# 3 - Noir

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