It had to be said that the organizers had really spared no expense.
Especially for the final, they had maxed out every kind of lighting and sound effect. Forget cooking—people would have believed someone was practicing magic here.
Whether by coincidence or not, Tong's floating platform happened to be directly opposite Pai's.
However, unlike Tong, who looked slightly nervous, Pi was brimming with fighting spirit as she looked at the Black-haired Loli across from her.
Although her ranking had always been one spot below the other party's in both the preliminaries and semifinals, she was feeling exceptionally good about herself right now.
—Because she had realized that the other party was not as cute as she was.
As for the competition... she was an Intelligent Lifeform with the heritage of an entire civilization behind her. There was no way she could lose, okay!!
Those previous two rounds had merely been her testing the waters and playing around with the other party. She had not even used 1% of her strength. The final was where she would reveal her true power!!
Her overwhelming fighting spirit even changed the aura around her. The phantom of a brilliantly colored fierce tiger rose up behind her, surveying all challengers from the night sky.
Just as the crowd below marveled at this strange phenomenon, the commentator's impassioned voice rang out at the right moment.
"That's right! Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen!! What you are seeing now is one of the highlights of this event—the God of Cooking Aura!! Within this unique setting, every contestant will condense a corresponding aura image behind them based on their state of mind. This is one of the major attractions of the final!!"
With one foot planted on the table before him and a microphone in hand, the commentator