Results of On-Site Training

"How could this be?! This guy!"

Etsuya Eizan stared at the glaring 3–0 score, then at the A5 beef prepared with Turkish Kebab techniques. The blow left him reeling.

He knew that since Xu Yue had dared to issue the challenge, he must have had sufficient confidence.

He could accept defeat, but a 3–0 loss without the slightest suspense or hesitation was something he had never imagined!

He had not expected to lose so thoroughly, so completely without any power to resist.

Most crucially, after tasting his opponent’s dish, he could not erase the feeling of wholehearted conviction.

It was as if he were about to convert. His thoughts had become utterly clear, yet for some reason, he wanted to blow something up.

"His Culinary Will has grown stronger again, and he has only experienced it once!"

"Perhaps it has something to do with the momentum he gained from winning the Autumn Election and then declaring war on the Elite Ten."

"Or perhaps the atmosphere of Moon Heaven Hall influenced him."

After recovering from that state of mind where they wanted to vent by blowing something up, the three judges led by Senzaemon could not help sighing in amazement.

This terrifying rate of growth was truly unimaginable!

It was absolutely unprecedented.

In the future, there would likely be no one in the world capable of contending with him. This man was destined to reach the pinnacle of the culinary world!

None of the three doubted this anymore.

"Food Wars! has concluded. I now announce that Etsuya Eizan will be removed from the Elite Ten beginning with the next council review. His position will be replaced by Xu Yue."

Senzaemon stepped forward to announce the end of the Food Wars!, while also using his authority as commander-in-chief to declare the change in the Elite Ten.

Normally, the appointment process for the Elite Ten was more complicated. It was not necessarily enough to simply put one’s seat up as the wager in a Food Wars!.

However, this time, an exception had been made.

"At the same time, the Autumn Election concludes today!"

Following Senzaemon’s announcement, Xu Yue immediately received a prompt.

Punishment mission completed. Return immediately? If no response is given within three seconds, return will be automatic. One...

"Not returning yet."

Xu Yue spoke the instant the countdown began. What a joke. He had not even obtained the miniaturized version of the World Will here yet. That benefit alone was no worse than an S-rank reward.

Moreover, the space was being far too shameless. This time, the timer had started from "one," making it sound as if it would count one, two, three.

But that would have been completely wrong. If one thought that way, one would probably be forcibly sent back while watching a mountain of gold slip away.

Because the space’s countdown had always gone from high to low and ended at one. This time, it had slowly included even the preceding mission-completion notification in the countdown.

It was truly shameless…

With the final announcement, the Autumn Election also came to an end. Xu Yue, Hayama Akira, and Yukihira Soma took another group photo together.

The spectators burst into enthusiastic applause and congratulations.

This time, everyone recognized them from the bottom of their hearts!

It was not merely that Xu Yue had won the Autumn Election. Even more terrifyingly, this champion had torn apart an Elite Ten member on the spot and domineeringly seized his seat.

How thrilling was that?

Nothing like it had happened since the academy’s founding, had it?

This was only the first semester of their first year, yet there were already two first-years among the Elite Ten. It truly was an unprecedented era.

And it was not only the two possessors of the God Tongue. Hayama Akira, who could manipulate aromas to perfection and whose methods surpassed even Xu Yue’s, as well as Yukihira Soma, who could carve a path through all obstacles and confront him head-on even with inferior ingredients, both possessed brilliance that could not be concealed.

"Looks like even if my thirty-three points got me through, I could only have stopped at the quarterfinals. Sigh…"

Someone crossed his arms and let out a dejected sigh. Why did heaven give rise to Yu when it had already given rise to Liang…

After the Autumn Election ended, life returned to normal.

Xu Yue discovered that as long as Yoshino Yuki and Sakaki Ryoko had not entered the Autumn Election’s top eight, then no matter how much he continued to nurture them, he could not successfully change the color of their names.

They had probably already lost their chance, unless he waited until their second year. But obviously, he could not remain here for that long.

For now, he focused on the four who had already been confirmed. Spending day and night deepening their bonds while training their culinary skills made his days quite fulfilling.

The stronger their abilities became, the higher the mission completion rating would be.

Not only would it affect the achievement missions, it would also affect the final settlement. It was equivalent to double the benefit.

During this period, those two Reincarnators also frequently came over to curry favor and cling to him.

Etsuya Eizan had already fallen, so naturally they had every reason to return to the embrace of their powerful backer.

Xu Yue naturally took them in as well.

At the same time, he was considering the space’s loan limits.

Given the space’s nature, it definitely would not make a losing deal. If it was willing to issue loans, that meant there was definitely profit to be made!

Where would it make that profit?

At first, Xu Yue had thought it might strip away their abilities or something similar.

But considering they had taken out multiple B-rank loans twice in a row and were still alive and kicking here, it was probably not as simple as merely stripping them of their abilities.

Most likely, the space had some other channel for recruiting laborers to repay their debts with their bodies.

If so, there should still be some potential left to exploit from them. It would be pretty good if he could squeeze out an A-rank reward.

After all, this was a Punishment mission. Anything he gained was profit.

After becoming one of the Elite Ten, Xu Yue had no interest whatsoever in the Elite Ten Council. It was not even a matter of attending sporadically—busy deepening bonds, he had not attended a single meeting. Other than Erina and Satoshi Isshiki, he had not even met the other Elite Ten members…

Erina soon took his position and became the last-ranked member of the Elite Ten, but Xu Yue did not care much about it.

Because next came on-site training…

They would intern directly at restaurants outside the academy. Each establishment required a week of training, during which they had to achieve noticeable results for the restaurant. This was not limited to pure culinary skill; they could also implement reforms in its systems.

It could be said that this was the period when Yukihira Soma and the others experienced their greatest growth in the original story.

But obviously, it held little meaning for Xu Yue himself. He still had many other things to do.

As for on-site training, he only needed to casually deal with it and pass…

With the God Tongue, God Nose, and God Eye all offering you advice at the same time, who would possibly be dissatisfied?

Obviously, no one…

Thanks to deliberate promotion, Xu Yue’s reputation for extraordinary talent had now spread throughout the entire culinary world.

His rise had been so rapid that he had quickly attained a status nearly equal to Erina’s!

This world relied more on pure deliciousness, so its business practices were still somewhat behind…

Mizuhara Fuyumi expressionlessly wiped the corner of her mouth with a napkin. Looking calmly at Xu Yue, she nodded and said,

"Now that the training is over, go back. Since I promised you, I will naturally follow through."

"Then thank you, Mizuhara-senpai."

Xu Yue smiled as he greeted the beautiful young woman with a somewhat expressionless face, then left her restaurant.

Whew, that was not easy. The sixth one is secured.

Graduates really were difficult to deal with.

After fighting several times in Moon Heaven Hall, Xu Yue had used the Culinary Will he absorbed to supplement himself. Combined with his innate talent for perception, he had still gone to great lengths and relied on clever tricks to defeat Mizuhara Fuyumi and Inui Hinako.

Then, he had spent the remaining time solidifying their relationships and getting the space to acknowledge them as qualified. This had been the main thing he accomplished during his training.

But the results were quite impressive.

Next, it depended on whether the plans ahead could proceed completely smoothly.

Still, even if there were some minor deviations, the gains he could obtain from this Punishment Space would already be enough!

He would definitely obtain the first S-rank evaluated scenario. The only question was whether he could farm out a second one…