Lyon's creative dishes were a combination of curry and comedy.

He lays the cooking comedy on a plate and lavishly pours the meat and vegetables into it with a well-simmered curry.

"It's a novel combination indeed..."

"The smell alone makes me salivate..."

The other participants had gathered at some point wondering about the judges' appreciation of Lion's cuisine.

The judges' real food begins as tensions mount.

"So, shall I have it?"

The judges swallowed the sawdust and saliva before bringing the comedy and curry to their mouths together with a spoon.

"" "Huh!?

Open your eyes simultaneously.

"Ugh, delicious!? How delicious!? The moment you put it in your mouth, a wide variety of spice stimuli dominate your taste at once, pushing you through your brain!

"Sure, this goes with comedy! The sweetness of this comedy is making the spicy spice so mild!

"And granular, but therefore brilliantly intertwined with a liquid curry! Well, that's a very sensible combination!

It is greatly admirable.

I can't stop spooning the judges when they say I've already eaten for judging for many meals.

Spices that boost appetite won't stop them.

If I noticed, all three of them had finished eating.

"It was delicious...... No, it's not just delicious. When it comes to curry, what you put on bread - a revolutionary delicacy that brilliantly overshadows that stereotype."

"You can bet. This dish will be Barbara's new specialty as a new curry dish"

"No way such a boy..."

For all that admiration, Lion's getting a little nervous.

(Is that it? Could it have been too much to get to [Food Emperor]...? Well, but it's just cooking, and you'll be fine)

and the other participants arrive there.

"Oh, feed me too!

"Me too!

"Just a little!

It would be natural for them to be concerned about Lion's dishes, admired by the judges, as they aspire to be first-class cooks.

"Fine... but I still have extra"

"" "Then so am I!

"The judges (you) already ate! We haven't eaten yet. We're our priority!

While there was such a slightly ugly dispute, it was not long before the qualifying exams transformed into tastings for Lion's cuisine.

The next day, Lion was visiting the Restaurant Guild again.

to see the presentation of the results of the study.

The large number of contestants and the fact that they need a little time to be judged means that the announcement is not the same day, but the next day.

Most of the contestants probably couldn't sleep with Locke last night.

The number of the successful candidate was sticking out on the bulletin board.

Lion's exam number is 58.

Many contestants who already seem to have learned the results are discouraged in front of the bulletin board.

Apparently, most of them fail.

That should be it, too.

Sixty or so people were in this qualifying exam, but there are only six numbers on the list.

The pass rate is only ten percent.

Because of the small number, I knew in an instant whether or not to accept it.

"Number 58, there is."

Looks like he managed to break through the narrow gates and earn the right to compete in the culinary competition.

"" Rio, are you there?

"Oh, pass"

"" Ooh. "

You think you can eat a lot of food when you compete in a tournament, twins slapping their hands with joy.

Unfortunately, during the tournament, the two are going to be in charge of sellers and callers, not the eating side.

Lyon, who confirms that he has passed, heads to the point of contact the other day.

Apparently, he remembered about Lion.

"Ah, during this time... As I said then, you can't give up on a single failure. I'm still young, and I'm going to learn more and have another challenge -"

Thank you. You seem to think Lion has failed.

"You passed, didn't you?

"Huh? Pass?

"Yeah. Number 58"

"Number 58...... ho, is that true!? I can't believe I'm in the culinary competition at this age..."

Surprisingly, he told me what I needed to do for the main election.

"First, the contestants will receive a certain amount of assistance. I'll give you this one later, won't I? Then the tournament will compete in sales, but there are limits to the expenses that can be used. You must also set a sales amount that allows you to make more than a certain profit. For this reason, you are required to register the expenses and the amount of the sale in advance. Please note that you may also be disqualified if it is later found to be false."

So Furyon remembered his doubts.

"What happens if you procure your own ingredients? Like using the meat of a hunted demon."

"Well, that's dangerous, so don't. Of course, if you're really confident in your arms and you've been hunting demons yourself, it's not an expense... but if you hired an adventurer or something to buy it, that fee would be an expense. If you have been given away for free by an adventurer you know...... etc., we need to talk to you. Naturally, procurement through intimidation and so on is not allowed. If you do anything that comes under Barbara's laws, you will be disqualified."

"I see."

Lion nodded in his mind that this was going to keep expenses pretty cheap.