Judge

Clear autumn weather, a vast sky and a group of enthusiastic students full of vigor and fighting spirit is the first thing Lou sees early in the morning.

The curtain finally opened, the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election finally started.

Lou, who is walking with the student of the school, starts looking around to see if anyone is going to take him to the hall but Nakiri seems to have forgotten him.

Without any choice, he walked to a random student and asked.

"Can I have your time?"

The girl looks at him and politely replies." Sure, how can I help you?"

"I'm currently losing my way to the examination hall, can you please tell me the location?"

"Are you new?" The girl asked.

Lou nodded, this is his first time coming to this school so he didn't know anything here so it's normal to get lost.

"Then follow me, I'm also going to attend the text."

"Thank you, by the way, I'm Lou Takasu."

"Hello, I'm Tadokoro Megumi."

"I'm on your car then Megumin"

"D-Don't mention it." The girl flustered while keeping her head down.

Megumi has long, dark blue hair with two braided pigtails and wears a flower hairpin on the right side of her hair. She has yellow-colored eyes and a petite body figure.

She wears a standard Tōtsuki uniform depending on the season. Her chef's uniform is a plain white chef's uniform, though she has also worn a long-sleeved version from her first assignment until the end of the Friendship and Rapport Training Camp. During the Autumn Election, Megumi wore a short-sleeved version. Most of her casual wear are simple blouses.

Megumi is a clumsy, timid, thoughtful, kind and honest girl who always speaks in a polite tone making Loud easy like this girl.

As for Lou, because of his unique precision, Megumin who was timid at first finally became calm after talking to him.

She discovers that this handsome student seems not bad, she doesn't feel any fear while talking to him, it feels natural like talking to her mother.

"Did you complete your dish for this test?"

"What dist?"

"You don't know?" Megumi looks at Lou with the unreliable look, this is the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election everyone who recessive the invitation is Elite among Elite and they gave the first dish to make so they can prepare but Lou, he doesn't know anything at all.

"You don't know that the Theme today is Curry?"

"Curry?"

Based on Lou's look, Megumin is pretty sure that he never cooks a Curry even once like her, maybe she only eats some but never knows even the ingredients of it except for carrot, potato, and meat.

"Ummm... Lou-kun….. If it's not bothering you, why did you not know the theme today?"

"They never said."

"You did get the letter?"

"What letter?"

Megumin finally sighs, she knows now that Lou is not a contestant but a student who, like the others, wants to watch the game.

"Let's go, maybe you will get a letter next year if you try hard."

"..."

....

A Block Hall, in the judging area.

"Hey look, so many amazing people come to judge this year."

"That's right, some are even strict food critics and CEOs of some food companies."

"Hm? There are 2 chairs still empty?"

"You're right, just who is it?"

From the back door, an attractive young woman with a long and wavy dark blonde walk full of pride comes, she takes off her shade and asks.

"Why am I only the Vice, not the Head Judge today Rizan-kun?"

"Sorry, the committee of higher education did not give any comment but I heard that the headmaster recommended the Head Judge today."

"Sir Senzaemon is the one who recommended, very well then, is that mysterious judge already here?"

"No, the people in the gate are still waiting for the judge to come, and right now we are all helpless that we don't even have any picture and name of the judge so we aren't really sure if the judge is already here or not."

"Then we still need to wait?"

"No need, we receive an instruction that we can start even if the main judge is still not here."

"That's good then, I don't want to waste any more time here."

She walks into the podium and grabs the mic.

"Listen well, this country's curry industry went through a great expansion during the last few years. By now, curry has completely matured and become something everyone loves...… but right now, the current state of curry... bores me."

"Right now, I'm looking for something new, as a manager and as someone who loves curry. I'm looking for a new idea that will open up the future of Japanese curry."

"Now show me a curry dish that can change the whole setup of the curry in our country."

Then the cooking started, the bar suddenly set up in the highest level by the judge making everyone shudder in fear.

2 hours later~

"Will the Main Judge really not come?"

"That's right, we are going to start judging, the student is about to finish."

"Well… the people in the gate said that the judge is still not arriving."

They all look at Natsume as if they are asking her opinion.

"Let's just start, if the judge really does not arrive, we can just find another judge here."

"Okay."

The mc walks in front and announces.

"That's enough, the judging will now begin, please bring your dish based on your participant number."

"Let's begin with the first student."

The first student walk in front of the Judge and proudly present his food," Evaluate it please"

He then notices an empty chair and curiously asks," What about the last judge?"

"We don't know but we will start judging."

"Okay."

"This is good."

"A particularly strong sourness of the masala gives the dish a splendid aroma."

"Just what you would expect from a Tootsuku Student."

"... Thank you very much."

"Well then, please show the score."

"23"

"T-This…"

"Umm… Judges, you can give a maximum of 20 points, not 10…"

"We know that, of course."

The student angrily shouted." 23 points! That is the worth of my dish!:

"Do you know who we are?"

"We eat dishes made by experienced and professionals every day on a daily basis, we can tell if the dish is good or bad easily so don't be a proud young man."

"Earning a score of 50 would be most satisfactory."

"W-What about the last judge! I'm pretty sure the last judge will give me a better score!"

Out of nowhere, Lou walks into the podium and sits at the vacant chair, he looks at the curry and presses the core bar.

"-20"

A devastating -20, a new negative number comes out making the student around horrified.

"W-Who Are you! Why are you playing with my score!"

"Me? I'm the last judge so I can really score you based on my own criteria."

The student around realized that Sandawara Sister's aren't the only ones who are difficult to judge, there are still the most horrific of the mall who give negative points.