"Shokugeki~?" Sogo Doma stretched lazily. "Secretary, not bad. Come to think of it, it's been two months already. You're still the first student to actively challenge me to a Shokugeki..."
Arato Hisako: "..."
As if she wanted to! She had mustered every bit of courage she had, all because she wanted to save Miss Erina. She believed that as long as she had this courage, as long as she carried these feelings of concern for Miss Erina, she would surely defeat the legendary Sixth Heaven Demon King and rescue Miss Erina from that hellish abyss!
Miracles existed in this world! The God of Cooking would never betray her heartfelt resolve. Besides, this sort of thing had already been proven countless times in hot-blooded manga—Arato Hisako, deep in her chuunibyou phase, believed it wholeheartedly.
"To reward your courage, I'll let you decide the theme of this Shokugeki..." Sogo Doma said generously.
Hearing that, Arato Hisako actually had the illusion that things were progressing exactly as they should...
See? Just as expected, even the development was identical to a hot-blooded manga. The villain, certain of victory and swollen with arrogance, handed his advantage to the protagonist's side. Then, the protagonist, with nowhere left to retreat, used that advantage to utterly crush the Great Demon King...
That was right. Exactly like that, Hisako. Miracles existed in this world!
Time to make use of her advantage. Thus, Arato Hisako, born into a family of medicinal cuisine chefs, declared, "Medicinal cuisine. The theme of this Shokugeki will be medicinal cuisine..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
His medical skills were practically beyond the standard already, and Secretary had chosen medicinal cuisine? Wasn't she just handing him the win? Was Sogo Doma the sort of person who took advantage of others? He should probably give her a reminder...
"Medicinal