My body... it's...
The 'pigeon' dish served to us was actually poisonous red frog meat.
Mr. Chouyu and I quickly noticed this, saving us both from the toxin.
But Mei Li...
It's been a long time, Chouyu.
Who the hell are you?
The masked man declared that he came to take revenge on Mr. Chouyu.
To gain the antidote, Mr. Chouyu has to fight him in a lobster competition, best two out of three rounds.
However...
Mr. Chouyu! Hang in there, Mr. Chouyu!
A scorpion...
My revenge is complete. It's all over, Chouyu!
Hold it!
I, Master Chouyu's best student, will fight you in his place!
This Super Chef, Liu Mao Xing, challenges you!
You brat!
Inherited Spirit. Bloody Battle at the Mansion!!
Mind repeating what you just said, boy?
I said, I'll continue this battle for Mr. Chouyu!
Are you insane, boy? You can't compete against me.
So you're running away...
Silence! I don't have time to play around with a little Super Chef.
I won't forgive you! I don't know what happened between you and Mr. Chouyu in the past...
But after what you have done to Mei Li, I will never forgive you!
I told you, Chouyu won that battle only through cheating.
He took something away from me, that is more important than my own life.
Naturally, I bear a grudge!
Mei Li is Chouyu's daughter, and that is a good enough reason for me.
I did not even invite you here! This is none of your business.
My revenge is complete. You don't have any say in this.
Brat!
Tell me what the next round is about!
Ah, it's raining...
I can't believe it.
Brother Mao, Mei Li, and Chouyu went to a fun place. I can't believe they left me behind.
Why do I have to stay here and wash dishes by myself?
They just tossed me aside like I'm some nobody. I don't want to do this anymore!
I'm scared...
W-Who's there?
Nobody's supposed to be here.
Eeeek!
Aughhh!
W-wh-wh-who's there?!
What on earth are you doing?!
D-d-don't come any closer...!
Gramps.
You're Shilou right? The errand-boy?
Man, don't say it like that.
Chouyu's ice sculpture is outside, right? Why isn't it in here?
Well, it's too big to fit in the kitchen.
Oh snap! It'll melt in the rain!
Not good! Gramps, help me! I can't move this by myself!
Right! I'm coming!
Ouch...
This is a bad omen. I hope Chouyu's all right.
Say it! I don't have much time!
What is the second round about?
Give it up! I don't have any intention of fighting you...
Damn...
I can't save Mr. Chouyu or Mei Li...?
Hold it right there!
We did it!
I'll do whatever it takes make you fight me!
Master Chouyu's cooking technique will pass on through me.
And if you don't defeat me, your revenge won't be completed.
What did you say?
What are you trying to prove, kid?
*If I can open my mind's eye, I should be able to do this...
W-What?
He's fast.
It's done...
How's that?
It's exactly the same as mine. He's completed the task Chouyu started.
He's done a superb job despite it being his first time.
It seems like he's not just a regular Super Chef!
Quick! Tell me about the next round!
You have convinced me. It seems that if I don't defeat you, my revenge on Chouyu will not be completed.
Listen well, kid. The second round of this battle is about frying technique.
We'll compete with deep-fried dishes!
I understand. And the rules?
Speed is of the essence.
Once any of us finishes the dish, the round is over.
We will then taste each other's food.
All right!
Let me tell you one thing. Before your oil is warmed up, I will have already finished.
You can't defeat me on speed.
So, would you like to quit this battle, knowing you have no chance of winning?
Is that all you have to say?
Then let me tell you one thing.
Give it everything you have, or else you won't be able to win!
What did you say?
Let's start the round. We don't have much time!
I can't just sit around doing nothing!
If I remember what Brother Mao said correctly, it was a mansion at Sea Bell Park.
Damn!
You're better than I thought, kid.
Give it everything you have, or else you won't be able to win!
But you're too conceited!
But, you will regret the day you challenged me to this battle!
You fool!
It's been a good battle, kid. But once I finish the sauce, my dish will be complete!
I can do this in one minute!
Here goes!
I'm done!
What?!
T-that can't be true. It's impossible!
So then, bring out your dish and we'll test each other's food.
Listen well, boy. My dish is called the Phoenix Tail Lobster.
It's a deep-fried lobster encrusted with nuts!
The lobster is dipped in batter that contains grounded nuts, and deep-fried until golden.
You need to carefully control the heat both inside and outside the lobster.
Thus, making this dish requires the mastery of difficult techniques.
Yes, it looks about perfect. A high-quality dish.
After frying, the nut-crusted lobster is allowed to dry, bringing forth a special fragrance.
A special sauce, poured on top of the lobster, harmonizes and completes the dish.
A sauce?
It is the combination of the sauce and the lobster that makes this dish perfect.
And the sauce?
The sauce... is made from apples, onions, and blends of various spices.
So where is this sauce?
Well, the sauce... was supposed to be completed in a minute's time!
So you're saying your dish is incomplete?
We don't need to taste an incomplete dish!
Pompous brat...
Stop it! To me, this is a serious battle with the lives of Mei Li and Mr. Chouyu at stake!
Very well. Let me see your dish, boy!
What?
Is that all you have?
That's right.
Hypocrite!
You talk as if you had finished, but your dish is also incomplete!
Damn it.
Where is this mansion at Sea Bell Park?
I don't know where I'm going.
Wh-what was that?
H-here it is.
How can you call this finished, boy?
No, it's complete in this form.
Boy. You don't understand, do you?
I told you, the key to a good lobster fry is the combination of a golden-fried lobster and a tasty sauce.
It is laughable that you claim it to be complete without the sauce.
I will not accept this as a dish!
What is this ugly fried lobster, anyway?
You just tossed a lobster into hot oil!
Time was so short that even I could finish only the lobster.
A fool like you would not be able to make a decent lobster fry!
I wasted my time playing around with a child.
It ruined the feeling of when I finally defeated Chouyu in battle.
You don't understand, do you?
What are you saying? What don't I understand?
You'll know once you taste this.
Go ahead and eat it!
You'll know then, whether your revenge was completed or not!
Boy, you are so full of it!
Very well. I'll have just a bite.
Why does this taste so good?
No way...
The sauce is inside the lobster!
This soft melting sauce is made from egg yolk, milk, with added sugar.
The fried lobster, nuts, and melting sauce create a great combination.
But how did you manage to do this?
If you put the sauce inside the lobster, it will seep out when you're frying it.
T-that's...
This is bean curd skin. As you know, it is the dried membrane that forms on the surface when you boil soy milk.
So you used bean curd skin...
I see.
I wrapped it around the lobster after pouring the sauce inside.
It guards the sauce from seeping out when you fry the lobster!
This is a lobster covered with the cloud of bean curd skin!
I call it... the Liu Mao Xing Special...
Fried Cloud Dragon Bean Curd!
I told you to give it everything you have.
Brat. Even I could only finish frying the lobster in the time available.
But you've done all this work in such a short period of time!
What technique! What talent!
Now that I think about it, he did have a very sensitive tongue like Chouyu.
He was able to detect the poisonous frog in that dish.
And he became a Super Chef at his young age.
This kid must truly be a true student of Chouyu, who taught him well.
He just might be a dragon who will create a wave in the world of cooking.
So, the round is over. Who's the winner?
I didn't try hard enough.
It seems that if I don't defeat you, my revenge will not be completed.
Listen well, kid. To the right is an antidote you can use to save Chouyu and the others.
But to the left is a poison that kills even elephants in a few seconds.
This battle is tied, so the next round determines the winner.
If you win, I will give you the antidote to save your friends.
But if you lose, you will drink the poison and join your friends.
Knowing this, will you fight on, boy?
Yes!
The city center has a bustling din,
As I jump over the guard rails unseen.
Must hurry over to our meeting place,
And beat the dusk in a race.
In your twinkling eyes, I see so clearly,
The soothing warmth that you feel for me.
And with only that, my poor defenseless heart,
Is starting to melt and break apart.
This is a feeling that won't stop; it just keeps going straight.
And it's starting to speed up and accelerate.
I'm by your door, and knocking hard. Won't you let me in?
Let me show you my spirit filled with passion. Yeah!