Chapter 607

"No, what's wrong with you!"

Seeing Luvia appear in the judging seat, the magical Luvia, as a contestant, was dissatisfied.

No, I'm down here cooking, why did you run off to be a judge!

Luvia didn't want to answer this, only hoping her stomach could hold out.

Also, Luvia, are you really participating yourself? I don't even want to expose you.

Captain Dragonfly: "Alright, the competition time is three hours. Those who haven't finished when time is up will be automatically disqualified. Finally, the five judges will choose the best-tasting team to win."

"This is the distribution map of the ingredients; tell me if you need any kitchenware."

"Alright, now, let the competition begin!"

Following Captain Dragonfly's order, a crowd of contestants occupied a cooking station and began to think about what to make.

Feng Xi took the opportunity to observe the other contestants first.

He saw Gawain move first; he was participating alone and walked straight toward the potato section.

...This is a slacker, no need to worry about him.

Kirei Kotomine also moved, his target very clear: the chili section.

Once again, a moment of silence for Luvia's stomach; it seems he'll have to prepare stomach medicine for her after the competition today.

Medea... she shouldn't be able to find those strange things (Demonic God Pillars) to add to her cooking, right?

And Caster, why are you participating too?

I remember you are part of Chaldea's dark cooking group; no one dares to eat the food you make.

Because no one knows what Caster added to it.

On the other hand, Caren, when did you get mixed up with Bazett and Lancer?

Feng Xi scanned the area; the most threatening ones should be Emiya, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Suzuka Gozen.

Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou is undoubtedly the biggest opponent; after all, the Emiya family's food is not a joke.

Needless to say, Tamamo-no-Mae, that full-blown "wife" attribute is almost overflowing. As for Suzuka Gozen—

After all, she was evaluated by Beni-enma as having a lot of talent in cooking.

But, Beni-enma indicated that Suzuka Gozen is only good at making rough dishes and fails when it comes to delicate ones.

There are also Seeing Seeing Miyu, Fionn, and Mumei, who are also strong opponents.

This competition looks like it will be a fierce battle!

A moment later, everyone went to choose their ingredients.

Captain Dragonfly didn't announce a theme, which meant this competition was free-style; they could make whatever they wanted.

However, this stumped Feng Xi, because there was simply too much he could make.

Feng Xi: "Sakura, what do you think is good to make?"

Sakura: "Hehe, whatever Senior makes, I like."

Feng Xi: "(=_=)"

That's not what I'm asking you...

Forget it, I'll think of it myself.

Feng Xi took Sakura to the ingredient area, planning to look as he walked.

Looking at those fresh, green vegetables, Feng Xi was very satisfied.

As expected of something prepared by the system, they were no different from being just picked from the field, and they were all of the best quality.

After looking for a long time, Feng Xi decided to make his specialty: Zha Gan Gan Jiang Mian (Noodles with Soybean Paste).

Mainly because Feng Xi himself liked eating Zha Gan Gan Jiang Mian, so he had made it many times, and naturally, he was more proficient at it than other dishes.

First, he took a piece of pork belly, then seasonings like fermented black beans, soybean paste, and sweet bean sauce, as well as Reverse Reverse Reverse Side dishes like cucumber, carrots, and bean sprouts.

Of course, there was also the flour needed to make the noodles.

Three hours was more than enough to make handmade noodles.

Bringing all the materials back to the cooking station, he had Sakura help mince the meat and cut the vegetables, while Feng Xi began to knead the dough.

Half an hour had passed, and everyone else had decided what they were going to make.

Every team was proceeding in an orderly manner; of course, there were also some who were off-track.

"Astolfo, what are you doing!"

Seeing Astolfo throw ingredients directly into a pot that hadn't been turned on, Sieg was very helpless.

This pot of water is for blanching! (テ_デ)

"Eh? Isn't that how you do it?"

Astolfo looked confused.

"What you're talking about is how to make vegetable soup, and even if it's vegetable soup, the water hasn't boiled yet; who throws vegetables in directly?"

Charlemagne was also a bit helpless, saying: "It seems we have to redo it; fortunately, there is still plenty of time."

Stuck with a teammate like Astolfo whose brain short-circuits from time to time, what could they do? Of course, they had to forgive him.

"Illya, that's vinegar!"

The Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou team also almost had a problem.

Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou asked Illya to hand him the soy sauce, but who would have thought she would hand him a bottle of vinegar? Fortunately, he discovered it in time; otherwise, the dish would have been ruined.

"Oh my, sorry, I took the wrong one."

Seeing that her plan didn't succeed, Illya apologized insincerely.

That's right, she did it on purpose.

She didn't care about winning or losing; she just wanted to find some fun.

Emiya Emiya Emiya Shirou naturally saw through her thoughts, but what could he do?

This is his "sister" after all; if he doesn't spoil her, who will?

"Sizzle—"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Just then, a strong, spicy smell swept across the arena, causing everyone to cough incessantly.

It was Kirei Kotomine; this guy had already started to show his power.

Red sauce and tofu were rolling in the pot, forming a fiery landscape.

He even knew how to toss the pan; this guy really hasn't been idle all these years.

It was this domineering scene that made the judges feel a bit panicked.

Is that thing really meant for humans to eat?

Especially Luvia and Taiga Fujimura, the two humans, who already felt their stomachs aching.

"Is this guy making a biochemical weapon!"

Because the Rin Tohsaka team was relatively close to Kirei Kotomine, they were now suffering greatly, and all three of them were coughing with red eyes.

The Rin Tohsaka team consisted of Rin Tohsaka, Magical Rin, and Magical Illya.

It's over; they already felt their sense of smell had been destroyed. How can they cook now!

"Oh oh, it smells pretty good."

Of course, not everyone couldn't stand the Mapo Priest's masterpiece, for example, Arcueid.

She was instead intrigued by the Mapo Priest's cooking and wanted to learn a thing or two from him.

"Better not..."

Akiha Tohno and others around her immediately stopped her.

Just kidding, your "Explosive Mixed Okonomiyaki" is scary enough; if you learn from the Mapo Priest—

Are you trying to make murder food!

Because of the Mapo Priest's "troublemaking," others had more or less made some mistakes, but Feng Xi was not included.

As a Chinese person, he expressed that this level of spiciness was a piece of cake.

He had already made the noodles; next, he would leave the boiling of the noodles to Sakura, and he would start to simmer the Zha Gan Gan Jiang.

Green onions, ginger, minced meat, and sauce were added to the pot one after another and stir-fried; after the sauce fragrance came out, he added water starch to thicken it.

The oily, fragrant Zha Gan Gan Jiang was thus finished.

"Alright."

Just then, the Mapo Priest had also finished his cooking and brought it to the judging table.