[54] - Dragon and Phoenix Dish (BONUS)

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"That speed! Still as ridiculous as ever! He's already finished prepping his ingredients?!"

Soma Yukihira, after entering, wasn't surprised to see Yuuki's progress. After all, at Polar Star, he had witnessed Yuuki's cooking speed—it simply wasn't a speed possessed by normal humans. It was TOO FAST.

Since there were relatively few people in the classroom, Soma Yukihira's words were naturally heard by others.

Hinako Inui, having watched Yuuki prepare the ingredients herself, wasn't surprised.

But Takumi was different. Soma Yukihira's words meant that Soma had seen Yuuki's cooking speed before—

This also meant that Hinako Inui hadn't been lying earlier. Though it was unbelievable, Yuuki had indeed prepared the two ingredients in such a short amount of time.

Just as Takumi was almost convinced, Yuuki's subsequent actions further confirmed this.

The Seven-Star Knives in Yuuki's hands had become a blur, further processing the already cleaned and scaled fish.

The flesh was sliced from the fish bones, and Yuuki quickly removed the tiny bones from the two pieces of fish. One piece was cut into the shape of a dragon's head—the other was carved into dragon scales.

Such an operation would also require some time for a normal person, but Yuuki was different. He finished it in the blink of an eye, and the finished product was incredibly exquisite—looking like a work of art.

"SO... SO FAST! Isami, did you see that?!"

Takumi looked at this scene in a daze. He had now witnessed Yuuki's speed with his own eyes. It was even faster than machine processing, and one could clearly see the intricate details.

"I saw it, Brother. His speed is too fast! I couldn't even see how he cut it!" Isami was also stunned, and both brothers were dumbfounded by Yuuki's actions.

As for Yuuki, he didn't pay them any attention, quickly marinating the fish before moving on to prepare the chicken.

....

During this time, Takumi and Isami, having recovered, also started their cooking. However, this time they didn't try to compete with Yuuki.

The reason was simple: Yuuki was far beyond their reach...

It was like two people competing in a hundred-meter sprint. One of them ran it in ten seconds. While that wasn't a world record, it was still a pretty good time.

Then, looking at their opponent, they see the other person finished it in one second. This was simply inhuman speed—

—The gap between the two was so large that it felt completely unattainable. Even the usually highly competitive Takumi felt demoralized under such circumstances.

During this time, other students also gradually returned to the classroom and began their own cooking.

But by this point, Yuuki's cooking had progressed to the next stage. Since there were many people around, Yuuki didn't use Inferno extensively, just a simple application.

Even so, the rising pillar of fire still startled the others. Although everyone had witnessed Yuuki's Inferno before, and on a much larger scale—

—this time, they were watching from close range. The visual impact was far greater than when watching from the audience seats.

With the enhancement of Inferno, Yuuki's cooking speed was ridiculously fast. A dish that would normally take a lot of time to finish was completed by Yuuki in the shortest possible time.

Others had just barely begun processing their ingredients, while Yuuki had already finished and presented the completed dish to Hinako Inui.

"What an exquisite dish!! What's the name of this??" Hinako Inui asked.

"This dish is called—Dragon and Phoenix Harmony..."

Yuuki briefly introduced the dish. After listening, Hinako Inui couldn't wait to take a bite.

"The Fish is fried perfectly—crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and the frying hasn't removed the fresh flavor of the fish. Instead, it's perfectly locked inside, only bursting forth the moment you bite into it—"

"The chicken is also incredibly tender. And thanks to your special ability, it was braised to such a soft texture in such a short amount of time!"

"Although the textures and flavors of the fish and chicken are entirely different, once combined, they meld together perfectly. Plus, with the symbolic meaning of the dragon and phoenix, it's truly an extraordinary dish."

Hinako Inui's evaluation of this dish was very high because it was genuinely delicious—and in her expert opinion, this was definitely a dish at the level of a Third Class Chef.

Moreover, among Third Class Chefs, this dish could even be considered a signature dish.

When she was a Third Class Chef, even she would have difficulty making such a dish. If she were to encounter this dish in a cooking battle, she imagined she would have a serious headache.

The current Hinako Inui was a Second Class Chef—

Although First Class Chef still felt out of reach, for her to reach Second Class at her age, she was already a genius among geniuses.

However, there was simply no comparison with Yuuki...

After all, she was a good ten-plus years older than Yuuki and his generation, and plus, her talent was exceptionally high, which was how she became a Second Class Chef.

But Yuuki? He was still a first-year!

And just casually whipping up a Third Rank-level dish.

This gap... even if Hinako Inui was mentally prepared beforehand, now also made her start to doubt if she was a failure.

It could only be said that "Cheat players" were on another level. Trying to compare yourself to them would only end in complete and utter demoralization.

....

Undoubtedly, Yuuki passed this assessment.

—And his dish was completely eaten by Hinako Inui. After all, for such delicious food, simply tasting a bite would be too much of a waste.

As for the other students' dishes, Hinako felt she could make an evaluation with just a small taste. So, ignoring the other students' gazes, she finished Yuuki's dish completely—

At this moment, Yuuki was also a little speechless. It was a good thing he only used a portion of the ingredients to make this dish. Otherwise, a whole fish and a chicken—even a burly adult might not be able to finish it.

After all, the animals raised here at Tōtsuki were quite large.

Looking at the remaining food, Yuuki simply finished it all off. Leaving it here would be too much of a waste. And his actions left the students next to him feeling extremely tormented.

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