3 - Noir

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SIGN    Three
[00:03] Soma
    Hey, Sensei.
[00:04] Soma
    Can I just say one thing before we start?
[00:06] Soma
    You're no ordinary teacher, are you?
[00:10] Asahi
    Well, I don't know about that.
[00:12] Asahi
    But you know... everyone has a secret.
[00:17] Soma
    Huh... So you are hiding something.
[00:21] Soma
    In that case...
[00:22] Soma
    If I win this competition, would you
    mind telling me what your secret is?
[00:27] Asahi
    Sure.
[00:28] Asahi
    But if I win...
[00:29] Asahi
    Why don't you give me that knife of yours?
[00:34] Soma
    What?
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Noir
[02:18] Megu
    Soma-kun... I wonder what
    Suzuki-sensei is up to.
[02:22] Megu
    Why would he want your knife
    if he wins this competition?
[02:25] Soma
    Right? I guess there are
    other guys like Mimasaka.
[02:29] Soma
    But whatever. I'm just gonna put
    my all into this, like I always do.
[02:33] Soma
    All right, now for the finishing touches!
[02:39] Soma
    Dig in!
[02:40] Soma
    This is my Deep-Fried Pork
    Cutlet with Fondue lunch set!
[02:43] Megu
    A lunch set!
SIGN    Lunch Set
[02:44] Megu
    That's so Soma-kun!
[02:47] Megu
    Cheese fondue?
[02:49] Megu
    I'm pretty sure that's what Takumi-kun
    made in the BLUE Preliminaries, too.
SIGN    Cheese Fondue
[02:53] Soma
    Yeah! That's exactly where I got my idea.
SIGN    Cheese Fondue
[02:56] Soma
    There's cheese in here, so go ahead
    and dip that sucker in there.
[02:59] Megu
    Okay, I guess I'll go ahead
    and s-start the judging.
[03:04] Megu
    Huh?
[03:04] Megu
    It's black? It's not cheese?
[03:08] Soma
    Just go ahead and give it a taste.
[03:14] Megu
    The texture is so light!
[03:15] Megu
    It's like the batter melts in my
    mouth as soon as I bite into it.
[03:20] Megu
    And the flavor of the black sauce wrapped
    around the cutlet is irresistible.
[03:23] Soma
    It may look like normal tonkatsu sauce,
[03:26] Soma
    but that black paste is actually...
[03:28] Soma
    black cheese sauce!
[03:31] Soma
    I grilled chunks of eggplant
    over a brazier and charred them,
[03:33] Soma
    then turned it into a puree so they'd
    still have the aroma from the charcoal.
[03:35] Soma
    Then I mixed that with some cheese
    to make this special sauce.
[03:38] Soma
    I'm sure glad I had this brazier grill!
[03:41] Megu
    I see. The faint flavors of the cheese
    and charcoal remain in your mouth,
[03:46] Megu
    giving it a refreshing aftertaste.
[03:48] Megu
    That's how you managed such an elegant flavor.
[03:50] Soma
    I also blended in black garlic
    puree as a secret ingredient.
[03:54] Soma
    Every bite you take is going to
    make you want to eat even more.
[03:58] Megu
    But pork cutlet is notorious
    for its greasy savoriness.
[04:03] Megu
    So how was I still able to taste the
    delicate aftertaste of the sauce?
[04:06] Asahi
    It's how he deep-fried the meat.
[04:10] Asahi
    Yukihira put the cutlet into the fryer
    when the frying oil was still cold.
[04:14] Asahi
    Sudden drastic changes in temperature
[04:16] Asahi
    will inevitably make the meat tough.
[04:19] Asahi
    So he put the cutlet in cold oil and
    let the temperature gradually rise
[04:22] Asahi
    to prevent that.
[04:23] Asahi
    And then, to finish it off, he quickly
[04:25] Asahi
    raised the temperature so the high
    temperature would instantly crisp the batter.
[04:28] Asahi
    That results in a light pork cutlet that'll
    let you forget about the greasiness,
[04:33] Asahi
    but still experience the delicate
    flavors and aftertaste.
[04:37] Soma
    I actually used that frying
    technique back home, too.
[04:41] Soma
    I used the technique I learned
     at Yukihira Diner,
[04:43] Soma
    and incorporated everything I
    learned at Totsuki into this dish.
[04:46] Soma
    That's what I put into this
    pork cutlet lunch set!
[04:51] Megu
    I just can't stop eating.
[04:53] Megu
    The flavor of this black cheese sauce
    is enveloping every part of my body.
[04:58] Megu
    This flavor...
[05:00] Megu
    ...is, like, hella lit! I'm super hype.
[05:03] Megu
    Ya feel me?
[05:06] Soma
    Anyway, Suzuki-sensei,
    what about your dish?
[05:09] Asahi
    Oh, I'm almost done.
[05:12] Asahi
    I'm just waiting for it to finish frying.
[05:17] Asahi
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[05:21] Asahi
    "Dig in."
[05:23] Megu
    This is another deep-fried pork cutlet
    lunch set, the same as Soma-kun's dish!
[05:27] Megu
    The only difference is...
[05:29] Soma
    A white sauce?
[05:30] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[05:31] Soma
    Yeah, you can't pull a fast one on me.
[05:33] Soma
    Uh, hello? "Dig in" is my damn line.
[05:36] Soma
    Get your own!
[05:38] Megu
    Ah... So that's where you're gonna start.
[05:40] Soma
    Jeez... You really are like Mimasaka.
[05:43] Soma
    You an expert in tracing, too?
[05:45] Asahi
    Tracing?
[05:47] Asahi
    Oh, right. Yeah, I'm on a
    completely different level.
[05:50] Asahi
    My knife decided upon the same
    dish you did. That's all this is.
[05:56] Soma
    Wait...
[05:58] Asahi
    And of course, my dish is a
    level or two above yours.
[06:02] Asahi
    This pork cutlet is out of this world.
[06:05] Megu
    Out of this world?
[06:06] Asahi
    Yukihira's dish is still very
    much a standard pork cutlet.
[06:10] Asahi
    Don't believe me? Give mine a taste.
[06:21] Megu
    The texture, flavor... Everything is so light!
[06:24] Megu
    And yet...
[06:25] Soma
    As soon as this sauce starts
    to spread in your mouth...
[06:30] Soma
    The pressure of the rich
    deliciousness attacks!
[06:32] Soma
    This is Chantilly sauce. I remember
    hearing about it from Master Shinomiya.
[06:37] Asahi
    But you never thought about serving
    it with a pork cutlet, did you?
[06:43] Asahi
    I prepared some light, airy whipped cream,
[06:47] Asahi
    then added finely minced shallots,
    tarragon, and some capers,
[06:52] Asahi
    plus a tiny bit of Tabasco sauce.
[06:56] Asashi
    So even though the sauce was light,
    you'd definitely know it was there.
[07:01] Asahi
    Yukihira,
[07:02] Asahi
    I applaud you for being able to get your
    pork cutlet as light as it could be.
[07:06] Asahi
    But the thought that you have to
    make fried foods lighter was naïve.
[07:11] Asahi
    My sauce surpasses that!
[07:13] Asahi
    While I did give the pork
    cutlet a light texture,
[07:15] Asahi
    I made sure you could enjoy
    the richness of the sauce.
[07:18] Asahi
    That's obviously way more interesting.
[07:21] Megu
    It's so light and airy, like a cloud.
[07:24] Megu
    But because of its powerful pressure...
[07:28] Megu
    That's hot, yo!
[07:30] Megu
    Even my façade is getting blown away!
[07:34] Soma
    It's light, yet heavy!
[07:36] Megu
    It's so rich, yet fluffy!
[07:39] Soma
    Yeah... the taste is definitely
    out of this world.
[07:43] Asahi
    Looks like we know who won this match.
[07:46] Soma
    Seriously, who is this guy?
[07:49] Soma
    He'd never be able to make a dish like
    this if he wasn't stacked with XP.
[07:53] Asahi
    Now, as promised, I'll be taking your knife.
[07:58] Asahi
    I see.
[08:01] Asahi
    But never mind. I don't need it.
[08:04] Asahi
    Because now I see it's just an inferior
    model of the blade I already have.
[08:10] Soma
    That knife...
[08:11] Megu
    Soma-kun?
[08:12] Soma
    I knew it!
[08:14] Soma
    That's my dad's!
[08:15] Asahi
    Ah... So you finally noticed.
[08:18] Asahi
    Correct. This is Joichiro's knife.
[08:22] Soma
    Why the hell do you have that?!
[08:24] Asahi
    Why do you think?
[08:26] Asahi
    Because I defeated Joichiro
    in a cooking competition.
[08:30] Asahi
    I guess I don't mind letting
    you in on one of my secrets.
[08:34] Asahi
    You see, my name isn't actually Suzuki.
[08:37] Asahi
    It's Asahi.
[08:40] Asahi
    Saiba Asahi.
SIGN    Saiba
[08:42] Soma
    Saiba?
[08:43] Megu
    Saiba? But that's Joichiro-san's old name.
[08:48] Asahi
    I guess I'll be seeing you, First Seat.
[08:53] Soma
    Fight me one more time.
[08:57] Asahi
    Oh?
[09:00] Megu
    S-S-Soma-ku—
[09:05] Megu
    The intersection of flavors really
    did take us to another world.
[09:23] Asahi
    Are you awake, Princess Erina?
[09:26] Erina
    Wh-What in the world?
[09:29] Asahi
    You heard what I was saying
    to Yukihira about you, right?
[09:34] Asahi
    I meant every word of it.
[09:35] Erina
    Huh?
[09:37] Asahi
    I'm going to make you my bride.
[09:43] Hisako
    B-B-B-Bride?!
[09:45] Hisako
    So he's going to marry you, Erina-sama?
[09:48] Erina
    That would be the extent of it, yes.
[09:50] Hisako
    W-W-W-Wait!
[09:52] Hisa
    You didn't actually agree—
[09:53] Erina
    Of course I didn't!
[09:55] Erina
    I politely, yet assertively declined.
[09:57] Erina
    But...
[09:58] Hisa
    But?
[09:59] Erina
    I always felt as though
    I sensed something from him
[10:03] Erina
    that I never had from anyone else.
[10:04] Erina
    I wonder what it is...
SIGN    Dojima Gin
[10:10] Erina
    Oh?
SIGN    Totsuki Resorts Office
[10:13] Erina
    Hello?
[10:14] Gin
    It's Dojima.
[10:16] Erina
    Chef Dojima, thank you for
    everything you did at the
[10:19] Erina
    BLUE Preliminaries the other day.
[10:21] Gin
    It was definitely an impressive battle.
[10:23] Gin
    I'm looking forward to the BLUE
    as well... Or so I'd like to say,
[10:27] Gin
    but there's something else
    I'd like to tell you.
[10:30] Erina
    Yes? What is it?
[10:32] Gin
    Have you ever heard the name "Saiba Asahi"?
[10:35] Erina
    Saiba?
[10:37] Taku
    Saiba Asahi?
[10:39] Isa
    That's Suzuki-sensei's real name?
[10:42] Megu
    I don't really get it, either,
    but that's what he said.
[10:45] Taku
    So what's going on here?
[10:47] Taku
    Is he saying that he's somehow affiliated
    with Yukihira's father, Chef Saiba?
[10:51] Taku
    Could he be a secret love child?
[10:53] Megu
    What?!
[10:54] Isami
    You shouldn't say things like that
    without solid proof, Big Bro.
[10:59] Taku
    I-I guess you're right. My apologies.
[11:01] Isami
    So where's Yukihira-kun?
[11:03] Megu
    He went back home for the day.
[11:04] [SONG] Sign
    Sumire Street Shopping District
[11:04] Megu
    He said he wanted to check up on
    the diner every once in a while.
[11:10] Soma
    Right. Guess I'll open things up here, too.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[11:32] Soma
    I'm home.
[11:33] Soma
    What the hell is Dad up to, anyway?
SIGN    Dad
    Cell
[11:37] Soma
    Not like he's ever going to answer, but...
SIGN    Dad
    Calling...
[11:43] Soma
    Oh?
[11:44] Both
    Huh?
[11:45] Soma
    Dad!
[11:47] Jo
    Oh, hey. I guess you're home, Soma.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[11:49] Soma
    Why are you here?
[11:50] Jo
    I just had some work nearby.
[11:53] Jo
    So I heard from Gin, but you're
    gonna participate in the BLUE?
[11:57] Jo
    Don't wuss out and bail like I did.
[11:59] Jo
    Got it?
[12:00] Soma
    The hell I will!
[12:03] Jo
    I see. So Asahi managed to
    make his way into Totsuki.
[12:07] Jo
    And then you lost.
[12:10] Soma
    Yeah. And he mentioned that he beat you, too.
[12:13] Jo
    Yeah, he wasn't lying.
[12:16] Jo
    And it looks like something I did
    ended up causing you trouble again.
[12:21] Soma
    Wait, something you did? What do you mean?
[12:24] Jo
    That guy... Saiba Asahi...
[12:27] Gin
    Saiba Asahi is the one and only chef
    Joichiro ever took in as a student.
SIGN    Dojima Gin
[12:32] Erina
    His... student?
[12:34] Gin
    Yes. They first met over ten years ago.
[12:39] Gin
    Back then, Joichiro was frequently
    traveling between Japan and the US.
[12:44] Jo
    One day, I was asked to help out
    at an American friend's charity.
[12:50] Jo
    I went to an orphanage to make
    some food for the kids there.
[12:55] Jo
    That's where I met him.
[12:57] Jo
    He kept saying how good my food was,
[13:01] Jo
    and whenever I visited the place later,
    he would help me out in the kitchen.
[13:05] Jo
    For some reason, I couldn't
     let myself abandon the kid.
[13:07] Jo
    He also reminded me of my juniors at the
    Polar Star Dormitory that I'd left behind.
[13:11] Jo
    So I ended up looking after him.
[13:14] Jo
    I took him around everywhere,
    and taught him good judgment
[13:17] Jo
    as well as how to cook.
[13:19] Jo
    He had a knack for it.
[13:22] Jo
    Eventually, he got serious
    about becoming a chef,
[13:24] Jo
    and started working at one
    of the eateries in town.
[13:27] Jo
    That's also around the time that he
    said he wanted to take the Saiba name.
[13:30] Jo
    I thought, "Sure, why not?"
[13:32] Jo
    He was a great student.
[13:35] Jo
    But then I told the kid goodbye.
[13:37] Soma
    Huh? But why?
SIGN    Scruff
[13:39] Soma
    The hell?! Stop messing up my hair when
    I'm trying to ask you a question!
[13:44] Jo
    I made up my mind.
[13:45] Jo
    I had a place to go home to,
    so I couldn't keep wandering around.
[13:48] Jo
    I was going to run Yukihira
    like I was supposed to.
[13:51] Soma
    This must have been when I was still little.
[13:54] Soma
    So it must've been that one time...
[13:58] Jo
    So because of that,
    I hadn't seen him in a while.
[14:01] Jo
    But then he showed up before
    me out of the blue.
[14:05] Jo
    In New York.
[14:06] Jo
    And he challenged me to a cooking contest
[14:09] Jo
    for my knife.
[14:17] Jo
    You know, it's probably a good
    thing that you lost to him.
[14:20] Jo
    I mean, if you won, it'd make me look weaker.
[14:24] Soma
    Stop being so happy about your
    son's loss, you shitty dad!
[14:28] Jo
    I'm sure he wanted to get revenge
    on me for abandoning him.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[14:33] Jo
    That's probably why he challenged you, too.
[14:36] Jo
    Sorry about that, Soma.
[14:38] Jo
    You ended up in this mess
    because of me again—
[14:41] Soma
    Huh? The hell are you talking about, Dad?
[14:43] Jo
    Huh?
[14:44] Soma
    I get that he was your student,
[14:47] Soma
    but he challenged me,
    and I was the one who lost.
[14:51] Soma
    So this has nothing to do with you anymore.
[14:55] Soma
    This has to do with me.
[14:56] Soma
    I'm definitely going to win next time!
[15:00] Soma
    Hey, I know. Let's have a cooking contest,
     right here, right now.
[15:03] Soma
    You can spare that much time, don't you?
[15:05] Jo
    S-Sure.
[15:06] Soma
    Right. I'll go get the kitchen ready.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[15:14] Jo
    Yeah, our kid is something else.
[15:18] Jo
    He's just like you...
SIGN    To All Parents and Guardians
SIGN    Upcoming Parents' Day
[15:22] Jo
    Tamako.
[15:31] Erina
    I certainly am surprised that Saiba-sama
    lost to a former student of his...
[15:36] Gin
    Right around when Joichiro told me all this,
[15:40] Gin
    I heard Saiba Asahi's name elsewhere.
[15:44] Gin
    He was invited to the BLUE as part of Noir.
[15:48] Erina
    Noir?
[15:49] Hisa
    I've heard about them before.
[15:51] Hisa
    I believe they're also called
    the Chefs of the Night.
[15:54] Gin
    Correct.
[15:55] Gin
    They're a group of chefs that only show
    up to places no reputable chef would go,
[16:01] Gin
    like secret dinners for VIPs or parties
    thrown by underworld figures,
[16:04] Gin
    and make a fortune.
[16:06] Gin
    They're made up of a bunch of social outcasts
SIGN    Noir
    Chefs of the Night
[16:10] Gin
    and depraved chefs who
    don't mind breaking the law.
[16:14] Erina
    And people like that were
    actually invited to the BLUE?
[16:18] Gin
    Correct.
[16:19] Gin
    This was apparently an order from the top
    of the WGO, who put the BLUE together.
[16:25] Gin
    It's been a while since the last BLUE was held,
[16:28] Gin
    but the motive behind it
    is very different this time.
[16:31] Gin
    They're gathering young talent
    from all over the world,
[16:33] Gin
    those who'll represent the
    next generation of gourmet.
[16:35] Gin
    And they felt that just bringing chefs from
    the respectable side of society wasn't enough.
[16:40] Hisa
    But even if there are participants
    from the underworld,
[16:44] Hisa
    this is still a cooking competition.
[16:46] Hisa
    I don't see a reason to worry...
[16:48] Gin
    I'm hoping that's the case, too.
[16:51] Gin
    But this competition will include
    chefs from both worlds.
[16:55] Gin
    It's impossible to predict what will happen.
[16:57] Gin
    And the most concerning detail
    about this whole thing
[17:00] Gin
    is the fact that the current leader of Noir
[17:03] Gin
    is Saiba Asahi.
[17:15] Hisa
    The fact that Noir is participating
    in the BLUE is unprecedented enough,
[17:19] Hisa
    but to think that their leader
    is a student of Chef Saiba...
[17:23] Hisa
    I'll inform Yukihira of this at once,
[17:25] Hisa
    as well as Tadokoro Megumi
    and Takumi Aldini.
[17:28] Erina
    Yes, please do.
[17:30] Erina
    Will you also do some research
    concerning Noir?
[17:34] Erina
    Any minor detail will do.
[17:36] Hisa
    As you wish. I'll get started right away.
[17:43] Erina
    The Bookmaster...
[17:49] Asahi
    So what exactly did you want to know about us?
[17:54] Asahi
    I mean, I could just tell you in person.
[17:57] Erina
    You—No, you can't be...
[17:59] Asahi
    Yeah, we're Noir.
[18:02] Erina
    Stop this instant! If you get any closer—
[18:06] Asahi
    Don't worry. I didn't come here
    to hurt you, Princess Erina.
[18:11] Erina
    Instructor Suzuki!
[18:12] Asahi
    Yeah, see, I'm not actually Suzuki.
[18:15] Erina
    Huh?
[18:16] Asahi
    I'm Saiba Asahi.
[18:18] Asahi
    You were just talking about me, weren't you?
[18:20] Erina
    Saiba? You're—
[18:22] Asahi
    Pretty much. I'm here to
    ask you a favor, Princess.
[18:27] Asahi
    Princess Erina, if we compete in
    a cooking competition and I win,
[18:31] Asahi
    swear that you'll be my bride.
[18:34] Erina
    A cooking competition?
    Are you talking about the BLUE?
[18:38] Asahi
    Well, at first, I was going to get you
    to fall for me in a more orthodox way,
[18:41] Asahi
    but considering what happened the other day,
     I figured that wouldn't work.
[18:45] Asahi
    I thought settling things with
    cooking would be quicker.
[18:49] Asahi
    After viewing Totsuki Academy from the
    inside these past few months, I thought...
[18:54] Asahi
    It's a waste for a woman like you
    to be stuck in a place like this.
[18:59] Asahi
    I was curious to see how good
    he was, so I challenged him,
[19:03] Asahi
    but the First Seat of the
    Elite Ten was no big deal,
[19:06] Asahi
    and the girl who took first place at the
    BLUE Preliminaries isn't impressive, either.
[19:11] Asahi
    Even if they were to face us in the BLUE,
     they wouldn't stand a chance.
[19:15] Asahi
    Honestly, Princess, you'd be happier with me,
     instead of being stuck with those people.
[19:21] Asahi
    So...
[19:23] Erina
    That's quite enough!
[19:24] Erina
    I will not allow you to
    insult Totsuki like that!
[19:27] Erina
    And you have the nerve to challenge me?!
[19:31] Erina
    Very well, I accept!
[19:32] Erina
    I'll make you regret ever insulting
    Totsuki with my cooking!
[19:38] Asahi
    Oh?
[19:48] Erina
    Such an unbelievably delicious aroma!
[19:51] Asahi
    I guess I'm not surprised, Princess Erina.
[19:53] Asahi
    You could tell how amazing my dish
    was without even tasting it.
[19:58] Erina
    It's so perfectly executed,
    I can hardly move...
[20:01] Erina
    This is how powerful Noir is?
[20:05] Asahi
    I will defeat you at the BLUE and win.
[20:08] Asahi
    And that's where we're going
    to exchange our vows.
[20:13] Asahi
    Surrounded by plenty of witnesses!
[20:16] Asahi
    Both sides of the culinary world
    will soon fall under my rule.
[20:21] Asahi
    That also goes for Totsuki Academy.
[20:24] Asahi
    Sounds great, doesn't it?
[20:26] Asahi
    Well, Princess...
[20:29] Asahi
    I'll see you at the BLUE.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[20:36] Soma
    Seriously?
[20:37] Soma
    I don't know what the hell this Noir is,
[20:39] Soma
    but Suzuki-sensei's going
    to participate in the BLUE?
[20:43] Jo
    By Suzuki-sensei, you probably mean Asahi.
[20:45] Jo
    Gin's the one who told me,
    so it's probably true.
[20:49] Soma
    Then I just need to win at the BLUE!
[20:51] Soma
    I don't care if he's Saiba Asahi
     or Suzuki-sensei!
[20:54] Soma
    I'll get my revenge at the BLUE, beat Nakiri,
[20:57] Soma
    then win the whole damn thing and take the top!
[20:59] Soma
    That's like killing three birds with one stone!
[21:02] Jo
    Soma...
[21:04] Jo
    I never really told you this,
[21:07] Jo
    but I'll tell you now: the secret
    to becoming a great chef.
[21:11] Jo
    It's to meet someone that you want
    to dedicate all of your cooking to.
[21:19] Soma
    Dedicate... all of my cooking to?
[21:25] Megu
    Mom...
[21:26] Megu
    I'm going to do my best.
[21:33] Taku
    On the name of Aldini...
    I'm going to win, no matter what!
[21:38] Erina
    If I lose to Noir,
    the future of Totsuki will be...
[21:43] Erina
    I cannot lose, no matter what.
[21:50] Soma
    I'm gonna get to the top!
[21:55] Asahi
    It is Noir that will take everything.
[21:59] Asahi
    Let's go! To the BLUE!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Last Supper
[23:35] Megu
    Mom, the BLUE is so gosh dang scary!