Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue used Six Paths Mode to overwhelm the French Credit team, killing seven of its twelve members and capturing Hulk in Kamui Space. Chairman Baptiste ordered costly resurrection efforts and withdrew the legion’s forces, leaving French Credit weakened and seeking peace talks.

• Xu Yue attacked the recovering team with Truth-Seeking Orbs and captured Hulk in Kamui Space after piercing and immobilizing him.
• Xu Yue killed the Demon Hunter, destroyed Freedom Gundam, and defeated the mage, while the remaining members fell under his assault.
• Five of the twelve French Credit members activated life-saving backups, but seven died outright.
• Chairman Baptiste ordered resurrection rituals and spent legion reserves to save as many fallen members as possible.
• Baptiste withdrew French Credit’s forces and changed its strategy, leaving the legion weakened and preparing for peace talks.

After rebuilding the Six Paths of Pain and setting Penguin’s European branches on a cautious course, Xu Yue prepared for a Punishment mission. The mission placed him in a cuisine-focused world, where he had to win a seat on the Elite Ten Council without attacking anyone, leaving him wondering whether his cooking skills would be enough.

• Xu Yue found that Bloody Counterattack erased the Hulk’s and the Byakugan expert’s traits when he tried to use their bodies for new Paths of Pain, so he finished the remaining bodies with only their physical qualities intact.
• Xu Yue helped organize Penguin’s European branches, gave selected laborers diluted First Hokage solution and Sharingan, and let Old Xue negotiate French Credit’s surrender.
• Sun Lin warned Xu Yue about the risks of a Punishment mission after he told her he had received one and could not team up with her.
• Xu Yue received a mission in a cuisine-focused world requiring him to obtain a seat on the Elite Ten Council or lose all gains from that world.
• The mission’s Harmony Above All mode prohibited attacks except limited counterattacks against malicious physical attacks, with severe penalties for violations.

Xu Yue began his mission in the Shokugeki no Soma world as the general manager of Urban Life’s Japanese branch, where he learned that becoming one of Totsuki Academy’s Elite Ten would require him to overcome his lack of cooking skill. When his assistant Minezaki Yaeko brought up the restaurant that had refused Urban Life’s offer to buy it, Xu Yue recognized it as Yukihira Soma’s family restaurant and agreed to go with her.

• Xu Yue reviewed his new identity, the mission’s rules, and the challenge of earning a place among Totsuki Academy’s Elite Ten.
• Minezaki Yaeko told Xu Yue that most residents had accepted the Garden Apartments plans, but one small restaurant continued to refuse the acquisition.
• Xu Yue recognized Minezaki Yaeko as the woman who had tried to buy Yukihira Soma’s family restaurant in the story’s first episode.
• Xu Yue agreed to accompany Minezaki Yaeko to the restaurant and decided to enjoy her company before they left.

Xu Yue and Minezaki Yaeko visited Yukihira Soma’s vandalized restaurant, where Soma cooked a potato-and-bacon dish to prove his cooking could satisfy a customer. Xu Yue praised the dish and gained an energetic effect from eating it, then pointed out the flaw in Soma’s ingredients, leaving Soma startled by his keen perception.

• Xu Yue and Minezaki Yaeko arrived at Yukihira Soma’s restaurant and found it wrecked after their first mission.
• Minezaki Yaeko challenged Soma to cook a satisfying dish or sell the restaurant, and Soma prepared Imitation Crispy Roast Meat from potatoes and bacon.
• Xu Yue observed Soma’s techniques with his Sharingan and absorbed the movements to improve his own cooking skills.
• Minezaki Yaeko questioned where the meat came from, and Soma explained that the dish used bacon and potatoes.
• Xu Yue ate the dish, received a full-meal effect and entered the Energetic state, then told Soma that the potatoes had been old.
• Soma was surprised that Xu Yue had detected the dish’s main flaw despite showing little reaction to the food.

Xu Yue copied Yukihira Soma’s Imitation Crispy Roast Meat and won their cooking bet, overturning Yukihira Soma’s poor first impression of him. Yukihira Soma admitted defeat, while Xu Yue’s plans for the Japan branch’s culinary expansion remained to be revealed.

• Minezaki Yaeko tried to use Xu Yue’s criticism to threaten Yukihira Soma’s restaurant, but Xu Yue praised the food and offered to cook it for her later.
• Yukihira Soma grew angry when Xu Yue claimed he could reproduce his dish, and the two agreed to a bet.
• Xu Yue used the remaining ingredients and Yukihira Soma’s setup to copy his cooking movements and recreate the dish.
• Xu Yue served the food to Minezaki Yaeko and Yukihira Soma, who tasted it and was astonished by the result.
• Yukihira Soma admitted that Xu Yue had won the bet.

Xu Yue beat Yukihira Soma in a cooking contest and asked to study under Yukihira Seiichiro, hoping to prepare for Totsuki Academy’s entrance examination. Seiichiro arrived at the restaurant and was astonished to learn that the wealthy-looking newcomer could cook at all.

• Minezaki Yaeko praised Xu Yue’s imitation of Yukihira Soma’s dish, while Soma pointed out that Xu Yue’s rigid technique had left it too salty and short of the original’s quality.
• Xu Yue told Soma he would spare the restaurant and instead wanted to study cooking under his father.
• Xu Yue explained to Minezaki Yaeko that he wanted firsthand experience in the culinary world and believed true masters could not simply be hired.
• Yukihira Seiichiro arrived at the restaurant, and Xu Yue introduced himself and directly asked to learn from him.
• When Seiichiro doubted Xu Yue could cook, Xu Yue reminded Soma that Soma had agreed to his request after losing their contest, leaving Seiichiro surprised.

Xu Yue learned cooking from Yukihira Seiichiro and accompanied Yukihira Soma to Totsuki Academy’s entrance exam, where Erina Nakiri set an egg-dish test. The exam began with Xu Yue, Soma, and two Reincarnators remaining, and Xu Yue spoke up to clarify the challenge.

• Yukihira Seiichiro learned that Xu Yue had recreated most of Yukihira Soma’s newly invented dish after watching him cook once, then taught Xu Yue cooking for half a day.
• Xu Yue and Yukihira Soma traveled to Totsuki Academy to take the entrance exam, and Xu Yue spotted two Reincarnators among the applicants.
• Erina Nakiri arrived with Hisako Arato and announced that applicants could withdraw within a minute before facing her judgment.
• Most applicants left after Erina Nakiri said she would assess their cooking with her God Tongue, while Xu Yue, Yukihira Soma, and the two Reincarnators stayed.
• Erina Nakiri made the remaining applicants prepare an egg dish, and Xu Yue asked whether satisfying her with their cooking was the only requirement.

Xu Yue impressed Erina Nakiri with an egg tempura dish and won her approval in the entrance exam. Just as he worried whether her verdict was final, Yukihira Soma helped himself to a piece, leaving Erina and Hisako stunned.

• Xu Yue introduced Erina Nakiri’s achievements, and she reviewed his profile before challenging him to prove his culinary talent.
• Xu Yue prepared egg tempura using a technique he had learned from Yukihira Seiichiro, freezing the eggs before frying them.
• Erina tasted the dish, praised its creativity and strong technique, criticized its roughness, and approved Xu Yue’s exam.
• Hisako Arato was surprised by Erina’s approval, while Xu Yue felt relieved that his cooking had met the admission standard.
• Yukihira Soma took a piece of tempura from Erina’s plate and ate it, startling Erina, Hisako, and Xu Yue.

After the entrance assessment, Xu Yue rejected the Reincarnation Space’s offer to pass by paying 1,000 points and instead persuaded Senzaemon Nakiri to admit him with his cooking. Senzaemon warned Xu Yue about relying too heavily on imitation, but left him enrolled at Totsuki Academy.

• Xu Yue realized the Reincarnation Space was luring Reincarnators into spending points and decided not to pay for admission.
• After the assessment, Senzaemon Nakiri secretly tasted Yukihira Soma’s egg over rice.
• Xu Yue confronted Senzaemon and offered him the tempura he had prepared for the assessment.
• Senzaemon praised the dish but warned Xu Yue that imitating Seichiro too deliberately could make him lose his own path as a chef.
• Senzaemon declared Xu Yue had passed the entrance assessment and left the hall.

Xu Yue prepared for Totsuki Academy by studying cooking with Yukihira Soma and using Shadow Clones to absorb culinary theory. After the opening ceremony, where Soma provoked the entire school with his speech, Xu Yue chose to live at Polar Star Dormitory so he could learn from its residents.

• Xu Yue received his Totsuki Academy admission letter alongside Yukihira Soma and spent the remaining week practicing cooking and studying textbooks with help from Shadow Clones.
• Xu Yue hired Etsuya Eizan as a company consultant and continued developing his cooking skills before school began.
• Erina Nakiri gave the new students' representative speech at Totsuki Academy's opening ceremony, followed by Senzaemon Nakiri's address about the school's standards.
• Yukihira Soma gave a provocative speech as the transfer student representative, effectively calling the other students trash and inciting the crowd.
• Xu Yue decided to live at Polar Star Dormitory, where he hoped to learn from his dormmates and use his Sharingan to develop his abilities.

Xu Yue and the two Reincarnators were assigned to the same group for Roland Shaper’s Beef Bourguignon lesson. To avoid being held back by his unskilled teammates, Xu Yue challenged their placement and questioned how they had been admitted.

• The two Reincarnators suspected Xu Yue and Yukihira Soma of being fellow Reincarnators, then relaxed after Soma failed to recognize the Reincarnation Space.
• Xu Yue was grouped with the two Reincarnators instead of Yukihira Soma and Tadokoro Megumi, leaving him worried about completing the lesson’s dish in time.
• Roland Shaper announced that students had to make Beef Bourguignon and would receive an E for any dish below an A.
• Xu Yue interrupted Roland Shaper and argued that his two teammates lacked cooking foundations and would hinder his progress.
• Xu Yue cited the pair’s poor performance in the entrance exam’s egg test and challenged the fairness of their admission.

Xu Yue used the Reincarnation Space to make Blondie and Glasses learn the Beef Bourguignon recipe, then teamed up with them for Roland Shaper’s cooking assessment. Yukihira Soma earned an A, and Xu Yue’s richly scented dish left Soma impressed by his rapid progress with sauce.

• Blondie and Glasses considered attacking Xu Yue, but the Reincarnation Space offered them a 2,000-point recipe lesson that could let them pass the assessment.
• Blondie and Glasses claimed they knew Beef Bourguignon, and Xu Yue apologized to them before they agreed to work together.
• A neighboring group secretly added salt to Yukihira Soma and Tadokoro Megumi’s stew, but Yukihira Soma used honey’s protein-breaking enzymes to save the dish and earn an A from Roland Shaper.
• Xu Yue presented his Beef Bourguignon after Yukihira Soma, and its aroma and sauce surprised Soma, who recognized a technique resembling one taught by his father.

Roland Shaper gave Xu Yue an A for his Beef Bourguignon, rating it above Yukihira Soma’s dish, while Xu Yue credited Soma’s guidance and wondered how the assessment rewards would be assigned. After class, Xu Yue and Soma found Polar Star Dormitory, where Xu Yue prepared to pass the entrance test using beef he had secretly saved.

• Roland Shaper tasted Xu Yue’s dish and praised its layered flavor and excellent technique, awarding it Grade A and ranking it above Yukihira Soma’s dish.
• The two Reincarnators celebrated the prospect of earning back the Reincarnation Points they had spent, while Xu Yue considered whether the evaluation credit might go to him alone.
• Xu Yue and Yukihira Soma followed a map to Polar Star Dormitory as evening approached.
• Xu Yue recalled that newcomers had to impress Grandma Bunyo with a dish and revealed that he had used Kamui to save leftover beef for the test.
• Xu Yue decided not to warn Yukihira Soma about the entrance test or the missing ingredients.

Xu Yue passed Grandma Bunyo’s cooking assessment to move into Polar Star Dormitory, then joined the residents’ welcome party and began building relationships with the specialists he hoped to learn from. The gathering ended with Satoshi Isshiki revealing that Xu Yue’s hands suggested he had cooked for less than a year.

• Xu Yue met Yoshino Yuki and passed Grandma Bunyo’s assessment using ingredients he had brought, while Yukihira Soma was left without ingredients and was turned away after serving his dark squid dish.
• Satoshi Isshiki invited Xu Yue through the ceiling to Room 205, where Xu Yue met the Polar Star residents at his welcome party.
• The residents ate through their prepared food and asked Xu Yue to cook a dish, but he claimed he knew only a few recipes and lacked suitable ingredients.
• Satoshi Isshiki examined Xu Yue’s hands and concluded that he had probably been cooking for less than a year, leaving the room silent.

Xu Yue used his supposed talent and drunken candor to persuade the Polar Star Dormitory students to promise to teach him, then began learning from cooking classes and helping Yukihira Soma assess his dishes. The chapter ended with Aoki Daigo preparing to critique Xu Yue’s cooking advice.

• After learning Xu Yue had cooked for less than a year, the dormitory members struggled to believe his talent, and Xu Yue openly said he was confident in it.
• Xu Yue told the dormitory members he intended to seek their guidance and secured their promises while blaming Yukihira Soma’s disbelief on his limited experience.
• Yukihira Soma passed Grandma Bunyo’s test and moved into Polar Star Dormitory, where he heard about Xu Yue’s agreement with the others.
• Xu Yue learned techniques by watching his teachers demonstrate them during the second day of classes.
• At a party welcoming Yukihira Soma, he brought Xu Yue into the kitchen to help find flaws in his dish, and Aoki Daigo decided to give Xu Yue pointers.

Yukihira Soma asked Xu Yue to taste his latest coffee-bean dish, and Xu Yue identified ways to improve its flavor pairing. At a party, Aoki Daigo’s claim that Xu Yue might have the God Tongue convinced the Polar Star members to put his palate to the test.

• Yukihira Soma served his dish to Aoki Daigo, who was overwhelmed and unable to critique it.
• Xu Yue praised the dish’s distinctive flavor and suggested replacing powdered sugar with honey and olive oil with tea seed oil.
• Aoki Daigo realized Xu Yue’s suggestions were feasible and suspected he might possess the God Tongue.
• At Yukihira Soma’s welcome party, Aoki Daigo announced his suspicion, and Yukihira confirmed that Xu Yue could identify subtle flaws in his cooking.
• The Polar Star members decided they should help Xu Yue broaden his experience tasting different flavors.

Xu Yue expanded his cooking knowledge at Polar Star Dormitory while Erina Nakiri began clearing out clubs she considered useless. As Xu Yue, Tadokoro Megumi, and Yukihira Soma visited the Donburi Research Society, they found its leader expecting the club to be disbanded.

• Aoki Daigo, Sato Shoji, and the Polar Star Dormitory residents served Xu Yue their dishes, and he critiqued Tadokoro Megumi’s cooking while struggling to assess Satoshi Isshiki’s food.
• Erina Nakiri defeated the Sumo Hot Pot Club in a Food War and ordered it to surrender its activity space.
• Hisako Arato told Erina Nakiri about rumors that Xu Yue possessed the God Tongue, but Erina dismissed them before deciding to investigate.
• Erina Nakiri assigned Mito Ikumi to handle the Donburi Research Society while she continued reorganizing clubs.
• Tadokoro Megumi guided Xu Yue and Yukihira Soma around campus, and Xu Yue said he planned to seek out a spice research society.
• Xu Yue, Tadokoro Megumi, and Yukihira Soma entered the Donburi Research Society and heard its listless member announce that it was about to be disbanded.

Yukihira Soma stepped in to save the Donburi Research Society from being disbanded by challenging Mito Ikumi to a Food Wars!, then Xu Yue agreed to compete in his place. Xu Yue took Yukihira Soma and Tadokoro Megumi to Shiomi Jun’s spice laboratory, where his introduction of Soma led to Jun immediately sending him flying.

• Yukihira Soma objected to the Donburi Research Society being disbanded, but Mito Ikumi arrived with renovation workers and overpowered Koichi Konishi.
• Yukihira Soma challenged Mito Ikumi to a Food Wars! on the Donburi Research Society’s behalf, then pushed Xu Yue forward as the competitor.
• Xu Yue agreed to compete against Mito Ikumi in three days over a meat donburi, with Yukihira Soma’s expulsion at stake if Xu Yue lost and Mito Ikumi’s obedience to Xu Yue at stake if she lost.
• Xu Yue brought Yukihira Soma and Tadokoro Megumi to Shiomi Jun’s spice laboratory to study its spices and theories.
• Xu Yue introduced Yukihira Soma as Saiba Seiichiro’s son, and Shiomi Jun immediately knocked Soma out of the laboratory.

Xu Yue joined Shiomi Jun and Hayama Akira’s spice research group after demonstrating an exceptional sense of smell. Three days later, he entered a Food Wars! match against Mito Ikumi, with the match’s outcome tied to the Donburi Research Society and Yukihira Soma’s expulsion.

• Shiomi Jun rejected Yukihira Soma because of her history with his father, Seichiro, and introduced Hayama Akira as her assistant.
• Xu Yue identified 183 single spice scents in the room, impressing Hayama Akira and earning a place in the research group.
• After three days of study and practice, Xu Yue prepared to represent the Donburi Research Society against Mito Ikumi in a meat-themed donburi match.
• The match terms stated that Mito Ikumi would obey Xu Yue’s demands if she lost, while the Donburi Research Society would be disbanded and Yukihira Soma expelled if Xu Yue lost.
• Mito Ikumi accused Xu Yue of falsely claiming to possess the God Tongue and vowed to defeat him, while Xu Yue anticipated making her his possession.

Mito Ikumi and Xu Yue began their Food Wars! with a vast difference in ingredient quality, as she brought out A5 wagyu while he used half-price supermarket beef. Xu Yue matched Ikumi’s cooking rhythm and methods, leaving Yukihira Soma worried that the strategy would cost him the match.

• Mito Ikumi displayed her A5-grade wagyu and began cutting and cooking it, while Koichi Konishi recognized how difficult it would be to match her ingredients.
• Xu Yue revealed half-price beef from Chiyo Supermarket, shocking the spectators and prompting Ikumi to dismiss his chances.
• Mito Ikumi seared her beef and sealed in its juices with butter as Xu Yue mirrored her movements and cooking method.
• Yukihira Soma’s confidence faltered because Xu Yue had abandoned their planned approach and was trying to match Ikumi despite the ingredient gap.
• Mito Ikumi tested her beef’s temperature with a steel needle, while Erina Nakiri judged that Xu Yue could not overcome Ikumi’s superior ingredients and precision.