Senzaemon's offer

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Good morning, losers! Give me your stones or I'll do a 360 flip corkscrew barrel roll into a small pool from 100 meters and win the olympics.

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Hiro grinned as he finished 4-0ing the 4th group and took all their knives. Hiro yawned and said to the crowd "I'll be back, keep your knives sharp for me~" he picked up his cabinet and chuckled as he left.

Senzaemon caught him outside and said "Hey, Kid! Wait!" Hiro looked at Senzaemon with a question mark over his head, Senzaemon slapped his shoulder and laughed "That was a great show!" Hiro grinned and said "It wasn't much..." Senzaemon smirked and said "I can see you sweating." Hiro looked away and Senzaemon chuckled saying "Anyway, I'll give you free reign in the Shokugeki arena but you have to do something for me."

Hiro blinked and Senzaemon said "By the end of the first year you have to make it into the top 5 of the 10 seats." he paused and said "AND at the end of the year you have to fight the 1st seat." Hiro gawked at him and said "You must be joking." he shook his head and said "The last one, you don't have to win, but you have to do it."

Hiro's face turned ugly and he said "What's the point then?" Senzaemon blinked and laughed "Alright! Alright! Win then! Tell you what, if you win, I'll take you as a successor." Hiro was stunned and looked at Senzaemon in shock, he said "W-What!?"

Senzaemon chuckled and nodded, Hiro gawked and fell silent. He couldn't understand and he asked "Why me?" Senzaemon grinned "I like you, you got a lot of spunk! Plus, your cooking is excellent! At 13 years old you were crushing chefs around the world! You have a lot of potential!" Hiro said "Damn! Old man, I'm not taking over Totsuki!"

Senzaemon slapped his shoulder and said "Of course not! Hahah! That would be a waste! I think you can be the best chef in the world! Why would you stay at Totsuki?! If you do become my successor and don't have a restaurant with 5 Stars and 3 Michelin Stars, I would be disappointed!"

Hiro's jaw dropped and he looked at Senzaemon ins shock, wasn't this a bit... Too much!? Hello!? 5 star rating with 3 Michelin stars awarded is the pinnacle! The best of the best! The top of the cooking ladder! Was he supposed to win BLUE too?! Senzaemon added "And you have to win BLUE!"

Hiro almost collapsed "You're crazy!" Senzaemon laughed "Yeah, I know! Anyway! Keep it in mind! If you show up at the Shokugeki arena again, I'll assume you've accepted!" before walking away, humming to himself.

Hiro just stood there in shock before walking back to Polar Star, grumbling and texting Zerotwo what the old man just told him. She said "OMG! GOOD JOB, LOVE!" Hiro groaned and texted back "What do you mean good job? This old man is gonna kill me! You'll be a widow!" she texted back "Lol! I think you can do it! How many worlds have we conquered? What a simple BLUE and top of a Chef Ladder? Hmph! My Darling can do anything! He's the best of the best!"

Hiro suddenly felt invigorated and smiled to himself.

[Your wife complimented you. You feel determined.]

He sighed to himself and went back to the dorm.

They were all packing and Hiro had a question mark above his head. Joichiro grinned "Training Camp." Hiro said "Ohhhhh! Cool!" he smirked and rubbed his chin, mumbling about the beach or something.

They ignored him and started packing.