Chapter 365 272 Chef God Candidate Examination? Divine Knife Showdown?
After rushing into Hakuto's room and seeing that he was unharmed, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Hakuto put the Da Xia Long Que into his storage ring.
"We thought a fight had broken out in here, so we came in. So, what's going on?"
Tifa looked at Hakuto. The aura that had exploded from Hakuto's room earlier had sent a chill down everyone's spine, especially the sharp sensation that felt like a knife at their backs.
"Ah, I just got a new blade and couldn't help but want to test it out. It's nothing serious. Let's go out and eat breakfast first."
No one asked how Hakuto had gotten the blade. Seeing that he was fine, everyone felt relieved. When Hakuto came out for breakfast, Megumi hesitated for a moment, then said to him, "Um, I found out where Satan is."
"Oh? Where?"
Hakuto didn't care how Megumi had found Satan's whereabouts. He just wanted to know where Satan was. Once he killed Satan, the danger to Megumi would be resolved.
"The Vatican."
Hakuto was startled, then said with some surprise, "Satan went to the Vatican? That's interesting. The Vatican is known as the Earthly Kingdom of God, yet Satan, who holds the title Lord of Hell, has run to the Vatican?"
Then Hakuto said to Megumi, "Don't worry. Leave Satan to me. I guarantee that guy won't live much longer. That mere Satan, even if he's in the Vatican, even if he's at the ends of the earth, I'll kill him."
"Are you going to the Vatican?"
"Yeah, I have to go. After this Chef God Candidate Examination is over, I'll go to the Vatican and deal with Satan."
Today was the Chef God Candidate Examination. Otherwise, Hakuto would already be on his way to the Vatican. What kind of dog-like thing dared to lay a hand on someone close to him? If Hakuto weren't tied up right now, he would already be in the Vatican scattering Satan's ashes.
Hakuto then changed his clothes and headed to the Chef God Candidate Examination venue.
Arriving at the examination hall, he saw quite a few people, including many familiar faces. Many Totsuki graduates had also come to participate in this Chef God Candidate Examination.
"You're all here for the Chef God Candidate Examination too?"
Hakuto walked up to them and asked.
"There's an age limit for participants. It requires being under twenty. This time, we're just here as spectators and to cheer on some of our juniors who are participating."
Dojima Gin said to Hakuto. Beside him, Kojiro greeted respectfully, "Master."
"Alright, I'm not used to all this formality. But there really are quite a few participants this time."
"With Master here, the winner will definitely be Master."
Kojiro now had blind faith in Hakuto, believing that with him participating in the Chef God Candidate Examination, the winner would definitely be Hakuto. Facing this situation, Hakuto just smiled and didn't say much.
As the start time approached, the three examiners appeared: Natsuki, Yae Miko, and Bai Yuekui. Seeing these three appear, Hakuto was slightly surprised.
[Natsuki-chan has become her adult form again. Personally, I feel Natsuki-chan is cuter when she's small. Legal loli is the best!]
[But the taller Natsuki-chan is also great. Those long legs in black stockings, that curvy figure, so nice!]
Natsuki on stage glanced at Hakuto, then began her explanation: "The purpose of this Chef God Candidate Examination is only one: to select the best chefs for training. The participation requirement is that all Super Chefs under the age of twenty can participate. But let me state clearly: if you don't have confidence in yourself, it's better not to participate. The reason there are no preliminaries is that they're unnecessary."
"This competition will be televised live. If you're judged as unqualified, you don't need me to tell you what kind of outcome you'll face."
Natsuki looked around and continued, "Next, you can show off your cooking skills to your heart's content. The theme is 'Four Dishes from One Fish'. The cooking time is one hour. Begin now."
'Four Dishes from One Fish?'
Hakuto looked at Natsuki, 'Did she deliberately set this theme?'
[Natsuki-chan setting 'Four Dishes from One Fish' as the theme... was that intentional? Back then, when Liu Mao Xing and Leon were competing for the Eternal Spirit Blade, the theme was a Divine Knife Showdown, and it was about making four dishes from one sea bream. Tsk, too lazy to think of a new recipe. I'll just copy Leon's recipe. None of these people are a match for me anyway.]
After thinking it over, Hakuto went to select his ingredients. Soon, he found what he wanted: a thirty-to-forty-kilogram red sea bream.
[Maybe I should make the Red Sea Bream Continental Map. That would be quite satisfying. But I feel like too many people are making it. So I'll just make Leon's dish instead. I haven't used the Seven-Star Knives even once. Might as well take them out for their debut.]
Thinking this, Hakuto carried the thirty-to-forty-kilogram red sea bream to his workstation with one hand. But when he took out the Seven-Star Knives, the live broadcast immediately drew the attention of certain people.
"The Seven-Star Instant Dance of the Flashing Blade!!!"
Hakuto didn't know about this. He was currently using the Seven-Star Knife Technique to process the red sea bream. Leon's 'Four Dishes from One Fish' had been fully simulated in Hakuto's mind.
On the judges' panel, Bai Yuekui frowned slightly. "Hakuto taking out the Seven-Star Knives might bring him some trouble. The Lei Family, Liu Family, Xie Family, and others have become like tumors now. They will definitely try every possible way to take back the Seven-Star Knives in Hakuto's hands."
"Then let them come. It's a good thing to ignite the hatred in Hakuto's heart sooner rather than later. The longer hatred brews, the more severe the consequences when it explodes. So I'd rather ignite Hakuto's hatred early."
"Besides, this Great Ming isn't their families' Great Ming. It's his. This country exists for him alone."
Natsuki said calmly, but her tone was filled with killing intent.
