Yokohama Cuisine Event Book

The mountains in the distance are layered and undulating, with a layer of milky white halo slightly inlaid on the edge, as if the daylight of another hemisphere is coming through from there.

The sky gradually turns dark blue from bottom to top, and a crescent moon gently perches between the clouds.

Gancha stood in the slightly steamy night wind, looking at the academy that was shrouded in the shadow of the night and became more and more closely connected with her.

Far away from the treetops, in the teaching building halfway up the mountain, there are a few sporadic lights flickering, which are some clubs who are studying all night long.

Students with potential study and ponder each other. Everyone in this period is called the uncut jade generation.

But what about the facts?

She thought lightly——The 92nd season full of talents is a prosperous scene artificially created by the head coach in order for Erina to hone herself.

People with the tongue of God will eventually fall into the pain of numbness and despair for delicious food.The situation of Erina's mother has deteriorated, and in order to save the mother and daughter, the commander-in-chief sent people to search for children with potential, and used various means to absorb them into Yuanyue.

He wants Erina to use everyone's talents as a stepping stone to become a cook who can overcome the curse of God's tongue and represent hope.

She still remembered that at the high school entrance ceremony, the head coach once said something like this——

"In this school, 99% of the people are there to hone the 1% abandoned."

At that time, she stood behind the curtain of the waiting room for transfer students, and saw the hopeful and expectant expressions of the encouraged people who thought they would become the 1%.

——No one knows, the commander-in-chief has already determined that the so-called 1% is just Erina Nakiri.No matter how much effort and hard work everyone puts in, in his eyes, it is the necessary nourishment for Erina to defeat the God's Tongue.

Of course, the generation of raw jade is not a lie, because everyone really enjoys the joy of learning and studying, and also wants to improve their cooking skills from the bottom of their hearts.

For various reasons, she herself doesn't mind stepping into the commander-in-chief's plan; but occasionally she also thinks, how many people, after knowing that their purpose is to save Nakiri Erina, would happily think that, It's great to be taken by Yuanyue?

—Probably many.

Because, even Erina, who is as arbitrary and self-respecting as she was when she was a child, and holds the tongue of God, is still admired by everyone in school and considered invincible.

Suddenly, a young boy's clear voice came from behind.

"What are you thinking about?"

Gancha didn't look back.

She replied: "I was thinking - this school is really crazy."

"Huh?" Chuangzhen scratched his head in confusion.

Well, although he has always had similar thoughts...but obviously the more unusual person is herself?

The girl turned her back to him and nodded in affirmation.

"But..." She paused, then said softly, "After all, I have become the ninth seat, maybe I can do something."

"Are you worrying about this kind of thing? You think so far."

Chuangzhen walked to her side, stood shoulder to shoulder with her, and took a deep breath of the air with the fragrance of grass and trees.

He turned his head and asked bluntly: "You don't seem to be so happy to become one of the top ten. What's wrong?"

"Can you see it?"

The girl chuckled lightly: "As expected of Xinghei-kun." Sometimes she is surprisingly perceptive.

"Well, although you always seem to be able to do anything, you occasionally show such a disengaged expression."

Chuangzhen looked up at the bright and clear crescent moon, while the girl looked slightly dazed, he continued relaxedly:

"I remember, the first time I passed Granny Wenxu's entrance examination and the celebration party that night—"

"Did Xingping-kun think so at the time?"

Gan Cha laughed: "I remember you directly asked me for a cooking showdown."

Chuangzhen curled his lips, with a somewhat unwilling expression on his face.

"Isn't that because——during the entrance examination, she clearly presented a dish she was proud of, but Nakiri didn't approve of it, but she told you that your dish was delicious."

Gan Cha couldn't help smiling.

At that time, in order to fight against Erina, who looked down on common people's food, she specially made tamagoyaki, which was plain on the surface.

The rice is rolled into thin slices, brushed with seasonings and fried until fragrant, and then spread flat as a sandwich for tamagoyaki.It sounds simple, but Xingping-kun has not been able to recover perfectly so far.

Crispy rice flakes will quickly lose their taste when soaked in moist egg liquid, but if the egg liquid does not have a certain degree of humidity, it cannot be rolled up to make a complete tamagoyaki.This is a pure test of fire control, there is no other way.

As if thinking of Tamagoyaki, which had failed many times, Soma's eyes flickered with distress, but he quickly returned to the topic.

"...At that time, I wanted to know what kind of strength the person who made me lose had. Unfortunately, you disappeared in the blink of an eye. I was so happy to see you in the Pole Star Room!"

Saying this, the red-haired boy turned his head to look at her, his expression suddenly serious.

Although he always smiles heartlessly on weekdays, when he is serious or thinking about something, his golden eyes appear focused and indifferent. Gan Cha always thinks this is very special.

"Flawless, you said that it took two years of research, so maybe it's not surprising. But you can actually make a dish of the level of snow plum on the spot—"

His eyes are clearly burning, but his statement is quite objective and calm:

"Today's West African pumpkin seafood pot is far inferior to those two dishes, isn't it? But it also beat the ninth seat, Ruishan senior."

He asked seriously: "We have faced each other so many times, but you have never shown your real strength?"

Stared at by those bright golden eyes, it seems that even the wind passing through them can't hide.

But the girl softly avoided the sharp edge.

There was a little smile in her voice: "Xue Zhongmei—Actually, I thought you would come to ask me that day.

Chuangzhen froze for a moment, reached out and touched his nose, and the unconscious sharp vision was interrupted because of this.

He whispered: "Didn't you, that guy Meizuo—"

Gan Cha smiled: "Well, thank you Xingping Jun."

"However, what I want to say is——I didn't release water on Xinghei-kun."

She looked straight at the red-haired boy sincerely: "Whether it's snow plum or fish pot, including the sandwich tamagoyaki that I wanted to play tricks on Erina at that time."

Chuangzhen complained: "Teasing, did you say this word?"

"—Those are the dishes I want to make under the established theme."

Ignoring his interjection, Gancha showed a somewhat puzzled expression: "Although I don't quite understand why Sister Gendan said that today's fish pot is a calm dish..."

Moreover, what is the basis for judging Xue Zhongmei will be different.

"I thought it was because you didn't like duels."

The red-haired boy on the opposite side seemed to be relieved, and there was a smile on his face that was the same as before.

"Speaking of which, I never knew about it—they told me about Misaku." He showed his ignorance without guilt, "But you never refused my invitation to fight? Why? ?”

Chuangzhen muttered: "Don't be because of Dad..."

"It has nothing to do with Mr. Joichiro."

Gan Cha shook his head, denying his guess.

"Because, among those who challenged me, Kohei-kun was the only one who had no other purpose."

The girl said with some self-deprecation: "Even I use the food halberd to fulfill my wish; but Xingping-kun's starting point is just to learn from others and make progress in cooking."

"It doesn't matter what benefits you will get after winning, and it doesn't matter about the theme of the duel. As long as you can gain experience, even dark cooking is fine."

"I think Xinghei-kun like this is very good." She looked at Soma with a sincere and gentle smile.

"..."

His heart, which was still beating peacefully and steadily even when he was asking the reason, suddenly lost its beat for some reason.Soma frowned puzzled, feeling as if he was surrounded by floating, unknowable things.

"Anyway, don't stand here anymore."

He turned around hastily, pulled the corners of his mouth into a smile, and pointed to the bedroom with the lights on:

"I made you something, and it's almost ready now. Come in?"

Gan Cha raised his eyebrows, followed behind him, and asked, "What is it?"

"Chazuke rice."

After thinking for a second, Gan Cha replied with a smile:

"Even if this method keeps me awake at night, I won't fight you today, Xinghei-kun."

"what?"

That subtle strangeness disappeared in an instant, but even Chuangzhen himself couldn't tell whether it was relaxation or regret.He just retorted: "That's not the case! The tea I use is the Tuyinmei kombu tea that you brought back and said to be recommended by a friend—"

"Ah, it's tea that Kohei-kun knew nothing about before. Have you tried it?"

"Anyway, you'll know when you eat it!"

The two chatted and came to Chuangzhen's dormitory, Gan Cha sat down at the table in the small kitchen, Chuangzhen tied on a towel, and walked to the cooking table for the final plate.

"--Please use!"

The red-haired boy smiled, and placed the black pottery bowl in front of the girl who was kneeling on the tatami.

"Eat with a spoon?"

Faced with such doubts, Chuangzhen said mysteriously: "Because I have hidden a secret weapon in the middle."

Seeing that he was very satisfied, Gan Cha stopped asking, but first began to carefully appreciate the dishes in front of him.

The saury, which is in season in September, has been carefully picked out of its fine spines, cut into bite-sized pieces, piled on top of the rice, and half-immersed in the steaming tea soup.Even though it is fried to a crisp, the skin still shines with a moving silver light.

Bite the skin with a click, and the delicate and tender fish meat contains abundant gravy, which melts on the tip of the tongue with a light sip, and the sweet and refreshing breath is filled between the lips and teeth.

Gan Cha raised his eyes and saw a pair of golden eyes staring straight at her.She pondered for a moment and said:

"In the fish seasoning, besides the spices, you also used the tea leaves of Meikubu tea."

Chuangzhen folded his arms and snorted.

"During the culinary duel with Hayama tonight, you said that he used yogurt to add a refreshing flavor, so I lost."

He came closer and asked, "How is it? The use of tea leaves in my dish is not inferior to his creativity of yogurt, right?"

Gan Cha couldn't help smiling.

She nodded and praised: "Well, there is a layer of fat under the skin of saury, and even frying and roasting can't get rid of the greasy feeling in many cases, let alone put it in light ochazuke. It's a good idea. .”

Hearing such an answer, Chuangzhen straightened up contentedly, and urged her to continue tasting: "Next, try to cut it vertically."

The girl obeyed.

Looking at the golden interlayer in the middle of the rice, which can hardly feel any resistance when cut with a spoon, Gancha raised his eyebrows: "This is... egg custard?"

"That's right!"

Chuangzhen raised the corners of his lips proudly.

"Your sandwich tamagoyaki, I haven't been able to do it yet." He admitted frankly, "But this is me, Kohei Soshin's version, using eggs and rice—"

"Xing Pingliu, Ochazuke with Taisaury Sandwich!"

The plum kombucha is like a whole piece of pale pink crystal, the dark green perilla leaves slowly float by, and the surface of the saury is flowing with moist silver light.The steamed rice with clear grains is like piles of pearls, gently surrounding the golden custard.

Putting these dazzling treasures into his mouth, Gancha seemed to see an explorer exploring the secrets in a gem-studded mine.

He chiseled off the shining gemstones, put them into the weather-worn backpack he carried, turned around and stretched out his hand to her, showing a very contagious smile, as if he didn't know what fatigue was—

"How about it?"

Looking at the girl who put down the empty bowl, Soma asked.

And he got the expected but long-awaited answer.

"It's delicious."

The girl replied with a smile.Because of the heat of the ochazuke, a little blush appeared on her extremely fair skin at this moment.

With a happy smile in Chuangzhen's bright golden eyes, he stared at the relaxed girl opposite.

He had already noticed her occasional, absent-minded appearance—but the reason for that kind of thing, the big-hearted young man didn't care at all.

All he knew was that the girl across from her was always able to say unimaginable things and do incredible things in a flat manner.

Long before everyone, including him, hadn't noticed, she was already far ahead of everyone.

"You are already the first-year student with the highest seat right now?"

Chuangzhen declared solemnly: "Sooner or later, I will defeat you and climb to the top of Yuanyue."

Gancha raised the corners of her lips.

——Commander, there is a guy here who is eager to absorb nutrients from everyone.

And she wasn't someone who was caught up so easily.In the end, who will become the honed and real jade in the rough?

The girl smiled a little, and replied leisurely and in a provocative tone: "I'm looking forward to it."

"Very good, this is just like you, Hai Laoze!"

The red-haired boy showed a bright smile, and took off the handkerchief neatly.

"Poor hospitality—!"

The author has something to say: It’s not enlightenment, Gancha doesn’t need someone to enlighten her, she just occasionally feels upset because she sees the facts clearly, and she will be fine soon, but Chuangzhen makes her very happy

The Ochazuke Magic is adapted from: Season 5, Episode [-], the Ochazuke in which Soma and Isshiki-senpai confront each other

Tuyinmei kombu tea is recommended by Touge. It has appeared in Zero's daily life and is said to help sleep

555 This is the dish I want to eat the most until now

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: 20 bottles of Murong Jueyan; 6 bottles of Turning and Forgetting Time Like Water; 3 bottles of Hanjiangxue; thank you, my dears! !Bobo! !