E4 - Pot of Grudges

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SIGN    True Cooking Master Boy
SIGN    Yang Spring Restaurant
[01:37] Shirou
    Huh? This plate broke on its own.
[01:41] Shirou
    It gives me the creeps.
[01:44] Shirou
    Come to think of it, those three
    sure are late coming back.
[01:48] Xielu
    Hey!
[01:50] Xielu
    Huh? It's just you, kid?
[01:55] Shirou
    Zhou Yu and Mao are out, so I closed early.
[02:00] Shirou
    So, what do you want?
[02:02] Xielu
    I heard a strange rumor.
[02:06] Xielu
    Where did Mao go?
[02:08] Shirou
    To a dinner party at a Western-style
    mansion in the woods.
[02:11] Shirou
    I bet Mao's eating his fill of tasty food.
[02:17] Xielu
    Then you should hurry up and
    make a name for yourself
[02:19] ---
    so you can get invited to dinner parties.
[02:21] Shirou
    Mind your own business!
[02:28] Mask
    So far our three-round longxia
    battle is one to one.
[02:33] Mask
    The third contest will determine the winner.
[02:36] Mask
    If you win, I'll give you the antidote.
[02:40] Mask
    But if you lose, you'll
    drink all of this poison.
[02:46] Mao
    What's the theme of this contest?
[02:48] Mask
    Stew!
[02:51] Mask
    In other words, hot pot.
[02:53] Mao
    Hot pot?
[02:55] Mask
    If you don't hurry,
[02:58] ---
    the poison will take full
    effect, and they'll die.
[03:03] Mao
    How can you use cooking for your revenge?
[03:07] Mao
    Don't you have any pride as a chef?
[03:10] Mask
    Pride?
[03:12] Mask
    I threw my pride away long ago,
[03:15] ---
    on that day 16 years ago!
[03:21] Mask
    There was a woman I loved
    from the bottom of my heart.
[03:25] Mask
    Her name was Meixiang.
[03:27] Mask
    She was the daughter of the proprietor
    whose restaurant I trained at.
[03:30] Mask
    Not only was she good-natured, but she
    was famous in town for her beauty.
[03:36] (Flashback) Mask
    Now this is a problem.
[03:37] (Flashback) Meika
    I knew it'd be impossible.
[03:39] (Flashback) ---
    I'm sorry for making such a rushed request.
[03:42] (Flashback) Lien
    Oh, no.
[03:44] (Flashback) Lien
    Okay. You said thirty people, right?
[03:48] (Flashback) Lien
    I'll figure something out.
[03:49] (Flashback) Meika
    Really? You're a lifesaver! Thank you so much.
[03:54] Mask
    For that smile, I would've given my life.
[03:58] Mask
    Then, one day,
[04:01] Mask
    a cooking contest was held
    with her as the prize.
[04:05] Mask
    The man standing in my
    way was my rival, Zhou Yu.
[04:12] Mask
    We competed in a three-round longxia battle.
[04:16] (Flashback) Lien
    Meixiang.
[04:18] (Flashback) Lien
    I'll do it. I promise I'll make you happy.
[04:23] (Flashback) Meika
    Sure.
[04:24] Mask
    The contest was just about to begin.
[04:36] (Flashback) Mob
    What happened?
[04:37] (Flashback) Lien
    Th-This is...
[04:39] (Flashback) Lien
    Zhou Yu, did you...
[04:46] Mask
    Because of the anesthetic-tipped needle
    Zhou Yu hid in the lobster, I collapsed.
[04:52] Mask
    Without waiting for all the matches
    to conclude, Meixiang became Zhou Yu's!
[04:58] Mask
    Defeated by Zhou Yu's dirty trap,
    I lost my way as a chef!
[05:04] Mao
    You're obviously lying!
[05:06] Mao
    Zhou Yu would never do something like that!
[05:09] Mask
    Quiet, boy!
[05:11] Mask
    You know nothing of my decade of suffering!
[05:15] Mask
    I abandoned everything I'd achieved so far,
[05:18] ---
    covered my face with a mask,
    and donned this armor.
[05:22] Mask
    I threw myself into the cooking underworld
[05:25] ---
    and swore I'd one day get
    my revenge on Zhou Yu!
[05:33] Mask
    Gaze upon my treasures that
    have absorbed my hatred!
[05:38] Mao
    Guan huo!
SIGN    Guan Huo!!
[05:40] Narration
    Guan huo refers to dried
    foods made from abalone,
[05:43] ---
    scallops, shark fin, and other ingredients.
[05:46] Narration
    They are dried not only for preservation,
[05:50] ---
    but also to create profound flavors not found
[05:53] ---
    in fresh ingredients when rehydrated.
[05:57] Mask
    Yes. These guan huo are the
    ingredients I failed to use
[06:01] ---
    in the contest 16 years ago
    because of Zhou Yu's trap!
[06:05] Mask
    The more time that passes, the more the
    unique flavor of the guan huo increases.
[06:09] Mask
    In other words, these are
    the greatest of guan huo.
[06:14] Mask
    Using these, I will create
    the greatest hot pot
[06:17] ---
    I couldn't make back then and defeat you!
[06:19] Mask
    It will be the grand finale of my revenge!
[06:24] Mask
    Let us begin, boy!
[06:26] Mao
    Yeah!
[06:31] Mask
    The soul of cooking is the stock.
[06:34] Mask
    This high-quality guan huo
    produces a rich stock.
[06:38] Mask
    There is no way you can beat its
    deliciousness accumulated over 16 years, boy!
[06:47] Mask
    He's making a stock from fruits of the land.
[06:50] Mask
    You've got a keen eye, boy.
[06:53] Mask
    But you're still only a hatchling.
[06:56] Mask
    Our short cooking time will
    result in a fatal failure!
[07:14] Mask
    You underestimated your ingredients, boy.
[07:17] Mask
    If you boil that many
    ingredients simultaneously,
[07:20] ---
    they'll produce an endless amount of scum.
[07:23] Mask
    Any scum remaining in the
    pot will ruin the flavors.
[07:26] Mask
    Too bad for you.
[07:29] Mao
    I grew up in the mountains of Sichuan.
[07:31] ---
    I know all about scum.
[07:33] Mask
    What?
[07:36] Mask
    What's that?!
[07:37] Mao
    This is my ace in the hole.
[07:43] Mao
    I'll show you my true strength!
[07:48] Mask
    His true strength?
[07:50] Mask
    He claims he hasn't used
    all his strength yet?
[08:01] Mask
    This is it.
[08:02] Mask
    This is the best Chinese stock
    squeezed from the ultimate guan huo.
[08:07] Mask
    There's no way I can lose with this stock!
[08:10] Mask
    No matter what you try, it's pointless.
[08:13] Mask
    Your pot is full of scum.
    The star ingredient is ruined.
[08:18] Mask
    I'm done!
[08:20] Mao
    Me, too!
[08:22] Mao
    We're running out of time. Judge the dishes.
[08:25] Mask
    Slow down, boy.
[08:27] Mask
    I've arranged for the perfect
    person to judge our final battle.
[08:35] Shirou
    Ouch...
[08:36] Mao
    Shirou! What are you doing here?
[08:39] Shirou
    Sorry, Mao.
[08:40] Shirou
    I was worried, so I came after you.
[08:44] Shirou
    Then I got caught.
[08:46] Mao
    What do you think you're doing?
[08:47] Mao
    You're getting more innocents involved?!
[08:51] Mask
    We'll have him judge the dishes.
[08:53] Both
    What?
[08:55] Mask
    He'll compare and judge the dishes
[08:57] ---
    without us telling him who cooked which one.
[09:02] Mask
    What? It's simple.
[09:04] Mask
    If this brat chooses your
    dish, you'll all be saved.
[09:10] Mask
    And if he chooses my dish, then
    you'll still drink this poison.
[09:16] Shirou
    Which means if I chose the masked man's dish,
[09:22] Shirou
    Sister Meili and her dad, all the
    important chefs of Guangzhou,
[09:26] Shirou
    and Mao will all be poisoned?!
[09:39] Shirou
    The white pot has lobster in
    the middle, with scallops,
[09:42] ---
    sea cucumbers, and shark
    fin around the edges.
[09:45] Shirou
    They're all expensive ingredients.
[09:48] Shirou
    The black pot has lobster in the middle,
[09:50] ---
    with mushrooms, mountain
    vegetables, and burdock.
[09:53] Shirou
    It's got rustic, earthy ingredients.
[09:56] Shirou
    But...
[09:59] Shirou
    Both of them smell really good.
[10:02] Shirou
    Which is it? Which one is Mao's pot?
[10:06] Shirou
    I can't eat them.
[10:08] Shirou
    Once I do, I'll have to make
    my decision immediately!
[10:12] Mask
    If you don't hurry, you'll run out of time.
[10:16] Mask
    Not that I mind.
[10:20] Shirou
    Damn it!
[10:22] Mao
    Shirou, don't try to choose my dish.
[10:25] Shirou
    Huh?
[10:27] Mao
    Choose the dish you wholeheartedly
    believe tastes better.
[10:30] Mao
    That's my dish.
[10:32] Mao
    Taste carefully and compare the
    scenes that unfold on your tongue.
[10:36] Shirou
    Mao...
[10:39] Shirou
    Got it. I understand, Mao.
[10:42] Shirou
    I'll dedicate all my focus onto my tongue.
[10:45] Shirou
    Okay. First up...
[10:56] Shirou
    The sea. These are the
    rich flavors of the sea.
[10:59] Shirou
    The flavor of shrimp is surpassed by
    the umami of the high-quality seafood.
[11:04] Shirou
    The rich stock surges
    dynamically like raging waves.
[11:08] Shirou
    Not only that, but these guan huo
[11:11] ---
    have spent years absorbing
    the rays of the sun.
[11:14] Shirou
    Such incredible depth...
    It's undeniably delicious.
[11:20] ---
    Okay...
[11:20] Shirou
    This one's next.
[11:28] Mask
    There's no way he could've produced decent
    flavors in a pot with that much scum.
[11:34] Mask
    Those guan huo accumulated
    my 16-year-old grudge.
[11:38] Mask
    The winner is my hot pot that drew out that
    supreme deliciousness without a single flaw!
[11:47] Shirou
    I'll make my judgment now.
[11:50] Shirou
    I don't know which dish is Mao's.
[11:53] Shirou
    But it's clear to me which one
    I thought was truly delicious.
[11:57] Shirou
    That is...
[11:58] Mask
    My white pot or his black pot?
[12:05] Shirou
    The black one!
[12:06] Mao
    Yes!
[12:07] Shirou
    Mao!
[12:10] Shirou
    Good. Everyone will be saved.
[12:13] Mask
    Wh-Why?!
[12:15] Mask
    Why did you choose the black pot?
[12:19] Shirou
    Because of the scale of the dish, Masked Man.
[12:23] Mask
    What?!
[12:24] Shirou
    The stock you used in your
    hot pot was excellent.
[12:27] Shirou
    But isn't the star of this dish the lobster?
[12:31] Shirou
    The lobster lost to the strong
    seafood-based stock you made.
[12:37] Shirou
    But Mao's dish blended together
    various fruits of the land,
[12:40] ---
    creating a complex but mild stock.
[12:43] Shirou
    It drew out the mellow sweetness
    of the lobster perfectly.
[12:47] Shirou
    The mountain-based stock exquisitely
    supported the ocean-based umami,
[12:51] ---
    creating flavors on a grander scale.
[12:57] Mask
    It's true that stock made from fruits
    of the land is a well of flavor.
[13:00] Mask
    Perhaps it does draw out the
    flavor of the lobster better.
[13:04] Mask
    But you couldn't have produced
    a decent dish with so much scum.
[13:08] Mask
    How did you do it?!
[13:10] Mao
    This is my secret:
[13:13] Mao
    a paper hot pot.
[13:14] Mask
    Nonsense!
[13:16] Mask
    There's no way this should function as a pot!
[13:19] Mao
    Then I'll show you.
[13:24] Mao
    See? As you can see, even inside
    a paper hot pot, the water boils.
[13:29] Mask
    You're saying paper that has
    absorbed water doesn't burn?
[13:32] Mask
    But why does it matter that the pot
    is made of paper? This is ridiculous!
[13:37] Mao
    You'll see.
[13:39] Mask
    Wh-What's this?
[13:41] Mask
    The paper walls are absorbing the scum.
[13:46] Mask
    I can clearly see the letters on the bottom.
[13:49] Mask
    This is how you removed the scum
    and cooked a perfectly clear soup?!
[13:55] Mask
    I am defeated. I lost, boy.
[14:01] Both
    Yes!
[14:03] Mao
    Shirou, give everyone the antidote.
[14:05] Shirou
    Got it!
[14:14] Zhouyu
    Mao...
[14:15] Mao
    You're awake.
[14:17] Zhouyu
    Where's Meili?
[14:18] Mao
    I'll give her the antidote now!
[14:22] Mao
    Meili?
[14:24] Zhouyu
    How is she?
[14:25] Mao
    Well...
[14:27] Zhouyu
    It's probably because of how much she ate.
[14:30] Zhouyu
    Her color is returning.
[14:32] Zhouyu
    She should wake up eventually.
[14:35] Zhouyu
    Mao, watch Meili for me.
[14:38] Mao
    Okay.
[14:39] Chef
    Where am I?
[14:41] Chef
    Why was I sleeping?
[14:49] Mao
    Zhou Yu!
[14:53] Mask
    My revenge was prevented.
[14:56] Mask
    But, Zhou Yu, I'll never forget
    what you did to make Meixiang yours.
[15:04] Mask
    You did the most underhanded
    thing a chef could do
[15:06] ---
    when you put that anesthetic-tipped
    needle in my lobster cage.
[15:10] Chef
    Zhou Yu, you...
[15:11] Chef
    If that's true, you're the worst.
[15:14] Mao
    Maybe the person responsible...
[15:16] Mao
    Maybe it was Meixiang.
[15:19] Mask
    What?!
[15:21] Mask
    How dare you suggest the unspeakable?!
[15:27] Zhouyu
    16 years ago, Meixiang and I had already
    promised to spend our futures together.
[15:36] Zhouyu
    But her strict father arranged for
    a cooking contest to win Meixiang's hand.
[15:43] Zhouyu
    You volunteered yourself.
[15:46] Zhouyu
    Meixiang was troubled.
[15:49] Zhouyu
    After giving it much thought,
    without my knowledge...
[15:56] Mask
    I don't believe you.
[15:57] Mask
    You're lying!
[15:59] Mask
    If that's true, then why
    didn't you tell me? Why?!
[16:05] Zhouyu
    Because your feelings
    for Meixiang were too pure.
[16:12] Zhouyu
    I chose to hide everything.
[16:14] Zhouyu
    I believed only I needed
    to suffer your hatred.
[16:20] Zhouyu
    But perhaps I was wrong.
[16:24] Zhouyu
    She asked me to tell you
    if I ever saw you again...
[16:30] (Flashback) Meika
    I'm sorry.
[16:31] (Flashback) Meika
    I'm so sorry.
[16:40] Mask
    I see.
[16:41] Mask
    She apologized.
[16:46] Mask
    You've always been this way, Zhou Yu.
[16:48] Mask
    You speak too little.
[16:51] Mask
    But in the end, whatever the reason,
[16:54] ---
    the moment I sold my chef's
    soul for revenge...
[16:59] Mask
    perhaps my defeat was already decided.
[17:03] Zhouyu
    You!
[17:05] Zhouyu
    Those scars...
[17:07] Mask
    Surviving in the cooking underworld
    takes a certain degree of mettle.
[17:12] Mask
    It's all over now, though.
[17:16] Mask
    Thanks to you, I didn't fall
    as far as I could have.
[17:20] Mask
    Thank you.
[17:22] Mask
    In the very end, I became a true chef.
[17:27] Meili
    Mao... Dad...
[17:30] Mao
    Meili!
[17:33] Meili
    What happened?
[17:38] Mask
    You look just like her. It saddens me.
[17:43] Mask
    Zhou Yu, was Meixiang happy?
[17:47] Zhouyu
    Yes.
[17:48] Mask
    I see.
[17:57] Zhouyu
    Li Yan!
[17:59] Zhouyu
    You drank the poison!
[18:01] Lien
    You finally called me by my name, Zhou Yu.
[18:06] Lien
    After everything I've done,
    I don't deserve a long life.
[18:11] Lien
    And this is the result.
[18:13] Lien
    They don't forgive mistakes.
[18:16] Lien
    I'd die either way.
[18:18] Lien
    Be careful, Zhou Yu.
[18:20] Lien
    The cooking underworld will come for
    you and the boy for defeating me.
[18:26] Zhouyu
    The cooking underworld...
[18:28] Lien
    Zhou Yu, have you ever battled that boy?
[18:32] Zhouyu
    No, not yet.
[18:33] Lien
    He'll be huge someday.
[18:36] Lien
    Better than you were when you were young.
[18:41] Lien
    Only those who have fought him know.
[18:43] Lien
    His true strength is bottomless.
[18:50] Chef
    Do you smell something burning?
[18:52] Chef
    Is there a fire?
[18:57] Zhouyu
    Li Yan! You started a fire!
[18:59] Lien
    No. It wasn't me.
[19:02] Chef
    We need to get out of here!
[19:03] Zhouyu
    Don't!
[19:10] Underling
    Is it all right if it burns?
[19:13] Old Man
    In some ways, it's more convenient for us.
[19:16] Old Man
    They haven't noticed it yet.
[19:19] Underling
    Yes, sir.
[19:27] Shirou
    Mao, none of the doors will open!
[19:29] Shirou
    What should we do?
[19:32] Lien
    They set us up.
[19:34] Mao
    At this rate...
[19:44] Xielu
    Is everyone okay?
[19:45] Mao
    Xie Lu!
[19:46] Xielu
    Hurry! The fire's spreading quickly!
[19:49] Shirou
    Got it!
[19:50] Meili
    Dad!
[19:54] Zhouyu
    Li Yan.
[19:55] Lien
    It's too late for me.
[19:57] Lien
    Farewell, Zhou Yu!
[20:00] Zhouyu
    Li Yan!
[20:03] Meili
    Dad, hurry!
[20:09] Zhouyu
    Li Yan... you're unbelievable...
[20:15] Xielu
    We made it.
[20:17] Shirou
    What are you doing here, Xie Lu?
[20:19] Xielu
    That's all you have to
    say after I've saved you?
[20:22] Xielu
    I just followed you here.
[20:37] (Flashback) Xielu
    Is she... Could it be?
[20:43] Mao
    Li Yan...
[20:45] Mao
    Li Yan!
[20:52] Mao
    Li Yan!
SIGN    Yang Spring Restaurant
[21:08] Shirou
    Hey, listen.
[21:10] Shirou
    Sis, do you not remember your mom?
[21:13] Meili
    Huh?
[21:17] Meili
    She died before I could remember.
[21:20] Meili
    Is something wrong, Shirou?
[21:23] Shirou
    It's nothing. Now what's next?
[21:28] Meili
    I sort of remember the caped man
    from the mansion, though...
[21:51] Zhouyu
    When I consider the difference
    in strength between Mao and Li Yan,
[21:55] ---
    Mao should've had less than a one in
    ten thousand chance of beating him.
[21:59] Zhouyu
    But still...
[22:02] (Flashback) Lien
    Only those who have fought him know.
[22:04] (Flashback) Lien
    His true strength is bottomless.
[22:10] Zhouyu
    Mao, has your true strength
    already surpassed mine?
[22:17] Zhouyu
    What do you hope to do
    in this vast land of food
[22:22] ---
    with that tongue and those skills, Mao?
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Ambition of the Cooking Underworld"
[24:23] Narration
    "Ambition of the
     Cooking Underworld."