章 290: Crushed

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A while later

Hiro was standing in front of a judges table with a dazed look in his eyes. He got completely crushed. NO contest.

Every single judge voted for the man, who just grinned. Hiro looked at his Tiramisu, it was a normal Tiramisu! Hiro was beyond frustrated. The judges looked at him and said "The plating is very good, but you focused too much on the actual plating of the dish. Your Tiramisu was lacking in it's main department, the actual coffee taste. The expresso you used with the french press was diluted with the milk and other ingredients."

A woman pushed the plate forward and said "It's barely Tiramisu, it's supposed to have a slight bitter taste that mellows into sweetness from the chocolate and cream. Your Tiramisu was more latte, I didn't even get a little bit of the bitterness that was supposed to be there. If you were working in my restaurant and served this, I would kick you out the next minute. Too sweet, no bitterness, a failure of a Tiramisu."

Hiro was dazed and looked at the Tiramisu he made, it was shaped like a spider with the legs and all. It looked like a real spider! The chocolate dust was dark chocolate he dusted himself, there was even chocolate dust to look like hairs!

The next judge said "It was very good for a Black Chef, but what she said was correct. As a Tiramisu, it's a failure." he shook his head and cleaned his glasses "The Spider design of the dish was very creative, but if you tell me this is Tiramisu, I wouldn't believe you. Clearly, your specialty is in Desserts and sweets. You failed at the complexity of the bitterness, not every dessert has to be sweet and fluffy."

The last judge chuckled saying "I liked it, but It's not Tiramisu. You wouldn't have won either way, but against a chef of similar skill to you, your dessert would have won. That is, if it wasn't Tiramisu. There's not really anything else to say, you created something that looks like Tiramisu but isn't. I liked it though! Unfortunately, even if you make the competition not Tiramisu but Desserts, you still would have lost."

They all pointed at the man's Tiramisu and the woman, who was very harsh, said "What the Dish lacks in creative plating, it makes up for in taste. The simple Tiramisu that Senzaemon made is the perfect example of what a Tiramisu should be."

Hiro grinded his teeth in frustration and Senzaemon chuckled, saying "Pack up your stuff, kid." Hiro said "Where are we going?" Senzaemon grinned "Japan." Hiro walked away, throwing his knife into the wooden walls of the station as he picked up his cabinet and put it on his back before walking away, grumbling "Fucking stupid bullshit garbage moron idiot retard..."

Senzaemon chuckled and watched him go. The judges had their mouth's twitch, the last judge ate Hiro's Tiramisu and said "What are you gonna do with him, Sen?" The woman said "You're eating that?" the guy chuckled "This is fucking good, Milly. Just because you don't think so, doesn't mean I don't! I think that young man has a lot of potential!"

Milly snorted "Hmph! It's a failure of a Tiramisu! I can't believe he served this." Senzaemon had some and said "His specialty is Desserts, but he can do other things... He made BBQ flowers before! They were pretty good!" he showed them a picture, Milly said "They're beautiful!" the second judge, named Akira, said "He has a special plating taste, you have to give him that."

Milly hummed and said "Yeah... That's true, but..." she shook his head "It's too much. Too flashy, takes away from the taste." the third judge, Christopher, said "I like it! He's got flair!" Senzaemon grinned and said "I like him!" they looked at him and said "You're gonna..."

Senzaemon smirked and said "Maybe. We'll see how he does there." the three smiled and said "Oh boy." Milly said "If I'm not mistaken, the current First seat is a Patissier?" Senzaemon chuckled and nodded, Milly shook her head and Akira said "You're a Patissier too, what do you think?"

Milly said "If he doesn't figure out how to make real desserts, then he's not a Patissier!" Senzaemon replied "Would you take him in?" Milly scoffed "Unless he changes, not a chance!" Christopher shook his head and said "You're too harsh, he's only 15 years old." she snorted "Regardless! Stick to the true tastes! This wasn't even a Tiramisu!"

Senzaemon put his phone away and said "I think it was good. If it wasn't you but a normal Patissier, they would've recognized him." Milly rolled her eyes and said "That's why I'M the best and not them." the 3 guys rolled their eyes and said "We think he's good." she clicked her tongue and pouted "Whatever."

Senzaemon just chuckled at his friends and said "By the way, entrance exams are soon. I also found his partner and invited her to Totsuki." they were interested and said "Partner?" Senzaemon grinned "Rotisseur!" they raised a brow and Senzaemon chuckled "Though... She has a problem with sweets..." they instantly understood and chuckled "A couple?" Senzaemon nodded and laughed.

Hiro was collecting his stuff in his hotel room, when a light screen went off.

[Congratulations! You've completed [Become a Distinguished Chef!] Reward: Customized Knife set.]

Hiro looked at the screen in front of him that showed a knife, he customized the knife to how he wanted and set a motif for the rest of the knives, but the Chef's Knife was the primary knife he was going to use, the rest were auxiliary knives for specialized cooking.

He grinned as a case appeared in front of him with an Oni symbol on the front. He grabbed the case and left the hotel, calling Zerotwo and telling her to meet him in Japan, she said that she was already on her way there and was about to tell him to meet her there!

Hiro smiled and said "I love you, see you soon." she smiled and said sweetly "See you, Darling~!" Hiro smiled and hung up, looking forward to seeing her again.