6kv Chapter 69: [69] - The Essence of a Special-Class Chef, New Fishing Haul (BONUS)
Chapter 69: [69] - The Essence of a Special-Class Chef, New Fishing Haul (BONUS)
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Among these Special Class Chefs, Jōichirō Yukihira was quite unique. Besides him, no other Special Class Chef would just gallivant around the world on a whim.
Everyone wasn't particularly perplexed by Jōichirō's appearance here.
Jōichirō himself came from Polar Star, and he was instrumental in Polar Star's current independent budget system—
Plus, Soma Yukihira also lived at Polar Star now, so although Jōichirō Yukihira's appearance initially surprised them a bit, it wasn't really that strange after some thought.
"Does this mean we get to try a Special Class Chef's cooking tonight?!" Daigo Aoki and Shōji Satō said, rather excitedly.
"Even if it is cooked by a Special Class Chef, it might not reach Special Class level." Alice Nakiri shook her head.
For a Special Class-level dish, even a Special Class Chef had to put in serious effort—Jōichirō Yukihira's cooking tonight was just a casual meal for the dorm residents; reaching Special Class level was unlikely.
"Well, even if it doesn't reach THAT level, being able to eat a Special Class Chef's cooking is AMAZING enough!"
No one was disappointed—
While the food might not be Special Class-level, the Chef himself WAS a Special Class Chef, so having a chance to eat his cooking was great.
Previously, the food Yuuki ate at Yukihira Restaurant had only reached Senior-level.
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Not long after, Jōichirō Yukihira finished cooking—
These dishes had distinctly different styles, all learned by Jōichirō during his travels around the world.
Each dish basically represented a different country's characteristic cuisine—
—Except for that rather suspicious-looking pot of snake meat. That thing was a Dark dish Jōichirō concocted.
This guy had liked creating these weird dishes ever since he was in school—he even brought out such dishes from time to time during Shokugeki, making the Tōtsuki students back then completely speechless.
This habit was also passed on to Soma Yukihira. In the original story, Soma also used such Dark dishes to mess with people at Polar Star, though this time, Soma wasn't able to pull it off—
The reason was simple: when it came to Dark dishes, YUUKI was the Grandmaster.
After all, before he transmigrated, Yuuki had re
However, the White Snake Entanglement was more special, as it also came with the "Soul Soothing Esoterica."
This Soul Soothing Esoterica was undoubtedly a form of Culinary Heart.
"Once I reach First Class Chef, even if I haven't discovered my own Culinary Heart yet, I can fill in the gap with this one..."
For Yuuki, his path forward now was clear. For other Chefs, the Culinary Heart obstacle between First Class and Special Class was very difficult to overcome. Many were stuck at First Class precisely because of this Culinary Heart—
—But with the Soul Soothing Esoterica, Yuuki could directly reach Special Class Chef level and then use the Soul Soothing Esoterica to search for his own unique Culinary Heart...
They were both forms of Culinary Heart. Although different, they still had common ground.
For other Chefs, wanting to comprehend this intangible "Culinary Heart" was very difficult, as they didn't even have a concrete concept of it.
With no reference, they could only explore on their own; the difficulty was self-evident.
Although other Chefs could also try to gain insights by tasting Special Class Chefs' dishes, the status and position of a Special Class Chef were very high.
So, wanting a Special Class Chef to always cook for you with their full effort—that was purely wishful thinking, unless they were direct descendants. For example, Soma Yukihira was Jōichirō's son.
Once Soma reached First Class level, Jōichirō would definitely be willing to help. Other people weren't so lucky.
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This fishing trip was incredibly beneficial for Yuuki.
If it weren't so late at night now, and going to the kitchen would disturb others, Yuuki would want to test out the Soul Soothing Esoterica right away.
Using Culinary Heart at the Third Class Chef level, that would probably stun even Jōichirō Yukihira.
Having caught something good, Yuuki happily went to bed.
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The next morning, Soma Yukihira and Jōichirō began their Shokugeki.
Although Soma knew he would still lose—after all, Jōichirō was a bona fide Special Class Chef—
—he still accepted Jōichirō's proposed Shokugeki. Because he was very clear that every time he had a cooking battle with his father, he could learn something useful.
A large part of the reason why his cooking was so strong was because of these matches with Jōichirō Yukihira.
Of course, Soma's fearlessness of failure was also an advantage.
Not being afraid of losing, if he lost, he would win next time. And if not next time, then the time after next.
Soma would even record his failures and remember the reasons to motivate himself to move forward continuously.
Such a mindset wasn't something everyone had.
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As for Yuuki, although he knew they were competing, he didn't go and join in the excitement.
The reason was simple: to accommodate Soma Yukihira, Jōichirō Yukihira would inevitably not use his full strength.
Yuuki wasn't particularly interested in a Jōichirō who wasn't going all out.
So, Yuuki wasn't present for this father-son duel. Anyway, the outcome was clear: Jōichirō Yukihira, seriously holding back, was thoroughly defeated by Soma.
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After the match ended, Jōichirō left not long after. For him, his purpose this time had been achieved: Seeing Yuuki, and also witnessing his son's growth.
The facts showed that his son was developing very well. As a father, he could rest easy.
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