Seiya's Shokugeki duel with Shinomiya Kojiro spread like wildfire among the Totsuki students. However, because Gin Dojima had sealed off the information, the curious students remained completely unaware of the final result.
Quite a few people saw Seiya appear unharmed in the hall for assembly on the third day, so they believed he had won that Shokugeki.
But many others disagreed, believing Gin Dojima and the others had simply gone easy on Seiya.
There was no denying that Seiya had displayed remarkable culinary skills during this residential training. But no one believed he could defeat Senpai Shinomiya, the former head of the Elite Ten Council and the first recipient of the "Plus-Plus Medal."
After all, the gap in age and experience between them was plain to see. It was already impressive enough for a "special student" to compete against the "God's Tongue." As for winning a Shokugeki against Senpai Shinomiya, that was simply impossible.
"Hmph, what a bunch of narrow-minded fools. Instead of worrying about someone else's Shokugeki result, why don't you worry about whether you can survive the remaining assessments of this residential training?
"Compared to the first day, haven't quite a few people already been eliminated?"
The person who appeared while speaking in such an arrogant and proud tone was naturally Lady Erina Nakiri.
Honestly, the blow Seiya's Shokugeki had dealt her yesterday was far greater than she had imagined.
She had already regarded Seiya as a formidable rival, but she had never expected that rival to be so absurdly strong. He had even defeated Senpai Shinomiya, whom she herself had thought impossible to beat.
Even so, Erina would not admit defeat so easily. If she could not beat Seiya in a head-on Shokugeki, then she only needed to defeat him in the assessments!
Erina had already asked