At the Tootsuki Culinary Academy's opening ceremony, because Nakiri Erina, the "Ice Queen," was in charge of the entrance exam this year, only Yukihira Soma was the transfer student, in addition to the students promoted from the middle school.
So, naturally, as the only transfer student who passed the entrance exam, the school gave Yukihira Soma considerable face, directly granting him the opportunity to speak on stage.
And Yukihira Soma didn't hold back. Even after arriving at Tootsuki Academy, facing the numerous Tootsuki students present, he directly started a group taunt as soon as he got on stage, saying, "I heard from others before that this academy has many amazing guys, but for me, the so-called Tootsuki Academy is just a stepping stone.
Now that I've come here, I will surpass all of you, because if I can't even defeat you, how am I supposed to defeat that guy?"
Yukihira Soma's arrogant remarks undoubtedly provoked the anger of all the Tootsuki students present, and even directly turned him into everyone's public enemy.
After all, everyone who can enter Tootsuki Academy is proud and arrogant. Now, being taunted to their faces, and by an unknown transfer student, the people present were naturally very annoyed.
Originally sitting in the audience, Nakiri Erina was equally shocked when she saw Yukihira Soma on stage and heard his speech.
Because she, Nakiri Erina, was the examiner in charge of this entrance exam. Nakiri Erina indeed had a deep impression of Yukihira Soma's face and the dish he made at the time, but she should have rejected him against her conscience, so why is he here now?
"It was I who kept him here, because I also tasted the 'Egg Rice' he made, and I believe he has the qualifications to pass the entrance exam."
The person who suddenly appeared behind Nakiri Erina and spoke was an old man with a scar on his right eye, wearing a black kimono, and with a full head of silver hair.
Faced with Nakiri Erina, who possessed the "God Tongue," even the instructors of Tootsuki would probably have no way to argue with her judgment of a failed dish.
But facing the old man in front of her with his arms crossed, even the queen-like Nakiri Erina didn't dare to refute him.
Because this silver-haired old man was no ordinary person, but the director of Tootsuki Academy, the leader of the Japanese culinary world, known as the "Food Demon King," Nakiri Senzaemon.
"Erina, in the last entrance exam, your evaluation of Yukihira Soma's cooking was mixed with your personal emotions, wasn't it?"
Faced with her respected grandfather, Erina couldn't lie, and could only say with a somewhat stubborn expression, "Although his attitude was so arrogant..."
"Just like what was said in the letter, he is an interesting young man, and I have also tasted his 'Egg Rice,' it is indeed quite a good skill.
It's just a pity that I only saw his son, but I didn't see the other young man he mentioned in the letter.
According to him, the other young man's cooking skills are far better than Yukihira Soma's, which makes me a little curious, what kind of person is that young man who can get such a high evaluation from him."
Hearing Nakiri Senzaemon's words, Erina's face showed a surprised expression, and at the same time, she understood why her grandfather, as the director of Tootsuki, would pay attention to a mere transfer student.
It turned out that after all this, according to what her grandfather just said, the other party seemed to be the son of someone he knew.
"Erina, I ask you, if you were to use eggs to make a dish as well, are you confident that you can win against Yukihira Soma on stage?"
Hearing Senzaemon's question, Erina's face immediately revealed a confident expression, saying, "Of course, it is undeniable that that guy does have some strength, but as long as I get serious, he is not my opponent at all!"
Saying these words, Erina exuded a strong confidence. As a gifted "God Tongue," Erina was born with a superior sense of taste.
And as everyone knows, for a chef, the sense of taste is undoubtedly the most important sense.
No matter what kind of dish, Erina can taste the advantages and disadvantages of the dish with just one bite, which is her innate advantage compared to other ordinary chefs.
As long as she can taste the shortcomings in the dish, she can improve it and continue to progress.
And because of the "God Tongue," coupled with Erina's own efforts, she was able to be promoted from the middle school of Tootsuki Academy to the high school as the top student, and serve as the tenth seat of the "Tootsuki Elite Ten" in the first year.
Don't underestimate the tenth seat at the bottom, in fact, Erina's current achievements are still extremely dazzling in the eyes of the students of Tootsuki Academy.
Tootsuki Academy has a middle school and a high school. Like ordinary high schools, the school year is three years.
And this year's first-year high school students number about 820, but by the second year of high school, there are only 102 students left, and the number of third-year high school students is even only a few dozen.
And the reason for such a large difference in the number of students is because of the extremely cruel promotion rate in Tootsuki Academy.
The full name of the Tootsuki Elite Ten is the "Tootsuki Elite Ten Council," which is the highest decision-making body of the academy, and can decide on various affairs within the academy. Even teachers must follow the arrangements decided by the Elite Ten.
And to become a "Tootsuki Elite Ten," one's cooking skills must reach the top ten level in the academy.
The three grades of high school add up to nearly a thousand students, but the "Tootsuki Elite Ten" of Tootsuki Academy in the past have almost always been third-year students who are about to graduate from high school, and very few second-year students.
As for the first-year students who have just entered high school, the examples of becoming "Tootsuki Elite Ten" are almost rare, or even almost non-existent.
And in this situation where talents are gathered, Erina's ability to obtain one of the seats in the "Tootsuki Elite Ten" after being promoted from middle school to high school is enough to show Erina's strength.
Facing the confident Erina, Senzaemon did not expose the fact that his granddaughter had been making egg rice all night, but nodded slightly and said, "With your current strength, you may be able to fight Yukihira Soma on stage to a close draw, or even slightly better than him.
But don't think that you are the real number one among this year's students. If the young man he mentioned in the letter also comes to Tootsuki this time, you may not be his opponent either."
Erina's personality has always been confident and proud. Leaving aside the seniors and senior sisters who are about to graduate, she has always believed that she is the number one among the 92nd generation of students.
It is undeniable that Yukihira Soma on the stage, the "Egg Rice" he made before, did indeed get the approval of her "God Tongue," but this does not mean that the other party can win against her, so Erina was also somewhat unconvinced by her grandfather Senzaemon's words at the moment.
