[Host, your basic Japanese knife skills have reached the standard, and I look forward to your knife competition tomorrow.] Goodnay——]

At the same time as the electronic sound fell silent, the plates on the table disappeared, but fortunately, the tuna sashimi that Bai Xiaobai was thinking about was still there.

The knife practice is over?

Bai Xiaobai looked at his watch, and the time it took to practice was less than an hour and a half.

I don't know if this basic knife work is enough to cope with tomorrow's game.

It's important to recharge.

Bai Xiaobai didn't care too much about it, and after sweeping away the tuna sashimi, he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face satisfied, and then went to bed early.

The next day

Early in the morning.

When Bai Xiaobai woke up, he felt very comfortable. At night, he didn't fall into his pillow, and he slept extra sweetly.

After breakfast, Bai Xiaobai, led by Sakura, came to the square in front of Toba Shrine.

Since today is a special winter festival in Lake Kawaguchi, many people have already gathered in the front square.

In addition to the locals, there are many blonde and blue-eyed foreigners.

Many stalls in the square are scattered and very clean and tidy.

Among them, food stalls are indispensable.

Foods from all over Japan can be found here.

Japanese yakisoba, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, apple candy......

There are also a lot of entertainment, such as water polo fishing, goldfish fishing......

The knife competition is held at 10 a.m.

It's still early, so Bai Xiaobai follows Sakura around the stalls and experiences the local festival culture.

Sakura was very enthusiastic about the local culture. Bai Xiaobai also gained a lot of knowledge during the lecture.

In the past, on TV, Bai Xiaobai had watched a lot of anime, and there were projects to catch water balls and goldfish, and I thought it was very simple at the time, but I only knew about it after Sakura's introduction now.

The ropes used to fish for water balloon and the nets used for goldfish are made of similar glutinous rice paper, which is very fragile and very difficult to win prizes in these events.

Little by little, time passed.

Bai Xiaobai walked around the square very highly, and there was no nervousness about the upcoming game at all, during which he also bought an octopus balls to eat as a snack.

Sakura saw that the time was about the same, and planned to ask Bai Xiaobai to go to the place where the competition was in the square.

At this time, in the festival square, there was a sudden restlessness, and some people even cheered.

Bai Xiaobai's first feeling was that there was a big man to appear.

Sure enough.

In the crowd, a young man wearing a dark blue yukata was very eye-catching, and walked towards this side.

The size is estimated to be 1.8 meters, a standard Japanese face, with a slight beard, and it looks quite cool.

The Japanese people seem to be very frost-resistant, and many Japanese girls at the festival are wearing short skirts, and now this man is simply wearing a yukata and clogs.

The surrounding crowd was filled with restless noises.

Many of the young girls were cheering together with a name: 'Hattori-kun, come on.' ’

This man's surname is Hattori, and it seems that his popularity is quite high, is he a star?

Bai Xiaobai asked Sakura beside her.

Sakura said this is the favorite seed to win today's knife tournament - Sota Hattori.

After Sakura's introduction, Bai Xiaobai knew that Hattori Sota was the eldest man of the new generation of the Hattori family near Lake Kawaguchi.

The Hattori family is a local culinary clan of Lake Kawaguchiko, and it is said that their ancestors served as the imperial chef of Emperor Nippon, and their reputation was extremely high.

The Hattori family was rewarded by the emperor and has been cooking for generations.

After hundreds of years of development, the Hattori family has many members, and there are countless people who are good at cooking.

And Hattori Sota is one of them. This person is an innate gourmet chef and a rookie in the Japanese kitchen industry today.

It is said that he has been gifted since he was a child.

Before he could walk, he learned to hold a kitchen knife.

At the age of five, Sota Hattori was able to fry Osaka-yaki on his own and was able to make takoku balls with a great taste.

The sushi pinched at the age of twelve has won the favor of the heir of the century-old sushi restaurant in the East Longitude Capital.

Before the age of 20, he mastered all the cooking knife techniques of Nichiba, and was proficient in the production of various fish sashimi and various styles of sushi, and is a professional chef with strong comprehensive ability.

Two years ago, Sota Hattori won the gold medal in the 12th Toryo Hand-kneaded Sushi Competition, which was a sensation, and he is currently the head chef of the Maruei Japanese Hotel under the Hattori family.

He is still in the training period, and when he is twenty-five years old, he will officially take over the family business and become the thirteenth head of the Hattori family.

According to outside rumors, the Hattori family has a mysterious thin-pointed knife that has been passed down from generation to generation, and only the head of the family can inherit it.

It is rumored that this knife is extremely sharp, sharpening iron like clay, breaking the hair instantly, and breaking the bones when chopped, and Hattori wanted to inherit it too early.

Sakura introduced this, and Bai Xiaobai became interested immediately.

Could it be that the mysterious thin-pointed knife is the 'Kirin Black Spot Knife'? and it is in the hands of the Hattori family.

That's embarrassing.

Family heirloom kitchen knives, that's not even a thought about it.

Bai Xiaobai just wanted to ask the system, how to solve this problem, it is impossible to steal the knife from others.

I asked twice with my mind, and the system seemed to have disappeared mysteriously, and there was no response for a long time.

Bai Xiaobai "......"

Sakura continued to introduce some things about Hattori Sota.

Hattori Sota has a wealthy family, handsome appearance, twenty-four years old this year, unmarried, and now has captured a large number of fan girls.

A few days ago, he officially announced that he would participate in the knife competition in his hometown, which aroused the expectations of a group of female fans.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Hattori Sota appeared in the square, causing so many onlookers.

Many people thought he would be the winner of the competition, the winner of the Plum Award.

However, compared to the high-profile shouts of fans, Hattori Sota is very low-key.

In the face of the screams of the onlookers, he only nodded slightly.

When he passed by Bai Xiaobai, I don't know if he felt the chef's aura on Bai Xiaobai's body, he stayed on Bai Xiaobai's face for three seconds.

The eyes are very subtle, not arrogant and calm.

Bai Xiaobai could feel that the chef's temperament exuded by this person's whole body was very similar to his own.

Completely confident, not arrogant and impatient personal temperament.

This person's cooking skills are definitely not simple, this is Bai Xiaobai's first instinct.

The master appeared, then this game really had to be watched.

Bai Xiaobai is not afraid of people with strong cooking skills, he is also a strong person, and he is very much looking forward to this cooking knife competition at this moment.

Soon, the music for the contestants gathered sounded.

Both Shiro and Sakura came to the venue where the game was concentrated.

The playing field is located in front of Toba Shrine, which covers a very large area, and there are more competition seats than Bai Xiaobai imagined.

The venue was temporarily cordoned off.

Before entering the venue, there is a relevant person in charge at the entrance, who is responsible for checking the participants' documents.

Nichiben does not have an ID card, and residents are identified by their driver's license or health insurance card, and Sakura enters the city through the latter.

As a foreigner, Bai Xiaobai entered the venue with a visa and passport.

After the identification was completed, before entering the venue, the person in charge handed Bai Xiaobai a card, which was written as the position of the competition - No. 44.