“Go, Nikumi! Get rid of that arrogant guy with an unknown background quickly!
Let that kid see what ultimate meat cuisine truly is!”
If such cheers and shouts of encouragement were coming from other passersby in the audience, the members of Polaris Dormitory wouldn't have been surprised at all.
But when they saw who was constantly waving their hands, cheering for Nikumi, and badmouthing Yukihira Soma, the Polaris Dormitory members were truly speechless.
“Seiya, aren’t you Chuang Zhen’s best friend, who grew up with him? Why aren't you cheering for your friend now, but instead wildly supporting his opponent?
Could it be that you also know Nikumi, and your relationship with her is even better than with Chuang Zhen?”
Sakaki Ryoko was truly puzzled. Weren't they here to be Yukihira Soma's cheering squad? Under the pressure of the environment, it was one thing if they didn't cheer for Yukihira Soma, but how could they have defected?
Moreover, even if they defected, weren't Seiya and Yukihira Soma best friends who grew up together? To defect so quickly now, wasn't that going too far…
“Nikumi? Before coming to Totsuki, I didn’t know her at all. In fact, before this, I didn’t even know if Nikumi was a boy or a girl.”
“Then why are you still cheering for Nikumi?” Following the good principle of asking when one doesn't understand, Yuki Yoshino asked with a puzzled expression.
“Isn’t that obvious? Look, so many people here are cheering for Nikumi. If I cheered for Chuang Zhen at this critical moment, what if others thought I was with him?
He’s in a Shokugeki on stage, others can’t do anything to him, but I’d face the risk of getting beaten.”
Zenji Marui understood what Seiya said, but soon he was puzzled again: “Then if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better if you just watched the match quietly with us? Why cheer for the opponent?”
“You don’t understand this, do you? This move of mine is called reverse jinxing, and it can also motivate our side's fighting spirit in return.
Of course, there’s a second reason, which is that the two parties in the Shokugeki right now are your bad friend and a beautiful tanned hot girl. If it were you, who would you cheer for?”
Upon hearing Seiya’s explanation, the Polaris Dormitory members instantly had black lines on their faces. It was clear that the second reason was the main point!
Yukihira Soma, having a best friend like you, is truly fortunate!
“So that’s it, Seiya, it seems you’re no different from ordinary boys.
So, if the person having a Shokugeki with Nikumi now was Ryoko, who would you cheer for?”
Along with Yuki Yoshino’s curious question, Sakaki Ryoko also looked at Seiya curiously.
“That would naturally be Ryoko! After all, we’ve met each other, so I would definitely support my friend.”
Upon Seiya’s answer, Sakaki Ryoko, standing nearby, smiled, indicating her satisfaction.
“What if it were me having a Shokugeki with Nikumi? Would you cheer for me too?” After hearing Seiya’s previous answer, Yuki Yoshino now asked again with an excited expression.
“Uh… I guess, perhaps, maybe I would cheer for you…”
Yuki Yoshino, who was originally excited, instantly had her expression fall when she heard Seiya’s extremely perfunctory answer.
“What do you mean, Ryoko is your friend, am I not?!”
“Uh, Yuki, don’t misunderstand, I don’t have any other meaning. Although you are also a beautiful girl, I mainly prefer big… *cough*, I prefer the older sister type.”
Hearing Seiya’s answer, Zenji Marui and Isshiki Satoshi, who were nearby, first looked at Sakaki Ryoko beside them, then at Nikumi on the stage, and finally at Yuki Yoshino’s chest in front of them, and immediately showed an understanding expression towards Seiya.
Seiya was right, from a male perspective, they would probably make the same choice.
The naive and energetic girl, though slow to catch on, instantly understood everything after seeing her companions’ gazes, and then made a gesture as if to bite Seiya in anger.
“Alright, alright, I was just kidding with you. As compensation, I will prioritize finding the best chicken dream ingredients for you, how about that?”
“Hmph, that’s more like it. Then I’ll reluctantly forgive you this time.”
While Seiya and the Polaris Dormitory members were fooling around, the Shokugeki on stage began with Host Kawashima’s announcement.
As the young lady of Mito Meat Products, Nikumi, as expected, revealed high-grade ingredients transported from her home when she entered the stage.
When a slaughtered bovine creature appeared on Nikumi’s stage via a crane, all the spectators present instantly let out gasps of astonishment.
Top-grade wagyu beef, many Totsuki students from well-off families had seen plenty of it, but the beef ingredient in front of Nikumi was clearly not ordinary beef.
Because they had never seen a cow with sharp blades growing on its back in all their lives.
Since the audience was very curious, and even the three judges on stage had surprised expressions, Host Kawashima quickly obtained information about the ingredients Nikumi was using.
“This is truly astonishing! The beef ingredient used by Mito is actually a dream ingredient that is quite rare even for top chefs.
Tetsuma Buffalo, this is a dream ingredient with a capture level as high as 8. It not only possesses the incredibly fast speed of a horse but also the brute strength of a bull, making it a dangerous beast that combines speed and strength.
But the meat quality of this Tetsuma Buffalo is also extremely delicious, possessing both the tenderness and low calories of horse meat, and the chewiness and high protein of beef.”
Upon hearing Host Kawashima’s introduction, all the spectators present instantly let out astonishing exclamations.
As the young lady of Mito Meat Products, the audience had expected Nikumi to use high-grade beef for the Shokugeki, but they never thought that Nikumi would directly bring out a rare ingredient of the dream ingredients level!
Tetsuma Buffalo is a capture level 8 dream ingredient, and its price reaches tens of thousands of Japanese Yen per 100 grams.
Although the Tetsuma Buffalo in front of Nikumi, judging by its size, seemed to be only an immature calf, its price was still not low.
No, this was no longer a matter of price; it was that even if one had the money to buy it, they might not have the channels to acquire it. Should it be said, as expected of the young lady of Mito Meat Products?
“It seems that the Nakiri young lady truly wishes for Yukihira to be expelled.
With just the capabilities of Nikumi’s family’s Mito Meat Products, it would be impossible to obtain this level of dream ingredients in a short period, let alone an entire cow.
It’s clear that our Totsuki’s Nakiri young lady put in a lot of effort behind the scenes to help Nikumi win this Shokugeki.”
Isshiki Satoshi, also a member of the Totsuki Elite Ten, was very aware of how difficult it was to obtain dream ingredients.
Nikumi’s family’s Mito Meat Products might have the ability to get this level of dream ingredients, but they wouldn't let Nikumi use such high-grade meat in such a casual setting.
