#424 - Shengya, you really are a young master from somewhere, right?

Looking at Yoshino Yuuki, who didn't recognize him at all, yet happily devoured the high-end cuisine, Fumio-baa couldn't help but say, somewhat exasperated: "He seems to be a student of Totsuki as well. The dish you're eating right now is what he used for his dormitory entrance exam.

As for his name..."

Fumio-baa originally wanted to introduce Seiya, but she quickly realized that she hadn't even asked for his name yet.

Seeing the amusing pair in front of him, Seiya smiled slightly and began to say, "My name is..."

"Seiya, you finally came, you rascal! Huh... what are you guys eating? It smells amazing."

Just as Seiya was about to introduce himself, an excited voice suddenly interrupted him, and soon, a young man with red hair came into view.

The communal dining table at Polar Star Dormitory was quite lively today. Besides Fumio-baa and Yoshino Yuuki at the beginning, Souma Yukihira and Ryoko Sakaki also returned soon after.

Because it was dinner time, Seiya cooked a large pot of "Beef Stew with Potatoes," allowing the later-returning Polar Star Dormitory members to taste Seiya's cooking.

After introductions, the members of Polar Star Dormitory learned that Seiya was Souma Yukihira's childhood friend, and also the Totsuki "Special Student."

"Hearing about you is not as good as meeting you. It's a pleasure to meet you. As Souma-kun said, you are indeed a very talented chef. My name is Eishi Tsukasa, please take care of me."

After tasting Seiya's "Beef Stew with Potatoes," Eishi knew that Souma Yukihira's words were not exaggerated.

This seemingly simple dish, using rare ingredients as the main component, even made Eishi taste the level of a "Totsuki Elite Ten" dish.

Although the rare ingredients added a lot to the dish, Eishi also knew very well that the dish in front of him was just a casual creation, a small test of Seiya's abilities.

"My name is Yoshino Yuuki. By the way, Wenren-kun, can I have another bowl?"

Hearing the energetic girl's words, the purple-haired older sister next to her couldn't help but knock her on the head, apologizing to Seiya, "I'm sorry, Yuuki is always like this.

My name is Ryoko Sakaki. Please take care of me, Wenren-kun."

"Yoshino-san having such thoughts is understandable. After all, this is a dish cooked with rare ingredients. I've only heard of it before, but never seen such high-end ingredients,"

Ibusaki Shun, whose cherry-pink curly hair covered his eyes, and who was usually silent, expressed his thoughts with obvious excitement.

"Indeed, most Totsuki students have heard of rare ingredients, but have never seen them in person, let alone cooked or eaten them. I guess that's what you'd expect from the legendary 'Special Student'?

My name is Zenji Marui, and I'm also a resident of Polar Star Dormitory. Please take care of me."

Looking at the main cast in front of him, Seiya spent a few minutes remembering their names and appearances.

There was no way around it, he hadn't watched Food Wars! much before, and it had been too long. Although he had some impression of these people in front of him, Seiya couldn't remember anything about their stories and experiences.

"Then, what about this student? May I ask your name...?"

The members of Polar Star Dormitory had basically introduced themselves, and Seiya noticed that there was still a shy-looking blue-haired girl sitting in the corner, so he couldn't help but ask softly.

"P-Please take care of me... My name is Megumi Tadokoro. I'm very happy to meet you."

Seeing the girl's timid appearance, Seiya understood that she was probably shy or not good at socializing, so he smiled and said, "Tadokoro-san, I'm also very happy to meet you.

My name is Wenren Seiya. Because I come from China, I'm used to being called by my given name instead of my surname, so everyone can just call me Seiya."

Since everyone was the same age, and the members of Polar Star Dormitory had good personalities, Seiya quickly became friendly with them.

"What! You're saying the beef used in Seiya's dish is a very rare and high-end ingredient?"

Seiya, you didn't use all the high-end beef I asked you to bring to make this 'Beef Stew with Potatoes,' did you...?"

Souma Yukihira's words immediately caused the other members of Polar Star Dormitory to focus their attention on Seiya.

The matter of Souma Yukihira having a shokugeki with Meat Mito had been spreading like wildfire at Totsuki these past few days, so they naturally knew about it.

The theme of this shokugeki was 'Rice Bowls with Meat as the Main Ingredient.' Although it seemed like a rice bowl showdown, it was actually a meat dish showdown.

After all, for rice bowls, the quality of the meat and the cooking method directly determined the deliciousness of the rice bowl.

Souma Yukihira had been researching 'Chaliapin Steak' all this time, but after experimenting many times, he still felt that relying on ordinary beef alone would make it too difficult to defeat Meat Mito, whose family ran "Mito Meat Products."

Because he was boarding at Totsuki, Souma Yukihira couldn't go out easily, so he asked Seiya to help him taste the dishes while also hoping that he could buy some higher-end meat ingredients outside.

And that was one of the reasons why Seiya entered Totsuki with so many bags.

The reason why Souma Yukihira was so nervous now was because he was worried that Seiya was too extravagant and would directly use up all the meat ingredients he had brought for him.

Looking at the shocked faces of the Polar Star Dormitory members, Souma Yukihira was dumbfounded. Megumi Tadokoro, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but sigh when she saw his expression: "Yukihira-kun, do you know what rare ingredients are?"

Since he had heard Senzaemon say it in Seiya's restaurant before, Souma Yukihira nodded at this moment and said, "I know a little. I heard that as long as you become a 'Totsuki Elite Ten,' you can get a certain quota every month, but what about it?"