73 The Generations Are The Judges

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Standing in front of Alexander is none other than his own stepbrother Soma, Alexander chuckled and shook his head

"To think that I will be facing you of all people..." Alexander has anticipated that maybe his opponent will be Hayama or the other purple-haired secretary girl, he didn't count Alice, because if she was his opponent, she would have told him earlier before the fight

'I should have known...' He thought

"I see that you're pretty surprised." Said Soma. He put his tools on his station and walked to Alexander

"Yeah... " Alexander was preparing his tools too

The MC girl was still talking to the crowd

[This battle is one of the most exciting battles in the autumn election, the two men before us are actually half brothers. What we are witnessing is a battle between brother to see who is the strongest chef!!]

"What the hell is she talking about?!" Said Alexander as he looked at the girl behind him

"Who knows, they suddenly started calling this a battle of brothers! " Soma shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his pants' pockets

[In this battle, we will explore alongside these two young chefs a whole new world of flavors, Siba with his dominant flavor and Yukihira with his flavor of trickery!]

"Hahaha!! Nice!" Said Alexander as he found what the girl is saying very appealing

"Flavor of Trickery, huh?" Soma smiled at his title

[The theme for this battle will be...] At the mention of the theme, Alexander's ears turned to that of an elephant as he focused everything the MC girl

[...Rice!!] The MC girl shouted as hard as she can, the crowed screamed following her. After all, Rice is a main ingredient in every Japanese home, one can even go further and say that Rice is the main food of the Japanese cuisine.

"So that was the theme, huh?" Alexander smiled if it's about rice; then he has more than one recipe in his arsenal, even he himself doesn't know how much recipes he has

"Well, good luck Aniki." Soma waved at his brother and returned to his station, Soma switched to his serious mode and focused on calming himself and concentrate, Alexander isn't an easy target to beat.

And that was proven when he talked with Takumi after their battle. Takumi made it clear that Alexander is very powerful, any mistake and weakness can cost a lot in front of him.

Soma believes that as long as he doesn't make any mistake and make the best rice dish he can, he won't lose to Alexander.

Buy what Soma didn't know was that Alexander... Doesn't need him to make mistakes to destroy him. All he needs is the time to cook.

[The constants are here, the theme was revealed... But, where are the judges?!!] The MC girl said, the crowd looked at judges area and found it empty

"What?!"

"Dude, where are the judges?"

"Are they late?"

"Did something happen to them?"

Words like that were thrown randomly among the crowd.

"Hmm?" Alexander didn't understand why the judges are not here yet, Totsuki wouldn't call people who are irresponsible like that. But he didn't put too much focus on that matter and returned to thinking about what kind of rice he should use? and what kind of dish he should make?

The crowd was still wondering and nearly thought that the match will be canceled. But all of their worries were answered when the lights were shifted and focused on one gate

[Everyone! Look in that direction!] The MC girl said [The judges are about to make their entrance!] All of this was planned beforehand and the judges were meant as a surprise for both the crowd and the constants

The gate opened and from there, five people walked out.

One muscular man in a suit took the lead, the MC girl handed her mic over to him and left

[For the semifinals...we will be the judges] this man is none other than Doujima Gin, the 1st seat of the 69the generation.

The crowd went wild as they had can see people who they can only dream of meeting and being in the same room with

Behind Doujima stood, the 80th generation 2nd seat, Inui Hinako herself. Her face had a gentle smile as her eyes searched for a certain cute girl

Beside her, the 79th generation 2nd seat Mizuhara Fuyumi, her cold purple eyes didn't show any emotions and only looked in a daze at the stage

To the left of Doujima, the 88th generation's 2nd seat, Tsunozaki Taki; a woman of hot temperature and angry behavior but her skills are without a doubt top tier

And right next to her, a man who was called the magician, with his pink hair and an undercut, his most iconic feature, his clear glasses. This man is the 79th generation's 1st seat, Shinomiya Koujiro

Alexander saw people shouting the names, he was tempted and looked at the judges, as soon as his eyes met Koujiro's, he smiled and shouted "Koujy~ "

Koujiro was shocked and looked at Alexander who was waving at him

"What is wrong with that punk?" Tsunozaki frowned at Alexander's behavior " Shinomiya-Senpai, do you know him?" She asked as the boy seems to be calling for him

Koujiro looked the other way and said "No. Never seen him before."

Inui and Doujima chuckled at that, but Doujima had to cut the fun time as they don't have forever, the match has to begin

Not wasting any time Doujima shouted [ The first match of the 2nd round of the autumn election's main tournament; Yukihira Soma VS Saiba Alexander, BEGIN!]

The crowd screamed on top of their lungs, things are getting more interesting with each second

Back to the stage, Yukihira Soma had already started cooking, while Alexander was sitting on his chair still thinking about what to do

'What should I cook, should I make Garlic Butter Rice? Or maybe Rice & bean enchiladas? Nah! That's too cheap...'

After taking a minute of his time, Alexander finally jumped off his chair and stretched his muscles " Then let's make that one then..." He said as he took out his knife with a smug face.