Waifu Wars: A Food Wars Fanfic

Ch. 103 A Night to Remember (Finale)

When the gang arrives at Eishi Tsukasa's doorstep, each of them has their fingers crossed. This is already their fourth stop on the quest for Gleda, and they're running out of former Council Members to visit. They're also running out of daylight, and thanks to the stormy weather, there was never much of that to begin with.

Once again, Torrey finds himself knocking on the door of one of his old Central buddies. This time, the knock results in a cacophony of destruction on the other side. The sounds include pots and pans clattering against the floor, chairs getting knocked over, and screams that can only belong to Tsukasa.

"Damn you, accursed beast! Er, sorry...just a moment!" says Tsukasa. The noises continue for a minute or two, and all Torrey can do is look to his friends while he waits.

Soma just shrugs, while Ibusaki waits calmly by leaning against the rail at the top of the stairs. Ryoko cringes at the sound of ceramic cookware being shattered.

"Sounds like we found our goat," she says, more relieved than excited.

The door finally opens, but just enough for one of Tsukasa's pale blue eyes to peer out at his guests.

"Torrey-kun! What can I do for y-OWWCH! Leave me alone you foul cretin!"

"...so that's what you really think of me. Sorry to bother you, Senpai," says Torrey, turning to leave.

"No! I was talking...to...this...bloody...hoofed creature! Get off of me!" says Tsukasa. The door's now open wide enough to see Gleda chomping down firmly on one of his legs.

"Bloody?! Oh god, Yuki's going to kill us," says Ryoko, shaking her head.

"Um...another misunderstanding. I meant it as an expression. Like, 'bloody hell!' I've been working on my cursing a bit lately. Rindo says I need to stand up for myself more," says Tsukasa, clearly embarrassed.

"By yelling at a goat? I can see her point, but a real tough guy wouldn't be caught dead doing something like that," says Torrey.

"Guess you saw right through my act. Darn. At least I can say that I tried," says Tsukasa.

"Just stick to your cooking, Senpai. Nobody's gonna mess with you if you hit 'em right between the legs with a good old-fashioned foodgasm," says Soma, flashing a thumbs-up.

"Thanks, Yukihira. You actually make a pretty good point."

"Why do you sound so surprised by that?!"

"I was surprised, too," says Ibusaki.

"Hey...why are you holding a knife?" says Torrey, finally noticing the large cleaver in Tsukasa's hand.

"This? Oh...well, truth be told, I was planning to bloody up this goat. Literally."

"Y-you were going to hurt Gleda?" says Ryoko, with teary eyes.

"Obviously he was going to turn her into a gourmet dish," says Torrey, confidently. "Right, Senpai?" he adds, this time without the confidence.

"Of course!" says Tsukasa.

Gleda begins tugging at Tsukasa's leg even more aggressively, possibly in reaction to hearing that her life might be down to its final moments. Tsukasa somehow manages to wriggle his way free, slipping out the door. Not before Gleda manages to tear a long strip of fabric from the back of his shirt, however.