Reborn in Japan as a Chef God

Chapter 501: Chapter 500: Formal Declaration of War

The competition was in progress, but suddenly, the live broadcast screen switched frames, giving extended coverage to a young chef who had arrived late. The audience caught on and a murmur of whispers filled the air.

Even the chefs in the heat of competition were affected by the strange atmosphere, glancing up at the broadcasting screen overhead.

Xia Yu was supposed to appear on October 1st. However, the quarterfinals match on October 16th— a full half month later—still retained hot discussions about him. After all, following his stunning debut, this exceptionally young talent’s records and cooking duel videos registered with IGO’s Neon Department were immediately dug up by various international culinary media outlets and discussed extensively.

Thanks to a successful first show, the Fame Points Xia Yu gained in that half a month had slowly surpassed the total amount he acquired over the previous six months, adding up to a terrifying accumulation.

Bang.

Xia Yu took a seat in the Far Moon Team’s guest area, and the camera moved away after lingering for a dozen seconds or so.

Interestingly, when the camera cut back to the stage, the Far Moon crowd turned again to look at the sudden appearance of the young instructor. Roland Chapele nodded slightly, Tiqie Zongwei and his wife Leonora smiled and glanced over, while Zhu Qing, Dojima Yin, and Saito Chiyokuro exchanged looks, eventually Zhu Qing teased with a smile:

“Weren’t you supposed to come back on the 20th, the day of our competition?”

“Uh…”

Xia Yu scratched his head, saying, “I made some gains, so I came back early.”

“Gains?”

Hearing that, Zhu Qing, Dojima Yin, and Saito Chiyokuro all fluttered their eyelids, but considering that they were at the competition venue, it wasn’t appropriate to inquire further. They simply looked deeply at the youth pretending to be modest.

“I’ll deal with you when we get back!” Zhu Qing huffed, “I let you go hunting, and the old man has been international calling to curse me out for days. It’s the first time for your little aunt Zhu Qing to take the blame for someone. Really unpleasant.”