Chapter 608

"This..."

Looking at the red mess on the plate, all five judges felt numb.

What is this magma-like thing!

"Special Mapo, please taste."

Kirei Kotomine crossed his arms and looked at the judges expressionlessly.

However, if you observed carefully, you could see the arc of his mouth gradually turning upward.

"This guy, as expected, is a dangerous person in every world..."

Archer looked at the Mapo Tofu in front of him, his expression as if facing a formidable enemy.

He now seriously suspected that this guy wanted to poison them to death.

"Cough, cough..."

Captain Dragonfly was also a bit embarrassed, but he still bit the bullet and reminded them: "Judges, please taste as soon as possible; if you don't eat even one bite, you cannot give a score."

Hearing Captain Dragonfly's words, the arc of Kirei Kotomine's mouth grew even larger.

"Priest, could this be your plan..."

Archer looked deeply at Kirei Kotomine.

If you don't eat, you can't give the other party a score; if you eat, there might be a threat to your life, and perhaps your taste buds will be destroyed, making it impossible to taste the other contestants' cooking—

This is a conspiracy!

Priest, is this also within your calculations!

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

It was impossible not to eat now; Taiga Fujimura decided to act as the vanguard, picked up a spoon, dug up a spoonful of "red brick," tremblingly brought it to her mouth, and then—

Like the "wind blows, the Yi River is cold," she put it into her mouth.

"Bang!!!"

In an instant, Taiga felt a terrifying spicy bomb explode in her mouth, the concept of "spicy" rushing straight to her crown, causing her to roll her eyes and almost faint.

However, relying on her tenacious willpower, Taiga Fujimura pressed against the table and successfully held on.

As expected of a tiger!

This scene surprised even Kirei Kotomine.

Amazing, he didn't expect to meet an opponent today.

And seeing Taiga Fujimura's state, the others swallowed their saliva and also scooped up a spoonful of Mapo Tofu.

"...Risk it!"

Luvia decided to cut the Gordian knot, so she stomped her foot, gritted her teeth, and put the dish into her mouth—

"Bang!!!"

The next second, Luvia's head slammed heavily onto the table, and she was silent.

This scene scared the remaining three so much that they almost threw their spoons away.

This is not cooking! This is deadly poison...

No, even deadly poison wouldn't Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take effect this fast!

Merlin immediately secretly cast a taste-numbing magic on himself, but he didn't know one thing—

One bite of Mapo Tofu down, Merlin down!

Spicy is pain...

"Damn it, Lord Merlin..."

Artoria looked at the "fallen" Merlin, her eyes full of unwillingness.

This was the first time she had felt a sense of rejection toward food.

But now the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

"Awoo... Pfft!!!"

One bite of Mapo Tofu down, Artoria successfully awakened her Red Dragon bloodline—she started breathing fire!

Then, she followed in Merlin's footsteps, and the two of them went to Avalon together.

"Gulp..."

Seeing that three had "fallen" and one was "seriously injured," Archer looked at the Mapo Tofu in his spoon even more conflicted.

"What's wrong, judge? If you don't eat it, it will get cold."

Kirei Kotomine whispered like a devil: "If the deliciousness is lost because it gets cold, I won't acknowledge your judgment."

"Shut up!"

Glaring at him angrily, Archer could only put the Mapo Tofu into his mouth with the mentality of facing death.

"Boom!!!"

Although he had made sufficient psychological preparations, Archer's brain still crashed in an instant, and he collapsed.

"Holy cow! A pentakill!"

The crowd below saw this scene and were stunned.

You knocked out all the judges; what are we supposed to do?

Oh, there's still one Taiga Fujimura standing.

As expected of Taiga-nee!

Understood, Kirei Kotomine's intentions are sinister.

If the judges can't judge anymore, then isn't he the only one left for first place!

What a despicable priest!

Fortunately, Captain Dragonfly acted in time, taking out a pile of milk and yogurt and pouring it into the judges' mouths.

A few minutes later, the five judges felt like they had come back to life, swaying as they regained their senses.

They all felt like they had been to hell.

Especially Luvia, who now had a complete fear of red food.

"Out!"

Without any hesitation, the five judges collectively eliminated Kirei Kotomine.

This bastard's murder food doesn't even need to be scored!

And the Mapo Priest wasn't dissatisfied with being eliminated; he was already pleased anyway.

Hmm, he could try to research double the spiciness.

"Alright, next, please taste my cooking."

After Kirei Kotomine stepped down, a tall figure rushed up; it was Gawain.

And seeing the pot of mashed potatoes Gawain was holding, Artoria was speechless at first, but quickly returned to normal.

She had already tasted the hellish Mapo; what was a mere mashed potato?

"King, this is my latest improvement, please taste it."

Gawain put the pot in front of Artoria with great anticipation; this feeling really made him nostalgic.

He remembered that during his lifetime, he often asked the King to taste the new mashed potato flavors he researched.

That was truly a beautiful time—

The other four: "..."

Hey, hey, what about ours?

Did you misunderstand something, kid!

Merlin reacted quickly, dividing the mashed potatoes into bowls for everyone, and leaving the rest for our King.

And afterward, everyone ate with relish.

Especially our King, whose way of eating the mashed potatoes in big mouthfuls gave Gawain great satisfaction.

Is Gawain's mashed potato really that delicious—of course not!

It's precisely because Gawain's mashed potatoes were too ordinary, or even bland, that they happened to soothe the taste buds of the five judges that had been damaged by the hellish Mapo.

It can only be said that your timing for serving the dish was excellent.

When scoring, 20 points each, Gawain directly received 80 points of friendship.

Gawain should give Kirei Kotomine a thumbs up for this.

Artoria also gave Gawain a thumbs up; this kid finally learned to be good this time and didn't add any strange ingredients to the mashed potatoes.