Hiro's challenge!

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Give me your stones or i'll throw you off a building into a small glass of water

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Hiro turned to the crowd and said "All you morons, listen up!" everyone looked at him and he said "All of you that complain about their lost knife... What's the point? If that Nanamori guy got you knife back, would you even feel better? I took your knives because the simple fact that I'm better than you. If you can't handle losing then you might as well quit being a chef."

He shrugged and said "Your knives are always ready for you to take them back. It's up to you to improve and take them back fair and square. You think someone else taking your knives back for you will magically bring back your confidence? What a joke. You're all useless! That's why your knives are gone! It's not my fault but your fault. Improve or quit, it's very simple."

He picked his cabinet up and walked away, adding "You want to chefs but you actually have no idea what a chef really is. The road is endless, there's no peak to cooking. How many set backs will you go through to be the best? How many other chefs do you have to step on to be recognized? I've lost 361 times to chefs all over the world, why do you think I'm so good? Every set back is a chance to improve and overcome your previous self..."

He shook his head and finished "If you can't overcome your own self, how can you overcome others? Magic? Wake up, it's impossible. Fools, I'm waiting to crush you again and again until you quit. I don't care about your feelings or your reputation."

He stopped and pointed at a booth with tinted windows as he said "My goal is to crush the 1st seat! I want to take his knife and ruin him, unless I destroy him, I will never open a restaurant of my own. Even if I were to be expelled and lose everything I will still come back and challenge him again!"

The crowd was stunned and looked at the booth in shock. Hiro added "Even if I have to crawl and cooking with my teeth I will do it!" he raised his voice and got aggressive "Even if I have to break into Totsuki to challenge him I will do it! No matter where he goes I will find him and beat him into the ground with my cooking! I'm leaving these words here!"

He grinned crazily "Before you graduate, Fuji Haruto, I will challenge you! No matter how many times I lose, I will continue! At the end of this year, we will fight! I will put everything on the line, my reputation, knives, the knives of the others, my admission to Totsuki, everything!"

He brought his hand down and looked at the booth, seemingly piercing through the glass as he finished "Wait for me." before walking out of the arena, leaving a stunned speechless crowd. Joichiro and Gin grinned and left, the Polar Star dorm and Zerotwo followed them with awed faces.

After they left, the crowd erupted into exclamations of disbelief!

Mei watched him go in a daze and Megumin had her little mouth wide open in shock, she gulped and said "Bully-san is bold!" Mei mumbled "And manly..." Megumin looked at her and said "Eh?!"

Fuji was sitting in the booth silently, watching Hiro leave. The woman next to him snorted "What a brat!" Fuji's mouth curled into a smile before he stood up and walked out of the booth, the woman mumbled "Damn kid, you ruined my romantic moment with Fuji-kun!"

She stood um and mumbled "I'm gonna go beat him up." Fuji's soft voice sounded "Terumi, let's go." Terumi forgot about her 'revenge' and said sweetly "Yes, Fuji-kun~!" as she skipped after him, humming to herself.

Senzaemon was near one of the doors in the arena and grinned "What a kid! I knew bringing him here was the right decision!" he frowned right after and mumbled "But his words..." he sighed and muttered "Hopefully he improves... otherwise... he'll be crushed." Senzaemon shook his head and sighed again before walking away as a young man followed him, saying "Father, that's the young man you're interested in?"

Senzaemon patted his head and said "The very same! I think you two would be good friends, Soe." Soe pushed up his glasses and said "I'm not quite sure about that, Father. He's very brash." Senzaemon chuckled "You need to be a little more brash, yourself! Hahahaha!"

Soe just sighed and followed his father away from the arena.