5 - The Darkening Dinner Table
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SIGN The Third Dish
SIGN Five
[00:03] U
And first place goes to
[00:06] U
Yukihira Soma's Chinese Cuisine Stall!
[00:12] Rindo
Damn, Kuga. You lost!
[00:15] Rindo
I gotta do something.
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN The Darkening Dinner Table
[01:53] Staff
We lost?!
[01:58] Kuga
Yukihira-chin...
SIGN ~ Central Area ~
1st Place: Yukihira Soma
2nd Place: Kuga Restaurant
[02:01] Kuga
Damn it.
[02:05] Kuga
I was so close.
[02:07] Rindo
Kuga!
[02:09] Rindo
Kuga!
[02:10] Rindo
You lost in sales, Kuga?
[02:13] Kuga
Crap!
[02:14] Kuga
Rindo-senpai!
[02:16] M
The Second Seat...
[02:17] Rindo
You're hopeless, huh, Kuga?
[02:21] Rindo
Aren't you, Kuga?
[02:22] Kuga
Shut up!
[02:23] Kuga
You didn't even set up a booth and
just walked around stuffing your face!
[02:28] Rindo
So what?
[02:30] Rindo
Sampling all the food is
one way to participate.
[02:32] Rindo
Besides, it's because you
were cooped up in your booth
[02:37] Rindo
that you lost to an underclassman, isn't it?
[02:40] Kuga
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
[02:41] Kuga
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
[02:41] S
Kuga-senpai's outgunned.
[02:42] Kuga
Shut up!
[02:44] M
I feel like I'm watching siblings.
[02:47] Kuga
But sure, he got me.
[02:50] Kuga
I guess everything went according
to Yukihira-chin's plan.
[02:55] Kuga
We should do a Shokugeki soon—
[02:56] S
What are you talking about?
[02:58] S
There's one more day left in the
Moon Festival, right?
[03:00] Kuga
Huh?
[03:02] S
If I don't beat you in total
sales over the five-day period,
[03:04] S
I haven't won.
[03:06] S
The fight isn't over!
SIGN The 92nd
Moon Festival
SIGN Moon Festival Final Day
[03:22] Rindo
You're putting up a good fight,
Yukihira Soma.
[03:25] Rindo
But at that pace,
[03:27] Rindo
it doesn't look like you can
win in total sales, does it?
[03:30] Rindo
You got pretty close, though!
[03:32] S
Well, the way I imagined it was
SIGN Day 1
[03:35] S
I'd somehow manage to keep up
with him until the third day,
SIGN Day 2
SIGN Day 3
SIGN Day 4
[03:37] S
crush him on the fourth day,
[03:40] S
and win in total sales on the fifth day.
[03:44] Rindo
You're pretty damned optimistic.
[03:47] S
I was sure I had a chance,
[03:50] S
and I didn't intend to lose to
him in the restaurant business,
[03:53] S
so I'm pretty disappointed.
[03:56] Rindo
You're a pretty honest guy!
SIGN Central Area Total Sales Rankings 2nd Place: Yukihira Soma's Chinese Cuisine Stall
SIGN Central Area Total Sales Rankings
1st Place: Chinese Cuisine RS Kuga Restaurant
[04:08] Sign 0410
Main Avenue Area Total Sales Rankings
1st Place: Pop-Up Trattoria Aldini
[04:12] Sign 0415
Main Avenue Area Total Sales Rankings
2nd Place: Don RS
[04:20] Sign 0424
Main Avenue Area Total Sales Rankings
3rd Place: Shiomi Research Group
[04:27] Rindo
This is even better than last year's!
[04:30] Rindo
Anyway, I gotta say,
[04:31] Rindo
I almost burst out laughing at the
Momiji Meet-and-Greet earlier.
[04:35] Rindo
I didn't think I'd ever hear anyone else
say the same thing you did back then.
[04:42] (Flashback) S
I want to join the Elite Ten right now.
[04:46] (Flashback) S
Would anyone be willing to accept
a Shokugeki challenge from me?
[04:49] (Flashback) Kuga
Of course not!
SIGN 1 Year Ago
[04:55] (Flashback) Kuga
Um...
[04:56] (Flashback) Kuga
I don't need to hear any boring talk
[04:59] (Flashback) Kuga
about getting to know each
other better and stuff.
[05:01] (Flashback) Kuga
Would anyone be willing to accept
a Shokugeki challenge from me?
[05:04] (Flashback) Eizan
What the hell?
[05:07] (Flashback) Eizan
As if an Elite Ten member would be that easy—
[05:09] (Flashback) Tsukasa
Sure.
[05:10] (Flashback) Tsukasa
Can we do one today, right now?
[05:13] (Flashback) Tsukasa
That is, if I'm acceptable.
SIGN Tsukasa Kuga
SIGN Tsukasa Kuga
[05:26] (Flashback) Kuga
We second-years are super busy trying
to beat the guys up top too, you know?
SIGN 1 Month Ago
[05:33] (Flashback) Kuga
Tsukasa-san, you were number one
[05:36] (Flashback) Kuga
in sales for five days straight in the
Central Area last year, weren't you?
[05:40] (Flashback) Kuga
Will you promise me that if I manage
to pull off the same thing this year,
[05:47] (Flashback) Kuga
you'll accept another
Shokugeki challenge from me?
[05:51] Rindo
In the end, Kuga didn't get his wish.
[05:54] Rindo
Yukihira Soma didn't win
in total sales, either.
[05:58] Rindo
This is what you call
a war with no victor.
[06:01] Rindo
Each side looks really disappointed, too.
[06:03] Kuga
Shut up!
[06:05] Kuga
Well, Yukihira-chin might continue to grow.
[06:09] Rindo
You're a pretty honest guy too, Kuga.
[06:11] Kuga
No way!
[06:12] Rindo
I like Yukihira Soma, too.
[06:16] M
We almost used up the ingredients.
[06:19] S
We had pretty good sales on the
final day, too. We came close.
[06:23] Rindo
Hey, Yukihira Soma.
[06:25] Rindo
I reserved a table for you tonight.
[06:27] S
Huh?
[06:28] S
What table?
[06:29] Rindo
It'll be in the Yamanote Area.
[06:30] Rindo
You're coming, right?
[06:32] Rindo
Huh?
[06:33] Rindo
Where'd Mimasaka Subaru go?
[06:35] S
He left early because he had to undo
a more elaborate lock than usual.
[06:39] Rindo
I bet it'll take him a long time
until he can ride his bike.
[06:43] Rindo
Okay, then it'll be you and Tadokoro-chan.
[06:45] Rindo
Once you're done closing up shop,
[06:47] Rindo
let's go together to Tsukasa Eishi's booth.
[06:50] Rindo
Aren't you curious what kind of
food the current First Seat makes?
[06:53] Rindo
Let's head on over to the Yamanote Area!
[06:59] S
Wow!
[07:00] S
What's all this?!
[07:02] M
It's the Yamanote Area, after all.
[07:05] M
It's a completely different
world from the other areas.
[07:08] S
Yeah.
[07:10] S
Around this time, most of the booths
in the Central Area would be closing up,
[07:13] S
but all the booths here
are still going strong.
[07:16] Rindo
The customer base is different.
[07:18] Rindo
Most of them will be spending the night
on campus or at the Totsuki Resort.
[07:22] Rindo
That means a lot of places start
serving dinner courses around now.
[07:27] M
I-It's really expensive, right?
[07:30] Rindo
Don't worry, Tadokoro-chan.
[07:32] Rindo
Tsukasa's place will be on me.
[07:34] S
Come to think of it, most
of the Elite Ten, like Nakiri
[07:37] S
and Isshiki-senpai, chose this area, right?
[07:42] Sign
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
1st Place: 4th Seat, Akanegakubo Momo
[07:43] Sign
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
2nd Place: 10th Seat, Nakiri Erina
[07:45] Sign
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
3rd Place: 3rd Seat, Megishima Tosuke
[07:47] Sign
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
5th Place: 6th Seat, Kinokuni Nene
[07:49] Sign
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
6th Place: 5th Seat, Saito Somei
[07:50] Sign
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
7th Place: 7th Seat, Isshiki Satoshi
[07:52] Eizan
So the sales are going well?
[07:54] Eizan
Good.
[07:55] Eizan
Transfer my production
fees into the designated account.
SIGN 9th Seat, Eizan Etsuya Behind the Scenes
[08:00] M
What?!
[08:01] M
Eizan-senpai's been managing twenty booths?!
[08:05] Rindo
Yeah.
[08:06] Rindo
He made a killing.
[08:07] S
It's unbelievable that a
student can pull that off.
[08:10] S
And what have you been up to, Rindo-senpai?
[08:12] Rindo
Hm?
[08:13] Rindo
Me?
[08:18] S
Huh?!
[08:18] M
What?!
SIGN 2nd Seat Kobayashi Rindo
Sampling
[08:19] SM
You visited all 120 booths in five days?!
[08:23] Rindo
Tsukasa's booth is the last one!
[08:25] Rindo
I worked really hard!
[08:26] M
I'm not sure that's something you
can manage by working hard.
[08:29] S
Man, the Elite Ten's full of monsters.
[08:32] Rindo
What are you guys doing?
[08:34] Rindo
I'm gonna leave you guys behind!
[08:36] Sign 0837
Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
4th Place: 1st Seat, Tsukasa Eishi
[08:37] Staff
Welcome, Kobayashi-sama.
[08:40] Staff
Today's menu is a nine-course meal
SIGN Symphony of Fall Ingredients
[08:43] Staff
titled "A Symphony of Fall Ingredients."
[08:46] Staff
This way, please.
[08:59] M
It's like watching a stage.
[09:00] M
Tsukasa-senpai's in his own world.
[09:04] S
There are only three tables?
[09:06] Rindo
Tsukasa's handling all
the cooking by himself.
[09:10] Rindo
The other staff only serve customers.
[09:13] Rindo
So you need to reduce the table
count to make the setup work.
[09:15] S
He's handling a nine-course
meal all by himself?!
[09:18] M
He must have a lot of confidence
if he's taking on so much work.
[09:23] Rindo
Well, the real reason is more like this.
[09:25] (Flashback) Tsukasa
How can I even think of letting someone
else handle finishing my dishes?
[09:28] (Flashback) Tsukasa
The horror!
[09:30] (Flashback) Tsukasa
Once I start worrying about whether they'll
mess up, I can't even cook anymore.
[09:33] S
Oh...
[09:38] Tsukasa
Go ahead and take this.
[09:40] Tsukasa
Please take care not to
disturb the plating!
[09:44] Tsukasa
Please carry the dish
with the utmost caution.
[09:47] Staff
I-I will...
[09:50] S
Huh?
[09:51] S
This is sakura shrimp, isn't it?
[09:54] S
Isn't it considered one of the
quintessential spring ingredients?
[09:57] M
I thought this was supposed
to be about fall ingredients.
[10:47] Rindo
Trust Tsukasa to pull this off!
[10:49] Rindo
Sakura shrimp are stereotyped
as a spring ingredient,
[10:52] Rindo
but by fall they've grown larger
[10:55] Rindo
and developed a more intense shrimp flavor.
[10:58] S
So he leveraged that with full knowledge
of this ingredient's properties.
[11:07] S
Wow.
[11:08] S
Each dish elicits images of the ingredients
[11:11] S
that are even more vibrant
than if the ingredients were alive!
[11:14] S
And the courses are structured
so that after an acidic dish,
[11:18] S
a faintly sweet dish is served.
[11:20] S
He's varying the feel of each dish
[11:22] S
to prevent each one losing impact
in a brilliant balancing act!
[11:25] S
While altering the dish's temperature
or seasoning profile
[11:30] S
to change things up,
overall cohesion is maintained.
[11:34] S
It's a completely different
playing field of difficulty
[11:37] S
than preparing a standalone dish.
[11:39] S
You're out of my league, First Seat!
[11:49] Tsukasa
Yukihira Soma...
[11:50] Tsukasa
And Tadokoro-san. Rindo, too.
[11:55] Tsukasa
Is the room cold?
[11:56] Tsukasa
Are you okay?
[11:57] Tsukasa
Let me know if the heat's up too high, too!
[12:00] Tsukasa
Are your seats comfortable?
[12:02] Tsukasa
Is the lighting too dim?
[12:04] Rindo
Listen, if you're in the customers'
faces too much with your concerns,
[12:07] Rindo
you're going to make them uncomfortable.
[12:09] Tsukasa
What?!
[12:10] Rindo
Right, Tadokoro-chan?
[12:12] M
Um...
[12:13] M
Er, yes.
[12:14] M
A little bit.
[12:15] Tsukasa
Oh, no!
[12:16] Tsukasa
Then what am I supposed to do?!
[12:19] Rindo
That's why I always say you should
just have more confidence.
[12:22] Rindo
As usual, you have a keen eye
for quality ingredients.
[12:26] Rindo
It's impressive.
[12:28] Rindo
But if you ask me,
[12:29] Rindo
I'd like to try a dish that featured
more of your passion for food.
[12:33] Tsukasa
No, I don't need to put myself in my cooking.
[12:37] M
What?
[12:38] Tsukasa
My work involves erasing all evidence
of my involvement in the dish.
[12:41] Tsukasa
I focus solely on the
quality of the ingredients
[12:44] Tsukasa
and enhancing them.
[12:46] Tsukasa
But paradoxically, that work involves
expressing myself in the dish.
[12:51] Tsukasa
That defines my cooking.
[12:54] Tsukasa
Well, please enjoy.
[12:57] Rindo
Over time, the gourmands
began describing Tsukasa
[13:03] Rindo
as someone who kneels before all ingredients
[13:06] Rindo
and dedicates himself and his pride to them—
[13:09] Rindo
Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel.
SIGN The White Knight of the Table
[13:14] Rindo
Doesn't that sound cool?
[13:15] Rindo
When I first saw the nickname in a magazine,
[13:17] Rindo
I just rolled around laughing.
[13:21] S
Tadokoro, did you notice something?
[13:23] M
Huh?
[13:24] S
Even though he acts so nervous,
[13:26] S
he never asked us how we found his food.
[13:32] S
He has absolute confidence and humility
when it comes to the handling of ingredients.
[13:37] S
He's different from any chef I've ever met.
[13:40] S
This is the current First Seat.
[13:44] Hisako
Erina-sama...
[13:45] Hisako
The Moon Festival is soon coming to a close.
[13:48] E
Yes.
[13:50] E
He's not coming today, either.
[13:55] (Flashback) E Girl
Um, Saiba-sama.
[13:59] (Flashback) E Girl
I want to become a respectable chef like you.
[14:03] (Flashback) E Girl
Will you try my cooking some day?
[14:06] (Flashback) S Dad
Hmm...
[14:07] (Flashback) S Dad
All right, I'll accept your offer
when you become a good chef.
[14:14] (Flashback) S Dad
I'll look forward to the day
I get to taste your creations.
[14:21] E
It's all for the day when he finally comes.
[14:26] Hisako
All the guests with reservations
have already arrived.
[14:29] Hisako
I'll go take a look.
[14:30] E
It can't be...
[14:36] Hisako
Excuse me, sir.
[14:37] Hisako
This establishment is by reservation only.
[14:39] E
Hisako?
[14:46] Azami
It's been a while, Erina.
[14:48] E
Father...
[14:53] M
That was really amazing food.
[14:55] M
It was overwhelming for me.
[14:57] S
Who knew a world like that
existed in the culinary scene?
[15:01] M
Soma-kun?
[15:02] S
All the better!
[15:03] S
I shouldn't underestimate the Yamanote Area!
[15:05] M
He's all fired up.
[15:06] S
I wanna take a look around some more!
[15:09] M
But we don't have any
pine tickets or anything.
[15:11] S
Right, but there's Nakiri's booth.
[15:13] M
Huh? But—
[15:14] S
It'll be fine. On the first
day of the festival...
[15:16] (Flashback) S
Take a black pepper bun!
[15:18] (Flashback) S
Don't be shy.
[15:19] (Flashback) E
I said I don't want any!
[15:21] S
It's a good thing she owes me one.
[15:23] M
I think you just forced it on her.
[15:27] Hisako
E-Excuse me.
[15:28] Hisako
This is very improper!
[15:29] Azami
Erina, your cooking is
not for such a subpar lot!
[15:37] Azami
You need to be more selective
when it comes to your clientele.
[15:39] Azami
You are degrading yourself.
[15:46] Kita
Hey, boy.
[15:48] Kita
Do you say that knowing who we are?
[15:51] Kita
Well, do you?!
SIGN Kita Osaji
Kita Gastronomy Club
Sponsor
SIGN Ando Shingo
Food Culture Writer
[15:53] Ando
I remember him.
[15:55] Ando
Could he be Nakiri's...
[15:58] Kita
It can't be!
[15:59] Kita
You were exiled from Totsuki!
[16:03] Azami
Indeed, I am Nakiri Azami,
[16:06] Azami
Nakiri Erina's father.
[16:09] Hisako
Erina-sama's father... Nakiri Azami.
[16:14] Hisako
I've seen his image once before,
when I was at the academy's library.
[16:19] (Flashback) H Dad
Hisako, you must not ask any questions
about Erina-sama's father to anyone.
[16:26] (Flashback) H Dad
Do you understand?
[16:29] Hisako
His very existence has been
erased from the Nakiri family.
[16:33] Hisako
What is it about this man that
has Erina-sama in such a state?
[16:36] Natsume
How is it that you're acting so high
and mighty when you've been exiled?
[16:39] Natsume
We are official business
partners of Totsuki Academy.
[16:43] Orie
Good point, Sis.
[16:45] Orie
So any insults toward us
[16:47] Orie
would be insults toward Totsuki itself.
[16:50] Azami
I have come back to correct
Totsuki's course.
[16:54] NO
What did you say?
[16:56] Azami
Of all those who claim to
be knowledgeable about food,
[16:58] Azami
I wonder how many actually
understand true taste.
[17:01] Azami
Common to all fine art is that at its highest,
its true value can only be understood
[17:07] Azami
by those who possess class and taste,
[17:09] Azami
and who have received proper educations.
[17:13] Azami
True gourmet dining is similar.
[17:15] Azami
Its value should be shared
with only a select few.
[17:20] Azami
That is what deserves to be called food.
[17:23] Azami
Everything else is not food.
[17:25] Azami
It is animal feed.
[17:27] Azami
Not that I expect that to be understood
by those who mistakenly believe
[17:31] Azami
it's gourmet dining as long as high-quality
ingredients are being used.
[17:34] Kita
Why, you little—
[17:36] Orie
Thank you for sharing your
most valuable opinion,
[17:38] Orie
but whatever you say carries no weight here.
[17:41] Natsume
That's right!
[17:42] Natsume
You have no jurisdiction
over Totsuki's affairs!
[17:46] Azami
The appropriate lineage indeed exists here.
[17:48] Azami
And the education, as well.
[17:51] Azami
Now, Erina.
[17:53] Azami
A decade has passed since
I first taught you how to cook.
[17:57] Azami
I want to see how far you
have honed your craft.
[18:01] Hisako
A-As I've said, we do not serve walk-ins.
[18:04] Azami
I see there's a table available.
[18:07] E
That seat's for—
[18:10] Azami
The menu, if you please.
[18:11] Azami
Your father is hungry.
[18:13] Azami
I want to eat something soon.
[18:16] Hisako
Erina-sama!
[18:20] E
Y-Y...
[18:29] S
Hey, Nakiri.
[18:30] S
Is there a table available?
[18:33] E
Yukihira-kun?
[18:37] S
Hey, hey.
[18:38] S
Sorry, can we somehow eat your cooking,
even if we're walk-ins?
[18:42] S
Here, I'll give you one
more black pepper bun.
[18:47] M
Huh?
[18:48] M
I feel a lot of tension in
this room for some reason.
[18:51] S
Oh, excuse me.
[18:53] S
You seem to be just about to eat, too.
[18:56] S
If it's all right, maybe
we can share a table?
[19:01] Azami
Erina, you need to be selective
when it comes to who your friends are.
[19:06] Natsume
Yukihira Soma!
[19:08] Azami
I have lost interest.
[19:14] M
Arato-san, who was he?
[19:16] Hisako
He is Erina-sama's father.
[19:18] M
Huh?!
[19:19] S
What's with that black-suited guy?
[19:21] S
He should at least eat before he goes.
[19:24] S
Nakiri?
[19:25] S
Are you shivering?
[19:37] Azami
I was just about to pay you a visit.
[19:41] Azami
This reception is a great honor.
[19:45] Azami
You look well, Father.
[19:48] Sen
Begone!
[19:50] Sen
You have no right to set foot in this place.
[19:54] Sen
I told you that I forbid you from
ever claiming the Nakiri name.
[19:59] Azami
I am the one who cultivated the God Tongue
Erina was born with into its current form.
[20:04] Azami
You may exile me,
[20:06] Azami
but my lineage and education
cannot be extinguished.
[20:09] Sen
My greatest mistake was to allow you
to take care of Erina back then.
[20:15] Azami
The mistake is not yours alone.
[20:18] Azami
Had I remained,
[20:18] Azami
I would not have allowed Totsuki
to devolve into what it is now—
[20:22] Azami
a place rife with unsightly, ordinary people.
[20:24] Rindo
Oh, Yukihira Soma.
[20:27] Rindo
There you are.
[20:28] S
Oh, Rindo-senpai.
[20:30] Rindo
I saw a bunch of black cars race by,
[20:33] Rindo
so I ran after them,
wondering what the hell was going on.
[20:36] M
We don't really know, either,
[20:39] M
but it sounds like Nakiri-san's
father suddenly showed up.
[20:42] Rindo
Ah...
[20:44] Sen
At this academy, cooking is everything!
[20:47] Sen
As long as you have the skills,
anyone can climb the ladder.
[20:50] Sen
That is the Totsuki tradition.
[20:53] Azami
Nonsense.
[20:54] Azami
Allowing subpar students
to fester here when the
[20:57] Azami
mission is to create true
gourmet dining is sheer folly.
[21:01] Sen
That is not up to us to decide.
[21:04] Sen
The ones who decide Totsuki's future
are young chefs with might and talent!
[21:10] Sen
Your solitary rant will change nothing!
[21:16] Azami
The Totsuki Elite Ten Council
have authority equal to,
[21:21] Azami
and perhaps above,
that of the academy's director.
SIGN Totsuki Elite Ten Council Urgent Summons
[21:25] Azami
For example, should a majority
of the Elite Ten want something,
[21:28] Azami
it becomes a directive for the academy.
[21:31] Rindo
Yukihira Soma, which side would you pick?
[21:34] S
Huh?
[21:35] S
Uh, I have no idea what's going on.
[21:37] Rindo
Oh...
[21:38] Rindo
And here I thought you'd join us in a flash.
[21:42] S
"Also"?
[21:45] Sen
Wh-What's this?
[21:47] Azami
A majority of the Elite Ten
agree that reform is needed.
SIGN The Council has resolved to appoint Nakiri Azami as the academy's new director. This measure was proposed by six of the Elite Ten.
[21:51] Azami
They support my appointment
as the academy's new director.
SIGN E i z a n E t s u y a
SIGN K i n o k u n i N e n e
SIGN S a i t o S o m e i
SIGN A k a n e g a k u b o M o m o
[21:58] Rindo
There's a new wave.
[22:01] Rindo
Riding that wave feels like
the most exciting possibility.
SIGN Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN Tsukasa
[22:11] Kita
The most powerful group in Totsuki
Academy has turned traitor?!
[22:17] Azami
By this time tomorrow,
everything will be finalized.
[22:22] Azami
Here in the kingdom of gourmet dining,
the jewel of Japan—
SIGN Totsuki
[22:28] Azami
I will be the new ruler.
SIGN Totsuki
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Next Episode: The Imprisoned Queen
[24:07] M
I hope you savor the next episode!
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