Battle of stew part 2

Seeing Lovin's dish, everyone was in bewildered, thinking of why he would make such a decision.

"What is that idiot playing at?"

Erina question as her sliver hair cousin speak to her ear, "You think he tries to lose because Yukihira-kun is his friend?"

"No, I don't think so. Not to a boy a least" she shakes her head, denying the possibility.

"What do you think you doing, copying someone?"

Tsunozaki Taki slams the table, his stew looks the same as the stew she tastes before, with various beef cut mix together in a bowl.

"I just want to show what the other route this dish could take."

Everyone ponders the meaning of Lovin's words, including the judges. That was until the original creation of the dish speaks up, knowing exactly what he meant.

"Improv cooking."

With the answer from Soma, everyone was in an uproar. Now, they even more baffled by Lovin's choice, believing that there no way he can win against Soma complete dish with just improv.

"Ho..." Dojima smirk and look at the black-haired boy in front, "You believe your improv cooking can compete with Yukihira Soma's dish?"

"Of course."

"Then, let see what you got" Dojima starts with the clear broth, follows suit by the other judges.

With the stew light broth, they got the experience of walking by a lake in a summer morning, bathing in the cool and gentle breeze.

Moving on to the meat, each judge was going through a different experience depending on what cut of beef they eat.

For the short blue hair judge, she was going through the sexual pleasure of being nude and being boil alive in a huge pot with all kinds of spices.

'So strong...' Dojima was chewing on an especially tough and durable cut that was full of flavor and no matter how much he beaking the meat apart, the flavor never runs out. He truly feels like was he alone, was facing an army that keeps on coming no matter how many bodies he put down.

While on the other hand, Hinako feels like she was being massaged and totally relax it makes her feel at how soft and easy the meat has gone down the throat.

It was the same for the other judges, they were having their own unique encounter and with each different cut they eat, they were taken to a whole new experience. A truly epic journey.

"It's all disconnected, but we can't stop!"

Even when they know the meat and broth are all over the place and didn't come together in a perfect bowl, they couldn't put the spoon down as all the individual taste overruled that logic.

"What! How!"

The audience watched in astonishment as the five former Elite Ten engulfed themselves in eating and mind racing a how was Lovin able to improve the taste such an extent.

Seeing the judges put the spoon down, the MC girl speaks up, [Okay! Who is the winner, judges!"

Like with the match before, everyone was stun again as the judges were stuck and having a hard time deciding on who the winner is.

Under normal circumstances, it would be easy for the former Elite Ten to pick the winner. But because of the strong taste of Lovin's dish, Yukihira Soma's dish can't truly win out and at the same time, Lovin's dish can't come on top either because of the random taste that don't come together in one bowl.

After a while with no words from the judges, Lovin proposes, "If you can't decide, why don't me and Soma advance to the final?" He then to his head to the top of the spectator seat, where, Senzaemon is, "What do you say, director?"

Immediately, Tsunozaki Taki rise up from her seat and surprise everyone with her question for Lovin,

"Is this what you after when you went with improv cooking, to get you and Yukihira Soma to advance together to the final?"

"If yes, is that going to change your opinion?"

With the confirmation for Lovin, everyone was puzzled by why would he want a tie outcome when normal people would give everything they to win in a situation like this. They finally hear the answer when the Italian Restaurant chef, Fuyumi asks.

"Why do you want you and Yukihira Soma to be in the final?"

"When I saw Hayama and Ryo was advanced to the final, I instantly know I wanted a four-way."

Once again, everyone was in an uproar. Some curse him for not taking the competition that they long to be in seriously and others just can't stand the way he does things, saying there no way thing would he go his way now that judges know his intention.

"Ha...he never happy unless he causes a ruckus in some form or another" sigh Erina.

"Well, it's lively" Isshiki comment.

Then, suddenly a sentence boom out from Senzaemon, "It's fine, I will allow it!"

With the director's permission, people who were against the idea have no choice but to stay silent and swallow their complaints.

"I don't know how to feel about Lovin not taking the match seriously but at least they both get to be on the final," said Ryoko with mix feeling but nonetheless, she was happy with the outcome.

In the arena, Some took off his headband, feeling disappointed but cheer up a bit, knowing he can still compete with Lovin in the final.

He then turns to the person in question, "Lovin, give everything you got in the final."

"Well, yeah. It's the final" Lovin looks back toward the red hair, "Just so you know, I did work hard to match your beef stew with just random taste along without any other factor involves."

Hearing that ease up Soma's mind of the disappointed of Lovin not being serious in cooking against him.

***

[Now, the organizer will announce the theme of the final.]

Everyone's attention was on Isshiki as he enters the arena, pushing on a large block of ice with the help of a platform truck.

Then, with a hammer in hand, he strikes the ice, breaking open. Inside the ice were fresh, bluely-white long fishes.

"The topic is pacific saury"

Holding the mic Isshiki continue with his speech, hyping up the audience for what to come in the final.

[In older time, it was considered lowbrow fish eaten only to the common masses. But in recent years, it has been served in high-end restaurants and made appearances in restaurants oversea.

A dish using this fish will be the theme of the final round. Hayama Akira, Kurokiba Ryo, Yukihira Soma, and Lovin. I feel fate's strange hand at work since those four are advancing to the final round.]

He said that but he does have some idea of how this unlikely event comes to pass, but it's not the time to dwell it right now.

[For pacific saury is an extremely fragrant fish, highly valued seafood ingredient, and a fish with deep ties to the common people's table! It's therefore that allows each of you to capitalize on your own strength! The final will be held in ten days.]