A Special Food Wars! Challenge Technique

"So delicious! More, I want more!"

"Ah, it’s so expensive, but I can’t care about that now!"

Many of the customers lining up in front of Xu Yue had originally been waiting for seats at Momo Akanekubo’s dessert shop next door.

But faced with that utterly unfair aroma, they simply could not control their legs as they walked over.

"Hey, what are you going over there for? The taste of a little stall like that is so low-class."

An office lady swallowed as she smelled the fragrance, yet still reached out to hold back her best friend, who was about to head over.

"We’re lining up anyway, aren’t we? Just one taste, only one."

Her friend’s cheeks had already flushed red. Fragrant sweat covered her body, and even her breathing had grown a little ragged.

She could no longer endure this smell.

"Just one, okay? Only one taste. Look at that grilled meat, it looks so dirty. And those cracked eggs, all sticky in your hands. So low-class…"

The office lady could no longer bear the fragrance either, so she went along with her friend to give it a try.

The instant the food entered their mouths, both women let out soft gasps almost at the same time.

That dirty-looking grilled meat… they wanted it to dirty them just like that. Those sticky eggs ought to be poured all over their bodies…

What kind of flavor was this? It was far too unfair…

With those two beauties serving as living proof, Xu Yue’s line naturally grew longer and longer. Moreover, he made his food by the dozen at a time, so both his production and sales speed far surpassed the other shops in the Third District.

And yet he was charging Third District prices!

Naturally, the people who came to spend in the Third District did not care much about such prices. They could afford them easily enough.

The aroma of spices drew people in, while the clothes-bursting beauty that followed after eating the dishes immediately attracted countless onlookers and customers…

Momo Akanekubo had been busily making her desserts the entire time.

Desserts could be baked in fairly substantial batches, so her speed had originally been quite fast in the high-end First District. Coupled with her high prices—

Her income had been considerably higher than that of the other students.

Yet when she finished another batch of new desserts, she discovered with surprise that two desserts from the previous batch had still failed to sell.

That was completely beyond her expectations.

Even though she worked quickly, there had always been even more customers buying!

Otherwise, there would not constantly have been lines.

When she told her shop assistant to watch the store and prepared to find out what was happening, she realized she did not need to investigate at all.

The long line directly across from her shop entrance was the best explanation.

And the people who had eaten the dishes from across the way all seemed incredibly excited and fanatical, as if they were about to march through the streets carrying torches.

Even Momo Akanekubo felt her saliva production accelerate as that fragrance drifted into her nose, instantly moistening her mouth and throat.

It was that first-year newcomer!

That guy who had not shown himself even once since becoming one of the Elite Ten!

What an annoying little brat~

For a moment, Momo Akanekubo angrily tore her little bear to pieces.

Though she had already torn it apart once while making pastries earlier…

With the unfair advantage of spices, along with the fighting spirit conveyed by Turkish Kebab, Xu Yue’s first day of sales steadily surpassed Momo Akanekubo’s by a narrow margin, earning him first place in the Third District!

Xu Yue could feel that the dessert loli, who had angrily ripped her little bear apart, had been hiding in a corner and staring at him with dark eyes…

In contrast, Yukihira Soma ranked dead last in the Second District in sales, suffering a massive deficit.

If this continued, he would be expelled.

"Xu Yue’s grilled meat is so good."

As evening fell and the school festival began closing its stalls, Yukihira Soma came to Xu Yue’s stall, chewing on the remaining meat as he spoke indistinctly.

As he spoke, he handed Xu Yue one of his pepper buns and asked him for some advice.

"The flavor is already good. It’s enough to attract customers. But don’t you think it’s a little too monotonous? Even I used two dishes."

Xu Yue handed him a Tea Egg.

After eating the Tea Egg, Yukihira Soma revealed a thoughtful expression.

"Yeah, that’s right. What else should I add…?"

"That’s for you to think about. Just don’t get expelled."

As Xu Yue spoke, he began packing up his stall.

First place in the Third District on the first day, and dead last in the Second District on the first day. In this clash between newcomer and senior, it was impossible to say who had won or lost…

On the second day, without any suspense, Xu Yue took first place again. The gap in sales was even greater than it had been on the first day.

It even made Momo Akanekubo personally line up at Xu Yue’s stall and eat his dishes.

"How about it, Senior? If you agree to my Food Wars! challenge, I wouldn’t mind giving up a day’s sales."

Xu Yue crouched down beside Momo Akanekubo, who had eaten his food and was leaning against his stall, panting softly with a trace of glistening moisture at the corner of her mouth. He looked at her with a faint smile as he spoke.

After defeating Eizan, he had absorbed quite a bit more Culinary Will, further perfecting his chef’s heart.

His culinary skills were growing every moment!

Momo Akanekubo pressed her rosy lips together as she looked at Xu Yue, her feelings heavy.

Based on those two dishes alone, she no longer had any certainty of victory.

Perhaps he had even more powerful dishes.

Were first-years really this strong now?

"As long as you agree, it doesn’t matter even if the theme is desserts."

Xu Yue reached out and wiped away that glistening trace from the dessert loli’s mouth. His expression was utterly unconcerned.

It was as if the Food Wars! theme did not matter at all.

The message was crystal clear in Momo Akanekubo’s heart: even in the field you were best at, I could still crush you with ease…

"Little Xu Yue, I heard you got Momo to agree to a Food Wars! match with you. And with Terunori Kuga too, are you going to have two consecutive Elite Ten battles soon?"

Rindou Kobayashi was chewing on one of Yukihira Soma’s pepper buns. Carrying bags full of snacks, she walked up to Xu Yue’s stall and spoke while chewing.

Throughout the entire school festival, Rindou Kobayashi had not intended to set up a stall at all. Instead, she was determined to eat at every stall over the five days.

It was impossible to imagine what kind of dimensional stomach she had.

The way she nibbled on food with her little canine teeth showing was quite lovely as well.

"Senior Kobayashi has made it to the Third District too. I wonder whether you’ve considered my previous proposal?"

Xu Yue casually spoke while continuing to cook at his stall.

"Huh? Two Elite Ten members already want to have Food Wars! with you. Do you want to add me in too?"

Rindou Kobayashi pointed at herself with a slender finger, her face full of confusion.

"How about it, Senior? Would you like to try my wild game delicacy? This time, I specially brought out my treasured ingredients for you."

Xu Yue cut off a piece of grilled meat, plated it, and handed it to Rindou Kobayashi.

He had gone through great hardship to obtain these ingredients from Shennongjia, using a Wood Clone marked with Flying Thunder God!

"This is… snake meat?"

Rindou Kobayashi sniffed the meat Xu Yue offered her, astonishment appearing on her face.

She was an expert in wild game delicacies herself, so she could naturally identify it with ease.

But…

How huge did that snake have to be for you to grill it like this…