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Third Person's POV
The previous day... In the afternoon...
BAM
The sound of a hand hitting the wall resonated around the nearly emptied room, as a boy was seated pinned to the wall as the girl had him frozen on his place, her eyes dangerous, her body language taunting, and her voice seductive.
"Oi... Are we gonna do it?" The blonde girl said as she glared daggers at the said boy, with a rather peculiar hair style.
"Let's do it..." The girl said leaning down more and more, her cleavage showing from the open buttons of her shirt, as the boy sunk down, more and more trying to retreat.
"Shokugeki..." She finished as she licked her lips, and the boy was silent, the only thing going through his mind is terror, his eyes widening in shock as the girl smirked.
The present...
"Good morning, Souma-kun... I need your help with something... Could you come out once you've changed?" The voice of Satoshi Isshiki was heard from the tube, at least that's what Souma thought as he opened his eyes.
"I stayed up last night, I'm dead tired, couldn't you ask somebody else?" Souma whined, you see Souma always had been the one to stay up late at night, either he is making a recipe, or just plain thinking, but last night, he was busy having a video call, with his girlfriend, once he got to sleep, especially when he got to change his room after the incident in his previous room 301, which he is moved to 303 after the agreement of the dorm mother, to put it simply, he was in a deep slumber, but the chilling voice of Satoshi Isshiki would have scared the shit out of everyone, and wake them up.
"Oh don't be like that, Souma-kun." Isshiki said as he opened a panel from Souma's ceiling, which indeed made Souma had a slight jump scare.
"That's where you were?!" He bursted out, as Isshiki laughed heartily and left him alone.
A few minutes later...
"So you were woken up too, Yukihira." Yuki laughed, as the both of them exited through the front door of the dorm.
"I take it you had the same fate as well, Yoshino." Souma yawned out as he stretched his arms. "So we have to help with something?" He asked as the both of them walked to the direction of the garden of the dorm.
"We're gonna help with harvesting, at the garden." Yuki said as she stretched her arms as well, although she seemed rather cheerful.
"Wow, you guys also grow your own veggies?" Souma asked, as he rubbed his eyes, still feeling the sleepiness, as the cold air hit his face.
"Road to good food, is paved with good ingredients, that's our dorm's motto, that is." Yuki explained as they walked side by side.
"Ibusaki make his own smoke wood for his own use." Yuki said as she pointed to Shun who was using a chainsaw to cut a log of wood.
"Ryoko, who specializes in dishes using rice malt has her own work space." Yuki explained further, as Souma listened carefully.
"And I want to breed a special Polar Star chicken, so I'm breeding some cage free right now." She continued as they walked by the chickens Yuki was talking about.
"And finally, this is the lot where we manage with Isshiki-senpai as the leader, where we grow over ten kinds of vegetables!" Yuki exclaimed enthusiastically as they turned the corner, reaching the garden, and Souma was in awe as he scanned the garden.
But he stopped when he saw the silhouette of a certain senpai working in the middle of the garden.
"Good morning, Souma-kun, Yoshino-kun!" Isshiki greeted, as Souma and Yoshino was dumbstruck at his attire. "Morning labor is good for the spirit, let's swear together!" Isshiki said as he approached them, only wearing a white fundoshi, with a pair of boots, as he held a hoe over his shoulder.
'It fits him, really well.' Souma thought as the said male stopped infront of the two.
"Welcome to the Polar Star Garden, or you can also call it, The Isshiki Garden." Isshiki said as he put his hoe down, smiling at the two, although the introduction was more to Souma.
"Souma-kun." A rather enthusiastic Megumi called as she approached the group bringing a basket of harvested crops.
"Oh, Tadokoro, you're here too." Souma greeted as he looked at Megumi, wearing a full farmer outfit, with overalls, and a straw hat.
"Look, Isshiki-senpai grew all these vegetables, don't they look delicious?" Megumi asked as she showed them what's inside the basket.
"You know, your presence here is really soothing..." Souma said, giving her a gentle smile.
"Yeah, Megumi is a breath of fresh air in Polar Star." Along with Yuki as they let out a sigh of relief, much to the confusion of a dumbfounded Megumi.
"Here, try some." Isshiki said as he gave Souma a cleaned freshly harvested tomato, to which he accepted, and took a bite.
"Woah, it's plump and super sweet, I wish I had this back in my place! How did you get it to such a high quality?!" Souma exclaimed in joy as he enjoyed every single bite of it.
"Well, it takes a lot of my time, I haven't been able to attend classes lately." Isshiki sweatdropped as he scratched the back of his head.
'Don't you have your priorities backwards?' Souma though as he sweatdropped as well.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." Ryoko and Shun arrived as Ryoko waved at them, walking side by side with Shun.
And so the Polar Star Dorm began to do their morning labor, as they had their fun under the sun, harvesting their crops together as they laughed and enjoyed the time they spent.
"Woah, this is delicious too!" Souma exclaimed, as he took a bite of a piece of cabbage.
"Come on, you're just eating." Megumi whined as she wiped her sweat, making Souma laugh, and she shook her head as she went ahead and washed her hands, taking out a basket from the dorm.
"Everyone, it's breakfast time!" Megumi called much to everyone's relief as they stopped doing their activities all together.
"Finally... My back is killing me..." Yuki said as she stood up stretching her back.
"Ah... I'm starving." Ryoko said as she followed Yuki to the table where Megumi already set the table with their breakfast.
"You made these, Tadokoro?" Souma asked as he walked to the table.
"Yeah, you guys must be hungry. Dig right in." Megumi said as everyone gathered around the table, as Ryoko and Yuki's eyes were sparkling.
"I see, it's the Tadokoro Three Rice Balls Special." Isshiki said as he scanned the food served on the table.
"This is great, rice balls are perfect after fieldwork." Souma said with a grin.
"Itadakimasu." Everyone said together as they took their portion of food.
"So delicious!" Yuki exclaimed as she took a bite of a riceball. "This one is salt and green onion right? You seasoned cooked chicken tenderloin with it, and brushed it on the rice ball, the saltiness really does a number on your appetite!" Yuki exclaimed as she took another bite.
"You would want salt after hard labor." Ryoko said as she ate her riceball with a satisfied smile.
"This must be kelp, a classic rice ball recipe." Isshiki said as he could smell the kelp on it. "What's this? Kelp simmered in soy and cheese?!" Isshiki exclaimed, surprised as he took a bite of riceball, and the filling gushed into his mouth.
"That's right, the heavy sweet flavour of the kelp works surprisingly well with cheese." Megumi explained with a smile, as she watched the male enjoying the food she made.
"So, what's the last one?!" Souma asked enthusiastically as he picked it up, and took a bite. "Delicious, the garlic flavour rocks!" He exclaimed overjoyed as he ate it.
"This one is pork marinated in garlic, after seeing you use the honey in class the other day, I decided to try something based on that, I marinated boiled pork in a marinade of garlic, miso, sake, and honey, it goes really well with rice, So I chopped it up and put it into the rice balls." Megumi explained as Souma nodded his head joyfully, eating the rice ball with a smile on his face.
"Oh, there's also barley and roasted green tea as well, have as much as you'd like." Megumi offered as they poured their chosen drink into their individual cups, and they took a chug, and heaved a relaxed sigh.
"This is the appeal of Tadokoro-chan's cooking, it soothes everyone." Isshiki said with a blush on his cheeks, feeling the warmth of the food.
"The chicken isn't dry, the pork is tender, it shows the care she put, when cooking these." Souma pointed out as he turned to look at Megumi. "Why can't you cook like this in class?" He asked nonchalantly, which felt like an arrow has struck Megumi on the heart.
"I have always had stage fright issues, whenver I'm nervouse, I blank out, and fail at everything..." Megumi said with a depressed aura around her.
"Oh... That's tough..." Souma said as he stared at her.
"You should try to relax more when you're cooking, Tadokoro-chan." Isshiki advised giving her a gentle smile.
"Yeah, you would make a good chef and a good wife, Megumi." Yuki pointed out with a smile to bring her spirit up.
"You think so?" Megumi asked, and Yuki nodded her head vigorously in response.
"I know so." Yuki reassured as she put her hands on her hips, whilst smiling. "By the way, aren't you looking for a research society, Yukihira?" She asked as they finished their work, in the gardens, walking back into the dorm.
"Well, I just talked about it yesterday with Megumi, I want to check out the Don club, I thought yesterday, when the flyers were distributed we could go check it out, but after yesterday's classes, I completely forgot about it." Souma explained catching the whole group's attention, along with Megumi who was nodding her head the whole time.
"I guess it really does..." Yuki commented, as Souma grinned in response.
"Anyways, let's get ready, and get going, Megumi!" Souma exclaimed as he ran ahead of the group.
"H-huh?! Wait!" Megumi called as shs frantically chased after him, while the others laughed at the scene.
It's Le Time Skip
"Wait, let me recheck as to what clubs there are." Souma said as he walked over to the board where the flyers of the clubs were displayed. "There are definitely alot of cuisines..." Souma muttered as he scanned over the flyers displayed.
"There are, but pick whichever would suit you, for me, I am already a member of the Regional Cooking Research Society." Megumi said to which Souma nodded.
"I guess I'm not changing my mind, though I don't know if I really want to join one." Souma said, as he thought of his daily schedule, not yet including the time he would spend giving Erina her portion of his time.
"Eh? So what's the point of you wanting to check the research society?" Megumi asked curiously, tilting her head.
"Maybe I could get some new recipes for my diner, you know." Souma said as he shrugged his shoulders, and Megumi sighed as she nodded her head. "Alright, let's go and check it out." Souma said as he walked ahead of her, as she followed him to the designated location of the clubroom.
"According to the flyer, this should be the location." Souma said as he stopped infront of a room, slowly sliding the door open, but what came to view, made Megumi almost fainted.
"Who is that...?" Souma asked, pointing at the pale guy, sitting on a chair in the middle of the room, he swore he could see the guy's soul just floating above his head.
"You should go... The Don RS is about to be history..." The guy said gloomily, his unnaturally long pompadour, fell limp as he remained in his position, the depressing aura around him intensifying.
"Umm... I don't know what's going on but... I'm Souma Yukihira, and this is Megumi Tadokoro, we went here to check on the Don RS." Souma introduced them as the guy glanced at them for a brief moment.
"Yukihira and Tadokoro, was it? I'm Kanichi Konishi, I'm a second year here in Tootsuki, also I'm the president of the Don RS." The guy named Kanichi, introduced himself, although the gloomy aura he has around him hasn't subsided.
"You okay, senpai? You look pretty depressed." Souma asked as he rose a brow at the appearance of the older student.
"Laugh at me all you want, I couldn't save the Don RS." Kanichi said as he became more depressed, his gaze straight to the floor.
"Are these perhaps recipe collections?" Megumi asked as she picked up a book, out of the many sprawled all over the floor.
"They're recipes made by the Don RS." Kanichi answered in a mutter.
"Let's have a look." Souma said as he took the book from Megumi's hands. "It goes from the mainstream to the off-beat ones, these recipes are jazzed up with creativity, It's all interesting, Why'd you have to shut down?" Souma asked in a wonder as he flipped through the pages, his eyes scanning over the recipes.
In an instant Kanichi's body sprang to life as he stood up abruptly, along with his pompadour which was limp just a while ago, sprang up.
"You understand us, Yukihira?!" Kanichi asked as he bawled his eyes out, tears streaming like a waterfall down his face.
'He's crying?!' Souma thought in panic as Kanichi took a hold of his shoulders.
"Don has a functional beauty which consists of speed, taste, and affordability, which mans up in a bowl, it is a dish for men who fight!" He exclaimed with raging spirits. "As a man, I... Can't die until I make the ultimate Don!" He continued with flames ablaze in his eyes.
"He is surprisingly in high spirits now." Megumi whispered to Souma, which only he could nod his head in agreement.
"If only... Nakiri Erina didn't exist..." Kanichi started as he sat back down on his chair.
"Nakiri?" Souma asked, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Yeah, this is how she works, first, she will propose to the council to cut the budget or decrease the alloted space of the group she doesn't like. Then strongarms them to vote for an agreement, which corners the group to only one option, Shokugeki." Kanichi explained as he gazed at the floor, as Souma and Megumi listened closely to what he has got to say.
'Sounds like her...' Souma thought on the back off his head, as he could envision her actions.
"In return of accepting the Shokugeki, she would make even extreme demands, and in the end get things her way. This is how she expands her sphere of influence, once my members discovered that the opponent is one of her lackeys, they fled." He continued, his depression coming back to him, as he slumped on the chair.
"Then, are you going to face with Nakiri?" Souma asked as he looked at the sitting figure in front of him.
"Tha-" He was about to respond when a group of men in all grey entered the room, with clipboards on their hands, roaming around the room, followed by a blonde dark-skinned girl.
"Rather then a renovation, it would be faster to raze the whole place down, and start from scratch." One of the guys said to the girl, as Kanichi was in a panic mode, trying to stop them.
"What are you doing Ikumi Mito?!" He turned his attention to the girl, as the girl gave him a glance and smirked.
"What? I just came to do a quick survey, since I already know the outcome of what's going to happen." The girl now identified as Ikumi Mito, said as she cornered Kanichi to a wall, and kicked her feet to the wall, landing right beside him. "As Erina-sama said, it doesn't matter how much work you put into a don, it will stay as a B-class gourmet food. Tootsuki has no need of food like that. That's what she said." Ikumi said with a smirk, to this Souma got aggravated as he gritted his teeth.
"Well, it's a different story if you think you could beat me, do you get it now, Mr. RS leader? We don't need you club here." She taunted as she leaned down, facing him straight face to boobs.
"Damn you, Nikumi." He muttered, as he turned his face away, and in a flash, the front of his pompadour was cut, as Ikumi had her butcher's knife out, above his head.
"My name is Ikumi not Nikumi, don't you dare call me that again." Ikumi threatened as she seethed it back into it's seeth on her hip.
"Wait, she's you opponent?" Megumi asked, emphasizing the subject.
"Who's she?" Souma asked, curious of the girl which currently was acting like a tyrant.
"She is Ikumi Mito, also known as the Meat Master. She always had high ratings ever since middle school, particularly in her meat dishes, she always had straight A's on anything meat related, it's said her knowledge on meat is top-notch even on Tootsuki standards." Megumi explained as Souma listened in interest as the two glanced at what's happening over with Ikumi and Kanichi.
"No matter what dish you create, it won't ever beat my super high quality meat!" She exclaimed as Kanichi was stunned in front of her, to this Souma intervened.
"I think you give cooking a bad name, if what you care about is only of the price of your ingredients." Souma commented as he stepped in front of her, making her take a few steps back from him. "Senpai, could you let me handle this Shokugeki?" Souma asked as he put a hand on Kanichi's shoulder, slightly glaring at Ikumi.
"Who the hell are you? Outsiders should stay out!" Ikumi exclaimed, but then her eyes widened. "Wait... you're the transfer student, I've been wanting to talk to you... I guess you got some confidence in your skills if you butt in into someone's Shokugeki like that." She said as she gave him a sharp look.
"Well, how about this, we do it on your turf, so it's a meat dish, but I'll win though." Souma said as he looked at her unfazed.
"Then if I win, asshole, would you be willing to leave Tootsuki? If you don't got the balls to do so then don't talk so b-"
"Alright." Souma answered which caught her offguard as she was dumbstruck. "Then if you lose, you'd have to join Don RS. You'd have to contribute on expanding Don culture, consider it penance for bothering us." He continued which now caught Megumi and Kanichi dumbstrucked.
"You really think you could win against me?" Ikumi asked with an amused grin.
"You think of yourself so highly? What's so special about you? You're just another stepping stone." Souma said with cold eyes, and Ikumi staggered a bit as she looked away.
"That's it for today contractors." She hollered which made the contractors walk out of the room. "Then the main ingredient would be meat, the dish itself would be don. The Shokugeki will be held in 3 days." Ikumi said as she walked out.
'I'm glad Erina-sama gave me this task, I'll show that transfer student the pleasure of meat.' Ikumi thought in her mind, as she walked down the hallway.
"Why'd you do that Yukihira?" Kanichi asked in surprise of the events that has occured.
"Oh, the way she was saying that pricey ingredients was everything in cooking, kind of pissed me off as a diner brat." Souma said as he walked to one of the books on the floor. "Besides, I think this RS is too good to just let go." Souma said as he held one of the recipe books, and in response what's left of Kanichi's pompadour rose up.
"But you do have a plan right?" Megumi asked as she was concerned of him.
"I'll think one up." Souma answered and Megumi was dumbstruck once again, although in her mind she was already expecting it. "But before that..." Souma muttered as he thought back on what Ikumi said about what Erina said.
'I swear, that girl... I'll teach her a lesson...' Souma thought, as he opened up his phone.
"I'll be coming tonight." -Souma
It read as Souma sent the message to Erina, as he grinned, and shut his phone, putting it back in his pocket.
Hey, how's it going, my dear beloved readers, well I'll make a quick announcement that my One Shots story, has been published with the title, Shokugeki No Souma ONE SHOTS, yes, it's finally out, like a week ago, don't forget to check it out, It's M rated same as this one, for the same reasons. Anyway, tell me what you think about this chapter, down in the comment section, your support has been massively amazing, we would be hitting 500 follows soon! Thank you guys, so much!
That's all, see you guys in another chapter. Author Out.