Truth is everywhere within range

Go back in time a little.

When Natsume Shishi and Suzuka were exploring the adventure house of the Mysterious Research Department.

Qiao Qiao is at the playground not far away.

A sign for the cooking conference has been hung up on the rostrum.

On the judges' table, in addition to the people from the Cuisine Research Association, there was also President Masaharu Ii.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang, this time our Cuisine Research Association actually invited President Jing Yi as a special judge and commentator. The highly anticipated Minejo Festival Cuisine Conference is now opening."

The person in charge of explanation at the Cuisine Research Association is Sakamoto Kazuya.

There seems to be something wrong with this guy in the comics he’s been reading recently.

Qiao Qiao stood in the audience, a little worried.

As the name suggests, the cooking competition is a competition in which the dishes are made and the taste is evaluated in the end.

It's just that since it is an entertainment competition, it is naturally impossible to limit it to serious cooking skills without making a living.

This time the cooking competition has special conditions.

To introduce it in simple words, it is ban pick mode!

The four groups of contestants participating in the cooking competition will share the prepared ingredients by banning certain ingredients and selecting certain ingredients at the same time.

This is not only a competition of cooking skills, but also a psychological game!

Because of this, there was a problem of insufficient registration for this cooking competition, and Sakamoto Kazu had no choice but to ask Qiaoqiao to come over to make up the number.

Qiao Qiao was wearing a school uniform and had an apron on his desk. He listened to the explanation and looked at the members of the other three groups.

One group was composed of a pair of twin shrine maidens from the Kyudo Club. They seemed to be very powerful. They even wore the shrine maiden costumes of their own shrines. One had a ponytail and the other had a shawl hair.

"The first group of contestants are Minazuki Kagami and Minazukiji from Class C of the second grade. They are both shrine maidens from Washimiya Shrine, and they are twins."

"Washnomiya Shrine is the oldest shrine in the Kanto region. Praying for marriage is very effective."

Ii Masaharu is still making comments.

The two shrine maidens smiled and bowed to everyone, very much like Yamato Nadeshiko.

The second group is a girl dressed as a gypsy woman and a boy wearing a black cloak.

Wait, isn't this the soothsayer we just met?

Qiao Qiao glanced at the boy, squatting on a chair and stacking potato chips one by one.

"The second group of contestants are Tsuchimikado Kiyoaki and Kotokui Shion from Class A of the third grade. Both of them are from Onnyangryo. Haha, I wonder if Tsuchimikado-san can predict the outcome of this competition. ah."

"I have to admit that Yin Yang Liao's divination may be able to play a huge advantage in the BP stage."

Tsuchimikado Qingming Festival!

When they heard this name, the girls present screamed, but Tsuchimikado Kiyaki was unmoved. After the potato chips fell down because they could not maintain their balance, he put all the potato chips into his mouth.

The third group is similar to Qiao Qiao, with only one person.

"The third group of contestants, oh oh, turns out to be Hoshikawa Gogoto from Class D of the third grade. As a monk of Sensoji Temple, what kind of cooking show will he bring?"

“The cuisine at Sensoji Temple is also very good among temple cuisine.”

Xingchuan Yuyan also saw Qiao Qiao and smiled slightly bitterly.

It seems that everyone is a tool person.

At this point, Qiao Qiao suddenly realized something.

No wonder no one dared to sign up for the cooking competition.

Not only were there shrine maidens, but they also invited two geniuses from Sensoji Temple and Onmyoryo. Who dares to compete with these guys on the same stage?

Moreover, except for Qiao Qiao, they are all the leaders of the major spiritual master factions.

I'm afraid this cooking competition will not only compete in cooking skills, but also compete in soul-expelling skills.

As for why Ii Masaharu can be invited to be a judge?

According to Qiao Qiao's understanding of the student union president, this foodie probably just wants to eat dishes with different flavors.

The food at the shrine is really light.

Although he understood the essence of this cooking competition, Qiao Qiao was just an ordinary exorcist. He had only been in the industry for a year and could only rely on his cooking skills to win.

"The fourth group is also a solo competition. It is Qiao Qiao from Class A of the second grade. He is from China. I don't know what kind of cooking he will show us."

“Shredded pork with green pepper, Mapo tofu, xiaolongbao, Peking duck!!!”

Ii Masaharu also looked very much looking forward to it.

As several geniuses gathered at the venue, the audience for the cooking competition became more and more crowded, and almost half of the school gathered together.

After introducing the contestants, everyone turned their attention to the ingredient library located in the middle of the four kitchen stations.

There are all kinds of meat, fish, vegetables, flour and rice, etc., it can be said that everything is available.

The rule is to draw lots to determine the order of the first round, and then adhere to the principle of ban first and pick later. The first group to ban ingredients will be the last to choose in this round, and then the order will be reversed in the next round.

After repeating it for about five rounds, use the ingredients you have on hand to make the dish.

"ah."

Qiao Qiao naturally got the first one.

After that came the twin mikos, Hoshikawa Gogon, and finally Onmyo Ryo.

"Contestant Qiao got the first ban spot. This is very disturbing. After all, I don't know what other people are good at. What does Jing Yisang think?"

"Indeed, the first choice is almost meaningless. If it were me, I would probably give priority to ingredients that I am not good at handling, but if I make them, they will work wonders."

The two people's current explanations can no longer reach the ears of the contestants, because their location has been covered by a sound-isolating spell.

"Oh, contestant Joe has started to choose the ingredients that were banned in the first round. What will it be? He came to the vegetable area. Does it look like he is going to ban the vegetables directly?"

"As for vegetables, I feel like it doesn't matter to the overall situation."

Qiao Qiao placed the sign with the prohibition sign in his hand in an inconspicuous corner of the vegetable area.

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The other three groups of people, except Tsuchimikado Qingming, all looked at each other in confusion.

"It turned out to be wasabi. Player Joe directly banned wasabi in the first round. In this case, we may not see sashimi and sushi appear in this round."

Although there is no need to choose the seasonings, everything is available, but as the cooking competition of Fengcheng High School, it is natural that low-grade finished wasabi will not be allowed to exist. Instead, according to tradition, wasabi is ground on the spot.

For ordinary Japanese people, wasabi should be the first ingredient to choose.

After all, Japanese traditional cuisine, whether home-style or high-end cuisine, is almost inseparable from wasabi soy sauce.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Qiao was banned directly.

Is he not planning to make raw food at all?

Oh, wait a minute, there seems to be nothing raw in Chinese cuisine.

Amid the uproar, the twin witches banned the difficult-to-handle pork, which seemed to be something they were not good at.

Xingchuan Yuyan thought for a while, and the sign finally landed on chicken.

"The family meal has also come to nothing."

Ii Masaharu was a little disappointed.

As for the last one, Tsuchimikado Kiyoaki, he didn't move and only said something to his partner. The girl with a gypsy style put the sign on the flour with some disgust.

"It turns out to be flour. In this case, noodles such as ramen will no longer be available."

"And there are many varieties of pasta in Chinese cuisine. If flour is prohibited, contestant Qiao will lose a lot of choices."

The voices of the two commentators echoed in the venue. At the same time, the four groups of people also began the first round of selecting ingredients.

Qiao Qiao came to the ingredients area again. He almost didn't think about it and quickly took away a plate of ingredients.

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