48 Making the Fish

Please forgive my mistakes, this chapter still needs to be edited

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Inside the Kitchen, Alice team and Hayama, Takumi, and Ryo's team faced each other with intense glares

"Alright. Rules are simple, you have a maximum of 2 hours and a half to prepare a [Spicy Merluzzo fish] dish, you can use any tool that you deem necessary" Alexandra stood between the two teams who didn't move their eyes from each other

A table was placed near the kitchen with three seats on it. Natasha and Isami are occupying two of them while the last one is for Alexandra

"Does anyone object?" She asked

"No!" Shouted everyone

"Then, may the best team win!" Alexandra announced the beginning of the Shokugeki as both teams rushed to their station to prepare their dish

Takumi called bus team and whispered "As we have agreed before, Ryo will make the fish, I will make the spice and Takumi, you will Assemble the whole dish for the presentation " He looked at Ryo and Takumi so they can confirm their plan "Are we clear?" He asked

"Yeah, sure!" Said Takumi, he nodded with Ryo as he took off to prepare the fish putting his bandana on activating his berserker mode, while Hayama started choosing the best kind of spices based on his sense of smell, just like used to train with Jun

As for Takumi, he started the preparation for when his teammates pass their work to him.

He has been preparing for this moment for days now. He was determined to beat Alexander today no matter what. He started mixing the sauce for the dish

As for Alice's team. Both of Alexander and Alice are looking at each other with a deadpan face

"What?" Alexander asked

"What what?" Alice asked too

"What is the plan?" He said, he shrugged his shoulders and continued"I hope that you have a plan, cause I don't"

Alice smiled at him and giggled "hehehe! I don't have any plan too" she stuck out her tongue in a cute manner trying to plea for mercy but her cuteness didn't affect Alexander at all

He grabbed her head and rubbed his fist very hard on it making Alice feel the seven hells of pain

"Ow ow ow!! I am sorry, sorry!" She wanted to cry hard from the pain She was getting. Her boyfriend can be cruel at times like this. Well, she can't blame him for his reaction.

Alexandra and the rest of the judges are looking at the two with a funny expression

"What are they doing?" Natasha sweatdropped at the two's antics. Isami couldn't help but feel the same while Alexandra just thought of it as cute.

"As a punishment, you'll do all the work." Said Alexander

"What?!!" Alice's eyes opened wide at the sudden decision "Listen here honey, we are a team, that means we will do this to-" she couldn't finish her statement when she locked eyes with Alexander's unforgiving eyes "yes sir. I'll do everything myself." She saluted like a soldier and started preparing the tools to work

Alexander sighed and relaxed his shoulders "you make the sauce while I prepare the fish for you"

"Yes, sir." Alice started making the sauce as Alexander is instructing her

"Mix olive oil, 1 small onion, 2 garlic cloves, 1tsp oregano, and 1 tinned tomato with salt, pepper, and parsley" Alice didn't want any time as she moved swiftly following whatever Alexander says, her ears are focusing so she wouldn't miss a thing.

While Alice is working very hard, Alexander is not lazing around. He grabbed the Merluzzo fish by the mouth and placed her in front of him. Swiftly slicing the middle with a knife like a hot razor cutting through butter, he took out the fish spine and cut off the head, all that is left is the fine fish meat, he cut the meat into 6 different pieces so they can be shaped into meatballs

Alice was done with her sauce and Alexander handed her the pieces

"My role here is done, I will be sure to guide you, so don't worry" Alexander went behind Alice and put his chin on her shoulder as he grabbed her waist causing Alice to blush but she didn't resist his advances

"Alright, just like that, Dice the cod, pour some olive oil into a frying pan, add the cod. Season lightly with salt and pepper." Alexander's breathy voice sounded next to Alice ears which made her tremble slightly with her face red like the sauce. Alexander had to grab her hand and work through with her.

"Whoa, that my son for you!!" Alexandra was feeling amazed at bow swiftly her son owned his girlfriend in a matter of a minute. She can see Alice submitting to Alexander 's move. Her eyes flashed with pride. All the time she spent teaching him these moves didn't go to waste

On the other side, the boys are boiling with anger 'Take this seriously, will you?' The three witnessed as their Shokugeki turned into a date for the two.

"Into the oven now." Alexander let go of Alice as she opened her special oven and pushed some buttons.

Alexander sat down on his chair. Alice finished working on the oven and soon joined Alexander to sit on his lap

"That was unfair of you" Alice kissed Alexander on his cheek while blushing.

"Is it? I thought it was a good idea" Alexander whispered into her ear again making Alice feel her heart racing again

"It was..." She said meekly as Alexander returned her previous kiss.

The atmosphere in the kitchen turned pink causing the enemy team to work with an irritated expression

After an hour, both teams dishes started giving their heavy aroma. They clashed together and it seems Alice team's aroma is losing against Hayama's

"Hmph! That is expected" Hayama smiled with pride as he was pretty confident about their dish

But strangely, Alexander wasn't fazed by any of this.

Soon, the time to serve their dish arrived. Both teams brought out their dish, Hayama, Takumi, and Ryo, each one of them presented a dish to one of the judges

"Ooh!! A stuffed Meruluzo fish?!!" Alexandra looked at the dish in front of her and said with a smile

"Yes, it has vegetables inside, it mixed with a hot and sweet sauce. Enjoy yourself." Hayama explained gently to Alexandra, Natasha, and Isami who took their first bite

Isami started sweating a little as bid face became a little red "So hot...but I can't stop!!" Isami started digging in his dish like there is no tomorrow. He was assaulted by the heavy taste of the fish meat and the strong aroma that burst out when he opened the stuffed fish

Natasha was the same, she felt like she is swimming with the fishes under a deep ocean of lava.

As for Alexandra, she didn't have a strong reaction like the other which surprised the boys, then they remembered that she was the [GodMother], everything they made, she made it first.

"So tasty!" Alexandra said with a smile as she finished her dish first.

"It was a pleasure to serve you." Said Hayama

"Grazie!" Said Takumi

"Hell yeah!!!" Roy shouted with his eyes flaming with a desire to win and crush his opponent

"It is our turn now..." Alice and Alexander brought their dish and presented it.

Unlike the boys earlier, there was no heavy aroma that brought attention to the dish, it was a simple dish of fish meatballs with some vegetables like potatoes, onion, and tomatoes.

"Here is our dish, take your time." Said Alexander with a confidant smile. He gave his mother a look that kind of pissed her off.

The last dish is being served. Which team will win? as Hayama noticed, Alice team's dish aroma is very weak compared to theirs. Will Alexander's dish lose??