As a traditional art unique to the culinary world, Shokugeki was sacred to every chef. It ignored background and personal connections, judging only cooking skill. However, that was only true for chefs...
The Kondo Group was a violent organization to begin with. They had finally found someone capable of serving as the cafeteria's head chef, someone whose cooking had earned the members' approval, only for him to suddenly say that he might not be able to cook in the future. This gave Hijikata quite a headache. Of course, Hijikata was not the sort to bully people with his power, and their chef seemed rather respectful whenever he spoke of Shokugeki.
Naturally, Toshiro Hijikata would not use authority or violence to pressure someone. He simply took the members out for a meal at the Coral Grand Hotel...
It had to be said that the food was quite decent. It fell a little short compared to their own chef's cooking, but at an ordinary hotel, not every dish would be personally prepared by the head chef. "Waiter, replace all these dishes. Have your head chef make them himself."
Only Hijikata would dare say something like that. Yet no one dared argue. What a joke—Hijikata gave off a murderous air just sitting there, and coupled with the imposing presence unconsciously emanating from the Kondo Group members, only an idiot would step forward to provoke them.
A certain head chef: "..."
The culinary world was one thing, but the essence of this world was still survival of the fittest. Even if the other party was a renowned figure in the culinary world, they were facing a violent organization—no one wanted to face a violent organization. If violent organizations in this country were not legal entities, someone would have reported them to the authorities long