/A-N: Before anything else thank you minna for supporting this book! Now, may I request you to plug your headphones / earphones / air pods in.
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[3rd Person's Point Of View]
The time buzzer then sounded as Erina placed her dish in front of the judges. "Please enjoy. A chicken and egg rice bowl." Erina said which made you laugh.
"EHHHHH!?!?!" all of those who were in the hall yelled.
"Honestly. I can't believe my own daughter created a dish that's this far from the correct answer." Azami said.
"It's absolutely deplorable. I can tell it deserves zero points just by looking at it. I can't even bring myself to eat such a dish." Azami added.
"Oh my! But you're supposed to judge cooking on its taste. How truly amazing that you can judge a dish by merely looking at it Father." Erina sarcastically said.
"But if those two chefs who embody your personal ideal of what's correct say that my dish is delicious, I'm sure you'll change your mind."
"What's this? I think she's provoking us." Rindo said grinning. "What do you think, Tsukasa? Should we accept?"
"There's no harm in tasting it. I was curious about Yukihira's dish too." Eishi replied.
"Very well. Tsukasa, Kobayashi go ahead and try it." Azami said.
"Oh, but this is a two-course meal, so you'll have to start with the appetizer." Erina said.
"Here you go!" Soma said. "This is my specialty: Countdown Caveman Meat, Cheeky Youngster Style!" Soma said. "True Yukihira Cooking!" he added.
"This looks interesting, don't mind if I do." Rindo said then took a bite of the appetizer.
"But does this dish really works as a course?" Rindo asked.
"Yeah, I can't help but feel that whatever the next dish may be, it can't follow this." Eishi said.
"All right, let's taste this specialty of yours, Nakiri-chan!" Rindo said as they took a bite of the main dish.
"Nakiri-kun you truly have changed but I'm pretty sure Director Azami isn't enjoying this. His precious daughter, who he had locked up in a cage is now cooking with a smile he's never witnessed before." Isshiki said.
The Polar Star then pushed the railings as they got out.
"The dish managed to move the 1st and 2nd seats! / Now Uncle Azami has no choice but to acknowledge the dish."
"I see. It appears as though you put some work into it. I have no intention of ever acknowledging it."
"Honestly, I never wanted to see my daughter dragged down to this level. Passion is unnecessary for you."
"I can absolutely say that this dish is leagues away from true gourmet. It is a pile of impure, contaminated slop!" Azami said.
"Unnecessary passion? I appreciate your concern. However, there's one more addition to this dish that allows it to transform." Erina said then showed a small container.
"Now behold the true form of my specialty." Erina said as she poured the glistening gold cubes to her dish.
"That's the transforming rice seasoning!" Hisako said. {For reference; Chapter 4}
"Very well. I will take a bite so that I can at least scold my misguided daughter." Azami said before taking a bite.
"Thus, I have completed my specialty, Le Plat Veritable. The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise, Delinquent Daughter Style." Erina said which made you smirk.
"Freedom? Determination? The pain those things cause will suffocate a chef's heart and ruin them! Just like it did to him!" Azami said.
"These dishes are full of pain and suffering that makes them impure garbage!" Azami said then there was a loud 'bang' sound.
"What's that sound? / Huh? What?" then the sound repeated again.
"This sound... / What the? / What's that sound? / An explosion?"
You then got goosebumps and cried. "O-Oi (Reader) why are you crying?"
"We... We won..." you muttered while wiping your tears and smiling.
"Well Father? How does it taste?" Erina said. Another 'bang' sound was heard which disrobed Urara revealing her in her pink two-piece.
"Oh no! Why?!" she yelled. The another 'bang' which took Nene, Momo, Somei and Eizan's clothes.
'bang'
"Wait is this? / Yup there's no doubt about it!" Yuki, Ryoko and Shun's clothes were gone in a flash.
'bang' 'bang' 'bang'
"The Gifting?!" Iku said. Ikumi, Alice and Megu's clothes were gone too. "It's The Gifting! / No!"
'bang'
"Ahhhh!!!" Shoji, Daigo and Marui yelled as they cover theirselves.
'bang'
"Huh?" Kurokiba, Akira and Isami muttered.
/A-N: Feast!
"Wahh! Kuro and Aki have 6 packs!" (Reader) squeaked which made Kuro stand proudly.
'bang' 'bang'
"It just keep spreading through the entire crowd!" Azami said. "It's much bigger than it was for Tsukasa and Rindo's course!"
'bang'
"It sounds like a beautiful song." Kuga said.
'bang'
"Yes, the sound that Yukihira and Nakiri created together." Megishima said.
'bang'
"It turned into a melody that reverbating through the entire crowd." Mimasaka said.
'bang' 'bang' 'bang'
"This shouldn't be happening! This is some kind of mistake!" Azami said standing up.
"If you destroy my grand revolution, the garden that protects the chefs and the compass that guides them will disappear. Then you will have to wander the wastelands alone, Erina!" Azami yelled.
"No!" Hisako said shielding Erina. "I believe that we've gotten this far because we're all heading toward our own distinct goals. There are others who continue to move forward, that truth allows us to take another step further. Even if we're in the wastelands." Hisako said.
"You dare question the Director of Totsuki? You're nothing more than a lowly servant to the Nakiri family!" Azami yelled.
"Hisako say it!" (Reader) cheered which made Hisako smile at her and nodded.
"I'm Erina-sama's friend!" Hisako said blushing which made Erina's heart skip a beat. 'bang'
"Ahhhh!" Hisako yelled as her clothes flew.
"Hisakocchi!" Yuki who was covered in a towel ran towards Hisako.
"Father, Hisako speaks the truth. All of the chefs with different values and thought than my own, the chefs that face their dishes head-on. It's because I interacted with them that I was able to create this dish." Erina said.
"My encounters with people you call 'contaminated' are the ultimate spice for my cooking."
"That's beyond foolish! It's this passion that causes chefs to stray! To suffer! Eventually, it'll break you! Just like it did to him." Azami said breaking down.
"True happiness for all chefs lies in living peacefully in the garden that I've created for them!" he yelled.
"Could you not go deciding other people's happiness for them?" Soma asked.
"I didn't know about all the things that happened to my dad until recently, but my dad was happy after meeting my mom. I know that for a fact." Soma said.
"That doesn't-"
'bang'
Takumi and (Reader) gasped upon finding their clothes gone while Isshiki proudly showed his body.
"Senpai you sure are proud!" (Reader) yelled as she laughed while left in her (preferred color) two piece.
\(￣︶￣*\))
'I can't stop the Gifting pulse!' Azami thought.
'bang'
"Gahh / Ohhh!" Rindo and Eishi said as their clothes were gone.
'bang'
"Not again!" Decora yelled as she, Anne and Courage were left in their two piece.
'bang'
Eventually the Gifting Pulse affected Nakiri Azami ripping off his clothes.
"In the final bout of the Team Shokugeki, the winners are... The rebel forces!" Urara yelled.
"Glad you liked it!" Erina said.