Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - A New Jewel - full transcript
In the last act of the competition, Soma's creation falls short. However, his dish has a secret twist, but is it enough to win against Hayama and Ryo's masterpieces?
You're looking somewhat down, Eizan-kun.
What are you talking about?
The venue is whipped up into a frenzy.
This year's Selection
was a complete success.
Nothing could make us
administrators happier, could it?
Still, isn't this a rather different scene
than what you'd hoped for?
I don't know what you're talking about.
It was you who pitted Subaru Mimasaka
against Soma-kun, wasn't it?
With Takumi-kun being used like that,
Soma-kun was sure
to accept Mimasaka's challenge.
To him, there would be no greater shame
than losing in front of all those people,
failing to avenge his friend.
You orchestrated it from the shadows
so you wouldn't have to dirty your hands.
That's just like you, Eizan-kun.
But your plans went awry.
You may have come up with a scheme
to get him into your clutches,
but it was Soma-kun who drew you in
and made short work of you, wasn't it?
What was that?
I'd like you to have seconds.
Anyone up for more?
It's the end of the line.
This concludes the judging--
If you were up for seconds,
I was thinking of pouring in some of this.
Or more precisely,
you may not have been the only one.
It was probably
the same for everyone at Tohtsuki.
My saury dish isn't done yet.
That's...
a white soup!
A NEW JEWEL
I shall have seconds.
Yukihira-kun...
You're free to try one last,
futile struggle, but this...
Aren't you rehashing my idea from when we
fought each other just a little too much?
No, you're wrong, Alice.
This is...
Okay, honored judges,
here is my saury dish:
seasoned saury rice, soup style.
Order up!
The soup has a slight thickness to it.
It's blending with the rice,
bonding subtly with it.
There it is!
He bared his chest!
It's so mellow and creamy.
This white soup is made of...
soymilk!
That's right.
It's soymilk with a bit of miso
and parmesan cheese,
which I let simmer slowly.
Soymilk?
It looks like you've got it, Alice.
The key to soup is the dashi fish stock.
He replaced dashi with soymilk
to create this dish.
But that...
Dashi is essentially umami itself.
Like dashi, soymilk contains
plenty of glutamic acid.
It could easily serve as a base
for the deliciousness of rice soup.
What's more,
umami has a synergistic effect.
When two elements are present,
the dish becomes even more delicious.
The inosinic acid of the saury
and the glutamic acid of the soymilk...
it makes sense to combine the two.
A soymilk rice soup...
Quite interesting!
What's more, adding the soup causes
other ingredients to suddenly
make their presences known.
What's this that's been mixed
in with the rice?
Crunchy pickled plums!
Crunchy pickled plums?
What?
He's bringin' out
the traditional snacks again?
These plums
go on to become an important element.
They lend a pleasant crunchy texture
and are pleasing to the eye.
Their brisk flavor
helps cut the fattiness of the saury,
giving the dish a fresh, bracing acidity.
He's made full use of acidity's ability
to increase one's appetite.
What's more, plums are also made
by being pickled with salt.
They are the perfect adornment
for the aged saury.
However, what's especially noteworthy
is the parmesan cheese
that's been added to the soup.
The addition of this Western ingredient
to Japanese ingredients like pickled
saury, pickled plum, and miso
has created an all-new deliciousness!
It takes me back...
to when I met that man I hold dear.
This way!
Though of different countries,
raised in different cultures,
when our hands clasped,
it was an encounter like no other.
You're joking, right?
Those are some great reviews!
Don't tell me
that transfer student is gonna...
Have you read it, Eizan-kun?
This Toh Spo.
According to the Journalism Club,
writing stories that bashed Soma-kun
ended up selling more copies.
Well, of course.
After all, he referred to this school
as merely a "stepping stone."
You can tell just
from the audience's reactions.
He's "the transfer student,"
hated in both name and deed.
I'm not so sure...
I can't help but think
there's more to it than that.
In the preliminaries,
he fought neck-and-neck
with Hayama-kun in a spice battle.
Then, in the actual Selection,
he beat Alice-kun,
blood relative of the Demon of Food.
He even brought down Mimasaka-kun, a beast
with 99 Food War victories under his belt.
And yet, many students don't want
to acknowledge Soma-kun's abilities.
Why is that?
I asked Soma-kun's father about it...
JAPANESE EATERY
YUKIHIRA
Pops!
I'm gonna become a chef and beat you!
You don't say.
Well, good luck with that.
Okay, let's start! It's a food battle!
The way I see it, it's not like Soma
had any special talent for cooking.
That was just something a kid would say,
and I thought that once
he'd lost a few times, he'd drop it.
But...
Soma has never gotten discouraged.
And slowly, one step at a time,
he's reaching his goal.
One day, I noticed...
Soma has lost something
that normal people have.
Meaning?
Everyone wants to believe...
if you lose to someone talented,
well, it can't be helped.
That's how people
keep a lid on their hearts,
because they want to preserve their pride,
or sense of self-worth, or whatever.
But Soma doesn't have that "lid."
He has the strength to go headfirst
after the things he's not good at.
That's an unbelievable strength,
one I never had.
Soma-kun's food has a "spark" to it.
But rather than it being
the result of genius-like ability,
it's from simply thinking things through,
of countless trial and error.
That's something anyone can do,
but the fact is, they don't.
Yeah, he's got no chance.
He's up against Akira Hayama,
the Master of Scents.
And Ryo Kurokiba is an elite
chosen by the Nakiri household.
How could he win?
I can't think of any way.
It's just hopeless.
I mean, of course
it's the genius who will win.
Why do they look down on Soma-kun?
Because if they acknowledged him,
they'd be acknowledging that
they themselves don't try very hard.
But the tide is about to change.
It's awesome, huh?
Yeah.
He's battling those two monster
chefs on equal terms!
He might pull it off.
Yeah, there's no way
you can't acknowledge his skills!
-Yukihira...
-Yukihira...
-Yukihira!
-Yukihira!
Soma Yukihira is...
awesome!
You're welcome!
This concludes the judgment!
We now present our decision!
Jeez! How is this gonna turn out?
He'll be fine, I'm sure.
He can do it! He can totally do it!
Soma-kun...
Yukihira...
He made up for the difference in his eye
for food and made a dish like this!
Interesting...
You really are interesting, Yukihira.
For better or worse,
the moment of truth...
Is here!
I'll begin by saying,
good work to you all.
This was a clash between individuals
worthy of being in the finals,
and all of you showed us
your approaches to taste.
First, cooking skills.
In this respect, all three of you
were evenly matched.
Next, in the ability
to choose ingredients,
this undoubtedly
goes to Kurokiba and Hayama.
They've shown that
they can pick the absolute best saury.
However, Soma was able to keep up through
the use of that ingenious technique.
His creativity sets him
above the other two.
All right!
However, what's even more surprising
is that all three are essentially
matched in terms of deliciousness.
That being said, the deciding factor
in this competition was
whether the dish showed the chef's face.
The chef's face?
Is correct, Yukihira-kun.
If a dish truly bursts with originality,
then by simply tasting it,
the chef's face visible
should become in the mind of the eater.
Put differently, a dish that only
that person could make,
one that displays true ingenuity.
We call such dishes,
with all respect toward the chef...
a specialty!
He who must take the top spot is the
one who probed deepest with his dish,
who truly faced the question,
"What is my cooking?"
And the name of that person is...
8 YEARS EARLIER
I don't know my parents' faces,
or even my own name.
All I know is that I was abandoned on the
outskirts of the slums when I was a baby.
This isn't the right place for you.
Your sense of smell
might even change the world!
I was taken out of the slums
thanks to a woman named Jun Shiomi.
TOHTSUKI ACADEMY
At the time, Jun was studying
under one Professor Hayama,
the man who became my guarantor.
RAISING YOUR FIRST CHILD
A child who would shed light,
illuminating a new culinary world...
With that meaning in mind,
I was given the name "Akira."
ENTRANCE CEREMONY VENUE
And Jun was always at my side.
Akira-kun is a very good boy.
He gives his all to help me
with my research...
and he's the perfect complement for me.
I really couldn't be any more grateful.
But...
I'm scared.
I'm afraid I'm making Akira-kun do things
he doesn't want to,
just so he can help me.
No...
You're wrong, Jun.
You're the one who saw value in me.
This isn't the right place for you.
You gave me a reason to live.
You're the one who illuminated me.
That's why I have to win, for Jun's sake!
This won't do either.
I have to win with a technique
no one else can copy,
or there's no point in making it.
The power of aroma
will change the world of taste.
That is my style of cooking!
I will present all that I am
on this single plate!
43RD FALL SELECTION COOKING COMPETITION
WINNER
The winner is...
Akira Hayama!
Hayama!
Hayama!
Grilled saury carpaccio!
It was a dish worthy of being
called a specialty.
Congratulations, Hayama-kun!
Congratulations! Congrat...
You did it, Hayama-kun!
Thank goodness, thank goodness!
Jeez, you're as cool and calm as ever.
Get a little happy, why don't you?
You won--
A... Akira-kun, what gives?
I-- It's nothing.
Akira-kun, the aroma of cinnamon
has the effect of lifting one's spirits.
I see...
That face he made at the semifinals...
I'm the one who'll be moving forward.
I won't let anyone get close!
It wasn't a smile of confidence.
It was an expression to inspire himself,
yet it was almost threatening.
That's dangerous...
Hayama-kun,
that was some splendid cooking.
Thank you very much, Chef.
However, when talent is too great,
it can turn its talons upon itself.
I pray you can keep that talent in check.
Ryo-kun!
Jeez! Jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez!
I can't believe you'd lose
when I was right there watching!
-Jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez!
-That friggin' hurts.
What the hell are you doing, dammit?
How can you say that to your superior?
I'm done with you.
Come apologize
when you've learned your lesson.
I'm gonna become a chef and beat you!
Come on, Soma, that sardine's no good.
Don't go losing to anyone
till the next time you've lost to me.
Hayama...
Can you still make that carpaccio?
I should have enough leftovers...
Let me try some.
-Why should I--
-Let me try some.
Uh, the thing is, it's a lot of work to--
Let me have some too, damn you!
Why are you so ornery?
What gives with you two?
I could make this even better!
You just being a poor loser?
Now listen: Tonight, we've come up with
a tentative ranking for the first-years.
And I'm at the top,
so you'd better watch how you speak to me.
You wanna go toe-to-toe
again right now, huh?
Sure, the result would be the same.
Now, now...
Reckon you made
a pretty decent dish yourself, Hayama.
Why are you talking like you're above me,
you third-place bastard?
We don't know if I'm third or not, do we?
Don't just make stuff up!
You're sayin' I came in below you?
Don't yell while you're eating!
Still, Hayama's was pretty good.
There may be no need
to worry about Hayama, at least.
Those three look like
they'll make an interesting trio.
Why, yes.
It is by smashing against each other
that raw ores become polished.
That is Tohtsuki's sole philosophy.
Indeed, here tonight, another new
jewel has been rendered!
43RD FALL SELECTION COOKING COMPETITION
(92ND SCHOOL YEAR)
WINNER
AKIRA HAYAMA
Soma-kun, you really did great!
All right! Tonight, we're gonna celebrate
Yukihira winning the semifinals!
Let's do it up!
Yeah, in Marui's room.
Why is it always in my room?
Because it's nice and big, right?
Sorry, you guys go on ahead.
What gives, Pops?
Hey, Soma, it's been a while.
So, how did the finals go?
Uh, well...
Whoa, wait, you lost?
Who the heck won?
Hayama.
Ah, Shiomi's apprentice, huh?
Come on now, I don't wanna lose
to someone like Shiomi. You feel me?
Dammit! He always gets weirdly hyper
when he's cutting me down.
What kind of parent gets happy
when his own son loses?
But seriously...
his sense of smell
really is somethin' else.
It's not just that.
What was on his dish was...
It was like it had purpose.
Dad, I'm glad I left Yukihira.
Otherwise, there's so much
I wouldn't have noticed.
Goin' forward, I'm gonna
look for the answer to the question,
"What kind of food can only I make?"
If I don't, there's no point
in me taking over Yukihira.
Huh? What I just said doesn't really
change what I've done up till now, huh?
Nah, that's a good way to think of it.
A yawn? Dude, are you--
Well, see ya.
So finally, among your peers, you've found
people who will drive you along, huh?
That's right, Soma.
Encounters are the only thing
that can drive a chef forward.
You can turn toward the plate,
but if you're alone,
all that will change is your reflection.
Food that's...
all mine, huh?
A FEW DAYS LATER
Hey there!
Nikumicchi!
Welcome.
Thanks for the text.
So, you got hold of some good wild game?
Yeah, it looks great!
There!
It suits you, if I may say so.
Oh, thank you, Megumi.
Okay, let's get started!
It's wonderful, isn't it?
Seeing dainty young women standing
in the kitchen, having a good time.
From where I'm looking, though,
it's a far cry from "dainty."
By the way, where's Yukihira?
Oh! Today, too, he's...
And so,
that's why the mildness
of the soymilk highlights
the gentle saltiness
of the saury, in a good way.
Still, the crunchy plums seem kinda cheap.
I can't bring myself to eat this.
You're totally munching on it
like it's delicious!
I'll take more.
You're having seconds?
The cartoccio I made for you yesterday
was better though.
Then try making it again!
We'll do an eat-and-compare!
That's all well and good, but why
are we doing these taste tests here?
I've made some tea.
It's okay, Jun,
we don't have to host them.
Also, you don't need to serve
these top-shelf cookies.
They're fine with any old thing.
I can hear you, dammit.
"Specialty," a single dish that lets you
see the face of the chef.
Something Hayama has that I don't...
Hey, don't just pour them
down your throat!
Hayama...
I wanna do an eat-and-compare.
Make that scorched saury carpaccio, okay?
For two.
Just shut up and go home!
Chop-chop.
You two!
I can't believe Yukihira's climbed
into bed with the guys he lost to!
Yeah, ain't he even upset?
Soma-kun is surely so upset
he can't stand it.
That's precisely why he's with them.
The only way to learn who you are
is to step outside your normal boundaries.
Even if that means turning toward
the very people who've beaten you.
I'm sure the girls feel the same way.
They're trying to learn something from
their opponents, no matter how small...
just like Soma-kun.
Ain't no way we're bein' left behind!
We're havin' a Festival of Trial Dishes.
You all come too!
Yeah! We'll do it up, dammit!
-Dammit, dammit, dammit!
-My room again?
Ibusaki, you come too!
Are you not going, Ibusaki-kun?
Ah, could it be you prefer
to mingle with the ladies?
Ibusaki-kun, you dog!
Well, it's nothing
to get so worked up about.
In any case, this is your only chance to
relax and enjoy your time as first-years.
"Our only chance"?
What does that mean?
It means that soon,
you'll be tossed out of the academy.
The on-the-job training program
is about to begin:
the Stagiaire.
"Stagiaire"?
Subtitle translation by
Javier lopez
What are you talking about?
The venue is whipped up into a frenzy.
This year's Selection
was a complete success.
Nothing could make us
administrators happier, could it?
Still, isn't this a rather different scene
than what you'd hoped for?
I don't know what you're talking about.
It was you who pitted Subaru Mimasaka
against Soma-kun, wasn't it?
With Takumi-kun being used like that,
Soma-kun was sure
to accept Mimasaka's challenge.
To him, there would be no greater shame
than losing in front of all those people,
failing to avenge his friend.
You orchestrated it from the shadows
so you wouldn't have to dirty your hands.
That's just like you, Eizan-kun.
But your plans went awry.
You may have come up with a scheme
to get him into your clutches,
but it was Soma-kun who drew you in
and made short work of you, wasn't it?
What was that?
I'd like you to have seconds.
Anyone up for more?
It's the end of the line.
This concludes the judging--
If you were up for seconds,
I was thinking of pouring in some of this.
Or more precisely,
you may not have been the only one.
It was probably
the same for everyone at Tohtsuki.
My saury dish isn't done yet.
That's...
a white soup!
A NEW JEWEL
I shall have seconds.
Yukihira-kun...
You're free to try one last,
futile struggle, but this...
Aren't you rehashing my idea from when we
fought each other just a little too much?
No, you're wrong, Alice.
This is...
Okay, honored judges,
here is my saury dish:
seasoned saury rice, soup style.
Order up!
The soup has a slight thickness to it.
It's blending with the rice,
bonding subtly with it.
There it is!
He bared his chest!
It's so mellow and creamy.
This white soup is made of...
soymilk!
That's right.
It's soymilk with a bit of miso
and parmesan cheese,
which I let simmer slowly.
Soymilk?
It looks like you've got it, Alice.
The key to soup is the dashi fish stock.
He replaced dashi with soymilk
to create this dish.
But that...
Dashi is essentially umami itself.
Like dashi, soymilk contains
plenty of glutamic acid.
It could easily serve as a base
for the deliciousness of rice soup.
What's more,
umami has a synergistic effect.
When two elements are present,
the dish becomes even more delicious.
The inosinic acid of the saury
and the glutamic acid of the soymilk...
it makes sense to combine the two.
A soymilk rice soup...
Quite interesting!
What's more, adding the soup causes
other ingredients to suddenly
make their presences known.
What's this that's been mixed
in with the rice?
Crunchy pickled plums!
Crunchy pickled plums?
What?
He's bringin' out
the traditional snacks again?
These plums
go on to become an important element.
They lend a pleasant crunchy texture
and are pleasing to the eye.
Their brisk flavor
helps cut the fattiness of the saury,
giving the dish a fresh, bracing acidity.
He's made full use of acidity's ability
to increase one's appetite.
What's more, plums are also made
by being pickled with salt.
They are the perfect adornment
for the aged saury.
However, what's especially noteworthy
is the parmesan cheese
that's been added to the soup.
The addition of this Western ingredient
to Japanese ingredients like pickled
saury, pickled plum, and miso
has created an all-new deliciousness!
It takes me back...
to when I met that man I hold dear.
This way!
Though of different countries,
raised in different cultures,
when our hands clasped,
it was an encounter like no other.
You're joking, right?
Those are some great reviews!
Don't tell me
that transfer student is gonna...
Have you read it, Eizan-kun?
This Toh Spo.
According to the Journalism Club,
writing stories that bashed Soma-kun
ended up selling more copies.
Well, of course.
After all, he referred to this school
as merely a "stepping stone."
You can tell just
from the audience's reactions.
He's "the transfer student,"
hated in both name and deed.
I'm not so sure...
I can't help but think
there's more to it than that.
In the preliminaries,
he fought neck-and-neck
with Hayama-kun in a spice battle.
Then, in the actual Selection,
he beat Alice-kun,
blood relative of the Demon of Food.
He even brought down Mimasaka-kun, a beast
with 99 Food War victories under his belt.
And yet, many students don't want
to acknowledge Soma-kun's abilities.
Why is that?
I asked Soma-kun's father about it...
JAPANESE EATERY
YUKIHIRA
Pops!
I'm gonna become a chef and beat you!
You don't say.
Well, good luck with that.
Okay, let's start! It's a food battle!
The way I see it, it's not like Soma
had any special talent for cooking.
That was just something a kid would say,
and I thought that once
he'd lost a few times, he'd drop it.
But...
Soma has never gotten discouraged.
And slowly, one step at a time,
he's reaching his goal.
One day, I noticed...
Soma has lost something
that normal people have.
Meaning?
Everyone wants to believe...
if you lose to someone talented,
well, it can't be helped.
That's how people
keep a lid on their hearts,
because they want to preserve their pride,
or sense of self-worth, or whatever.
But Soma doesn't have that "lid."
He has the strength to go headfirst
after the things he's not good at.
That's an unbelievable strength,
one I never had.
Soma-kun's food has a "spark" to it.
But rather than it being
the result of genius-like ability,
it's from simply thinking things through,
of countless trial and error.
That's something anyone can do,
but the fact is, they don't.
Yeah, he's got no chance.
He's up against Akira Hayama,
the Master of Scents.
And Ryo Kurokiba is an elite
chosen by the Nakiri household.
How could he win?
I can't think of any way.
It's just hopeless.
I mean, of course
it's the genius who will win.
Why do they look down on Soma-kun?
Because if they acknowledged him,
they'd be acknowledging that
they themselves don't try very hard.
But the tide is about to change.
It's awesome, huh?
Yeah.
He's battling those two monster
chefs on equal terms!
He might pull it off.
Yeah, there's no way
you can't acknowledge his skills!
-Yukihira...
-Yukihira...
-Yukihira!
-Yukihira!
Soma Yukihira is...
awesome!
You're welcome!
This concludes the judgment!
We now present our decision!
Jeez! How is this gonna turn out?
He'll be fine, I'm sure.
He can do it! He can totally do it!
Soma-kun...
Yukihira...
He made up for the difference in his eye
for food and made a dish like this!
Interesting...
You really are interesting, Yukihira.
For better or worse,
the moment of truth...
Is here!
I'll begin by saying,
good work to you all.
This was a clash between individuals
worthy of being in the finals,
and all of you showed us
your approaches to taste.
First, cooking skills.
In this respect, all three of you
were evenly matched.
Next, in the ability
to choose ingredients,
this undoubtedly
goes to Kurokiba and Hayama.
They've shown that
they can pick the absolute best saury.
However, Soma was able to keep up through
the use of that ingenious technique.
His creativity sets him
above the other two.
All right!
However, what's even more surprising
is that all three are essentially
matched in terms of deliciousness.
That being said, the deciding factor
in this competition was
whether the dish showed the chef's face.
The chef's face?
Is correct, Yukihira-kun.
If a dish truly bursts with originality,
then by simply tasting it,
the chef's face visible
should become in the mind of the eater.
Put differently, a dish that only
that person could make,
one that displays true ingenuity.
We call such dishes,
with all respect toward the chef...
a specialty!
He who must take the top spot is the
one who probed deepest with his dish,
who truly faced the question,
"What is my cooking?"
And the name of that person is...
8 YEARS EARLIER
I don't know my parents' faces,
or even my own name.
All I know is that I was abandoned on the
outskirts of the slums when I was a baby.
This isn't the right place for you.
Your sense of smell
might even change the world!
I was taken out of the slums
thanks to a woman named Jun Shiomi.
TOHTSUKI ACADEMY
At the time, Jun was studying
under one Professor Hayama,
the man who became my guarantor.
RAISING YOUR FIRST CHILD
A child who would shed light,
illuminating a new culinary world...
With that meaning in mind,
I was given the name "Akira."
ENTRANCE CEREMONY VENUE
And Jun was always at my side.
Akira-kun is a very good boy.
He gives his all to help me
with my research...
and he's the perfect complement for me.
I really couldn't be any more grateful.
But...
I'm scared.
I'm afraid I'm making Akira-kun do things
he doesn't want to,
just so he can help me.
No...
You're wrong, Jun.
You're the one who saw value in me.
This isn't the right place for you.
You gave me a reason to live.
You're the one who illuminated me.
That's why I have to win, for Jun's sake!
This won't do either.
I have to win with a technique
no one else can copy,
or there's no point in making it.
The power of aroma
will change the world of taste.
That is my style of cooking!
I will present all that I am
on this single plate!
43RD FALL SELECTION COOKING COMPETITION
WINNER
The winner is...
Akira Hayama!
Hayama!
Hayama!
Grilled saury carpaccio!
It was a dish worthy of being
called a specialty.
Congratulations, Hayama-kun!
Congratulations! Congrat...
You did it, Hayama-kun!
Thank goodness, thank goodness!
Jeez, you're as cool and calm as ever.
Get a little happy, why don't you?
You won--
A... Akira-kun, what gives?
I-- It's nothing.
Akira-kun, the aroma of cinnamon
has the effect of lifting one's spirits.
I see...
That face he made at the semifinals...
I'm the one who'll be moving forward.
I won't let anyone get close!
It wasn't a smile of confidence.
It was an expression to inspire himself,
yet it was almost threatening.
That's dangerous...
Hayama-kun,
that was some splendid cooking.
Thank you very much, Chef.
However, when talent is too great,
it can turn its talons upon itself.
I pray you can keep that talent in check.
Ryo-kun!
Jeez! Jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez!
I can't believe you'd lose
when I was right there watching!
-Jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez, jeez!
-That friggin' hurts.
What the hell are you doing, dammit?
How can you say that to your superior?
I'm done with you.
Come apologize
when you've learned your lesson.
I'm gonna become a chef and beat you!
Come on, Soma, that sardine's no good.
Don't go losing to anyone
till the next time you've lost to me.
Hayama...
Can you still make that carpaccio?
I should have enough leftovers...
Let me try some.
-Why should I--
-Let me try some.
Uh, the thing is, it's a lot of work to--
Let me have some too, damn you!
Why are you so ornery?
What gives with you two?
I could make this even better!
You just being a poor loser?
Now listen: Tonight, we've come up with
a tentative ranking for the first-years.
And I'm at the top,
so you'd better watch how you speak to me.
You wanna go toe-to-toe
again right now, huh?
Sure, the result would be the same.
Now, now...
Reckon you made
a pretty decent dish yourself, Hayama.
Why are you talking like you're above me,
you third-place bastard?
We don't know if I'm third or not, do we?
Don't just make stuff up!
You're sayin' I came in below you?
Don't yell while you're eating!
Still, Hayama's was pretty good.
There may be no need
to worry about Hayama, at least.
Those three look like
they'll make an interesting trio.
Why, yes.
It is by smashing against each other
that raw ores become polished.
That is Tohtsuki's sole philosophy.
Indeed, here tonight, another new
jewel has been rendered!
43RD FALL SELECTION COOKING COMPETITION
(92ND SCHOOL YEAR)
WINNER
AKIRA HAYAMA
Soma-kun, you really did great!
All right! Tonight, we're gonna celebrate
Yukihira winning the semifinals!
Let's do it up!
Yeah, in Marui's room.
Why is it always in my room?
Because it's nice and big, right?
Sorry, you guys go on ahead.
What gives, Pops?
Hey, Soma, it's been a while.
So, how did the finals go?
Uh, well...
Whoa, wait, you lost?
Who the heck won?
Hayama.
Ah, Shiomi's apprentice, huh?
Come on now, I don't wanna lose
to someone like Shiomi. You feel me?
Dammit! He always gets weirdly hyper
when he's cutting me down.
What kind of parent gets happy
when his own son loses?
But seriously...
his sense of smell
really is somethin' else.
It's not just that.
What was on his dish was...
It was like it had purpose.
Dad, I'm glad I left Yukihira.
Otherwise, there's so much
I wouldn't have noticed.
Goin' forward, I'm gonna
look for the answer to the question,
"What kind of food can only I make?"
If I don't, there's no point
in me taking over Yukihira.
Huh? What I just said doesn't really
change what I've done up till now, huh?
Nah, that's a good way to think of it.
A yawn? Dude, are you--
Well, see ya.
So finally, among your peers, you've found
people who will drive you along, huh?
That's right, Soma.
Encounters are the only thing
that can drive a chef forward.
You can turn toward the plate,
but if you're alone,
all that will change is your reflection.
Food that's...
all mine, huh?
A FEW DAYS LATER
Hey there!
Nikumicchi!
Welcome.
Thanks for the text.
So, you got hold of some good wild game?
Yeah, it looks great!
There!
It suits you, if I may say so.
Oh, thank you, Megumi.
Okay, let's get started!
It's wonderful, isn't it?
Seeing dainty young women standing
in the kitchen, having a good time.
From where I'm looking, though,
it's a far cry from "dainty."
By the way, where's Yukihira?
Oh! Today, too, he's...
And so,
that's why the mildness
of the soymilk highlights
the gentle saltiness
of the saury, in a good way.
Still, the crunchy plums seem kinda cheap.
I can't bring myself to eat this.
You're totally munching on it
like it's delicious!
I'll take more.
You're having seconds?
The cartoccio I made for you yesterday
was better though.
Then try making it again!
We'll do an eat-and-compare!
That's all well and good, but why
are we doing these taste tests here?
I've made some tea.
It's okay, Jun,
we don't have to host them.
Also, you don't need to serve
these top-shelf cookies.
They're fine with any old thing.
I can hear you, dammit.
"Specialty," a single dish that lets you
see the face of the chef.
Something Hayama has that I don't...
Hey, don't just pour them
down your throat!
Hayama...
I wanna do an eat-and-compare.
Make that scorched saury carpaccio, okay?
For two.
Just shut up and go home!
Chop-chop.
You two!
I can't believe Yukihira's climbed
into bed with the guys he lost to!
Yeah, ain't he even upset?
Soma-kun is surely so upset
he can't stand it.
That's precisely why he's with them.
The only way to learn who you are
is to step outside your normal boundaries.
Even if that means turning toward
the very people who've beaten you.
I'm sure the girls feel the same way.
They're trying to learn something from
their opponents, no matter how small...
just like Soma-kun.
Ain't no way we're bein' left behind!
We're havin' a Festival of Trial Dishes.
You all come too!
Yeah! We'll do it up, dammit!
-Dammit, dammit, dammit!
-My room again?
Ibusaki, you come too!
Are you not going, Ibusaki-kun?
Ah, could it be you prefer
to mingle with the ladies?
Ibusaki-kun, you dog!
Well, it's nothing
to get so worked up about.
In any case, this is your only chance to
relax and enjoy your time as first-years.
"Our only chance"?
What does that mean?
It means that soon,
you'll be tossed out of the academy.
The on-the-job training program
is about to begin:
the Stagiaire.
"Stagiaire"?
Subtitle translation by
Javier lopez