro Shinomiya. Gin Dojima didn't need them to defeat Shinomiya; he just hoped they could correct Shinomiya's mindset.
Kojiro Shinomiya was a talented individual—and there was still hope for him. That's why Gin Dojima tried.
Actually, even if Kojiro Shinomiya hadn't changed his mind in the original story, Gin Dojima wouldn't have expelled Soma and Megumi; he would have simply given up on Kojiro.
....
Just as Yuuki was about to head to Zenji Marui's room and wait for the others, he suddenly received a call. He looked—it was from Gin Dojima.
"Yuuki, come find me at the office. I want to discuss something with you."
Gin Dojima's voice came from the other end.
This also surprised Yuuki a bit. In the original story, Gin Dojima should have been waiting in the communal bath for the first person to complete the assessment.
The first among the boys in the original story was Soma Yukihira. In the previous year, it was Satoshi Isshiki. They all met Gin Dojima at the communal bath.
But this call meant that Gin wasn't there. However, thinking about it more carefully, it made sense. After all, the first to finish in this cohort would definitely be Yuuki. So, having already known the answer, there was no need to wait.
....
Yuuki soon arrived at Gin Dojima's office. At this moment, Gin was the only person inside. He hadn't chosen to observe the students' assessment with the other alumni.
"Uncle Dojima, what's up?"
After sitting on the sofa, Yuuki asked. It was just him and Gin Dojima here, so he could naturally act more casually.
"Your assessment tomorrow morning is with Kojiro Shinomiya, right? I have something I want to ask of you. It's about Shinomiya—"
As he spoke, Gin Dojima told Yuuki about Kojiro Shinomiya's situation.
"So, he's basically someone who was beaten down by the 'Real World' and now thinks, since he got rained on, he should rip apart everyone else's umbrellas, huh? You want me to have a match with him?"
"While his Culinary skills are stagnating now, he's still a Second Class Chef. And even if I could win, what would be the point?"
Yuuki stated.
His cooking wasn't some magical plot device. Even if he defeated Kojiro Shinomiya, if Shinomiya's mindset didn't change, it would be meaningless.
"It's just an attempt. And you're the most suitable candidate among us. After all, you're young. If you defeat him at your age, the impact on him will be huge." Gin Dojima said.
Mere words were indeed difficult to use to convince someone. But if you taught that person a reality-check, they'd be more receptive to what you had to say afterward.
....
After hearing Gin Dojima's words, Yuuki ultimately agreed. Although there was nothing in it for him, it was, after all, a request from Gin Dojima.
With his relationship with Gin, he wouldn't refuse such a small favor...
As for whether he could beat Kojiro Shinomiya, Yuuki wasn't worried.
Kojiro Shinomiya wouldn't dare to go all out right now—he needed to hide the fact that his skills had stagnated.
Although Yuuki was a Third Class Chef—the quality of his Third Class was not comparable to those external Third Class Chefs.
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