God’s X

Aoki Daigo lay on the floor with a look of utter satisfaction, his eyes unfocused, drool hanging from the corner of his mouth. He looked completely ruined, twitching every now and then.

The sight was rather blinding.

His face was practically screaming, "My life has been worth it."

Yukihira Soma had come to Xu Yue this time specifically to experience his own shortcomings, so he had brought out his strongest current ability.

Aoki Daigo, serving as the taste tester, had instantly had all his defenses shattered, both body and mind surrendering.

"Huh? Wasn’t he supposed to point out my shortcomings?"

Yukihira Soma’s face was full of regret.

In order to improve his Cooking Technique, Yukihira Soma worked desperately hard and never let any opportunity for improvement slip by.

Naturally, he welcomed having one more person offer him advice.

He did not fear failure or deny his flaws. That was why Yukihira Soma grew stronger with every battle.

Uh… it was just a pity that, as the captain of the cheer squad and the weakest member of Polar Star Dormitory, Aoki Daigo also had the poorest ability to appreciate food.

After eating Yukihira Soma’s dish, other than thinking it tasted good, he had no thoughts left. He had entered sage mode.

"Probably just tired."

Xu Yue smiled as he ate the free food bite by bite, offering a reply at the same time.

"That really is a pity. So, Yue, how was my dish this time?"

After feeling slightly disappointed, Yukihira Soma immediately focused all his attention on Xu Yue again, his expression burning with anticipation.

This time, he had brought out the strongest ability he could currently achieve.

"Strange. There’s a flavor I’ve never tasted before. It’s very distinctive. It should have a slight stink to it, but it’s completely covered by a unique, rich aroma of its own. That perfectly balanced flavor stimulation gives this steak a distinctive character."

Xu Yue spoke with some confusion as he tasted it.

With Primal Sense, as long as Xu Yue wanted to, he could continuously amplify his senses in specific areas. His sensitivity in every aspect could far surpass that of ordinary people!

Individually, he might not necessarily be stronger than the God Tongue or the God Nose.

But taken together, combined with the sensory boost from his sixth sense, they could definitely reach a rather terrifying level.

He could even break down and analyze every category of flavor in a dish with complete precision!

Therefore, after gaining a certain foundation in cooking, he had also been able to offer Yukihira Soma some help when asking him for guidance before.

Uh…

It was just that Xu Yue still had many gaps in the range of flavors he had tasted. For many flavors, he knew such a taste existed, but did not know what ingredients or methods had produced it.

That was why he was also happy whenever Yukihira Soma came to him to taste-test dishes. The more outstanding the chef, the more diverse the flavor variations and harmonies they could create. Combined with his questions, it could quickly expand his flavor palette.

That was why he had given such an odd answer.

"Haha! As expected of Yue. That’s a specially acquired secret coffee bean called cat—"

Smack~

Xu Yue directly smeared a plate of food resembling sweet-and-sour ribs, though made mainly with beef tenderloin, across Yukihira Soma’s face.

Then, after straightening his clothes, he rose and left the kitchen.

Only letting you sleep outside for one day really was my miscalculation!

Sure enough, I’m not good at dealing with this kind of absurd personality that is too unpredictable and impossible to read…

As he walked past Yukihira Soma, Xu Yue still gave the advice he had wanted to hear this time.

"In terms of flavor pairing, you’ve already done quite well. But since you have these coffee beans, there’s no need to add that small amount of powdered sugar. If you’re worried that the rich bitterness of the coffee beans will ruin the overall flavor, you can add a small amount of honey instead, but you must control the quantity carefully. Also, you can try replacing the olive oil with tea seed oil…"

Clatter~

The plate on Yukihira Soma’s face fell to the ground.

His face was covered in thick black sauce, but he was now considering Xu Yue’s suggestion.

Xu Yue could not offer much advice regarding heat control and technique at the moment, but his opinions on combining and selecting ingredients were exceptionally pertinent.

For an ordinary chef, being able to make simple dishes such as coffee-braised beef or coffee-stewed ribs with such an unusual ingredient as coffee beans would already be impressive.

Only someone with Yukihira Soma’s ability could perfectly combine even more seasonings and fuse them into the incomparably delicious flavor before them.

Yet even so, Xu Yue had still found its flaw…

Aoki Daigo also woke up at just the right moment.

Well, he had bragged too much at the beginning, and afterward he could not back down, so he could only pretend to be dead.

But he had never expected that the guy supposedly new to the culinary world could find a way to improve a dish he considered perfect!

It was simply unimaginable!

Looking at Yukihira Soma’s expression, Aoki Daigo knew the suggestion was not nonsense. It really was feasible.

No way, was this guy a monster?

Wait, I seem to have heard a legend like this somewhere before…

"What? You’re saying Xu Yue might possess the God Tongue?"

"How is that possible? Do you think the God Tongue grows on trees?"

"Two God Tongues in the same era?"

At the evening party welcoming Yukihira Soma, amid the cheerful atmosphere, the moment Aoki Daigo voiced his speculation, the scene fell silent. Then everyone began exclaiming in disbelief.

Their expressions were more exaggerated than the last.

"It’s absolutely true. If you don’t believe me, just ask him directly. You can ask Yukihira too."

Aoki Daigo pounded his chest and spoke with complete conviction.

The others’ gazes automatically focused on Yukihira Soma and Xu Yue.

"Huh? I don’t know what this God Tongue thing is, but Yue is amazing. Every time he tastes my food, he can find subtle flaws in the flavors. Haha, he’s only been learning cooking for a very short time."

Yukihira Soma scratched his head, seeming not to understand why everyone wore such expressions.

Was that strange?

The truly horrifying thing was that a guy who had studied cooking for less than ten days had reached this level. Wasn’t being able to analyze flavors after tasting a dish only natural?

He could even watch you cook a dish once and learn the method…

Faced with their gazes and questions, Xu Yue also gave an appropriately embarrassed smile.

"Well, I’m not really sure either. In any case, all five of my senses are indeed quite a bit sharper than those of ordinary people."

After the two of them provided this indirect confirmation, combined with the definition Satoshi Isshiki had given earlier—that this guy might have been studying cooking for less than a year—

Everyone gradually reached a shocking conclusion similar to Aoki Daigo’s.

It seemed that only the existence of such a reason could explain why his culinary skills had advanced by leaps and bounds in such a short time!

Another God Tongue—this was simply unbelievable!

Then, the eyes of every Polar Star member attending the gathering gradually began to glow green as they looked at Xu Yue.

That young lady had far too many dishes to taste every day, and they could not even get in line. Now that they had a ready-made one right in the dormitory, shouldn’t they make full use of him and squeeze every bit of value out of him?

Ahem~ Not squeeze him dry. They needed to determine whether he really was a God Tongue. If he was, they should help train him as well!

Hadn’t Yukihira Soma said it? Xu Yue still had many flavors he had never tasted and did not know what ingredients or circumstances created them.

They had an obligation to help their dorm mate!

Uh, with everyone glaring at him with such fiery eyes, Xu Yue found it hard to say that his sharpest sense was actually his eyesight…

Two chapters done!

I’m awesome~