"Laiyan, you're out."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The first time Ben called his name was none other than a chef named Laiyan.

She was a chef from Thailand and made a big mistake in this quarterfinals. I was so pressed for time that I mistook the liver.

So her food was too sweet.

It was a soup dish, but it was said that it was too sweet to taste anything.

No one expected Laiyan to fall.

Even he seemed calm, saying, "I don't know if I've already prepared my heart-to-heart."

"The next dropout is…….”

"Argh!"

"Of course, I knew it."

Since then, two more stars have fallen.

One cried his eyes out with a look of genuine shock, and one shook his head.

And there's only one loser left.

"Please, God. Please... one more chance...….”

Jamie's name hasn't been called yet.

He received such a harsh evaluation earlier, but there was a little hope left for him.

Jamie shook his body a lot.

You mean this tournament was really important to him, too. Besides, pride as a chef.

I don't know what's gonna happen.

It couldn't even predict the outcome for a day. I didn't even know what would happen.

Let's see if Jamie can survive. Otherwise, someone you didn't expect will fall.

With everyone's tensions rising, Ben called the name.

"……a day."

"Huh?"

Rattling!

The heart of the day sank significantly.

He doubted his ears for a moment. Obviously what I've just heard couldn't have been right.

No way. Why does my name come out here?

'I'm sure I've had such a good evaluation. I don't have a reason to do this.’

My hands trembled. Now I can understand the feelings of other chefs one day.

No, it wasn't just him.

When the name was called that no one had expected, the chairman himself was greatly agitated.

Tanaka and Jamie, who were next to Haru, as well as other chefs who had already been eliminated, stared at the day with big frog eyes open.

One day, of course, I couldn't feel any of their gaze.

Just, why? That one word stuck in my head.

He looked up at Ben with unfocused eyes. Then he smirked.

"Congratulations, Chef Haru. "This is the first place in the quarterfinals."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..”

"It's not fun to announce the last loser, right? Let's change the order and start with the winner. Chef Lee Haru is the winner of the quarterfinals. It was an overwhelming margin."

One day, I felt my whole body drained.

I'm not lying, if I had relaxed a little, I would have grabbed the counter right in front of me and almost collapsed.

It felt like traveling back and forth between hell and heaven in seconds.

I won first place, but I didn't feel good. There was only one thing that filled the head of the day before that.

"You're alive..."

Relief. The relief of surviving dominated the body. Soon my mind went to sleep.

I felt like I'd never felt it before in my life. It was like when I died in an oven explosion and came back to life.

The judges grinned as they looked at such a day. Soon the second and third places were announced.

And the chairman was overturned once again.

"Wait, something's wrong.”

There are only two people left.

Fourth place who survived chin-ups, and fifth place who would also fall by a hair's breadth.

It has already been decided who is fifth.Jamie, who was told by the judges that the contest was a joke.

And the other one is...Tanaka, who, like Haru, received a lot of positive reviews.

"Whoo...."

Why is Chef Tanaka fourth? Does this make sense? No, you had such a good reputation when you were with me. But why the hell?'

Tanaka was desperately trying to keep a straight face.

But it couldn't be perfect in this situation. I could clearly see his eyelids shaking.

The same was true of the right hand, which was clenching in a burst.

It looked like Haru knew Tanaka and someone else.

To add a little exaggeration, I felt like I'd hit him if I touched him now.

"Well, let me tell you the last person to leave our studio today."

Gulp!

With everyone swallowing dry saliva. Ben, who had been holding his tongue for a while, opened his mouth and shouted.

"Jamie!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

There was nothing unusual.

Jamie, whose name was called, was shaking and eventually his legs relaxed and collapsed.

"Jamie, are you okay?"

"Hey, wake up! What's wrong with you?"

Other chefs next to him ran quickly and helped him up.

Jamie's expression was much more distorted than Haru had imagined.

No, the expression "painful" might be much more appropriate.

One day has also been heartbreaking.

We promised to go to the semi-finals together. Besides, you said you were so confident this time.….’

The more you take for granted, the more you get hurt.

Jamie now did, and Tanaka did.

Two of the three determined friends collapsed. Even one was completely knocked out.

Falling from the sky. It's become a star that can't

'What should I do now?’

My head got complicated. No, it was more complicated than it was.

I won first place, but it wasn't that good. Rather, I felt that my shoulders became heavier.

This time I knew for sure.

No matter what rank you won before, you can slip right away if you make a mistake.

And one day I knew how to stop it.

You have to live modestly. And... you should not neglect your practice.’

It was common sense. That's why it was easy to forget.

It was a thrilling day.

I really wanted to hear Yumi's voice today.

* * *

And that night.

No, exactly around midnight. Hotel room in Tanaka.

"Foot... .. God d*mn it, you little shit in your head."

Oh my god!

Tanaka was drinking alone.

It's also solo produced in Japan.

In the strong Japanese liquor, which was over 35 degrees Celsius, he emptied a bottle in just an hour and drank the second bottle.

Even though Tanaka was a strong drinker, his ears turned red after drinking so much alcohol.

I'm not kidding, it's really freaking me out.

Even the snacks he brought as snacks were only bought in the front supermarket, so he was almost drinking.

Calm down. What's wrong with you today? We decided to keep our composure.

"Calm down? Don't say dog chirping. How do I keep my composure now? Would you be able to do that?"

-That's...

"What happened? Hurry up and tell me, man, you're freaking me out! What the f*ck, what the hell could not have happened! That's for me, too! To Tanaka of the Great Japanese Empire!!"

Tanaka started screaming like crazy.Only his voice roared in the empty room.

His expression was like a goblin, all the more so because his face was red.

Someone over the phone sighed deeply and soon opened his mouth in a crawling voice.

Okay, I'll let you know. So please calm down! If Mr. Tanaka acts like that, will you work with me because I'm scared?

"Are you threatening me?”

It's not blackmail, it's advice. Real advice, too, from the bottom of my heart. The game is not over yet. I'll tell you why, so calm down.

"……tell me."

I'll tell you why Tanaka came in fourth.

He, who was running amok at the words, managed to get back to his seat.

First of all, I gave you a perfect score. As we promised. Other judges gave high scores. Isn't it obvious? That's what I complimented about.

"Then what is it?"

Adam.

"Adam... .. Adam Benckipai.”

He gave me the lowest score. The perfect score is 50 points, but I gave you 8 points.

"Why?"

-That's... -I don't know. Don't be angry and listen to me. To be honest, who knows what Adam thinks? Adam is the only one who knows what he's thinking. This isn't a rumor, it's almost true! I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

"That's what happened."

It is only the judges who know what score the judges gave.

And the fact that the chef who participates in the contest will know the score of the judges...…, which should not have happened, was absolute nonsense.

Something like trash. It was a really serious corruption and cheating.

Yes, there was someone behind Tanaka.

One of the four judges except Adam. There was someone who stuck with him.

"Hang up—I know what happened, so I have to come up with a solution. No matter what happens, we go to the finals."

Don't overdo it and think carefully. Do your best. You know, the moment it leaks out, we don't just drop out of the competition, we literally lose our necks...….

"You're not the only one who has to take off his cooking suit if it's known. I'm taking over my father's sushi, so I'll be bigger. Okay, hang up. I need to cool my head first."

Don't drink too much. Let's call again tomorrow.

Took!

That's how the phone was cut off.

Tanaka, who had been spacing out for a while, soon picked up the glass again.

"I can do it...… no matter what it takes, no matter who or how it is used…I can't miss this opportunity. Yeah. Who am I?"

Whoops! Whoops!

Tanaka is starting to drink.

When he lifted his head with unfocused eyes.

"……Huh?"

For a second, I felt like I saw something.

The shape of a person. An old man in a cooking suit, and I think I've seen him somewhere.

But it was really just the moment. It disappeared in an instant.

Rubbing her eyes, Tanaka started drinking again.

I must have seen nothing. I just thought so.

But it couldn't have been.

He's a great guy. The little one only learned strange things.

Choi Hanseok was in front of him.

I told Haru that I was going to drink at night.

Moreover, his student was still preparing food for the children upstairs.

It's good to be ambitious, but...…. That's no way to use it.

Choi Han-seok has now put all the puzzles together.

How things are going, what Tanaka plans, and who he's in solidarity with.

How's the day going? Well, it's the funniest thing in the world.Tanaka, who was drinking, fainted on the bed and fell asleep shortly after.

Choi Han-seok watched him for a while and moved to where the day was.

The announcement of the semi-finals was said to be sand.

The competition was getting closer to the climax.

Choi Han-seok evaluated the day like this.

The most dangerous thing for Haru is now.

The teacher could not guarantee whether his student could overcome the semifinals.