# E24 - Creators of an Era
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU0VGDE/creators-of-an-era)
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***SIGN*** True Cooking Master Boy
**[01:48] Mao**
I've had enough!
**[01:54] Shirou**
Mao...
**[01:56] Mao**
Why does such a skilled chef
have to die in a cooking contest?
**[02:05] Mao**
There's no telling how many thousands
of people he could make happy.
**[02:10] Mao**
The same goes for the rest of them!
**[02:14] Mao**
They risked their lives
to hone their skills.
**[02:16] Mao**
Why would you stain that with blood?
**[02:30] Mao**
Control people with cooking? Yeah, right!
**[02:32] Mao**
You can't be serious! This is ridiculous!
**[02:35] Both**
Mao!
**[02:37] Mao**
It doesn't make any sense!
**[02:41] Mao**
You're out of your minds.
**[02:45] Mao**
Lei En, Shao An, and Zhu Qi...
**[02:51] Mao**
They were all destroyed by cooking!
**[02:53] Mao**
Idiots!
**[02:55] Mao**
I wish the whole Cooking
Underworld would disappear!
**[03:09] Mao**
Cooking is supposed to make people happy.
**[03:17] Ludaci**
Listen, boy.
**[03:18] Ludaci**
Those born in Mount Liang
and those who fled here
**[03:21] Ludaci**
have abandoned all hope of achieving
any decent kind of happiness!
**[03:25] Ludaci**
Lord Kai You taught us the
sense of accomplishment
**[03:28] Ludaci**
that comes from honing our skills
and risking our lives!
**[03:32] Ludaci**
Once we've climbed to the top of
Mount Liang and been turned loose,
**[03:35] Ludaci**
all people are our servants!
**[03:37] Ludaci**
After all this—
**[03:40] Ludaci**
Lord Ya Kan...
**[03:42] Yakan**
Liu Maoxing, this is Lu Daci
the Flowery Monk.
**[03:46] Yakan**
When it comes to cold dishes,
he is unrivaled.
**[03:50] Yakan**
He beat a villainous man to death
for imposing exorbitant taxes
**[03:55] Yakan**
and fled here to Mount Liang.
**[03:59] Yakan**
Are you saying even a criminal
like him can make people happy?
**[04:03] Mao**
He can atone for his crimes!
**[04:06] Mao**
After that, by exercising
his great skill free of charge,
**[04:08] Mao**
he could make an entire town happy!
**[04:11] Mao**
No one would call him a criminal!
**[04:18] Wuyong**
I am Wu Yong the Knowledgeable Star,
master of Chinese tea.
**[04:22] Wuyong**
I accidentally entered a government-owned
forest and stole some tea leaves.
**[04:28] Wuyong**
Do I have the right
to make people happy, as well?
**[04:30] Mao**
You can brew your tea of happiness
**[04:33] Mao**
that will make tens of thousands
sigh contentedly every day!
**[04:36] Mao**
Such a trivial crime would be
forgiven immediately!
**[04:40] Kirin D**
Hey!
**[04:41] Kirin E**
You're not making any sense!
**[04:44] Kirin F**
Yeah, you're just speaking
irresponsible nonsense!
**[04:46] Mao**
It comes down to how you feel.
**[04:48] Mao**
Your era could start right now!
**[04:55] Wuyong**
Our era?
**[04:57] Yakan**
Did you notice?
**[05:00] Yakan**
With his leg in shackles,
he shed his own blood
**[05:04] Yakan**
as he walked around the food storage area
to gather a specific number of ingredients.
**[05:10] All**
What number?
**[05:13] Yakan**
108, the number of bandits
who founded our organization.
**[05:19] Yakan**
In other words, it symbolizes us.
**[05:22] Yakan**
He regards us as heroes of the land.
**[05:26] Yakan**
Isn't that right, Liu Maoxing?
**[05:35] Kirin C**
*Us?*
**[05:37] Ludaci**
*Heroes?*
**[05:44] Kaiyou**
*He's dangerous. That boy is too dangerous.*
**[05:49] Kaiyou**
* I have spent years building*
* up this organization,*
**[05:53] Kaiyou**
* and he's about to destroy*
* it all in an instant.*
**[06:04] Kaiyou**
*These fools don't return my love.*
**[06:11] Yakan**
Your words don't make sense.
**[06:16] Yakan**
But for some reason, they move my heart.
**[06:21] Yakan**
I remember the day I battled your
mother, Bei, here at Mount Liang.
**[06:29] Yakan**
She fought fiercely. She was strong.
**[06:33] Yakan**
When a winner couldn't be determined
and our contest was declared a tie,
**[06:37] Yakan**
she said...
**[06:39] (Flashback) Bei**
What a waste. It's such a waste, Ya Kan.
**[06:43] (Flashback) Bei**
A man of your skill
could save so many people.
**[06:49] (Flashback) Bei**
You'll realize soon enough that cooking isn't
meant to control and manipulate.
**[06:54] (Flashback) Bei**
Cooking is meant to liberate people
and make them happy!
**[06:59] Yakan**
* As one born in the Underworld,*
* raised in the Underworld,*
**[07:02] Yakan**
* who blindly trained in the Underworld,*
* I didn't understand her words.*
**[07:07] (Flashback) Yakan**
Throw her out!
**[07:08] (Flashback) Bei**
Ya Kan!
**[07:12] Yakan**
But after battling you, I feel like
I finally have a vague understanding
**[07:18] Yakan**
of what it is that people want from cooking.
**[07:25] Kirin E**
Can our cooking really...
**[07:29] Wuyong**
...make people happy?
**[07:49] Mob A**
Lord Kai You, the legendary utensil...
**[07:51] Mob B**
This one, too!
***SIGN*** Daxian Temple, Guangzhou
***SIGN*** Ever-Soul Knife
***SIGN*** Longzhen Restaurant, Shanghai
***SIGN*** Coiled Dragon Pot
**[08:11] Fei**
What's this?
**[08:15] Leien**
Xie Lu, what's that light?
**[08:18] Xielu**
What light—
**[08:21] Xielu**
Whoa, seriously?
**[08:45] Kaiyou**
The eight utensils are crying out.
**[08:47] Kaiyou**
Does this mean his words have
moved the hearts of my Kirin Chefs,
**[08:51] Kaiyou**
baring their fangs against this land?
**[08:54] Kaiyou**
What a gift from the heavens.
**[08:57] Kaiyou**
Truly, I am fortunate.
**[09:13] Kirin F**
What's causing these tremors?
**[09:35] Shirou**
What happened?!
**[09:38] Yakan**
The Mount Liang reservoir
has been destroyed!
**[09:49] Kirin**
It's raining and thundering
like crazy outside!
**[09:52] Ludaci**
What?
**[09:53] Wuyong**
At this rate, the water level
will rapidly rise.
**[09:57] Yakan**
*Kai You has finally abandoned Mount Liang.*
**[10:08] Like**
Get in, quickly!
**[10:11] Like**
Maoxing, you get in, too!
**[10:13] Meili**
Mao, hang in there!
**[10:22] Shirou**
Mao, you won't make it out with
that ball and chain in this water!
**[10:31] Mao**
Ya Kan!
**[10:33] Meili**
He's badly hurt.
**[10:38] Yakan**
We'll see how far my heat
gets me in this water.
**[10:43] Mao**
D-Don't do it, Ya Kan.
**[10:45] Yakan**
Go, Liu Maoxing.
**[10:49] Yakan**
To Beijing.
**[10:51] Yakan**
Kai You will take the Holy Copperware
and map he stole from you
**[10:55] Yakan**
as well as the utensil
from Mount Tai to Beijing.
**[10:59] Yakan**
And there's one more Five Tiger Star.
**[11:03] Mao**
Another one?
**[11:05] Yakan**
Be careful. Not even I fully understood him.
**[11:14] Mao**
Ya Kan, enough. That's enough!
**[11:17] Yakan**
Don't underestimate a Five Tiger Star!
**[11:23] Shirou**
Mao!
**[11:24] Meili**
Mao!
**[11:25] Like**
Maoxing!
**[11:35] Kaiyou**
Put the boat out.
**[11:37] Servant**
Lord Ya Kan and the others
are still inside. Are you sure?
**[11:40] Kaiyou**
There's nothing to be done.
**[11:43] Kaiyou**
*It would seem that my love wasn't enough.*
**[11:47] Kaiyou**
* No matter. I can always*
* train more Kirin Chefs.*
**[11:56] Kaiyou**
I shall be the one to create a new era.
**[12:04] Mao**
Ya Kan!
**[12:08] Yakan**
Get out of here, Liu Maoxing.
**[12:12] Yakan**
Another wave is coming.
**[12:14] Mao**
You're shackled to an iron ball, too.
**[12:17] Like**
Lord Ya Kan!
**[12:21] Like**
Lord Ya Kan!
**[12:26] Like**
Lord Ya Kan!
**[12:30] Yakan**
I'm out of heat.
**[12:36] Like**
Lord Ya Kan, Jade Arrowhead
Li Ke will follow you anywhere.
**[12:43] Yakan**
I'm sorry for everything, Li Ke.
**[12:53] Ludaci**
Lord Ya Kan!
**[12:55] Wuyong**
Lord Ya Kan!
**[12:58] Yakan**
I see it. I can see it, Liu Maoxing.
**[13:03] Yakan**
I can see the new culinary
world you'll create.
**[13:11] Mao**
Ya Kan!
**[13:55] Meili**
That boat...
**[13:56] Mao**
Huh?
**[14:05] Mao**
Ya Kan—
**[14:20] Mao**
Kai You!
**[14:22] Mao**
I'll never forgive him!
**[14:25] Shirou**
Mao, what's gotten into you?
**[14:27] Meili**
Mao, stop!
**[14:30] Mao**
Damn it!
**[14:44] Ludaci**
Kid, we'll help.
**[14:50] Wuyong**
You're the boy who led us into a new era.
**[14:54] Wuyong**
Go on.
**[14:56] Ludaci**
Come over here and grab onto my arm.
**[14:59] Mao**
Okay.
**[15:03] Wuyong**
Come on, everyone.
Let's get this boat moving.
**[15:07] All**
Yeah!
**[15:13] Ludaci**
This might be a little rough!
**[15:15] Mao**
I'm counting on it.
**[15:24] Ludaci**
All right!
**[15:26] All**
Go on, kid!
**[15:28] All**
Don't let Kai You escape!
**[15:31] Mao**
Thank you!
**[15:33] Mao**
Hold on, Kai You!
**[15:37] Kaiyou**
What an unbelievably lucky boy.
You're still alive?
**[15:41] Mao**
Ya Kan sacrificed his own life to save me.
**[15:45] Mao**
You won't get away from me, Kai You!
**[15:51] Kaiyou**
Such a passionate boy.
**[15:55] Kaiyou**
But I'm sure Ya Kan will regret
spending the last of his heat
**[16:01] Kaiyou**
to save your little flame.
**[16:04] Mao**
What was that?
**[16:06] Kaiyou**
Frustrated, are you?
**[16:08] Kaiyou**
Then curse your own puny hands for
being too small to grasp anything.
**[16:14] Mao**
You blew up Mount Liang's reservoir.
**[16:17] Mao**
Because of you, Ya Kan and the others—
**[16:20] Kaiyou**
You can continue blaming others
for the rest of your life.
**[16:23] Kaiyou**
Those overflowing with sadness will keep
appearing before your inexperienced self,
**[16:27] Kaiyou**
only to disappear.
**[16:30] Mao**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[16:42] Mao**
Kai You!
**[17:14] Meili**
Mao!
**[17:27] Kaiyou**
Son of Bei, both you and
your mother are an eyesore.
**[18:05] Mao**
I need to go to Beijing.
**[18:09] Mao**
I have to cook my final dish.
***SIGN*** Yang Spring Restaurant
**[18:18] Luo**
The emperor himself is sponsoring
a major cooking tournament.
**[18:23] Luo**
Open to men and women of all ages,
regardless of their qualifications.
**[18:28] Luo**
Everyone with skill is encouraged
to gather in the imperial capital of Beijing.
**[18:38] Luo**
I can hear it.
**[18:39] Luo**
The earth is trembling as all
the stars, both good and bad,
**[18:42] Luo**
gather in the imperial capital.
**[18:46] Luo**
Not only that, but the emperor
will award the winner
**[18:50] Luo**
with the greatest of treasures,
the Jade Dragon Pot.
**[18:57] Luo**
Finally, the battle for the legendary
utensils is approaching its end.
**[19:03] Luo**
Mao, your true worth will be tested.
**[19:23] Chef 1**
From Shaolin Hall in Henan Province,
Zheng Bao would like to enter.
**[19:25] Chef 2**
From Zhejiang Province,
I am Super Chef Xi Kan.
**[19:28] All**
Look at those two.
**[19:30] All**
They're the Super Chefs from Hunan Province.
**[19:31] All**
Brothers Ka La and Lu.
**[19:34] All**
They call them the Dumpling Brothers!
**[19:39] Li**
Look at all these people.
**[19:42] Louwen**
Unconditional entry certainly
encourages participation.
**[19:45] Louwen**
It's the first imperial cooking tournament.
**[19:49] Louwen**
I'm excited to see what kind of chefs
will gather from across the country.
**[19:57] All**
Wh-What is that?
**[19:58] All**
Who are they?
**[20:00] All**
Who are those dangerous men?
**[20:06] Kaiyou**
From Mount Liang in Shandong Province,
Five Tiger Star Kai You.
**[20:11] Yanxian**
Likewise, Five Tiger Star Yan Xian!
**[20:14] Yanxian**
We'd like to enter the Forbidden
City cooking tournament!
**[20:16] Li**
What? Mount Liang? Five Tiger Stars?
**[20:20] Louwen**
I can't believe the Cooking Underworld
is openly entering the tournament.
**[20:24] All**
The Cooking Underworld?
**[20:25] All**
They exist?
**[20:26] All**
I heard they kill to achieve their goals...
**[20:27] All**
Terrifying!
**[20:28] Yanxian**
Hey, Kai You. Sounds like
we have a bad reputation.
**[20:33] Kaiyou**
They shouldn't say such disreputable things.
**[20:35] Kaiyou**
Today is the day my love
will envelop the land.
**[20:40] Kaiyou**
We already have two legendary utensils.
**[20:42] Kaiyou**
We shall make full use of them
at this tournament and win.
**[20:48] Louwen**
Li, if they take the legendary
Jade Dragon Pot...
**[20:54] Li**
The Chinese culinary world
will be thrown into chaos.
**[20:59] Li**
*I don't believe it.*
**[21:02] Li**
* Not a single chef capable of defeating*
* the Five Tiger Stars has shown up yet.*
**[21:11] All**
This man will defend
the Chinese culinary world!
**[21:18] All**
Long live Lord Shengyu!
**[21:33] Fei**
I must hurry to the capital
with this legendary utensil.
**[21:38] Shirou**
Are we there yet?
**[21:41] Meili**
You were so excited at first.
**[21:43] Shirou**
Shut up, Sis. I'm out of fuel.
**[21:46] Mao**
Okay, Shirou. Let's eat here.
**[21:49] Shirou**
That's what I wanted to hear.
**[21:50] Shirou**
I'll gather some firewood.
**[21:52] Meili**
I'll get some water.
**[21:55] Shirou**
What's on the menu today?
**[21:57] Mao**
Well...
**[21:59] Xielu**
Hey!
**[22:03] Xielu**
Not even a Super Chef can cook
a decent meal without ingredients.
**[22:07] Leien**
Mao, sorry for the wait.
**[22:09] Leien**
This is the sixth legendary utensil.
**[22:15] Mao**
Xie Lu, Lei En!
**[22:20] Xielu**
Why do you look so shocked?
**[22:23] Xielu**
Just so you know, we're not ghosts.
**[22:25] Leien**
Take a look at this.
**[22:31] Shirou**
It's amazing!
**[22:32] Meili**
All the vegetables and meat are still fresh!
**[22:41] Shirou**
It's good! So is this.
**[22:44] Xielu**
You've improved your skills again.
**[22:45] Shirou**
Mao, this stuff is awesome.
**[22:46] Meili**
Shirou, you're eating too much.
**[22:53] Mao**
* I want to deliver this little piece*
* of happiness to more people.*
**[23:01] Mao**
*That's our greatest joy as chefs.*
**[23:07] Mao**
*Isn't that right, Mom?*
**[23:13] Keling**
*Mao, food's ready!*
**[23:15] Bei**
*Mao, come on!*
**[23:18] Mao**
Okay!
**[23:19] Leien**
What is it?
**[23:20] Xielu**
Are you talking in your sleep?
**[23:21] Shirou**
Mao, you're so funny.
**[23:23] Meili**
Oh, Mao. Do you want another helping?
**[23:26] Mao**
Yeah. More, please!