Today is the day of the first game of the official competition, and the spectators, both inside and outside the school, have been waiting for this day for a long time.

"Hello everyone! The host of this official tournament is still your lovely ~ Rei Kawashima! Hiss~! ”

"Oh~!"

Although there have been some gossip circulating, this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the audience.

"Then, first of all, the contestants of the first game, let's have both sides, Ryo Hayama, and Scarlet Shazi Shinto enter!"

"Oh~!"

With cheers, Shinto Scarlet and Ryo Hayama entered the venue from both sides and came to the cooking table.

"I'm not going to release water, new household." Ye Shan Liang said.

"Of course, since it's a competition, you have to give your all, and Hayama-kun, I don't think I'm going to lose." Shinto Scarlet responded with a warlike spirit.

"Ho ho ho, commander-in-chief, this year's students are amazing."

"The fighting spirit is surging, like two warriors in a duel."

"And the students who advanced to the official round this time are all incredibly high scores, right?"

Nagi Senzaemon sat in the center of the judges' seat and listened to the judges beside him.

"Of course, after all, it's his favorite disciple." Nagi Senzaemon grinned.

"That one? Haha, that's also true, it's a bit too much to say if you don't have such a result. ”

"So the theme of this time ......"

While the judges were talking, Rei Kawashima also announced the theme of the competition.

"This time, the theme is...... Huh? When she saw the theme in her hand, Rei Kawashima was stunned.

"What's wrong?"

"Isn't that weird?"

"What the hell is the theme?"

……

The audience was not happy with the sudden cold scene and became noisy.

"Ahh I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but that's just the subject...... It's incredible! I'm sure all of you here won't know why, but I still want to announce that this time the theme is: The Way of Softness! Rei Kawashima came back to her senses to the boos and shouts of the audience and finished her job as a host.

"The way of softness?"

"What the hell is this?"

"Is this the theme?"

……

Sure enough, as Rei Kawashima said, as soon as the theme was announced, most of the audience didn't understand what the theme meant at all.

There were only a few people, whose faces changed slightly, but immediately returned to normal.

"This is the favorite form of Chinese cuisine, right?"

"Yuanyue, is this going to be reformed?"

……

"Commander-in-chief, may I ask what is going on?" The four judges looked at Nagi Senzaemon with a question mark on their faces.

"This is the beginning of reform." Nagi Senzaemon said lightly.

The four judges were stunned for a moment, then thought of something, and immediately understood.

And as the protagonists of the competition, Shinto Scarlet and Ryo Hayama didn't have time to pay attention to other people, so they immediately started their own cooking.

"That's what you came up with, right?" Mother-in-law Wen Xu asked Yang Cao beside her.

"Yes." Yang Cao nodded.

"It seems that Yuanyue is really going to change." Mother-in-law Wenxu sighed.

"If you don't move forward, you are lagging behind, Granny Wenxu, you know, I can't always be a teacher here, this group of children is my only class of students in Yuanyue, Yuanyue wants to improve, but you can't rely on them alone." Yang Cao said the truth plainly.

"Well, too." Granny Wenxu shrugged.

Yang Cao's eyes fell to the middle of the field, watching the two of them cook.

Xinhu scarlet sand is still a good medicinal food, I saw her cooking table out of the multi-flavored Chinese medicinal materials, ginseng, licorice, seeds, eucommia, cloves, puhuang......

"It seems that Scarlet Sand investigated the judges in advance, this kid...... However, this little cleverness is not difficult to shine. ”

While thinking, Yang Cao's gaze shifted to Ye Shanliang's side.

"Cinnamon, ginger, fennel seeds, angelica...... In order to withdraw the word "soft"? Interesting. ”

……

As the time passed, the two of them were nearing the end of their meals, and the whole day and moon were completely divided into two halves by two very different smells, half of which was a soft and refreshing spice aroma, which was addictive. Half of it is a strong aroma of traditional Chinese medicine, soft and comfortable, just smelling the medicinal fragrance can make people's bodies warm and refreshed.

Shinto Scarlet was the first to finish the dishes, and five bowls of milky soup were placed in front of the five people.

"Please taste [Judo soft-shelled turtle soup]."

"Suck~" Senzaemon didn't taste it immediately, but took a sharp breath of the faint fragrance.

Then, his eyes widened, and he felt that his whole body was more energetic and his body was warmer.

"Let's start tasting."

With an order, the five of them picked up the soup spoon one after another, and the milky white soup entered the mouth, straight down the throat, and into the stomach.

"Hmm~!"

"Smack~"

Nagi Kiri Senzaemon directly burst into clothes.

"What's going on?"

"It's so comfortable, it's so warm!"

"Feel the power, little by little from the stomach to the whole body......" The five judges all closed their eyes, let out a breath of turbidity, and their faces became more and more ruddy and bright.

"Ginseng, strong body and longevity. Seeds, tonify the spleen and remove dampness. Strengthen the liver and kidneys, warm the stomach and hands, and lower blood pressure and lipids...... And finally, licorice, a natural Chinese herbal blend, perfectly integrates the medicinal properties of all herbs, gently and gradually exerting medicinal properties in the human body. ”

Not only the medicinal properties, but also the soup itself, with its white milky color and silky smooth soft taste, all reflect the core meaning of the word "soft". ”

"Rich but not abrupt umami, only a little salt to enhance the taste, simple, elegant, like a pure fairy living in the deep mountains and old forests."

Hearing the praise of the judges, Shinto Scarlet smiled faintly.

Without Huang Lao's teaching, her understanding of the field of medicinal diet would be very superficial.

Even if the new family has a large number of medicinal diet classics, it is impossible for her to reach the current height, she always remembers that the first time Huang Lao tasted her cuisine, he scolded: "Flashy, superficial, medicinal diet is a kind of medicine to put it bluntly!" The core is all on the medicinal materials, why do you put so many spices and condiments? Why are you doing it so gorgeously? Drawing snakes adds to ......"

The new household scarlet sand has just begun to change, the medicinal diet is originally simple, and the cuisine itself does not need to spend too much effort to decorate and decorate, what really needs to be done is the collocation and treatment of medicinal materials to achieve the effect that this medicinal diet needs to achieve.

Is this what you mean by the "soft way"? Nagi Senzaemon redressed and asked Shinto Scarlet.

"Yes, "Roudao", as the name suggests, is "gentle way", so the simple and pure appearance, elegant taste, and soft medicinal effect are combined to make this [Judo soft-shelled turtle soup]. Shinto Scarlet said.

"Good, good, very good!" Nagi Senzaemon said "good" three times in a row, giving Shinto Scarlet a high evaluation.

Even the other four judges applauded.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." Xinhu Scarlet Sand was not surprised, thanked him flatly, stepped aside, and looked at Ye Shan Liang who was walking slowly with fiery eyes, no, it should be looking at the food in his hand.

"Sniff~ this aroma!" Before the food was served, Nagi Senzaemon could already smell the faint aroma that overflowed, and he could already feel his new clothes ready to move.

"Enjoy, [Gentle Girl's Barbecue]"

As soon as the lid is lifted, the aroma explodes and is intoxicating.

Unlike in the qualifiers, this outbreak is not so strong and shocking, like a spear hitting people's hearts, but a soft, gentle, like a slender hand, brushing people's excited and excited hearts, calming and fascinating.

"Gentle girl, this description is very accurate!"

"Smack~"

Nagi Senzaemon couldn't control his clothes anymore, and before he tasted them, just the aroma was enough for the clothes to explode.

"How is this possible? Hayama-san, how did you do that? Is the barbecue so mild? ”

"Grilling, whether it's charcoal, electric heating, oven or whatever, should be passionate! Passionate! Even grumpy! It shouldn't be like this...... Soft. ”

The judges were shocked when they looked at the light slices of barbecue in front of them, which were white and red, uniform in size, and exuded a soft aroma.

"I do use the electric heating method, but unlike the general barbecue, I choose to use a low-temperature method, little by little to cook the meat slices, except for the fat of the meat itself, I do not use any oil, so that the barbecue itself will not be so greasy.

Second, the choice of spices, cinnamon, ginger, fennel seeds, angelica...... One of the most important characteristics of these spices is that the aroma is soft, not irritating or strong. Ryo Hayama explained.

"Well, let's try it, then." Nagi Senzaemon didn't even put his clothes back on, so he just started tasting them, because he didn't want to spoil another piece of clothing.

But it is a pity that he forgot a very important thing, he only has a piece of clothing to cover his shame, if he does not wear clothes, then ......

"Smack~"

"Hmm~!"

The barbecue slice was in his throat, and Nagi Senzaemon pretended to be calm and wanted to use the food with his eyes closed, but he panicked in his heart.

Fortunately, the staff on the side was very discerning and put him back on his clothes as soon as possible.

The other four judges were already in the world that Ryo Hayama had built for them at this time.

They seem to have come to the land south of the Yangtze River in China, a gentle and elegant lady standing by the river, holding an oil-paper umbrella, half-covering her face, and her slender fingers gently brushing through sleep, bringing ripples.

The breeze blows, the willow branches flutter, and the gentle girl who half-covers her face is more intellectual, soft and elegant.

"Ahh The four of them were about to take a step forward and see the girl's true face, but as soon as they took a step, they returned to the sky and the moon.

"I didn't see it."

"I guess I can't see it......"

"This is, personal imprint, right?"

"It's almost time to hatch the kitchen's heart."

……

The four judges said with regret on their faces.

"There's a question, Hayama-san, I want to know the answer." One reviewer asked.

"Excuse me."

"How did you manage to make the aroma of the barbecue so different?"

In the picture of the girl just compiled by Ryo Hayama, every change in the picture is a change in fragrance.

"Because I didn't mix all the spices together, but overlapped them a little bit and then spread them on the meat in layers and side by side." Ye Shan Liang replied.

"I see."

"Well, give the results." Nagi Senzaemon said as he gathered the clothes he had draped on.

"Hmm."

The victory and defeat appeared, three to two, and Ryo Hayama narrowly won.