12 - The One Who Aims for the Summit
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SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Twelve
[00:07] Shino
His advantage is that he never stops.
[00:11] Shino
His endless curiosity and
thirst for knowledge...
[00:16] Shino
That allows him to take a step forward to try
things that others would never even attempt.
[00:22] (Flashback) Shino
Grab the First Seat in
the Totsuki Elite Ten.
[00:26] (Flashback) Soma
Will do!
[00:27] Shino
You're one of the only chefs
that I've ever acknowledged.
[00:31] Shino
Hurry up and join me at the top,
[00:34] ---
Yukihira Soma.
[00:37] Soma
I won't join Central.
[00:41] Soma
I'll win this match!
[00:46] Megu
Soma-kun... Challenging the First Seat of
the Elite Ten is reckless, even for you.
[00:51] Erina
That meat...
[00:53] Soma
All right. I've finished
removing all of the tendons.
[00:56] Erina
That's... the thigh.
[00:58] Megu
The thigh?
[01:01] Megu
He's covering the venison with minced onions
and garlic and letting them marinate.
[01:06] Megu
He's making the meat even softer
while increasing its aroma.
[01:10] Hisako
But he's up against the very best...
the Elite Ten's First Seat, Tsukasa Eishi.
[01:16] Hisako
He's not going to stand a chance
using any standard methods.
[01:21] Erina
Yukihira-kun, if you lose,
you'll have to join Central.
[01:25] Erina
If that happens...
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN The One Who Aims for the Summit
[03:06] Soma
Oh, yeah. I need to get that stuff out.
[03:09] Eishi
What's the matter, Yukihira?
[03:11] Soma
There's one other ingredient
that my dish definitely needs.
[03:15] Eishi
And it's in your bag?
[03:16] Soma
Let's see, where did I put it...
[03:18] Soma
This isn't it. Nope. Not this either.
[03:21] Soma
Oh, here it is. Now I'm set.
[03:23] [SONG] Sign
Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
We Shelled 'Em
SIGN Enjoy their natural sweetness
[03:24] Soma
Sweet chestnuts!
[03:26] Both
What?!
[03:28] Hisako
He's seriously thinking of doing
one of his experiments now?
[03:30] Erina
Tadokoro-san, what is that? "We Shelled 'Em?"
[03:34] Megu
U-Um, it's a snack that
uses shelled chestnuts.
[03:38] Erina
Chestnuts...
[03:40] Erina
An ingredient that goes well with wild game.
[03:42] Erina
Pairing venison with chestnuts isn't
rare at all in French cuisine.
[03:46] Hisa
But the problem is that it's a snack.
[03:50] ---
I highly doubt this will help
create a legitimate dish.
[03:56] Eishi
Oh, this?
[03:57] Eishi
I'm going to stop heating it
[03:59] ---
for a moment, cover it
with a bowl, and let it rest.
[04:02] Eishi
Steam will rise within the bowl
and spread throughout the meat.
[04:06] Eishi
Then I'll just heat it up in
the oven once again right before
[04:08] ---
I serve it, and it'll be complete.
[04:09] Soma
Oh, I see. This is really educational.
[04:13] Soma
I didn't learn that from Master Shinomiya.
[04:17] Hisa
This is no time to be in awe!
[04:19] Eishi
You truly are strange, Yukihira.
[04:23] Soma
You think so?
[04:24] Eishi
But are you doing okay?
[04:26] Eishi
Unusual ingredients alone won't be
enough to create an actual dish.
[04:31] Soma
Oh, then let me apologize in advance.
[04:35] Soma
Because I think I'm probably
going to surprise you again.
[04:42] Megu
A charcoal brazier?!
[04:43] Hisa
He's cooking French cuisine with charcoal?!
[04:45] Soma
Good, good. This is just
about the right temperature.
[04:48] ---
I'll just finish it up right now.
[04:49] Hisa
The topic is French cuisine!
[04:52] ---
Do you understand that?!
[04:54] Megu
Arato-san, if you shout
like that, they'll hear us!
[04:57] Hisa
That might work to lightly
sear the outside of fish,
[05:02] Hisa
but I've never seen French cuisine
where they used charcoal to cook
[05:06] ---
meat from start to finish!
[05:08] Erina
However...
[05:09] Erina
It's true that there are benefits
from cooking with charcoal.
[05:13] Erina
The temperature of the surface of
that charcoal exceeds 600 degrees.
[05:16] Erina
If he fans the flames,
it'll get close to a thousand degrees.
[05:19] Erina
On top of that, the infrared
radiation that the charcoal emits
[05:22] ---
will heat the meat directly.
[05:24] Erina
That venison will end up with a
crispy outside and a juicy center.
[05:30] Hisa
But Erina-sama...
[05:32] Erina
True, it will be difficult to incorporate the
bitter charcoal aroma into French cuisine.
[05:40] Erina
Which means that he might try
to create a new French dish
[05:45] Erina
that only he, Yukihira Soma, could prepare.
[05:56] Soma
All right, Tsukasa-senpai,
[05:57] Soma
let's finish this battle.
[06:02] Soma
Dig in.
[06:05] Eishi
Sure. I'll have a bite.
[06:08] Soma
Oh!
[06:09] Soma
I just realized... We haven't figured out
how we're going to judge this thing.
[06:13] Eishi
Well, we're the only ones here,
[06:15] ---
so we'll probably have
to taste each other's dishes.
[06:18] Soma
Hey! Will you guys taste them?
[06:21] All
He knew we were here!
[06:22] Eishi
You startled me! Were you
there this whole time?!
[06:25] Soma
Why were you guys hiding in the first place?
[06:27] Megu
Huh? W-Well, you know...
[06:30] Megu
Wait, why were we hiding?
[06:32] Hisa
Well, that's because Erina-sama...
[06:34] Megu
Why?
[06:34] Megu
Why was that, Erina-sama?
[06:36] Erina
I-I don't know either!
[06:38] Eishi
Then let's have them judge.
[06:41] Soma
This works out perfectly.
[06:43] ---
Well, we'll be counting on you guys.
[06:45] Hisa
W-Wait a second, Yukihira.
[06:47] Hisa
There's no way that we can
accept that offer so easily.
[06:50] Soma
Huh? Why?
[06:51] Hisa
Depending on how we judge this,
you might end up in Central.
[06:56] Soma
But you know there's no way that I
could back down after what he said.
[07:00] (Flashback) Eishi
Hmm, but I guess Central's long-term goal...
[07:05] (Flashback) Eishi
is to shut down all the
restaurants in Japan.
[07:09] Soma
We have to settle things
right here, right now.
[07:14] Megu
Soma-kun...
[07:15] Erina
Very well.
[07:16] Erina
If you insist, I will be the judge.
[07:20] Erina
Yukihira-kun, serve us your dish.
[07:23] Soma
Got it.
[07:25] Hisa
Erina-sama...
[07:26] Erina
You two should also
honestly judge the dishes.
[07:34] Erina
First, the aroma.
[07:37] Erina
It's very rich because
of the charcoal, but...
[07:49] Hisa
Th-This is...
[07:52] Eishi
Such a plump, fun texture.
[07:55] Eishi
The mildly sweet aroma from the chestnuts...
[07:58] Eishi
That flavor, combined with
the charcoal-grilled venison,
[08:00] ---
is further bringing out
the juiciness of the meat.
[08:04] Eishi
This couldn't have been
done with normal chestnuts.
[08:06] Eishi
This was only capable because
they were sweet chestnuts.
[08:10] Megu
You even chopped up the chestnuts
and put them in the sauce, too.
[08:13] Soma
Yup.
[08:14] Soma
Fond de veau, cinnamon sticks, orange zest,
and minced chestnuts set to a simmer.
[08:21] Soma
I call it Yukihira-style chestnut sauce.
[08:23] Hima
I see.
[08:25] ---
You've managed to spread the sweetness
throughout the venison.
[08:29] Eishi
What a surprise. But why?
[08:32] Eishi
The aroma from charcoal usually doesn't
pair well with French cuisine,
[08:35] ---
but somehow, it works in this dish.
[08:38] Eishi
Is there some other secret?
[08:40] Erina
It's coffee.
[08:42] Eishi
What? Coffee?
[08:43] Soma
That's right. I'd expect nothing
less from your God Tongue.
[08:46] Soma
I learned this at Master Shinomiya's place...
[08:49] Soma
That cacao and wild game
go really well together.
[08:52] Soma
To be honest, I don't have
much experience using cacao,
[08:55] Soma
so I used instant coffee.
[08:57] Soma
The bitterness is similar to cacao
and works perfectly with wild game,
[09:01] Soma
and its deep, astringent flavor
is perfect for a French sauce.
[09:04] Soma
That's why I used it as a secret ingredient.
[09:07] Soma
This is my own original, new French dish:
[09:10] Soma
Charcoal-Grilled Venison
Thigh with Chestnut Sauce.
[09:13] Erina
Main ingredient, sauce, and garnishes.
[09:17] Erina
A main course in French cuisine must balance
those three things in perfect harmony.
[09:22] Erina
This dish is eccentric.
[09:24] ---
It's far too eccentric, but there
can be no doubt that it's a French dish.
[09:35] Erina
I hate to admit it, but it's almost as
though it's shelling away my common sense!
[09:42] Erina
H-Hmph.
[09:43] Erina
I guess I can say that for Yukihira-kun,
[09:45] ---
this dish covers all the aspects needed
for it to be considered French cuisine.
[09:51] Hisa
For Erina-sama to say this much...
[09:54] Megu
But what about Tsukasa-senpai?
[09:57] Hisa
What's your move, Tsukasa Eishi?
[10:04] Eishi
Oh, right!
[10:06] Eishi
I'm supposed to present my dish, too!
[10:08] Eishi
I-It'll just be a little longer.
[10:16] Eishi
I hope you like it.
[10:20] Eishi
I call it "Two Faces of Roast Venison."
[10:25] Hisa
The surface of each slice
is a perfect rose red.
[10:28] megu
It's as though the meat itself is gleaming.
[10:32] Hisa
I can slice through it just with
the weight of the knife alone.
[10:38] Erina
Harmony...
[10:39] Megu
Harmony...
[10:40] Hisa
Pure, tranquil...
[10:43] Three
...harmony.
[10:45] Megu
The red meat is so fragrant,
yet tastes so light,
[10:49] ---
and savory juices are burst from
it without any gamy taste at all.
[10:52] Hisa
Is this what came from all that
love and care he put in heating it?
[10:57] Hisa
And what's more frightening
are these two sauces...
[11:01] Soma
What the heck?
[11:03] ---
What's going on with these
unbelievable sauces?
[11:05] Eishi
On the right, we have sauce poivrade.
[11:09] Eishi
It's a sauce made from venison stock
[11:11] ---
and has a rough bite, but a
lingering and clear aftertaste.
[11:15] Eishi
Then I added various berries to that sauce
[11:18] ---
to give it some tangy and
refreshing sweetness on the left.
[11:22] Eishi
Sauce poivrade au baie.
[11:24] Eishi
Poivrade comes from the French
word "poivre," which means "pepper."
[11:30] Eishi
The slight bite from the
peppercorn in this sauce
[11:33] ---
helps bring balance to the mild and
light venison's weighty volume.
[11:37] Eishi
The berries I used are...
[11:39] Erina
Blueberries, red currants, blackberries...
[11:42] Erina
As well as cassis liqueur, red wine,
blueberry vinegar, and raspberry jam.
[11:47] Eishi
That's amazing! You managed
to guess all of them.
[11:49] Eishi
I guess that's not
surprising, since it's you.
[11:52] Erina
But this isn't as simple as it sounds.
[11:54] Erina
All of the berries used in this sauce
were combined with precision.
[11:59] Erina
That's why it has such
a rich and complex flavor.
[12:04] Erina
Even the slightest mistake, and the flavor
could have been muddled or overly bitter.
[12:08] Erina
It's like walking on a tightrope.
[12:10] Megu
It wouldn't be possible
to make without knowing
[12:12] ---
every detail about each component and
how they all pair with each other.
[12:17] Erina
It wouldn't be possible
unless it was Tsukasa Eishi.
[12:20] Erina
This dish is a superhuman feat.
[12:22] Erina
With the two different
kinds of aromatic sauces,
[12:24] Erina
he was able to express the venison's
delicate elegance and untamed wildness.
[12:29] Soma
Holy crap!
[12:31] Soma
This is insane!
[12:33] Eishi
Now, then...
[12:34] Eishi
Would you be so kind to judge
our dishes? Which one was better?
[12:39] Eishi
There's no way we could choose so easily.
[12:41] Hisa
But if we had to choose one...
[12:45] Megu
The dish that brought out
the flavors of the venison better...
[12:47] Erina
was clearly...
[12:54] ---
Now, then... We'll announce the results.
[12:58] ---
The winner of this cooking battle...
[13:09] Erina
...is Tsukasa Eishi's dish.
[13:15] Eishi
You don't have any objections to
the results, do you, Yukihira?
[13:17] Eishi
I think you understand how
different our abilities are.
[13:21] Megu
Soma-kun's dish was really amazing, too.
[13:24] Megu
He created a whole new world of flavors.
[13:27] Hisa
Tsukasa Eishi's dish brought out
[13:29] ---
such delicious flavors from the
venison that it felt like Eden.
[13:33] Megu
But if Soma-kun loses here...
[13:36] Hisa
Yukihira will end up in Central!
[13:39] Erina
I can't deny that Tsukasa-san's
dish was superior.
[13:43] Erina
Yukihira-kun lost.
[13:48] Eishi
Yukihira...
[13:50] Eishi
You're far too unpredictable
to be of any use to me.
[13:54] Eishi
That's what I thought when I ate your dish.
[13:57] Eishi
If I brought you to Central with me...
[14:00] Eishi
Rather than getting any sort of
assistance from your support,
[14:03] ---
I think I'd keel over from anxiety.
[14:06] Eishi
I have a feeling you'd make something
I didn't even ask you to make.
[14:09] Hisa
That's completely understandable.
[14:11] Eishi
I don't think I'd be able to
handle you as my right hand.
[14:15] Eishi
So I think I'm going to change my
mind on forcing you into Central.
[14:19] Soma
Huh?
[14:20] Megu
Are you sure?
[14:21] Eishi
Yeah. This battle wasn't a
real Shokugeki in the first place.
[14:26] Eishi
Let's call this a draw, Yukihira.
[14:31] Eishi
Now, if you'll excuse me...
[14:33] Soma
No.
[14:35] Soma
I lost!
[14:36] Hisa
Huh?!
[14:37] Megu
Soma-kun?!
[14:38] Soma
A loss is a loss.
[14:40] Soma
I clearly understand how different
our skills are now.
[14:42] Hisa
If you admit defeat,
you're going to end up in Central.
[14:46] Soma
I don't want that, either.
[14:48] Hisa
You're so annoying!
[14:50] Megu
Soma-kun, just hold back for now.
[14:52] Soma
Huh?
[14:53] Hisa
Just shut up!
[14:54] Soma
But I lost.
[14:54] Hisa
Shut your stupid mouth!
[14:56] Hisa
Just shut it!
[14:59] Erina
Tsukasa-san...
[15:02] Erina
Did you take pity on him?
[15:04] Eishi
Pity?
[15:05] Eishi
I'd say it's the exact opposite.
[15:07] Eishi
His cooking won't waver or change,
no matter how much I try to force it.
[15:13] Eishi
That's why I thought it'd be
dangerous to have him around me.
[15:17] Eishi
That's all.
[15:19] Eishi
Well, see you later.
[15:22] Soma
Damn it... I lost again.
[15:23] Hisa
Huh? Erina-sama? Where did you go?
[15:26] Megu
But he's the First Seat.
[15:26] Hisa
Erina-sama, are you hiding?
You aren't in the salamander, are you?
[15:28] Soma
Yeah... I couldn't reach him at all.
[15:29] Hisa
Erina-sama?!
[15:31] Soma
But he's not so far that
I'll never reach him.
[15:39] Soma
Next time, I'll reach that summit!
SIGN A Few Days Later
SIGN Hall B
[15:49] Guy
Wh-Whoa...
SIGN The Second Survivor Hunt
[15:50] Guy
What's going on?
[15:52] Student
Central managed to take down
so many other RS powerhouses...
[15:57] Student
But they're clearly winning!
[16:00] Mea
Mito Ikumi!
[16:02] Yuki
Get 'em, Megumi!
[16:04] Taku
You've got this, Tadokoro-san!
[16:06] Konishi
Nikumi! You're sparkling!
[16:09] Guy
Go!
[16:10] Girl
You've got this!
[16:11] Megu
Soma-kun protected our dorm all by himself.
[16:16] Megu
I'm not going to let them take
[16:19] Megu
the place where I belong, either!
[16:21] Nikumi
The one who told me to join
the Don RS was Yukihira.
[16:26] Nikumi
There's no way I'd let them destroy it!
[16:29] Judge
It's decided.
[16:30] Judge
I felt their strong will to see
their cooking through to the end!
SIGN Regional Cooking RS
[16:36] Judge
The Regional Cooking RS
wins! They will continue!
[16:41] Mea
No! Why?!
[16:44] Yuki
You guys did it! Megumi! Nikumi-cchi!
[16:48] Yuki
Marui, too.
[16:50] Konishi
We defeated Central!
[16:53] Girl
Sir Marui!
[16:55] Soma
Come to think of it,
[16:57] Soma
what's going on with Hayama's
Shiomi Research Group?
[17:03] Eishi
There's something different about these
first-years, compared to any other year.
[17:07] Eishi
And in my opinion, I believe Yukihira
Soma is at the center of that.
[17:14] Azami
Yukihira Soma...
[17:16] Azami
He's one of the members of the
Polar Star Dormitory, was he not?
[17:20] Sato
And so, to celebrate Tadokoro's victory,
[17:24] Sato
we'll now start the 7th God's
Tongue Taste-Testing Festival!
[17:28] Girls
Yay!
[17:29] Erina
We're doing this again?
[17:30] All
Thanks!
[17:33] Erina
Fine, fine...
[17:35] Hisa
Erina-sama has finally fit
in with everyone else.
[17:39] Soma
I wonder who's here at this hour.
[17:41] Soma
I guess the former director
did come by not too long ago.
[17:46] Soma
Hello?
[17:47] Soma
What...
[17:49] Soma
The new director.
[17:52] Soma
Nakiri Azami...
[17:54] Azami
Hello there, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[17:57] Azami
I just happened to be in the area.
[18:03] Erina
Father...
[18:07] Sato
Wh-What do you want?
[18:09] Yuki
Stay back! Don't come any closer!
[18:11] Isshiki
New Director.
[18:13] Isshiki
What brings you here?
[18:15] Azami
I came to see my daughter.
Does that reason not suffice?
[18:19] Isshiki
We're in the middle of a celebration.
[18:22] Isshiki
Could I ask you to kindly leave?
[18:25] Azami
Erina, come here.
[18:31] Purple
Nakiri-san!
[18:32] Yuki
Erina-cchi! Don't!
[18:34] Old
I was wondering what all the fuss was about.
[18:36] Old
You come all the way back to the
academy doing whatever you want.
[18:41] Old
Honestly, your insolence
never ceases to amaze me,
[18:45] Old
Nakamura.
[18:46] Megu
Huh?
[18:47] Purple
Nakamura?
[18:49] Azami
Come now, Fumio-san. I go by Nakiri now.
[18:54] Azami
Besides, that's rather cold, considering an
alumni from this dorm has come to visit.
[18:58] All
What?!
[19:00] Purple
He can't be...
[19:01] Yuki
An alumni from the Polar Star Dormitory?!
[19:04] Isshiki
I took the time to do a little
research on you, Azami-dono.
[19:09] Isshiki
Nakamura Azami...
[19:11] Isshiki
In the fall of your first year in high school,
[19:12] ---
you won the Third Seat in the Elite Ten,
[19:15] Isshiki
and ended up the First Seat in the next year.
[19:17] Isshiki
Some years later, you married the
daughter of the Nakiri Family.
[19:21] Isshiki
They then earned the name
"The Clan of the Demon Lord of Food,"
[19:25] Isshiki
and he became a top star in the cooking
world that everyone acknowledged.
[19:29] Isshiki
Until he was exiled by Senzaemon-dono.
[19:32] Sato
He's a former First Seat?
[19:34] Isami
When he was about our age, he was already
the Third Seat in the Elite Ten.
[19:39] Takumi
However, I can't let this fact slip by.
[19:43] Takumi
This man was going to try to destroy
the very dorm he grew up in
[19:47] ---
without a second thought.
[19:49] Azami
I wasn't trying to destroy it.
[19:51] Azami
It just happened the Polar Star Dormitory
was included among
[19:54] ---
the groups I was trying to destroy.
[19:58] Fumio
Whatever the case may be,
you're not welcome here anymore.
[20:02] Fumio
Leave, Nakamura.
[20:05] Azami
Very well.
[20:06] Azami
I'll see you soon, Erina.
[20:08] Azami
I'm glad to see you're doing well.
[20:13] Azami
Erina will eventually come
back to me on her own.
[20:17] Azami
I'll leave her be a little longer until
the time of the great revolution.
[20:26] Soma
Heya.
[20:28] Azami
Oh? Are you seeing me off?
[20:31] Soma
Well, there's something really
simple that was bugging me.
[20:34] Soma
Despite how many years you lived here,
you don't feel anything
[20:38] ---
for this place, Nakamura-senpai?
[20:41] Azami
Do you hold me in contempt?
[20:43] Azami
The world I seek is not in this dorm.
[20:47] Azami
At least, not right now.
[20:49] Soma
Not right now?
[20:50] Azami
The golden age of the Polar Star
Dormitory when I was here...
[20:54] Azami
There was a senior that
I looked up to very much.
[20:56] Azami
He was unpredictable, yet refined.
[20:58] Azami
He was truly a genius.
[21:01] Azami
The memories of this chef
continue to warm my heart...
[21:06] Azami
Saiba Joichiro.
[21:07] Soma
Huh?
[21:08] Azami
At the pinnacle of my youth, he was there.
[21:12] Azami
It was as though his genius technique
and his talents were different from
[21:15] ---
any other on a genetic level.
[21:18] Soma
So, uh...
[21:19] Soma
I'm not sure if you know this but,
[21:23] Soma
Saiba Joichiro...
[21:25] Soma
He's... my dad.
[21:36] Azami
You're... Saiba-senpai's son?
[21:39] Soma
Man, Nakamura-senpai,
I didn't know you knew my dad.
[21:45] Erina
Yukihira-kun's...
[21:46] ---
Saiba Joichiro-sama's...
[22:33] Takumi
Saiba?
[22:34] Ryoko
Yes. He's Yukihira-kun's father.
[22:37] Ryoko
He's an alumni of Totsuki
and a former Second Seat.
[22:39] Takumi
Second Seat?!
[22:40] Yuki
Yeah, we have a picture of him from
when he came to visit the dorm.
[22:44] Hisa
Someone that amazing is his father?
[22:59] Azami
Now then...
[23:00] ---
How much of this is coincidence,
and how much of this was planned?
[23:06] Soma
Huh?
[23:07] Azami
This concerns you as well, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[23:11] Azami
The great revolution that
I've brought to Totsuki Academy...
[23:16] Azami
is nothing more than the salvation of
the culinary world that ruined Saiba-senpai.
[23:23] Erina
Ruined Saiba-sama?
[23:26] Azami
That salvation is almost complete.
[23:30] Azami
I'm a lucky man, since I'll be able to show
Saiba Joichiro's son the fruits of my labor.
[23:44] Megu
I wonder what he means by that.
[23:48] Soma
What happened between him and my dad?
[23:51] Erina
What my father is trying to do
[23:54] Erina
is deeply connected
to the chef, Saiba Joichiro?
SIGN Totsuki
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
[24:07] Erina
To be continued?
[24:08] Megu
To be continued?
[24:09] Soma
To be continued!
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