Chapter 75 - A Trickster And A Conqueror

forgive my mistakes in advance, this chapter still needs to be edited

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Koujiro looked at the pot in front of him, he could smell a breathtaking aroma coming from it. He shifted his gaze at Alexander as the latter reached for the pot and opened it making Koujiro and the other judges to visit the wonderlands

"What an amazing aroma!!" Inui felt like she is in the vast fields of rice. And she felt this without even tasting, just from the aroma alone.

"Indeed...." Mizuhara closed her eyes to savor the smell even more, even the hotblooded Tsunozaki calmed down and melted in the feeling

Doujima was the first one to reach for a spoon and take a bite, in that instant he felt like he was rice farmer that sat with his family around a table for lunch, surprisingly, his little family is his fellow judge, they surrounded the big man and started eating his hard work result which is the delicious brown rice.

A sense of satisfaction ran in Doujima's soul with each bite the kids took, he sighed in relief as if his tiredness from today is all gone and replaced with fresh new energy to continue his day.

The crowd saw the satisfied expression on the judges' faces and wished they were in their place. They smelled the previous wave of the aroma and they could barely contain themselves from beginning for a taste.

The strong aroma circled around in the arena, it affected everyone, and of course, Soma wasn't an exception, when he felt it, he felt a little nervous but didn't lose hope, he is very confident in his abilities and his own dish.

Alexander smiled at the result of his work and walked back to his station, his eyes met with Soma's for a moment "try to top that if you can" Alexander challenged his brother casually with a full confidant

"Haha! Just you wait..." Soma said

Koujiro put down his spoon and reflected on the taste ' It felt like this dish is a portal to another dimension where you can savor the flavor to the max'

Koujiro smiled as he became sure, his previous defeat against Alexander wasn't luck or because he underestimated him. Alexander was far stronger than Koujiro clearly back then, and even now.

Soma was about to finish his dish, he took a deep breath and organized his plate, this is the deciding moment...and he needs to make the most of it

Soma grabbed his plates and walked to the judges' area and placed a bowel for each one of the five judges

Soma grinned widely as the camera focused on him "This the Yukihira style! Garlic Butter Fried Rice! Please enjoy it! "

Koujiro looked at his dish to smell a great aroma coming from it, he could see the golden pieces of rice standing out

"This is...?" Doujima was the one to question that, for the garlic butter rice dish, the color is a little odd

Soma smiled and said, "That is because I fried the rice with the garlic slices on low heat!"

Koujiro frowned slightly at that, he wanted to speak but he shut up. But Tsunozaki spoke what was on his mind "You brat! That is not how you make garlic butter rice!! It can't be called garlic butter rice anymore, more like; Fried Rice with Garlic butter!" She said with all seriousness

Soma didn't seem to be affected at all, his smirk only became wider as he retorted "The main point is not how I made the dish, in the end, this round is about rice, and my dish is using rice as the main ingredient... Now if you're willing... Have a taste!" Sa said

"Who the hell do y-" before Tsunozaki could finish her words, Doujima, Koujiro, Inui, and Mizuhara took a bite after Soma finished talking

A wave of pleasure assaulted their tasting buds, they felt like their bodies are being carried by a wave of golden rice

"This taste...!!" Inui could feel something sneaky in the dish she is eating

"I can feel it too...!!" Doujima took another bite to confirm his suspicions

"Mee too...this taste?! I know it very well..." Koujiro is dying to recognize the taste

Mizuhara and Tsunozaki are racking their brains for that, but all came negative

After a period of nonstop tasting, Koujiro was the one to realize what that familiar taste is... It came to him in his world of flavors

Out of the sea of the golden rice, a creature shot out and jumped in front of Koujiro, what he saw was a giant chicken swimming across the vast ocean of rice

"chicken!!!?" He shouted, soon after him, Doujima and Inui realized it too, followed with Mizuhara and Tsunozaki

"But how?!" Tsunozaki searched her bowel and found not a single trace of any chicken it

"Indeed, there is no chicken in this dish..." Doujima smiled as he finished his dish

"I think you owe us an explanation, Mr.Yukihira" Koujiro smiled, his eyes looked at Soma who had a proud expression on his face

"HURRY THE HELL UP KID!!" Shouted Tsunozaki, the only thing that stopped her from hitting Soma on the head is her previous talk with Koujiro

"The reason is..."Soma pulled out a bag from his pocket and showed it to the judges

Inui tilted her head " Is that a...Chicken flavor powder?" She said, her words stirred up the arena

"The hell did he use that for?" a student questioned

"I don't know man, this my first time seeing such a thing?" Answered another

Koujiro and Doujima looked down at a bit of the dish that was left, Koujiro rolled a single piece and focused on it "...Did you mix it with the white rice?" He asked

"That will explain the odd color of the white rice!!" Doujima said with wide eyes, this is a first for him too

"But...how could he do that?!" Tsunozaki felt her head spinning, every kid she underestimated turned out to be a genius who could put any chef she has known to shame

Soma laughed and raised his chest "That is because it is our style, the Yukihira style!" He pointed his family restaurant name on his shirt

"What do you think brother?" Sama turned to look at Alexander who was still sitting on his chair but his eyes were just as wide as everyone else

"Hahaha!!!" He suddenly started laughing "you are really amazing, Soma!" Alexander felt really good, he has seen something new by his own Half-Brother, for the first time in his life he was surprised when someone pulled a trick in cooking

"Isn't that right?! Hahaha!!" Soma let himself be praised as he joined his brother in laughing too

In the waiting room, Alice, Takumi, Rindo, Ryo, Isami, and Hayama who are watching the battle also felt amazed

"That is very creative!" Said Rindo, she really wanted to eat that dish now, maybe she will go and have Sama cook for her

"Huh! I guess Takumi didn't lose to some weakling after all! Be glad!" Alice said to Takumi with a smug face

"beat it, vampire!" Takumi didn't like to talk about his loss on Soma's hand "Don't throw salt on my wound, I will get my revenge later." He said

"Look...chef Doujima took the stage," Said Hayama

[Ahm....!!] Doujima took the mic and cleared his throat [Now, ladies and gentlemen, I think it is time to announce the winner, both students delivered their dish and I think the judges had already made their decision]

The crowd cheered for the judges as they can't wait to hear who the winner is.

Doujima, Koujiro, Inui, Mizuhara, Tsunozaki, each one took a sign and wrote the winner's name that they believe deserves to win.

Now...will the dominator and the conqueror of the flavor lands win? Or will the victory be with the trickery master?

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