【Chapter 062】

The main course was of course Australian Lobster. The winter melon meat could only be counted as the first checkpoint.

Although the winter melon meat made by Shijun were very delicious. But Kikuchi Sonoka wants to know more about how delicious the lobster was. The same goes for Inui Hinako and Sendawara Natsume.

The outside part of the lobster meat was crisp and fragrant, but the inside was extremely soft. When they took a light bite, the taste of seafood erupted from the inside out.

The three beauty examiners instantly felt an extreme delicacy.

The coolness of the winter melon seemed to have been completely integrated into the shrimp meat.

Two completely different flavors blend with each other to form a turbulent current, giving people a feeling of running wild while standing on the seaside.

"Ah~~~ I seem to recall the first time I saw the sea when I was a child, which is really nostalgic!"

With an intoxicated look on his face, Kikuchi Sonoka muttered to herself and let out a burst of emotion.

"It's so comfortable, this taste... I haven't eaten it for a long time!"

Natsume praised the dish repeatedly, seeming to forget that she had just tasted Erina's 'perfect cuisine'.

"It's an extremely wonderful experience. How do I feel the smell of the sea, but there is no fishy smell at all?" Inui Hinako feels weird.

This dish obviously gave her a very strong seafood flavor, but it didn't have the freshness smell that seafood should have.

It seemed that the taste of winter melon completely removes the fishy smell of seafood, and only retains the most important umami.

It was amazing.

Inui Hinako was an excellent chef herself and knows how difficult it was to completely remove the fishy smell of seafood.

In theory, this fishy smell couldn't be completely eliminated, and there would always be residues left.

Even Erina's 'perfect' dish didn't do it.

Perhaps most people couldn't taste the fishy smell of seafood made by famous chefs.

But the three examiners present, who have been dealing with food since childhood, can naturally detect it.

However. This dish had no fishy taste at all, only the purest seafood flavor.

For a long time.

The judges finally came back to their senses, with shock written on their faces.

Shihun's cuisine brought them a supreme culinary experience.

Erina's heart "clicked", and an ominous premonition rose. Although her cooking was unanimously praised by the three reviewers.

But it didn't make then so obsessed.

"I believe that the three reviewers already have a result in their hearts, so... please decide the winner of today's Shokugeki?"

Kawashima Urara, who picked up the microphone, shouted loudly, eager to know the result.

Today's Shokugeki could be described as twists and turns, climaxes after another, and everyone were fascinated by it.

At this moment, the venue was silent, and everyone wanted to know the final result.

Even the Elite Tens and Nakiri Senzaemon on the second floor.

Was it Erina's [Cheese Baked Matsutake Blue Lobster]?

Or Shijun's [Rising Dragon]?

Nobody knows.

This Shokugeki was like a battle between dragons and phoenixes. Both of them showed the ultimate knife work and absolute deliciousness. Everyone clearly recognized the cooking level of the two strongest freshmen in the first year. To be honest, they haven't tasted the food of the two, so it's hard to make a judgment.

Admittedly, Shijun's knife skills and creativity were superior. But Erina's novel approach to baked lobsters was also refreshing. Who was stronger or weaker, everyone could only leave it to the three beauty judges to decide.

Soon.

Inui Hinako smiled with narrowed eyes and voted for Shijun.

To be honest, she did think Shijun's cooking was better. Although Erina has done it perfectly. But Shijun elevated the umami of all the ingredients by more than a notch.

The dishes made were beyond 'perfect'. Faced with this 'super-perfect' food, she made a choice without hesitation.

A tangled expression appeared on Kikuchi's face. She was a kind girl who has never been good at making choices.

Even participating in the assessment many times, as long as the gap between the two sides was not too big, she would hand over the decision to others. But this time, she couldn't make a decision against her will. After all, Shijun's cooking completely conquered her.

However, she felt a little sorry for Erina. After hesitating for a long time, she secretly glanced at Erina apologetically and made a choice.

At the same time, Natsume also made the same choice.

...

"Oh my god~~~ the result is out! The three reviewers' assessments have reached an agreement..."

"The winner of this game is - Shijun!"

Kawashima Urara's hand holding the microphone began to tremble slightly.

She didn't expect her idol, Miss Erina, to lose.

Lost to a transfer student and a newly crowned Elite Ten. Although she had seen the cooking level of Shijun. But she, who has always been eccentric, never thought that Erina would lose.

When the results came out, she couldn't help but exclaimed. However, now everyone couldn't take care of this beautiful girl.

"f**k! God's Tongue lost!"

"Although I have a vague feeling in my heart, I still feel unbelievable when I hear the result!"

"Yeah, who would have thought that Miss Erina, who has never been defeated, would lose this time?"

"Our first-year students, who else is the opponent of this Shokugeki maniac?"

"Maybe... only the graduating third graders can compete with him!"

"No wonder he can conquer the super awesome Kobayashi Rindou-senpai."

"..."

...

"I... actually lost?" Erina stood there with dumbfounded. She had always been prideful and confident, and never thought that she would lose.

So when she knew the result, she was instantly confused. I have already worked very hard, why did I still lose?

Erina couldn't figure it out.

As if making a major decision, her eyes became firm. Erina decided to try Shijun's food herself. Otherwise, she didn't know where she lost, which really makes her feel extremely unwilling.

Kikuchi Sonoka and the others did not stop her. They all know how it feels. As a chef, it's not terrible to lose a cooking competition. The scary part was not knowing where to lose.

However, Erina only had one bite of the lobster meat, and she instantly stayed in place.