The quality of Boutril's three bowls of noodles was apparent at a glance.
Rich broth, smooth noodles, tempting side dishes-with a bowl like this and Boutril's reputation as the Chef of Harmony, the three judges knew that if they were currently sitting in Boutril's restaurant, they would be drooling already.
But...
-This was the Shokugeki arena!
And it was the Shokugeki between Boutril and Jaden!
Based on their past experiences, when famous chefs in the culinary world served such good-looking dishes in front of Jaden...
The probability of it being poison was still 100%!
So...
The judge seated in the middle picked up his chopsticks first, poked the lobster on top, and then dabbed his chopsticks in the soup.
Hmm... the chopsticks didn't melt!
Then he picked up a noodle.
It broke easily!
Or rather, the noodle crumbled right on his chopsticks!
Although the noodles lacked elasticity, at least they wouldn't chip a tooth!
However...
The judge's expression wasn't very good as he looked at the piece of crumbled noodle stuck to his chopsticks.
Then he exchanged glances with the other two judges, and finally, the three of them sighed, picked up their bowls and chopsticks with a look of resigned determination!
After all, they were the judges.
And...
"We are professionals!"
The judge seated on the left declared with a look of self-sacrifice.
"Mm, even if it really is shit, we have to take a bite and taste it!"
The judge seated on the right also gave up completely!
And then...
The three of them simultaneously brought the bowls to their mouths-the middle judge directly took a large mouthful of soup and noodles!
Just as he looked at the two surrounding judges with a look of look-at-me-I-did-it-I'm-a-professional pride, he found that the two judges who had been so resigned just moments ago had already put down their untouched bowls and were looking at him with beaming smiles.
-You two bastards tricked me!
He desperately wanted to roar, but the flavor had already exploded in his mouth!
Actually, before Jaden became famous, although many foul-mouthed people were willing to describe bad-tasting food as-"it tastes like shit!"
But those who had actually eaten shit... at least none of these people had.
It was just an exaggerated metaphor.
But since Jaden appeared, that description was no longer a metaphor!
There was even a famous quote from a certain mysterious Chef Kojiro... cough, can't say his surname, must maintain the air of mystery... So, a certain mysterious Chef Kojiro once said: "Shit isn't that bad!"
So the taste of shit was deeply ingrained in the hearts of some judges.
The middle judge had participated in several of Jaden's Shokugeki as a judge-so he already knew what shit tasted like and was prepared for that disgusting flavor to explode in his mouth.
But...
That flavor didn't explode.
He successfully swallowed the noodles and soup in his mouth, and even, not believing it, took another large mouthful!
Then he smiled.
His actions completely terrified the two judges beside him.
"Um... are you alright?"
The middle judge heard the question from the side and smiled happily.
"I'm fine!"
Seeing his reaction, Jaden was fully aware of what was happening, while Boutril smiled even more brazenly.
He turned directly to Jaden and spoke.
"Look, your little tricks are worth nothing in front of me..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a very joyful voice from the judging panel behind him.
"You two, try it quickly! These noodles are super bad... no, they should be not very good... no, how should I put it... it's that kind of..."
The middle judge organized his thoughts, and then a description suddenly came to him, and his eyes lit up.
"It's, it's better than shit!"
Huh!?
That single sentence made Boutril spin around instantly.
The other two judges, skeptical, picked up the noodles with their chopsticks... and then the two of them shoved the noodles into the middle judge's mouth simultaneously.
They stared at the middle judge for a while, confirming that he had swallowed again and wasn't just trying to trick them, before they each took a bite, then sipped the soup, and ate some side dishes.
Having done all this, they, like the middle judge, showed a very obvious smile.
Then the three of them narrowed their eyes together and said in unison:
"It's mushy, flavorless, yet surprisingly greasy, and it has a plasticky taste... So good, so bad, or rather, it's good because it's bad..."
Indeed...
The three judges looked earnestly at Boutril together.
"As expected of Chef of Harmony Boutril, it really tastes better than shit!"
Ah, this...
I...
Boutril was at a loss for words for a moment.
He felt insulted, but looking at the three judges' appreciative expressions, he was confused-for a moment, he genuinely couldn't tell if these three judges were praising him or insulting him...
In the end, Boutril's dish, which merged dozens of high-end ingredients, integrated international cuisines, and was the result of thirty years of careful study of harmonization techniques, received an excellent evaluation of "better than shit" and was declared out of the running.
And then...
It was Jaden's noodles.
The three judges weren't afraid of Jaden's cup noodles anymore.
Although Jaden seemed not to have even added the seasoning packet, at worst, it would just taste bad.
With this thought, the three of them sniffed it, and then they froze.
Because they all unexpectedly smelled the aroma of a premium broth.
Then the three of them took a mouthful of soup and noodles together.
Ngh...!
In an instant, their eyes widened. They felt like the entire world had turned golden, the fresh vitality of shrimp, the richness of crab, the agility of fish... it was as if they were standing in a golden ocean full of premium seafood!
They had prepared to eat instant noodles before coming.
They had prepared to eat shit before coming.
They had even prepared to be poisoned before coming.
But...
-The one thing they hadn't expected was to eat a dish of such extraordinary quality!
This impact, this unexpectedness, this deliciousness...
They were completely immersed in this golden ocean, and mouthful after mouthful, with a state bordering on madness, they ate all three of Jaden's cup noodles!
Satisfied!
They had not expected to eat anything normal during Jaden's Shokugeki-let alone noodles of such high quality!
This made them look at Jaden with surprise and uncertainty.
Yes, this guy was the World's Best Chef!
Could it be... he had only been toying with his opponents because he hadn't met a worthy one?
They thought this and gave all three votes to Jaden.
However, the host hadn't announced the end of the match yet, when Boutril on the side immediately roared.
"I cannot accept this!"
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