Season 2

1 - What We Want to Protect

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SIGN    One
[00:03] Soma
    So, yeah...
SIGN    Team Shokugeki, One Month Ago
[00:05] Soma
    We're basically fighting the current Elite
    Ten to reclaim control of the Elite Ten.
[00:10] Soma
    We're doing this Team Shokugeki
    thing where we fight in teams.
[00:15] Soma
    The reason I called is, I was wondering
    if you'd join up with us rebels.
SIGN    Isshiki-senpai
    Cell
[00:20] Isshiki
    Yup. I'm actually already in Hokkaido
    because I planned on doing just that.
[00:23] Soma
    Huh?
[00:23] Isshiki
    I was already in cahoots with
    Joichiro-san and Chef Dojima.
[00:27] Isshiki
    Looks like the plan to lure
    out Director Azami worked.
[00:32] Guy
    Took you long enough to contact me!
[00:34] Guy
    I heard everything from Isshiki.
[00:36] Guy
    You can't start a party without Kuga Terunori!
[00:39] Guy
    I owe you.
[00:41] Guy
    I'll get right to work on visualizing
    the overthrow of the Elite Ten.
[00:46] Soma
    Thanks, Mimasaka! I'll be counting on you.
[00:49] Soma
    Did I let him borrow something?
[00:51] Tado
    This is great, Soma-kun! Now we have
    seven people for the Team Shokugeki!
[00:55] Soma
    Yup. Might as well get our
    last guy to agree, too.
[00:59] Erina
    Yes, he would be a powerful ally.
[01:03] Erina
    But this might prove to be a difficult mission.
[01:06] Erina
    Because...
[01:07] Soma
    Hello? Megishima-senpai?
[01:09] Erina
    Would you listen to me?!
[01:11] Negi
    I decline.
[01:12] Soma
    Seriously?
SIGN    Totsuki
[01:17] Nar
    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy.
[01:19] Nar
    A storm has just touched
    down upon this academy.
[01:23] Nar
    The eight rebels, including Soma and
    his friends, had challenged Director Azami's
[01:29] Nar
    Elite Ten to a Team Shokugeki
    on Rebun Island.
[01:34] Nar
    The first bout ended with the
    rebels winning all three matches.
[01:45] Soma
    Glad you enjoyed it!
[01:47] Nar
    But the Shokugeki will continue until
    all of the enemies have been defeated.
[01:52] Nar
    The road to total victory is
    still long and treacherous.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[03:29] Alice
    For the upcoming second bout,
[03:31] Alice
    we should use the best we have!
SIGN    What We Want to Protect
[03:31] [SONG] Sign
    We need to go one-on-one
    with our absolute best only!!
[03:34] Glasses
    No, we should consider saving
    some of our best for last...
[03:38] Alice
    Ugh! You just don't get it!
[03:39] Alice
    This is basic battle strategy!
[03:39] Haya
    What the heck kind of equations are those?
[03:41] Kuro
    Hayama, there's no sense in
    trying to talk to her.
[03:41] Glasses
    But we might lose three
    upperclassmen at once...
[03:45] Erina
    Yukihira-kun...
[03:46] Tado
    Soma-kun's still in the bathroom.
[03:48] Erina
    Wha—
[03:50] Erina
    For crying out loud...
[03:51] Isami
    I wonder which of the Elite Ten
     will show up next.
[03:54] Niku
    The enemy should be panicking
    after that first bout.
[03:58] Niku
    I wouldn't be surprised if Tsukasa Eishi
     or Kobayashi Rindo showed up next!
[04:01] Ryoko
    The first and second seats?
[04:03] Yuki
    What are we going to do, Erinacchi?!
[04:06] Erina
    Well... With Team Shokugeki rules,
[04:09] Erina
    a strategy like the sacrificial
    captain that's used in kendo
[04:11] Erina
    doesn't work at all.
[04:13] Pink
    Even if we're able to get a
    decent amount of victories,
[04:16] Pink
    if the enemy still has the
    top members of the Elite Ten,
[04:18] Pink
    there's still a possibility they
    could turn things completely around.
[04:20] Erina
    Correct. So with the top members,
    we need to try to win, no matter what.
[04:27] Negi
    I'll go on whenever you need me.
[04:30] Tado
    But you just finished the
    first bout, Megishima-senpai.
[04:33] Tado
    That'd be two in a row.
[04:35] Negi
    That's fine.
[04:36] Negi
    That's not enough to burn me out.
[04:41] Erina
    I don't want to stop this momentum
    we have from winning the first bout.
[04:44] Erina
    The next three we should send in are...
[04:48] Glasses
    Let me go next!
[04:50] Glasses
    I'll destroy Yukihira Soma!
[04:54] Guy
    Calm down, Eizan. We don't know if
    Yukihira will be in the next bout.
[04:59] Rido
    You sure do get worked up when
    it comes to Yukihira Soma, Eizan.
[05:04] Guy
    Regardless, we won't decide what's
    going to happen in the second bout
[05:07] Guy
    until Tsukasa comes back.
[05:09] Kuga
    Tsukassan, you are going
    to fight, aren't you?
[05:12] Kuga
    In the second bout.
[05:15] Tsuka
    And what if I tell you I am?
[05:16] Kuga
    Oh, come on! Don't answer a question
    with a question, you meanie!
[05:20] Kuga
    Don't leave Terunori-kun
    hanging like that!
[05:24] Kuga
    Fight me in the next Shokugeki.
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[05:32] Girl
    All right!
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[05:34] Girl
    Now that our one-hour break is over,
    the second bout is finally about to begin!
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[05:39] Girl
    I wonder what the next battle will bring!
[05:43] Azami
    I hope you'll at least be
    entertaining this time.
SIGN    Histoire Anne Charme
[05:47] Girl
    The three judges will continue to
    be the three Bookmen from the WGO!
[05:52] Girl
    Wait, is Anne-san drunk?
[05:54] Ryoko
    I-I wonder how that happened...
[05:56] Alice
    We're back in a cage again?
[05:59] Haya
    Well, what'd you expect?
    We've been expelled.
[06:02] Alice
    I'll sue their asses later!
[06:03] Kuro
    Hayama, there's no point
    in talking to her.
[06:06] Girl
    First up, we have our next three
    contestants from the loathsome rebels!
[06:11] Kua
    Oh, heya!
[06:13] Ryoko
    You can do it!
[06:14] Niku
    You guys need to win again!
[06:15] Girl
    Go! Stalker Gorilla!
[06:17] Girl
    And here are our three contestants
    from the Elite Ten!
[06:20] Kuga
    Get your asses out here!
[06:22] Girl
    Unbelievable! We have the first,
    second, and fourth seats!
[06:27] Girl
    They're so intense!
[06:29] Girl
    These are the matchups as determined
    by the cards prior to the match.
SIGN    2nd Bout
    
    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Kuga Terunori
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Megishima Tosuke
    
    3rd Match
    Saito Somei vs. Mimasaka Subaru
[06:34] Rindo
    Yo, Megishima. Let's have a good match!
SIGN    Rebel
    Megishima Tosuke
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, 2nd Seat
    Kobayashi Rindo
[06:37] Megi
    Yeah.
[06:38] Mima
    My name is Saito Somei.
SIGN    Rebel
    Mimasaka Subaru
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, 4th Seat
    Saito Somei
[06:40] Mima
    I walk down the culinary path. If you
    stand in my way, I shall cut you down!
[06:47] Somei
    You're rather amusing. Very well.
[06:49] Somei
    I request a match with you.
SIGN    Rebel
    Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, 1st Seat
    Tsukasa Eishi
[06:50] Tsuka
    Hey, Kuga. Looks like you got your wish.
[06:54] Guy
    Kuga-senpai is up against Tsukasa Eishi?
[06:58] Guy
    This is going to be one hell of a match!
[07:02] Guy
    Let us find out what we'll
    be cooking from the lottery.
[07:06] Guy
    You can go ahead and draw, rebels.
[07:09] Rindo
    I wanna draw it!
[07:10] Rindo
    I wanna play that lottery!
[07:11] Rindo
    Let me do it!
[07:12] Soma
    That much?
[07:15] Saito
    Sorry about this, Megishima.
[07:16] Megi
    Nah, don't worry about it, Saito.
[07:20] Saito
    We were both fellow members of
    the Elite Ten just the other day.
[07:23] Saito
    To think that now we're enemies
    facing off in a Shokugeki.
[07:27] Megi
    Well, chefs can have many virtues.
[07:32] Megi
    This isn't that surprising.
[07:34] Saito
    Even then, you had always
    walked down your own path,
[07:38] Saito
    so it was surprising that you ended
    up lending a hand to those juniors.
[07:42] Megi
    Yeah, you're not the only one surprised.
SIGN    Cayenne Pepper
[07:48] Girl
    The ingredient from the second
    card is cayenne pepper!
SIGN    Tuna
[07:52] Girl
    And the third card is tuna!
[07:55] Girl
    As for the first card...
    It's green tea!
SIGN    Green Tea (Tea Leaves)
[07:59] Glasses
    Green tea?
[08:00] Girl
    How, though? Are they going to
    compete to make the best tea?
[08:03] Ryoko
    No... I believe they're supposed to make a dish
[08:05] Ryoko
    that best utilizes the scent
    and taste of tea leaves.
[08:07] Alice
    This would be pretty easy to
    imagine with Kinokuni Nene,
SIGN    Elite Ten Sixth Seat
[08:09] Alice
    since she specializes in Japanese cuisine.
[08:12] Niku
    It's hard to imagine how it'd be used with
[08:14] Niku
    Kuga-san's Sichuan dishes or
    Tsukasa Eishi's French cuisine...
[08:19] ---
    Indeed.
[08:20] Girl
    All right, let the preparations begin!
[08:27] Megu
    A dish using green tea?
[08:30] Kuga
    All right. Guess I'll get things started.
[08:37] Buns
    Kuga-senpai is in action!
[08:39] Glasses
    He's already got an idea
    despite the difficult topic?
[08:42] Guy
    Good going, Former Eighth Seat!
[08:44] Tsukasa
    I'd expect nothing less from you, Kuga.
[08:47] Tsukasa
    Chinese cuisine demands a variety
[08:49] Tsukasa
    of cooking methods,
    which makes a chef rather flexible.
[08:52] Tsukasa
    It's a waste to not have you
    in the Elite Ten anymore.
[08:58] Kuga
    Give that crap a rest, Tsukassan!
[09:01] Kuga
    Like you ever cared about anyone!
[09:06] (Flashback) Kuga
    Fight me in the next Shokugeki.
[09:10] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Could you give me some time to think about it?
[09:14] (Flashback) Tsuka
    I'll go discuss it with everyone else.
[09:18] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Well, see you later.
[09:26] (Flashback) Soma
    Whoa!
[09:27] (Flashback) Soma
    Here you go!
[09:28] (Flashback) Kuga
    Thanks!
[09:30] (Flashback) Kuga
    Yukihira-chin?!
[09:32] (Flashback) soma
    If you're nervous,
[09:33] (Flashback) soma
    want me to use the Yukihira-style
    relaxation technique on you?
[09:37] (Flashback) Soma
    Put your hands together!
    Just like this!
[09:39] (Flashback) Kuga
    Uh, just so you know...
[09:42] (Flashback) Kuga
    This battle with Tsukassan...
    I'm definitely going to...
[09:50] Soma
    I'm counting on you, Kuga-senpai.
[09:54] Tsuka
    Right. I should start concentrating, too.
[09:58] Tsuka
    Now... breathe life into my dish.
[10:02] Megi
    Huh... Cayenne pepper, eh?
[10:04] Rin
    Come on, now! Do you really
    have time to hesitate?
[10:07] Rin
    Let's do this, Megishima!
[10:10] Buns
    Wh-What is that? Is that actually food?
[10:13] Pink
    No way!
[10:13] Niku
    It's still alive, even!
[10:16] Niku
    An alligator?!
[10:17] Rin
    Don't make him eat you!
[10:20] Glasses
    Alligator meat?
[10:22] Glasses
    She's not possibly thinking about
    using that at a Shokugeki, is she?
[10:26] Long
    That must mean she's pretty confident.
[10:28] Girl
    Of course she is, you stupid rebels!
[10:31] Girl
    Rindo-senpai is a kind of chef
    you rarely see, even at Totsuki!
[10:34] Girl
    She's a true master of rare ingredients!
[10:37] [SONG] Sign
    Rare Ingredients
[10:37] Soma
    Rare ingredients?
[10:39] Rin
    Uh-oh. He got away.
[10:41] Girl
    Stay away!
[10:44] Rin
    Come on, don't do that.
[10:48] Rin
    Megishima!
[10:51] Rin
    I had a lot of fun when we
    were both in the Elite Ten,
[10:55] Rin
    but now that we're enemies,
[10:57] Rin
    I'm going to crush you
    without a second thought!
[10:59] Megi
    Sure. I plan on doing the same.
[11:02] Megi
    Come at me with everything
    you've got, Kobayashi!
[11:06] Rin
    Now then, little guy, I'm going to have
    to thank you for offering up your life.
[11:15] Rin
    Good. You've got some excellent meat on you.
[11:19] Megi
    She managed to kill it and
    drain its blood in an instant?
[11:21] Niku
    How was she able to butcher it so fast?!
[11:23] Kuro
    Scaling, skinning, trimming,
    and butchering...
[11:27] Alice
    She used the optimal blade
    and technique for each part.
[11:33] Haya
    She's got excellent skills.
[11:34] Tsuka
    The amazing thing about Rindo
    isn't just her knife technique.
[11:39] Tsuka
    Her overwhelming knowledge
    of techniques in butchering
[11:41] Tsuka
    and dressing meat, as well
    as her endless curiosity
[11:43] Tsuka
    when it comes to new flavors...
[11:45] Tsuka
    All that basically pushed Rindo all
    the way up to the second seat.
[11:50] Sato
    Rindo-senpai is an expert when
    it comes to rare ingredients,
[11:54] Sato
    and has three faces.
[11:56] Sato
    An epicure who flies all around the
    globe in order to satisfy her tastes.
[12:01] Sato
    A field researcher who systematically
    studies unknown ingredients
[12:04] Sato
    in their native habitats.
[12:06] Sato
    And a daring barbarian who
    cuts down any ingredient
[12:08] Sato
    she can catch and devours it wildly.
[12:12] Soma
    A rare ingredients master, huh?
[12:15] Soma
    I wanna team up with her
    and Sadatsuka one day!
[12:20] Rin
    Bring it!
[12:23] Niku
    Is that char siu pork?
[12:25] Buns
    Then the dish Megishima-senpai's
    trying to make is...
[12:28] Long
    Ramen?
[12:29] Megu
    If Rindo-senpai is the rare ingredients master,
[12:32] Megu
    Megishima-senpai is a ramen master!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten Former Third Seat
SIGN    Ramen Master
    Megishima Tosuke
[12:37] Megi
    What I'm about to make is African ramen!
SIGN    African Ramen
[12:39] All
    African ramen?
[12:42] Megu
    The heck is that?
[12:43] Soma
    Does Africa even have ramen?
[12:45] Taku
    No idea.
[12:46] Rin
    I see. You always go all-out, Megishima.
[12:50] Rin
    You always said you had no
    interest in competitions.
[12:56] Rin
    So what made you side with Yukihira Soma?
[13:02] Megi
    I was struck by his passion...
[13:05] Megi
    Yukihira Soma's, that is.
SIGN    Approximately 1 Month Ago • Asahikawa, Hokkaido
[13:09] (Flashback) Guy
    What those guys from Totsuki Academy's
    Central are doing is awful!
[13:14] (Flashback) Guy
    They ordered us to make dishes
    exactly as they tell us to and
[13:17] (Flashback) Guy
    are even pressuring our ingredient suppliers.
[13:21] (Flashback) Guy 3
    There are plenty of places
[13:22] (Flashback) Guy 3
    that are about to close because
    they just can't keep up!
SIGN    Totsuki Academy Forms Partnership
     with Hokkaido Restaurants
SIGN    Bold Decision? Or Coercion?
SIGN    Nihon Rizai Shimbun
[13:27] (Flashback) Megi
    All right, I get what you guys are saying.
[13:29] (Flashback) Megi
    I'll use my connections and try to
    secure some distributors for you guys.
[13:35] (Flashback) Megi
    I'll protect everyone's ramen.
[13:38] (Flashback) Guys
    Thank you very much, Young Master!
[13:42] (Flashback) Guy
    Who the hell are you guys?!
    You from Totsuki Academy?
[13:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, hey, Megishima-senpai!
    How's it going?
[13:51] (Flashback) Megu
    H-Hello.
[13:54] (Flashback) Megu
    Isshiki-senpai said you might be nearby.
[13:59] (Flashback) Soma
    So at this point, we thought
    we should show up in person
[14:02] (Flashback) Soma
    to try to convince you.
[14:03] (Flashback) Megi
    It doesn't matter how many
    times you try to talk to me.
[14:05] (Flashback) Megi
    I have no intention of getting
    involved with this Shokugeki.
[14:08] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, I guess Nakiri mentioned that, too.
[14:11] (Flashback) Erina
    Megishima-san is a man of
    excellent character who's called
[14:14] (Flashback) Erina
    "Young Master" by most of Japan's ramen shops.
[14:17] (Flashback) Erina
    Because he believes in peace so much,
[14:19] (Flashback) Erina
    he's also known as "The Chef
    That Hates Shokugeki."
[14:22] (Flashback) Megu
    The Chef That Hates Shokugeki?
[14:24] (Flashback) Soma
    You were removed from the Third Seat
    of the Elite Ten, weren't you?
[14:29] (Flashback) Soma
    You can take your seat back
    if we defeat Central.
[14:34] (Flashback) Megi
    I hate competing,
    and ever since I entered Totsuki,
[14:37] (Flashback) Megi
    everyone bugs me about competitions.
[14:38] (Flashback) Megi
    It's all about winning or losing!
[14:40] (Flashback) Soma
    Why the heck did you even enroll, then?
[14:42] (Flashback) Megi
    Because I heard it was the
    best culinary school in Japan.
[14:46] (Flashback) Megi
    Yet I kept getting challenged
    to a Shokugeki every day.
[14:48] (Flashback) Megi
    They were so damn persistent,
    I ended up taking them all on,
SIGN    Congratulations on Getting the Third Seat of the Elite Ten
[14:51] (Flashback) Megi
    and I somehow ended up with the third seat.
[14:55] Soma
    Holy crap...
[14:56] (Flashback) Megi
    But I'm sick of all that now!
[14:58] (Flashback) Megi
    If there has to be a win-or-lose
     situation with cooking,
[15:00] (Flashback) Megi
    let it just be who can please
    their customers more.
[15:05] (Flashback) Megi
    I don't want to use my ramen
    as a tool for quarreling.
[15:08] (Flashback) Megu
    Um, I understand what you're saying, Senpai.
[15:12] (Flashback) Megu
    But all my friends are about to be expelled.
[15:15] (Flashback) Megu
    I want to protect everyone! That's why I...
[15:18] (Flashback) Megi
    I also just want to protect.
    The current ramen culture, that is.
[15:23] (Flashback) Megi
    Sorry, but I'm not going to be helping you.
[15:25] (Flashback) Megi
    I've already got my hands full.
[15:28] (Flashback) Guy
    It sucks, but you should give it up.
[15:30] (Flashback) Guy
    The young master doesn't change
    his mind after making a decision.
[15:36] (Flashback) Soma
    Then how about this?
[15:38] (Flashback) Soma
    If you participate in this Team Shokugeki,
[15:40] (Flashback) Soma
    I'll take the First Seat of the Elite Ten
[15:43] (Flashback) Soma
    and give the ramen business
    some special treatment!
SIGN    First Seat
[15:46] (Flashback) Soma
    How does that sound?
[15:49] (Flashback) Megu
    W-W-W-Wait, Soma-kun! Everything you
    just said is pretty impossible!
[15:52] (Flashback) Soma
    You think so?
[15:53] (Flashback) Megi
    Get lost! I hate competing, but I
    hate guys who are all talk even more.
[16:00] (Flashback) Soma
    But that would mean you'd have to see
    what I can do first-hand, right?
[16:06] (Flashback) Soma
    If I'm able to make ramen better than
    you, wouldn't it prove that my desire
[16:12] (Flashback) Soma
    to protect my friends wasn't all talk?
[16:16] (Flashback) Megi
    You think you can beat me in making ramen?
[16:20] (Flashback) Megi
    That's exactly what I mean by "all talk"!
[16:23] (Flashback) Megi
    Listen up! This isn't even a competition!
[16:27] (Flashback) Megi
    Time to teach one of my juniors a lesson.
[16:28] (Flashback) Megi
    Follow me to the kitchen.
[16:39] (Flashback) Soma
    I'll be knocking heads with you!
[16:44] (Flashback) Soma
    There! Ramen's up!
[16:46] (Flashback) Megi
    I'm also finished.
[16:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Tadokoro, you're gonna be tasting them.
[16:50] (Flashback) Megu
    Huh?!
[17:03] (Flashback) Megu
    It's so amazing!
[17:07] (Flashback) Megi
    You're not bad.
[17:09] (Flashback) Megi
    But the difference in our
    skills is crystal clear!
[17:11] (Flashback) Megi
    You never stood a chance
    against me with ramen.
[17:14] (Flashback) Soma
    You can't judge the extent of
    my skills after just one match.
[17:18] (Flashback) Soma
    I'm going to make you fight
    me until I say I give up!
[17:35] (Flashback) Megu
    Soma-kun!
[17:39] (Flashback) Soma
    Dig in!
[17:53] (Flashback) Soma
    I'm not done yet!
[17:54] (Flashback) Guy
    That kid's still not giving up?
[17:57] (Flashback) Guy
    He can't beat the young master
    with stopgap skills like that!
[18:00] (Flashback) Megi
    Hasn't it been long enough?
[18:02] (Flashback) Megi
    Why do you refuse to give up?
[18:05] (Flashback) Megi
    I realize you want to help your friends,
[18:07] (Flashback) Megi
    but no matter how hard you try,
[18:09] (Flashback) Megi
    there's no way your skills
    can overpower mine.
[18:11] (Flashback) Soma
    I want every dish to be free.
[18:15] (Flashback) Soma
    And the Azami administration is trying
    to create the exact opposite of that!
[18:19] (Flashback) Soma
    Tonkatsu, yakitori, curry, and hot pot...
[18:22] (Flashback) Soma
    I want to eat all kinds of
    dishes from all kinds of chefs
[18:25] (Flashback) Soma
    and go head-to-head with them!
[18:26] (Flashback) Soma
    I want to protect that kind of environment!
[18:30] (Flashback) Soma
    That's why... I want one more ma...
[18:34] (Flashback) Megu
    S-S-S-Soma-kun?!
[18:36] (Flashback) Guy
    He's asleep. That must've
     taken everything out of him.
[18:40] (Flashback) Megi
    Looks like it's victory by default.
[18:42] (Flashback) Megu
    No!
[18:43] (Flashback) Megi
    He didn't say that he gave up.
[18:45] (Flashback) Megu
    Huh?
[18:46] (Flashback) Megi
    But I'm going to forfeit this match.
[18:49] (Flashback) Megi
    Which means Yukihira wins by default.
[18:52] (Flashback) Megi
    I lose.
[18:53] (Flashback) Megu
    You mean...
[18:55] (Flashback) Megi
    I promise you that, at the Team Shokugeki,
[19:00] (Flashback) Megi
    I will give my all so that we can win.
[19:03] Megi
    I'm counting on you, Megishima-senpai.
[19:06] kuro
    He's putting garlic, onions, paprika,
[19:09] kuro
    and ripe tomatoes in the soup.
[19:11] Alice
    That's definitely going to bring
    out the flavor and acidity.
[19:15] Haya
    And that smell... It's chicken stock.
[19:19] Long
    The smell alone is making me squirm!
[19:21] Guy
    I just want to dump that stock onto
    some white rice and devour it!
[19:25] Niku
    Now he's dumping in the vegetables and
    drumettes, and stewing it even longer.
[19:28] Pink
    When all the flavors finish
    blending together and connect,
[19:31] Pink
    the soup will be complete.
[19:32] Erina
    His char siu pork is worth mentioning, too.
[19:34] Erina
    Megishima-san was using a special sauce.
[19:37] Soma
    Special sauce?
[19:38] Erina
    Garlic, soy sauce, sugar, sake, and the
    key ingredient to this entire dish...
[19:43] Erina
    Peanuts.
[19:44] All
    Peanuts?!
[19:46] Guy
    Wait, what's with all those cayenne peppers?!
[19:49] Blonde
    I know his theme was cayenne peppers, but...
[19:52] Pink
    That'll turn everything super red.
[19:53] Buns
    Is it even going to be edible?
[19:55] Erina
    Megishima-san is using peanuts to try
[19:57] Erina
    to bring out the deliciousness of the
    cayenne peppers to its very limit.
[20:04] Isa
    Rindo-senpai's getting pretty far, too.
[20:07] Taku
    Indeed.
[20:08] Taku
    She marinated the alligator meat,
     and now she's mixing the starch in.
[20:14] Rindo
    That smells great!
[20:16] Rindo
    This is the best moment, when the
    alligator meat is fried to a crisp!
[20:19] Rindo
    Though I'm not sure how much I like
[20:21] Rindo
    using a wok, since I feel like I'm
    intruding into Kuga's territory.
[20:26] Rindo
    All right.
[20:26] Rindo
    I'll let the alligator meat rest for a bit.
[20:29] Rindo
    Now, let's get the real party started.
[20:34] Guy
    It's not just Megishima-senpai!
[20:36] Glasses
    Rindo-senpai's doing it, too!
[20:37] Niku
    That's enough cayenne peppers
    to knock your socks off!
[20:41] Megi
    I knew it.
[20:42] Rind
    What are you laughing at, Megishima?
[20:45] megi
    Knowing your personality,
[20:46] megi
    I knew there was no way you'd make
    a refined cayenne pepper dish.
[20:50] Megi
    I figured you'd dump all of those
    in there without thinking twice.
[20:53] Megi
    So I knew I'd have to do something
    on par with that to keep up.
[20:58] Rind
    What the heck? You're acting
    like you know me or something.
[21:03] Rind
    I guess you do, though!
[21:07] Haya
    There's a very distinct aroma rising up.
[21:10] Alice
    The capsaicin that makes the peppers
    hot is filling up the air.
[21:13] Kuro
    I'm sweating just watching them.
[21:20] Guy
    Megishima-senpai!
[21:22] Buns
    He's also quietly grinding the peppers!
[21:23] Pink
    My eyes are burning!
[21:25] Isa
    They're both definitely going all-out.
[21:29] Taku
    That just means they're
    both extremely confident.
[21:32] Taku
    The confidence to take that
    colossal amount of spice energy
[21:34] Taku
    and turn it into deliciousness.
[21:44] Soma
    So this is basically a super
    heavyweight title match.
[21:47] Soma
    Who's going to push through?
    I can't take my eyes off of them!
[21:51] Nar
    It's power versus power
[21:53] Nar
    and technique versus technique
[21:55] Nar
    in this rough-and-tumble second bout!
[21:57] Nar
    Can the rebels emerge victorious?
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Camera Flash
[23:35] Megu
    How am I ever supposed to
    get married after this?!

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    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
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SIGN    Two
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Camera Flash
[01:33] Girl
    All right, the second bout
     is really heating up now!
[01:37] Girl
    Preparations seem to be
    going well in each bout!
[01:41] Rindo
    Hell yeah!
[01:44] Megu
    Wow... Megishima-senpai and the
    others seem to be going at full power.
[01:50] Eizan
    Power, eh? There are more
    clever ways of handling this.
[01:54] Momo
    And who lost to the first-years again?
[01:57] Eizan
    I'm different now.
[01:59] Eizan
    I'm going to crush Yukihira,
    no matter what it takes!
[02:02] Guy
    How's Mimasaka doing?
[02:04] Guy
    It seems like he's planning
    something, but I'm not sure.
[02:08] Buns
    I wonder if he's going to use his
     Perfect Trace, like usual.
[02:11] Buns
    Whoa! You startled me!
[02:13] Buns
    What's up, Ibusaki?
[02:14] Shun
    I was just thinking that Kuga-senpai
[02:16] Shun
    doesn't look like he's even
    going to use the green tea.
[02:19] Glasses
    True.
[02:20] Pink
    On the other hand, Tsukasa-senpai
[02:23] Pink
    has four varieties of tea leaves!
[02:25] Niku
    Is he going to use all of them in his dish?
[02:27] Sec
    The definition of green tea is rather broad,
[02:30] Sec
    and there are various ways to use it.
[02:32] Glasses
    Green tea refers to unfermented tea
    leaves that are dried immediately
[02:36] Glasses
    after being picked, which prevents
    enzyme activity from oxidizing them.
[02:40] Glasses
    There are different varieties, like
    sencha, gyokuro, hojicha, and kabusecha,
SIGN    Sencha
SIGN    Gyokuro
SIGN    Hojicha
SIGN    Kabusecha
[02:45] Glasses
    each with their own flavors and aromas.
[02:47] Soma
    There's definitely a reason
    he's the first seat.
[02:49] Soma
    He knows what he's doing
    with the ingredients.
[02:54] Tsuka
    Now... Come to me.
[02:56] Tsuka
    Yes... There's no need to be frightened.
[03:00] Tsuka
    Come to me.
[03:02] Tsuka
    You steep sencha in boiling
    water for 30 seconds.
[03:04] Tsuka
    That delicately brings out the catechin,
    the source of its bitter flavor.
[03:08] Tsuka
    Genmaicha lacks in both
    umami and bitterness.
[03:11] Tsuka
    You steep it at 90 degrees
    Celsius for 30 seconds
[03:13] Tsuka
    to bring out its aroma to the fullest.
[03:16] Tsuka
    Fukamushi sencha steeps so easily
    that you only need to give it
[03:18] Tsuka
    less than a minute at 80 degrees Celsius.
[03:21] Tsuka
    And gyokuro is steeped at
    60 degrees Celsius for two minutes.
[03:24] Tsuka
    The lower temperature ensures that the
    umami components seep slowly into the water.
[03:27] Sec
    He's using a Nambu ironware
    teakettle to boil the water.
[03:30] Sec
    It removes the sharp tang of the hot water,
    giving it a milder, softer flavor.
[03:33] Azami
    Magnificent.
[03:35] Azami
    Truly skilled chefs are able to control
    the ingredients with a whim.
[03:39] Azami
    But Tsukasa Eishi has the utmost respect for
[03:43] Azami
    the sovereign known as the ingredient.
[03:46] Azami
    He is the sword in their hand.
[03:52] Soma
    The heck is that?
[03:53] Taku
    It's a utensil known as a grater,
    but I've never seen one that long.
[03:58] Megu
    It's almost like a knight's sword...
[04:01] Megu
    Der weiß Ritter der Tafel.
SIGN    The White Knight
     of the Table
[04:09] Kuro
    He took care of all the ingredients at once.
[04:10] Haya
    That's a dynamic way to use it.
[04:12] Megu
    His handling of the green
    tea goes beyond perfection.
[04:16] Megu
    But that's not all.
[04:18] Megu
    How are we even supposed
    to compete with that?
[04:21] Tsuka
    It looks like you've just been
    concentrating on that wok this entire time.
[04:25] Tsuka
    You doing okay, Kuga?
[04:28] Tsuka
    Being trapped in your own field
    may be a bad habit of yours.
[04:32] Tsuka
    Obsessing over one thing may keep you from
[04:34] Tsuka
    reaching greater heights
    when it comes to flavor.
[04:37] Tsuka
    It's not that I don't
    acknowledge your passion.
[04:40] Tsuka
    But I have to say,
[04:41] Tsuka
    I don't think you'll ever be able
    to defeat me if you don't change.
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[04:45] Mima
    I don't know about that.
[04:55] Mima
    We're allowed to help our other
    teammates with their preparations.
[04:59] Mima
    That's one of the rules in
    a Team Shokugeki, isn't it?
[05:02] Kuga
    Good work, Mimasaka-chin.
[05:04] Niku
    Kuga-senpai finally brought
    out the tea leaves.
[05:06] Megu
    He must've been waiting for
    Mimasaka-kun to finish that!
[05:10] Taku
    Mimasaka was using his Trace
[05:12] Taku
    on Kuga-senpai, even though he's our ally.
[05:14] Pink
    That's why he was able to support
    him at the perfect time!
[05:18] Buns
    Go, Perfect Tracer Mimasaka Subaru!
SIGN    Kuga
[05:22] Mima
    Heyo, heyo, heyo!
[05:23] Mima
    Today's the day I'm finally gonna
     show that Tsukasa who's boss.
[05:28] Kuga
    Yeah, please don't.
SIGN    Super
SIGN    Serious
[05:32] Kuga
    But good work, Mimasaka-chin!
[05:34] Kuga
    Kuga Terunori's just starting to cook!
[05:38] Guy
    What the heck is that?
[05:39] Guy
    Aluminum foil and a grilling net in a wok?
[05:43] Shun
    That's an impromptu smoker.
[05:45] Both
    A smoker?
[05:46] Shun
    Yeah. Kuga-senpai's goal was to smoke
    the meat using the tea leaves.
[05:51] Anne
    Magnificent!
[05:54] Anne
    Up until now,
[05:55] Anne
    he was thoroughly frying the sides of
    the roast pork shoulder pieces in his wok.
[06:00] Shades
    The fact that he's smoking the pork
[06:02] Shades
    rather than stewing it after
    he fried it is truly interesting!
[06:06] Blonde
    By smoking the meat,
    he's able to directly apply
[06:09] Blonde
    the green tea leaves' aroma to it.
[06:11] Blonde
    He's using a different approach
    to green tea than Tsukasa Eishi.
[06:15] Soma
    Oho... I never knew you
    could do that with a wok.
[06:20] Soma
    Maybe I'll try it next time.
[06:21] Soma
    Oh, so what'd he do with that black liquid?
[06:25] Kuga
    I'm just about to use it,
    actually, Yukihira-chin.
[06:29] Kuga
    While the meat's smoking, I'm going to
    go right into my expert sauce-making.
[06:33] Kuga
    I reduced some balsamic vinegar until
    its flavor and aroma were condensed.
[06:36] Kuga
    Then I added black vinegar,
    sugar, and powdered green tea.
[06:39] Kuga
    And to top things off, I'm going
    to add this smoked soy sauce!
[06:43] Buns
    Smoked soy sauce?
[06:45] Shun
    Yeah, that's what that liquid is.
[06:47] Shun
    Mimasaka was smoking that this whole time.
[06:51] Shun
    Smoking soy sauce
[06:52] Shun
    makes the aroma stand out more and
    gives it a more complex taste.
[06:58] Haya
    That smells truly amazing.
[06:59] Haya
    Adding the smokiness not only
    to the meat, but also to the sauce,
[07:03] Haya
    increases the dish's harmony.
[07:05] Shades
    This is definitely a fresh idea.
[07:07] Shades
    Excellent teamwork.
[07:11] Soma
    So basically, it feels like Tsukasa-senpai
[07:13] Soma
    is having to fight two chefs right now.
[07:17] Eizan
    Hey, Kuga.
[07:19] Eizan
    Didn't you want to face Tsukasa-san one-on-one?
[07:23] Kuga
    Shut up.
[07:25] Kuga
    Despite how I look, I'm an adult!
[07:28] Kuga
    I won't let my silly pride get in the way.
[07:31] Kuga
    My job right now is to make sure I
    completely defeat you, Tsukassan.
[07:38] Tsuka
    I see. So you have the resolve to win,
    even if you have to abandon your pride.
[07:41] Tsuka
    You definitely do seem a bit different, Kuga.
[07:45] Kuga
    I'm going to end your undefeated streak here.
[07:54] Blonde
    But is Mimasaka Subaru keeping
    up with his own preparations?
[07:58] Blonde
    He doesn't have enough time or
    concentration to keep supporting others.
[08:02] Anne
    You definitely have a point.
[08:05] Anne
    He's facing a considerable opponent himself.
[08:08] Anne
    The current fourth seat of the Elite Ten,
[08:10] Anne
    and the greatest sushi chef of
    this generation, Saito Somei.
[08:16] All
    S-S-S-Sushi chef?!
[08:18] Megu
    Mimasaka-kun managed to pull a
    tuna card against a sushi chef?!
SIGN    Tuna
[08:23] Buns
    He's the king of bad luck! Mimasaka
    somehow has worse luck than Yukihira!
[08:28] Soma
    Hey, I'm not unlucky.
[08:31] Soma
    Besides, look.
[08:33] Soma
    Mimasaka looks like he has
    something up his sleeve.
[08:37] Somei
    You are truly an unlucky man.
[08:41] Somei
    But mercy would be unrefined.
[08:43] Somei
    When I stand before a cutting board,
     I will do my utmost best!
[08:51] Kuro
    He filleted that huge tuna in an instant.
[08:57] Alice
    Power and technique.
[08:59] Alice
    So this is the strength of
    the Elite Ten's top seats.
[09:12] Taku
    Mimasaka's almost done with the filleting, too.
[09:16] ---
    Flash!
[09:24] Guy
    What the heck's going on?!
[09:25] Guy
    He's perfectly copying that
    other dish with no time lag!
SIGN    Perfect Trace Flash
[09:31] Mima
    Perfect Trace Flash!
[09:34] Mima
    With the speed of a camera's flash,
[09:36] Mima
    I instantaneously perceive and analyze
    my opponent's actions and intent,
[09:39] Mima
    and have my body mimic the exact same steps.
[09:44] Shades
    I see. That way, he can reduce
    the amount of thinking time
[09:47] Shades
    needed to prepare his dish to zero.
[09:49] Blonde
    He used all the time his opponent
    needed to think about his dish
[09:53] Blonde
    to support Kuga Terunori
     by making his smoked soy sauce.
[09:58] Niku
    Talk about a flash!
[10:00] Pink
    This is nothing like
    Mimasaka-kun's usual Trace!
[10:03] Buns
    When did he manage to raise the bar
    this high on his copying technique?!
[10:06] Megu
    Amazing!
[10:07] Taku
    Good grief. Talk about promising.
[10:10] Soma
    I knew you'd come through, Mimasaka!
[10:13] Erina
    Now, show them...
[10:15] Erina
    Show them how powerfully well
    the rebels work together!
[10:21] Somei
    Min name is Saito Somei.
    I walk down the culinary path.
[10:26] Somei
    The way one learns the
    sword is through mimicry.
[10:29] Somei
    You have excellent skill.
[10:33] Somei
    But though I practice bushido,
    even I would never use "min."
SIGN    Min
[10:37] Rin
    Uh, yeah, you do.
[10:39] Tsuka
    You sure do.
[10:40] Momo
    Yup.
[10:41] Eizan
    Yeah, you do.
[10:41] Megi
    You do.
[10:43] Somei
    Not you, too!
[10:45] Somei
    Very well, but a moment, please.
[10:51] Kuro
    He filleted the rest of it.
[10:57] Somei
    Use it.
[10:58] Somei
    Your knife is not up to par.
[11:01] Somei
    You are going to chip your blade.
[11:02] Somei
    If you do not use my beloved blade Isanagiri,
     you go against my bushido.
[11:08] All
    Bushido?!
[11:10] Rindo
    There he goes again!
[11:11] Megi
    Saito's annoying habit has kicked in.
[11:15] Soma
    Habit?
[11:16] Megi
    He has bushido on the brain to the point
    where he'll force it into anything.
SIGN    Bushido
[11:20] Soma
    Bushido on the brain?
[11:21] Mima
    I thank you.
[11:23] Mima
    Now min Trace is even closer to perfection!
[11:32] Somei
    Now that we are both done with
    filleting, the real battle begins.
[11:37] Somei
    Follow me!
[11:38] Mima
    Of course!
[11:39] Mima
    Flash!
[11:40] Mima
    I'll soak the akami in a marinade
    of mirin, soy sauce, and red wine.
[11:45] Mima
    Flash!
[11:47] Mima
    I sear just one side of the tuna cheeks
    in butter to enhance their aroma!
[11:51] Pink
    Wait, he's preparing each part of the
    fish in completely different ways?
[11:55] Niku
    What kind of sushi is he trying to make?
[11:57] Mima
    Flash!
[12:00] Shun
    That's...
[12:00] Buns
    Straw? Why straw, though?
[12:03] Niku
    That's...
[12:03] Sec
    A shichirin!
[12:04] Niku
    They lit it up and started
    grilling the meat!
[12:07] Taku
    Just like Kuga-senpai, Mimasaka is
    doing whatever he needs to do to win.
[12:20] Mima
    To think that doing image training
[12:22] Mima
    to copy all of them would
    wear me out this much.
[12:25] Mima
    But...
[12:26] (Flashback) Taku
    I won't lose next time!
[12:28] (Flashback) Soma
    That's what it means to be a chef.
[12:30] Mima
    Takumi Aldini and Yukihira Soma...
[12:35] Mima
    The only reason I'm still able to stand
    in the kitchen is thanks to you two.
[12:40] Mima
    And in order to pay you back...
[12:43] (Flashback) Mima
    Min name is Saito Somei.
[12:46] (Flashback) Mima
    To know rightness without
    doing it makes you a coward.
[12:48] (Flashback) Mima
    Hey, hey!
[12:49] (Flashback) Mima
    I'm Rindo-senpai! Did you
    hear me? I'm Rindo-senpai!
[12:53] (Flashback) Mima
    I offer my all to gourmet.
    That's Tsukasa Eishi's cuisine.
[12:58] (Flashback) Mima
    I'm going to crush you, Yukihira.
[13:01] (Flashback) Mima
    Hey, Bucchi, let's have a chat.
[13:04] (Flashback) Mima
    Bucchi's such a cute meow-meow.
[13:07] (Flashback) Mima
    Die.
[13:08] (Flashback) Mima
    D-Don't get the wrong idea.
[13:10] (Flashback) Mima
    It's not like I did this for you.
[13:13] (Flashback) Mima
    Wh-Who are you calling cute? Dummy!
[13:16] Mima
    Deeper... Trace them even deeper!
[13:19] Mima
    More and more...
[13:23] Mima
    And now for the arrangement!
[13:30] Somei
    I apologize for keeping you waiting.
[13:31] Megu
    They prepared everything
    the same exact way,
[13:34] Megu
    but Saito-senpai finished first?
[13:37] Taku
    It's so unbelievably beautiful.
[13:39] Taku
    There are so many intensely
    different shades
[13:41] Taku
    of red sparkling radiantly on the plate.
[13:43] Niku
    So pretty...
[13:44] Alice
    Those are even smaller than the temari
    sushi I made at the Autumn Elections.
[13:48] Buns
    So cute!
[13:50] Somei
    Ten Bite-size Maguro-sushi Rubies!
[13:53] Somei
    Now, please enjoy.
[13:56] Blonde
    So this is the maguro sushi prepared
    by Totsuki's best sushi chef.
[14:01] Anne
    They say in Kyoto, they have tiny
    sushi that the maiko can eat
[14:05] Anne
    without smearing their makeup.
[14:08] Shade
    A dish that truly seems to
    encapsulate the beauty of Japan.
[14:12] Momo
    "Maguro" starts with "ma," so it's cute.
[14:15] Eizan
    Maybe.
[14:16] Mima
    I also apologize for keeping you waiting.
[14:19] Buns
    A perfect trace!
[14:21] Guy
    They're the same! Their sushi
    looks exactly the same!
[14:24] Guy
    No, wait! There's just one
    that's totally different!
[14:28] Guy
    You're right!
[14:29] Guy
    There's a gunkanmaki that
    Saito-senpai didn't have!
[14:33] Taku
    So that's the arrangement Mimasaka
    decided to go into battle with.
[14:36] Taku
    That's where their tastes differ.
[14:38] Girl
    Shut your mouths!
[14:41] Girl
    Like he stands a chance against Saito-senpai!
[14:45] Girl
    The skills of a true sushi chef are empyreal!
[14:49] Girl
    A day isn't even enough to set
    foot on the treacherous path
[14:51] Girl
    they have to walk to become one!
[14:53] Girl
    There's no way a copycat bastard
    could actually make good sushi!
[14:58] Mima
    Then try one.
[15:02] Mima
    Eat up.
[15:07] Girl
    Bring it on!
[15:16] Girl
    Ec-sta-sy!
[15:19] Girl
    Wait, what?
[15:26] Girl
    That bastard has perfectly brought out
    the full flavor of each part of the tuna!
[15:31] Girl
    And this rice... It's not
    just normal sushi rice!
[15:34] Mima
    Correct. I used red vinegar.
[15:37] [SONG] Sign
    Red Vinegar
[15:38] Mima
    Red vinegar is made from sake lees that
    have been aged for a long period of time.
[15:42] Mima
    It's a high-end vinegar that
    takes five to six years to make.
[15:45] Mima
    Isn't that right, Senpai?
[15:47] Somei
    Indeed.
[15:48] Sec
    Because it has low sugar
    content and a mellow flavor,
[15:52] Sec
    the rice becomes fluffier and softer.
[15:55] Haya
    But that also makes it harder to strengthen
    the harmony of flavors between
[15:59] Haya
    the rice and the topping,
    so it requires extra care.
[16:01] Kuro
    Mimasaka was actually able
    to copy him that far?
[16:05] Girl
    Damn it!
[16:07] Girl
    The flavor is sadly on par with the
    skills of the top members of the Elite Ten!
[16:13] Girl
    His passion that sparkles like a ruby
[16:15] Girl
    in the middle of craftsmanship
    that's as careful as a snake...
[16:19] Girl
    My body is so hot! I feel
    like I'm going to burn up!
[16:22] Girl
    All this time, I'd managed
    to avoid doing reactions...
[16:27] Girl
    No! No! I can't!
[16:32] Girl
    I might never be able to get married now...
[16:38] Blonde
    I think that's enough of a
    detour, Miss Cute Little MC.
[16:43] Anne
    Sushi is best when it's freshly prepared.
[16:46] Anne
    I'll just...
[16:48] Rindo
    Hold up a sec!
[16:49] Rindo
    Rindo-senpai's comin' through!
[16:55] Rindo
    I'd prefer if you'd eat my dish
    before it gets cold, too.
[16:59] Guy
    What the?
[17:00] Guy
    The meat is buried in cayenne peppers!
[17:02] Rindo
    I call it Laziji Caiman.
SIGN    Laziji Caiman
[17:07] Megi
    I'm finished, too.
[17:08] Megi
    Here's my African Ramen!
SIGN    African Ramen
[17:10] Pink
    Megishima-senpai's ramen isn't that red.
[17:13] Glasses
    Where'd all the peppers go?
[17:15] Anne
    Then let's just have both
    sets of dishes at once!
[17:19] Buns
    A-All at once?
[17:21] Guy
    The flavors will get all jumbled together.
[17:23] Guy
    Is that even possible?
[17:24] Shades
    Of course it is!
SIGN    Anne
SIGN    Histoire
SIGN    Charme
[17:26] Blonde
    We are the guardians of gourmet,
    the Bookmen of the WGO.
[17:31] Girl
    Let the deliberations begin!
[17:36] Charme
    I will begin with this beautiful sushi.
[17:40] Histoire
    This red paste must be the cayenne pepper.
[17:49] Both
    The energy from the ingredients is
    hitting our mouths like a barrage!
[17:59] Both
    We'll gladly take every hit!
SIGN    We'll gladly take every hit
[18:02] Guy
    There it is!
[18:03] Guy
    A full-body reaction!
[18:07] Blonde
    Both chefs' sushi is unparalleled!
[18:09] Blonde
    The most dangerous piece is the
    straw-grilled noten sushi!
[18:15] Alice
    Noten?
[18:16] Kuro
    The cut of meat from the
    top of the tuna's head,
[18:19] Kuro
    and also one of the priciest
    cuts. The tsunotoro.
[18:22] Hayama
    Because it was grilled with straw,
    all of the fishiness is burnt away,
[18:25] Haya
    leaving only pure savory flavor behind.
[18:28] Glasses
    The trace is complete!
[18:30] Shun
    So the battle's going to
    come down to that gunkan.
[18:33] Blonde
    There's meringue on top of this negitoro.
[18:36] Blonde
    The fragrant aroma of the
    fermented soy sauce...
[18:38] Blonde
    He supported his teammate and used
    it for his own arrangement...
[18:41] Blonde
    So he calculated both.
[18:43] Une
    The mellow aroma of the smoked soy sauce...
[18:46] Une
    It brings out the contrast in texture
[18:48] Une
    between the meringue and
    the negitoro even more!
[18:50] Une
    This is definitely the Ultimate
    Negitoro Eggs-Over-Rice Gunkan Sushi!
[18:55] Buns
    What about Megishima-senpai's ramen?
[18:58] Megi
    That's harissa.
[19:00] Megi
    A seasoning blend that's said to have
    originated in northern Africa.
[19:03] Megi
    The ingredients include paprika,
     caraway seeds,
[19:06] Megi
    lemon juice, garlic, and
    a lot of cayenne pepper.
[19:10] Megi
    Then they're all mashed together into a paste.
[19:13] Soma
    Harissa's the paste that my
    dad made back at the dorm.
[19:17] Soma
    I guess he did mention something about Africa.
[19:19] Megi
    The ramen's broth is based on chicken muamba,
[19:22] Megi
    an African stew of chicken,
     nuts, and tomatoes.
[19:27] Megi
    It's the perfect detonator to amplify
    the spiciness of the super-spicy harissa.
[19:32] shades
    Extra-thick cuts of char siu pork rubbed with
    homemade peanut butter before simmering...
[19:36] shades
    The noodles soak up the broth and
    the spiciness from the harissa.
[19:39] shades
    I can't stop eating it!
[19:42] Une
    Its deliciousness is making
    my body cry out from the heat!
[19:46] Une
    Ecstasy...
[19:48] Pink
    The African Ramen is a hit, too!
[19:51] Buns
    Heck yeah! You've got this!
[19:54] Buns
    We're gonna take down the top seats
    of the Elite Ten all at once!
SIGN    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Megishima Tosuke
    
    3rd Match
    Saito Somei vs. Mimasaka Subaru
[20:00] Une
    These are the results for
    the 2nd and 3rd bouts.
[20:05] Girl
    How do you like that, rebel scum?
[20:07] Girl
    You don't stand a chance
    against the Elite Ten!
[20:13] Mima
    Why?! The arrangement on that
    gunkan should've been perfect!
[20:17] Blonde
    The gunkanmaki wasn't the deciding factor.
[20:20] Blonde
    It was the invisible cuts.
[20:21] Mima
    I traced the invisible cuts
    and included them myself!
[20:26] Mima
    By adding cuts to the meat, the tuna
    immediately melts in your mouth,
[20:29] Mima
    spreading the flavor throughout.
[20:33] Somei
    Yes. Your tracing was splendid.
[20:37] Somei
    But what we made were miniature
    ruby beads of bite-size sushi.
[20:41] Somei
    So you figured it out.
[20:43] Somei
    You added a few too many invisible cuts.
[20:47] Somei
    If you add in the same amount of
    cuts as you would for normal sushi,
[20:50] Somei
    the tuna will melt too quickly.
[20:53] Somei
    In order for the flavor to linger long enough,
[20:55] Somei
    it's necessary to use fewer invisible cuts.
[20:59] Somei
    It appears as though you weren't
    able to trace that minor detail.
[21:04] Somei
    There is no need to blame yourself. This is
    just the difference in our experience.
[21:09] Megu
    B-But what about
    Megishima-senpai's ramen?
[21:13] Megu
    There was nothing but compliments!
[21:15] Shades
    The African Ramen was indeed magnificent.
[21:18] Shades
    But Kobayashi Rindo's dish surpassed that.
[21:22] Une
    By using the Laziji method,
[21:24] Une
    she was able to push the
[21:26] Une
    mild alligator meat into a
    fragrant and rich realm of flavor.
[21:39] Rindo
    My bad, Megishima!
[21:40] Rindo
    Looks like I win this round.
[21:44] Megi
    This is a competition.
[21:46] Megi
    I have no regrets.
[21:47] Soma
    Don't worry. We still have...
[21:50] Kuga
    That's right!
[21:52] Kuga
    Could you not end things
    before they've even begun?
[21:55] Kuga
    I, Kuga Terunori, still have my dish!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:34] [SONG] Sign
    Hope in Solidarity
[23:35] Megu
    If we endure any more stimulation...

3 - Hope in Solidarity

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    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Three
[00:02] Kuga
    Well, yes, you could say Heaven
    was feeling pretty generous
[00:07] Kuga
    the day that I was created.
SIGN    Special Interview:
     "The Real Kuga Terunori"
[00:10] Kuga
    Not only am I rich, I'm an excellent cook, too.
[00:13] Kuga
    To top it off, look at this cute face.
SIGN    Special Interview:
     "The Real Kuga Terunori"
[00:15] Kuga
    To be honest, I basically have
    everything. Wait, what?
[00:20] Kuga
    You're saying I'm short? Who cares?
[00:22] Kuga
    What does that mean?
[00:23] Kuga
    Nothing! Absolutely nothing!
[00:25] Kuga
    Anyway, I was basically on
    the fast track to success...
[00:31] Kuga
    Until that day.
[00:33] Kuga
    When I was still a first-year and
    winning every single Shokugeki
[00:36] Kuga
    against my upperclassmen...
SIGN    Tsukasa Kuga
[00:38] Kuga
    The historic day of my biggest defeat,
SIGN    Tsukasa Kuga
[00:42] Kuga
    when all my confidence went up in flames...
[00:44] Kuga
    But the worst of it wasn't that day.
     It was what happened after.
SIGN    Autumn, One Year Ago
[00:50] (Flashback) Eizan
    It's been ten days and you're
    still depressed, Kuga?
[00:53] (Flashback) Eizan
    That's what you get for challenging
    Tsukasa-san in the first place,
[00:57] (Flashback) Eizan
    you stupid little shrimp.
[00:59] (Flashback) Nene
    Kuga's not reacting to "shrimp."
    This must be serious.
[01:03] (Flashback) Isshiki
    You forced the first seat into a duel.
[01:06] (Flashback) Isshiki
    I think that's something to be proud of.
[01:09] (Flashback) Kuga
    Yeah!
[01:10] (Flashback) Kuga
    The only underclassman to challenge
    Tsukasa Eishi to a Shokugeki
[01:14] (Flashback) Kuga
    since he became a second-year
    is me, Kuga Terunori!
[01:17] (Flashback) Eizan
    Stop fanning the flames, Isshiki!
[01:19] (Flashback) Kuga
    Which means it's just about time
    for me to demand a rematch!
[01:23] (Flashback) Nene
    Wait, are you serious?
[01:24] (Flashback) Rindo
    Tsukasa!
[01:27] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Rindo? I thought you were in South America.
[01:30] (Flashback) Rindo
    I told you I was coming home today!
[01:32] (Flashback) Rindo
    More importantly, no fair
    doing that while I was gone!
[01:36] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Huh? Doing what?
[01:37] (Flashback) Rindo
    The Shokugeki with Kuga!
[01:39] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Kuga? Who's that?
[01:44] (Flashback) Rindo
    What are you talking about, Tsukasa?
[01:46] (Flashback) Rindo
    You did a Shokugeki with him, didn't you?
[01:48] (Flashback) Rindo
    Since you promised to at
    the Momiji Meet-and-Greet.
[01:50] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Oh, the Sichuan cuisine kid.
[01:53] Kuga
    I was nothing more than a fly to Tsukassan.
[01:58] Kuga
    I'm not just another random
    face among the masses.
[02:00] Kuga
    I want to make sure you remember the
    name Kuga Terunori after this next battle.
[02:06] Kuga
    All right, eat up!
[02:08] Tsuka
    I'm just about finished, too.
[02:10] Soma
    The score's finally going to be settled.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi 1st Card Kuga Terunori
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Megishima Tosuke
    
    3rd Match
    Saito Somei vs. Mimasaka Subaru
[03:44] Girl
    We're finally at the final
    stage of the second bout!
[03:47] Girl
    Will the Elite Ten win
    another glorious victory?
[03:49] [SONG] Title
    Hope in Solidarity
[03:51] Guy
    What the hell is that on Tsukasa's plate?
[03:55] Glasses
    Is it sherbet?
[03:56] Guy
    No, I see steam...
[03:57] Taku
    The First Seat of the Elite Ten's dish...
[03:59] Niku
    He just brought out something insane!
[04:02] Alice
    But our dish is formidable, too.
[04:06] Buns
    Look at that hot, juicy pork shoulder!
[04:08] Ryoko
    At first glance, it looks like sweet
    and sour pork with black vinegar.
[04:12] Isa
    But the way he plated it
[04:13] Isa
    makes it look like a beautiful
    Italian or French dish.
[04:16] Sec
    Kuga Terunori got the green tea card,
[04:18] Sec
    which would seem difficult to
    incorporate into his Sichuan cuisine.
[04:22] Sec
    What kind of flavor combination
    did he come up with?
[04:24] Shades
    Let's give it a taste.
[04:27] Megu
    Person... Person... Person...
[04:27] Buns
    Megumi is more nervous than anyone else.
[04:29] Ryoko
    I can't really blame her.
[04:32] Soma
    Come on, you got this!
[04:35] Anne
    The fact that Mr. Kuga
[04:36] Anne
    decided to smoke the meat in his
    dish is rather interesting.
[04:42] Tsuka
    Kuga?
[04:43] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Who's that?
[04:49] All
    So dewicious!
[04:51] Both
    Hell yeah!
[04:53] Shades
    The moment we take a bite,
[04:55] Shades
    the freshness of the green tea fills
    our view with a beautiful green.
[04:59] Suit
    He added balsamic vinegar and
    Mimasaka Subaru's aged soy sauce
[05:02] Suit
    to the black vinegar sauce
    and stewed all three together.
[05:05] Suit
    The tart, rich flavor wrapped itself
    around the umami of the pork
[05:08] Suit
    and made all of the oily, unpleasant
    aftertaste disappear.
[05:11] Shades
    Because of that, the green tea was pushed
     forward, becoming the star of this dish!
[05:16] Shades
    This destroys the classic
    ideal of sweet and sour pork!
[05:18] Anne
    And the following is the most
    important part of this dish.
[05:21] Anne
    The deliciousness of this dish
    wasn't brought forth
[05:23] Anne
    with techniques of Chinese cuisine alone.
[05:25] Anne
    He also used techniques from
    French cuisine that are on par with
[05:28] Anne
    his usual Chinese cooking.
[05:30] Buns
    French?
[05:31] Kuga
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm going to
    explain all that now, so listen up!
[05:34] Kuga
    There's another little touch
    to the black vinegar sauce.
[05:36] Kuga
    Sauce au vinaigre balsamique.
[05:39] Kuga
    That sauce, used in French cuisine,
    is actually the base of this sauce.
[05:43] Anne
    Indeed. Sauce au vinaigre balsamique
    is made by boiling down fond de veau,
[05:47] Anne
    and then boiling that down even more with
    glace de viande and balsamic vinegar.
[05:52] Anne
    It has both a light tanginess and
    a thick richness, which brings
[05:56] Anne
    this sweet and sour pork
    to a new dimension!
[06:00] Rindo
    Wow, who would've thought?
    Kuga actually used French?
[06:03] ---
    Amazing!
[06:04] Glasses
    But how'd he come up with
    that idea and technique?
[06:06] Isa
    I thought he just specialized
    in Chinese cooking.
[06:08] Kuga
    Ever since I lost to you,
[06:10] Kuga
    I've spent every day fighting
    to change my technique.
[06:16] Kuga
    I broke this shell of Sichuan
    and Chinese cuisine.
[06:19] Kuga
    I'm going to defeat Tsukasa Eishi today
[06:22] Kuga
    so that he can never ask,
    "Kuga? Who's that?" again!
[06:26] Tsuka
    You truly have changed, Kuga.
[06:29] Tsuka
    I respect that.
[06:31] Tsuka
    But I don't think we third-years
    are so easily defeated
[06:35] Tsuka
    that you can beat us with hard work alone.
[06:50] Girl
    The green tea's aroma alone is
    making my body so sensitive!
[06:54] Tsuka
    Um, could you also enjoy the sauce
    in my dish, and not just the puree?
[07:00] Tsuka
    I'd like you to taste all
    four purees all at once.
[07:04] Anne
    Please wait! I'm not sure if I can take
    any more stimulation right now.
[07:07] tsuka
    Uh, but then my dish wouldn't be complete.
[07:12] Tsuka
    I really need you to taste this immediately.
[07:14] Tsuka
    Here.
[07:15] Anne
    P-Please wait...
[07:16] Anne
    No! I can't!
[07:20] Anne
    It's so stimulating, yet somehow so refined...
[07:23] Suit
    It's such a gentle taste,
    but it's toying with my heart.
[07:26] Shades
    This dish is truly...
[07:29] All
    ...A Love Supreme in physical form!
[07:33] Buns
    What's going on?
[07:34] Niku
    Is it really that amazing?!
[07:36] Hayama
    Such a rich aroma...
[07:38] Haya
    The best aspects of each type
    of tea leaf are standing out.
[07:42] Suit
    A gradated puree soup made
    from four green teas.
[07:45] Shades
    Chickpeas, artichoke, cèpe,
    and white asparagus.
[07:49] Anne
    He combined each green tea with
    the most compatible ingredient
[07:52] Anne
    and created a quenelle-like puree.
[07:55] Megu
    The green tea and the ingredients
    bring the best out of
[07:58] Megu
    one another, elegantly changing the flavor.
[08:01] Kuro
    Did he really bring out the best
    of each type of tea leaf that much?
[08:05] Alice
    The secret must be in the sauce.
[08:07] Anne
    Indeed! A cappuccino sauce created from
    green tea and Champignons de Paris.
[08:12] Suit
    If you eat them all at once,
    the gradated flavors intensify even more!
[08:16] Shades
    The four distinct tea aromas
    are brought together like velvet!
[08:31] Anne
    The winner of this match
[08:33] Anne
    is Mr. Tsukasa!
[08:39] Guy
    It's no use.
[08:41] Guy
    He's just too strong.
[08:42] Kuro
    This is the strength of the one who
    stands at the top of Central...
[08:45] Hayama
    This is the strength of the
    First Seat of the Elite Ten.
[08:47] Isshiki
    You're right. He's too strong.
[08:49] Isshi
    But there has to be some
    way we can still win.
[08:54] Girl
    Eat that, you jerks!
[08:56] Girl
    You gave it all you had,
    and you still died in a fire!
[09:00] Girl
    Too frickin' bad!
[09:03] Erina
    I don't know about that.
[09:09] Girl
    The Elite Ten win a flawless victory!
[09:11] Girl
    We now bring today's Team Shokugeki to a close
[09:15] Girl
    with both sides having five members remaining.
[09:18] Girl
    The third bout will be held
    tomorrow morning at 10 AM!
[09:21] Girl
    We'll wipe the floor with
    these rebel scum yet again!
[09:28] Rindo
    We did it, Tsukasa!
[09:32] Tsuka
    We did, Rindo.
[09:34] Rindo
    All right! Let's keep this up tomorrow!
[09:37] Rindo
    You should appear tomorrow, too! Let's settle—
[09:40] Tsuka
    No, I don't think I will.
[09:42] Tsuka
    I'm more exhausted than I thought I'd be.
[09:45] Tsuka
    I'm going to rest tomorrow.
[09:47] Rindo
    What the hell, Tsukasa?!
    Don't you go soft on me n—
[09:53] Nene
    Are you both all right?
[09:59] Rindo
    Yeah... Megishima's ramen
    was pretty amazing, too.
[10:04] Rindo
    I'm beat just from going
    one-on-one with him.
[10:06] Tsuka
    Looks like you're a lot tougher than us, Saito.
[10:10] Saito
    No, I wouldn't say so.
[10:12] Saito
    I felt as though I was dueling
    with my own shadow...
[10:16] Saito
    I'm quite exhausted myself.
[10:18] Saito
    The Perfect Trace was a formidable foe.
[10:21] Soma
    So this is what Nakiri was talking
    about before the second bout.
[10:26] (Flashback) Erina
    If we're just crushed by
    their overwhelming strength,
[10:32] (Flashback) Erina
    we'll have died in vain.
[10:36] (Flashback) Erina
    But if we're able to wear down
[10:38] (Flashback) Erina
    our opponents' stamina and concentration,
[10:40] (Flashback) Erina
    that won't happen.
[10:42] (Flashback) Erina
    That'll just boost the chances of
    the members who come after!
[10:47] (Flashback) Erina
    That is our strategy to get
    through this Team Shokugeki!
[10:52] Erina
    This loss wasn't in vain.
[10:55] Erina
    It actually gives us great hope.
[10:58] Erina
    We still have our solidarity.
[11:02] Sec
    Yeah, we still have a chance!
[11:04] Niku
    We haven't lost all hope!
[11:06] Isshiki
    She's still heading toward
    victory without wavering.
[11:09] Isshi
    Looks like she's starting
    to act like a leader.
[11:13] Kuga
    Ugh, talk about depressing! I seriously
    thought I was going to win!
[11:17] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin!
[11:19] Kuga
    I'm tired! Massage my shoulders!
[11:20] Soma
    You got it!
[11:22] Kuga
    Wipe my sweat.
[11:22] Soma
    You got it!
[11:23] Kuga
    I'm thirsty. Get me some tea.
[11:25] Kuga
    Hurry it up.
[11:26] Soma
    You got it!
[11:27] Soma
    This is the green tea Tsukasa-senpai made!
[11:37] (Flashback) Tsuka
    You truly have changed, Kuga.
[11:40] (Flashback) Tsuka
    I respect that.
[11:42] Kuga
    Well, at least I got to see
    Tsukassan look troubled,
[11:45] Kuga
    and I managed to annoy them,
[11:48] Kusa
    so I guess I can accept that.
[11:51] Tsuka
    Yukihira...
[11:52] Tsuka
    I'll probably skip out on tomorrow,
    in order to get back into top condition.
[11:57] Tsuka
    If you still want to fight me,
[11:59] Tsuka
    you might want to skip out on tomorrow
    as well, to better your chances.
[12:03] Soma
    Nope!
[12:04] Soma
    I'll be appearing tomorrow.
[12:06] Soma
    We came here to win as a team.
[12:09] Soma
    My job right now is to pass the
    baton to Isshiki-senpai and Nakiri
[12:13] Soma
    by causing as much of a ruckus as I can
    and chipping away at your numbers.
[12:18] Soma
    Isn't that right, guys?
[12:19] Taku
    Yeah.
[12:20] Megu
    Yup!
[12:21] Soma
    So...
[12:22] Soma
    I'm just gonna come out and say this right now.
[12:24] Soma
    We first-years are the ones who are
    gonna wreak havoc in the third bout.
[12:28] Soma
    Let's have some fun!
[12:31] Rindo
    Don't hate us if all three of you
    go down tomorrow, Yukihira Soma.
[12:35] Soma
    Right back atcha, Senpai!
[12:37] Soma
    By the way, wouldn't things
    go faster if we just decided
[12:40] Soma
    on the battle cards for tomorrow right now?
[12:46] Eizan
    Mimasaka...
[12:49] Eizan
    That was too bad.
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    Totsuki Resort Hotel Chain "The Snowy Moon"
[13:01] Buns
    I didn't get any sleep at all.
[13:04] Ryoko
    Yeah... Even though we're not the
    ones who should be nervous.
[13:08] Buns
    I wonder if Takumicchi is nervous, too.
[13:10] Buns
    He's just been quietly standing there.
[13:12] Isa
    Don't worry.
[13:13] Isa
    That's just what he looks like when
    he's concentrating in the kitchen.
[13:17] Buns
    Oh, I see. Guess you guys really are twins!
[13:19] Ryoko
    Where's Megumi?
[13:20] Niku
    She's trying to distract herself
    from her own nerves.
[13:25] Sec
    Yes, follow through with that stroke!
[13:27] Sec
    Visualize using your elbow
     rather than your wrist.
[13:29] Ryoko
    She actually looks even more nervous now.
[13:33] Yuki
    Yeah...
[13:34] Niku
    The other one should probably
    be a little more worried.
[13:38] Soma
    Man, the hotel breakfast was great!
[13:41] Soma
    Hokkaido's totally awesome.
[13:43] Haya
    How did I get stuck playing with you guys?
[13:46] Kuro
    You're holding on to the queen of
    diamonds, aren't you, milady?
[13:50] Alice
    Whatever do you mean?
[13:51] Niku
    Um, Erina-sama, should you be doing this?
[13:54] Erina
    What? Oh, well, it's better than everyone
    panicking from being too nervous.
[14:00] Erina
    Alice! I don't think you
    should play that card yet!
[14:03] Alice
    What the heck? Shut up, Erina!
[14:05] Niku
    I'm pretty sure Erina-sama wanted
    to play with them, too...
[14:05] Alice/Erina
    Rawr! Rawr! Rawr! Rawr! Rawr! Rawr!
[14:09] Alice
    You're not going to play cards, Miss Secretary?
[14:11] Sec
    Huh? Er, no!
[14:12] Sec
    I failed in the exams... I have no
    right to partake in any amusement.
[14:16] Alice
    You're the only one who's
    still upset about that.
[14:26] Soma
    Heh. I'm out.
[14:30] Kuro
    One more time, Yukihira!
[14:32] Haya
    Stop putting that stupid bandana on.
[14:34] Soma
    I think it's about time.
[14:41] Soma
    Are you all alone, Momo-senpai?
    Where are the others?
[14:44] Momo
    So-myan and Etsu-nyan already
    left for the venue.
SIGN    So-myan
SIGN    Etsu-nyan
[14:48] Soma
    So-myan and Etsu-nyan?
[14:50] Taku
    What about Tsukasa-senpai
    and Kobayashi-senpai?
[14:52] Momo
    They're still resting in their rooms.
[14:54] Momo
    In order to recover as fast as possible.
[14:59] Soma
    Is Saito-senpai okay?
[15:01] Momo
    Well, So-myan...
[15:03] Momo
    did mizugori last night and this morning.
[15:05] Momo
    That apparently took care of his fatigue.
[15:07] Soma
    He threw cold water on himself?
[15:08] Taku
    In the dead of winter? In Hokkaido?
[15:11] Taku
    I'm pretty sure that would
    just worsen his condition...
[15:13] Momo
    So-myan's just fine, Taku-myan.
[15:16] Taku
    Taku-myan?
SIGN    Taku-myan
[15:17] Momo
    That's the nickname I just gave you.
[15:20] Momo
    I really love cute things.
[15:22] Momo
    And sweets are the cutest of all foods.
[15:27] Momo
    That's why I became a pâtissier.
[15:29] Momo
    So when I want to refer to someone,
    I want to do it in a cute way.
[15:33] Momo
    Taku-myan, Isa-myan, and Niku-myan.
SIGN    Taku-myan
SIGN    Isa-myan
SIGN    Niku-myan
SIGN    Myan
[15:37] Momo
    It's really nice that your names
    end in "mi." It's really cute.
SIGN    Teru-nyan
SIGN    Kuga Terunori
[15:41] Momo
    Teru-nyan also has an "n" in
    his name, so I can use "nyan."
[15:44] Momo
    I like that a lot.
[15:46] Momo
    I like your name, too. It's Soma,
    so it also has an "m" sound.
[15:50] Momo
    I can use "myan" since your name has
    the "m" sound, so you're So-myan.
[15:53] Momo
    Aw, but then you'd be the
    same as our So-myan.
SIGN    So-myan
[15:57] Momo
    So you'll be Yuki-hyan.
[15:58] Soma
    Hyan?
SIGN    Yuki-hyan
[15:59] Megu
    Akanegakubo-senpai sure is talking a lot today.
SIGN    "Hyan"
[16:00] Soma
    Is "hyan" actually cute?
[16:01] Momo
    Yup, but just barely.
SIGN    "Just barely"
[16:03] Isshi
    She's pretty shy for a while
    when you first meet her,
[16:04] Soma
    Ah, just barely...
[16:06] Isshi
    but once she gets used to you,
    she's a senpai that loves to talk.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
[16:10] Isshi
    Though she likes admiring cute things,
[16:13] Isshi
    which also means she's looking down on you.
[16:17] Isshi
    She only gives those nicknames to
    those she considers beneath her.
[16:24] Momo
    Aw... Bucchi's tummy is full of student IDs.
    It makes him really heavy.
[16:32] Momo
    So heavy.
[16:33] Momo
    So heavy!
[16:37] Momo
    Oh, yeah, Megu-myan...
[16:39] Momo
    Good luck today.
[16:41] Megu
    Th-Thanks...
[16:45] Girl
    Test, test, mic test...
[16:48] Girl
    Today is a sunny day.
[16:50] Saito
    Were you able to rest well last night, Eizan?
[16:53] Saito
    Our opponents may be underclassmen,
    but they are formidable.
[16:55] Saito
    Let us face their challenge in high spirits.
[16:58] Eizan
    Yeah, my spirits are plenty high,
     and I'm raring to go.
[17:03] Eizan
    I'm ready to murder that bastard.
[17:06] Saito
    Are you that worried about the
    match you drew yesterday?
[17:09] eizan
    Well, I was planning on crushing Yukihira.
[17:14] Saito
    Those are the matches they chose.
    Our opponents are our juniors.
[17:17] Saito
    Letting them choose is a part of bushido.
[17:20] Eizan
    I'll just use this rage on
    who I'm up against today.
[17:24] Momo
    So-myan...
[17:26] Momo
    Make sure you win, okay?
[17:28] Saito
    You too, Akanegakubo.
[17:30] Girl
    Good morning, everyone!
[17:33] Girl
    Urara's super happy again today!
SIGN    Tee-
SIGN    Hee
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[17:37] girl
    The first card of the th-th-th-third bout!
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
[17:40] Girl
    Despite being from a dumpy
    diner and having no right to be
[17:43] Girl
    at Totsuki in the first place,
[17:45] Girl
    this annoying jerk managed
    to get this far.
[17:49] Girl
    His opponent is the last
    samurai of the modern age.
[17:52] Girl
    The sushi chef who swore
    fealty to Central!
[17:55] Girl
    Crush the rebel scum!
SIGN    Saito Somei
[17:58] ---
    Saito Somei versus Yukihira Soma!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[18:02] Girl
    As for the theme for the first match...
[18:06] Buns
    Yukihira!
[18:08] Buns
    Don't you dare do what you did last time...
[18:10] Niku
    ...and pull your opponent's
    signature dish!
SIGN    Soba
[18:14] Soma
    Good point.
SIGN    Sushi
[18:19] Soma
    Huh?
SIGN    Butter
[18:22] Girl
    He got butter.
[18:23] Sec
    Butter?
[18:23] Glasses
    He pulled butter for a sushi
    chef like Saito Somei?
[18:27] Buns
    This might've actually been a good pull.
[18:29] Ryoko
    Yeah! He might not be unlucky this time.
[18:32] Saito
    Ah, butter...
[18:34] Satio
    Then I shall make kaisendon.
[18:37] Buns
    What?! Kaisendon with butter?
[18:40] Niku
    Is that a thing?
[18:41] Soma
    What a coincidence. I'm planning
    on a rice dish myself.
SIGN    Diner
    Yukihira
[18:45] Soma
    I am from a diner, after all.
SIGN    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
[18:49] Girl
    Next up, the second match!
[18:51] Girl
    Born and raised in Italy,
    and in Japan now.
[18:55] Girl
    Do his blue eyes see his own destruction?
[18:59] Girl
    His opponent is the ghost
    of money and gourmet!
[19:03] Girl
    He's made countless chefs bend
    at the knee with his power.
[19:07] Ura
    Eizan Etsuya versus Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[19:12] Ura
    What theme are they going to pull?
SIGN    Beef
[19:15] Ura
    Beef!
[19:17] Isa
    Heck yeah! That's a great ingredient
    for Italian cuisine, bro!
[19:21] Niku
    Way to go, Aldini!
[19:23] Taku
    Well, hello there, Eizan Etsuya-senpai.
[19:26] Taku
    I have to thank you for everything you
    did for me at the Autumn Elections.
SIGN    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[19:31] Ura
    And now for the third match!
[19:34] Ura
    Western sweets, Japanese sweets,
    anything goes!
[19:36] Ura
    The professional sweets maker,
    Akanegakubo Momo!
[19:41] Ura
    And what's this? The student who just
    about got expelled six months ago!
[19:46] Ura
    They put Tadokoro Megumi
    up against her!
[19:49] Ura
    Are they just throwing this match away?
[19:52] Ura
    As for the theme...
SIGN    Apples
[19:54] Ura
    The classic winter fruit!
[19:56] Ura
    Apples!
[19:58] Sec
    Apples?
[19:59] Glasses
    That'd give her a lot of options.
[20:01] Glasses
    Normally, that'd be a good pull, but...
[20:04] Niku
    Her opponent is the sole
    pâtissier in the Elite Ten.
[20:06] Yuki
    That's a perfect theme for sweets!
[20:09] Ryoko
    If the theme was veggies, Megumi would
     be able to use her specialty!
[20:12] Momo
    We got apples.
[20:14] Momo
    So, Bucchi, what should we make?
[20:17] Momo
    I'll make a super-duper-cute dish
[20:20] Momo
    that'll be so cute, it'll beat our enemy.
[20:24] Momo
    Let's do our best.
[20:27] Soma
    Okay, let's do this.
[20:30] Taku
    Yes. Let's give it our all.
[20:32] Taku
    Are you all right, Tadokoro-san?
[20:34] Megu
    Yeah, somewhat...
SIGN    Charm for Academic Success
[20:37] Megu
    No, I'm going to do this!
[20:39] Eri
    Everyone.
[20:50] Eri
    Do your best out there,
[20:52] Eri
    everyone.
[20:54] Ura
    The difference in abilities
    is clear in this third bout!
[20:58] Ura
    Let the preparations begin!
SIGN    Shokugeki
[21:03] Saito
    Yukihira Soma, I'm not going to hold back.
[21:08] Soma
    Bring it on!
[21:10] Momo
    I wonder if Yuki-hyan and the
    others really understand
[21:13] Momo
    that they're in a lot of trouble.
[21:16] Eizan
    If you guys get stomped here,
    that'll leave only two rebels.
[21:21] Soma
    That goes for you, as well.
[21:24] Soma
    If you three get wiped out,
    you'll only have the exhausted two left.
[21:28] Eizan
    Keep dreaming.
[21:30] Eizan
    Don't think the same
    thing will happen again.
[21:33] Isshiki
    This might end up being the
    most important battle.
[21:35] Isshiki
    Who's going to get the checkmate?
[21:38] Isshiki
    That'll be up to the dishes Soma-kun
    and the other first-years present.
[21:43] Soma
    Hey, Senpais,
[21:46] Soma
    you probably shouldn't underestimate
    us first-years like that.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Aim for Victory!
[23:35] Megu
    Coach! I'mma do my best!
[23:38] Megu
    Coach?

4 - Aim for Victory!

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Four
[00:04] Megu
    I feel like I'mma get lost in here!
[00:06] Taku
    They built such a massive food storage
    facility right next to the venue...
[00:10] Taku
    I guess that's Totsuki Academy for you.
[00:12] Taku
    They even have several specialty ingredients.
[00:15] Megu
    Wow...
[00:16] Soma
    Hey, you two. They've got
    really great vegetables here!
[00:20] Soma
    First come, first served!
[00:22] Taku
    Should you really sound like you're
    on a fun shopping trip right now?
[00:25] Megu
    Um... The ingredients I'm looking for are...
[00:28] Eizan
    Move. You're in my way.
[00:30] Megu
    I'm so sorry!
[00:33] Eizan
    Hey, Elder Aldini,
    could you not glare at me?
[00:37] Taku
    Oh, I do apologize.
    But I need to give it my all.
[00:42] Taku
    I have the honor of going head-to-head
    with such an esteemed senpai.
[00:45] Eizan
    That's not what your eyes
    are saying, you first-year brat.
[00:48] Momo
    Etsu-nyan, could you grab that for me?
[00:51] Eizan
    Just get it yourself!
[00:53] Momo
    That's not easy when I'm so small.
[00:55] Momo
    Oh, push my cart for me, too.
[00:57] Momo
    I'm too busy carrying Bucchi.
[01:00] Eizan
    I'm pretty sure if you just
    threw that plushie into the cart,
[01:03] Eizan
    it'd free up your hands.
[01:05] Momo
    I believe you meant "Bucchi," not "plushie.”
[01:07] Eizan
    Right...
[01:08] Momo
    Bucchi's full, so he's really heavy right now.
[01:12] Eizan
    Oh, right. All the student IDs
    are inside that plushie.
[01:15] Momo
    "Bucchi."
[01:17] Eizan
    Right.
[01:17] Momo
    I'm counting on you, Etsu-nyan.
[01:25] Megu
    Wow, there are so many varieties of weak flour.
[01:29] Momo
    If you're going to make a sponge cake,
    I recommend the one on the very right.
[01:34] Megu
    Th-Thank you very much.
[01:36] Momo
    It's no problem. You're my
     cute little kohai, after all,
[01:40] Momo
    Megu-myan.
[01:42] (Flashback) Isshi
    She likes admiring cute things,
[01:44] (Flashback) Isshi
    which also means she's looking down on you.
[01:48] (Flashback) Isshi
    She only gives those nicknames to
    those she considers beneath her.
[01:57] Megu
    Calm down. It's okay.
[02:00] Megu
    I trained so hard with them on the
    Tsukikage on the way to Rebun Island...
[02:05] Megu
    With amazing chefs like

    Joichiro-san and Chef Dojima.
[02:10] Megu
    And...
[02:12] (Flashback) Shi
    Hey, slowpoke.
[02:14] (Flashback) Shi
    Looks like you're still
    managing to survive Totsuki.
[02:17] (Flashback) Megu
    Ch...
[02:19] (Flashback) Megu
    Chef Shinomiya!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[03:54] Girl
    The th-th-th-th-third bout!
SIGN    Aim for Victory!
[03:57] Girl
    While the chefs are in
    the food storage facility,
[04:00] Girl
    we're gonna review the match lineup!
[04:03] Girl
    The first match is the Totsuki Elite Ten's
     Fourth Seat, sushi chef Saito Somei, versus
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Fourth Seat
    Saito Somei
[04:08] Girl
    the son of a diner owner, Yukihira Soma.
SIGN    Rebel
    Yukihira Soma
[04:10] Girl
    And their theme is...
[04:12] Girl
    Butter!
SIGN    Butter
[04:14] Girl
    The second match:
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Seventh Seat
    Eizan Etsuya
[04:15] Girl
    Totsuki Elite Ten's Seventh Seat,
     the Alchemist, Eizan Etsuya versus
[04:19] Girl
    the Italian-born Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Rebel
    Takumi Aldini
[04:21] Girl
    Their theme is...
[04:23] Girl
    Beef!
SIGN    Beef
[04:31] Doji
    I thought you'd left, Shinomiya.
[04:34] Shino
    I have some time to kill before my flight.
[04:38] Girl
    And lastly, the third match:
[04:40] Girl
    The Totsuki Elite Ten's Third Seat,
    pâtissier Akanegakubo Momo, versus
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
    Akanegakubo Momo
[04:44] Girl
    the almost-expelled, good-for-nothing
     student, Tadokoro Megumi!
SIGN    Rebel
    Tadokoro Megumi
[04:48] Girl
    Their theme is...
[04:50] Girl
    Apples!
SIGN    Apples
[04:51] Doji
    There you have it.
[04:52] Doji
    Now, how is Tadokoro-kun going to fight?
[04:56] Guy
    She had...
[04:58] Guy
    ...Shinomiya Kojiro train her?!
[04:59] Erina
    Yes. Chef Shinomiya accepted
    Chef Dojima's invitation and joined us.
[05:04] Buns
    What's with that extravagant lineup?
[05:06] Haya
    He actually managed to get the
    Magician of Légumes here.
[05:09] Haya
    You can tell how serious
    Chef Dojima is about this.
[05:11] Alice
    I guess we're going to see
    her progress in this Shokugeki.
[05:14] Erina
    Yes, absolutely.
[05:20] (Flashback) Doji
    Up until yesterday,
[05:22] (Flashback) Doji
    you worked hard to strengthen your
    teamwork through mock battles,
[05:26] (Flashback) Doji
    but during the Team Shokugeki,
[05:28] (Flashback) Doji
    there will be times when you need
    to be able to fight on your own.
[05:33] (Flashback) Doji
    What we're about to do is
    boost your individual strengths.
[05:37] (Flashback) Doji
    For today, Joichiro will take Yukihira Soma.
[05:41] (Flashback) Doji
    I'll take Aldini-kun.
[05:43] (Flashback) Doji
    Senzaemon-dono will oversee Nakiri-kun.
[05:46] (Flashback) Doji
    And as for Tadokoro-kun...
[05:52] (Flashback) Shino
    So, uh... Yeah...
[05:54] (Flashback) Shino
    Let's have you show me what you can do.
[05:57] (Flashback) Shino
    Make a dish.
[06:00] (Flashback) Megu
    Um, so, uh...
[06:03] (Flashback) Shino
    I'm saying that I'll be training you personally,
[06:08] (Flashback) Shino
    Tadokoro Megumi.
[06:12] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey! It's Master Shinomiya!
[06:14] (Flashback) Taku
    Chef Shinomiya, who won
    the French Pluspol award?
[06:17] (Flashback) Erina
    But Tadokoro-san is acting strange.
[06:20] (Flashback) Soma
    Could it be that...
[06:23] (Flashback) Shino
    You're fired.
[06:24] (Flashback) Soma
    She's remembering what happened at the
    training camp and freaking out?
[06:29] (Flashback) Shino
    Hurry up and make me a dish!
[06:31] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Yes, sir?!
[06:36] (Flashback) Megu
    This isn't salt, it's sugar...
[06:38] (Flashback) Shino
    Are you a total novice at cooking?!
[06:40] (Flashback) Shino
    You could do more than
    this at the training camp!
[06:43] (Flashback) Megu
    I-I-I-I-I'm sorry!
[06:45] (Flashback) Erina
    She's completely stiff from nerves.
[06:47] (Flashback) Soma
    I think Master Shinomiya
    being here might've backfired.
[06:50] (Flashback) Taku
    Don't be so honest.
[06:53] (Flashback) Megu
    Person... Person... Person...
[06:56] (Flashback) Doji
    So you're going to give up, too?
[06:58] (Flashback) Shino
    Did you come here to mock me, Dojima-san?
[07:02] (Flashback) Doji
    Still, I'm surprised, Shinomiya.
[07:05] (Flashback) Shino
    About what?
[07:06] (Flashback) Doji
    I didn't think you'd be so willing
    to help with this training.
[07:11] (Flashback) Doji
    Were you also concerned with
    where Totsuki is going?
[07:14] (Flashback) Shino
    Not really. I could care less
    about the Azami administration.
[07:19] (Flashback) Shino
    Central, was it?
[07:21] (Flashback) Shino
    My place won't have
    anything to do with them,
[07:24] (Flashback) Shino
    nor will we cater to his wishes.
[07:26] (Flashback) Shino
    I just did this on a whim.
[07:29] Shino
    That's right. It was just on a whim.
[07:31] Shino
    "I might be the next to lead someone."
[07:35] Shino
    When I thought about that,
[07:37] Shino
    the first things to come to mind
    were the faces of Yukihira Soma...
[07:40] Shino
    and her.
[07:43] (Flashback) Shino
    Tadokoro Megumi!
[07:45] (Flashback) Shino
    You need guts! If you're a
    true chef, show some guts!
[07:49] (Flashback) Taku
    Seriously? He's going to start
    spewing stuff like that right now?
[07:52] (Flashback) Soma
    Yeah, this ain't gonna work!
[07:54] (Flashback) Shino
    You need to grow up, you country bumpkin!
[07:58] (Flashback) Shino
    Is that all you've got?!
[08:05] Megu
    N-No!
[08:06] Shino
    In that case, try to endure my training!
[08:10] Shino
    Take the frustration, sweat, and tears,
    and smash them into that ball!
SIGN    Aim for the Smash!
[08:13] (Flashback) Megu
    So cool!
[08:15] Coach
    Now... Aim for victory!
SIGN    Whoooosh
SIGN    Coach...!
SIGN    Victory!
SIGN    7 Years Ago
[08:22] (Flashback) Megu
    Okay... I won't lose, Coach Shinomiya!
[08:27] (Flashback) Megu
    I won't get discouraged anymore!
[08:28] (Flashback) Megu
    Hit me with another one!
[08:30] (Flashback) Shino
    Uh... Okay!
[08:32] (Flashback) Shino
    We're gonna catch you right up!
[08:34] (Flashback) Megu
    Right, Coach! I'll give it a try!
[08:38] (Flashback) Soma
    What's this about a coach?
[08:40] (Flashback) Doji
    Tadokoro-kun's approach toward vegetables
[08:42] (Flashback) Doji
    has the potential to grow with the help
    of Shinomiya, who also specializes
SIGN    Magician of Légumes
[08:46] (Flashback) Doji
    in vegetable cuisine.
[08:49] (Flashback) Doji
    If I were to give them a name...
[08:52] (Flashback) Doji
    It'd be the Légume Duo.
SIGN    The Legume Duo!!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
    Akanegakubo Momo
SIGN    Rebel
    Tadokoro Megumi
[08:55] Megu
    I'm going to try to use everything I learned
[08:58] Megu
    from Coach Shinomiya in this match.
[09:00] Megu
    For the sake of our victory!
[09:02] Girl
    The chefs have returned
    from the food storage facility!
[09:06] Girl
    It's finally time to start cooking!
[09:08] Soma
    All right, everyone gather round!
[09:13] Soma
    So I want to concentrate
    on richness and sweetness
[09:16] Soma
    for my dish, and bring out
    all of the butter's flavor.
[09:19] Taku
    In that case,
[09:21] Taku
    you need follow up with something
    that has a clean aftertaste.
[09:24] Taku
    Yuzu... Actually, apples are perfect for that.
[09:27] Megu
    Okay. I should be able to support you, then.
[09:30] Megu
    Also, Takumi-kun, I have a favor
    to ask, if you don't mind.
[09:33] Guy
    So all three of them...
[09:35] Guy
    ...are going to try to support one another!
[09:37] Isa
    They're going to attempt something
    far more difficult than
[09:40] Isa
    Mimasaka-kun supporting Kuga-senpai.
[09:43] All
    Yeah!
[09:44] Erina
    This is the biggest reason I sent
    those three out in the third bout.
[09:49] Erina
    They did so many mock battles
    on the Tsukikage.
[09:52] Erina
    That should bring out not only their
    individual strengths, but their teamwork.
[09:56] Erina
    Now, go!
[09:58] Erina
    Show them that my direction is perfect!
[10:01] Kuro
    Miss Erina's starting to act like Miss Alice.
[10:05] Alice
    What are you saying, Ryo-kun?
[10:13] Buns
    Takumi's amazing!
[10:14] Ryoko
    He thinly sliced the ginger perfectly!
[10:16] Isami
    Those are the skills Big Bro
    picked up during his Stagiaire.
[10:22] Isami
    The aroma of ginger...
[10:24] Isami
    The thinner and more uniformly you slice it,
[10:26] Isami
    the more you can spread the aroma
    throughout the whole dish.
[10:29] Megu
    I'll beat the eggs, then carefully
    add some Wasanbon sugar,
[10:33] Megu
    which has a mild, gentle sweetness,
    so it won't foam up.
[10:36] Megu
    I'll also add some honey and mirin,
[10:38] Megu
    and then...
[10:40] Taku
    Tadokoro-san, here's some weak
    flour that's already been measured.
[10:43] Taku
    I took care of it while
    I was working on my dish.
[10:45] Megu
    Thanks!
[10:46] Taku
    And this.
[10:47] Megu
    Thanks!
[10:48] Soma
    Here ya go, Takumi! I made sure
    they were all the same size.
[10:51] Soma
    Be sure to check them.
[10:52] Taku
    Grazie, Yukihira!
[10:53] Megu
    Soma-kun, it'll be just a little
    longer for what you asked for.
[10:57] Soma
    Got it!
[10:57] Soma
    Thanks!
[10:59] Blonde
    I feel as though I'm watching
    experienced chefs in a kitchen
[11:02] Blonde
    who don't miss a beat after
     years of working together.
[11:04] Shades
    By supporting each other even
    though they don't have much time,
[11:07] Shades
    tasks that would be impossible
    for individuals become possible
[11:09] Shades
    because they're working as a group.
[11:10] Anne
    Their teamwork might put the
    Elite Ten at a disadvantage.
[11:15] Isa
    Big Bro! Yukihira-kun!
[11:18] Isa
    Tadokoro-san! You've got this!
[11:20] Guy
    Yeah!
[11:21] Guy
    Kick the Elite Ten's asses!
[11:24] Girl
    Calm the hell down, rebel scum!
[11:28] Girl
    All their asses are gonna be expelled anyway!
[11:32] Guy
    Man, she curses like a sailor.
[11:33] Guy
    You seem to be increasingly short-tempered.
[11:39] Haya
    This aroma...
[11:40] Haya
    It's coming from Akanegakubo Momo's pot.
[11:44] Megu
    Wait, what's this?
[11:48] Girl
    Now, let us see both sides bring out
[11:51] Girl
    the true beauty of the apples with their dish!
[11:55] Guy
    Wait, from just the scent alone?
[11:57] Guy
    Kawashima Urara's malicious side disappeared!
[12:01] Buns
    She's somehow becoming more elegant again?!
[12:03] Ryoko
    What could she possibly be making in that pot?
[12:08] Momo
    Everyone's going to be entranced
    by my exquisite sweets.
[12:13] Momo
    Right, Bucchi?
[12:23] Girl
    Oh, I've been such a
    crude woman up until now.
[12:28] Girl
    From now on, I'm going to become a new me!
[12:31] Girl
    Good morning, little birdies!
    May I sing along with you?
[12:37] Soma
    She seems to be hallucinating something
    really weird. Is she gonna be okay?
[12:40] Momo
    Okay, Bucchi. Now for the finishing touches.
[12:49] Isami
    She's finishing up her dish...
[12:51] Ryoko
    ...at an incredible speed!
[12:57] Momo
    Okay, I'm done.
[12:59] Guy
    Wait, she's done?
[13:01] Guy
    The heck is that?
[13:02] Buns
    What's going on?
[13:04] Kuro
    A bouquet of roses...
[13:06] Alice
    Is this some kind of performance?
[13:08] Haya
    No...
[13:08] Shades
    At first glance, it looks like roses,
    but when you take a closer look...
[13:12] Blonde
    Every single rose sits atop a pie crust.
[13:15] Anne
    These roses must be sweets made with apples.
[13:21] Blonde
    This gorgeous yet elegant scent...
[13:24] Shades
    I feel like I'm in a dream.
[13:29] Buns
    Even the judges...
[13:30] Ryoko
    ...are reacting to the scent alone!
[13:31] Momo
    Welcome to my world.
[13:34] Momo
    Enjoy every bite.
[13:37] Momo
    Love...
[13:38] Anne
    Amazing!
[13:39] Anne
    The aroma leaves my nose
    blossoming into flowers,
[13:42] Anne
    and the crisp texture of the apples
    entertains my mouth to no end.
[13:45] Blonde
    This is damask rose!
[13:46] Soma
    Damask... rose? Oh, so it's made with roses.
[13:50] Momo
    Yes, like this one. It's one
    of my favorite flowers.
[13:54] Momo
    It smells so nice.
[13:56] Anne
    The rose known to have the
    most elegant fragrance,
[13:59] Anne
    also known as the queen of roses.
[14:02] Anne
    Queen Cleopatra loved these roses
[14:04] Anne
    and put them in her bath so
    she could enjoy their scent.
[14:08] Guy
    So they're apple sweets with
    the scent of roses in them.
[14:11] Guy
    Of course it's delicious!
[14:13] Hayama
    Despite having a scent that strong
    infused in it, it didn't fall apart.
[14:17] Kuro
    Yeah, to make the scent that strong,
    you'd have to reduce the whole thing,
[14:17] Alice
    Yup... Yup... Yup... Yup...
[14:20] Kuro
    but simmering would turn the apples to mush.
[14:23] Momo
    I didn't simmer them.
[14:25] Momo
    I just let the apples soak
    up the roses' scent.
[14:28] Momo
    It is a lot of work, though.
[14:30] Momo
    After I gently wash the
    damask rose petals in water,
[14:34] Momo
    I toss them all into the pot.
[14:37] Momo
    That's how I make a really sweet,
     pink rose syrup.
[14:41] Momo
    I slice up the apples really thin,
[14:43] Momo
    and lightly heat them up in an
    extract of boiled apple peels.
[14:46] Momo
    Then I add the rose syrup.
[14:49] Momo
    Then I leave them alone for several minutes.
[14:52] Momo
    That way, the rose's delicate
    pink color and wonderful scent
[14:56] Momo
    permeate throughout the apple slices.
[14:59] Momo
    Just boiling them down isn't very queenly.
[15:03] Momo
    An elegant and relaxed bath is
    much more fitting for a queen.
[15:07] Momo
    I call this lovely dish of
    mine the Queen's Apple Tart.
SIGN    Queen's Apple Tart
[15:14] Momo
    This basket is made out
    of bread, so it's edible, too.
[15:18] Momo
    It's so cute. Oh, so cute.
[15:22] Kuro
    This reminds me of the Momiji Meet-and-Greet.
[15:24] Hayama
    The sweets she made then also
    brought out the best of the apples.
[15:29] Shades
    Letting the apples slowly
    soak in the rose syrup...
[15:31] Shades
    That actually takes a huge amount of
    very delicate and masterful technique.
[15:35] Blonde
    If she couldn't correctly determine
    the temperature of the water,
[15:37] Blonde
    she wouldn't be able to make a pure syrup.
[15:39] Shades
    Not a smidgen of the ingredient's
    flavor can escape.
[15:42] Shades
    As a result, the apple's original sweetness
[15:44] Shades
    and gentle tartness become
    the base of the flavor.
[15:47] Blonde
    She reduced the apple peels' syrup
[15:49] Blonde
    and brushed that on to bring out
    the color and shine of the roses.
[15:52] Anne
    Her sense of artistry also extends
    to her plating and presentation.
[15:56] Anne
    It was as though she stepped
    out of a fairy tale.
[15:59] Blonde
    Yes... She is truly
[16:01] Blonde
    a character straight out of a fairy tale!
[16:04] Shades
    She is a fairy godmother who cast a spell
[16:07] Shades
    on such a simple ingredient,
    turning it into a princess!
[16:10] Anne
    Everyone who consumes her sweets...
[16:14] All
    ...becomes a citizen of her fairy tale land!
[16:18] Blonde
    How wonderful...
[16:19] Blonde
    Her magic has seeped all the way
    into the depths of our hearts.
[16:23] Shades
    Could any dish possibly beat that?
[16:30] Soma
    Tadokoro...
[16:36] Megu
    Thank you for waiting. Please enjoy.
[16:40] Ryoko
    Akanegakubo-senpai's dish was
    literally an elegant bouquet of roses.
[16:43] Guy
    We need a dish that packs
    a punch to match her!
[16:46] Buns
    Knock it out of the park, Megumi!
[16:48] Guy
    What's the dish she came up with?
SIGN    Totsuki
[16:53] All
    A dorayaki?!
[16:54] Guy
    Miss Plain Jane...
[16:56] Ryoko
    How fitting of Megumi.
[16:58] Buns
    She definitely lost in the
    extravagant visuals department.
[17:00] Guy
    No, what matters is the flavor!
    It all comes down to the flavor!
[17:04] Anne
    Let us begin the deliberations.
[17:07] Anne
    The inside has shiroan, white bean paste,
[17:08] Anne
    and mixed with that are
    diced chunks of apple.
[17:11] Blonde
    Oh... I'm being embraced in the
    apples' juicy and elegant aroma.
[17:16] Blonde
    But at the moment, both the visuals
    and the aroma of the apple tart
[17:21] Blonde
    are still far superior.
[17:22] Shades
    I wouldn't say that. Dorayaki has
    an 800-year history in Japan.
[17:27] Shades
    Sandwiching the filling between two cakes
[17:29] Shades
    is said to have been influenced
    by Western pancakes.
[17:32] Shades
    How fascinating on a cultural level!
[17:34] Blonde
    Oh, that's right. You like that sort of thing.
[17:37] Shades
    Now, then...
[17:46] Blonde
    Histoire?
[17:47] Megu
    Love!
[17:52] Blonde
    Wasanbon sugar, honey, and tofu
    make up the smooth, silky cakes
[17:57] Blonde
    that gently caress our lips.
[17:59] Shades
    The mellow flavor spreads
    across my tongue like fireworks,
[18:02] Shades
    lighting up and exploding!
[18:05] Shades
    The mild tartness of the apples
[18:07] Shades
    gently fades away.
[18:09] Anne
    The delicious flavors spreading in my mouth
[18:11] Anne
    almost feel like they're going
    directly to my brain.
[18:14] Anne
    The moist richness of these cakes
    packs that much of a punch.
[18:19] Shades
    The greatest secret behind this flavor is
[18:21] Shades
    what's spread on the inside of the cakes...
[18:23] Shades
    The apple butter!
[18:26] Shades
    Just as the name suggests,
    it's grated apple, lemon juice, and sugar
[18:31] Shades
    added to melted butter.
[18:33] Shades
    The fruits' original flavors
    harmonize with the butter,
[18:36] Shades
    giving it acidity, saltiness, and richness!
[18:40] Blonde
    But in order to make this correctly,
[18:42] Blonde
    you need to perfectly blend these
    two totally different ingredients
[18:45] Blonde
    together and emulsify them.
SIGN    Oil
SIGN    Water
[18:48] Blonde
    It's rather similar to attempting
    to mix oil with water.
[18:52] Anne
    Even professionals have difficulty
    bringing out the butter's smooth shine
[18:55] Anne
    without letting it separate.
[18:56] Anne
    This requires a rather
    specific cooking technique.
[19:00] Megu
    Yes. I used monter au beurre,
[19:03] Megu
    a French cooking technique.
[19:08] Shino
    The key to victory
[19:09] Shino
    is to instantly determine the true
    deliciousness of your ingredients.
[19:13] (Flashback) Shino
    Then you need to also build up
    those flavors in a masterful way.
[19:17] (Flashback) Shino
    What you need is knowledge and skill.
[19:19] (Flashback) Shino
    What I'm about to show you
    is one of those skills:
[19:22] (Flashback) Shino
    monter au beurre.
[19:24] (Flashback) Shino
    Though I'm not sure if
    you'll be able to master it
[19:26] (Flashback) Shino
    in the few days we have until the Shokugeki.
SIGN    Can you master it...?
[19:30] Shino
    Can you master it?
[19:33] Shino
    Aim for victory!
SIGN    Aim for victory!
[19:35] (Flashback) Megu
    I'll get through it!
[19:38] (Flashback) Megu
    Please teach me, Coach!
[19:41] (Flashback) Shino
    You're too slow, slowpoke!
    It's already separating!
[19:44] (Flashback) Megu
    I-I-I'm sorry!
[19:46] (Flashback) Shino
    After taking it off the heat,
    you need to gently stir it!
[19:48] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Yes, sir!
[19:49] (Flashback) Shino
    Hey! You haven't reduced
    all the liquid yet!
[19:52] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Yes, sir!
[19:53] (Flashback) Shino
    Don't make me keep repeating myself.
    You need to be faster, slowpoke.
[19:56] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Y-Yes, sir!
[20:02] All
    Expulsion, expulsion, expulsion, expulsion...
[20:07] Shino
    Aim for victory...
[20:11] (Flashback) Megu
    Yes, sir. Please show me
    one more time, coach!
[20:14] (Flashback) Shino
    S-Sure... Good grief.
[20:18] Shino
    Out of all the people I've taught,
[20:21] Shino
    you are by far the slowest.
[20:25] Shino
    You're slow, but...
[20:27] Shino
    You are in no way a fool.
[20:31] Blonde
    An incredible amount of deliciousness
    is shaking up my heart!
[20:34] Shades
    It's as though she's showing
    off her fighting style.
[20:38] Shino
    Tadokoro... Aim for victory.
[20:41] Megu
    Yes, Coach.
[20:45] anne
    A fighter and her coach,
    apples and butter...
[20:48] anne
    By successfully bringing together
    two completely different things...
[20:52] megu
    I'll punch like I'm bashing your face in.
[20:54] megu
    Punch!
[20:56] Megu
    Punch!
[20:57] Megu
    Punch!
[20:59] anne
    It packs a punch to knock your socks off!
[21:07] Blonde
    I thought the winner would be obvious.
[21:10] Blonde
    But I will gladly admit that
    my prediction was totally off!
[21:13] Shades
    But even so,
[21:15] shadeS
    it can be said that this doesn't compare
    to the intense aroma and sweetness
[21:19] shades
    Akanegakubo Momo came up with.
[21:22] Guy
    Seriously?!
[21:23] Buns
    Megumi!
[21:27] Anne
    Her eyes... She hasn't given up yet?
[21:30] Anne
    Is there another secret
    hidden within this dish?
[21:36] Anne
    This flavor...
[21:38] Blonde
    What is it, Anne?
[21:40] Anne
    You'll find out if you keep eating.
[21:43] Shades
    If we keep eating?
[21:46] Megu
    Love! Love!
[21:56] Momo
    I wonder what Megu-myan did.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    You're Through
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Megu
    My tongue! My tongue!
[23:38] Taku
    Mezzaluna!

5 - You're Through

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SIGN    Five
[00:04] Anne
    This flavor...
[00:08] Momo
    I wonder what Megu-myan did.
[00:12] Ura
    What's going on here?
[00:14] Ura
    The judges are reacting yet again
    to Tadokoro Megumi's dish.
[00:18] Shades
    I see... The center of the dorayaki.
[00:21] Shades
    She put apple confiture in it.
[00:24] Blonde
    Though the apple is the star of
    this jam, it also includes ginger.
[00:27] Anne
    The vivid impression you get when
    the jam is combined with the
[00:31] Anne
    chunks of apple and the
    dorayaki cake is wonderful.
[00:33] Anne
    This ginger must be what
    Mr. Aldini was chopping up, right?
[00:37] Megu
    Yes.
[00:38] Megu
    I chopped Takumi-kun's needle
    ginger into even smaller pieces.
[00:43] Megu
    I got the idea when I heard that
    Takumi-kun was going to use ginger.
[00:46] Megu
    I thought that maybe when
    you bit into the center after
[00:49] Megu
    eating the mildly sweet shiroan paste,
[00:51] Megu
    the tartness would fill your mouth,
     bringing out an even deeper flavor.
[00:56] Megu
    The apple butter and confiture...
[00:58] Megu
    They may look similar,
[01:00] Megu
    but the difference in their flavors
    and the change they cause...
[01:03] Megu
    That's the final trump card of my dorayaki.
[01:06] Guy
    Who knew she had a card
    like that up her sleeve?
[01:09] Ryoko
    It's because they look so much alike that
[01:11] Ryoko
    she was able to pull off
    this surprise attack!
[01:13] Sec
    What an excellent flavor
    change technique!
[01:15] Sec
    That should definitely help
    her catch up to the enemy.
[01:18] Ura
    All right, let's have the
    judges give their results.
[01:22] Anne
    That was indeed a stealth punch
    to those enjoying the dish.
[01:26] Anne
    The finishing blow she was concealing
    until the very last moment!
[01:33] Megu
    I'm going to dive right into my enemy's center,
[01:36] Megu
    get into their blind spot...
[01:40] Megu
    and unleash an uppercut!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    You're Through
SIGN    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[03:29] Megu
    I lost...
[03:31] Shades
    Your effort to put so many surprises
    into a single dorayaki was commendable.
[03:38] Shades
    But the slight bitterness
    in the confiture at the end
[03:42] Shades
    upstaged the mild sweetness of the shiroan.
[03:46] Blonde
    I agree.
[03:47] Blonde
    But it looks like Anne voted for Tadokoro-san.
[03:50] Anne
    Indeed.
[03:51] Anne
    I had to give her credit for
[03:53] Anne
    her cleverness and the
    possibilities she brought out.
[03:56] Ura
    A-Anyway, the winner of this match
    is the Totsuki Elite Ten side,
SIGN    Akanegakubo Momo
[04:02] Ura
    with Akanegakubo Momo-senpai's victory!
[04:10] Soma
    Tadokoro.
[04:13] Megu
    I'm sorry, Soma-kun... Takumi-kun.
[04:17] Megu
    I guess I lost.
[04:20] Soma
    Don't even worry about it! You did your best!
[04:23] Taku
    The needle ginger was a great idea.
[04:25] Taku
    You should be proud.
[04:27] Buns
    Yeah, Megumi! There's no reason to apologize!
[04:29] Ryoko
    Great job, Megumi!
[04:31] Both
    Great job!
[04:34] Megu
    Thanks, everyone.
[04:36] Alice
    Why are you two being so quiet?
[04:39] Alice
    Well, it is disappointing
    that we lost four in a row...
[04:41] Erina
    Tadokoro-san.
[04:43] Erina
    Well done.
[04:45] Megu
    Thanks. I really am sorry, though.
SIGN    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[04:48] Megu
    I need to apologize to Coach Shinomiya, too.
[04:50] Megu
    But I do feel like I did everything I could.
[04:54] Megu
    Going up against a third-year
    from the Elite Ten
[04:56] Megu
    is an amazing accomplishment for me.
[04:59] Megu
    So... So...
[05:03] Erina
    Tadokoro-san...
[05:14] Momo
    Hmph.
[05:16] Momo
    Not cute. Not cute. Not cute!
[05:20] Momo
    You're so not cute, Tadokoro Megumi!
[05:26] Guy
    You're not going to say
    anything to Tadokoro-kun?
[05:30] Shino
    She doesn't need any cheering up right now.
[05:33] Shino
    But would you deliver a message to her for me?
[05:35] Shino
    If she ever wants to get stronger,
[05:37] Shino
    she can knock on the door
    of SHINO's Tokyo any day.
[05:47] Megu
    You've got this, Takumi-kun! Soma-kun!
[05:51] Soma
    I get it, Tadokoro. I know
    you must be frustrated.
[05:55] Taku
    Just watch the results of our teamwork.
    I promise I won't let it go to waste!
[06:00] Buns
    Takumicchi's finally preparing the beef,
     the ingredient he was assigned!
[06:03] Niku
    He's slowly sautéing the
[06:04] Niku
    thinly-sliced beef in sesame oil,
     bringing out its aroma.
[06:07] Taku
    Once the meat's cooked enough,
    I'll add in the ginger and reduce it.
[06:11] Ryoko
    It looks like he's making shigureni.
[06:14] Glasses
    A Japanese dish that has a rich, sweet flavor,
SIGN    Shigureni
[06:16] Glasses
    with a little bit of spice from the
    ginger that delights your tongue.
[06:19] Sec
    The complex variety of flavors was inspired
[06:21] Sec
    by the coming and going of shigure showers.
[06:23] Sec
    It's a dish with many layers.
[06:24] Buns
    Way to go, Takumicchi!
    You've even got Japanese cuisine down!
[06:28] Isami
    How is he going to use the shigureni,
[06:30] Isami
    and to what heights can he take the shigureni?
[06:32] Isami
    I wonder what answer my brother came up with.
[06:38] Soma
    Man, you're good at that!
[06:40] Soma
    Could you give me some pointers
    on how to make good pizza crust?
[06:43] Taku
    Go concentrate on your own dish, Yukihira.
[06:45] Ryoko
    He's making pizza dough?
[06:47] Buns
    Takumicchi's planning on
    making pizza with shigureni?
[06:50] Blonde
    Pizza with shigureni! How eccentric!
[06:53] Shades
    Yes. I can't wait to see the completed dish.
[06:56] Eizan
    Oh? Shigureni, eh?
[07:03] Eizan
    You must've crawled your way up here
    still harboring your frustration from
[07:07] Eizan
    losing against Mimasaka
    at the Autumn Elections.
[07:10] Eizan
    What a model chef. Very inspiring.
[07:14] Eizan
    Too bad for you,
[07:15] Eizan
    but I think your pride is going
    to take another crushing hit...
[07:21] Eizan
    Takumi Aldini.
[07:24] Urara
    Only the first and second matches
    remain in the third bout.
[07:28] Urara
    Please take a look at what's
    in Eizan-senpai's hand!
[07:30] Urara
    Look at that volume!
    And it looks oh-so-juicy!
[07:35] Urara
    Look at that beautiful slab of roast beef!
[07:39] Niku
    That's no novice technique.
[07:41] Niku
    He's heated the meat to its core.
    It's the ultimate roast beef!
[07:47] Ryoko
    Horseradish...
[07:49] Buns
    And also fresh cream, yogurt, and anchovies.
[07:52] Shun
    It looks like he's making a
    cream sauce to go with the meat.
[07:56] Glasses
    There's no hesitation in his movements.
[07:58] Glasses
    No wonder he's in the Elite Ten.
    His preparation techniques are top notch!
[08:03] Guy
    Why are you complimenting him, Marui?
[08:05] Guy
    Did you forget what that bastard
    did to the Polar Star Dormitory?
[08:08] Glasses
    Of course...
[08:09] Glasses
    There's no way I'd forget.
[08:14] Buns
    You've got this, Takumicchi!
[08:15] Guy
    Don't lose to that genius yakuza guy!
[08:17] Guy
    Take him down!
[08:19] Glasses
    You have to win!
[08:21] Eizan
    They sure are counting on you.
[08:24] Eizan
    Though I only did it due to the reform,
[08:26] Eizan
    I did end up doing a number on their dorm.
[08:29] Eizan
    People seem to find reasons
    to hate me quite easily.
[08:33] Eizan
    Would you be one of those people, too?
[08:35] Eizan
    Mimasaka's the one who challenged you
    to a Shokugeki at the Autumn Elections.
[08:40] Eizan
    I was just earnestly running
    the Autumn Elections.
[08:44] Eizan
    I don't think it's fair that
    I'm the one getting hated on.
[08:47] Taku
    Hate? That word doesn't quite sum
    up the feelings I have toward you.
[08:52] Taku
    At the very least, I don't hate you.
[08:55] Taku
    I'm just here to win. That is all.
[08:58] Somei
    Eizan is obviously used to dishing out taunts.
[09:01] Somei
    Aldini is trying to act calm and collected,
[09:04] Somei
    but unlike his words,
    he seems even more reckless.
[09:11] Buns
    Takumicchi is now rolling the
    pizza dough he was letting rest.
[09:14] Hisa
    He's finishing his preparations.
[09:15] Hisa
    He's lightly applying the
    sauce to the pizza dough...
[09:18] Ryoko
    And adding the carefully sautéed
    beef shigureni as the topping.
[09:22] Niku
    As well as onions and mozzarella cheese!
[09:25] Isami
    Then he'll bake it at 250
    degrees Celsius for 12 minutes.
[09:28] Isami
    He just has to bake it long enough for
    the crust to turn a nice golden brown.
[09:31] Taku
    And into the oven.
[09:33] Taku
    Forno accendere!
SIGN    Fire, ignite
[09:38] Eizan
    Your pizza seems rather delicate.
[09:41] Eizan
    It looks like it'd be difficult
    to add any more seasoning
[09:44] Eizan
    after it's done baking.
[09:45] Taku
    And what if it is?
[09:48] Eizan
    You're through.
[09:52] Eizan
    There's one more ingredient that
    goes with my special cream sauce.
[09:57] Eizan
    Artichokes!
[09:59] Eizan
    This vegetable has plenty of cynarine,
    which gives it a bitter flavor.
[10:03] Eizan
    Its most prominent feature is that
[10:05] Eizan
    it inhibits the taste receptors
    on a person's tongue,
[10:08] Eizan
    which confuses the flavors
[10:09] Eizan
    and makes anything consumed afterward
    taste sweeter than it should.
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
[10:14] Ryoko
    What?!
[10:15] Bun
    It can actually do that?
[10:16] Alice
    It's possible. For example,
[10:19] Alice
    if you're served dessert after
    eating a dish made with artichokes,
[10:22] Alice
    it'll bring out its sweetness even more.
[10:24] Alice
    There are many famous chefs
     who take advantage of that.
[10:26] Eizan
    Your shigureni is a dish that brings
    out a rich sweetness.
[10:30] Eizan
    What do you think would happen
[10:32] Eizan
    if you happened to eat a bunch
    of artichokes right before?
[10:36] Eizan
    You've still got about ten minutes
    before that pizza is done baking.
[10:39] Eizan
    My dish will be done first.
[10:42] Eizan
    Your shigureni pizza, which will
    be judged afterward,
[10:45] Eizan
    will transform into an overly sweet dish.
[10:47] Eizan
    Meaning its flavor is going
    to go right into the gutter!
[10:51] Guy
    What?!
[10:52] Guy
    How could he do something so
    underhanded at this point in the match?!
[10:55] Niku
    Don't you have any pride?!
[10:56] Buns
    Hey, judges! Please disqualify
    that delinquent right now!
[11:01] Anne
    And why would we do that?
[11:03] Anne
    He figured out what his opponent
    was doing in the allotted time
[11:06] Anne
    and figured out a strategy to beat that.
[11:08] Anne
    He hasn't done a single thing wrong.
SIGN    The Alchemist
[11:11] Buns
    No way...
[11:13] Eizan
    Now, then... Guess I'll finish up my prep.
[11:17] Eizan
    I'm gonna throw in a bunch of artichokes!
[11:21] Eizan
    Takumi Aldini, you're still way too naïve!
[11:24] Eizan
    This time, as well as last time!
[11:27] Eizan
    The day that your Mezzaluna was taken!
[11:30] Eizan
    If that guy was in your place...
[11:34] Eizan
    I'm sure Yukihira Soma would've
    been able to overcome this!
[11:37] Eizan
    Unlike you!
[11:42] Eizan
    And it's complete!
[11:44] Eizan
    The Bewitching Beef Roast...
    Eizan Etsuya Edition.
SIGN    The Bewitching Beef Roast
[11:53] Guy
    Gah! It's complete!
[11:55] Niku
    Atop of all that juicy, delicious beef...
[11:57] Ryoko
    ...is a creamy poached egg!
[11:59] Guy
    The deliciousness of that dish looks insane!
[12:01] Bun
    That dish is going to completely
    ruin Takumicchi's dish?
[12:05] Bun
    Because of the cynarine or whatever?
[12:06] Blonde
    Look at this beauty...
[12:09] Blonde
    This elegant rose-red color!
[12:10] Blonde
    My tongue is rejoicing just from the sight of it.
[12:16] Shades
    This deliciousness will go down in history!
[12:18] Anne
    Amazing! I don't think I've ever eaten
    a dish with so many artichokes in it!
[12:22] Blonde
    Yes, and I just want to
    eat more and more of it!
[12:25] Soma
    I can't even hide my curiosity...
[12:27] Soma
    What does a dish with so
    many artichokes taste like?
[12:31] Soma
    I'm curious... I'm so friggin' curious.
     I want a bite.
[12:33] Megu
    Ah, so that's what you're curious about...
[12:36] Anne
    You should always feed your curiosity.
[12:39] Anne
    Would you two like a taste?
[12:41] Soma
    Whoa, can we?
[12:42] Megu
    Huh? Me, too?
[12:48] Soma
    The cream sauce keeps tingling,
    covering the rich flavor of the roast beef!
[12:54] Megu
    The meat juices pack an incredible punch!
[12:56] Megu
    Yet he managed to vividly highlight the unique
[12:58] Megu
    depth and bitterness that the veggies have.
[13:01] Anne
    This is all due to the
    cynarine working its magic.
[13:04] Anne
    It gets rid of any unnecessary
    sweetness in the dish
[13:06] Anne
    and helps bring out the cream sauce.
[13:09] Glasses
    Cynarine directly impacts
    the taste receptors.
[13:12] Alice
    Yes. It coats the top part of the
    tongue, which senses sweetness.
[13:16] Alice
    This is what the judges are feeling right now.
[13:19] Alice
    The sweetness is subdued,
    and the bitterness is sharpened.
[13:23] Alice
    And if they eat another dish afterward,
[13:23] Megu
    Nom.
[13:26] Megu
    Nom.
[13:26] Alice
    the cynarine gradually comes off as they chew,
[13:27] Megu
    Nom.
[13:29] Alice
    so the taste receptors start
    functioning normally...
[13:29] Megu
    Nom.
[13:31] Megu
    Nom.
SIGN    Sweet
[13:32] Alice
    But because their sense of sweetness
    has been suppressed,
[13:35] Alice
    even the slightest sweet taste
    becomes magnified.
[13:38] All
    I see.
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
[13:40] Alice
    If there's a lot of cynarine left on the tongue,
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
[13:43] Alice
    even water can taste sweet.
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
[13:46] Niku
    So the sweetness in Aldini's shigureni
    is going to be magnified, too?
[13:50] Glasses
    And by the time the judges
    finish eating his pizza,
[13:53] Glasses
    all of the cynarine on their
    tongues will have worn off,
[13:55] Glasses
    so it won't affect deliberation
    on any of the following dishes.
[13:58] Glasses
    Eizan-senpai knew all about those
    effects and used it fully to his advantage!
[14:02] Ryoko
    He even knew about a component that small...
[14:05] Glasses
    He is truly the epitome of wisdom and wealth!
[14:07] Some
    I guess they don't call him
    the Alchemist for nothing!
[14:13] Anne
    There's a chemical reaction
    happening on my tongue!
[14:16] Anne
    A miracle of taste!
[14:17] Anne
    This deliciousness...
[14:19] Anne
    is a large-scale magic trick!
[14:23] Anne
    An illusion I don't want to escape from!
[14:28] Buns
    Takumicchi's pizza is done baking!
[14:31] Eizan
    Aw, Aldini. Why the long face?
[14:34] Eizan
    I know. Why don't you have
    the judges drink some water?
[14:38] Eizan
    It might lessen the effects of
    the cynarine a little bit!
[14:41] All
    Make them guzzle it down!
[14:44] Taku
    No, we can continue as planned.
[14:46] Eizan
    Yeah, it's good to know when to give u—
[14:49] Taku
    That won't be necessary. I'll still win.
[14:51] Eizan
    What?
[14:55] Isa
    Big Bro...
[14:59] Soma
    Those pizzas...
[15:00] Isami
    The star topping should
    be the beef shigureni...
[15:03] Megu
    Or at least, it's supposed to be...
[15:05] Buns
    But the shigureni is only
    on half of the pizza!
[15:08] Guy
    The other half is just cheese?
[15:11] Guy
    That's way too simple!
[15:12] Ryoko
    What's Takumi-kun thinking?
[15:21] Taku
    Buon appetito!
[15:23] Blonde
    I see.
[15:24] Blonde
    The toppings are clearly
    split down the middle.
[15:28] Blonde
    This is very similar to
    Japanese delivery pizza.
[15:30] Shades
    Is it all right to eat this
    pizza using our hands?
[15:33] Shades
    In Italy, they often use
    forks and knives to eat pizza.
[15:36] Taku
    Please, eat it however you prefer.
[15:39] Taku
    How you eat the pizza does
    not affect its taste.
[15:42] Taku
    But I do hope you'll grant me this one
    request as the chef of this dish.
[15:47] Taku
    The side to your right...
[15:49] Taku
    I'd like you all to eat the
    side with the shigureni first.
[15:52] Buns
    Hang on a second!
[15:54] Ryoko
    Sweetness is going to work against
    him because of the cynarine!
[15:56] Niku
    What are you thinking, Aldini?!
[16:00] Shades
    Then we'll start with the shigureni side.
[16:02] Blonde
    This shigureni is brilliant.
[16:04] Blonde
    I'm sure it would've tasted amazing
    under normal circumstances.
[16:08] Anne
    This is a matter that can't
    be helped in a competition.
[16:17] Anne
    Huh?
[16:18] Anne
    This has an amazingly refined deliciousness!
[16:21] Guy
    What?!
[16:23] Guy
    H-How?!
[16:24] Taku
    The yuzu miso sauce I used for the pizza...
[16:27] Taku
    I made sure to adjust it ahead of time.
[16:30] Taku
    Since the sweetness is
    magnified due to the cynarine,
[16:33] Taku
    I used the minimal amount
    of white miso, sugar,
[16:35] Taku
    and mirin that I normally use,
[16:37] Taku
    and I used more of the yuzu fruit
    to bring out tartness.
[16:41] Taku
    I even grated the yuzu zest to add
    in some bitter and acidic notes.
[16:46] Taku
    I made sure the flavors would still work,
[16:49] Taku
    since you'd eat Eizan-senpai's
     beef roast first.
[16:52] Blonde
    Because of this arrangement,
[16:54] Blonde
    the flavor is now much more complex
    than eating just the shigureni alone.
[16:58] Shades
    In Italian meal courses,
[16:59] Shades
    they give you a first plate that goes
    before the second and main dish
[17:04] Shades
    to help build anticipation.
[17:07] Anne
    In order to make his dish the main plate,
SIGN    Second Plate
[17:11] Anne
    Mr. Aldini made his enemy's
    dish the first plate.
SIGN    First Plate
[17:13] Anne
    Meaning he made Mr. Eizan's
    magic the opening act.
[17:18] [SONG] Sign
    Opening
SIGN    Act
[17:19] Eizan
    You can't be serious!
[17:21] Eizan
    You rearranged the sauce recipe?
[17:24] Eizan
    I decided I'd use the artichoke to mess
    up your dish after I saw the shigureni!
[17:28] Eizan
    Extremely carefully,
    so you wouldn't catch on!
[17:30] Eizan
    So how did you figure out
    I'd use artichokes?!
[17:33] Taku
    I knew from the start.
[17:34] Eizan
    Huh?
[17:35] Taku
    I knew as soon as our theme was set...
[17:39] Taku
    that you'd be using artichokes.
[17:42] Taku
    There were a few things in
    the food storage facility
[17:45] Taku
    that could've suppressed sweetness.
[17:47] Taku
    For example, the fruit that makes sour
    things taste sweet, miracle fruits.
[17:52] Taku
    But the effects of the
    component called miraculin
[17:55] Taku
    found in this fruit last about two hours.
[17:57] Taku
    But that would interfere
    with other dishes later on.
[18:00] Taku
    The only ingredient that wouldn't
    do that is artichokes.
[18:03] Taku
    I continued to observe you
    and traced your thinking.
[18:08] Taku
    You let yourself be led to the one
    ingredient I needed you to pick.
[18:11] Taku
    Just like I planned.
[18:15] Eizan
    So he wasn't just
[18:16] Eizan
    glaring at me because he was
    concentrating so hard on getting revenge?
[18:20] Eizan
    He's been observing me ever
    since the third bout started?
[18:25] Taku
    Yes, yes, very good.
[18:27] Taku
    Out of the 21 Shokugekis you've competed in,
[18:30] Taku
    the number of opponents you crushed by
    neutralizing their signature flavor was twelve.
[18:33] Taku
    I'm very certain that you will
    try that once again with me.
[18:37] Taku
    Now, continue your preparation
    with the artichokes,
[18:40] Taku
    unaware that I've been
    watching you this whole time.
[18:42] Taku
    Go on, go on...
[18:43] Niku
    I think I feel a very strong
    sense of vengefulness...
[18:45] Buns
    Yeah! He seems different
    from the usual Takumicchi!
[18:49] Shun
    I never thought he'd be the
    type to hold on to a grudge.
[18:52] Glasses
    You're sorta the same way.
[18:54] Shun
    Huh?
[18:55] Ryoko
    He's almost like Mimasaka-kun.
[18:59] Anne
    To think he'd use the effects of
    the cynarine to his advantage...
[19:02] Blonde
    They both hate each other and
    tried to undermine each other...
[19:05] Blonde
    It's as if they're exchanging magic tricks.
[19:06] Shades
    The deliciousness of this pizza is just...
[19:11] Both
    ...an illusion that we don't
    want to escape from!
[19:17] Guy
    All right!
[19:18] Guy
    That dish is a huge hit!
[19:20] Taku
    But I'm not done with the
    courses of this meal just yet.
SIGN    First Plate
SIGN    Second Plate
[19:25] Taku
    Italian meals don't usually have a third plate,
[19:29] Taku
    but the remaining half of this pizza is
[19:32] Taku
    my way of taking all of the Italian cuisine
    I've made up to this point a step forward.
[19:35] Taku
    My terzo piatto.
SIGN    Third Plate
[19:38] Taku
    The third plate.
[19:40] Soma
    That pizza looks like two
    half-moons stuck together.
[19:45] Isa
    Half-moons... Mezzaluna!
[19:47] Taku
    Now for my actual dish,
    the Doppio Mezzaluna Pizza...
[19:52] Taku
    This is its true flavor.
[19:58] Eizan
    The other half only has cheese as a topping...
[20:00] Eizan
    That couldn't possibly bring him victory!
[20:09] Shades
    The topping is actually four
    different kinds of cheese.
[20:12] Shades
    Mozzarella, parmigiano,
    gorgonzola, and ricotta!
[20:15] Shades
    Which makes it...
[20:16] Shades
    a quattro formaggi pizza!
[20:18] Shades
    This is a popular pizza topping in Italy,
[20:20] Shades
    but he used just the right amount of each!
[20:22] Blonde
    It matches perfectly with the crispy crust,
[20:25] Blonde
    and the black pepper adds just
    the right amount of kick!
[20:28] Anne
    The contrast between this and the
    rich sweetness of the shigureni
[20:32] Anne
    creates an irresistible
    depth of deliciousness!
[20:35] Anne
    From the bitterness of the artichoke
[20:36] Anne
    to the sweetness of the shigureni, and finally,
[20:38] Anne
    the saltiness of the quattro formaggi!
[20:41] Shades
    Uno...
[20:43] Blonde
    Due...
[20:44] Anne
    Tre...
[20:46] Anne
    Those who taste this magnificence
    are being led to Heaven...
[20:50] All
    ...with a triple jump of deliciousness!
[20:55] Taku
    I was confident that
[20:57] Taku
    with all of the experience
    I had baking countless pizzas,
[21:01] Taku
    I'd be able to create the ultimate quattro
    formaggi to complement the shigureni.
[21:06] Taku
    That's not all.
[21:07] Taku
    The shigureni pizza would've never been
    born without my Stagiaire experience.
[21:11] Taku
    Without my battle against Mimasaka,
[21:13] Taku
    I would've never thought about tracing
    my opponent's thought process.
[21:17] Taku
    The countless tests I've faced and
    the bitter failures I've tasted...
[21:21] Taku
    That's what created this dish.
[21:24] Taku
    It's all thanks to you siccing
    Mimasaka Subaru on me.
[21:27] Taku
    That made me go down this path
    and led me to these heights.
[21:32] Eizan
    He saw through my plans,
    even using them against me,
[21:35] Eizan
    and then presented the most
    electrifying dish to the judges...
[21:38] Eizan
    Just as Mimasaka Subaru had
    done to him in the past.
[21:42] Eizan
    I was helplessly rolling around
    in the palm of his hand!
[21:46] Eizan
    Curse you... first-year brat!
[21:51] Ura
    And the winner of the
    2nd match of the third bout is...
[21:54] Ura
    From the rebel forces...
[21:55] Ura
    Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[22:01] Taku
    Grazie!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    A Single Blade
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Eizan
    Perfect Trace...
[23:38] Megu
    That's even more convincing
    than the real thing!

6 - A Single Blade

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Six
[00:02] Anne
    And the winner of the
    2nd match of the third bout is...
[00:06] Anne
    From the rebel forces...
[00:07] Anne
    Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[00:13] Taku
    Grazie!
[00:14] Both
    Yes!
[00:18] Saito
    I'd say you just proved the saying,
[00:20] Saito
    "Know your enemy, know thyself,
    and you shall not fear a hundred battles,"
[00:23] Saito
    Takumi Aldini.
[00:25] Saito
    You may be my enemy,
    but I applaud your tenacity.
[00:29] Isami
    Bro.
[00:32] Glasses
    That win was definitely worth it!
[00:34] Sec
    Now both teams only have four people left!
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[00:38] Ura
    The next match is...
[00:40] Ura
    Saito Somei-senpai versus Yukihira Soma!
[00:43] Ura
    Their theme is butter!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    A Single Blade
[02:22] Some
    Yukihira!
[02:24] Guy
    We're counting on you!
[02:25] Buns
    The theme for this match is butter, right?
[02:28] Buns
    I wonder what kind of dish
[02:30] Buns
    uses butter to bring out its full potential.
[02:32] Guy
    Now that you mention it,
    what even is a butter dish?
[02:36] Some
    It's not something you use
    as a main ingredient.
[02:38] Guy
    Maybe they'll sauté white fish
     or scallops with butter?
[02:41] Some
    But would that make butter
    the main ingredient?
[02:44] Buns
    They maybe baked potatoes with butter?
[02:45] Ryoko
    That's too simple.
[02:47] Sec
    I'm sure Yukihira will think of something.
[02:50] Sec
    Butter was one of the items used in
    Erina-sama's Hokkaido seminar, after all.
[02:54] Alice
    Oh, it was?
[02:56] Alice
    What was your lecture like, Erina?
[02:58] Erina
    Well, we covered the full
    Western history of butter,
[03:01] Erina
    as well as its chemical components.
[03:04] Erina
    Yukihira-kun is basically
    a butter professor now.
[03:09] Guy
    I don't have the heart to tell her
    Yukihira slept through most of it.
[03:11] Glasses
    Let's have faith that he
    got something out of it.
[03:15] Haya
    There are actually only a few dishes
    that don't use butter in French cuisine.
[03:19] Kuro
    Butter is used often in northern Europe, too.
[03:21] Kuro
    There are plenty of ways to use it.
[03:23] Alice
    Yes. I wonder what Saito-senpai's
    got up his sleeve.
[03:31] Both
    Huh?
[03:32] Ryoko
    Oranges?!
[03:33] Niku
    He's started juicing a ton of oranges!
[03:42] Erina
    I see. It appears that Saito-san's goal is...
[03:46] Ura
    This makes me even more curious
    to see what he'll come up with!
[03:48] Ura
    Now, let's see what kind of
    preparations Yukihira Soma is doing.
[03:53] Ura
    Is that... mochi?
SIGN    Kirimochi Pack
SIGN    Kirimochi Pack
[03:58] Soma
    Yup! Kirimochi!
[04:00] Soma
    Man, you guys really do have
    all kinds of ingredients.
[04:04] Soma
    I threw some chopped-up kirimochi
    into a pot of heated soy milk,
[04:09] Soma
    stirred it up, and once it all melted,
    I added some pepper and salt
[04:13] Soma
    to make my imitation white sauce.
[04:16] Soma
    It's a great way to use any leftover
    mochi you might have at home.
[04:20] Blonde
    Usually, white sauce is made by
    heating butter and flour into a roux,
[04:25] Blonde
    then diluting it into a thick sauce with milk.
[04:27] Shades
    Wouldn't you usually try to use
    butter in it, since it's the theme?
[04:30] Shades
    Why use mochi?
[04:32] Anne
    We'll find out as soon as we try his dish.
[04:35] Anne
    I believe that's what he's implying.
[04:39] Ura
    Both contestants are now throwing
    their theme ingredient,
[04:42] Ura
    butter, into their frying pans.
[04:45] Guy
    This is torture!
[04:46] Guy
    This butter aroma is going to melt my brain!
[04:49] Buns
    It's spreading all at once!
[04:55] Anne
    Mr. Yukihira is sautéing chicken,
    onions, shrimp, and rice.
[05:01] Shades
    Meanwhile, Saito Somei is letting the
    garlic's aroma settle in for a moment,
[05:05] Shades
    then throwing in some soy sauce,
    squid, and squid liver.
[05:09] Blonde
    He's heightening the
    wonderful aroma of the sea
[05:12] Blonde
    coming from the seafood with
    the rich scent of butter.
[05:15] Ryoko
    This is when the real preparations begin.
[05:17] Sec
    We won't even have a chance
    to look away from this.
[05:24] Saito
    No...
[05:25] Saito
    He's still simmering something
    in that covered pot.
[05:29] Saito
    Since I'm facing him, I can tell.
[05:31] Saito
    This man has not actually
    drawn his blade yet.
[05:35] Saito
    How interesting.
[05:37] Saito
    Let's see how well you can entertain
    me when you finally strike.
[05:41] Saito
    Before I slice you in two, that is.
[05:49] Kuga
    What're you up to?
[05:51] Nene
    I thought I'd get some coffee from
    the café. What are you doing?
[05:55] Kuga
    Well, nothing beats a
    morning bath and massage.
[06:01] Kuga
    Where are Tsukasa-senpai
    and Rindo-senpai?
[06:04] Nene
    They're resting in their rooms.
[06:06] Kuga
    They're still hibernating, huh?
[06:08] Nene
    You're not going to the arena?
[06:11] Kuga
    Well, I did everything I could.
[06:14] Kuga
    Why are you still at the hotel?
[06:17] Kuga
    Oh, I know. You're embarrassed to show
    your face at the arena since you lost?
[06:20] Kuga
    You are so mentally weak.
[06:22] Nene
    I'm fine.
[06:24] Nene
    I feel worse for the person who went
    two-on-one and still lost royally.
[06:30] Kuga
    Well, you probably regret going
    up against Yukihira-chin.
[06:34] Kuga
    He's a first-year I acknowledged, after all.
[06:36] Nene
    I thought he was all talk on that day.
[06:40] Kuga
    Huh?
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy
    High School Division
     Opening Ceremony
[06:41] Nene
    The day he transferred in, during the opening
     ceremonies for the high school division.
[06:45] Nene
    I was watching because I was helping with it.
[06:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Uh, I'm Yukihira Soma.
[06:51] (Flashback) Soma
    To be honest,
[06:54] (Flashback) Soma
    this academy's just a stepping stone for me!
[06:56] (Flashback) Soma
    I wasn't expecting to transfer here,
[06:59] (Flashback) Soma
    but I don't plan on losing to folks
    who've never actually served customers.
[07:03] (Flashback) Soma
    Anyway, what I'm getting at is...
[07:05] (Flashback) Soma
    Basically, now that I'm here,
[07:08] (Flashback) Soma
    I'm gonna take the number one spot!
[07:09] Kuga
    That's the most Yukihira-chin
    thing I've ever heard.
[07:11] Kuga
    And he might actually climb to the
    top with this Team Shokugeki.
[07:15] Nene
    You can't be serious. You know
    how strong Saito-senpai is.
[07:22] Saito
    The time has come.
[07:27] Saito
    But he's still not drawing first.
[07:31] Saito
    In that case, I shall go.
[07:36] Saito
    Now, let's see if you'll
    be able to take my strike.
[07:42] Kuro
    Salmon meunière, piping hot and
    steaming with the rich aroma of butter.
[07:47] Haya
    Sautéed squid liver, boldly fragrant
    with the scents of garlic and soy sauce.
[07:51] Alice
    And a gleaming mound of glittery
    salmon roe marinated in soy sauce.
[07:55] Glasses
    It's a gathering of the
    ultimate gourmet ingredients!
[07:58] Ura
    Saito Somei-senpai has created an
    amazing buttered seafood rice bowl!
[08:03] Ryoko
    Uh, Yuki, you're drooling.
[08:05] Buns
    Well, I can't help it!
[08:07] Saito
    Let our blades clash again, Yukihira Soma.
[08:23] Anne
    Even more steam came out as soon
    as I dug in with my chopsticks.
[08:26] Anne
    The anticipation is warming up my body.
[08:33] Anne
    It's coming! The wave is coming!
[08:36] Shades
    This gleaming seafood
[08:38] Shades
    is riding upon a wave of butter...
[08:40] blonde
    ...that's about to come
    crashing down on my tongue!
[08:42] All
    I just can't stop eating it!
[08:45] Shades
    The salmon is perfectly cooked.
[08:47] Shades
    The trace amount of sugar in the
    flour combines with the butter
[08:51] Shades
    in a chemical reaction, creating a
    wonderfully fragrant and perfect meunière!
[08:54] Anne
    The butter is gently
    wrapping the saltiness and
[08:57] Anne
    pleasant bitterness of the squid liver.
[09:00] Blonde
    He added pomegranate seeds and tonburi
    to the roe he marinated in soy sauce.
[09:04] Blonde
    The three separate flavors are brought
    together perfectly by the butter.
[09:07] Erina
    He used mounds of butter, and yet
    the flavor doesn't seem heavy due to
[09:11] Erina
    an important secret in the sushi rice.
[09:13] Erina
    It's special sushi rice made
    with orange and lemon juice
[09:16] Erina
    rather than vinegar.
[09:18] Guy
    Sushi rice with orange and lemon?!
[09:20] Guy
    So that's why he had all those oranges!
[09:22] Glasses
    Of course, if you add a clump of grease,
[09:24] Glasses
    such as butter, to seafood
    that's already greasy,
[09:27] Glasses
    the flavor will be too rich.
[09:28] Shun
    To lighten the greasiness into a
    more pleasing and palatable flavor,
[09:32] Shun
    he chose to use the refreshing
    tang of the oranges.
[09:35] Sec
    Many staple French sauces traditionally
     use butter and oranges together.
[09:40] Sec
    He even paid attention to the rice,
    all to bring out the most in the butter.
[09:44] Haya
    And because of that, he was able to
    bring out the best of the butter's aroma.
[09:47] Kuro
    He really brought it to another level!
[09:50] Isshiki
    It's as though his dish is a samurai who put
[09:53] Isshiki
    his entire spirit into his blade and
    is poised to strike at any moment.
[10:05] Anne
    It's so amazing! It's too amazing!
[10:08] Blonde
    We still have to deliberate!
[10:10] Shades
    But I'd be satisfied if
    I filled up on just this plate!
[10:12] Niku
    As much as I hate to say it,
[10:14] Niku
    I'm sure that seafood rice
    bowl is satisfying as hell.
[10:17] Niku
    It's definitely a complete
    dish in a single bowl.
[10:20] Buns
    I thought this theme would give
    Yukihira the advantage, but...
[10:24] Ryoko
    No one expected he'd be able to bring
    butter to that level with a seafood bowl.
[10:28] Isami
    That ingredient usually has
    nothing to do with sushi!
[10:31] Saito
    My duty lies in sushi.
[10:33] Saito
    That's why I was able to
    use butter at this level.
[10:38] Saito
    People believe that the fish
    makes or breaks the sushi,
[10:42] Saito
    but that's not the only important factor.
[10:45] Saito
    The true stars of the dish are the
    supporting actors in the shadows,
[10:48] Saito
    the vinegar and salt. Only when
    they are in perfect balance
[10:51] Saito
    can the fish, the main ingredient,
    show its true power.
[10:53] Saito
    It's not just with sushi.
[10:55] Saito
    With any dish, the chef must
    know the best base ingredients
[10:58] Saito
    and the best way to use them to make
    the blade known as "fish" gleam.
[11:02] Saito
    Which means that all base
    ingredients are within my field...
[11:05] Saito
    No, they all lie within reach of me.
[11:09] Kuro
    He's not just talking out his ass, either.
[11:11] Kuro
    No matter how delicious
    the fish itself might be,
[11:14] Kuro
    depending on how you use the base ingredients,
     the whole dish could be ruined.
[11:18] Hayama
    Where the hell does his
    obsession with fish come from?
[11:22] Isshiki
    Saito-senpai's family ran
    a small shop, but it thrived,
SIGN    Saito Sushi
[11:27] Isshiki
    loved by its regulars.
[11:29] (Flashback) Saito
    Mom! I made the deliveries!
[11:31] (Flashback) Mom
    Thanks. I'm sorry to make you
    do this all the time, Somei.
[11:35] Samurai
    I shall take your life!
[11:35] (Flashback) Guy
    Can I get a kohada?
[11:36] (Flashback) mom
    Sure thing!
[11:37] (Flashback) Isshiki
    His mother was his pride.
[11:41] (Flashback) Isshiki
    She ran the restaurant and
    raised her son on her own,
[11:44] (Flashback) Isshiki
    and even managed to get him into Totsuki.
[11:47] Saito
    I'm gonna be an amazing sushi
    chef like my mom one day.
[11:51] Saito
    Then we're gonna run this shop together.
[11:54] (Flashback) Mom
    Listen to this, Somei!
SIGN    Saito Sushi
[11:56] (Flashback) Mom
    Your mom's going to train at Shigarami Sushi!
[12:00] (Flashback) Saito
    Huh? That's a famous restaurant!
[12:02] (Flashback) Saito
    That's awesome, Mom!
[12:03] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm going to have to close
    up this shop for a while,
[12:06] (Flashback) Mom
    but I'll be able to make even
    better sushi when I come back!
[12:11] Isshiki
    But what awaited his mother at her
    training were harsh traditions and customs.
SIGN    Shigarami Sushi
[12:18] Isshiki
    The old-fashioned way of thinking where women
[12:20] Isshiki
    were not allowed to set foot in the kitchen...
[12:22] Isshiki
    She wasn't even allowed to touch the rice,
[12:24] Isshiki
    let alone the fish, and was
    forced to do chores.
[12:26] Isshiki
    She continued to work from morning to night,
[12:29] Isshiki
    but eventually, she reached her limit.
[12:33] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm so sorry, Somei.
[12:35] Tv
    Mother, it won't be much longer.
[12:38] Tv
    I will make a name for myself with
    my blade to support our household.
[12:44] Somei
    Mom, I'll take over our shop.
[12:50] (Flashback) Guy
    Look at that. There really is
    a kid standing in the kitchen.
[12:54] (Flashback) Somei
    Well, hello there, gentlemen
    from Shigarami Sushi.
[12:57] (Flashback) Guy
    At least he looks the part.
[12:59] (Flashback) Guy
    As if a kid like you could
    actually make decent sushi.
[13:02] (Flashback) Saito
    Would you like to try some, then?
SIGN    Slash
[13:10] (Flashback) Guy
    You'll never survive in this
    business if you defy us!
[13:14] (Flashback) Saito
    A samurai lives to rise
    to glory in turbulent times.
[13:17] (Flashback) Saito
    To surpass his master is
    the retainer's true ambition!
SIGN    52nd
    Eastern Kanto Region Sushi Chef's Union
    Regular Meeting
[13:20] Isshiki
    And that's how Saito-senpai
SIGN    Slash
[13:23] Isshiki
    made his way up
SIGN    Sushi Chef Competition
    Sponsored by the Japanese Sushi Foundation
SIGN    Slash
[13:27] Isshiki
    all on his own,
SIGN    Slash
[13:31] Isshiki
    with fish as his blade.
[13:34] Anne
    It's true that this butter seafood rice
    bowl has his style dwelling within it.
[13:39] Shades
    If the fish is his blade,
    the butter is its sheath.
[13:43] Blonde
    This is essentially swordplay on a dish.
[13:45] Blonde
    Any who taste it and stand before
    its lightning strike slash...
[13:49] All
    ...will fall!
[13:52] Ura
    Amazing, Saito-senpai!
[13:54] Ura
    He managed to split all the
    judges in two with one blow!
[13:58] Shun
    The enemy managed to bring out
    the full potential of the butter.
[14:01] Glasses
    Will Yukihira be able to win?
[14:05] Soma
    Well, I might actually be in trouble.
[14:07] Buns
    Wait, what did you say?
[14:09] Alice
    Wait, wait. What's wrong, Yukihira-kun?
[14:12] Niku
    That doesn't sound like you at all!
[14:14] Saito
    There are some things that only opponents
    facing each other can understand.
[14:19] Saito
    You already see it, don't you, Yukihira Soma?
[14:25] Saito
    You see your blade being shattered by me.
[14:31] Soma
    Man, your cooking really is amazing.
[14:34] Soma
    So why the heck did someone like you
    side with the Azami Administration?
[14:41] Azami
    A samurai's most important
    duty is to protect the weak.
[14:47] (Flashback) Azami
    We can never have another fall
    victim like your mother did.
[14:52] Saito
    The reason I joined this revolution
[14:55] Saito
    is to follow bushido and
    to protect the weak.
[14:59] Soma
    I see. But in that case,
    we're in the same boat.
[15:04] Soma
    And for the sake of my ideal cooking world,
[15:07] Soma
    I'm gonna use this dish to face off with you.
[15:11] Soma
    All right, order's up!
[15:16] Soma
    Dig in!
[15:18] Soma
    I call it Yukihira-Style
    Toasted-Butter Pilaf Inari Sushi!
SIGN    Yukihira-Style
SIGN    Toasted-Butter Pilaf Inari Sushi
[15:24] Ryoko
    He must've had abura-age pockets
    simmering in that pot.
[15:27] Buns
    Those inari sushi have pilaf in
    them rather than sushi rice?
[15:32] Blonde
    The impact is intense!
[15:34] Shades
    I'm instantly hungry again!
[15:35] Anne
    The aroma makes me want to melt!
[15:37] Niku
    Usually, with inari sushi, it's important
[15:39] Niku
    to have the sweet abura-age balanced
    with the mild flavor of the sushi rice.
[15:43] Niku
    No matter how you look at it,
    the butter pilaf is going to make it heavy.
[15:46] Saito
    Just bringing out the butter is not
    enough for our theme in this match.
[15:51] Saito
    So let us see the answer
    you came up with.
[15:58] Anne
    The butter that seeped into the abura-age
[16:00] Anne
    keeps spreading through
    my mouth every time I chew!
[16:04] Anne
    Even my mind is being drenched in butter!
[16:08] Shades
    The abura-age is so juicy, and yet
    the pilaf inside is so delicate.
[16:14] Blonde
    The flavors don't overwhelm each other.
[16:15] Blonde
    The umami of the ingredients
    keeps flowing like a geyser.
[16:19] All
    They work together so well!
[16:21] Soma
    Well, first, I sautéed the
    rice without washing it.
[16:25] Soma
    That's the key when you're making pilaf.
[16:27] Soma
    Then I thoroughly rinsed the abura-age
    with hot water to remove the extra oil.
[16:31] Soma
    But the most important part
    of my dish is my special
[16:34] Soma
    mochi white sauce made
    from soy milk and kirimochi.
[16:37] Shades
    I see.
[16:39] Shades
    Conventional white sauce made with
    flour and butter would overwhelm this dish.
[16:43] Blonde
    There is a rich texture,
    but it doesn't linger.
[16:46] Blonde
    The light flavor of this mochi
    white sauce was absolutely essential.
[16:51] Soma
    Then I sprinkled a blend of several
    cheeses on top of everything
[16:54] Soma
    and toasted them in the oven.
[16:56] Anne
    Because of that, the saltiness
    and mellowness are preserved.
[17:02] Soma
    Basically, I shoved all the tasty things
    I could think of into this dish,
[17:06] Soma
    and pushed the rich, savory
    flavors as hard as I could.
[17:10] Anne
    Some ingredients meld with the butter's
    richness into mellow deliciousness,
[17:13] Anne
    and other ingredients have become
    richer because of the butter.
[17:16] Anne
    There is an immense amount of work put into
[17:18] Anne
    every one of these small inari sushi pockets.
[17:22] Blonde
    The mochi white sauce subdues the greasiness,
[17:25] Blonde
    so each of the flavors reach
    their peak in harmony.
[17:29] Shades
    This is a huge contrast with
    Saito Somei's single heavy strike.
[17:34] Shades
    This blade is a continuous barrage of flavor!
[17:37] Anne
    It's just too delicious for me to keep quiet.
[17:41] Anne
    Ah... Anne...
[17:43] Anne
    Anne, Anne, Anne, Anne, Anne, Anne!
[17:47] Both
    Anne!
[17:49] Both
    Anne...
[17:52] Saito
    Such skill...
[17:53] Saito
    But this swing was not a single blade.
[17:56] Saito
    How did you...
[17:59] Saito
    How did you become this strong?!
[18:01] Soma
    Because I knew I was gonna be in trouble.
[18:06] (Flashback) Soma
    Well, I might actually be in trouble.
[18:08] Soma
    I knew I couldn't defeat you
    with just a single blade.
[18:14] Soma
    Mock Shokugeki?
[18:15] (Flashback) Megu
    What do you mean, Mimasaka-kun?
[18:18] (Flashback) Mima
    As you know, I've completed a trace
    of all of the enemy Elite Ten members.
[18:24] (Flashback) Mima
    So I can stand in as the
    opponents you'll be facing,
[18:28] (Flashback) Mima
    and we can do a mock Shokugeki.
[18:30] (Flashback) Taku
    But are you going to be okay, Mimasaka?
[18:32] (Flashback) Taku
    I'm sure being three of them
    will be hard on your body.
[18:35] (Flashback) Mima
    This is really all I can do
    for you guys, since I lost.
[18:40] (Flashback) Mima
    Let me be your sandbag.
[18:42] (Flashback) Soma
    All right, well, if you're gonna
    insist that much, let's do it.
[18:46] (Flashback) Soma
    Let's begin our training!
[18:47] (Flashback) Taku
    Yeah.
[18:48] (Flashback) Megu
    Right!
[18:49] (Flashback) Mima
    All I need is money and
    everything will go my way.
SIGN    Anger Anger Anger Anger Anger Anger
[18:49] (Flashback) Taku
    Anger, anger, anger, anger, anger...
[18:53] (Flashback) Mima
    Morals? What are those?
    Do they taste good, Elder Aldini?
[18:57] (Flashback) Mima
    Megu-myan, Megu-myan, Megu-myan, myan!
[19:04] Soma
    It's no use.
[19:08] Soma
    No matter how many times I try,
    I can't win against his strike.
[19:14] Soma
    If I'm going to win,
[19:16] Soma
    I'm gonna need...
[19:17] Blonde
    This cheese blend balances out
    the dish with its saltiness.
[19:21] Shades
    I see.
[19:22] Shades
    Aldini must have put this together so
    it'd go along with these inari sushi.
[19:26] Anne
    Oh, I finally understand! The reason
    this dish is so rich, but not overwhelming!
[19:32] Anne
    It's Miss Tadokoro Megumi's apple butter!
[19:34] Anne
    Its refreshing taste cuts
    back on the greasiness.
[19:37] Taku
    Yes.
[19:38] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[19:39] Saito
    I see... So this is a true Team Shokugeki.
[19:46] Saito
    But...
[19:48] Saito
    This cannot be the work of just three!
[19:59] Soma
    Takumi's ultimate cheese blend,
[20:02] Soma
    a Hayama-style aroma bomb,
[20:05] Soma
    Kurokiba's shrimp's umami...
[20:10] Soma
    Tadokoro's apple butter!
[20:14] Saito
    He's not even bothering with swords anymore!
[20:16] Soma
    Yoshino's super-secret ultra-savory
    masterpiece chicken broth!
[20:20] Saito
    There must be some limit to
    not caring about tactics!
[20:24] Saito
    I spent all this time polishing
    my blade so that I would not lose,
[20:28] Saito
    yet you don't care how many blades
    you break in order to win.
[20:33] Saito
    So you are also truly a warrior of bushido.
[20:36] Soma
    Nah, I'm just a plain ol' first-year kid.
[20:38] Soma
    But I've faced off with a lot of people.
[20:42] Soma
    That might be how I get all these ideas.
[20:46] Soma
    I'm pretty sure everything
    I've learned from everyone
[20:48] Soma
    at Totsuki is right here backing me up.
[20:51] (Flashback) Soma
    To be honest,
[20:54] (Flashback) Soma
    this academy's just a stepping stone for me!
[20:56] Soma
    I'm a Totsuki Academy High School first-year,
[20:59] Soma
    and a member of the 92nd graduating class.
[21:01] Soma
    I'm Yukihira Soma!
[21:11] Isshi
    That dish isn't just a result of his training.
[21:14] Isshi
    It's a culmination of all the days
    he's spent here ever since
[21:17] Isshi
    the first moment he stepped
    into Totsuki Academy.
[21:19] Saito
    Because of the helplessness
    I felt with my mother,
[21:22] Saito
    I thought that the weak should be protected.
[21:26] Saito
    I thought that was why I became stronger.
[21:29] Saito
    But Yukihira doesn't label other
    chefs as weak or strong.
[21:33] Saito
    He learned from every blade he has ever faced.
[21:37] Saito
    You are the one who has truly
    walked the path of bushido.
[21:40] Saito
    I have lost.
[21:42] Shades
    It is unanimous.
[21:43] Blonde
    The winner is...
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
[21:45] Anne
    Yukihira Soma of the resistance!
[21:49] Guy
    He did it!
[21:49] Guy
    Yeah!
[22:00] Soma
    Glad you liked it.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Two Queens
[23:35] Megu
    Special puff-puff lessons...
[23:37] Megu
    Special puff-puff lessons...

7 - The Two Queens

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Seven
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
     Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
     Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[00:03] Girl
    U-U-Unbelievable! Yukihira Soma has
    defeated the Fourth Seat, Saito Somei!
[00:10] Guy
    Yeah!
[00:11] Guy
    He beat a third-year in the Elite Ten!
[00:13] Buns
    You're amazing, Yukihira!
[00:18] Soma
    Uh, you guys...
[00:19] Niku
    Er, uh...
[00:21] Kuro
    Damn, Yukihira...
[00:23] Haya
    Yeah. He actually won.
[00:26] Megu
    Way to go, Soma-kun!
[00:27] Taku
    Tadokoro-san...
[00:30] Taku
    We won as a team.
[00:32] Taku
    Your help was a big part
[00:33] Taku
    of why Yukihira won, and he's
    very aware of that, as well.
[00:39] Buns
    What are you trying to act
    all cool for, Takumi-cchi?
[00:41] Ryoko
    You were amazing too, Megumi!
[00:44] Isami
    Congrats, Big Bro!
[00:46] Ura
    Everyone, please return to your greenrooms
     and conduct your fourth round meetings.
[00:51] Saito
    Yukihira Soma...
[00:53] Saito
    Tsukasa Eishi is strong.
[00:55] Soma
    Yeah, he is.
[00:58] Saito
    I wish you luck.
[00:59] Soma
    Thanks!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Two Queens
[02:33] Sec
    Now, choose, Yukihira.
[02:35] Sec
    A medicinal tea to calm your nerves,
[02:37] Sec
    or a medicinal tea to elevate your
    enthusiasm and concentration.
[02:40] Soma
    I'm fine... They seem bitter as hell, anyway.
[02:42] Sec
    No! You might be exhausted!
[02:45] Niku
    Are your shoulders stiff?!
    Want something to eat?!
[02:48] Soma
    No, no... I'm fine. Thanks.
[02:50] Sec
    Um, Erina-sama, would you like
    some warm medicinal tea?
[02:54] Alice
    Why are you being so shy? Go talk to her!
[02:58] Suba
    I heard you won, Aldini...
[03:02] Isa
    He's all pale.
[03:03] Taku
    Mimasaka, I hate to admit it,
    but this is all thanks to you.
[03:08] Suba
    Nah, if you concentrate
    on your enemy even harder,
[03:11] Suba
    you'll be a better stalker in no time.
[03:13] Suba
    You haven't maximized your clinginess.
[03:16] Taku
    Who are you calling clingy?
[03:17] Senpai
    All right, time's running out.
[03:20] Senpai
    I was thinking about appearing
    in the fourth round.
[03:24] Senpai
    Nakiri-kun, Aldini-kun,
    Soma-kun, what do you think?
[03:26] Taku
    You don't even need to ask. We're ready.
[03:30] Soma
    I'm ready to take on anyone.
[03:32] Haya
    The next bout is definitely
    going to be on another level.
[03:36] Haya
    There are only three enemies left,
    and they'll all be coming out.
[03:40] Kuro
    So if we get three victories,
    that stomps out all the competition.
[03:45] Sec
    But our opponents aren't
    going to make it that easy.
SIGN    Third Seat
[03:49] Alice
    Akanegakubo Momo,
[03:50] Alice
    Kobayashi Rindo,
SIGN    Second Seat
SIGN    First Seat
[03:52] Alice
    and Tsukasa Eishi.
[03:54] Kuro
    Who's going up?
[03:56] Sec
    How should we challenge them?
[03:57] Haya
    How will we crush them?
[04:01] Eri
    May I have a moment?
[04:05] Saito
    That Yukihira Soma is very brave.
[04:09] Saito
    I now see why you lost to him in a Shokugeki.
[04:13] Eizan
    Why are you smiling?!
[04:15] Saito
    We just have to leave the rest
    to Akanegakubo and the others.
[04:18] Eizan
    Meanwhile, Momo-senpai's been
    doing that this whole time.
[04:21] Momo
    Oh, shut up. This is for my love of cute things.
SIGN    Like
[04:26] Momo
    Yup. Lots of likes again today. So cute.
[04:29] Saito
    You're working hard.
[04:31] Momo
    But...
SIGN    Momo-sama, you're wonderful!
SIGN    Momo-sama is definitely the queen of cute!
[04:32] Momo
    Something seems off...
SIGN    So cute! I love it! I respect
    you so much, Momo-sama!
[04:34] Momo
    I can't get myself motivated.
[04:36] Momo
    Kinoku-nyan, could you sew
    Bucchi's hand back up?
[04:39] Kino
    S-Sure...
[04:41] Momo
    I'm busy taking photos.
[04:44] Kino
    Yukihira Soma... To think he'd
    actually defeat Saito-senpai, too.
[04:49] Momo
    By the way, where are Tsukasa and Rindo?
[04:55] Rindo
    I'm back, baby!
[04:57] Taku
    She could barely stand yesterday.
[05:00] Soma
    She's totally full of energy again.
[05:02] Rindo
    Come on! Rindo-senpai's back!
[05:05] Rindo
    I got plenty of sleep, so I have even
    more energy than I did the first day!
[05:09] Rindo
    What do you think of
    Rindo-senpai? Well, Yukihira?
[05:12] Rindo
    Well, well, well, well?
[05:12] Soma
    You're definitely excited.
[05:14] Tsuka
    Rindo's as energetic as a wild animal.
[05:17] Guy
    Hey... He seems to be back on his feet, too.
[05:20] Guy
    Yeah, and here comes Momo-senpai, too.
[05:23] Momo
    I feel all prickly. I need to make
    another cute dish to relieve some stress.
[05:29] Momo
    I have plenty of energy since
    So-myan made me some sushi.
[05:33] Momo
    Let's have whoever we're going up
    against get gobbled up by my dish, Bucchi.
[05:38] Eri
    May I be that opponent?
[05:42] Momo
    Sure. I might be a little
    more violent than usual.
[05:47] Momo
    I look forward to our match, Eri-nyan.
[05:49] Eri
    You seem to be in a foul mood.
[05:52] Eri
    Allow me to explain why you're
    feeling such irritation.
[05:56] Momo
    Oh? You've changed a little, Eri-nyan.
[06:00] Girl
    Erina-sama!
[06:02] Guy
    Erina-sama's finally making an appearance!
[06:04] Girl
    Momo-senpai's the queen of cute, but...
[06:06] Guy
    Erina-sama's not so bad herself!
[06:09] Guy
    She can be cold at times, but above all,
    she's absolutely stunning.
[06:12] Girl
    Otherwise known as the Ice Queen!
[06:14] Blonde
    Nakiri Erina... Director Azami's daughter
    and Senzaemon-dono's granddaughter.
[06:19] Shades
    She possesses the God Tongue and
    is the epitome of a gourmand.
[06:23] Anne
    She shares the bloodline of the Devil
     of Food. I look forward to her dish.
[06:29] Soma
    I finally get to see Nakiri's
    Shokugeki with my own eyes.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
     Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[06:32] Ura
    Now, in the fourth bout
    of the Team Shokugeki,
[06:35] Ura
    the matches and food
    themes have been decided!
SIGN    Elite Ten, First Seat
    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Rebel
    Isshiki Satoshi
[06:39] Ura
    The first match will be Tsukasa
    Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi.
[06:43] Ura
    Their theme is wild rabbit!
SIGN    Wild Rabbit
[06:45] Tsukasa
    Isshiki, eh? You might actually
    give me some trouble.
[06:50] Isshiki
    I look forward to competing
    with you, Tsukasa-senpai.
[06:54] Ura
    The second match will be Kobayashi
    Rindo versus Takumi Aldini.
SIGN    Elite Ten, Second Seat
    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Rebel
    Takumi Aldini
[06:58] Ura
    Their theme is spear squid!
SIGN    Spear Squid
[07:01] Rindo
    Oh, Aldini!
[07:02] Rindo
    Don't be shaking in your boots, now!
[07:04] Taku
    Please. I'm fired up and raring to go, Senpai.
[07:08] Ura
    And for the third match,
    Akanegakubo Momo versus Nakiri Erina.
SIGN    Elite Ten, Third Seat
     Akanegakubo Momo
SIGN    Rebel
    Nakiri Erina
[07:13] Ura
    Their theme is brown sugar!
SIGN    Brown Sugar
[07:16] Niku
    Brown sugar? That's another ingredient
    that's perfect for desserts.
[07:19] Buns
    You've got this, Erina-cchi!
[07:23] Momo
    Okay, Bucchi. Let's make a lovely dish
    to make this irritation go away.
[07:28] Momo
    And let's beat Eri-nyan while we're at it.
[07:35] Guy
    Whoa! What the heck is that?!
[07:38] Guy
    So many bowls of various colored batters!
[07:41] Alice
    Looks like she made colors from strawberries,
[07:44] Alice
    matcha, cocoa, blueberries,
    black sesame, and other things.
[07:47] Alice
    It's like a colorful palette.
[07:50] Momo
    Now that I have my yummy paint,
[07:53] Momo
    let's start our super-fun drawing time!
[07:56] Isa
    She's completing fancy illustrations
    one after another!
[08:00] Sec
    How can she be so fast?!
[08:04] Niku
    She finished them all in one go!
    How experienced is she at drawing those?!
[08:08] Momo
    Then I'll bake the finished drawings
[08:11] Momo
    in the oven for three minutes and...
[08:13] Momo
    Then I'll pour in batter with
    brown sugar in it on top.
[08:19] Anne
    It appears she's making roll cakes.
[08:23] shadeS
    Like the popular ones made
    with illustrations in Japan.
[08:25] Blonde
    Maybe this is going to be a
    surprisingly simple dish, then...
[08:29] Blonde
    Especially compared to her last dish.
[08:31] Momo
    I'll make the decorations super cute, too!
[08:36] Blonde
    That method is known as sucre tiré.
[08:38] Blonde
    They stretch the candy to a uniform thickness
[08:40] Blonde
    by keeping it at just the right
    temperature so that it remains malleable.
[08:43] Anne
    Out of all candy-sculpting techniques,
[08:45] Anne
    it gives the candy the most
    glossy and glass-like luster.
[08:47] Anne
    It's extremely difficult to pull off,
     but she makes it look so easy.
[08:51] Shades
    Even her cooking process is
    overflowing with cuteness!
[08:56] Momo
    Cutely, cutely...
[08:59] Guy
    Hang on a second!
[09:00] Shades
    How many does she plan to make?
[09:03] Momo
    We still don't have nearly
    enough, do we, Bucchi?
[09:06] Momo
    Chef Momo's sweets shop is super-busy today.
[09:10] Megu
    Is Nakiri-san going to be okay?
[09:11] Soma
    Well, let's just sit back and watch her work.
[09:15] Soma
    I can't really explain it, but
    Nakiri sure seems fired up.
[09:23] Niku
    She's being careful with the heat, too.
[09:24] Buns
    Wow! They look perfect!
[09:27] Alice
    She's made some super-crunchy
    brown sugar and black sesame tuiles.
[09:31] Megu
    She also has two batters, one made with only
    egg whites and the other with only yolks.
[09:34] Ryoko
    Judging from the ingredients,
[09:37] Ryoko
    Nakiri-san is trying to make
    something sweet, isn't she?
[09:40] Ryoko
    Even though she's up against
    the academy's top pâtissier.
[09:42] Niku
    She'd totally do it!
[09:43] Buns
    That might be going a bit too far!
[09:46] Sec
    No, I'm sure Erina-sama has a chance.
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[09:57] Ura
    Well, it appears the first tasting
    of the fourth bout will be
[10:02] Ura
    Akanegakubo-senpai's dish!
[10:05] Momo
    It's all done now.
[10:08] All
    Wha—
[10:09] Soma
    The hell is that?
[10:10] Girl
    Oh my gosh! It's so cute!
[10:12] Girl
    It's so amazing!
[10:13] Girl
    It's like a castle from a kingdom of dreams!
[10:21] Blonde
    I can't believe I had the
    nerve to call it simple!
[10:25] Blonde
    There isn't a hint of modesty
    anywhere in that thing!
[10:27] Shades
    But no matter how impactful the visual
    might be, the taste is what counts.
[10:32] Anne
    Yes. This all comes down to the
    deliberation of the tongue.
[10:38] Momo
    Love!
[10:43] Shades
    What in the world is this exquisite
    texture and sweetness?
[10:46] Shades
    When I push down on it with my fork,
    it bounces back with maximum fluffitude.
[10:49] Shades
    This springy volume is something else.
[10:52] Anne
    But once you bite into it,
[10:53] Anne
    the texture is so gentle and soft,
    like mist dancing on your tongue.
[10:58] Blonde
    But above all, what is this rich
    sweetness filling my mouth?
[11:03] Momo
    Here's your answer.
[11:05] Both
    Soy sauce?!
[11:06] Momo
    I used heavy cream,
    light brown sugar, vanilla extract,
[11:10] Momo
    and a dash of soy sauce
    to make whipped cream.
[11:12] Momo
    I then spread that on the
    cakes after they were baked,
[11:15] Momo
    rolled them up, and chilled them.
[11:16] Momo
    All in order to make the taste of
    the brown sugar cuter and sweeter.
[11:21] Anne
    So this is like adding a
    bit of saltiness to sweets
[11:25] Anne
    to enhance the sweetness,
    similar to salted caramels.
[11:29] Anne
    But in her case, she happened to create
    her own soy sauce whipped cream.
[11:33] Blonde
    Brown sugar contains minerals
    like iron and sodium
[11:37] Blonde
    that you don't usually find in white sugar,
     and it has its own unique aroma.
[11:42] Shades
    The aroma of the brown sugar
    and the depth of the soy sauce
[11:46] Shades
    go perfectly together.
[11:48] Momo
    If you take a piece of fruit with each bite,
[11:51] Momo
    you can enjoy the different flavors.
[11:53] Momo
    Of course, you can eat this candy, too.
[11:56] Momo
    If you melt a piece on your
    tongue before eating the cake,
[12:00] Momo
    it's especially yummy.
[12:01] Anne
    What a lovely surprise!
[12:02] Anne
    No matter how many bites I take,
    I'm being led to a world of dreams again!
[12:06] Shades
    She has a perfect sense of smell when
    it comes to the universe of sweets.
[12:11] Shades
    She has created a perfect castle,
    both in visuals and in taste.
[12:14] Blonde
    Anyone who dares enter her kingdom
[12:17] Blonde
    is attacked with blasts of
    cuteness and prettiness!
[12:23] Both
    We can't dodge them!
[12:26] Anne
    Histoire! Charme!
[12:30] Anne
    I can't dodge them!
[12:33] Both
    Anne!
[12:35] Ura
    How in the world is Nakiri Erina going
    to face off against this fortress?
[12:41] Niku
    Not only does it look perfect,
    it tastes perfect, too.
[12:43] Ryoko
    How can anyone make something like that?
[12:46] Mima
    I know because I traced her.
[12:48] Mima
    Her obsession with cute things
    makes her strive for perfection.
[12:54] Momo
    I've got lots of roll cakes, so does
    anyone else want to eat one?
[12:59] Momo
    Don't push. Make sure you line up.
[13:02] Kuro
    This turned into an autograph signing.
[13:04] Haya
    She's pretty popular on social media, too.
[13:07] Buns
    Is... Is Erina-cchi going to be okay?
[13:09] Sec
    Don't worry. She has some meringue
    in the works as we speak.
[13:13] Alice
    Looks like Erina's almost
    done with her dish, too.
[13:16] Momo
    You can do it, you can do it, Eri-nyan.
[13:19] Momo
    Give it all you've got, Eri-nyan.
[13:22] Mom
    What? Is that really what
    you want, Momo-chan?
[13:25] (Flashback) Mom
    But that one's not cute at all. Are you sure?
SIGN    Momo, Age 3
SIGN    Another Day
[13:30] (Flashback) Mom
    That's the one you want today?
SIGN    Yet Another Day
[13:32] (Flashback) Mom
    That one? Really?
SIGN    A Girl's
     Favorite
SIGN    Cute
    Yet Ugly
    Characters
[13:34] (Flashback) Dad
    Momo's somehow predicting popular
    products one after another!
[13:37] (Flashback) Mom
    She's a prodigy! A prodigy of cuteness!
SIGN    Cute Yet Ugly Creatures Becoming
     Popular by Word of Mouth!
[13:40] (Flashback) Guy
    Momo-sama! These are our new products!
[13:43] (Flashback) Guy
    Which is the cutest?
[13:45] (Flashback) Girl
    These designs for children's clothes!
[13:47] (Flashback) Guy
    This new confection!
[13:48] (Flashback) Momo
    This one, that one, that one, this one.
SIGN    The Prodigy of Cuteness
[13:52] (Flashback) Lady
    What?
[13:53] (Flashback) Guy
    You're really going to Totsuki Academy?
[13:56] (Flashback) Guy
    Please come to our toy company!
SIGN    Momo, Age 12
[13:58] (Flashback) Lady
    No, to our apparel company!
[13:59] (Flashback) Guy
    No, help us with graphic design!
[14:01] (Flashback) Lady
    Please tell us! Why did you
    choose to become a pâtissier?
[14:04] (Flashback) Momo
    Well, it's because I look the
    cutest when I'm making sweets.
[14:11] Momo
    I've spent all this time
    striving to be the cutest,
[14:15] Momo
    and expressing cuteness and
    deliciousness through my dishes.
[14:21] Momo
    And yet you had the nerve to...
[14:23] (Flashback) Eri
    Allow me to explain why you're
    feeling such irritation.
[14:27] Momo
    Just what are you going to
    try to teach me, Eri-nyan?
[14:31] Eri
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[14:34] Eri
    Please enjoy.
[14:36] Eri
    Soufflé Léger de Grâce.
[14:39] Soma
    Hey, a soufflé. I made one of those before.
[14:43] Ryoko
    It looks so fluffy!
[14:45] Sec
    She's competing against her opponent's
    roll cake with pancakes!
[14:48] Sec
    Splendid, Erina-sama! You're so brave
    and courageous to face the enemy head-on!
[14:53] Buns
    I mean, it's definitely fancy and pretty, but...
[14:56] Buns
    Visually, the impact from the roll
    cake castle is way too much!
[15:01] Soma
    What's up? Is something funny?
[15:04] Alice
    Oh, nothing.
[15:05] Anne
    Now, let us have a taste...
[15:07] Anne
    of the dish made by the
    girl with the God Tongue.
[15:10] Anne
    The cake is so gleefully fluffy.
[15:15] Anne
    But as soon as the fork breaks through,
[15:17] Anne
    my entire body shivers in anticipation of the
[15:19] Anne
    heavenly texture I'm sure will come.
[15:21] Anne
    She is very much aware...
[15:23] Anne
    that a dish that can give the
    tongue the power of imagination
[15:25] Anne
    is a dish that will conquer one's heart.
[15:29] Erina
    Love.
[15:30] Blonde
    This...
[15:31] Anne
    ...is no ordinary pancake!
[15:33] Shades
    In between the two pancakes...
[15:35] All
    ...is red bean paste!
[15:37] Megu
    What? Red bean paste?
[15:39] Erina
    Yes. That is the star of this dish.
[15:42] Erina
    I created a paste from azuki beans
    and sweetened it with brown sugar.
[15:45] Erina
    I call it my Divine Brown Sugar Bean Paste.
[15:48] Alice
    She used a pressure cooker
[15:50] Alice
    to reduce the cooking time
    without losing the flavor.
[15:53] Buns
    Brown sugar bean paste?
[15:54] Ryoko
    So that means this dish...
[15:56] Soma
    It's two pancakes with red bean
    paste filling in the middle.
[16:00] Soma
    Which basically means it's dorayaki.
[16:03] Shades
    The azuki beans from Tokachi have
    improved the already impressive flavor!
[16:08] Blonde
    The sweetness of the bean paste
    envelops the brown sugar.
[16:11] Blonde
    It's perfectly clear,
    not the least bit overbearing!
[16:13] Ryoko
    No wonder Erina-sensei led
    the Hokkaido lectures!
[16:16] Buns
    She knows everything about Hokkaido's foods!
[16:17] Both
    Hey, look! Even Urara-chan is...
[16:20] Urara
    No, no... I have to do my job and
    continue emceeing this event fair and square!
[16:25] Erina
    Oh, there's no need to hold back.
[16:28] Erina
    You want to see how delicious
    this dish is yourself, don't you?
[16:31] Ura
    Y-Yesh, Erina-sensei!
[16:36] Ura
    Please... Please teach me more!
[16:39] Ura
    I want more of your smooth, fluffy, silky
[16:41] Ura
    special lessons to squeeze me tighter!
[16:44] Blonde
    Anne somehow ended up in there, too.
[16:46] Blonde
    Well, I guess she is "Anne"ko.
SIGN    Anneko
[16:48] Shades
    I'm so jeal— I mean, how indecent.
[16:50] Ura
    Now, if you would deliberate...
[16:52] Erina
    A moment, please.
[16:54] Erina
    There's one other person I'd
    like to have try this dish.
[16:58] Erina
    And you will try it,
    won't you, Queen of Cute?
[17:05] Momo
    I'll admit that the cuteness level
    of that dish is pretty good.
[17:09] Momo
    But I'd have to give it a 95.
[17:12] Momo
    Why did you bother putting red bean
    paste in it and making it a dorayaki?
[17:15] Momo
    That'll disrupt the soufflé's
    delicate fluffy texture and aroma.
[17:20] Momo
    You should've just mixed the brown sugar
[17:22] Momo
    into the meringue and made soufflé pancakes.
[17:24] Momo
    Then I would've given you a 100.
[17:27] Momo
    I can tell just by looking
    that points will be docked.
[17:30] Momo
    You made the same dish as Tadokoro Megumi.
[17:32] Erina
    Are you certain about that?
[17:34] Erina
    Once you have a taste, you'll know
[17:37] Erina
    what has put in you such a
    foul mood since the last match.
[17:41] Momo
    Did you hear that, Bucchi?
    What should we do?
[17:44] Momo
    What? It wouldn't hurt to give it a try?
[17:47] Momo
    You're so nice, Bucchi.
[18:00] Momo
    This cuteness...
[18:02] Momo
    I can't... dodge it!
[18:05] Eizan
    What?!
[18:06] Kino
    Momo-senpai is actually head over
    heels for someone else's dessert?
[18:10] Momo
    This deep, complex flavor...
[18:12] Momo
    The secret ingredient is yogurt?
[18:14] Erina
    Yes, you are correct.
[18:16] Erina
    And it's Greek yogurt, a unique
    type of yogurt that's thickened
[18:18] Erina
    and concentrated through
    a straining process.
[18:20] Erina
    Straining the excess moisture
    from the yogurt condenses it,
[18:24] Erina
    giving its flavor a gentle body
    that's reminiscent of cheese.
[18:27] Erina
    I mixed that in with the
    meringue for the pancakes.
[18:31] Anne
    And as a result, it brings out the
    flavor of the red bean paste,
[18:35] Anne
    which is the star of the dish.
[18:38] Ryoko
    It didn't even look like she
    was using any special tools.
[18:41] Sec
    I get it! She used those coffee filters!
[18:44] Erina
    Yes. Not only are they easy to use,
    they're obviously excellent for filtering.
[18:48] Erina
    They were the perfect choice
    for straining the yogurt.
[18:50] Erina
    Because of this strained yogurt
    acting as my secret ingredient,
[18:54] Erina
    I am able to finally reach the level
    of deliciousness that I was seeking.
[18:58] Blonde
    If she had used ricotta or cream cheese,
    which have stronger flavors,
[19:01] Blonde
    then just like Akanegakubo Momo said,
     she would've lost points.
[19:04] Shades
    What a terrifying girl.
[19:06] Shades
    Now that I've seen this, I can't
    imagine a better twist for this dish.
[19:10] Shades
    It's as if she was given divine
    inspiration to share with us mortals.
[19:14] Erina
    The answer I sought for my dish
[19:17] Erina
    could only be found by going
    beyond what is correct.
[19:19] Erina
    If I hadn't seen Tadokoro-san's dish that
    challenged everyone's expectations,
[19:22] Erina
    I could not have made this dish.
[19:24] Eri
    Huh?
[19:25] Alice
    She called her dish "Soufflé
    Léger de Grâce," didn't she?
[19:29] Alice
    "Soufflé Léger" just means "light soufflé."
[19:31] Alice
    And "Grâce" translates to
    "blessings," or... "megumi."
SIGN    Megumi
[19:36] Erina
    Akanegakubo-san...
[19:37] Erina
    I'm sure you've continued to create
    nothing but perfect dishes
[19:41] Erina
    with your overwhelming talent up until now.
[19:44] Erina
    And that's exactly why you
    couldn't acknowledge
[19:47] Erina
    the dish with unknown brilliance
    that was completely
[19:50] Erina
    outside the world you had ruled over.
[19:53] Erina
    Tadokoro-san's dish that aimed
    for 120%, even if that meant
[19:56] Erina
    abandoning 100% under conventional norms.
[19:58] Erina
    That irritated you greatly.
[20:00] Momo
    What's the big idea?!
[20:01] Momo
    Who do you think you are, going off
     on me all of a sudden like that?!
[20:05] Momo
    You know that everyone calls you
    the Ice Queen, Eri-nyan!
[20:08] Erina
    Indeed, they do.
[20:09] Erina
    But I am no longer a queen who
    just sits back on her throne.
[20:15] Erina
    Yes... The irritation you're feeling is
    something that I have also experienced.
[20:23] Erina
    In my castle where my rule was absolute...
[20:27] Erina
    You happened to appear that day.
[20:30] Momo
    A dish like this can't exist.
[20:33] Momo
    Whatever I consider the
    cutest is always the cutest!
[20:36] Momo
    That's absolute.
[20:38] Momo
    I don't want to admit it...
    I don't want to admit it...
[20:42] Momo
    Oh, no... I have to say it...
[20:44] Momo
    This dorayaki is super cute!
[20:51] Erina
    I'm so glad you liked it.
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[20:52] Ura
    And Nakiri Erina of the rebel forces wins!
[20:56] Sec
    Erina-sama won against the
    third seat of the Elite Ten!
[21:02] Buns
    Yay! Yay!
[21:04] Buns
    Yay! Yay! Yay!
[21:05] Soma
    What's the big idea, Nakiri?
[21:07] Soma
    "Glad you liked it" is my line, you copycat.
[21:10] Soma
    And you even altered it a bit.
[21:12] Erina
    It's not like you inspired me or anything!
[21:16] Soma
    I saw you glancing at me earlier! I see.
[21:18] Soma
    You were signaling that you
    were going to copy me.
[21:20] Soma
    I guess I'll let you off the hook,
     though, since you won.
[21:23] Erina
    I told you, that's not it!
[21:24] Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[21:25] Megu
    I'm so happy for you!
[21:27] Megu
    A-Also... Um...
[21:30] Megu
    Thank you so much.
[21:32] Megu
    Thank you for using my name.
[21:35] Megu
    Thank you...
[21:37] Erina
    H-Hey. You don't need to cry!
[21:40] Erina
    You're such a silly girl.
[21:41] ---
    Sniffle...
[21:42] Erina
    Anyway, we don't have
    much time to celebrate.
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[21:46] Erina
    We still have two cards to go.
[21:49] Azami
    Attention, everyone.
[21:51] Azami
    I have an announcement.
[21:52] Azami
    Regarding this Team Shokugeki...
    There's going to be a change of judges.
[21:57] Azami
    As of this moment, I will be the judge.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Watching from Beside You
[23:35] Megu
    I... admire you so much.
[23:37] Nene
    No fair, no fair, no fair,
    no fair, no fair, no fair...

8 - Watching from Beside You

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SIGN    Eight
[00:03] Azami
    Attention, everyone.
[00:05] Azami
    I have an announcement.
[00:07] Azami
    Regarding this Team Shokugeki...
    There's going to be a change of judges.
[00:12] Azami
    As of this moment, I will be the judge.
[00:16] Azami
    I'm sure you've had enough of
    the Elite Ten's dishes by now.
[00:21] Guy
    What?!
[00:22] Guy
    What are you talking about?!
[00:24] Niku
    You're in charge of this whole thing!
    There's no way you should be the judge!
[00:27] Buns
    Get lost, you dumbass! You really
    think that's gonna work?!
[00:31] Alice
    I'm pretty sure Uncle Azami thinks just that.
[00:34] Haya
    He does blurt out crazy things
    with a completely straight face.
[00:38] Azami
    I still haven't tasted my
[00:40] Azami
    beloved daughter's cooking
    since I came back to Japan.
[00:44] Azami
    Not even at the Moon Festival,
    because someone got in the way.
[00:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, Nakiri.
[00:49] (Flashback) Soma
    Is there a table available?
[00:51] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, excuse me.
[00:53] (Flashback) Soma
    You seem to be just about to eat, too.
[00:56] (Flashback) Azami
    I have lost interest.
[01:01] Soma
    Wow, someone disrupted his meal
    back then? Talk about rude.
[01:07] Rindo
    What the hell, Director?!
[01:09] Rindo
    Don't just come barging in here
    during our match! Stay out of this!
[01:14] Azami
    Please don't get the wrong idea.
[01:17] Azami
    Senzaemon-dono has also agreed to this.
[01:20] Azami
    Isn't that right, Senzaemon-dono?
[01:24] Alice
    Grandfather!
[01:25] Azami
    Both of the commissioners
    have come to this decision.
[01:29] Azami
    There's no one who can overturn it.
[01:32] Azami
    Now...
[01:33] Azami
    If you would kindly get out of my seat.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Watching from Beside You
[03:08] Anne
    This is an official Shokugeki.
[03:11] Anne
    We have our responsibilities
    as the appointed judges,
[03:14] Anne
    and individual deliberations go
    against the rules of the WGO.
[03:18] Azami
    You are correct. Now, allow me
    to invite my trustworthy guests.
[03:26] Anne
    Décora! Courage!
[03:27] Soma
    You know them?
SIGN    Décora
     1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:29] Anne
    Yes.
[03:30] Anne
    They are both renowned WGO adjudicators.
SIGN    Courage
    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:34] All
    What?!
[03:35] Glasses
    There were people who bought into
    Nakiri Azami's ideals in the WGO, too?!
[03:41] Decora
    Yes, and we are the ones who trained
    Anne's palate to what it is today.
[03:46] Courage
    We helped her so much, she was finally
    able to become a full-fledged Bookman.
[03:51] Decora
    She was so useless back then.
[03:54] Courage
    Not to mention innocent and lame.
[03:57] Courage
    Want to see a photo?
[03:59] Decora
    See those two with the pigtails over there?
[04:02] Decora
    Imagine those two combined into one.
    That's how cloddish she was.
[04:05] Anne
    Stop, stop! Please stop!
[04:08] Nene
    I have nothing to do with this,
    yet I just got insulted.
[04:11] Megu
    Cloddish...
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicators
[04:13] Courage
    Anyway, we'll be taking over, so we
    won't be breaking any WGO rules.
SIGN    2nd Rank WGO Adjudicators
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[04:20] Anne
    Very well.
[04:22] Anne
    But I am also a 1st rank WGO adjudicator,
[04:24] Anne
    so I will also participate
    in the deliberations.
[04:26] Anne
    We require that concession, at least.
[04:29] Azami
    Very well.
[04:30] Azami
    Miss Anne, you may stay.
[04:33] Azami
    I'm sorry I wasn't able to prepare
    a seat for you, Courage.
[04:36] Courage
    Oh, I wouldn't mind just sitting
    on your lap, Azami-sama.
[04:40] Both
    Grr!
[04:41] Azami
    Please continue with your preparations.
[04:43] Azami
    The three of us will be
    deliberating from now on.
[04:46] Buns
    Ugh, they're so annoying!
[04:48] Niku
    They seriously took over the judges' table!
[04:51] Soma
    Man, Team Shokugekis sure do keep
    you on your feet. Talk about lucky.
[04:54] Both
    How?!
[04:56] Soma
    Well, think about it.
[04:57] Soma
    The guy just got off his high
    horse to join us in this match.
[05:02] Soma
    Now we can sock him with
    flavor personally.
[05:07] Sec
    Yukihira!
[05:10] Ura
    This was definitely unexpected, but let
    us continue with the fourth bout!
[05:14] Ura
    All that remains is the first match,
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi,
SIGN    Theme: "Wild Rabbit"
[05:18] Ura
    and the second match,
    Kobayashi Rindo versus Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Theme: "Spear Squid"
[05:23] Rindo
    Damn you, Director! How dare you
    try to meddle with our battle?!
[05:27] Rindo
    You're really starting to piss me off!
[05:30] Ryoko
    So much animosity...
[05:32] Niku
    It's like she's putting all
    her rage into her cooking.
[05:35] Buns
    Don't you dare lose, Takumicchi!
[05:37] Isa
    You've got this, Big Bro!
[05:38] Taku
    Nakiri Azami's actions definitely surprised me,
[05:42] Taku
    but why is she so agitated?
[05:46] Taku
    What was that brief uneasiness I just felt?
[05:50] Taku
    It's almost like...
[05:51] Taku
    a wild animal doing everything
    it can to intimidate an enemy.
[05:55] Rindo
    Come on! Move your ass, Aldini!
[05:59] Rindo
    I'm gonna present my dish first!
[06:01] Azami
    I guess we're tasting Kobayashi's dish first.
[06:03] Azami
    Fetch me the wine list, will you, Courage?
[06:06] Courage
    Of course, Azami-sama.
[06:09] Rindo
    Rindo-senpai's comin' through!
[06:14] Isa
    Big Bro's dish is done, too.
[06:16] Ura
    It appears both contestants in the
    second match will be serving at once.
[06:20] Ura
    The new faces at the judges'
    table will begin their tasting!
[06:25] Ryoko
    Their theme was spear squid, wasn't it?
[06:28] Isa
    Big Bro made calamari ripieni.
[06:31] Isa
    It's a dish you make by stuffing the squid
[06:33] Isa
    and baking it in the oven
    until it's nice and juicy.
[06:36] Glasses
    It's a dish commonly
    served in Southern Italy,
[06:39] Glasses
    off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
[06:41] Buns
    Way to go, Takumicchi!
[06:42] Ryoko
    What's Rindo-senpai's dish?
[06:44] Guy
    It's actually super elegant...
[06:46] Guy
    It almost looks like a cute cake.
[06:48] Azami
    How splendid.
[06:51] Azami
    Why don't we partake in Takumi
    Aldini's dish before it gets cold?
[06:56] Decora
    Piping hot calamari...
[06:57] Decora
    There's so much umami gushing out,
    I feel like I might get burnt.
[07:00] Courage
    Azami-sama, let me know if you
    need us to blow on your food.
[07:05] Anne
    Just shut up and eat already!
[07:07] Soma
    It looks super tasty, like Japanese ikameshi.
[07:10] Isa
    They may look similar, but what
    you put inside is way different.
[07:14] Isa
    Usually, you would mix panko,
    cheese, eggs, and tomatoes.
[07:20] Sec
    But because it's such a simple dish,
[07:22] Sec
    the filling relies on the chef's
     experience and creativity.
[07:29] Dec
    The rich, juicy savoriness of the
    seafood explodes all over my tongue!
[07:34] Dec
    The keystones of this dish are
    the squid liver and anchovies.
[07:37] Taku
    Correct. I chopped them finely
    and sautéed them in olive oil,
[07:40] Taku
    red peppers, and garlic until
    they were nice and fragrant.
[07:44] Taku
    I then added some white
    wine and simmered it.
[07:48] Anne
    But the component that's giving this
    dish most of its depth in flavor
[07:51] Anne
    is actually on the outside.
[07:53] Taku
    Right. After I sautéed the filling,
[07:55] Taku
    I added heavy cream to the liquid
    left in the pan and heated it,
[07:59] Taku
    creating squid liver
    and anchovy cream sauce.
[08:01] Taku
    I've drizzled that sauce over the squid.
[08:04] Courage
    The creaminess contrasts
[08:06] Courage
    with the tanginess and saltiness inside,
[08:08] Courage
    giving the tongue endless
    shifting flavors to enjoy.
[08:12] Taku
    Having the squid and its
    filling harmonize perfectly
[08:16] Taku
    brings out the ultimate
    flavor of the spear squid.
[08:19] Taku
    That is my calamari ripieni!
[08:21] Decora
    We shall express how delicious
    this dish is with our bodies.
[08:26] Boys
    Their bodies?!
[08:28] Decora
    A shell of calamari packed so full of
    seafood umami that it's about to burst.
[08:32] Decora
    It's almost like...
[08:34] Courage
    The new winter collection that's going
    to glamorously wrap around our bodies...
[08:39] Both
    Calamari lingerie!
[08:41] Decora
    We've recreated the soft and smooth
    skin of the squid with silk.
[08:46] Decora
    Because of the lighting,
[08:47] Decora
    the lamé, which sparkles like the
    anchovies' scales, adds to the luxury.
[08:52] Courage
    In this sexy see-through cami that's
    been inspired by the red peppers,
[08:56] Courage
    we up the volume with the girly
    garlic patterns sewn in.
[09:01] Courage
    A must-buy of the season!
[09:03] Decora
    He won't be able to keep his hands off you.
[09:06] Courage
    Let's make sure none of the boys will
    be able to take their eyes off of you.
[09:09] Both
    Oof.
SIGN    Oof
SIGN    Oof
[09:11] Glasses
    What an amazing lingerie...
    Er, no... dish.
[09:13] Buns
    The hell are you talking about?!
[09:15] Azami
    My, my. Just as I had expected,
    it tasted quite lovely.
[09:19] Ryoko
    Even Director Azami gave him a compliment!
[09:21] Megu
    Takumi-kun!
[09:22] Azami
    Now, then...
[09:23] Azami
    I believe that's enough of the opening act.
[09:25] Azami
    Let's move on to the main attraction.
[09:28] Anne
    Miss Kobayashi's dish...
[09:33] Anne
    This is...
[09:34] Azami
    Causa.
[09:36] Azami
    One of the most classic
    dishes of Peruvian cuisine.
[09:39] Azami
    Various seafoods are
    sandwiched in between layers
[09:42] Azami
    of mashed potatoes and pressed together.
[09:45] Azami
    You could even call it a
    unique potato salad.
[09:48] Courage
    She mixed minced spear squid
    with egg whites and onions,
[09:52] Courage
    then shallow-fried it with lemon,
    mayonnaise, and soy sauce.
[09:56] Courage
    That makes the fluffy squid
    burger the star of the show.
[10:00] Anne
    The famous Peruvian seasoning made from
    mashed yellow peppers, Aji Amarillo,
[10:06] Anne
    gives the mashed potatoes
    a nice yellow color.
[10:09] Anne
    The sweetness of Hokkaido's beloved
[10:10] Anne
    Danshaku potatoes emphasizes
    the body of the squid's flavor.
[10:15] Decora
    The most surprising part is the
    layer beneath the hamburger.
[10:18] Decora
    It's usually a layer made with tuna,
[10:22] Decora
    but she seems to have used a
    somewhat unusual ingredient.
[10:25] Rindo
    Yup! Pirarucu!
[10:28] Rindo
    The world's largest freshwater fish,
    which inhabits the Amazon River!
[10:32] Glasses
    There it is! That's the
    master of rare ingredients!
[10:35] Buns
    Pirarucu?
[10:36] Guy
    Those are edible?
[10:37] Guy
    Are you even allowed to eat them?
[10:39] Azami
    Whitefish flesh is decadent,
    giving it a refined nature,
[10:43] Azami
    and depending on how it's cooked,
    you can enjoy a nice, springy texture,
[10:47] Azami
    similar to chicken.
[10:49] Rindo
    I'm friends with a guy
    who breeds them in Japan,
[10:52] Rindo
    and I even caught one in the Amazon before!
[10:54] Soma
    Damn, that's cool.
[10:57] Azami
    This is truly a unique dish I'd
    expect from you, Kobayashi.
[11:00] Azami
    She manages to tame all of the savage,
     vast flavors Mother Nature has to offer,
[11:04] Azami
    and transforms them into
    a top-class gourmet dish.
[11:07] Anne
    Mr. Aldini's dish also had
[11:09] Anne
    complete harmony with its outer
    shell and filling, making it superb.
[11:12] Anne
    But...
[11:12] Decora
    To think she was able to bring out the aroma
[11:15] Decora
    of the spear squid this much with
    the tender flesh of the pirarucu...
[11:17] Courage
    It feels as though it will transform
    the person eating it. This is...
[11:22] Anne
    ...the ultimate training routine!
[11:25] Decora
    You don't feel confident enough
    to wear calamari lingerie?
[11:28] Decora
    Then, just for you...
[11:31] Courage
    Just fifteen minutes a day for fourteen
    days with our secret weapon, pirarucu...
SIGN    Just 15 Minutes a Day for 14 Days!
[11:36] Courage
    This is the miracle pirarucu
    training regimen.
[11:39] Courage
    Just look at how her twiggy figure
     turned into the ideal body.
[11:42] Anne
    Who are you calling twiggy?!
[11:43] Azami
    That completes our deliberations.
[11:45] Azami
    If you have any objections, speak now.
[11:48] Anne
    I have no objections.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
    Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[11:50] Ura
    The results for the second match are
    unanimous: Kobayashi Rindo wins!
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[11:57] Buns
    I mean, she's the Second Seat of the
    Elite Ten. She's just too strong.
[12:01] Ryoko
    But they complimented
    Takumi-kun's dish so much...
[12:03] Guy
    Seriously? Damn it...
[12:06] Isa
    Big Bro...
[12:13] Rindo
    Yo, Aldini.
[12:15] Rindo
    Your dish was pretty great, too,
[12:18] Rindo
    but it looks like I was even better this time.
[12:22] Taku
    Yes. I gave everything
    I currently have to that dish.
[12:27] Taku
    At this point, you're better than me, Senpai.
[12:29] Taku
    I hate to admit it, but it's true.
[12:31] Rindo
    Well, aren't you honest?
[12:37] Ura
    We're finally down to our last match today:
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
[12:41] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi.
[12:44] Ryoko
    I'm sure Isshiki-senpai will
    be able to pull through!
[12:46] Niku
    But he's up against the First Seat
    of the Elite Ten... Tsukasa Eishi!
[12:49] Buns
    And their theme is wild rabbit!
[12:52] Soma
    Rabbit meat, huh?
[12:53] Soma
    I think I handled some during
    our French cooking class.
[12:56] Glasses
    Yes. Rabbit meat is used
    quite often in French cuisine,
[13:00] Glasses
    and there are many ways to prepare it.
[13:02] Niku
    Tsukasa Eishi is an expert in French cuisine,
[13:05] Niku
    so he must have lots of experience with it.
[13:07] Ryoko
    What about Isshiki-senpai?
     He's an expert in Japanese cuisine.
[13:10] Buns
    With traditional Japanese cooking, there
    aren't many ways to prepare animal meats.
[13:15] Buns
    Depending on the region, it's common
    to eat venison or boar meat,
[13:20] Buns
    but animal meats were pretty much
    shunned until the Meiji era.
[13:26] Soma
    So bitter!
[13:27] Haya
    Despite what's going on, you sipping that tea is lessening the impact.
[13:31] Issh
    Very nice.
[13:33] Sec
    That must be the dashi stock.
[13:35] Guy
    Despite the fact he's going up against
    the First Seat of the Elite Ten,
[13:38] Guy
    he still seems like he's
    having fun as usual.
[13:40] Guy
    It looks like he's just making
    food for us back at the dorm.
[13:50] Nene
    How can you look so happy
    whenever you're cooking?
[13:53] Nene
    You have no chance of winning.
[13:55] Nene
    You know how powerful Tsukasa-senpai is.
[13:57] Issh
    You think so?
[13:59] Issh
    You don't know how a
    contest will go until you try.
[14:02] Issh
    Besides, someone who's
    having fun is invincible.
[14:05] Issh
    That's my life motto.
[14:10] Nene
    It's not fair. Why?
[14:13] Nene
    Why is Satoshi-kun good
    at everything he does?
[14:17] Nene
    He masters everything instantly.
[14:20] Nene
    It's not fair. You're not fair, Satoshi-kun.
[14:25] Nene
    Being a genius must be nice.
[14:30] Buns
    I know! Maybe Isshiki-senpai is trying
    a different cuisine than Japanese.
[14:34] Guy
    Oh, yeah! Senpai's a pro at
    basically any type of cuisine!
[14:39] Guy
    I'm sure he's got plenty of ideas
    for how to use that rabbit meat!
SIGN    Owan Bowl
[14:49] Issh
    I'll make traditional Japanese soup.
[14:51] Issh
    A special Isshiki soup packed full of
    the natural goodness in the ingredients.
[14:55] Nene
    Ja...
[14:55] All
    Japanese soup?!
[14:57] Guy
    Reconsider this!
[14:58] Guy
    Also, never say "Isshiki soup" again!
     It's creepy!
[15:00] Soma
    Huh? Why are you all so worked up?
[15:03] Soma
    Japanese soup with wild rabbit
     sounds super tasty.
[15:05] Sec
    Don't make it sound so simple!
[15:06] Sec
    Wild rabbit is game meat that's
    renowned for its pungent smell!
[15:11] Ryoko
    And out of all the options
    he had, he picked wanmono,
[15:13] Ryoko
    one of the mildest and most
    delicate Japanese dishes.
[15:15] Eri
    True. Even if the ingredient could be
[15:18] Eri
    considered extra depth
    or umami on other dishes,
[15:20] Eri
    in wanmono, it could be considered
    an unnecessary distraction.
[15:24] Bun
    You're using gamey meat in wanmono?!
     How thoughtless can you be?!
[15:29] Haya
    You've used bear meat, Yukihira.
[15:31] Haya
    You know how hard it is to handle game.
[15:33] Soma
    Oh, yeah. That was super hard. It sucked.
[15:39] Issh
    Now... This is where
    the real challenge starts.
[15:42] Issh
    I'll add these rabbit giblets
    I sautéed just long enough
[15:44] Issh
    to cook off excess moisture to the kombu dashi.
[15:46] Issh
    I want to get all the umami
    I can from it for my broth.
[15:48] Issh
    I'm gonna be pushing it until the last second.
[15:51] Issh
    I need to avoid any excess
    bitterness or harshness.
[15:54] Issh
    The exact moment when just enough
    umami will be drawn out...
[15:57] Issh
    The exact moment...
[15:58] Issh
    And here it is.
[16:02] Issh
    It's complete.
[16:03] Issh
    Please enjoy.
[16:10] Decora
    It's not an exaggeration to say that
    you know how complete a wanmono is
[16:13] Decora
    as soon as you open the lid.
[16:14] Anne
    The first explosive rush of aroma...
[16:17] Anne
    How much can that draw someone in?
[16:25] Anne
    It's so warm, pyon!
[16:28] Guy
    Seriously?
[16:29] Guy
    The wild rabbit dashi isn't too pungent?
[16:31] Anne
    This is the real deal!
    The aroma is so pure and clear!
[16:34] Anne
    I feel like I'm in my mother's warm embrace!
[16:38] Courage
    The rich, mellow aroma of the kombu is
[16:41] Courage
    combining with the powerful
    and pungent wild rabbit...
[16:45] Decora
    The rough edges have been worked away,
[16:47] Decora
    leaving a pure, delicious soup
    that could be easily served
[16:49] Decora
    at a traditional Japanese restaurant.
[16:52] Both
    We're head over heels, pyon!
[16:55] Nene
    He managed to bewitch the Bookmen
    with a single whiff of that broth.
[17:00] Nene
    Dashi is one of the most profoundly
    complex ingredients in Japanese cuisine,
[17:03] Nene
    yet he managed to make it work with wild game?
[17:07] Anne
    The beautiful colors of each ingredient
    and how they're arranged...
[17:09] Anne
    It's truly a piece of art!
[17:11] courage
    Just looking at it is drawing me in.
[17:14] Decora
    It's traditional and unconventional
    at the same time.
[17:16] Decora
    Truly genius.
[17:18] Nene
    Why...
[17:19] Nene
    He was born to the Isshiki family,
[17:22] Nene
    a proud and prestigious lineage
    that values tradition above all.
[17:25] Nene
    How can he think of doing
    things so unconventionally?
[17:28] issh
    You don't have to glare at me like that.
[17:31] Issh
    I guess you really do hate me.
[17:34] Nene
    I-I don't...
[17:35] Issh
    I mean, that's how you've always been,
     ever since we were kids.
[17:38] Issh
    You would always start crying if
    you couldn't do something I could.
[17:42] Issh
    Talk about memories.
[17:45] Nene
    You always have to make fun of me
    because I can only make dishes by the book.
[17:50] Nene
    You don't know how it feels to be
    shown how inept you are all the time!
[17:54] Issh
    Kinokuni... All the time and effort you
    put in is worth so much more praise.
[17:59] Issh
    I mean, if you weren't around,
    I'm honestly not sure I'd still be cooking.
[18:06] Anne
    Now, let us judge the flavor.
[18:11] Decora
    This flavor—
[18:13] Anne
    It was already a feat to
    masterfully use wild rabbit
[18:15] Anne
    and kombu together in a delicate wanmono,
[18:17] Anne
    but he even used dashi from clams!
[18:20] Guy
    C-Clams?!
[18:21] Guy
    Wait, can you even make soup broth from
    wild rabbit and clams work together?!
[18:25] Erina
    By combining the perfect ratio
    of wild game and clam broths with
[18:29] Erina
    suiji broth, which has the mellow,
     salty body of the clams,
[18:32] Erina
    he brings the deliciousness up another level.
[18:35] Anne
    He's basically reinvented a
    traditional Japanese soup stock
[18:38] Anne
    unlike anything I've seen before!
[18:41] Niku
    He created a new stock in a battle like this?
[18:43] Alice
    Well done, Isshiki Satoshi-senpai.
[18:46] Buns
    Yeah!
[18:47] Azami
    From the aroma to the flavor,
    we are taken by surprise.
[18:50] Azami
    It's as if he's performing a
    traditional Japanese dance
[18:53] Azami
    to invite us to the world
    of Japanese tradition.
[18:55] Azami
    And then the wandane and the wanzuma...
[18:58] Nene
    What do you mean, Isshiki?
[19:00] Nene
    You don't know if you'd still be
    cooking if it weren't for me?
[19:04] Issh
    You basically saved me.
[19:06] Issh
    You just never realized it.
[19:09] Issh
    I guess I should explain.
[19:13] Issh
    A traditional high-class restaurant
    has stood for centuries
[19:15] Issh
    in the Gion Ward of Tokyo,
[19:17] Issh
    and I was born the eldest son
    of the family who ran it.
[19:19] Issh
    I started training to be a
    chef at a very young age.
[19:23] (Flashback) Guy
    If you're born to the Isshiki family,
     you have to be capable of everything.
[19:29] (Flashback) Lady
    Of course you have to do it. You must
    become a professional immediately.
[19:32] Issh
    I was never praised and
    never felt accomplished.
[19:36] Issh
    Day after day,
[19:37] Issh
    I would just continue my training,
    feeling completely empty inside.
[19:42] Issh
    Back then, I truly had no idea
    why anyone cooked at all.
[19:47] Issh
    But then, I met a girl.
[19:52] Issh
    This girl I had met in the
    household I was training at...
[19:56] Issh
    Her profile as she happily and
    earnestly tried to master her technique
[19:59] Issh
    looked beautiful to me.
[20:01] Issh
    When I saw your profile,
[20:04] Issh
    I was able to think that maybe
    cooking could be fun.
[20:08] Issh
    The joy of honing your skills
    in order to make others happy...
[20:12] Issh
    The name of the chef who
    first taught me that
[20:16] Issh
    is Kinokuni Nene.
[20:18] Issh
    I have nothing but respect for you.
[20:22] Issh
    So, Kinokuni, I want you to remember
[20:26] Issh
    how you felt when I saw that
    beautiful profile of yours.
[20:33] Courage
    I wonder if there's something
    inside this wandane.
[20:38] ---
    Indeed...
[20:42] Decora
    The clear broth is becoming cloudy!
[20:45] Anne
    This mellow aroma... It's miso!
[20:48] Anne
    The clear broth has instantly
    become miso soup!
[20:52] All
    What?!
[20:53] Issh
    Let me answer your questions.
[20:55] Issh
    What's inside that mochi is minced
    wild rabbit and green onions.
[20:58] Issh
    Both were steamed thoroughly
    in white miso paste.
[21:01] Issh
    For your first sip, I wanted
    you to enjoy the clear soup,
[21:04] Issh
    then to enjoy the aroma of the wild
    rabbit and miso as it slowly spread.
[21:09] Issh
    Now, after taking a bite of the dumpling,
     please take another sip of the soup.
[21:17] Both
    Oh, no!
[21:19] Anne
    The white miso is combining the
    savory goodness of the wild rabbit
[21:22] Anne
    with the clear soup...
[21:24] Decora
    ...and perfectly blending them together!
[21:28] Anne
    In Japanese, there's a specific
    phrase for describing
[21:28] [SONG] Sign
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     Edition
SIGN    Trivia
[21:31] Anne
    the structure of artistic
    things like performances...
[21:33] Anne
    It was... Yes!
SIGN    Jo
[21:34] Anne
    Jo-ha-kyu!
SIGN    Ha
SIGN    Kyu
SIGN    Jo • Ha • Kyu
[21:36] Anne
    This dish has carefully composed
    different levels of beauty in a single bowl!
[21:44] Anne
    This is truly...
[21:46] Anne
    the ultimate in aggressive
    Japanese cooking!
[21:49] Anne
    Even the Der Weiß Ritter will have
    trouble fending off this barrage of attacks!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    The First and Second Seats
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Rindo
    One, two, punch for the win!
[23:37] Megu
    One, two...

8 - Behind the Scenes of Food Wars

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SIGN    Eight
[00:03] Azami
    Attention, everyone.
[00:05] Azami
    I have an announcement.
[00:07] Azami
    Regarding this Team Shokugeki...
    There's going to be a change of judges.
[00:12] Azami
    As of this moment, I will be the judge.
[00:16] Azami
    I'm sure you've had enough of
    the Elite Ten's dishes by now.
[00:21] Guy
    What?!
[00:22] Guy
    What are you talking about?!
[00:24] Niku
    You're in charge of this whole thing!
    There's no way you should be the judge!
[00:27] Buns
    Get lost, you dumbass! You really
    think that's gonna work?!
[00:31] Alice
    I'm pretty sure Uncle Azami thinks just that.
[00:34] Haya
    He does blurt out crazy things
    with a completely straight face.
[00:38] Azami
    I still haven't tasted my
[00:40] Azami
    beloved daughter's cooking
    since I came back to Japan.
[00:44] Azami
    Not even at the Moon Festival,
    because someone got in the way.
[00:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, Nakiri.
[00:49] (Flashback) Soma
    Is there a table available?
[00:51] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, excuse me.
[00:53] (Flashback) Soma
    You seem to be just about to eat, too.
[00:56] (Flashback) Azami
    I have lost interest.
[01:01] Soma
    Wow, someone disrupted his meal
    back then? Talk about rude.
[01:07] Rindo
    What the hell, Director?!
[01:09] Rindo
    Don't just come barging in here
    during our match! Stay out of this!
[01:14] Azami
    Please don't get the wrong idea.
[01:17] Azami
    Senzaemon-dono has also agreed to this.
[01:20] Azami
    Isn't that right, Senzaemon-dono?
[01:24] Alice
    Grandfather!
[01:25] Azami
    Both of the commissioners
    have come to this decision.
[01:29] Azami
    There's no one who can overturn it.
[01:32] Azami
    Now...
[01:33] Azami
    If you would kindly get out of my seat.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Watching from Beside You
[03:08] Anne
    This is an official Shokugeki.
[03:11] Anne
    We have our responsibilities
    as the appointed judges,
[03:14] Anne
    and individual deliberations go
    against the rules of the WGO.
[03:18] Azami
    You are correct. Now, allow me
    to invite my trustworthy guests.
[03:26] Anne
    Décora! Courage!
[03:27] Soma
    You know them?
SIGN    Décora
     1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:29] Anne
    Yes.
[03:30] Anne
    They are both renowned WGO adjudicators.
SIGN    Courage
    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:34] All
    What?!
[03:35] Glasses
    There were people who bought into
    Nakiri Azami's ideals in the WGO, too?!
[03:41] Decora
    Yes, and we are the ones who trained
    Anne's palate to what it is today.
[03:46] Courage
    We helped her so much, she was finally
    able to become a full-fledged Bookman.
[03:51] Decora
    She was so useless back then.
[03:54] Courage
    Not to mention innocent and lame.
[03:57] Courage
    Want to see a photo?
[03:59] Decora
    See those two with the pigtails over there?
[04:02] Decora
    Imagine those two combined into one.
    That's how cloddish she was.
[04:05] Anne
    Stop, stop! Please stop!
[04:08] Nene
    I have nothing to do with this,
    yet I just got insulted.
[04:11] Megu
    Cloddish...
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicators
[04:13] Courage
    Anyway, we'll be taking over, so we
    won't be breaking any WGO rules.
SIGN    2nd Rank WGO Adjudicators
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[04:20] Anne
    Very well.
[04:22] Anne
    But I am also a 1st rank WGO adjudicator,
[04:24] Anne
    so I will also participate
    in the deliberations.
[04:26] Anne
    We require that concession, at least.
[04:29] Azami
    Very well.
[04:30] Azami
    Miss Anne, you may stay.
[04:33] Azami
    I'm sorry I wasn't able to prepare
    a seat for you, Courage.
[04:36] Courage
    Oh, I wouldn't mind just sitting
    on your lap, Azami-sama.
[04:40] Both
    Grr!
[04:41] Azami
    Please continue with your preparations.
[04:43] Azami
    The three of us will be
    deliberating from now on.
[04:46] Buns
    Ugh, they're so annoying!
[04:48] Niku
    They seriously took over the judges' table!
[04:51] Soma
    Man, Team Shokugekis sure do keep
    you on your feet. Talk about lucky.
[04:54] Both
    How?!
[04:56] Soma
    Well, think about it.
[04:57] Soma
    The guy just got off his high
    horse to join us in this match.
[05:02] Soma
    Now we can sock him with
    flavor personally.
[05:07] Sec
    Yukihira!
[05:10] Ura
    This was definitely unexpected, but let
    us continue with the fourth bout!
[05:14] Ura
    All that remains is the first match,
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi,
SIGN    Theme: "Wild Rabbit"
[05:18] Ura
    and the second match,
    Kobayashi Rindo versus Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Theme: "Spear Squid"
[05:23] Rindo
    Damn you, Director! How dare you
    try to meddle with our battle?!
[05:27] Rindo
    You're really starting to piss me off!
[05:30] Ryoko
    So much animosity...
[05:32] Niku
    It's like she's putting all
    her rage into her cooking.
[05:35] Buns
    Don't you dare lose, Takumicchi!
[05:37] Isa
    You've got this, Big Bro!
[05:38] Taku
    Nakiri Azami's actions definitely surprised me,
[05:42] Taku
    but why is she so agitated?
[05:46] Taku
    What was that brief uneasiness I just felt?
[05:50] Taku
    It's almost like...
[05:51] Taku
    a wild animal doing everything
    it can to intimidate an enemy.
[05:55] Rindo
    Come on! Move your ass, Aldini!
[05:59] Rindo
    I'm gonna present my dish first!
[06:01] Azami
    I guess we're tasting Kobayashi's dish first.
[06:03] Azami
    Fetch me the wine list, will you, Courage?
[06:06] Courage
    Of course, Azami-sama.
[06:09] Rindo
    Rindo-senpai's comin' through!
[06:14] Isa
    Big Bro's dish is done, too.
[06:16] Ura
    It appears both contestants in the
    second match will be serving at once.
[06:20] Ura
    The new faces at the judges'
    table will begin their tasting!
[06:25] Ryoko
    Their theme was spear squid, wasn't it?
[06:28] Isa
    Big Bro made calamari ripieni.
[06:31] Isa
    It's a dish you make by stuffing the squid
[06:33] Isa
    and baking it in the oven
    until it's nice and juicy.
[06:36] Glasses
    It's a dish commonly
    served in Southern Italy,
[06:39] Glasses
    off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
[06:41] Buns
    Way to go, Takumicchi!
[06:42] Ryoko
    What's Rindo-senpai's dish?
[06:44] Guy
    It's actually super elegant...
[06:46] Guy
    It almost looks like a cute cake.
[06:48] Azami
    How splendid.
[06:51] Azami
    Why don't we partake in Takumi
    Aldini's dish before it gets cold?
[06:56] Decora
    Piping hot calamari...
[06:57] Decora
    There's so much umami gushing out,
    I feel like I might get burnt.
[07:00] Courage
    Azami-sama, let me know if you
    need us to blow on your food.
[07:05] Anne
    Just shut up and eat already!
[07:07] Soma
    It looks super tasty, like Japanese ikameshi.
[07:10] Isa
    They may look similar, but what
    you put inside is way different.
[07:14] Isa
    Usually, you would mix panko,
    cheese, eggs, and tomatoes.
[07:20] Sec
    But because it's such a simple dish,
[07:22] Sec
    the filling relies on the chef's
     experience and creativity.
[07:29] Dec
    The rich, juicy savoriness of the
    seafood explodes all over my tongue!
[07:34] Dec
    The keystones of this dish are
    the squid liver and anchovies.
[07:37] Taku
    Correct. I chopped them finely
    and sautéed them in olive oil,
[07:40] Taku
    red peppers, and garlic until
    they were nice and fragrant.
[07:44] Taku
    I then added some white
    wine and simmered it.
[07:48] Anne
    But the component that's giving this
    dish most of its depth in flavor
[07:51] Anne
    is actually on the outside.
[07:53] Taku
    Right. After I sautéed the filling,
[07:55] Taku
    I added heavy cream to the liquid
    left in the pan and heated it,
[07:59] Taku
    creating squid liver
    and anchovy cream sauce.
[08:01] Taku
    I've drizzled that sauce over the squid.
[08:04] Courage
    The creaminess contrasts
[08:06] Courage
    with the tanginess and saltiness inside,
[08:08] Courage
    giving the tongue endless
    shifting flavors to enjoy.
[08:12] Taku
    Having the squid and its
    filling harmonize perfectly
[08:16] Taku
    brings out the ultimate
    flavor of the spear squid.
[08:19] Taku
    That is my calamari ripieni!
[08:21] Decora
    We shall express how delicious
    this dish is with our bodies.
[08:26] Boys
    Their bodies?!
[08:28] Decora
    A shell of calamari packed so full of
    seafood umami that it's about to burst.
[08:32] Decora
    It's almost like...
[08:34] Courage
    The new winter collection that's going
    to glamorously wrap around our bodies...
[08:39] Both
    Calamari lingerie!
[08:41] Decora
    We've recreated the soft and smooth
    skin of the squid with silk.
[08:46] Decora
    Because of the lighting,
[08:47] Decora
    the lamé, which sparkles like the
    anchovies' scales, adds to the luxury.
[08:52] Courage
    In this sexy see-through cami that's
    been inspired by the red peppers,
[08:56] Courage
    we up the volume with the girly
    garlic patterns sewn in.
[09:01] Courage
    A must-buy of the season!
[09:03] Decora
    He won't be able to keep his hands off you.
[09:06] Courage
    Let's make sure none of the boys will
    be able to take their eyes off of you.
[09:09] Both
    Oof.
SIGN    Oof
SIGN    Oof
[09:11] Glasses
    What an amazing lingerie...
    Er, no... dish.
[09:13] Buns
    The hell are you talking about?!
[09:15] Azami
    My, my. Just as I had expected,
    it tasted quite lovely.
[09:19] Ryoko
    Even Director Azami gave him a compliment!
[09:21] Megu
    Takumi-kun!
[09:22] Azami
    Now, then...
[09:23] Azami
    I believe that's enough of the opening act.
[09:25] Azami
    Let's move on to the main attraction.
[09:28] Anne
    Miss Kobayashi's dish...
[09:33] Anne
    This is...
[09:34] Azami
    Causa.
[09:36] Azami
    One of the most classic
    dishes of Peruvian cuisine.
[09:39] Azami
    Various seafoods are
    sandwiched in between layers
[09:42] Azami
    of mashed potatoes and pressed together.
[09:45] Azami
    You could even call it a
    unique potato salad.
[09:48] Courage
    She mixed minced spear squid
    with egg whites and onions,
[09:52] Courage
    then shallow-fried it with lemon,
    mayonnaise, and soy sauce.
[09:56] Courage
    That makes the fluffy squid
    burger the star of the show.
[10:00] Anne
    The famous Peruvian seasoning made from
    mashed yellow peppers, Aji Amarillo,
[10:06] Anne
    gives the mashed potatoes
    a nice yellow color.
[10:09] Anne
    The sweetness of Hokkaido's beloved
[10:10] Anne
    Danshaku potatoes emphasizes
    the body of the squid's flavor.
[10:15] Decora
    The most surprising part is the
    layer beneath the hamburger.
[10:18] Decora
    It's usually a layer made with tuna,
[10:22] Decora
    but she seems to have used a
    somewhat unusual ingredient.
[10:25] Rindo
    Yup! Pirarucu!
[10:28] Rindo
    The world's largest freshwater fish,
    which inhabits the Amazon River!
[10:32] Glasses
    There it is! That's the
    master of rare ingredients!
[10:35] Buns
    Pirarucu?
[10:36] Guy
    Those are edible?
[10:37] Guy
    Are you even allowed to eat them?
[10:39] Azami
    Whitefish flesh is decadent,
    giving it a refined nature,
[10:43] Azami
    and depending on how it's cooked,
    you can enjoy a nice, springy texture,
[10:47] Azami
    similar to chicken.
[10:49] Rindo
    I'm friends with a guy
    who breeds them in Japan,
[10:52] Rindo
    and I even caught one in the Amazon before!
[10:54] Soma
    Damn, that's cool.
[10:57] Azami
    This is truly a unique dish I'd
    expect from you, Kobayashi.
[11:00] Azami
    She manages to tame all of the savage,
     vast flavors Mother Nature has to offer,
[11:04] Azami
    and transforms them into
    a top-class gourmet dish.
[11:07] Anne
    Mr. Aldini's dish also had
[11:09] Anne
    complete harmony with its outer
    shell and filling, making it superb.
[11:12] Anne
    But...
[11:12] Decora
    To think she was able to bring out the aroma
[11:15] Decora
    of the spear squid this much with
    the tender flesh of the pirarucu...
[11:17] Courage
    It feels as though it will transform
    the person eating it. This is...
[11:22] Anne
    ...the ultimate training routine!
[11:25] Decora
    You don't feel confident enough
    to wear calamari lingerie?
[11:28] Decora
    Then, just for you...
[11:31] Courage
    Just fifteen minutes a day for fourteen
    days with our secret weapon, pirarucu...
SIGN    Just 15 Minutes a Day for 14 Days!
[11:36] Courage
    This is the miracle pirarucu
    training regimen.
[11:39] Courage
    Just look at how her twiggy figure
     turned into the ideal body.
[11:42] Anne
    Who are you calling twiggy?!
[11:43] Azami
    That completes our deliberations.
[11:45] Azami
    If you have any objections, speak now.
[11:48] Anne
    I have no objections.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
    Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[11:50] Ura
    The results for the second match are
    unanimous: Kobayashi Rindo wins!
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[11:57] Buns
    I mean, she's the Second Seat of the
    Elite Ten. She's just too strong.
[12:01] Ryoko
    But they complimented
    Takumi-kun's dish so much...
[12:03] Guy
    Seriously? Damn it...
[12:06] Isa
    Big Bro...
[12:13] Rindo
    Yo, Aldini.
[12:15] Rindo
    Your dish was pretty great, too,
[12:18] Rindo
    but it looks like I was even better this time.
[12:22] Taku
    Yes. I gave everything
    I currently have to that dish.
[12:27] Taku
    At this point, you're better than me, Senpai.
[12:29] Taku
    I hate to admit it, but it's true.
[12:31] Rindo
    Well, aren't you honest?
[12:37] Ura
    We're finally down to our last match today:
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
[12:41] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi.
[12:44] Ryoko
    I'm sure Isshiki-senpai will
    be able to pull through!
[12:46] Niku
    But he's up against the First Seat
    of the Elite Ten... Tsukasa Eishi!
[12:49] Buns
    And their theme is wild rabbit!
[12:52] Soma
    Rabbit meat, huh?
[12:53] Soma
    I think I handled some during
    our French cooking class.
[12:56] Glasses
    Yes. Rabbit meat is used
    quite often in French cuisine,
[13:00] Glasses
    and there are many ways to prepare it.
[13:02] Niku
    Tsukasa Eishi is an expert in French cuisine,
[13:05] Niku
    so he must have lots of experience with it.
[13:07] Ryoko
    What about Isshiki-senpai?
     He's an expert in Japanese cuisine.
[13:10] Buns
    With traditional Japanese cooking, there
    aren't many ways to prepare animal meats.
[13:15] Buns
    Depending on the region, it's common
    to eat venison or boar meat,
[13:20] Buns
    but animal meats were pretty much
    shunned until the Meiji era.
[13:26] Soma
    So bitter!
[13:27] Haya
    Despite what's going on, you sipping that tea is lessening the impact.
[13:31] Issh
    Very nice.
[13:33] Sec
    That must be the dashi stock.
[13:35] Guy
    Despite the fact he's going up against
    the First Seat of the Elite Ten,
[13:38] Guy
    he still seems like he's
    having fun as usual.
[13:40] Guy
    It looks like he's just making
    food for us back at the dorm.
[13:50] Nene
    How can you look so happy
    whenever you're cooking?
[13:53] Nene
    You have no chance of winning.
[13:55] Nene
    You know how powerful Tsukasa-senpai is.
[13:57] Issh
    You think so?
[13:59] Issh
    You don't know how a
    contest will go until you try.
[14:02] Issh
    Besides, someone who's
    having fun is invincible.
[14:05] Issh
    That's my life motto.
[14:10] Nene
    It's not fair. Why?
[14:13] Nene
    Why is Satoshi-kun good
    at everything he does?
[14:17] Nene
    He masters everything instantly.
[14:20] Nene
    It's not fair. You're not fair, Satoshi-kun.
[14:25] Nene
    Being a genius must be nice.
[14:30] Buns
    I know! Maybe Isshiki-senpai is trying
    a different cuisine than Japanese.
[14:34] Guy
    Oh, yeah! Senpai's a pro at
    basically any type of cuisine!
[14:39] Guy
    I'm sure he's got plenty of ideas
    for how to use that rabbit meat!
SIGN    Owan Bowl
[14:49] Issh
    I'll make traditional Japanese soup.
[14:51] Issh
    A special Isshiki soup packed full of
    the natural goodness in the ingredients.
[14:55] Nene
    Ja...
[14:55] All
    Japanese soup?!
[14:57] Guy
    Reconsider this!
[14:58] Guy
    Also, never say "Isshiki soup" again!
     It's creepy!
[15:00] Soma
    Huh? Why are you all so worked up?
[15:03] Soma
    Japanese soup with wild rabbit
     sounds super tasty.
[15:05] Sec
    Don't make it sound so simple!
[15:06] Sec
    Wild rabbit is game meat that's
    renowned for its pungent smell!
[15:11] Ryoko
    And out of all the options
    he had, he picked wanmono,
[15:13] Ryoko
    one of the mildest and most
    delicate Japanese dishes.
[15:15] Eri
    True. Even if the ingredient could be
[15:18] Eri
    considered extra depth
    or umami on other dishes,
[15:20] Eri
    in wanmono, it could be considered
    an unnecessary distraction.
[15:24] Bun
    You're using gamey meat in wanmono?!
     How thoughtless can you be?!
[15:29] Haya
    You've used bear meat, Yukihira.
[15:31] Haya
    You know how hard it is to handle game.
[15:33] Soma
    Oh, yeah. That was super hard. It sucked.
[15:39] Issh
    Now... This is where
    the real challenge starts.
[15:42] Issh
    I'll add these rabbit giblets
    I sautéed just long enough
[15:44] Issh
    to cook off excess moisture to the kombu dashi.
[15:46] Issh
    I want to get all the umami
    I can from it for my broth.
[15:48] Issh
    I'm gonna be pushing it until the last second.
[15:51] Issh
    I need to avoid any excess
    bitterness or harshness.
[15:54] Issh
    The exact moment when just enough
    umami will be drawn out...
[15:57] Issh
    The exact moment...
[15:58] Issh
    And here it is.
[16:02] Issh
    It's complete.
[16:03] Issh
    Please enjoy.
[16:10] Decora
    It's not an exaggeration to say that
    you know how complete a wanmono is
[16:13] Decora
    as soon as you open the lid.
[16:14] Anne
    The first explosive rush of aroma...
[16:17] Anne
    How much can that draw someone in?
[16:25] Anne
    It's so warm, pyon!
[16:28] Guy
    Seriously?
[16:29] Guy
    The wild rabbit dashi isn't too pungent?
[16:31] Anne
    This is the real deal!
    The aroma is so pure and clear!
[16:34] Anne
    I feel like I'm in my mother's warm embrace!
[16:38] Courage
    The rich, mellow aroma of the kombu is
[16:41] Courage
    combining with the powerful
    and pungent wild rabbit...
[16:45] Decora
    The rough edges have been worked away,
[16:47] Decora
    leaving a pure, delicious soup
    that could be easily served
[16:49] Decora
    at a traditional Japanese restaurant.
[16:52] Both
    We're head over heels, pyon!
[16:55] Nene
    He managed to bewitch the Bookmen
    with a single whiff of that broth.
[17:00] Nene
    Dashi is one of the most profoundly
    complex ingredients in Japanese cuisine,
[17:03] Nene
    yet he managed to make it work with wild game?
[17:07] Anne
    The beautiful colors of each ingredient
    and how they're arranged...
[17:09] Anne
    It's truly a piece of art!
[17:11] courage
    Just looking at it is drawing me in.
[17:14] Decora
    It's traditional and unconventional
    at the same time.
[17:16] Decora
    Truly genius.
[17:18] Nene
    Why...
[17:19] Nene
    He was born to the Isshiki family,
[17:22] Nene
    a proud and prestigious lineage
    that values tradition above all.
[17:25] Nene
    How can he think of doing
    things so unconventionally?
[17:28] issh
    You don't have to glare at me like that.
[17:31] Issh
    I guess you really do hate me.
[17:34] Nene
    I-I don't...
[17:35] Issh
    I mean, that's how you've always been,
     ever since we were kids.
[17:38] Issh
    You would always start crying if
    you couldn't do something I could.
[17:42] Issh
    Talk about memories.
[17:45] Nene
    You always have to make fun of me
    because I can only make dishes by the book.
[17:50] Nene
    You don't know how it feels to be
    shown how inept you are all the time!
[17:54] Issh
    Kinokuni... All the time and effort you
    put in is worth so much more praise.
[17:59] Issh
    I mean, if you weren't around,
    I'm honestly not sure I'd still be cooking.
[18:06] Anne
    Now, let us judge the flavor.
[18:11] Decora
    This flavor—
[18:13] Anne
    It was already a feat to
    masterfully use wild rabbit
[18:15] Anne
    and kombu together in a delicate wanmono,
[18:17] Anne
    but he even used dashi from clams!
[18:20] Guy
    C-Clams?!
[18:21] Guy
    Wait, can you even make soup broth from
    wild rabbit and clams work together?!
[18:25] Erina
    By combining the perfect ratio
    of wild game and clam broths with
[18:29] Erina
    suiji broth, which has the mellow,
     salty body of the clams,
[18:32] Erina
    he brings the deliciousness up another level.
[18:35] Anne
    He's basically reinvented a
    traditional Japanese soup stock
[18:38] Anne
    unlike anything I've seen before!
[18:41] Niku
    He created a new stock in a battle like this?
[18:43] Alice
    Well done, Isshiki Satoshi-senpai.
[18:46] Buns
    Yeah!
[18:47] Azami
    From the aroma to the flavor,
    we are taken by surprise.
[18:50] Azami
    It's as if he's performing a
    traditional Japanese dance
[18:53] Azami
    to invite us to the world
    of Japanese tradition.
[18:55] Azami
    And then the wandane and the wanzuma...
[18:58] Nene
    What do you mean, Isshiki?
[19:00] Nene
    You don't know if you'd still be
    cooking if it weren't for me?
[19:04] Issh
    You basically saved me.
[19:06] Issh
    You just never realized it.
[19:09] Issh
    I guess I should explain.
[19:13] Issh
    A traditional high-class restaurant
    has stood for centuries
[19:15] Issh
    in the Gion Ward of Tokyo,
[19:17] Issh
    and I was born the eldest son
    of the family who ran it.
[19:19] Issh
    I started training to be a
    chef at a very young age.
[19:23] (Flashback) Guy
    If you're born to the Isshiki family,
     you have to be capable of everything.
[19:29] (Flashback) Lady
    Of course you have to do it. You must
    become a professional immediately.
[19:32] Issh
    I was never praised and
    never felt accomplished.
[19:36] Issh
    Day after day,
[19:37] Issh
    I would just continue my training,
    feeling completely empty inside.
[19:42] Issh
    Back then, I truly had no idea
    why anyone cooked at all.
[19:47] Issh
    But then, I met a girl.
[19:52] Issh
    This girl I had met in the
    household I was training at...
[19:56] Issh
    Her profile as she happily and
    earnestly tried to master her technique
[19:59] Issh
    looked beautiful to me.
[20:01] Issh
    When I saw your profile,
[20:04] Issh
    I was able to think that maybe
    cooking could be fun.
[20:08] Issh
    The joy of honing your skills
    in order to make others happy...
[20:12] Issh
    The name of the chef who
    first taught me that
[20:16] Issh
    is Kinokuni Nene.
[20:18] Issh
    I have nothing but respect for you.
[20:22] Issh
    So, Kinokuni, I want you to remember
[20:26] Issh
    how you felt when I saw that
    beautiful profile of yours.
[20:33] Courage
    I wonder if there's something
    inside this wandane.
[20:38] ---
    Indeed...
[20:42] Decora
    The clear broth is becoming cloudy!
[20:45] Anne
    This mellow aroma... It's miso!
[20:48] Anne
    The clear broth has instantly
    become miso soup!
[20:52] All
    What?!
[20:53] Issh
    Let me answer your questions.
[20:55] Issh
    What's inside that mochi is minced
    wild rabbit and green onions.
[20:58] Issh
    Both were steamed thoroughly
    in white miso paste.
[21:01] Issh
    For your first sip, I wanted
    you to enjoy the clear soup,
[21:04] Issh
    then to enjoy the aroma of the wild
    rabbit and miso as it slowly spread.
[21:09] Issh
    Now, after taking a bite of the dumpling,
     please take another sip of the soup.
[21:17] Both
    Oh, no!
[21:19] Anne
    The white miso is combining the
    savory goodness of the wild rabbit
[21:22] Anne
    with the clear soup...
[21:24] Decora
    ...and perfectly blending them together!
[21:28] Anne
    In Japanese, there's a specific
    phrase for describing
[21:28] [SONG] Sign
    Complete
     Edition
SIGN    Trivia
[21:31] Anne
    the structure of artistic
    things like performances...
[21:33] Anne
    It was... Yes!
SIGN    Jo
[21:34] Anne
    Jo-ha-kyu!
SIGN    Ha
SIGN    Kyu
SIGN    Jo • Ha • Kyu
[21:36] Anne
    This dish has carefully composed
    different levels of beauty in a single bowl!
[21:44] Anne
    This is truly...
[21:46] Anne
    the ultimate in aggressive
    Japanese cooking!
[21:49] Anne
    Even the Der Weiß Ritter will have
    trouble fending off this barrage of attacks!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    The First and Second Seats
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Rindo
    One, two, punch for the win!
[23:37] Megu
    One, two...

9 - The First and Second Seats

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SIGN    Nine
[00:06] Issh
    Kinokuni, are you truly able to continue
[00:09] Issh
    having fun cooking by staying in Central?
[00:12] Kino
    Isshiki...
[00:15] Tsuk
    So, hey...
[00:17] Issh
    Yes? Can I help you, Tsukasa-senpai?
[00:20] Tsuk
    Oh, I was just thinking what a
    nice soup you made, Isshiki.
[00:24] Tsuk
    Impressive as always.
[00:26] Tsuk
    So when I win this,
[00:29] Tsuk
    would you agree to following
    Central and being my minion?
[00:33] Tsuk
    I'll have them rethink the expulsion.
[00:35] Tsuk
    You're absolutely amazing when
    it comes to Japanese cuisine,
[00:39] Tsuka
    so I think you'd make a great assistant.
[00:43] Niku
    Who tries to recruit
    someone in this situation?
[00:45] Buns
    What's he thinking?
[00:48] Isshi
    I see nothing can change the way
    you operate, Tsukasa-san.
[00:52] tsuka
    Well, just think about it until
    they finish my deliberations.
[00:59] Tsuka
    And there we go. My dish is complete.
[01:10] Tsuka
    Please enjoy.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The First and Second Seats
[02:45] Ura
    Isshiki Satoshi from the rebels
    made a very powerful wanmono soup.
[02:50] Ura
    What did Tsukasa Eishi from
    the Elite Ten make?
[02:54] Anne
    Lièvre à la Royale, or "a royal
    way to serve wild rabbit."
[02:59] Anne
    An iconic dish said to be
    loved even by Louis XIV.
[03:04] Anne
    One of the most traditional wild
    game dishes for French royalty.
[03:09] Courage
    A thick, aromatic fragrance...
[03:12] Courage
    There's no doubt that this
    is of the highest quality.
[03:15] Decora
    How did he add his own flavor
    to such a classic dish?
[03:23] decora
    He sliced the meat from the front legs,
    back legs, and around the neck,
[03:27] decora
    then wrapped it into a ballotine tube.
[03:31] Decora
    Then he sautéed it in a frying pan,
[03:33] Decora
    subduing the distinct odor,
     but keeping the meat juicy.
[03:36] Anne
    The sauce is a red wine reduction
    using wild rabbit bone fond and meat,
[03:40] Anne
    then adding foie gras, chocolate, and
    the rabbit's own blood. It is perfection.
[03:44] Anne
    This is, without a doubt,
    a first-class dish...
[03:46] Anne
    But Mr. Isshiki's dish that was
    filled with playfulness and surprise
[03:51] Anne
    still surpasses this.
[03:55] Decora
    No... Not yet!
[03:59] Niku
    Wait, what's going on?
[04:01] Ryoko
    She's writhing around.
[04:02] Decora
    Underneath the sauce...
[04:04] Anne
    Huh?
[04:05] Anne
    Another mysterious layer is
    hidden beneath the sauce?
[04:09] Anne
    This is... royale?
[04:17] Anne
    The aroma of porcini mushrooms
    is filling my mouth!
[04:21] Anne
    Its silky texture is melting on my tongue.
[04:25] Buns
    Doesn't royale mean
    "prepared in a royal way"?
[04:28] Erina
    Yes, but they also call
[04:30] Erina
    a custard of eggs with various
    other fillings "royale."
[04:34] Erina
    You could call it the French
    version of chawanmushi.
[04:37] Alice
    So this is basically both
    kinds of royale, since it's
[04:40] Alice
    a royal way to serve the dish and
    a Western-style chawanmushi.
[04:43] Azami
    That wasn't the only thing
    hidden under there.
[04:45] Azami
    Fig and apple puree, chestnut confit...
SIGN    Wild Rabbit Meat Ballotine
SIGN    Chawanmushi
SIGN    Chestnut Confit
SIGN    Fig and Apple Puree
SIGN    Chocolate and
    Wild Rabbit Blood Sauce
[04:49] Azami
    The mellow flavors of the royale
[04:51] Azami
    resonate with the tartness
    and sweetness of the fruits,
[04:54] Azami
    making the wild rabbit meat taste so
    light that it can be consumed immediately.
[05:00] Decora
    All while making sure the
    initial impact is not lost.
[05:03] Anne
    How is he able to think of all this?
[05:05] Anne
    Even if an ordinary chef could
    come up with this idea,
[05:08] Anne
    I'm sure it would be far too
    difficult to even attempt.
[05:11] Anne
    You can truly call him a genius,
[05:13] Anne
    dancing along a fine line to insanity.
[05:16] (Flashback) Teach
    Today, you can paint whatever you'd like.
[05:20] (Flashback) Teach
    Watercolors can be mixed to
    create your very own colors.
[05:25] (Flashback) Girl
    I did it! What a pretty color.
[05:34] (Flashback) Girl
    Eishi-kun took my paint!
[05:38] (Flashback) Teach
    Eishi-kun! You shouldn't do that!
[05:40] (Flashback) Eishi
    What? But I thought my painting would
    be even better with this color.
[05:45] Eishi
    I went through something
    similar countless times.
[05:48] Eishi
    But what choice did I have?
[05:50] Eishi
    It was to ensure that my dish could shine.
[06:08] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi wins!
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
[06:15] Megu
    He's so strong.
[06:16] Niku
    He's too invincible.
[06:18] Ryoko
    I can't believe even Isshiki-senpai lost.
[06:22] Eishi
    Well, Isshiki, did you think it over?
[06:24] Eishi
    If you continue to stay with
    the rebels, you'll be expelled.
[06:28] Eishi
    That'd be a huge waste, don't you think?
[06:30] Isshi
    No, I humbly decline.
[06:34] Isshi
    Even if I'm stripped down
    to just a loincloth,
[06:36] Isshi
    I refuse to give up on having
    fun with my cooking.
[06:40] Eishi
    Yeah, I figured.
[06:42] Eishi
    Yukihira declined before, too.
[06:45] Eishi
    I guess I'm really not cut
    out to stand above people.
[06:49] Eizan
    I'm pretty sure anyone would've
    declined under those circumstances.
[06:55] Kino
    Isshiki...
[06:56] Isshi
    Oh? Are you going to cheer me up?
[06:58] Kino
    Wha—
[06:59] Kino
    No! I was just going to tell you that
    there's no way you could've won.
[07:04] Kino
    You know it better than anyone.
[07:05] Kino
    That's just how Tsukasa-senpai is.
[07:09] Kino
    The only thing that goes through
    his head is bettering his cooking.
[07:11] Kino
    That's why he's the best. He's invincible.
[07:14] Isshi
    You think so?
[07:15] Kino
    Huh?
[07:17] Isshi
    Welp... I guess we'll just have
    to leave the rest to those two.
[07:20] Ura
    This concludes today's matches.
[07:23] Ura
    As for tomorrow's Team Shokugeki...
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
    Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match 2nd Match
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
    Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
    Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[07:26] Ura
    Only two chefs remain on each team.
[07:30] Ura
    If one chef remains from each team tomorrow,
     we will conduct a sixth bout...
[07:35] Gramps
    Nay!
[07:37] Gramps
    The next battle, the fifth bout, will be
     the final match of the Team Shokugeki.
[07:42] Gramps
    It will be the final bout!
[07:45] Erina
    Grandfather?
[07:46] Ryoko
    What does he mean?
[07:47] Niku
    The next match is going to be the last?
[07:49] Gramps
    We're going to change the format.
[07:52] Gramps
    Both chefs from each team
    will present a dish.
[07:55] Gramps
    They will serve their dishes
    in order as a two-course meal.
[08:00] Gramps
    One chef will prepare the hors d'oeuvre,
[08:03] Gramps
    and the other will prepare the main dish.
[08:06] Soma
    A meal...
[08:07] Erina
    ...with two dishes?
[08:09] Azami
    Oh? So we'll be judging the dishes as a pair.
[08:12] Rindo
    Huh. That sounds fun.
[08:15] Eishi
    Yes.
[08:16] Gramps
    You may use whatever ingredients
    you'd like, but the overall theme will be
[08:22] Gramps
    "a truly gourmet multi-course meal."
[08:25] Gramps
    Any objections, Director?
[08:28] Azami
    No, I believe that's a splendid idea.
[08:31] Azami
    A musical suite of gourmet prepared
    by Tsukasa and Kobayashi...
[08:35] Azami
    It'll be a treat to taste
    that at a competition.
[08:38] Azami
    After all, the current Elite Ten
    consists of chefs that I believe
[08:41] Azami
    embody the ideal of gourmet.
[08:43] Azami
    But in her current state, Erina will not
    be able to create true gourmet food.
[08:49] Azami
    I know that better than anyone.
[08:51] Erina
    I wonder if that's actually true.
[08:53] Erina
    I believe I've changed quite a bit.
[08:56] Erina
    I'm sure my dish will not be
     something I could've made before.
[09:00] Erina
    Your little Erina has become a delinquent
    girl who's run away from home.
[09:04] Erina
    I am no longer your obedient
    little girl, Father.
[09:08] Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[09:10] Alice
    That's what I'm talking about.
[09:12] Azami
    Rebelling when going through
    puberty is quite natural.
[09:17] Azami
    I accept this fact as your father.
[09:18] Azami
    And I will welcome you into Central...
[09:21] Azami
    after we've purified you.
[09:24] Azami
    That is absolutely necessary, Erina.
[09:28] Azami
    You are the key to leading
    chefs down the proper path.
[09:34] Gramps
    Let us gather again here tomorrow.
[09:38] Gramps
    The victors will decide the
    future of Totsuki Academy.
[09:41] Gramps
    Give it your all, young chefs!
[09:45] Niku
    Yeah... Those two might
    actually stand a chance.
[09:49] Ryoko
    Yukihira-kun and Nakiri-san
    have grown so much as chefs.
[09:53] Megu
    I'm sure they can create dishes that
    can beat the First and Second Seats...
[09:57] All
    ...as strong they are right now!
[10:03] Taku
    Kobayashi-senpai.
[10:06] Taku
    May I ask you a question?
[10:08] Rindo
    Huh?
[10:09] Rindo
    What's up, Aldini?
[10:11] Taku
    I apologize if I'm completely
    wrong about this.
[10:14] Taku
    But I wanted to ask about the uneasiness
[10:17] Taku
    I felt during our last match.
[10:19] Taku
    Why are you so afraid, Kobayashi-senpai?
[10:27] Rindo
    You dumbass! You're calling me afraid?!
[10:29] Rindo
    I have no idea what you're talking about!
[10:31] Rindo
    Ugh, who do you think
    you are?! You stupid brats!
[10:35] Soma
    Whoa, what was that all about?
[10:37] Soma
    Did you piss off Rindo-senpai?
[10:39] Taku
    Er...
[10:45] Alice
    The Team Shokugeki is finally going to
    end tomorrow. Everything will be decided.
[10:49] Ryoko
    I feel so restless.
[10:51] Buns
    There's no way I'll be able to sleep tonight.
[10:54] Niku
    Isn't there something we can do?
[10:56] Guy
    I mean, Yukihira and the others are
    fighting to reverse our expulsions.
[11:00] Guy
    Maybe we can help with
    trial stuff or something.
[11:02] Kuga
    Non, non.
[11:04] Kuga
    The more everyone gets involved,
    the more time they're going to waste.
[11:08] Buns
    But not doing anything is just...
[11:10] Kuga
    I think it's part of our job
    to just believe in those two.
[11:16] Kuga
    Besides, staying up late
    is murder on your skin!
[11:19] Kuga
    Go to bed right now, you hear me?!
SIGN    Ohohohohohoho
[11:22] Both
    Sure...
[11:24] Soma
    Let's go over this one more time.
[11:25] Soma
    I'm gonna go "bam" and present this as
    the main dish, and "boom," win this thing.
[11:29] Soma
    So you just make an appetizer
    to go with that, chop chop.
[11:32] Erina
    Why do you never think things through?!
[11:35] Erina
    I will give you a proper lecture
    on truly elegant course meals!
[11:41] Soma
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[11:41] Erina
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[11:42] Issh
    It's rare to see two people disagree this much.
SIGN    Rawr Rawr Rawr Rawr Rawr
[11:45] Megu
    We don't have any more time.
    What are we going to do?
[11:49] Rindo
    It's so cold...
[11:51] Rindo
    This basically completes the meal
     we're gonna make tomorrow.
[11:56] Rindo
    Uh, hey, Tsukasa?
[11:59] Eishi
    Oh, sorry. Yeah, this should be fine.
[12:02] Soma
    Quail Stuffed with Risotto and Egg,
    Cheeky Youngster Style, new and improved!
[12:06] Soma
    My Countdown Mapo Curry Noodles!
     New and improved!
[12:09] Soma
    Both are my specialties!
SIGN    Don't get a
     big head
[12:13] Erina
    They aren't profound enough
    to be main dishes.
[12:16] Erina
    They didn't get used as main
    dishes as SHINO's, did they?
[12:19] Erina
    There you have it.
[12:21] Erina
    It's too difficult to work
    mapo noodles into a course.
[12:25] Erina
    You clearly haven't given any
    thought to any other dish
[12:27] Erina
    in this course with these
    ridiculous dishes. Rejected.
[12:30] Rindo
    Well, see ya. Make sure you
    get plenty of rest, Tsukasa.
[12:33] Eishi
    You, too, Rindo.
[12:34] Eishi
    Goodnight.
[12:39] Megi
    Kobayashi.
[12:40] Rindo
    Megishima?
[12:41] Megi
    I'm sorry I couldn't beat you.
[12:46] Rindo
    Megishima, what the hell are you—
[12:48] Megi
    I can tell. The one who's the most
    troubled in this Team Shokugeki is you.
[12:56] Erina
    I'm not saying this as anything
    personal. This is strategy.
[13:00] Erina
    As the one with more experience,
    I should be the one who decides
[13:03] Erina
    this meal's main dish.
[13:04] Soma
    What? No one ever decided
    you're better than me.
[13:07] Erina
    I was the Tenth Seat in the Elite Ten.
[13:10] Erina
    You were just a normal student.
    It should be obvious.
[13:12] Soma
    You gave up your seat on the
    Elite Ten the other day!
SIGN    Rawr Rawr Rawr Rawr
[13:15] Soma
    That means you're just a normal student, too!
[13:17] Erina
    You're just nitpicking!
[13:18] Soma
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[13:18] Erina
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[13:20] Taku
    How long are they going to continue this?
[13:23] Rindo
    Things used to be so much fun.
[13:25] Rindo
    We were innocently idolizing
    things just out of our reach.
[13:29] Rindo
    I never thought about what it'd
    be like after we obtained them.
SIGN    5 Years Ago
[13:44] (Flashback) Rindo
    Swallows are amazing, huh?
[13:47] (Flashback) Rindo
    Look how high they can fly!
[13:49] (Flashback) Eishi
    We've been watching this for
    30 minutes. You're so weird, Rindo.
[13:54] (Flashback) Rindo
    I'm not as weird as you, though!
[13:57] (Flashback) Rindo
    You keep saying you want
    to be more perfect,
[13:59] (Flashback) Rindo
    so you keep going after
    the teachers all the time.
[14:03] Rindo
    He seems super fun!
[14:06] (Flashback) Eishi
    Well, I mean, if we want to survive Totsuki,
    we have to work harder than most.
[14:12] (Flashback) Rindo
    And because of that,
    you're the top of our class.
[14:16] (Flashback) Eishi
    I want to polish my skills
    more than anyone else
[14:19] (Flashback) Eishi
    and take the first seat of the Elite Ten.
[14:22] (Flashback) Rindo
    Huh... Well, if you're gonna take the
    first seat, I'll take the second seat.
[14:26] (Flashback) Eishi
    What?
[14:27] (Flashback) Rindo
    Aiming for the top seems like a lot
    more fun if it's the both of us.
[14:30] (Flashback) Eishi
    S-Sure...
[14:31] (Flashback) Rindo
    Heck yeah! The two of us are
    gonna take over Totsuki!
[14:35] (Flashback) Eishi
    Yeah.
[14:38] Rindo
    And then Tsukasa and I...
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi Kobayashi Rindo Megishima Tosuke
[14:40] Rindo
    really became the first and second
    seats of Totsuki's Elite Ten.
SIGN    A Few Years Later
SIGN    Second Seat
SIGN    First Seat
[14:47] (Flashback) Nene
    Tsukasa-senpai,
[14:49] (Flashback) Nene
    didn't you have a gourmet banquet to
    go to with Rindo-senpai after this?
[14:53] (Flashback) Eishi
    Yeah... But I just can't
    seem to finish this work.
[14:55] (Flashback) Momo
    Oh, fine. Bucchi and I will help you out.
[14:59] (Flashback) Megi
    I'll take care of the
    budget management papers.
[15:02] (Flashback) Megi
    I'm an expert when it comes to counting money.
[15:05] (Flashback) Rindo
    Tsukasa is pretty useless when it
    comes to anything but cooking,
[15:08] (Flashback) Rindo
    but he kept working hard so
    he could polish his craft.
[15:12] (Flashback) Jowls
    This dish is a definite 100.
    You're superb, Tsukasa Eishi.
[15:16] (Flashback) Guy
    No wonder he's the first seat!
[15:18] (Flashback) Lady
    Totsuki is simply magnificent.
[15:20] (Flashback) Lady
    Yes, and he's the top student!
[15:29] (Flashback) Eishi
    Huh? Why did I feel annoyed just now?
[15:33] (Flashback) Guy
    Welcome to the Kaiser Grand Hotel's
    platinum members banquet.
SIGN    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States of America
[15:38] (Flashback) Guy
    Today, we welcome Tsukasa Eishi-kun,
[15:42] (Flashback) Guy
    who is the First Seat of the Elite Ten
    of the renowned Totsuki Academy.
[15:47] (Flashback) Guy
    Please look forward to what
    we have in store for you.
[15:49] (Flashback) Rindo
    Congrats, Tsukasa.
[15:51] (Flashback) Rindo
    You got invited to the US to cook
    at an amazing place like this.
[15:54] (Flashback) Guy
    This is delicious!
[15:55] (Flashback) Lady
    How wonderful.
[15:57] (Flashback) Guy
    I can see why he's the first seat.
[15:59] (Flashback) Guy
    Yes.
[16:01] (Flashback) Lady
    Oh, my...
[16:06] (Flashback) Rindo
    Good job!
[16:07] (Flashback) Rindo
    You did great, Tsukasa!
[16:09] (Flashback) Rindo
    Especially the main dish! Picking that
    sauce must've been super challenging.
[16:13] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Uh... Thanks, Rindo.
[16:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Well, that was an awful banquet.
[16:19] (Flashback) Azami
    It was so awful that it
    was actually entertaining.
[16:21] (Flashback) Rindo
    What the hell? You are you?
[16:24] (Flashback) Azami
    Tsukasa Eishi-kun, the passion
    you poured into that meal
[16:28] (Flashback) Azami
    didn't reach any of the pigs in that room.
[16:33] (Flashback) Azami
    And your main dish today...
    Even you didn't think it was a 100.
[16:38] (Flashback) Azami
    Am I right?
[16:41] (Flashback) rindo
    Is what that weirdo said
    still getting to you?
[16:47] (Flashback) Rindo
    The crowd really loved that dish,
    and I thought it was great, too.
[16:51] (Flashback) Eishi
    I'm not sure why, but lately, whenever
    someone I don't know praises my dish,
[16:57] (Flashback) Eishi
    it really pisses me off.
[16:59] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Tsukasa?
[17:00] (Flashback) Eishi
    But he was the only person who
    actually called my banquet awful.
SIGN    Los Angeles, California
    United States of America
[17:08] Rindo
    Ever since then,
[17:09] Rindo
    without me knowing, Tsukasa was...
[17:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Oh, hello there. We met in Vegas.
[17:19] (Flashback) Azami
    What a coincidence.
[17:20] (Flashback) Eishi
    Coincidence? It seems to me
    like you knew I'd be here.
[17:24] (Flashback) Azami
    Let us rejoice over this reunion.
[17:26] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm pretty sure you're interested in me, too.
[17:30] (Flashback) Azami
    Let's say Pablo Picasso was still alive.
[17:33] (Flashback) Eishi
    I'm sorry?
[17:34] (Flashback) Azami
    If his new piece was about to be announced,
[17:37] (Flashback) Azami
    would you be able to judge if it
    was truly a masterpiece or not?
[17:41] (Flashback) Eishi
    I don't think so. I don't
    know much about paintings.
[17:45] (Flashback) Eishi
    But with music, I can at least
    appreciate what each instrument
[17:49] (Flashback) Eishi
    is bringing to a piece of music.
[17:52] (Flashback) Azami
    Let's change the subject to cooking
    so it's easier to understand.
[17:55] (Flashback) Azami
    You'd be able to discern the intent
    and design of a dish, correct?
[18:00] (Flashback) Azami
    But those who lack that
    sense or understanding
[18:04] (Flashback) Azami
    will always react the same way, no matter
    how much work you may put into a dish
[18:09] (Flashback) Azami
    or how much you challenge yourself.
[18:12] (Flashback) Azami
    All those people praised your dish
[18:14] (Flashback) Azami
    solely because of your title of first seat.
[18:18] (Flashback) Azami
    And you're tired of that, are you not?
[18:21] (Flashback) Azami
    You should use your energy for
    those who truly understand you.
[18:28] (Flashback) Azami
    For example, someone like me.
[18:32] Rindo
    And ever since then,
[18:33] Rindo
    Tsukasa would do everything he
    could to get work in America.
[18:37] Rindo
    I didn't find out until later that
[18:39] Rindo
    he'd met with Nakiri Azami
     over there countless times.
[18:43] (Flashback) Azami
    What do you think it means
    to hone your cooking skills?
[18:46] (Flashback) Eishi
    Huh?
[18:47] (Flashback) Azami
    At times, cooking feels like a vast wasteland.
[18:51] (Flashback) Azami
    But in actuality, that's not the case.
[18:53] (Flashback) Azami
    Cooking always has a very specific goal.
[18:57] (Flashback) Azami
    As long as it's done properly,
[18:59] (Flashback) Azami
    anyone can get there peacefully,
    using the quickest route.
[19:03] (Flashback) Eishi
    But how do you...
[19:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Never listen to what those pigs have to say.
[19:09] (Flashback) Azami
    All you need is a proper
    compass that will lead you down
[19:13] (Flashback) Azami
    the proper path with absolute accuracy.
[19:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Something to save all
    chefs from their suffering.
[19:20] (Flashback) Azami
    And that is the God Tongue,
    which my daughter possesses.
[19:23] (Flashback) Eishi
    God Tongue? But that's...
[19:25] (Flashback) Azami
    You know her very well. She's the
    Tenth Seat of the Elite Ten, Nakiri Erina.
[19:31] (Flashback) Azami
    I am her father.
[19:34] Megi
    I'm sure Nakiri Azami was
    already planning to take over
[19:38] Megi
    Totsuki when he was getting
    closer to Tsukasa.
[19:41] Rindo
    Who knows? I don't care
    about any of that stuff.
[19:45] Megi
    Why did you support him?
[19:48] Rindo
    Well...
[19:50] (Flashback) Rindo
    There's a new wave.
[19:53] (Flashback) Rindo
    Riding that wave feels like
     the most exciting possibility.
[19:57] Rindo
    I think it's because I thought I could
[19:58] Rindo
    keep making a lot of yummy
    things with Tsukasa.
[20:02] Rindo
    Well, I should get to bed early
    so I'll be ready for tomorrow.
[20:05] Rindo
    Night, Megishima!
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Rebels
[20:21] Ura
    It's the Team Shokugeki final bout.
[20:24] Ura
    The crowd and the judges are all ready.
[20:27] Ura
    I wonder what kind of fiery
    battle is going to take place!
[20:30] Ura
    I can't wait to find out!
[20:32] Eizan
    Just how long does the effect
    of your rose syrup last?
[20:37] Momo
    Who knows? But I think it's fine.
     She's cuter this way.
[20:41] Ura
    Now, take a look at the Elite Ten's side!
[20:44] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi and Kobayashi
    Rindo have arrived!
[20:49] Rindo
    You okay, Tsukasa? You weren't able to
    get rid of all your fatigue, were you?
[20:54] Eishi
    Surprisingly, I'm not doing too bad.
[20:57] Eishi
    I actually feel more alert. I might
    be in my best condition ever.
[21:01] Ura
    How are you two splitting up the course?
[21:04] Rindo
    Well, I'm gonna do the appetizer,
    and Tsukasa's gonna do the main dish.
[21:08] Niku
    So the first seat is doing
    the main dish after all.
[21:11] Buns
    I wonder how our two split up the tasks.
[21:13] Ryoko
    Megumi, how did things go last night?
[21:17] Guy
    Uh, they seem super worn out.
[21:19] Guy
    Why, though?!
[21:20] Buns
    How'd the strategy meeting go?
[21:21] Buns
    Who's making what?
[21:23] Issh
    Well, you see...
[21:28] Soma
    All right, here we go, Nakiri.
[21:30] Erina
    Indeed! Bring it on!
[21:31] both
    First comes rock...
[21:32] both
    Rock, paper, scissors!
[21:34] Both
    One more time!
[21:34] Buns
    They still hadn't decided
    who's doing what?
[21:35] Both
    Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
[21:39] Guy
    Our teamwork's screwed!
[21:41] Guy
    Crap!
[21:43] Both
    Shoot!
[21:44] Soma
    Damn it, I got the appetizer.
[21:47] Soma
    And I wanted to finish in
    style with the main dish.
[21:50] Erina
    Hmph. There was never any doubt.
[21:51] Ura
    The rebels seem to be causing
    a fuss over there.
[21:55] Ura
    But like it or not, this is it!
[21:59] Ura
    The final bout begins!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    How to Build a Specialty
[23:35] Megu
    The Gifting pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse...

10 - How to Build a Specialty

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Ten
[00:04] Ura
    The final bout begins!
[00:07] Ura
    The rules call for a two-course meal!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Rebels
[00:10] Ura
    Each team will present an
    appetizer and a main dish.
[00:14] Ura
    Whoever wins this match will take
    over the seats of the Elite Ten!
[00:19] Ura
    If the rebels happen to win,
[00:21] Ura
    they'll also be able to save all of
    the students who have been expelled!
[00:26] Buns
    You've got this!
[00:27] Guy
    But they're up against the
    top two Totsuki third-years!
[00:31] Guy
    I know Nakiri-chan and Yukihira are
    both amazing, but they're only first-years.
[00:35] Niku
    The top two of the Elite Ten...
    How can they beat them?
[00:38] Rindo
    All right, let's do this!
[00:41] Tsuka
    Once we win this, I'm going to be
    swamped with Elite Ten work again...
[00:45] Tsuka
    Isshiki and Megishima were so reliable.
[00:48] Rindo
    Hey, damn it! Shape up, Tsukasa!
[00:51] Tsuka
    I mean, I'll do my best.
[00:54] Tsuka
    After this match, there'll be no one
    left to stand up against Central.
[00:58] Tsuka
    I feel bad for Yukihira and the
    others who will be expelled,
[01:00] Tsuka
    but there's no helping it.
[01:02] Tsuka
    This is all to better the art of cooking.
[01:06] Ura
    The Elite Ten team has begun cooking!
[01:14] Tsuka
    I'll leave the rest to you, Rindo.
[01:17] Rindo
    Sure thing!
[01:17] Sec
    I see. You're allowed to help
    your partner in this match.
[01:21] Alice
    They're the perfect combination.
[01:23] Yuki
    And yet, we get...
[01:25] Soma
    I may have gotten stuck making the appetizer,
[01:27] Soma
    but I'm gonna make a dish that'll
    beat yours, so be ready!
[01:30] Erina
    Uh, that's not the point here!
    You need to take this more seriously!
[01:33] Kuro
    They're still arguing.
[01:35] Hayama
    Are they going to be okay?
[01:38] Azami
    This match ended as soon as it began.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    How to Build a Specialty
[03:19] Ura
    Well, let's see how each
    team is progressing.
[03:22] Both
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[03:22] Ura
    It appears the rebel team still has
    no intention of working together.
[03:25] Ura
    What kind of meal could they possibly create?
[03:29] Ura
    On the other hand, the Elite Ten team
[03:31] Ura
    are working together and are already in
    the final stages of their preparations.
[03:34] Sec
    Are we going to see more
    powerful and extravagant dishes
[03:37] Sec
    with beasts and rare ingredients?
[03:40] Rindo
    I'm almost done here.
    How are you doing, Tsukasa?
[03:44] Tsuka
    Perfect timing.
[03:46] Tsuka
    I'll be done right around the time
    they finish eating your appetizer.
[03:49] Rindo
    All right! I'm just gonna
    go serve up my dish, then.
[03:53] Buns
    The enemy's already ready
    to serve their dishes!
[03:55] Ryoko
    The appetizer that Rindo-senpai created...
[03:58] Glasses
    At least, that's what that's
    supposed to be. But is it really?
[04:00] Shun
    Not a typical dish from the
    rare ingredients master.
[04:03] Niku
    Look at the beautiful layers
    on that mille-feuille!
[04:07] Rindo
    I call it Mushroom Mille-Feuille
    with Duxelles Filling!
SIGN    Mushroom Mille-Feuille
SIGN    with Duxelles Filling
[04:12] Azami
    The presentation is already spectacular.
[04:15] Azami
    Let us go ahead and try the dish.
[04:17] ---
    Yes.
[04:20] Decora
    Amazing!
[04:22] Decora
    The exciting flavors of multiple
    types of mushrooms
[04:24] Decora
    meld together with the ultra-thin
    pie crust in a moist harmony.
[04:28] Anne
    The star ingredient Miss Kobayashi chose
    for this dish is shiitake mushrooms.
[04:31] Anne
    She used olive oil to cook them into a confit,
[04:33] Anne
    trapping the umami flavor
    while enhancing it, as well.
[04:37] Azami
    Champignon mushrooms and shallots sautéed
    to a golden brown in garlic and butter,
[04:42] Azami
    then simmered to a paste in broth.
[04:43] Azami
    Cracked nuts and heavy cream were
    blended in to make a duxelles
[04:45] Azami
    that she sandwiched between
    the mille-feuille layers.
[04:48] Azami
    And the deciding factor
    to this dish is the tang.
[04:51] Anne
    Huh? This tang...
[04:53] Azami
    What did you use to bring out this tang?
[04:57] Rindo
    Ants.
[04:58] All
    What?!
[05:00] Shun
    So she is the master of
    rare ingredients, after all.
[05:02] Buns
    Wait, ants? You can't be serious.
[05:05] Rindo
    Oh, I'm totally serious.
[05:07] Rindo
    I extracted formic acid from ants
    and mixed it into my duxelles.
[05:12] Anne
    I see. Too much formic acid is poisonous,
[05:16] Anne
    but in small amounts, it can
    be a wonderful accent.
[05:19] Anne
    It's not unnecessarily sweet.
[05:20] Anne
    It just provides a sharp tang
    that's truly invigorating.
[05:24] Azami
    Plus, with something sweet,
[05:25] Azami
    it can create deeper, more nuanced
    flavors than most citrus fruits.
[05:30] Azami
    She has undoubtedly reached
    a professional level.
[05:33] Rindo
    Older ants would give you
SIGN    Old
SIGN    Young
[05:35] Rindo
    more formic acid than you want,
    and it'd ruin the flavor.
[05:37] Rindo
    The young ones give me the mellow
    sweetness that I'm looking for.
[05:41] Soma
    Damn it, she's good...
[05:43] Kuro
    Not bad, Second Seat.
[05:45] Hiya
    She managed to use that
    freakish ingredient perfectly.
[05:48] Alice
    She's created a delicate
    and elegant appetizer.
[05:51] Decora
    The appetizer...
[05:54] Decora
    Its duty is to stimulate the diner's
    appetite and pique interest.
[05:58] Decora
    Yes, when faced with the power of this dish,
[06:02] Decora
    even the butterflies of the gourmet world
[06:04] Decora
    have no means of defending themselves.
[06:07] Decora
    They can only be helplessly carried away
[06:09] Decora
    with incredible strength and
    dragged to the main dish.
[06:15] Azami
    This dish is 100 percent. I couldn't
    have asked for a more perfect appetizer.
[06:19] Rindo
    Hey, come on, now.
    It's too soon to be satisfied.
[06:23] Rindo
    After all, the main dish is still coming up.
[06:27] Rindo
    Go, Tsukasa!
[06:29] Tsuka
    Right. Yes, this is the best
    dish I can produce right now.
[06:34] Tsuka
    True gourmet, my specialty...
[06:38] Kuro
    Salt crust.
[06:39] Alice
    A baking method where salt
    is mixed with egg whites
[06:41] Alice
    and then spread over the top of
    a dish to form a thick crust.
[06:44] Haya
    It ensures that no moisture escapes,
[06:48] Haya
    keeping the deliciousness
    concentrated inside.
[06:50] Glasses
    Long ago, when Toyotomi
    Hideyoshi was deployed
[06:52] Glasses
    on expeditions, he'd cover
    sea bream with a salt crust
[06:55] Glasses
    to prevent it from rotting.
[06:57] All
    Huh...
[07:03] Both
    Whoa.
[07:03] Niku
    He just revealed some glistening red meat!
[07:07] Haya
    It's our enemy's dish, but...
[07:09] Guy
    Just once in my life...
    I want to eat meat like that.
[07:13] Guy
    You can't help but think that!
[07:17] Tsuka
    There we go.
SIGN    The White Armor Plate
[07:19] Tsuka
    The White Armor Plate, Sauce Chevreuil.
SIGN    Sauce Chevreuil
[07:25] Tsuka
    Chevreuil... Meaning the main
    ingredient of my dish is venison.
[07:30] Both
    Venison?
[07:33] Megu
    Tsukasa-senpai also used venison
    when we stepped in as judges for
[07:37] Megu
    that informal Shokugeki.
[07:38] Sec
    Yukihira didn't stand a chance back then.
[07:43] Sec
    And now, he's managed to create
    an even better dish than that?
[07:46] Anne
    I can't... I can't ruin this masterpiece.
[07:50] Anne
    I just cannot!
[07:52] Courage
    Ugh, Anne, you coward. Here, give it to me.
[08:00] Tsuka
    Would you like a bite, Yukihira?
[08:03] Tsuka
    You should compare it to the
    last dish of mine that you ate.
[08:11] Soma
    What the hell is this deliciousness?!
[08:13] Soma
    It's not just my tongue...
[08:15] Soma
    The flavor's so powerful that it
    reverberates into the back of my nose.
[08:17] Soma
    It's a punch that vibrates
    all the way to my brain!
[08:20] Soma
    This is far superior to the
    venison dish I had before!
[08:24] Azami
    That appetizer didn't simply lead
    us to the finale of the course.
[08:29] Azami
    It is a truly a paradise where every
    chef has been freed from their suffering.
[08:33] Azami
    The peaceful and beautiful
    world that we long for...
[08:37] Azami
    The Gourmet Eden!
[08:39] Niku
    He's acting like he already won.
[08:41] Niku
    Like Yukihira and Erina-sama
    are gonna let that happen!
[08:43] Guy
    Yeah, you tell 'em, Nikumi!
[08:47] Niku
    What are you guys staring at?
SIGN    Best in Japan
[08:52] Niku
    What the hell?!
[08:54] Azami
    Oh, dear. It appears as though my
    version of the Gifting has slipped out.
[08:58] Both
    The Gifting?!
[08:59] Azami
    Because the dish was so delicious,
    the Gifting pulse within me leaked out,
[09:04] Azami
    which ended up disrobing those around me.
[09:07] Megu
    The Gifting pulse...
[09:09] Ryoko
    What is he even talking about?
[09:10] Buns
    Meaning that some people around
    him were forcibly disrobed?
[09:14] Haya
    I guess that has happened before.
[09:16] Alice
    When someone marries into the
    Nakiri family and takes their name,
[09:19] Alice
    they also inherit the Gifting ability.
SIGN    The Gifting
[09:21] Alice
    And because he married into
    the family, of course,
SIGN    Nakiri Azami
[09:24] [SONG] Sign
    Inherited the Gifting
[09:24] Alice
    Uncle Azami was given the Gifting ability.
[09:27] Haya
    What the hell is up with the Nakiri family?
[09:29] Kuro
    I guess stuff like that just happens.
[09:31] Haya
    No, it doesn't.
[09:31] Isshi
    My goodness. I can't say that
    I approve of forcing young ladies
[09:35] Isshi
    to undress in a public venue.
[09:37] Azami
    I assure you that it's not on purpose.
[09:39] Azami
    That's just how delicious this course was.
[09:42] Anne
    The Nakiri family is famous for disrobing.
[09:45] Anne
    The fact that the greater variant
    of the Gifting has occurred
[09:48] Anne
    is proof that this dish, as well as
    the whole course, is the real deal.
SIGN    First Seat
SIGN    Second Seat
[09:53] Decora
    Kobayashi Rindo put everything
    into her dish to ensure that
[09:56] Decora
    the main dish dazzled.
[09:58] Decora
    And yet, Tsukasa Eishi was still
    able to dazzle even more.
[10:01] Decora
    I cannot think of anything greater than this.
[10:04] Anne
    The two-course meal created by
    the top two chefs at Totsuki
[10:09] Anne
    is true gourmet.
[10:11] Azami
    Now, then...
[10:12] Azami
    The Elite Ten has produced the best
    main dish anyone could ever ask for.
[10:16] Azami
    Meanwhile, Erina, who will be cooking
    the main dish for the other team,
[10:19] Azami
    has forgotten my teachings and
    is currently contaminated.
[10:23] Azami
    She could not possibly create
    true gourmet in that state.
[10:26] Azami
    Meaning that your victory is inconceivable.
[10:29] Soma
    Tsukasa-senpai...
[10:31] Soma
    You didn't make this dish when
    we faced off that one time.
[10:34] Soma
    Does that mean you were taking it easy on me?
[10:37] Soma
    That's a pretty harsh diss, Senpai.
[10:40] Tsukasa
    Oh, I wouldn't say that I
    was taking it easy on you.
[10:43] Tsukasa
    I just figured I didn't need to
    bother making this dish back then.
[10:47] Tsukasa
    But the theme this time was true gourmet,
[10:50] Tsukasa
    so of course I'd go with the best
    recipe that I have... My specialty.
[10:55] Soma
    All right, then...
[10:58] Soma
    I guess I'm gonna have to give it all I've got.
[11:00] Soma
    I couldn't make this back then,
    a specialty that surpasses Tsukasa Eishi...
[11:05] Soma
    But I guess I'm gonna have to
    do that right here, right now.
[11:15] Sec
    Did Yukihira just say he was
    going to make his specialty?
[11:19] Ryoko
    But Yukihira-kun's making
    the appetizer, right?
[11:22] Buns
    So, wait, a appetizer specialty?
[11:24] Guy
    Uh, considering we're
    talking about Yukihira...
[11:26] Guy
    Don't tell me he'd even think about...
[11:28] Soma
    This is my appetizer specialty.
    Squid tentacles and peanut butter.
[11:34] Both
    Squid tentacles and peanut butter?!
[11:35] Shun
    Yeah, that's probably not it.
[11:37] Niku
    Wait, Aldini! What the hell happened
    during the strategy meeting last night?
[11:41] Glasses
    Yeah! Don't those two have a plan?
SIGN    Last Night
[11:45] (Flashback) Erina
    Ugh! There's no end to this!
[11:47] (Flashback) Erina
    Let's hold off on who's going
    to do the main for a moment.
[11:50] (Flashback) Erina
    We need to figure out what course
    we're going to make tonight!
[11:53] (Flashback) Erina
    Agreed?
[11:54] (Flashback) Soma
    We just need an appetizer.
[11:56] (Flashback) Erina
    Ugh! I'm going out for some fresh air!
[11:59] (Flashback) Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[12:02] (Flashback) Isshi
    You two really got into it.
[12:04] (Flashback) Soma
    If we just can't decide,
[12:07] (Flashback) Soma
    we'll have to settle it
    with rock-paper-scissors.
[12:09] (Flashback) Taku
    Please, no.
[12:10] (Flashback) Isshi
    Then if you lose in rock-paper-scissors,
[12:12] (Flashback) Isshi
    do you promise to concentrate
    on the appetizer?
[12:15] (Flashback) Soma
    Well, I guess that's an option...
[12:17] (Flashback) Taku
    That's the only option.
    Don't say that like you actually mean it.
[12:21] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, by the way, Isshiki-senpai,
[12:24] (Flashback) Soma
    what does he mean, that Nakiri's the key?
[12:26] (Flashback) Azami
    You are the key to leading
    chefs down the proper path.
[12:31] (Flashback) Isshi
    Oh...
[12:33] (Flashback) Isshi
    Director Azami wants to take
    advantage of her God Tongue.
[12:37] (Flashback) Issh
    The God Tongue is able to determine the
    best and worst qualities of a dish.
[12:41] (Flashback) Issh
    And by having her determine that,
[12:42] (Flashback) Issh
    she can free chefs from suffering
    to figure that out for themselves.
[12:46] (Flashback) Issh
    That's the idea behind Central.
[12:48] (Flashback) Issh
    She basically holds the key
    to the great revolution.
[12:52] (Flashback) Soma
    Huh... Taking advantage of the God Tongue, eh?
[12:56] (Flashback) soma
    That actually sounds sorta fun.
[13:00] Taku
    Yukihira didn't say much back then,
[13:03] Taku
    but does he actually have some kind of plan?
[13:05] Soma
    Nakiri!
[13:08] Soma
    Here's some chicken liver I just sautéed.
     Could you give it a taste?
[13:11] Ryoko
    Yukihira-kun?
[13:12] Glasses
    What are you doing in the middle of cooking?
[13:14] Soma
    In a Team Shokugeki, we're allowed to
    get help from our teammates as we cook.
[13:18] Soma
    Which means that we can ask
    them to taste stuff, too.
[13:21] Soma
    If they want to take advantage
    of Nakiri as their key,
[13:24] Soma
    I figured I'd take advantage of her, too.
[13:28] Buns
    Look at that evil face!
[13:29] Guy
    What are you thinking, Yukihira?
[13:31] Guy
    Don't say you're gonna take
    advantage of your own teammate!
[13:33] Sec
    But that does actually make sense!
[13:36] Erina
    No good. I like that you rubbed
    it with homemade mayonnaise,
[13:41] Erina
    but the flavor when it hits
    the tongue is insufficient.
[13:43] Soma
    Got it!
[13:45] Soma
    How's this ratio?
[13:49] Erina
    It works.
[13:50] Sec
    He's basically tuning the flavor of
    each step of the dish as he goes!
[13:55] Alice
    At this rate,
[13:56] Alice
    Yukihira-kun will be able to
    reach heights no one else can.
[13:59] Alice
    He'll be able to heighten
[14:01] Alice
    the perfection of his flavor to
    the highest theoretical value.
[14:04] Rindo
    Not bad!
[14:06] Tsuka
    Yeah. Then Yukihira might be able to
    make an amazing appetizer after all.
[14:10] Taku
    But preparing something just as he's told?
[14:13] Megu
    Yeah, Soma-kun usually wouldn't
    cooperate with that.
[14:16] Sec
    No, Yukihira understands
    Erina-sama's powers, too.
[14:20] Sec
    This must mean he trusts her!
[14:22] Soma
    Could you taste this spice mix for me?
[14:24] Soma
    Could you check the balance of this sauce?
[14:26] Erina
    He truly wants to accept my teachings?
[14:29] Erina
    I'd love to praise him,
    if that were actually the case.
[14:32] Erina
    But...
[14:33] (Flashback) Erina
    If you end up making the appetizer,
[14:35] (Flashback) Erina
    why don't you make Pâté de Campagne?
[14:37] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, Pâté de Campagne... What's that again?
[14:42] (Flashback) Taku
    In Japanese, it translates
    to "country-style pâté."
[14:45] (Flashback) Megu
    We made some in class before.
[14:47] (Flashback) Megu
    The dish where we added
    liver paste and vegetables
[14:50] (Flashback) Megu
    to minced meat and grilled it up.
[14:51] (Flashback) Erina
    The viscous texture and
    depth whet the appetite.
[14:55] (Flashback) Erina
    It's a very popular appetizer.
[14:57] (Flashback) Soma
    So it's basically like corned beef.
[14:59] (Flashback) Erina
    Not in the least!
[15:01] (Flashback) Erina
    Anyway, the purpose of an appetizer is
[15:03] (Flashback) Erina
    how well it can connect
    to the main dish.
[15:05] (Flashback) Erina
    Remember that at all costs.
[15:07] (Flashback) Erina
    Now, I'll go over the recipe.
[15:10] Erina
    The recipe I went over with him last night...
[15:13] Erina
    Why is he adding changes here and there?
SIGN    Heh heh heh
[15:19] Erina
    Yukihira-kun! What in the
    world are you doing?!
[15:26] Soma
    All right, here you go.
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[15:29] Niku
    Huh?!
[15:30] Guys
    Ho—
[15:33] All
    Hold on a second!
[15:35] Soma
    Dig in.
[15:37] Soma
    Your delicious appetizer is here.
[15:42] Anne
    Th...
[15:43] Decora
    This is...
[15:44] Azami
    This is what you call an appetizer?
[15:48] Buns
    A caveman!
[15:49] Buns
    That's like a hunk of meat
    a cartoon caveman would eat!
[15:52] Glasses
    Its shape aside, it definitely looks
    like a main dish rather than an appetizer!
[15:56] Guy
    Yukihira!
[15:57] Guy
    What the hell are you doing?!
[15:58] Soma
    What? I just did what Nakiri asked me to do
    and made the appetizer, Pâté de Campagne.
[16:06] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[16:07] Taku
    Don't tell me he actually
[16:09] Taku
    felt competitive after seeing the
    specialty Tsukasa-senpai made,
SIGN    Heh heh heh
[16:12] Taku
    and completely lost control!
[16:15] Tsuka
    Yukihira?
[16:16] Rindo
    Yukihira Soma!
[16:18] Rindo
    Listen here! Appetizers are...
[16:20] Eizan
    Why are you butting in?
[16:22] Rindo
    Excuse me?
[16:23] Eizan
    I mean... Rindo-senpai...
[16:26] Decora
    Anyway, let's give it a taste.
[16:29] Decora
    It's true that having the pâté inside
[16:31] Decora
    and wrapping it with thin slices
    of beef makes it look like
[16:35] Decora
    a hunk of meat still on the bone.
[16:41] Decora
    The meat wrapped around the exterior
    is marinated strips of beef.
[16:45] Decora
    The richly fragrant yet slightly
    fruity scent of the meat
[16:48] Decora
    makes me feel like I'm going to lose my mind!
[16:51] Decora
    And right underneath is a
    layer of bacon slices.
[16:54] Decora
    They're also holding the pâté in place.
[16:57] Decora
    Just the first bite
[16:59] Decora
    makes the impact from all the
    protein reverberate through my body!
SIGN    Yakiniku Sauce
    Bold Soy Sauce Flavor
[17:02] Yukihira
    And I used this yakiniku sauce
    as the base of the marinade.
[17:06] Soma
    Even store-bought yakiniku sauce
SIGN    Takara
    Yakiniku Sauce
    Bold Soy Sauce Flavor
[17:08] Soma
    has a great balance of garlic,
    ginger, soy sauce, and mirin.
[17:14] ---
    It's a solid base for a marinade.
[17:16] Soma
    Then I added honey, grated onions,
     and freshly squeezed orange juice,
[17:21] Soma
    and had Nakiri taste it for me
[17:23] Soma
    to adjust it to a flavor that'd
    fit Pâté de Campagne.
[17:26] Anne
    It's not just the outside! The pâté
    is the most exquisite part of all!
[17:32] Anne
    It's full-bodied, yet delicate.
[17:33] Anne
    It matches perfectly with
    the aromatic layer of meat,
[17:35] Anne
    making each bite spark an explosion of flavor!
[17:39] Anne
    He used a base of chicken liver and
    added chicken breast and cream,
[17:42] Anne
    as well as finely chopped green beans,
    carrots, and shimeji mushrooms.
[17:46] Anne
    But the work he did on those
    individual vegetables is superb.
[17:49] Anne
    Confit, grill, brasier, and suer.
[17:53] Anne
    He brought out the best of each ingredient,
[17:55] Anne
    emphasizing the natural sweetness and
    heightening the level of the dish as a whole.
[18:02] Decora
    What was that? The whole flavor
    just changed suddenly.
[18:06] Decora
    The outer wall of meat was already delicious,
[18:09] Decora
    but now, it's like there's an
    aromatic geyser bursting through!
[18:11] Courage
    What is this rich aroma?
[18:13] Courage
    My body is reacting even
    though I haven't had a bite.
[18:16] Decora
    Something is seeping out from
    between the layers of meat.
[18:19] Soma
    It's an extra-thick jellied
    consommé that I boiled down!
[18:23] Soma
    Right before serving the dish,
[18:25] Soma
    I used a super-thick cooking injector
    to inject plenty of it into the meat.
[18:29] Soma
    It starts gushing out while you're
    eating to change up the flavor!
[18:34] Haya
    A bomb of flavor.
[18:35] Alice
    What a molecular gastronomy thing to do.
[18:37] Kuro
    Yukihira actually pulled it off.
[18:39] Anne
    Amazing... I'm even more drawn to
    this dish than I was a moment ago.
[18:46] Anne
    The first bite was decadent enough,
[18:48] Anne
    but each subsequent bite becomes more
    exciting as you discover all the twists
[18:50] Anne
    and treasures hidden within.
[18:52] Anne
    I can't believe all this flavor
    is packed into a single dish.
[18:55] Anne
    I feel so satisfied.
[19:00] Decora
    My clothes!
[19:01] Courage
    Wait, why are my clothes gone?
[19:05] Guy
    And there it is! The Gifting!
[19:07] Glasses
    That means Nakiri Azami
    also admits that it tastes good!
[19:11] Azami
    The approach he took with the vegetables...
[19:13] Azami
    It reminds me of the
    Magician of Legumes, Shinomiya Kojiro.
[19:16] Azami
    By bringing out the full
    potential of each vegetable,
[19:20] Azami
    the overall flavor of the dish is
    deepened without losing any elegance.
[19:23] Megu
    And the method of using different flavors at
[19:26] Megu
    different times to draw people in...
[19:28] Taku
    Yeah. It's like the dish Yukihira
    presented at the Moon Festival.
[19:31] Soma
    Exactly. This dish is the two new
    Yukihira recipes I invented,
[19:37] Soma
    fused into one.
[19:39] Soma
    That's why I took advantage
    of Nakiri's abilities.
[19:42] Soma
    Just mashing the two recipes together
    would've created a jumbled mess,
[19:45] Soma
    so I had her help me combine
    the best parts of both dishes.
[19:48] Soma
    I call it...
[19:49] Soma
    Countdown Caveman Meat, Cheeky Youngster Style!
SIGN    Countdown Caveman Meat,
    Cheeky Youngster Style
[19:52] Soma
    It's beyond "new and improved."
[19:54] Soma
    This is true Yukihira cooking.
SIGN    True Yukihira Cooking
[19:56] Azami
    Ordinarily, it'd be impossible to properly
    balance all these complex components.
[20:03] Azami
    But because of the guidance
    from the God Tongue,
[20:06] Azami
    the dish is elevated to a level
    worthy of being called a specialty.
[20:10] Azami
    It's almost on par with
    Tsukasa's White Armor Plate.
[20:17] Azami
    But that's only when I look
    at this as an individual dish.
[20:21] Azami
    Tsukasa Eishi's main dish
    was boosted a few levels...
[20:25] Azami
    All thanks to Kobayashi Rindo's appetizer.
[20:28] Azami
    Meanwhile, you had the nerve to
    present a main dish as an appetizer,
[20:33] Azami
    which ruins the entire course.
SIGN    Worst Move
[20:36] Azami
    It's the worst move you could've made.
[20:39] Azami
    No matter how close to a perfect
    score your dish gets on its own,
[20:42] Azami
    it gets a zero for this course meal.
[20:46] Eizan
    Everyone knows that Yukihira can be rash,
     but has he ever been so thoughtless?
[20:52] Eizan
    Doesn't he have something
    else up his sleeve?
[20:57] Erina
    What do you think you're doing?
[20:59] Erina
    Does teamwork simply not exist between us?
[21:02] Soma
    Listen up, Nakiri.
[21:04] Soma
    I want to win this Team Shokugeki,
     no matter what!
[21:08] Erina
    Then why would you...
[21:10] Soma
    Your dish wouldn't have won.
[21:12] Soma
    Tsukasa-senpai's dish that I tasted
    earlier really packed a punch.
[21:17] Soma
    I tried out a number of your
    main dish options last night,
[21:21] Soma
    and they all would've lost.
[21:22] Erina
    H-How can you be so certain?
[21:24] Soma
    Well, none of them were your specialty.
[21:28] Soma
    In order to beat Senpai,
[21:30] Soma
    we need to hit him with two specialties
    filled with everything we've got.
[21:34] Soma
    Our course has to be on that level.
[21:38] Soma
    You can make something better
    than my dish, right?
[21:40] Soma
    Then prove it.
[21:43] Soma
    If you don't beat my dish,
    we're going to lose this match.
[21:46] Soma
    So basically, this is a
    Shokugeki between you and me.
SIGN    Shoku
SIGN    geki
[21:53] Soma
    Come at me,
[21:55] Soma
    and put everything you have
[21:58] Soma
    into your specialty!
SIGN    Fourth
[23:34] [SONG] Sign
    Song of Hope
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Erina
    You dummy.
[23:36] Megu
    Dummy...
[23:37] Erina
    You dummy.
[23:38] Megu
    Dummy...

11 - Song of Hope

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    h
    e
    
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    t
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SIGN    Eleven
[00:02] Soma
    Your dish wouldn't have won.
[00:04] Soma
    In order to beat Senpai,
[00:06] Soma
    we need to hit him with two specialties
    filled with everything we've got.
[00:10] Soma
    Our course has to be on that level.
[00:14] Soma
    If you don't beat my dish,
    we're going to lose this match.
[00:16] Soma
    So basically, this is a
    Shokugeki between you and me.
SIGN    Shoku
SIGN    geki
[00:24] Niku
    Wait, what did Yukihira just say?
[00:26] Guy
    This meal...
[00:28] Guy
    ...is actually...
[00:29] Both
    ...a Shokugeki between him and Nakiri-chan?!
[00:31] Taku
    What an unbelievable idea.
[00:33] Megu
    To think he's planning to complete
    their course meal with a Shokugeki...
[00:37] Buns
    Come to think of it, does Erinacchi have
    an ultimate dish to call her specialty?
[00:42] Ryoko
    Well, she has the talent to make any
    genre of cuisine into a pro's dish.
[00:47] Sec
    I'd heard that she challenged
    Senzaemon-dono countless times.
[00:50] Alice
    But apparently, he hasn't
    acknowledged her yet.
[00:53] Niku
    I can't believe it. Erina-sama...
[00:56] Erina
    Honestly... I was wondering what
    would come out of your mouth.
[01:00] Erina
    I never expected a Shokugeki.
[01:01] Erina
    I guess the word "teamwork"
    doesn't exist in your dictionary.
[01:05] Soma
    Of course not! Do you see
    teamwork between us?
[01:08] Soma
    Did you forget how much we fought
    during the mock battles on the Tsukikage?
[01:12] Soma
    On the other hand, this suits us
     even more than working together.
[01:20] Erina
    You dummy.
[01:26] Erina
    The main ingredient
    currently heating? C'est bon.
[01:28] Erina
    The sauce? Non.
[01:30] Erina
    The fond? C'est bon.
[01:31] Erina
    The seasonings? C'est bon.
[01:33] Erina
    The croûte? C'est bon.
[01:34] Erina
    The butter? Non.
[01:35] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, about the
    ingredients I just said "non" to...
[01:39] Erina
    I'll be putting them all in
    storage containers later.
[01:42] Erina
    Make midnight snacks of them, if you wish.
[01:44] Soma
    Uh, sure... So, uh, what was all that about?
[01:46] Erina
    I'm going to be changing
    my recipe because of you,
[01:49] Erina
    so I need to be stricter about my ingredients...
[01:51] Erina
    so that I'll be able to create
    a completely new dish!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[03:28] [SONG] Sign
    Song of Hope
[03:29] Ura
    It appears the rebels are going to start
[03:32] Ura
    making a completely new main dish!
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi Kobayashi Rindo
[03:34] Ura
    But there isn't much time left!
[03:37] Kuro
    Starting now?
[03:39] Haya
    She's making a different dish?
[03:41] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, I taste-tested
    for you in your last dish,
[03:44] Erina
    so you should be an extra pair
    of hands for me in return.
[03:47] Soma
    Oh, fine.
[03:48] Erina
    One haché lemon rind, then mélanger
    the seasonings I ask you to.
[03:52] Erina
    You have thirty seconds.
[03:54] Soma
    Got it!
[03:55] Erina
    As soon as the meat is finished heating, wrap
    it in the croûte and put it under the broiler.
[03:59] Erina
    We only have one chance!
[04:01] Soma
    Roger!
[04:03] Gramps
    Erina is able to use her God Tongue
[04:06] Gramps
    to elevate any dish to perfect deliciousness.
[04:10] Gramps
    Every dish she makes...
[04:13] (Flashback) Erina
    Well, Grandfather? I'm really
     proud of this dish!
[04:17] (Flashback) Erina
    You'll acknowledge that this
    is my specialty, right?
[04:21] (Flashback) Gramps
    Sadly, it appears that you
    still have a ways to go.
[04:24] (Flashback) Erina
    What?
[04:28] Gramps
    In a way, every dish she
    creates is a specialty,
[04:34] Gramps
    yet at the same time, none of them are.
[04:38] Gramps
    A specialty that surpasses
    perfectly delicious...
[04:41] Gramps
    That is the only dish that will
    let us see Erina's true face.
[04:46] Gramps
    Once Erina is able to finally
    create her specialty, then...
[04:54] Erina
    The sauce reduction is complete.
[04:56] Erina
    The croûte is complete.
[04:57] Erina
    The garnishes are complete.
[04:59] Erina
    The browning under the broiler is complete.
[05:02] Erina
    On to the next step! Hurry!
[05:04] Taku
    This is quite different from her usual
    graceful and reserved approach.
[05:07] Taku
    It's much more forceful,
    like a rushing flood of passion.
[05:10] Isshi
    She's currently knocking
    everything out of her way
[05:14] Isshi
    in order to create her new dish.
[05:16] Aza
    It doesn't matter what she does. It's too late.
[05:19] Aza
    After that horrid appetizer, whether she
    tries to present a specialty or not,
[05:25] Aza
    the match has already been decided.
[05:28] Erina
    What I have now that I didn't have before...
[05:32] Erina
    If I can't figure that out, I won't
    be able to complete my specialty.
[05:36] Erina
    The path I'd taken up until now...
[05:40] (Flashback) Azami
    Anything other than what
    Father acknowledges...
[05:42] (Flashback) Azami
    Trash.
[05:43] (Flashback) Azami
    Filth.
[05:44] (Flashback) Azami
    Garbage.
[05:45] (Flashback) Alice
    If only Uncle Azami
    had not interfered,
[05:48] (Flashback) Alice
    we would've been such, such,
     such better friends, Erina.
[05:53] (Flashback) Megu
    I'm glad I like something you like, too.
[05:57] (Flashback) Senzaemon
    You're his daughter.
[05:59] (Flashback) Senzaemon
    You should learn to be
    selfish sometimes, Erina.
[06:01] (Flashback) All
    Nakiri-san!
[06:03] (Flashback) Erina
    What?!
[06:05] (Flashback) Soma
    All right!
[06:08] (Flashback) Soma
    Huh?
[06:09] (Flashback) Soma
    Something wrong, Nakiri?
[06:10] (Flashback) Erina
    It's nothing.
[06:12] (Flashback) Erina
    Also, I'm not going
    to eat your cooking.
[06:16] (Flashback) Soma
    It's a Yukihira-Style Chicken's Egg Tempura Bowl!
[06:21] Soma
    Wanna try one of my gross
    dishes for a change of pace?
[06:25] (Flashback) Soma
    It's so disgusting, it's fun!
[06:27] (Flashback) Erina
    Why do you go so far?
[06:29] (Flashback) Jo
    That's obvious.
[06:31] (Flashback) Jo
    If you know exactly where
    you're headed, it's no fun at all.
[06:31] (Flashback) Soma
    If you know exactly where
    you're headed, it's no fun at all.
[06:36] Erina
    This is the only dish...
[06:38] Erina
    This is the ultimate dish,
    one capable of beating Yukihira-kun!
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi Kobayashi Rindo
[06:49] Erina
    Please enjoy.
[06:59] Kuro
    So that's Miss Erina's specialty...
[07:01] Alice
    What a beautiful and juicy slice of meat!
[07:05] Erina
    This is the main dish of our two-course meal...
[07:07] Erina
    A chicken-and-egg rice bowl.
[07:12] All
    What?!
[07:15] Guy
    A chicken-and-egg rice bowl?!
[07:17] Sec
    That's supposed to be a rice bowl?
[07:19] Guy
    Wait, a rice bowl?
[07:20] Niku
    The same Erina-sama who'd
    treated rice bowls as
[07:24] Niku
    lowly B-grade cuisine until now?
[07:26] Niku
    She made a rice bowl?!
[07:27] Buns
    You were the same way at first, Nikumicchi.
[07:29] Ryoko
    But it is rather unbelievable.
[07:32] Haya
    There's no rice course in French cuisine.
[07:36] Haya
    Even with traditional Japanese courses,
    it's served after the main course.
[07:40] Haya
    Yet she's presenting it as her main dish...
[07:43] Haya
    This is definitely a choice that's not
    written in any cooking textbook anywhere.
[07:47] Azami
    Honestly...
[07:49] Azami
    I can't believe my own
    daughter created a dish
[07:51] Azami
    that's this far from the correct answer.
[07:53] Azami
    It's absolutely deplorable.
[07:56] Azami
    I can tell it deserves zero
    points just by looking at it.
[07:58] Azami
    I can't even bring myself to eat such a dish.
[08:01] Erina
    Oh, my! But you're supposed
    to judge cooking on its taste.
[08:04] Erina
    How truly amazing that you can judge
    a dish by merely looking at it, Father.
[08:08] Erina
    But if those two chefs who embody
    your personal ideal of what's correct
[08:14] Erina
    say that my dish is delicious,
    I'm sure you'll change your mind.
[08:19] Rindo
    What's this? I think she's provoking us.
[08:22] Rindo
    What do you think, Tsukasa?
    Should we accept?
[08:26] Tsuka
    There's no harm in tasting it. I was
    curious about Yukihira's dish, too.
[08:32] Azami
    Very well. Tsukasa, Kobayashi,
    go ahead and try it.
[08:36] Erina
    Oh, but this is a two-course meal,
    so you'll have to start with the appetizer.
[08:42] Soma
    Here you go!
[08:44] Soma
    This is my specialty: Countdown
    Caveman Meat, Cheeky Youngster Style!
[08:48] Soma
    True Yukihira Cooking!
[08:49] Rind
    This looks interesting.
[08:52] Rind
    Don't mind if I do.
[09:01] Rind
    I see... Well done, Yukihira.
[09:04] Rind
    This is definitely good enough
    to be called a specialty.
[09:07] Tsukasa
    He's definitely evolved from before.
[09:11] Tsuka
    That's amazing, Yukihira.
[09:13] Rindo
    But does this dish really work as a course?
[09:18] Tsuka
    Yeah, I can't help but feel that whatever
    the next dish may be, it can't follow this.
[09:26] Rindo
    All right, let's taste this
    specialty of yours, Nakiri-chan!
[09:45] Tsuka
    Eggs mix with the soft
    chicken meat and juices,
[09:48] Tsuka
    and it all melts in my mouth!
[09:51] Tsuka
    The center of the meat is rare,
    while the edges are broiled to a crisp.
[09:56] Tsuka
    It was cooked in a perfect
    way to take advantage
[09:58] Tsuka
    of the luxurious jidori chicken's qualities.
[10:00] Rindo
    The sauce is made from eggs,
    cream, salt, and pepper,
[10:04] Rindo
    heated to a thick creaminess
    in a hot water bath.
[10:06] Rindo
    The turmeric gives it its
    vibrant yellow color,
[10:09] Rindo
    helping create this rich and
    creamy scrambled egg sauce.
[10:12] Tsuka
    Floating on top are special,
    fragrant rice crackers!
[10:16] Tsuka
    Freshly steamed rice and
    minced squid spread finely
[10:19] Tsuka
    with some sesame oil,
    then deep-fried to a crisp.
[10:21] Rindo
    The thick sauce,
[10:23] Rindo
    along with the crunchiness, plays amazingly
    off of the juiciness of the chicken.
[10:27] Rindo
    The chicken and egg sauce...
    and then the crackers made from rice.
[10:30] Rindo
    These three elements make it
    a chicken-and-egg rice bowl!
[10:33] Rindo
    And the piece of this dish
    that's playing the biggest role
[10:36] Rindo
    is the croûte wrapped
    around the chicken breast.
[10:39] Megu
    Croûte... That's a base of bread or pie dough
[10:44] Megu
    seasoned with savory spices, right?
[10:46] Taku
    It's a helpful addition that
    can boost the aroma, texture,
[10:49] Taku
    and presentation of a dish without
    overpowering its distinctive flavors.
[10:55] Erina
    Correct. That's where the biggest
    secret of this dish lies.
[10:59] Erina
    Since I abandoned my original plan,
[11:01] Erina
    in order for this completely
    new dish to work,
[11:04] Erina
    I needed to add certain
    ingredients to the croûte
[11:07] Erina
    that I'd planned to wrap around the chicken.
[11:10] Erina
    Those ingredients were
[11:13] Erina
    minced squid legs and peanut butter.
[11:17] Girls
    S-S-S-S-S-S...
[11:19] All
    Squid legs and peanut butter?!
[11:21] Shun
    Is she serious?
[11:23] Erina
    Yes. It's the squid legs and peanut butter that
[11:26] Erina
    connect the appetizer and the main dish.
     It's a crucial piece of the puzzle.
[11:30] Erina
    The peanut butter's mild richness
[11:32] Erina
    adds subtle depth to the chicken,
    making it an excellent secret seasoning.
[11:36] Erina
    And the moderately salty
    bitterness of the squid legs
[11:38] Erina
    is extremely effective in tying
[11:40] Erina
    the croûte's flavor together with the
    meaty juiciness of the chicken.
[11:43] Erina
    It's a horrid combination that Yukihira-kun
    keeps trying to get us to eat,
[11:46] Erina
    but when it's in my hands, I can turn
    it into an elegant gourmet dish.
[11:48] Soma
    
[11:50] Erina
    The jidori chicken breasts and
    the squid and peanut butter croûte
[11:54] Erina
    are the main part of the dish.
[11:56] Erina
    I revised all of the sauces and garnishes
    so that they would support them.
[11:59] Erina
    So that after you ate Yukihira-kun's dish,
[12:02] Erina
    the deliciousness of my own dish
    would be elevated to the maximum.
[12:05] Taku
    Just as Yukihira took
    advantage of the God Tongue,
[12:08] Taku
    Nakiri-san took advantage of
    Yukihira's gross cooking.
[12:12] Megu
    They basically took each other's strengths
[12:14] Megu
    to bring out the best in both of the dishes.
[12:17] Buns
    You're amazing, Erinacchi!
[12:19] Sec
    This is what Erina-sama and
    Yukihira created together?
[12:22] Niku
    Two specialties working together!
[12:24] Alice
    Creating the ultimate two-course meal!
[12:27] Soma
    You jerk...
[12:29] Soma
    First you steal my line, and now this?
[12:33] Erina
    You're the one who started this fight.
[12:35] Erina
    I won't hear any of your complaints.
[12:36] Soma
    Oh, is that so?
[12:39] Issh
    Nakiri-kun, you truly have changed.
[12:42] Issh
    But I'm pretty sure Director
    Azami isn't enjoying this.
[12:46] Issh
    His precious daughter,
    who he had locked up in a cage,
[12:52] Issh
    is now cooking with a smile that
    he's never witnessed before.
[13:00] Rindo
    Yukihira's appetizer doesn't help the
    main dish. It exists to help this surpass it.
[13:04] Rindo
    And without a doubt, this dish
    definitely surpasses the appetizer.
[13:08] Rindo
    Despite how crazy their methods were,
[13:11] Rindo
    they managed to pull off this
    one-two punch amazingly!
[13:14] Tsuka
    I feel like I'm at a concert!
[13:16] Tsuka
    Different instruments
[13:17] Tsuka
    and different voices are working
    together at an extremely high level,
[13:20] Tsuka
    and in one miraculous moment,
    they come together perfectly
[13:23] Tsuka
    and come blasting through the speakers!
[13:26] Tsuka
    With one taste, the pressure from the sound...
[13:32] Both
    ...blasts you and drags you in without mercy!
[13:39] Sec
    The dish managed to move
    the first and second seats!
[13:42] Alice
    Now Uncle Azami has no choice
    but to acknowledge the dish.
[13:45] Azami
    I see. It appears as though
    you put some work into it.
[13:49] Azami
    I'm sure that if Tsukasa and
    Kobayashi have acknowledged the dish,
[13:52] Azami
    it's somewhat delicious.
[13:55] Azami
    But let me be up-front.
[13:58] Azami
    No matter how you made this dish,
    I have no intention of ever acknowledging it.
[14:04] Azami
    Honestly... I never wanted to see my
    daughter dragged down to this level.
[14:09] Azami
    Preparing this dish so frantically
    that she was out of breath.
[14:11] Azami
    Not even a hint of elegance left...
[14:14] Azami
    Erina, because of that thoughtless boy,
[14:18] Azami
    you were forced to create this
    impromptu dish against your will.
[14:21] Azami
    If that continues, you're going
    to suffer until it suffocates you.
[14:26] Azami
    It's "passion" that's unnecessary to you.
[14:28] Azami
    I can absolutely say that this dish
     is leagues away from true gourmet.
[14:33] Azami
    It is a pile of impure, contaminated slop!
[14:44] Erina
    Unnecessary passion?
[14:47] Erina
    I appreciate your concern.
[14:49] Erina
    However, there's one more addition
    to this dish that allows it to transform.
[14:57] Erina
    Now, behold the true form of my specialty!
[15:06] Kuro
    What the heck is that?
[15:08] Alice
    Those glistening gold things are wrapping
    themselves around the chicken breasts!
[15:13] Sec
    That's the transforming rice seasoning!
[15:25] Haya
    The rich aroma of the jidori chicken is rising!
[15:28] Decora
    From the looks of it,
    these are cubes of aspic...
[15:32] Decora
    Amazing!
[15:34] Anne
    The rich scent of the roasted jidori
    chicken is tickling my nose.
[15:38] Azami
    Very well.
[15:40] Azami
    I will take a bite so that I can at
    least scold my misguided daughter.
[15:47] Decora
    The aspic cubes have perfectly melted,
[15:49] Decora
    adding luxuriant layers to both the
    flavor and the texture of the dish.
[15:54] Anne
    The crispy rice crackers have soaked
    up all of the jidori's umami,
[15:57] Anne
    and the scrambled egg sauce
    is even creamier than before!
[16:02] Anne
    The perfect balance of this dish makes it godly!
[16:06] Decora
    Tsukasa Eishi and Kobayashi Rindo
    brought us to this Eden of gourmet...
[16:11] Anne
    And just as we thought we had
    comfortably settled down in that Eden,
[16:14] Anne
    the one who appeared was...
[16:15] Decora
    A divine messenger...
[16:17] Anne
    ...who has learned some playful trickery...
[16:18] Both
    A rebellious angel has come to
    take us away to a new paradise!
[16:27] Erina
    I've made up my mind.
[16:30] Erina
    Cooking needs freedom.
[16:33] Erina
    And to make sure it remains free, I will
     take on any pain that may come my way.
[16:36] Erina
    Thus, I have completed my specialty,
    Le Plat Véritable...
[16:41] Erina
    The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise,
     Delinquent Daughter Style.
SIGN    The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise Delinquent-Daughter Style
[16:45] azami
    Freedom? Determination?
[16:48] Azami
    The pain those things cause will
    suffocate a chef's heart and ruin them!
[16:55] Azami
    Just like it did to him.
[16:58] (Flashback) Azami
    Saiba-senpai!
[17:00] (Flashback) Saiba
    Oh, hey, Nakamura.
[17:02] (Flashback) azami
    Please don't tell me you were
    up all night testing a recipe.
[17:06] (Flashback) azami
    That's the dish that won a gold medal
    at our last competition, isn't it?
[17:09] (Flashback) Saiba
    Well, I got a great idea yesterday
    that'll make this plate even better!
[17:15] (Flashback) Azami
    But that dish is already perfectly correct.
[17:18] (Flashback) Azami
    So why...
[17:19] (Flashback) Saiba
    Because I get so excited at the
    idea that there are still flavors
[17:22] (Flashback) Saiba
    I don't know about that
    I just can't hold myself back!
[17:26] Azami
    After Senpai said that,
    he continued to move forward,
[17:30] Azami
    then he disappeared into the wasteland.
[17:32] Azami
    I will never let that tragedy happen again!
[17:35] Azami
    True gourmet...
[17:36] Azami
    A world where chefs can
    stay healthy and vibrant...
[17:40] Azami
    No one will suffer there. Everyone will be saved.
[17:44] Azami
    That is my grand revolution!
[17:47] Azami
    Get rid of the pigs and trash chefs!
[17:50] Azami
    If we waste time dealing with them,
    it'll ruin true chefs someday!
[17:55] Azami
    That's why I refuse to accept this!
[17:56] Azami
    These dishes are impure!
[17:59] Azami
    These dishes are full of pain and suffering...
    and that makes them impure garbage!
[18:03] Buns
    Huh? What?
[18:04] Ryoko
    What's that sound?
[18:06] Alice
    This sound...
[18:10] Guy
    What the?!
[18:11] Girl
    What's that sound?
[18:12] Guy
    An explosion?
[18:17] Erina
    It's disgusting!
[18:19] Erina
    Well, Father? How does it taste?
[18:25] Ura
    Oh, no! Why?!
[18:29] Nene
    No!
[18:33] Buns
    Wait, is this...
[18:34] Shun
    Yup, there's no doubt about it.
[18:37] Niku
    The Gifting?!
[18:39] Alice
    It's the Gifting!
[18:40] Megu
    No!
[18:46] Azami
    It just keeps spreading through the entire crowd!
[18:48] Azami
    It's much bigger than it was
    for Tsukasa and Rindo's course!
[18:50] Kuga
    It sounds like a beautiful song.
[18:53] Megi
    Yes. The sound that Yukihira
    and Nakiri created together...
[18:56] mima
    ...has turned into a melody that's
    reverberating through the entire crowd.
[18:59] Azami
    Impossible!
[19:00] Azami
    Even though my mind rejects it, does my
    body acknowledge that it's delicious?
[19:06] Azami
    This shouldn't be happening!
    This is some kind of mistake.
[19:09] Azami
    If you destroy my grand revolution,
[19:11] Azami
    the garden that protects chefs
[19:12] Azami
    and the compass that
    guides them will disappear.
[19:14] Azami
    Then you will have to wander
    the wastelands alone, Erina!
[19:20] Sec
    No!
[19:21] Sec
    I believe that we've gotten this far
[19:23] Sec
    because we're all heading
    toward our own distinct goals.
[19:27] Sec
    There are others who continue
    to move forward...
[19:31] Sec
    That truth allows us to
    take another step further.
[19:35] Erina
    Hisako...
[19:36] Sec
    Even if we're in the wastelands.
[19:38] Azami
    You dare question the Director of Totsuki?
[19:41] Azami
    You're nothing more than a lowly
    servant to the Nakiri family!
[19:44] Sec
    No... I'm...
[19:47] Sec
    Right now, I'm...
[19:49] Sec
    Erina-sama's friend!
[19:52] Erina
    Hisako...
[19:56] Buns
    Hisakocchi!
[19:59] Erina
    Father, Hisako speaks the truth.
[20:02] Erina
    All of the chefs with different
    values and thoughts than my own...
[20:05] Erina
    The chefs that face their cuisine head-on...
[20:07] Erina
    It's because I interacted with them
    that I was able to create this dish.
[20:11] Erina
    My encounters with people
    you call "contaminated"
[20:14] Erina
    are the ultimate spice for my cooking.
[20:19] Azami
    That's beyond foolish! It's this passion
     that causes chefs to stray!
[20:24] Azami
    To suffer!
[20:25] Azami
    Eventually, it'll break you!
[20:27] Azami
    Just like it did to him!
[20:28] Azami
    True happiness for all chefs lies
[20:31] Azami
    in living peacefully in the garden
    that I've created for them!
[20:35] Soma
    Could you not go deciding other
    people's happiness for them?
[20:40] Soma
    I didn't know about all the things that
    happened to my dad until recently,
[20:44] Soma
    but my dad was happy after meeting my mom.
[20:49] Soma
    I know that for a fact.
[20:53] Azami
    That doesn't—
[20:58] Azami
    I can't stop the Gifting pulse!
[21:02] Courage
    Not again!
[21:04] Azami
    The Pulse energy will have nowhere else to go!
[21:16] Erina
    Father...
[21:18] Erina
    Everything that you rejected at this
    academy allowed me to be reborn.
[21:23] Erina
    I've become a completely different person...
    A completely different chef.
[21:30] Ura
    In the final bout of the Team Shokugeki,
[21:33] Ura
    the winners are...
[21:34] Soma
    All right, don't screw this up.
[21:37] Soma
    As long as you're stealing everything
    from me, go ahead and say my line, too.
[21:40] Erina
    Wh-Why me?
[21:46] Soma
    Well, you're the boss.
    Who else is gonna wrap things up?
[21:49] Soma
    Go on, go!
[21:50] Erina
    Oh... fine.
SIGN    The Rebel Forces
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
     Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
[21:55] Ura
    The rebel forces!
[21:58] Erina
    Glad you liked it!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The New "Totsuki Elite Ten"
[23:35] Megu
    Dig in.
[23:36] Soma
    Someone stole my line again! Wait,
     next week's the last episode? For real?!

12 - The New "Totsuki Elite Ten"

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    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
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SIGN    Twelve
[00:02] Ura
    The winners are...
SIGN    The Rebel Forces
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
     Yukihira Soma
[00:04] Ura
    The rebel forces!
[00:07] Erina
    Glad you liked it!
SIGN    Best in Japan
[00:10] Guy
    We won!
[00:11] Guy
    We took down the Azami Administration!
[00:15] Haya
    They actually did it.
[00:17] Kuro
    Not bad.
[00:18] Taku
    Hrf.
[00:19] Isa
    Big Bro! Yay!
[00:21] Buns
    Yukihira! Erinacchi!
[00:23] Buns
    You're so amazing! Oh my gosh!
[00:26] Erina
    How dare you make me completely change
    directions while we were cooking?!
[00:30] Soma
    Ow, ow, ow, ow...
[00:32] Erina
    It's fine because we won,
[00:34] Erina
    but how dare you not discuss any
    of that with me beforehand?!
[00:38] Soma
    Well, I mean, as long as
    we had about ten minutes,
[00:40] Soma
    I was sure you could pull it off.
[00:43] Erina
    H-Hmph! Of course I could!
[00:46] Tsuka
    I wonder why those two were
    able to make dishes like that.
SIGN    Heh heh heh
[00:51] Tsuka
    Yukihira and Nakiri...
[00:53] Tsuka
    Their completely different talents
    clashed and repelled each other.
SIGN    Countdown Caveman Meat,
    Cheeky Youngster Style
SIGN    True Yukihira Cooking
SIGN    The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise Delinquent-Daughter Style
[00:56] Tsuka
    So why are they able to make
    something so delicious?
SIGN    The Divine Gourmet That Escaped Paradise Delinquent-Daughter Style
[00:58] Ishi
    To be honest, I'm not sure.
    But more than anything, in my eyes,
[01:03] Ishi
    those two had more fun cooking
    than anyone else in this venue.
[01:03] Erina
    Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag...
[01:03] Soma
    Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag...
[01:09] Tsuka
    I see.
[01:13] Nene
    We lost, didn't we?
[01:16] Somei
    Indeed. Not only us, but Central
    also suffered a crushing defeat.
[01:27] Erina
    Father...
[01:29] Erina
    Thank you for everything.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The New "Totsuki Elite Ten"
[03:11] Dad
    Hey, Nakamura.
[03:15] Azami
    Did you come here to make
    sure I'd follow through?
[03:18] Azami
    Don't worry. I will keep my promise.
[03:21] Azami
    I will let go of Totsuki Academy.
[03:24] Dad
    Thanks, Nakamura.
[03:26] Dad
    I guess you'd been worrying
    about me ever since that day.
[03:32] (Flashback) Dad
    Let's go as far as we can go.
[03:34] (Flashback) Dojima
    Yeah!
[03:35] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll keep up with you,
    no matter how far we go.
[03:39] Dad
    Yet I somehow just looked like
    I was suffering by myself.
SIGN    Demon
[03:44] (Flashback) Dad
    Later, Gin, Nakamura!
[03:47] (Flashback) Dad
    Sorry!
[03:49] Dad
    I'm really sorry that I never contacted you.
[03:54] Dad
    But what Soma said is true.
[03:57] Dad
    I was happy, and I'm still happy now.
[04:02] Dad
    As a chef and as a person.
SIGN    Scruff Scruff Scruff
[04:09] Dad
    I want you to be that way, too.
[04:13] Dojima
    Don't throw yourself into despair, Nakamura.
[04:16] Dojima
    I heard you had a few rough
     years after leaving Totsuki.
[04:20] Dojima
    Don't fall back into that.
[04:22] Dojima
    Contact us at any time.
[04:25] Azami
    I don't have the right to be saved anymore.
[04:27] Dojima
    I wouldn't make it sound that heavy.
[04:30] Dojima
    Let's just go have a drink sometime.
[04:33] Dad
    Yeah. I'll even treat you to my
    cooking, since it's been a while.
[04:37] Azami
    I do have to admit... that's
    a rather tempting invitation.
[04:42] Azami
    Please tell Senzaemon-dono
    that I look forward to
[04:45] Azami
    the further development of the
    Generation of Prodigies that he has gathered.
[04:51] Azami
    Everything that I've done, at its core,
     just like Senzaemon-dono,
[04:56] Azami
    is all for her.
[05:04] Ura
    The rebels have won and Central has...
    lost! God damn it!
[05:11] Momo
    Whoops, looks like the effects
    of the damask rose wore off.
[05:13] Eizan
    Really? Now?
[05:14] Ura
    But there's no arguing with the results!
    Go ahead and take your win, damn it!
[05:18] Ura
    All ten seats of the Elite Ten
    belong to the rebels now!
[05:21] Somei
    Hang on a second. Before that...
[05:24] Momo
    What are you doing?! Give Bucchi back, So-myan!
[05:27] Somei
    We have to give back the student IDs
     we were holding on to.
[05:30] Ryoko
    Oh, right. We get our student IDs back!
[05:33] Niku
    Which means...
[05:35] Glasses
    ...we're no longer expelled!
[05:36] Buns
    Hooray!
[05:38] Momo
    You meanie... How could you
    open up Bucchi's back like that?
[05:43] Somei
    Like you can talk when you're constantly
[05:45] Somei
    stretching this thing
    and ripping off its limbs.
[05:47] Nene
    Saito-senpai...
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy Student ID
     Yoshino Yuki
[05:49] Buns
    Uh... They're all crinkly.
[05:51] Ryoko
    Mine's bent all over.
[05:53] Shun
    Mine's expanded...
[05:55] Eizan
    Well, Momo-senpai's always hitting that
    thing and sticking it in bathwater, too.
[05:59] Momo
    Not "that thing." It's Bucchi.
[06:02] Eizan
    Right, Bucchi-san.
[06:05] Momo
    It's not my fault. It's So-myan's
    fault for putting them in Bucchi.
[06:09] Momo
    You can just have them reissued, anyway.
[06:13] Tsuka
    Well, I guess we're not needed anymore.
[06:16] Tsuka
    Let's leave the rest to Yukihira's crew.
[06:18] Rindo
    Yeah.
[06:19] Rindo
    We're counting on you, Yukihira!
    As well as Nakiri-chan and the rest of you.
[06:23] Soma
    Ah, Tsukasa-senpai. We still
    haven't had a real Shokugeki yet.
[06:28] Soma
    Let's have one soon!
[06:30] Tsuka
    Sure. We can do it anytime.
[06:32] Tsuka
    Though I'm pretty sure I won't lose next time.
[06:35] Soma
    I'll look forward to it.
[06:37] Kuga
    Don't forget about me, either!
[06:39] Megi
    Well, Kobayashi? How do you feel right now?
[06:43] Rindo
    Huh? Well...
[06:48] Rindo
    I think this might be
[06:51] Rindo
    the most excited I've ever been!
[06:55] Rindo
    Let's go, Tsukasa!
[06:56] Tsuka
    Huh? Where?
[06:58] Rindo
    To Africa, the South Pole,
    to outer space... Wherever!
[07:01] Rindo
    I'll go anywhere we can encounter
    even more delicious foods!
[07:06] Tsuka
    Sure. Now that I don't have to do
    Elite Ten paperwork, I can go anywhere.
[07:11] Rindo
    Well, see ya, Yukihira Soma!
[07:14] Soma
    Yeah.
[07:16] Isshi
    Kinokuni...
[07:17] Isshi
    Let's see each other again at school,
[07:19] Isshi
    so we can both enjoy cooking.
[07:21] Nene
    It's not like you have to say that.
    We'll see each other anyway.
[07:25] Nene
    More importantly, why are you still
    the only one wearing just a loincloth?
[07:29] Nene
    You idiot.
[07:31] Gramps
    Now, we will abide by the
    rules that were set forth.
[07:34] Gramps
    The eight rebels that participated
    in this Team Shokugeki
[07:37] Gramps
    now have priority for the Elite Ten seats.
[07:40] Erina
    That's right. We're going to be...
[07:43] Soma
    ...the new Elite Ten.
[07:44] Buns
    That means you're in the Elite Ten, too, Megumi!
[07:47] Megu
    Huh?! Oh, right.
[07:48] Megu
    I can hardly believe it! Me? In the Elite Ten?
[07:52] Ryoko
    You did it!
[07:53] Niku
    Hell yeah, Aldini! You're in the Elite Ten!
[07:56] Isa
    Big Bro! Yay!
[07:58] Glasses
    I wonder who's going to place where.
[08:00] Glasses
    Especially the first seat...
[08:02] Sec
    I'm positive Erina will take that spot!
[08:05] Shun
    Considering the amazing main dish
    she made in the final battle...
[08:09] Erina
    Since you had me running around,
    I at least deserve to say this.
[08:14] Soma
    Huh?
[08:15] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, you're going
    to take the first seat.
[08:18] Soma
    Huh?!
[08:19] Alice
    Huh?
[08:20] Sec
    Erina-sama?!
[08:21] Erina
    You're at least somewhat responsible for the
    fact that I was able to create that dish.
[08:25] Erina
    You're also the one who accomplished
    the most in this Team Shokugeki.
[08:29] Erina
    So you're the best suited for
    the first seat, Yukihira-kun.
[08:33] Kuga
    Sounds good to me.
[08:35] Kuga
    It's true that if Yukihira-chin wasn't here,
     we wouldn't have gotten this far.
[08:39] Isshi
    You have my vote, of course.
[08:41] Megi
    Yeah, same here.
[08:43] Megu
    Huh? Soma-kun?
[08:45] Soma
    Grr...
[08:46] Senza
    I know this is sudden,
[08:48] Senza
    but there's something important that
    the Elite Ten must decide immediately.
SIGN    Totsuki
[08:52] Gramps
    Who is going to be the next director?
[08:54] Soma
    Huh?
[08:55] Erina
    But that title should be yours, Grandfather.
[08:58] Gramps
    That title was stolen from me once.
[09:02] Gramps
    I have no right to reclaim it.
[09:04] Gramps
    I'm going to retire.
[09:07] Gramps
    To be honest, I'm rather enjoying the fact
    that I've been relieved of my position.
[09:12] Erina
    Grandfather...
[09:13] Gramps
    Now, then... Who is the most
    suited for the position?
[09:16] Gramps
    That is my question to you,
    First Seat of the Elite Ten.
[09:19] Soma
    Well, who else is there?
[09:21] Soma
    It's gotta be her.
[09:24] Erina
    What?!
SIGN    Director
[09:25] Soma
    Well, the director's been someone from
    the Nakiri family for generations, right?
[09:28] Soma
    So it's perfect!
SIGN    Director
[09:30] Soma
    You're all responsible and stuff,
    so you'll probably do great.
[09:33] Soma
    But above all,
[09:34] Soma
    you were able to surpass the best
    specialty that I could come up with.
[09:38] Soma
    I hate to admit it, but you're
    still better than me.
[09:41] Soma
    Which means that if you
    don't become the director,
[09:43] Soma
    I can't accept the first seat.
[09:45] Erina
    Hang on a second! That doesn't mean
    I should be the academy's director!
[09:49] Erina
    Perhaps we can have
    Uncle Soue take the position.
[09:52] Brows
    No, I agree with the First Seat.
[09:54] Erina
    Huh?
[09:55] Erina
    Uncle Soue?!
SIGN    The Eldest Son of Nakiri Senzaemon
    Founder, Nakiri International
    Nakiri Soue
[09:57] Soue
    Hello there, Erina-chan. It's been a while.
[10:00] Alice
    Father! You were here, too?
[10:02] Soue
    I was!
[10:03] Both
    It's been a while, sir.
[10:05] Soue
    My cute little Alice! I was late
    because of work, but I finally made it!
[10:11] Soue
    Hello there, Yukihira Soma.
[10:13] Soma
    Heya!
[10:14] Erina
    Huh? What?
[10:15] Soue
    As both you and Father have already said,
[10:17] Soue
    I believe Erina-chan would be a perfect new
    director, since she has a brand-new vision.
[10:23] Gramps
    Erina, I'd like to put Totsuki's
    future in your hands.
[10:30] Soma
    Well, in that case, I guess
    I'll accept the first seat, too.
[10:36] Soma
    But I won't feel like I've taken
    the top until I've defeated you.
[10:41] Soma
    I'll make you say that my cooking is delicious.
[10:43] Soma
    You better wait until then, damn it!
[10:47] Sec
    Yukihira! Erina-sama!
[10:50] Alice
    Well, you two did your absolute best.
[10:53] Megu
    This is so amazing! Congratulations,
    Soma-kun and Nakiri-san!
[10:57] Niku
    Congrats to you, too, Megumi!
[11:01] Taku
    That just makes you more worthy
    of defeating, Yukihira.
[11:04] Kuro
    Don't be surprised if I challenge
    you to a Shokugeki tomorrow!
[11:08] Haya
    Yeah.
[11:09] Guy
    Yukihira Soma... You mean that transfer
    student's now the first seat?
SIGN    Takumi LOVE
[11:13] Guy
    But what's going to happen to us?
    We're not expelled, are we?!
[11:16] Guy
    We betrayed the school by joining
    the Azami Administration
[11:18] Guy
    and kept antagonizing the rebels.
[11:20] Guy
    There's no way we'll be allowed
    to stay at the academy.
[11:23] Soma
    Huh? The hell are you talking about?
[11:25] Soma
    I'm not letting any of you be expelled.
[11:27] Soma
    Just so you know,
[11:28] Soma
    anyone can challenge me to a Shokugeki
    for my position as first seat.
[11:35] Soma
    It's not like I defeated either Tsukasa-senpai
[11:37] Soma
    or Rindo-senpai in a Shokugeki one-on-one.
[11:40] Soma
    Which just means I'm a provisional first seat.
[11:43] Soma
    That's why you don't need
    anything to challenge me.
[11:46] Soma
    Anyone's allowed to challenge
    me for the first seat.
[11:49] Soma
    You're all gonna continue helping me improve!
SIGN    Takumi LOVE
[11:55] Soue
    Father...
[11:58] Gramps
    As the former director, I appoint you!
[12:02] Gramp
    The director of the Totsuki
    Teahouse Culinary Academy,
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse
    Culinary Academy
    "Director"
[12:04] Gramps
    Nakiri Erina!
SIGN    N
    a
    k
    i
    r
    i
    
    E
    r
    i
    n
    a
[12:06] Gramps
    And the First Seat of the Elite Ten,
SIGN    Elite Ten,
    "First Seat"
SIGN    Y
    u
    k
    i
    h
    i
    r
    a
    
    S
    o
    m
    a
[12:09] Gramps
    Yukihira Soma!
[12:11] Dad
    To think he'd end up the first seat so quickly.
[12:15] Dad
    He sure is impatient.
[12:18] Soma
    Let's butt heads as much as
    we want in this super fun,
[12:23] Soma
    endless wasteland!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Totsuki
[12:29] Megu
    Dear Mom...
[12:31] Megu
    How are you?
[12:33] Megu
    A few months have passed
    since the Team Shokugeki.
[12:37] Megu
    Our third-year seniors have all graduated
[12:40] Megu
    and are now walking down their own paths.
SIGN    Pastry
[12:43] Lady
    We wanted you to come up with another
    lovely mascot character for us, Momo-sama.
[12:47] Momo
    Nope.
[12:49] Momo
    I'm only going to be dealing
    with sweets from now on.
[12:53] Momo
    Because I want to make the world
    even sweeter, more delicious,
[12:56] Momo
    and even more super-duper cute.
[12:58] Girl
    Manager Momo!
[12:59] Girl
    Can we see your new product for the season?
[13:02] Momo
    Manager Momo's Imperial Majestic
    Pistachio Daifuku Dumplings!
[13:07] Girls
    So cute!
SIGN    Saito Sushi
[13:10] Mom
    I'm terribly sorry. We're completely
    booked until next spring.
[13:14] Guy
    Could I get a kohada next, Boss?
[13:17] Somei
    As you wish! I'll put my heart and soul into it!
[13:21] Guy
    So this is the ultimate ramen
    of a Totsuki graduate!
[13:25] Guy
    C'est si bon! This will definitely
    take Paris by storm!
[13:29] Megi
    Thanks for waiting!
[13:32] Rindo
    All right!
[13:34] Rindo
    It went your way, Tsukasa!
[13:36] Tsuka
    Leave it to me, Rindo!
[13:39] Tsuka
    I'm wiped.
[13:41] Rindo
    You're one hell of a chef, but you've
    got a ways to go with everything else.
[13:46] Rindo
    I'll make sure to whip you
    into shape on our journey!
[13:50] Tsuka
    Don't get too rough with me.
[13:52] Rindo
    Hey, a swallow!
[13:54] Tsuka
    Wait, that's a swallow?
[13:56] Rindo
    Say, Tsukasa...
[13:57] Rindo
    You think our juniors are doing well?
[14:02] Tsuka
    Yeah.
[14:03] Tsuka
    I'm pretty sure they're doing fine.
[14:07] Rindo
    Yeah.
[14:08] Both
    I'm sure they are.
[14:10] Megu
    Yep! Everyone else around here managed
    to move on to the next grade!
[14:16] Yuki
    Hurry, hurry!
[14:18] Yuki
    Our next class is about to start, Ryoko!
SIGN    Sakaki Ryoko
SIGN    Yoshino Yuki
[14:21] Ryoko
    Jeez! Wait up, Yuki!
[14:24] Yuki
    Oh, hey, Nikumicchi!
[14:26] Niku
    Hey.
SIGN    Business Administration Theory
[14:26] Ryoko
    Oh, so you decided to take
    business administration theory?
[14:29] Yuki
    Wow, seems complicated.
[14:31] Niku
    I figured I should learn the
    business as well as cooking.
SIGN    Mito Ikumi
[14:35] Both
    Hey.
[14:37] Guy
    Where are you going, Ibusaki?
[14:39] Guy
    You've got the same class as us, don't you?
SIGN    Ibusaki Shun
[14:41] Shun
    I'm skipping. I got challenged to a Shokugeki.
SIGN    Saito Shoji
SIGN    Aoki Daigo
[14:45] Guy
    Aren't you on a five-win streak right now?
[14:46] Guy
    That's awesome!
[14:48] Guy
    Um, Ibusaki-senpai...
    Please do a Shokugeki with me!
[14:52] Shun
    Sure.
[14:53] Guys
    Again?!
[14:54] Glasses
    The Polar Star Dormitory sure is peaceful.
[14:57] Guy
    Who the heck are you? A new character?
[14:58] Guy
    Talk about a lame new character.
[15:00] Glasses
    Guess I'll give up on the contacts.
SIGN    Marui Zenji
[15:03] Guys
    You're Marui?!
[15:04] Buns
    Hey, guys!
[15:06] Buns
    Let's give it our all again today!
SIGN    Polar Star
[15:09] All
    Polar Star...
[15:10] All
    Yeah!
[15:13] Niku
    Yeah... Wait, I'm not in the
    Polar Star Dormitory.
[15:16] Buns
    Oh, it's fine. You're basically
    an honorary member.
SIGN    Shokugeki
SIGN    Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Hayama Akira
[15:20] Kuga
    Looks like you've still got
    a ways to go, Hayama-kun!
[15:23] Kuga
    I mean, I am a third-year now, after all!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Third Seat
    Kuga Terunori
[15:26] Kuga
    Holy crap, that was close!
    He's super strong!
[15:29] Kuga
    Seriously, what's up with
    Yukihira-chin's generation?
[15:32] Kuro
    Hayama!
[15:33] Kuro
    Do a Shokugeki with me, too, you bastard!
[15:37] Haya
    Sure, but we just did one yesterday...
[15:39] Kuro
    Don't act like you're totally better than me!
[15:42] Kuro
    I've got 16 wins to 17 losses! We still
    don't know how it's gonna turn out!
[15:46] Haya
    I know.
[15:47] Kuro
    I just said we don't know yet!
[15:49] Haya
    Listen to me, damn it.
[15:51] Alice
    There you are, Ryo-kun!
[15:53] Alice
    Now, come do a Shokugeki with me!
[15:56] Alice
    I've got 19 wins, 20 losses,
    and 1 tie with you!
[15:59] Alice
    We're basically even!
[16:01] Kuro
    I just battled you two days ago, miss.
[16:04] Kuro
    I'm battling Hayama toda—
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Sixth Seat
    Nakiri Alice
[16:05] Alice
    Nope! I'm going to steal your seat first!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Fifth Seat
    Kurokiba Ryo
[16:09] Kuro
    They why don't all three of us Shokugeki?
[16:12] Haya
    Good grief...
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Fourth Seat
    Hayama Akira
[16:13] Haya
    I'll take you guys on whenever.
[16:16] Girl
    Hayama-senpai! Can I come to
    the Shiomi Research Group?
[16:19] Haya
    Sure. I'll do a lecture as soon
    as I'm done with this Shokugeki.
[16:22] Girl
    You've got this, Kurokiba-senpai!
[16:25] Kuro
    Shut up, damn it!
[16:26] Girl
    You're so wonderful, Alice-senpai!
[16:28] Alice
    Heh.
[16:30] Megu
    Soma-kun's declaration about
    accepting Shokugekis from anyone
[16:33] Megu
    has completely changed Totsuki Academy.
[16:36] Megu
    A world where anyone can
    challenge anyone else...
[16:40] Megu
    That's how Totsuki ended
    up with our generation.
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene vs Isshiki Satoshi
[16:45] Isshiki
    Wow, that was really close.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Second Seat
    Isshiki Satoshi
[16:47] Isshiki
    You almost had me, Kinokuni.
[16:49] Nene
    Whatever. You weren't fazed at all.
[16:52] Guy
    Kinokuni-senpai!
[16:54] Guy
    You're super cute when you're depressed, too!
[16:56] Guy
    You're so cute!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Ninth Seat
    Kinokuni Nene
[16:58] Nene
    Die.
[16:59] Guy
    She gave us our gift!
[17:02] Nene
    We're doing this one more time, Isshiki!
[17:07] Eizan
    I was wondering who was
    training so hard in here.
[17:11] Eizan
    Guess it was you after all, Mimasaka.
[17:13] Eizan
    You could've easily gotten into the
    Elite Ten, but you stubbornly declined.
[17:19] Suba
    I'm not there just yet.
[17:22] Suba
    But eventually, I'll come for your position...
[17:26] Suba
    When I can finally make my own
    dish without relying on my tracing.
SIGN    Mimasaka Subaru
[17:33] Eizan
    I'll never understand you.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Eighth Seat
    Eizan Etsuya
[17:35] Eizan
    I can't tell if you're actually talented or not.
SIGN    Venue D
[17:39] Ura
    Amazing!
SIGN    Totsuki Academy 86th Class Graduates
     a.k.a. The "Toro Sushi" Brothers
[17:39] Ura
    The Japanese cuisine duo who
    got two stars from the WGO
[17:46] Ura
    have been defeated by the Aldini Brothers!
[17:49] Ura
    Their perfect combo plays as brothers
[17:51] Ura
    are leaving them undefeated
    against other duos!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Seventh Seat
    Takumi Aldini
[17:54] Taku
    Are you going to be okay getting that
    skinny when it's not even summer?
SIGN    Isami Aldini
[17:58] Isa
    Well, every day has been pretty grueling,
     but I'm in top form, Big Bro.
[18:03] Both
    Grazie!
[18:05] Both
    Now, bring out the next challengers!
[18:08] Erina
    The Aldini Brothers have grown so much.
[18:12] Erina
    I'll continue to allow
    Shokugekis against alumni.
[18:16] Erina
    I assume there are no objections?
[18:17] Guys
    Indeed.
[18:18] Erina
    All right, dismissed.
[18:21] Guy
    Erina-sama has gained the
    elegance of a true leader.
[18:25] Guy
    Yes. I have no complaints
    about her being the heir.
[18:29] Megu
    After Nakiri-san became the new director,
[18:31] Megu
    she started using her charisma
    to keep the academy in line.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Director
    Nakiri Erina
[18:35] Sec
    Here's the document for today's tasting.
SIGN    Arato Hisako
[18:39] Sec
    Please have a look.
[18:40] Erina
    Thank you, Hisako.
[18:42] Megu
    And as usual, Arato-san
[18:44] Megu
    is doing everything she can to support
    the ever-so-busy Nakiri-san.
[18:47] Megu
    But apparently, they've also changed a little.
[18:52] Erina
    Um... Hisako.
[18:54] Hisa
    Yes, Erina-sama?
[18:57] Erina
    About what you said at the Team Shokugeki...
[19:01] (Flashback) Sec
    Right now, I'm...
[19:03] (Flashback) Sec
    Erina-sama's friend!
[19:06] Hisa
    P-P-P-P-P-P-P-Please forget I said that!
[19:09] Sec
    I can't believe I was audacious
    enough to say that we're friends!
[19:12] Erina
    You weren't audacious at all!
[19:15] Erina
    How about it? Perhaps you can call me
[19:17] Erina
    "Erinacchi," like everyone else does?
SIGN    Erinacchi
[19:20] Hisa
    What?! I could never! I—
[19:23] Erina
    Then how about "Erina-chan"?
[19:25] Erina
    I mean, we're friends, after all.
[19:27] Hisa
    Eh? E... E... E...
SIGN    E
[19:31] Hisa
    E...
[19:33] Hisa
    Erina-chan...
[19:37] Hisa
    I should probably just keep
    calling you "Erina-sama"...
[19:40] Erina
    Y-Yes. This was a bit embarrassing...
[19:43] Megu
    They seem as close as ever.
[19:47] Megu
    And as for me, Tadokoro Megumi...
[20:02] Megu
    Merci!
[20:05] Megu
    I left on a journey
    after the Team Shokugeki
[20:07] Megu
    and trained in many countries.
[20:14] Megu
    I studied the various tastes
    found in various homelands
[20:18] Megu
    in order to incorporate
    them into my own dishes.
SIGN    Sweets
    Chadokoro
[20:21] Megu
    There was one time
[20:22] Megu
    when that experience helped
    us after I'd gotten home.
SIGN    Otonari Inn
[20:27] Soma
    Chef, I'm gonna go set the table!
[20:30] Chef
    I appreciate it, Yukihira-kun!
[20:32] Megu
    Soma-kun?
[20:40] Megu
    We ended up battling a
    mysterious chef at an inn
SIGN    Mysterious Chef
[20:43] Megu
    because he was dissatisfied
    with the hospitality there.
[20:47] Megu
    I made this with all my heart.
[20:50] Megu
    Please enjoy.
[20:53] Guy
    But that's...
[20:54] Both
    ...a kid's lunch!
[21:01] Megu
    This is gumbo, a dish from the
    southern region of North America.
[21:05] Megu
    The accent you have and the
    way you end your sentences
[21:07] Megu
    were very specific to that region,
[21:10] Megu
    so I figured you'd eaten gumbo as a child.
[21:15] Megu
    So this is...
[21:17] Megu
    a mom's cooking!
[21:21] Megu
    You can't be picky forever. Bad boy!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tenth Seat
    Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Bad
[21:25] Soma
    Ugh, there's so much paperwork...
[21:29] Soma
    But man, Tadokoro, you were really the
    image of "HoSpiTaliTy" back there.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    First Seat
    Yukihira Soma
[21:35] Megu
    That's all because I got to
[21:36] Megu
    visit a lot of countries as
    a member of the Elite Ten.
[21:39] Soma
    I know! Wanna Shokugeki with me sometime?
[21:41] Soma
    For the first seat!
[21:44] Megu
    A Sh-Sh-Sh-Shokugeki with you, Soma-kun?!
[21:46] Erina
    Honestly... You're always trying
    to force someone into a Shokugeki.
[21:51] Soma
    Huh?
[21:52] Soma
    Well, I mean, I did say I'd do one with anyone.
[21:55] Erina
    That's perfectly fine,
    but I wish you had a bit more
[21:58] Erina
    consideration for me, the one who has
    to coordinate the venue for these.
[22:01] Soma
    Oh, like that even matters.
[22:03] Erina
    Of course it matters!
[22:05] Erina
    You know, that's actually supposed to
    be your job as part of the Elite Ten!
[22:08] Erina
    It's not my job as the director!
[22:10] Soma
    Then how about this?
[22:12] Soma
    If you want me to work,
    challenge me to a Shoku—
[22:15] Erina
    I will not!
[22:16] Bg
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[22:16] Megu
    There's quite a bit going on,
[22:18] Megu
    but we're all
[22:20] Megu
    enjoying our school life to the fullest.
[22:23] Erina
    Ugh!
[22:23] Erina
    I have other work to do as director,
    so figure out the rest yourself!
[22:28] Soma
    Fine.
[22:29] Megu
    Nakiri-san sure seems to have it rough.
[22:31] Megu
    She seems even busier as a second-year.
[22:35] Soma
    Yeah. But unlike when we were first-year brats,
[22:39] Soma
    she looks much happier now.
[22:44] Megu
    Yeah!
[22:45] Soma
    All right! Let's battle it out
    with some more Shokugekis today!
[22:53] Erina
    Honestly...
[23:15] Hisa
    Please come in.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:34] [SONG] Sign
    Glad You Liked It!
[23:35] Soma
    Let's battle it out again!
[23:37] Megu
    Bad boy!
[23:39] Erina
    Honestly...