Now then,
let us begin the final program of this camp.
We will have all of you enjoy
a full-course meal prepared by the alumni.
Yeah!
The Man Called the Demon
Students should gather their belongings
and board their designated buses.
Please return your room keys to the front desk.
Please check your surroundings to avoid leaving anything behind.
Man.
We're done.
We're done!
Everyone made it.
Yup.
Yeah.
It all happened in a flash.
It was really tough, though!
Seriously!
You didn't all need to come to my room on the last night, too!
You didn't seem to mind joining in before.
Yeah, last night, too.
C'mon, draw the old maid!
Let's finish the game back at the dorm!
What?!
Let's invite Isshiki-senpai, too.
We can do Daihinmin, too.
Shinomiya-senpai!
I guess both of you survived.
Yeah, we managed somehow.
A suitcase...
Are you going back to France already?
Yeah.
I can't keep my restaurant closed for too long.
Besides, I've decided what my goal is going to be.
I'm going to make my SHINO'S the number one restaurant in Paris,
with a three-star rating from Michelin.
I have a lot more I want to do.
The Pluspol Award isn't cutting it anymore.
A three-star rating...
Wow!
No Japanese chef in France has ever won that!
You guys...
Stop!
You won't get to steal a march on us, Shinomiya-senpai!
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Yukihira Soma,
are you interested in Italian cuisine, by any chance?
Huh?
Tadokoro-kun, your talent would flourish at a sushi restaurant—
No!
I am going to carefully take Megumi-chan with me!
Er, what?
So they're already talking to you two.
C-Chef Dojima, wh-wh-what is going on?
They are sizing you up.
Sizing Up
Sizing us up?
This camp also serves as a potential recruiting ground
Recruit
to offer positions students can consider after graduation.
The alumni close their restaurants,
or even let their sous chefs take charge, so that they can come here.
That's partly because they can recruit future staff.
It's not so easy to find promising chefs.
Huh, okay.
I had no idea the camp had a second purpose.
I doubt Megumi realizes what it means to get recruited by that group.
Yeah.
Yukihira-kun, you would shine here at Totsuki Resort.
You're welcome to join us at any time.
I appreciate the offer,
but I have Yukihira.
Yukihira Diner
Right,
your family runs a restaurant.
Yes, my father and I were keeping the place running.
I don't know where he is or what he's doing,
but I want him to recognize my skills one day,
and deem me worthy to shoulder Yukihira.
Senpai, so you're going to pursue a three-star rating?
You heard?
How about I come and help?
Sure, I could hire you as a servant.
What?!
Dojima-san?
Is something wrong?
No, it's nothing.
Okay, Soma-kun, we're on this bus.
Okay, later.
Oh, crap—my headband!
Oh, you left something behind?
It's almost departure time.
I'll go—
I-It's fine!
I'll go!
I'll go back in a different vehicle,
so you should go ahead and take my luggage with you.
O-Okay!
Whew.
Glad I found it!
Well, we thoroughly enjoyed the resort, didn't we?
I... I made a mistake.
I'm looking forward to next year already!
Note: When there is a cluster of express buses, it is easy to mistake which one is yours.
When there is a cluster of express buses,
it is easy to mistake which one is yours.
We strongly suggest that you confirm the parking spot
We strongly suggest that you confirm the parking spot and bus number if you have to step outside.
Soma's Current Location
and bus number if you have to step outside.
Oh, you're the boy who made the souffle omelette.
Tokuzo of the Chicken Egg
Oh, you're the chicken egg person...
That wasn't bad at all.
Um...
I'm sorry I wasted so many of your eggs!
Hm, yeah.
But I'll forgive you if you'll give my eggs preference
in your own restaurant someday.
Okay!
Kosuke of the Green Bean
I hope you'll use my beans, too, boy!
Kyusaku of the Natural Cheese
My cheese, too.
Hey, do you want some rice crackers?
Take these cough drops.
Oh, thanks.
Thanks! Thank you!
Wait, I need to get going!
Where's my bus?
Uh...
Er...
Whoooosh
I got left behind!
Seriously?
I made it through camp,
only to have a major crisis now?
Wh...
Why are you here?
Why?
Well, a lot of things happened.
Lady Erina!
We've made arrangements for a car.
There happened to be just one...
Did he miss his bus, as well?
Want some rice crackers?
No.
Cough drops?
No.
By the way,
you said you'd enjoy seeing how long it took for me to fail, didn't you?
I survived, though.
Any thoughts?
I can just imagine his stupid leering face.
You'll do well to flounder at the very bottom of the barrel.
I doubt you'll be selected in the elections.
Elections?
You don't know about that, either?
It's a long-time Totsuki tradition called the Autumn Elections.
Autumn Elections
It's a gourmet festival where select first-years are allowed
to exercise their skills and compete!
The academy's director and investors,
heavyweights of the food industry, will be present,
making it the first opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills
to those outside of the academy.
The selection process has already begun.
You didn't notice that selection committee members were at the camp?
Oh, I guess so.
It was those suits, huh.
In other words, this camp isn't just for weeding out the weak.
It also has a hidden agenda to identify those who will ascend above the rest.
A gourmet festival, huh.
Sounds fun!
You get revved up just thinking about it!
Like I said, there's no way someone like you will be selected!
What was all that about earlier, anyway?
I did learn from experiencing failure.
Learn from experiencing failure?
That's just something a loser'd say to cover up his failure.
Failure is not an option for chefs!
Really?
Really!
Only perfection can be served at the table!
That is the only way you can achieve the ultimate gourmet experience.
Just like his cooking.
Huh?
What?
Nothing.
By the way, why'd you end up missing the bus?
There's no need for me to tell you.
Oh, okay.
I guess this is what you'd call an awkward situation.
Guess I'll go to sleep.
Found it!
Phew...
I see...
So Yukihira Soma is your son, Joichiro.
First Seat: Dojima Gin Second Seat: Saiba Joichiro
Camp's finally over.
It's going to get noisy around here again.
What, that was quick—
My goodness. Well.
If you were coming back,
you should've at least called.
You haven't changed one bit! Where are your manners?
Well, I was just passing through the area.
I'm back.
A Scene from Camp
Where are you, Yukihira? Where? Where? C'mon, where are you?
Bro, you're so funny.
We're back!
Back!
So Soma-kun, you came back in one of the hotel's cars?
I'm jealous!
That makes you a VIP! A VIP!
It wasn't that cushy a deal.
Either way, I'm glad everyone came back safely.
You must all be tired.
I'll give you guys a good meal tonight.
Yay!
We haven't had Fumio-san's cooking in forever!
Well, I won't be the one cooking.
Hey, Soma.
You're back.
Come help.
Sure.
Come help prep these.
I've already made the stock.
Sure. Got it.
Wait, I reacted like we're back home out of habit,
but what the hell are you doing here?!
What, you know each other?
Wh-Who are you?
He's an alumnus of Totsuki Academy and of Polar Star Dormitory.
A Totsuki alumnus?!
You're making me feel my years.
You don't know the former second seat of the Elite Ten,
Saiba Joichiro?
Former Second Seat of the Elite Ten
The former second seat of the Elite Ten?!
"Saiba"?
Oh, the rice's almost done, Soma.
Shut up!
Just explain what's going on, Dad!
You're family?!
Son of the Former Second Seat of the Elite Ten
Hmm, I see.
So Dad's an alumus of Totsuki,
the Polar Star Dormitory,
and the Elite Ten...
It's hard even for me to take this all in...
Whoa, even Soma's flustered for once.
I guess it's no wonder he's Yukihira-kun's father.
So you are Saiba Joichiro.
Oh, you've heard of me?
Yes, I have come across your name in past documents.
You were described as a nomadic chef who worked his magic
in famous restaurants across the world.
But after a time,
you vanished from the front lines.
You became a legend known only to a select few.
I am the seventh seat of the Elite Ten,
Isshiki Satoshi.
I'm honored to meet you, Chef Saiba.
Oh, I go by Yukihira now.
You can just call me Joichiro.
H-He's not disturbed by Isshiki-senpai's appearance in the least.
No wonder he's a former Elite Ten.
What's that have to do with anything?
I had no idea Dad was so famous.
You really didn't know?
Well, I only found out he'd worked overseas recently.
He used to get calls in languages I didn't understand,
and I'd find tons of photos of him with foreigners.
I just thought it was nothing out of the ordinary in any home.
It is!
You should've noticed!
Who knew Soma-kun's father was such a great man?
Well, let's have a toast!
This is to celebrate all of you surviving the camp.
Don't hold back tonight!
Thanks for the food!
Cheers!
F-Food made by a former Elite Ten member...
I wonder what it tastes like.
I'm... somehow really nervous.
Please, try some.
O-Okay!
I can see it!
Places I've never been...
Vistas of foreign lands...
All coming to life in my mind!
This taste is quite Arabian!
It's delicious!
What's this paste spread on the lamb?
That's harissa.
It's an all-purpose hot pepper spice blend from North Africa.
Using traditional Middle Eastern cooking as a base,
I tried adding parsley and garam masala this time around.
J-Joichiro-san, what's this?
That's zuppa di pesce.
It's a Ligurian seafood soup with stoccafisso.
What about this one, Joichiro-san?!
P-Please tell us about this, too!
Oh, that's...
Joichiro-san's such a man.
Yeah, he gives off this manly appeal.
Even the guys are all over him.
Will Yukihira...
...get that way, too?
Ba-dump Ba-dump Ba-dump
Huh? What?
They were all wound up tight when they showed up,
but with a single bite, they all opened their hearts.
This dish is bursting with its creator's personality!
Whoa! This one's awesome, too!
Wow! They're all super delicious!
What about this one?
Disgusting!
Oh, that one!
I tried to recreate a snake dish I had last month.
It's so disgusting!
They chop the snake up with the skin still on,
and they just boil the pieces without further prepwork.
Dad, this sucks!
Right?
It's right up there in the top ten best disgusting dishes.
Yukihira Family Isolation Ward
Are you sure it's not in the top four?
Shouldn't it be the worst ten dishes, then?
Maybe the top two.
Oh, right.
He is Yukihira's father, after all.
I think the top two were those, y'know...
Well, the outlier aside... Joichiro.
You used to be called The Demon...
You've changed a lot. You're cooking really gentle dishes now.
Yeah.
Let Gin try some someday.
You're right.
Gin
Gin?
You don't mean...
That's right.
He was acting all high and mighty at camp, wasn't he?
Roarrrrr
He's Dojima Gin, the head chef of Totsuki Resort.
Dojima Gin Totsuki Resort Head Chef and Company Director
Dojima Gin Second-Year, High School Division
Here, this is Gin,
Saiba Joichiro Second-Year, High School Division
and this is Joichiro.
They were both second-years in the high school division at the time.
They're both so young!
Fumio-san, please don't show things like that.
Why not?
So Chef Dojima was also from Polar Star...
Seriously?
Dojima Gin, the first seat of the Elite Ten.
Saiba Joichiro, the second seat.
When these two became the core,
Polar Star entered a golden age.
We won victory after victory in Shokugeki,
seized land and expanded the dorm,
Polar Star Dormitory Annex Planned Construction Site
This is Polar Star Dormitory Property
invested in kitchen facilities,
and secured procurement routes for ingredients.
We were fully self-sufficient.
We were like a small nation, really!
Those fields you're using out back...
The fermentation workshop...
The chicken coop plot...
They were all obtained back when Gin and Joichiro's crew were around.
Still... while Gin never fails to send a new year's greeting card and mid-year gift...
Joichiro!
Why don't you ever send at least a letter once in a while?
I do come by sometimes, don't I?
Yeah, right!
Stray Cat
Loyal Dog
You just wander in and wander out!
Talk about the legendary graduate.
Well, not that I actually ever graduated.
What? You didn't?
But you were the second seat...
A lot happened.
Is Gin doing well?
Y-Yeah.
Dad.
Yeah?
What was...
What was Polar Star Dormitory like back then?
It was fun.
Everyone worked on perfecting their craft however they could.
Dad, want to sleep in my room?
I guess.
Soma, you're in 303?
Huh? Yeah.
In the middle of the room...
...there's a scorch mark from when a pot fell on the floor.
It used to be my room.
Fumio-san, let me stay in one of the empty rooms!
Sure!
Dad stayed here...
Saiba... Joichiro, huh.
I may not
know much of anything
about that chef...
Soma!
Are you up?
Yeah.
I'm in the kitchen right now.
Bring your knives and come join me.
Maybe he's prepping breakfast?
Come to think of it, why'd Dad come back to Japan?
I wonder if he had some kind of job.
Oh, there you are.
You've sharpened your knives, right?
Of course.
I did it last night so the smell of the whetstone'd dissipate overnight.
Okay, good.
Well, sorry to spring this on you,
but I need you to show me how much you've grown...
...or not grown.
Let's have our first cooking contest in a long time...
The Demon
...Soma.
To Be Continued
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