61 Commander
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In Chandra's room, Alexander was battling against Mimasaki Subaru.
He took his knife and cut the chicken he let to rest for 10 minutes uncovered earlier and cut it into nice cubic shapes, he used his knife as if it is part of his body.
He turned around and left the cut pieces and started to prepare for the noodles.
He took out his suitcase and brought a bag of Soba noodles, as he bent down, he saw with the corner of his eyes, Subaru taking out from the same looking bag as his a bag of Soba noodles.
His eyes widened a little at that but he wasn't surprised, it is not there is only one bag of Soba noodles in the world.
But his eyes widened more when he heard the crowd shout.
"Again...he made the same move as Alexander again, he is really making the same dish!"
"It is like I am watching a mirror fight!!"
"There is no doubt, Mimasaki Subaru is copying Saiba Alexander!!!"
Hearing this, Alexander walked to Subaru station and looked at his table, he found cubic shaped chicken pieces, the same as his.
"Surprised?" Asked Subaru with an ugly smug face
Alexander gave a cold side look "yeah, you're good" he straightened his back and smiled "but do you really think you'll win with this?" He asked
"Of course I can" Subaru
Alexander chuckled "You know I can change the dish midway through, right?"
Subaru didn't seem to be affected by Alexander's words as he opened the bag of the noodles "And so am I "
Alexander turned and waved back at him "try your best!"
"I also know..." Called Subaru, Alexander halted and looked back "I also know that your pride won't allow you to change the recipe just because I am copying you." He smirked and laughed as hard as he can
Alexander didn't dwell on the matter and went back to his station.
There he looked at the ingredients in front of him and went into a state of daze
'Copying me? ' he clenched his fist 'you're saying that I am some low-level chef who can be copied?!' Anger was building up inside Alexander like never before.
'You mean you can do what I can?!' Alexander clenched his teeth and stapped his knife on the cutting board scoring the nearby MC girl who was busy commenting on the match
The camera focused on Alexander's angry face, his golden eyes glowed under the arena's heavy lights.
In the waiting room, Alice who had witnessed this before in the past got chills on her back "You went and done it now...you should've just stayed quiet." She said.
The boys with her agreed with her, they have seen Alexander angry before but not to this level. All they can do is watch as Alexander deals with the situation and his anger.
In the arena, Subaru chuckled as he saw Alexander trembling, he didn't see the screen displaying his angry face, so he thought Alexandra was trembling from fear "They all have the same reaction, when they realize that there is no escaping from me, they all...break down" he said as he throws his last ingredients in a pot and turns on the fire.
Back to Alexander, after calming down, he looked back at Subaru and chuckled while shaking his head 'Geez...you had me gone crazy for a moment there' he thought. It's not an everyday accuracy that Alexandra gets so angry about something.
He pulled his knife from the cutting board after a little struggle and continued his cooking normally.
Subaru was right, Alexander has a level of pride that won't allow him to change his dish just because someone is copying it.
But no one said anything about ending the playtime and getting a little serious
"Mimasaki Subaru..." Called Alexander getting his opponent's attention
"What is it?"
"You lost." Said Alexander
"Huh?" Not understanding what Alexander meant, Subaru who was using his [Alexander Mode] decided to ignore it just like what Alexander would do to something he didn't understand. Alas, he should've not ignored Alexander, in the end, no matter how much accurate is Subaru's copy of Alexander, he is not the real deal...He does not possess all those skills and abilities that Alexander is still hiding.
One of Alexander's numerous skills is his ability to bring out the maximum output of any ingredient. As if he is communicating with ingrediants and commanding them to show their true flavor making each flavor in his dish stand out better than anything else.
This ability is not excluded to Alexander only, many have it, but they all fail in one aspect. Controlling the flavor, no one wants to eat a dish that doesn't have rythematic flavor. No one wants to eat a messy dish no matter how good it is.
Alexander added the soba noodles to the boiling water and cooked with the utmost care. He drained and rinsed it with cool water to stop the noodles from overcooking.
Added the noodles to the vegetables in the bowl. Ans then Tossed it in the soy sauce dressing.
He placed the cubic shaped chicken pieces on top of the noodle mixture. Sprinkled green onions over the top.
"Bring out your flavor." Alexander Ordered as he finished his dish.
"Oi...I am ready." Alexander patted the MC girl on her shoulder
[Eh?! Ah! The first contestant to finish is Saiba Alexander...He will be the first to present his dish to the judges]
Subaru didn't mind and continued cooking, just like Alexander who never cared about who served first or last
Alexander walked to the judges with five plates in his hands, he served them a hot bowl of noodles, just its mere steam has a strong and heavy smell that pleases anyone who smells it.
Senzaemon smiled as he straightened his back and took out two chopsticks.
"Let me see..." He looked at Alexander slightly who had a smile on his face "...If you made something special or not"
The arena held it's breath as the demon of the gourmet world took the first bite.
Now, will Alexander win? knowing he did not change the recipe or tried to counterattack Subaru's skill.
Will Subaru's tracing work against Alexander? Will he prevail against Alexander?
So many questions, so little answers!
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