Chapter 13

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Nagi Hidari ignored the whispers of Rina.

“Togetsu? I won’t go.” A voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

The old man, Rina and Nagi Hidari all looked over. Xia Yu spoke in a natural tone. “Togetsu is the hell for chefs. I prefer a relaxing life, so I would love to take care of the shop!”

He also heard that the old man was going back to his country.

In fact, a few days ago, Shinhara Masato came over, and some of the speech details fell into Xia Yu’s ears. He had already speculated about it.

He did not ask much about the old man’s departure. Although he was a little bit reluctant, he was not as scared and confused as other 16-year-olds of the same age. Before he came to this parallel time and space, Xia Yu had had been an adult with independent ability. 

The old man’s leaving made him a little excited.

‘Can I finally try to run a small restaurant?’ Xia Yu looked forward to where he could go with the help of the Chef God System.

“Chef’s hell?”

“It’s right to say that. Togetsu’s philosophy is competition.”

Rina looked to Xia Yu, and there was a look of contempt in her eyes. “Are you afraid of competition? Chefs with poor skills should be eliminated. Not everyone is qualified to go further and further on the road of cooking. The incompetent must have an incompetent consciousness and self-awareness.”

Xia Yu was angry, and his forehead showed veins.

Although he knew the characteristic of this Tongue of God through animation and manga… Put it in the real world and feeling it, what was this troublesome feeling?

Girl, can you talk properly?

“Incompetent?” Xia Yu shrugged shoulders and did not intend to argue with this young lady.

At present, his cooking journey had just started, and it was indeed not as good as the ‘Tongue of God’ who won one of the ten master seats in the middle school of Togetsu. Looking at the problem in a development perspective, Xia Yu was sure that he could catch up soon and make Togetsu’s geniuses look at him. Who said that he must study at Togetsu to be considered successful?

“Not satisfied with my evaluation?”

Rina’s pretty face sank slightly.

“I do not accept what you said. Who are you?” Xia Yu smiled.

“You, you…” Rina stood up, her face full of anger.

She was the chief of Togetsu Middle School and would be promoted to the High School after this summer. In middle school, neither students nor tutors dared to defy her face to face.

In front of the evaluation of ‘Tongue of God’, the incompetent and the common people should tremble and admit it with their heads down.

But Xia Yu’s indifferent posture made Rina feel annoyed.

“Rina!”

Nagi Hidari interrupted the dispute between the two. The face of ‘Tongue of God’ was not reconciled, biting her lip and looking down.

Xia Yu did not plan to stay here; it was wasting time. He poured another cup of tea for each of the two old men, bowed slightly, and disappeared into the kitchen.

Soon, the old man and Nagi Hidari suddenly put down the teacup when they were talking.

The kitchen behind them started to give off wafts of scents.

Rina had noticed the smell for a while. She breathed in and whispered to herself: “Chili, Chinese pepper, five-spice powder, tempeh sauce, bean paste… Is this Sichuan cuisine?”

That pungent spicy smell made Rina frown, and her dissatisfaction was written on her face.

Sure enough.

Ordinary people did not know how to behave.

No one would cook choking chili dishes when there were guests at home. Were you trying to make the guests leave?

“Mapo tofu?” Nagi Hidari was curious.

“He has been experimenting with new dishes these days. Saying that it is mapo tofu is also correct. It is an improved version with an incredible taste added,” the old man said lightly.

“Improved mapo tofu?”

Nagi Hidari was a little silent. He suddenly said, “Can I try it? To be honest, I am extremely interested in the cooking skills of your grandson, Mr. Xia.”

Rina showed shock in her eyes.

The commander of Togetsu, the leader of Japanese cuisine… When did he care so much about the cooking skills of an ordinary chef?

“Sure.” The old man still maintained his crippled face. He turned his head towards the kitchen, increased his volume, and shouted, “Bring your prepared mapo tofu!”

“…”

Xia Yu, who happened to make a plate of Magic Mapo Tofu, was annoyed with the 70-score given by the system. When he planned to have an argument with the system, he heard the voice of the old man. 

Commander of Togetsu and ‘Tongue of God’ wanted to taste his food?

He was stunned again and felt a little excitement.

These two people, one was the king of chefs, and the other was the ‘Tongue of God’. If they did not hesitate to give suggestions, Xia Yu would be able to find many missing details in his cooking process.

‘Just this one.’

‘The 70-point evaluation is the highest in the past few days. There are not many ingredients left, and it is difficult to make a higher score if I try again.’

So, Xia Yu took two pairs of clean chopsticks, picked up the steaming Magic Mapo Tofu, and walked out of the kitchen.

“Please enjoy!”

Xia Yu put a plate of tofu on the short table, and the two pairs of chopsticks. They were not directly dropped on the table. Xia Yu took the wooden chopstick rests and put the chopsticks on it.

These small details fell into the eyes of others, and Nagi Hidari nodded and said, “Mr. Xia, your grandson already knows how to serve guests. I believe the shop will not fall in his hands.”

Hmph.

Rina showed disdain and turned her head.

Freshly made Magic Mapo Tofu was colorful. White jade-like tofu pieces staggered and placed in bright red chili oil was covered with a layer of finely minced meat-like objects. Green onions were sprinkled on the top layer.

This dish was impeccable judging by the two aspects of ‘color’ and ‘fragrance’.

He just did not know how it tasted…

Rina was curious but did not realize that her eyes were attracted to this dish firmly, and she still turned her head away because of her stubborn temper.

Smelling the tangy and rich fragrance, Nagi Hidari could not help picking up the chopsticks. He picked up a piece of white jade tofu covered with hot sauce and ground soybeans. He sent it to his mouth.

The first bite felt hot.

But immediately afterwards a strong, pungent spicy taste and numbness spread at the tip of the tongue. His entire mouth was swept away by this smell, and saliva was secreted sharply.

Hot and spicy complemented each other, and only in one bite, sweat faintly appeared on the forehead of Nagi Hidari.

Second bite, third bite, fourth bite…

Rina was amazed. Looking at her grandpa with an appetite, she swallowed quietly. 

Was it really delicious?

For a long time, Nagi Hidari put down the chopsticks and sat with his arms crossed. The upper body of the shirt was suddenly pulled open and revealed a strong and burly bronze body.

“This is…” Rina’s pupils shrunk.

‘Cloth burst!’ Xia Yu blurted out in his heart.

What the f*ck!

A dish with a score of only 70 in the system could make the king of chefs ‘cloth burst’?

At this time, Xia Yu doubtfully suspected the story of Food Wars.