21 - The Pioneer of the Wastelands

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twenty-One
[00:05] S
    Nakamura-senpai said earlier
    today that you'd soloed
[00:08] S
    a Team Shokugeki against fifty opponents.
[00:12] SDad
    Right.
[00:13] SDad
    Well, I guess that did happen.
[00:16] S
    And Nakamura-senpai was in the
    Polar Star Dormitory like you, right?
[00:21] S
    If that's true,
[00:23] S
    why'd he start talking about shutting down
    the dorm and changing up the academy?
[00:26] SDad
    What is this, 21 Questions?
[00:29] S
    I'm just starting to figure
    out that I actually don't know
[00:32] S
    what kind of chef you were before.
[00:35] SDad
    All right, I'll tell you the story.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    The Pioneer of the Wastelands
[02:20] Rindo
    Oh?
[02:21] Rindo
    You guys training for
    the Team Shokugeki already?
[02:24] Rindo
    You're so gung-ho.
[02:25] Nene
    Well, I intend to crush them utterly
    if we are going to defeat them anyway.
[02:29] Rindo
    You're so serious, Nene.
[02:32] Rindo
    Figuring out what I'm going to eat
    tomorrow is more important to me.
SIGN    Hokkaido
    Guidebook & Map
[02:37] M
    What?
[02:38] M
    Nakiri-san already went to sleep?
[02:40] Sen
    Yes, she must be exhausted.
[02:43] Sen
    After all, she stood up to her father
    for the first time in her life.
[02:50] (Flashback) E
    I will relinquish my responsibilities
    as the Elite Ten's tenth seat!
[02:54] (Flashback) E
    From now on, I am just Nakiri Erina!
[02:58] Sen
    But I surmise that she must be having
    the best sleep of her life, too.
[03:03] M
    Yes, definitely!
[03:09] T
    It's been bothering me for a while.
[03:11] T
    Why is Nakiri Azami so
    obsessed with Joichiro-san?
[03:15] T
    Can you tell me why, Chef Dojima?
[03:18] T
    What happened during your time as students?
[03:21] D
    True, it is something you should know.
[03:25] D
    You should hear this as well, Tadokoro-kun.
[03:27] M
    Oh, okay.
[03:30] M
    This photo was taken when you were students.
[03:33] D
    I still remember it like
    it happened only yesterday.
[03:35] D
    The shining star of our generation
    was undeniably Joichiro.
[03:40] D
    By my count, of the 121 times
    he and I had a Shokugeki,
SIGN    121 matches
[03:43] D
    I won 20 times and lost 101 times.
SIGN    20 wins
SIGN    101 losses
[03:46] TM
    What?!
[03:47] T
    Even you, Chef Dojima?
[03:49] M
    You lost that many times?
[03:50] D
    Your rank in the Elite Ten is determined
    not only by Shokugeki outcomes,
[03:55] D
    but also by factors such as grades
    and contributions to the Academy.
[03:59] D
    Joichiro may have been number
    one in terms of culinary skill,
[04:03] D
    but he was late to classes,
    if he showed up at all.
[04:05] D
    Even after joining the Elite Ten,
    he ignored his responsibilities.
[04:09] D
    He was also known as an eccentric.
[04:11] T
    Like peas in a pod, those two.
[04:13] M
    Like father, like son.
[04:15] D
    Alike, huh?
[04:17] D
    Anyway, all of us met him—
[04:19] D
    Saiba Joichiro, the chef—
[04:22] D
    with his genius in full bloom.
SIGN    Congratulations!!
    Dojima Gin, 6th Seat
    Saiba Joichiro, 7th Seat
     Also Saiba-Senpai
    for 1st Place in the Competition
[04:27] (Flashback) Dorm
    Congratulations on joining
    the Elite Ten Council!
SIGN    1st Year, High School
     Saiba Joichiro
SIGN    1st Year, High School
    Dojima Gin
[04:29] (Flashback) Dorm
    Congratulations!
[04:30] (Flashback) Dorm
    Joichiro-senpai, Gin-senpai,
    you're both so cool!
[04:34] (Flashback) Fumio
    You've become the sixth and seventh seats
[04:37] (Flashback) Fumio
    just as you're about to become second-years!
[04:39] (Flashback) Fumio
    Well done, both of you!
[04:41] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, thanks.
[04:42] (Flashback) SDad
    It hasn't really sunk in yet that
    I've become one of the Elite Ten.
[04:47] (Flashback) Dorm
    Why is Dojima-senpai exhausted?
[04:49] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-kun was competing
    in an external competition
[04:52] (Flashback) Dorm
    until right before the induction ceremony.
SIGN    Professional Chefs Association of Japan
     40th French Cuisine New Star Competition
[04:54] (Flashback) Dorm
    Dojima-kun worked really hard
    to get him back in time.
[04:56] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro!
SIGN    2nd Year, Junior High
    Nakamura Azami
[04:58] (Flashback) Azami
    Saiba-senpai, what dish did you
    win the contest with this time?
[05:03] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, I made this porcini pie
    dish that was a huge hit.
[05:07] (Flashback) Azami
    And, and?
[05:08] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, and as the finishing touch, I—
[05:11] (Flashback) SDad
    Hey, can you stop oozing
    that dark aura of yours?
[05:16] (Flashback) SDad
    I can almost hear a voice over
    saying, "Now, tell me what you did
[05:20] (Flashback) SDad
    so that my cooking will advance."
[05:21] (Flashback) Azami
    That's uncalled for.
[05:22] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm just hoping that I can get remotely
    close to your level, Saiba-senpai.
[05:25] (Flashback) SDad
    Close? You obviously mean "surpass."
[05:28] (Flashback) Azami
    That's not true at all!
[05:30] (Flashback) SDad
    All right!
[05:30] (Flashback) SDad
    Let's have another cooking
    match today, guys!
[05:33] (Flashback) D
    What should we wager?
[05:35] (Flashback) SDad
    The loser will take on bathroom
    cleaning duties tomorrow!
[05:38] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll take a pass.
[05:39] (Flashback) SDad
    Hey!
[05:40] (Flashback) SDad
    You still haven't gotten over
    losing to me last time, have you?!
[05:43] (Flashback) SDad
    People with thin skin won't
    succeed in life, you know.
[05:45] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro, be nice.
[05:48] (Flashback) SDad
    Yeah, yeah.
[05:49] (Flashback) SDad
    Okay, you can be the judge, Nakamura.
[05:51] (Flashback) SDad
    All right.
[05:53] (Flashback) SDad
    Let's begin!
[05:55] D
    Joichiro's path was headed straight
    into a storm-torn wasteland.
[06:00] D
    But he advanced without any fear.
[06:03] D
    With a single step, he'd create a path.
[06:08] D
    With a single swing of his chef's knife,
    he'd open a whole new world of flavor.
[06:13] (Flashback) SDad
    Don't be scared, guys.
[06:16] (Flashback) SDad
    Let's go as far as we can go.
[06:18] (Flashback) D
    Yeah!
[06:19] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll keep up with you,
    no matter how far we go.
[06:23] D
    That was our life back then.
[06:25] D
    Honing our skills with a genius
    whose skills denied description,
[06:28] D
    our days were filled with sheer joy.
[06:35] (Flashback) Azami
    Wow.
[06:36] (Flashback) D
    How'd you find something
    this good in that storm?
[06:41] D
    I didn't exactly like my name, Gin,
    which means "silver," back then.
SIGN    Silver
[06:45] D
    People would tease me, saying it was
    as though I was announcing
[06:47] D
    that I'm always in second place.
SIGN    Silver
SIGN    Gold
[06:48] D
    But after I met Joichiro, I didn't
    care anymore if I was in second place.
[06:53] D
    I just wanted to walk with him, side-by-side.
[06:57] D
    I'm sure Nakamura Azami felt the same way.
[07:01] D
    But our worlds began to quietly
    diverge from Joichiro's.
[07:04] [SONG] Sign 0706
    Hosted by the Japan Shokuei Association
     New Dish Competition
    ~ Junior Division ~
SIGN    Hall
[07:09] (Flashback) Man
    Today's dish was also wonderful.
[07:11] (Flashback) Man
    We expect nothing less, Saiba-kun!
[07:13] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks!
[07:15] (Flashback) SDad
    Today's dish took quite a lot of
    effort during the testing process—
[07:18] (Flashback) Man
    So, what dish are you thinking of next?
[07:23] (Flashback) Woman
    You're going to show us
    even better flavors, right?
[07:26] (Flashback) Man
    We're looking forward to it, Saiba-kun!
[07:38] D
    After a time, Joichiro began
    to exhibit a curious habit.
[07:42] D
    He began to make peculiar, disgusting food.
[07:45] (Flashback) SDad
    Shiomi?
SIGN    Seventh Seat, Elite Ten
    Saiba Joichiro (2nd Year, H.S.)
[07:47] (Flashback) SDad
    Here's one of my new creations.
[07:49] (Flashback) Jun
    I've told you many times that I
    don't want any disgusting dishes!
SIGN    First Year, Junior High
    Shiomi Jun
[07:53] (Flashback) SDad
    Come on, don't be a bad sport.
[07:55] (Flashback) SDad
    I've been sharing my dishes with you
    since your first day at the dorm.
SIGN    Sixth Seat, Elite Ten
     Dojima Gin (2nd Year, H.S.)
[07:57] (Flashback) SDad
    This one tastes good. Try it!
[08:00] (Flashback) SDad
    Don't hold back!
[08:06] (Flashback) SDad
    How is it?
[08:07] (Flashback) SDad
    You're in love with my food now, aren't you?
[08:09] D
    Still, he was still going full speed
    in competitions and Shokugekis—
[08:12] D
    He crushed all of them.
SIGN    Conference Room
[08:16] (Flashback) Fumio
    I heard Joichiro's qualified
    for that competition next year.
[08:20] (Flashback) D
    You mean... for BLUE?
[08:22] (Flashback) Fumio
    Yeah, there'll be an
    official announcement soon.
[08:26] (Flashback) D
    Wow!
[08:27] (Flashback) D
    You did it, Joichiro!
[08:29] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks. Well, I'll try my best.
[08:32] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll get in someday, too.
[08:34] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm not jealous or anything.
[08:37] D
    The BLUE!
[08:38] D
    It's the ultimate competition
    in the fine dining world
[08:40] D
    for newcomer chefs who managed to pass the
    qualifying rounds from around the world.
[08:44] D
    Victory would assure you a bright
    future and world-class fame!
[08:49] (Flashback) Students
    Saiba, I hear you're
    going to compete in BLUE?
[08:52] (Flashback) Students
    I'm really looking forward to it!
    I bet you'll win the gold.
[08:53] (Flashback) Students
    Saiba! Hey, it's Saiba!
[08:56] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, thanks.
[09:01] (Flashback) Sawa
    Hey, Saiba.
[09:03] (Flashback) Sawa
    Congrats on qualifying for BLUE.
[09:05] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks.
[09:06] (Flashback) Sawa
    But there are those who are wondering
[09:09] (Flashback) Sawa
    if you've bribed the selection
    committee members.
[09:12] (Flashback) Sawa
    I bet students who are
    serious about their cooking
[09:15] (Flashback) Sawa
    won't be satisfied without a Shokugeki
[09:17] (Flashback) Sawa
    where your qualification
    for BLUE is on the line.
[09:19] (Flashback) Sawa
    That includes me, of course.
[09:21] (Flashback) Students
    He's the Sawatsubashi family's heir, isn't he?
[09:24] (Flashback) Students
    I hear he didn't manage to
    get into the Elite Ten...
[09:26] (Flashback) Students
    He didn't manage to qualify for BLUE,
    either, so this is just a grudge.
[09:29] (Flashback) Sawa
    Or is it beneath Einstein
    to face off with us now?
[09:33] (Flashback) D
    Let's go, Joichiro.
[09:35] (Flashback) D
    He's just trying to get your goat.
[09:37] (Flashback) D
    There's no need to entertain him—
[09:38] (Flashback) SDad
    Since you insist, I'd like
    to see what you're made of.
[09:42] (Flashback) SDad
    You have a lot of people with you.
[09:44] (Flashback) SDad
    Why don't we celebrate the
    occasion by doing one of those...
[09:47] (Flashback) SDad
    You know, the Team Shokugeki.
[09:50] (Flashback) Sawa
    Great!
[09:51] (Flashback) Sawa
    Let's do it.
[09:52] (Flashback) Sawa
    Gather up your friends, too, then.
[09:55] (Flashback) SDad
    I don't need any.
[09:57] (Flashback) SDad
    I can handle it by myself.
[09:59] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro!
[10:03] (Flashback) D
    Why did you agree to do this, Joichiro?
[10:06] (Flashback) Azami
    He's right.
[10:07] (Flashback) Azami
    At least let us help—
[10:08] (Flashback) SDad
    Don't interfere.
[10:11] D
    For some reason, I had a very bad
    feeling about the whole thing—
[10:14] D
    I felt this Shokugeki would cause
    Joichiro to go somewhere far away.
SIGN    Saiba Joichiro
[10:20] Announce
    First bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
[10:23] Announce
    Second bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
SIGN    Saiba Joichiro
[10:27] Announce
    Third bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
[10:29] Announce
    He's undefeatable!
[10:31] (Flashback) Announce
    Just come at me in groups of ten already.
[10:35] (Flashback) Announce
    I'll face you all together.
[10:37] (Flashback) Guy
    Bastard! Don't underestimate us!
SIGN    Saiba Joichiro
[10:44] Announce
    Fifth bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
[10:48] Sawa
    How's this possible?
[10:50] Sawa
    How is he even using his brain and
    senses to come up with this stuff?
[10:55] Sawa
    Is it because he's a genius?
[10:57] Sawa
    That's right.
[10:58] Sawa
    Geniuses have it easy.
[11:00] (Flashback) SDad
    You, face me next round.
[11:02] (Flashback) SDad
    I'll take you on.
[11:03] (Flashback) Sawa
    Well, um, I think I'd rather—
[11:06] (Flashback) SDad
    Hey, how's that supposed to work?
[11:08] (Flashback) SDad
    You've never even thought
    to imagine how hard it is
[11:11] (Flashback) SDad
    to be a pioneer, going in new directions.
[11:13] (Flashback) SDad
    This is just a game to you, huh?!
[11:15] (Flashback) SDad
    You think you're all in, but you're not—
[11:17] (Flashback) SDad
    Quit your bitching about how
    you're all serious about cooking!
[11:21] (Flashback) SDad
    If you don't intend to serve
    a dish, then just quit already.
[11:27] Announce
    The Team Shokugeki is an overwhelming
    victory for Saiba Joichiro,
[11:30] Announce
    who was the sole competitor on his team.
[11:32] (Flashback) Audience
    How's that possible?
[11:34] (Flashback) Audience
    Th-That was kind of...
[11:35] (Flashback) Audience
    Yeah, scary.
[11:37] (Flashback) Audience
    He's different now.
[11:39] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro...
[11:41] (Flashback) Azami
    How wonderful.
[11:45] D
    People had praised him, calling him
    a true genius, a revolutionary,
[11:51] D
    and a pioneer of fine dining.
[11:54] D
    That day, he gained another nickname—
SIGN    Demon
[11:59] D
    "The Demon."
[12:03] D
    And then we became third-years.
[12:07] (Flashback) Stu
    They're from Polar Star Dormitory!
[12:09] D
    I became the first seat,
[12:11] D
    and Joichiro was the second seat.
SIGN    Nakamura Azami
    (1st Year, H.S.)
SIGN    Ebisawa Riko
     (2nd Year, H.S.)
SIGN    Shiomi Jun
    (2nd Year, J.H.S.)
[12:13] ---
    Azami was the third seat.
[12:15] ---
    The fourth seat was
    Ebisawa Riko from Polar Star,
[12:18] ---
    followed by Shiomi Jun, who was
    in junior high at the time.
[12:20] ---
    Polar Star was in the midst of a golden age.
[12:25] ---
    There were so many dorm applicants
    that Fumio-san was at her wits' end.
[12:30] (Flashback) Fumio
    You failed the entrance exam!
[12:32] (Flashback) Fumio
    You, too!
[12:34] (Flashback) Fumio
    Go camp out!
[12:36] [SONG] Sign 1237
    Hosted by the Japanese Cuisine Promotion Association
    New Dish Competition
[12:36] D
    Joichiro was continuing to crush
    all the external competitions.
[12:42] (Flashback) SDad
    The main ingredient is Tosa wagyu beef.
[12:45] (Flashback) SDad
    To highlight the meat's
    flavors to the utmost degree,
[12:47] (Flashback) SDad
    I used tomato-flavored consomme and
    cultured butter to heighten the fragrance
[12:50] (Flashback) SDad
    then created a sukiyaki-style dish using
    a sweet soy-based simmering sauce.
[12:54] (Flashback) SDad
    Enjoy.
SIGN    Heiress, Japanese Restaurant Kuraki
    Kuraki Shino (Age 17)
[12:56] Shigeno
    I am a daughter of the venerable
    Japanese restaurant, Kuraki!
[12:59] Shigeno
    No matter the dish, I must
    maintain my dignity—
[13:06] Shigeno
    Oh, no!
[13:09] (Flashback) Oizumi
    Overall winner: Saiba Joichiro
    from Totsuki Academy!
[13:17] (Flashback) Shigeno
    I'm looking forward to next time!
[13:31] (Flashback) Jun
    Um, Saiba-senpai...
[13:34] (Flashback) Jun
    You don't make any disgusting dishes anymore.
[13:37] (Flashback) SDad
    Huh? Shiomi, I didn't know
    you were craving more.
[13:43] (Flashback) Jun
    N-No one's craving anything!
[13:45] (Flashback) Jun
    You can't play with food!
[13:48] (Flashback) Jun
    But you seemed to have so
    much fun making them.
[13:51] (Flashback) Jun
    I was just wondering why you'd stopped.
[13:54] (Flashback) Azami
    What's there to worry about?
[13:57] (Flashback) Azami
    He's wielding his chef's knife like a weapon.
[14:00] (Flashback) Azami
    That aura of his is befitting a
    chef at the height of his powers.
[14:03] (Flashback) Azami
    I truly admire him.
[14:05] (Flashback) D
    That may be true,
[14:07] (Flashback) D
    but ever since he defeated fifty
    contestants in that Team Shokugeki,
[14:10] (Flashback) D
    no one in the academy will challenge Joichiro.
[14:14] (Flashback) D
    Only you and me, and sometimes Ebisawa,
     will do a match.
[14:18] (Flashback) D
    Of course, he's making up for that by
    taking on external competitions, but...
[14:23] (Flashback) D
    I feel like that's only a diversion for him.
[14:28] (Flashback) Kita
    This is the real deal!
SIGN    Sponsor, Kita Gastronomy Club
    Kita Osaji
[14:30] (Flashback) Kita
    You keep finding new solutions
    far beyond our imagination!
[14:34] (Flashback) Shigeno
    Saiba-han!
[14:36] (Flashback) Judge
    We're looking forward to your next
    creation at BLUE as well, Saiba-kun.
[14:41] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks.
[14:52] Announce
    The world-famous Totsuki
    Academy has produced a talent
[14:55] Announce
    that's only seen once every hundred years.
[14:58] Announce
    His name is Saiba Joichiro.
[15:00] Ando
    I am absolutely certain
[15:02] Ando
    that the dish he'll serve at BLUE
[15:05] Ando
    will be remembered for centuries to come!
[15:09] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-senpai is amazing!
[15:11] (Flashback) Dorm
    He's such a genius.
[15:17] Ando
    I'm sure he'll pull it off!
[15:19] Woman
    So what will be your next dish?
[15:21] Kita
    What's your next goal?
[15:22] Man
    What's next?
[15:23] Shigeno
    Saiba-han!
[15:24] SDad
    Forward...
[15:27] SDad
    On to the next creation...
[15:29] SDad
    On to a new... world of flavor...
[15:33] SDad
    To the next... goal...
[15:38] (Flashback) Fumio
    It's finally tomorrow.
[15:40] (Flashback) Fumio
    You should get a good night's rest.
[15:43] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm happy that I'm able to see
    Saiba-senpai's evolution up close.
[15:49] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro...
[15:51] (Flashback) D
    Well, just try your best.
[16:06] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro? You're not ready yet?
[16:08] (Flashback) D
    Your ride will be here soon.
[16:15] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro?
[16:17] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-senpai's gone?!
[16:19] (Flashback) Jun
    How could he ditch BLUE?!
[16:23] (Flashback) Dorm
    I hope he didn't have any strange ideas.
[16:25] (Flashback) Dorm
    Strange? You don't mean—
[16:27] (Flashback) Fumio
    Calm down!
[16:28] (Flashback) Fumio
    I'll head to the competition
    and explain the situation.
[16:31] (Flashback) Fumio
    The rest of you, fan out and
    search everywhere in the Academy!
[16:35] (Flashback) Fumio
    Now, go!
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[16:36] (Flashback) All
    R-Right!
[16:37] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-senpai!
[16:41] (Flashback) Jun
    Where are you, Saiba-senpai?
[16:47] D
    Those disgusting dishes were a way
    for you to blow off steam, huh?
[16:52] D
    Every day, people kept asking
    you to reach greater heights
[16:54] D
    no matter how high you've already climbed.
[16:56] D
    Your blood, sweat, and tears
    were summed up as simple genius.
[17:02] D
    When was the last time you were
    truly happy when you cooked?
[17:08] (Flashback) D
    Could it be...?
[17:25] (Flashback) D
    Everyone's worried about you.
[17:28] (Flashback) D
    You won't make it in time for BLUE now,
[17:31] (Flashback) D
    but I guess there's no point
    crying over spilt milk—
[17:32] (Flashback) SDad
    BLUE?
[17:34] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, that BLUE.
[17:37] (Flashback) SDad
    Yeah, I know. I know.
[17:39] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro?
[17:40] (Flashback) SDad
    Huh?
[17:42] (Flashback) SDad
    Gin?
[17:43] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, Gin!
[17:44] (Flashback) SDad
    Why are you here?
[17:45] (Flashback) D
    I thought I might find you
    here in Gatten Hall.
[17:50] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh.
[17:52] (Flashback) SDad
    It brings back memories, you know?
[17:54] (Flashback) SDad
    The Autumn Elections finals where I faced you.
[17:57] (Flashback) SDad
    That was fun, wasn't it, Gin?
[18:01] (Flashback) SDad
    But now, I can barely breathe.
[18:04] (Flashback) SDad
    I thought I should get ready for tomorrow.
[18:08] (Flashback) SDad
    I thought, "I need to head
    toward my next goal."
[18:20] (Flashback) SDad
    And then... I...
[18:23] (Flashback) SDad
    I kind of lost track of what I'm doing
[18:26] (Flashback) SDad
    and where I am.
[18:27] (Flashback) SDad
    I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
SIGN    Demon
[18:33] D
    Joichiro was no demon.
[18:37] D
    He was a boy with delicate sensibilities,
    just like the rest of us.
[18:41] (Flashback) D
    I'm sorry, Joichiro!
[18:44] (Flashback) D
    We let you go ahead all alone!
[18:48] (Flashback) Sen
    He's been swallowed up by the storm.
[18:51] (Flashback) D
    Director!
[18:53] (Flashback) Sen
    I had a premonition back
    during the Autumn Elections.
[18:56] (Flashback) Sen
    Too great a talent will turn
    against itself in the end.
[19:02] (Flashback) Sen
    Saiba Joichiro... Leave Japan for a while.
[19:06] (Flashback) Sen
    And leave cooking, as well.
[19:09] (Flashback) Sen
    That is what you need right now.
[19:16] (Flashback) SDad
    Later, Gin, Nakamura!
[19:20] (Flashback) SDad
    Sorry!
[19:22] D
    He had a lighthearted grin, as though
    he'd just stood us up for a meet-up.
[19:28] D
    That was the last I saw of him as a student.
[19:36] SDad
    So that's what happened.
[19:39] SDad
    You don't have to take
    anything I said to heart.
[19:42] SDad
    That story has nothing to do with
    your generation, anyway.
[19:49] S
    Sorry, I fell asleep.
[19:51] SDad
    Hey! I didn't think you
    were actually ignoring me!
[19:53] S
    No, I just nodded off for a split second.
[19:56] SDad
    Uh-huh...
[19:57] S
    I thought Nakamura-senpai hated you because
    you'd done something really bad to him,
[20:02] S
    so I'm kind of relieved.
[20:04] S
    A lot happened to you, huh, Dad?
[20:06] SDad
    Don't you think I was pathetic back then?
[20:09] SDad
    Whatever the reason, I ran away from cooking.
[20:13] S
    But you're cooking right now, Dad.
[20:16] S
    So it's all fine and good, right?
[20:21] SDad
    All right, Soma.
[20:22] SDad
    Let's have a cooking match.
[20:24] S
    Huh?
[20:25] M
    I had no idea that Joichiro-san
    had a past like that.
[20:29] T
    But Chef Dojima, I still don't understand.
[20:32] T
    Why is Nakiri Azami acting the way he is?
[20:35] D
    Joichiro was his idol. I think he struggled
    with Joichiro's breakdown in his own way
[20:39] D
    and is now seeking vengeance for that past.
[20:42] D
    Looking back, I think he may have
    needed even more help than Joichiro.
[20:48] SDad
    Hey, Soma.
[20:50] SDad
    How many times have you lost to me again?
[20:53] S
    Four hundred and ninety times.
SIGN    Losses
SIGN    Wins
[20:56] SDad
    That's your strength, Soma.
[20:59] SDad
    You enjoy any obstacle,
[21:01] SDad
    and you try to confront your
    weaknesses to the very end.
[21:05] SDad
    It is an invaluable strength.
[21:08] SDad
    If you had been in my shoes,
[21:09] SDad
    I wonder what you would've looked like then.
[21:16] SDad
    Of course you would.
[21:20] (Flashback) D
    Hello, this is Dojima.
[21:22] SDad
    Hey, Gin! It's me!
[21:25] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro?!
[21:26] SDad
    How are you doing?
[21:27] SDad
    This happened a ways back,
    but I'm back in Japan.
[21:31] (Flashback) D
    What?!
[21:32] SDad
    I have a kid now, too.
[21:34] SDad
    I'm happily cooking at a
    restaurant called Yukihira.
[21:38] (Flashback) D
    Huh? Yuki?
[21:39] SDad
    Oh, I have customers, so I have to go.
[21:41] SDad
    Bye!
[21:41] (Flashback) D
    Hey!
[21:45] (Flashback) D
    I see. He's cooking again.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Family operates a diner called Yukihira Diner. Father: Yukihira Joichiro
[21:51] Sign 2152
    I could tell right away
[21:53] Sign 2152
    that this boy was one of the people
    who saved Joichiro from the storm.
[21:59] Sign 2152
    Yukihira Soma...
[22:00] Sign 2152
    As Joichiro's friend, I am deeply
    grateful that Soma was born as his son.
[22:07] S
    All right!
[22:08] S
    I'm gonna win today, Dad!
[23:42] Azama
    I can't wait for the
    Team Shokugeki, Saiba-senpai.
[23:47] (Flashback) SDad
    Later, Gin, Nakamura!
[23:50] (Flashback) SDad
    Sorry!
[23:52] Azami
    A just world where no
    chef will lose their way—
[23:58] Azami
    I am going to save Totsuki
    and the world of cooking.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode To the Final Battleground
[24:06] M
    Onward on our journey to victory!