Chapter 5 - 5: A Shokugeki Decided Before the First Bite

Erina treated every Shokugeki seriously.

If not to an extreme degree, then at least with absolute sincerity.

Even when facing opponents she instinctively looked down on, she would still prepare a refined, high-class dish to defeat them. Refusing to cook-or even acknowledge-so-called commoner cuisine was a principle carved into her by her father's education.

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