After taking a sip of the clear soup from the Boiled Cabbage in Clear Soup, Shinomiya Kojiro stood there in silence for a long while. Finally, he walked up to Seiya, lowered his head, and said, "I lost this time..."
Although he had once been the top seat of the Elite Ten Council, and regardless of seniority or status in the culinary world, he far surpassed Seiya.
But a loss was a loss. Shinomiya Kojiro was not the sort to refuse to accept defeat or go back on his word. He straightforwardly conceded to Seiya and chose to apologize.
"Senpai Dojima, I'm sorry. I lost this Shokugeki, and I caused you to suffer losses as well."
After apologizing to Seiya and conceding defeat, Shinomiya Kojiro walked over to where Gin Dojima was and bowed in apology again.
Shinomiya Kojiro was not someone who could not accept defeat. Forget lowering his head and apologizing—even if he had been asked to kneel and admit his mistake, as long as he had lost, he would honor the agreement.
The only thing he truly felt bad about was that his defeat in the Shokugeki had caused Gin Dojima to suffer such a tremendous loss.
Even a clue about Legendary Cookware was an exceedingly precious thing. It was not something money alone could buy.
And now, just to help him recognize the problems he had, Senpai Dojima had gone this far for him.
"Shinomiya, I'm quite happy to see you overcome your difficulties. If this is all I had to pay, then I think it was well worth it."
Looking at the self-reproachful Shinomiya Kojiro before him, Gin Dojima let out a hearty laugh and reached out to pat his shoulder in consolation.
To be honest, Gin Dojima had initially thought that the Shokugeki between