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Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy
has produced numerous renowned chefs.

Totsuki

There, a group of individuals who have been
given unlimited privileges and funds exists.

They are ten powerful figures
who have no equal—

the Totsuki Elite Ten Council!

Hey, Soma-kun.

Hey, Soma-kun!

What's up, Tadokoro?

Oh, um, I just think it's not safe to be
lost in your thoughts when you're driving.

Oh, sorry.

You're right.

I just got this scooter.

It'd be sad if I got into an accident.

So were you thinking about the Elite Ten?

Yeah, I guess.

That's right.

Soma-kun, myself, and others who made it
to the main Autumn Elections tournament

finally met them yesterday.

Culinary virtuosos who stand above all
others at the pinnacle of Totsuki—

the Totsuki Elite Ten!

The Totsuki Elite Ten have arrived.

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Tsukasa

Eishi

And of course Soma-kun went right up
to the A-team of upperclassmen...

I want to join the Elite Ten right now.

Would anyone be willing to accept
a Shokugeki challenge from me?

Hey, Yukihira!

Well, I sure got turned down pretty quick.

That was a downer.

Yeah...

It almost gave me a heart attack.

I should've waited until everyone
relaxed a bit, I guess.

I don't think that was the problem...

I still get chills thinking about it.

The Totsuki Elite Ten were amazing people.

The cake by the fourth seat,
Akanegakubo-senpai, was also...

Yeah, that was pretty amazing stuff.

I got a pretty strong message about
how amazing the Elite Ten are.

I hope we've helped you understand.

There is a profound difference
between the abilities of

those who are the Elite
Ten and those who are not.

So yeah, that's how it is.

I think you've figured out the nuances
of things, at least a little,

but we really, seriously, and absolutely
don't have any time to waste on you guys.

But, well, I guess...

If, for example, you guys have anything—
anything at all—

cooking-wise that would
let you guys win over me,

I guess I could accept a Shokugeki challenge.

Their height.

I said "cooking-wise," bitch!

Kuga-senpai said he's open to
accepting a Shokugeki challenge,

but the conditions are pretty steep
if I need something I can top him on.

It's not like there are even
other ways of competing with him.

You're right.

Since he's a second-year, we'd rarely
be in the same cooking classes, too.

Huh?

I thought you were against
the whole idea of me

challenging the Elite Ten
to a Shokugeki, Tadokoro.

What?!

Y-Yeah.

Of course, I wouldn't want you
to get expelled or anything.

But Soma-kun, you're an amazing chef.

They may be upperclassmen,

but I feel being spoken to that
way must've been frustrating.

Gotcha.

Thanks.

That's a huge truck.

I wonder if they're building something again.

Oh, right.

It's almost time to prep.

Prep?

Yeah.

Every year, we have an event to
celebrate the end of autumn.

It's Totsuki Academy's school festival.

School festival?

Yeah, it's called the Moon Festival.

If you sign up,

you can set up a food booth as an
individual or as a group participant.

Uh, Soma-kun?

That's it, Tadokoro!

Food Wars

The Third Plate

Challenging the Elite Ten

What do you wanna do for lunch?

Um...

The 92nd
Moon Festival

Participation Guide

So the Moon Festival goes on for five days.

They announce booth sales every day, huh.

This is sounding more and more like it.

Oh, hey, Nakiri!

Yukihira-kun...

What a coincidence, huh?

What class did you just come from?

I've told you several times that I don't want
you starting up conversations with me!

Wh-Why isn't Hisako here right now?

By the way, are you also
going to set up a booth?

Are you referring to the Moon Festival?

Of course I am.

The Elite Ten's booths are the main
attraction at the event every year.

Oh, I see.

So that means Kuga-senpai's
gonna have a booth, too.

All right, it's getting even better!

You can't possibly be...

Oh, yeah.

I'll join the fight, too.

If I can beat Kuga-senpai's booth in sales,

I bet he'll accept my challenge!

Not to pat myself on the back or anything,

but I really killed it at the
neighborhood festival every summer!

Diner
Yukihira
Pan-Fried Noodles

Why are these pan-friend noodles so tasty?!

I guess that means I'll be
competing with your booth, too!

Let's give it our best, huh.

Later, Nakiri.

Challenging Kuga-senpai, I see.

I wonder if he really understands
how the Moon Festival actually works.

Okay, one more shot!

Oh, so you did decide to sign up for a booth.

Right?

I think that's my only option.

So yeah, Tadokoro.

Do you know what type of cuisine
Kuga-senpai specializes in?

Unless I figure that out, I can't
come up with a counter move.

Um, Kuga-senpai specializes
in Chinese cuisine.

Chinese, huh?

Oh!

Hojo-san!

That was a tight dunk...

Beat the eight seat, Kuga Terunori?!

You're not the guy who challenged
Shinomiya Kojiro for nothing.

You talk a good game.

I was in Group B with Hojo-san
in the Autumn Elections.

Hojo-san specializes in Chinese cuisine, too.

Oh, really?

Unlike Kuga-san, who specializes
in Sichuan cuisine,

my training is broad in scope.

So?

How many staff members do you have lined up?

Staff?

It'll just be me.

What?!

Huh?

But it's just a booth at
a school festival, right?

U-Um...

Are you free after school?

Oh, I have to go to the Regional Cuisine
Research Society after school.

Oh, just having Yukihira come is fine.

You'll get it once you see it.

I'll take you to the Chinese Cuisine
Research Society—

Kuga Terunori's stronghold.

Hup, hup, hup, hup!

What the...

I guess they're practicing
wok tosses using dry rice.

Still, are they cyborgs or something?

How are so many people moving in unison?

Okay, one, two!

One, two!

Good, good, good!

Keep it going!

Hey, you there! You faltered!

What's wrong?!

M-My apologies, chief!

You idiot!

How could you possibly manage
to do good work at the festival?

Okay, this is about group responsibility.

Everyone do another set of thirty.

Okay? Go!

Miyoko-chin!

What's going on?

Are you finally going to
join the research society?

Nope.

I knew that!

Well, you're welcome to join any time!

And who's that with you—
uh, was it Yukihira-chin?

What are you here for?

Oh, I was just curious to
see how you're preparing

for the school festival, Kuga-senpai.

The school festival?

I've been thinking of putting
out a booth, myself.

I'm just starting to think about
what dish I should put out.

If I can beat you in sales,

you'll accept my challenge, right?

Oh, I see.

That's your angle, huh.

Of course. I'll keep my word.

Oh, great!

Okay, can you tell me what dish
you're going to serve, for starters?

Hey, you're technically
scoping out enemy operations.

There are other ways to do it!

You're interesting, Yukihira-chin.

Well, I'm still thinking
about which dish to choose,

but our signature dish may be mapo tofu.

Mapo tofu?

We served a mapo tofu meal
set at our place, too!

It was pretty popular—

Huh.

I think your place's a diner, right?

Ten of you, line up.

Cook our famous mapo tofu
for Yukihira-chin, will you?

Roger!

Yukihira-chin, have you heard
this Chinese proverb before?

Huh?

It's supposed to describe the
people in Sichuan province,

Sichuan

Guizhou

Hunan

as well as the neighboring
Hunan and Guizhou provinces.

"Sichuan does not fear spiciness,

Hunan does not fear eating spicy food,

and Guizhou fears eating
food that isn't spicy."

So basically, they really like spicy food?

It goes to show how intently the region's
been pursuing spicy cuisine—

for centuries, at that.

And my cooking has further
elevated that cuisine.

Here's Kuga Terunori's
Signature Sichuan Mapo Tofu!

Dig in while it's hot!

He got ten servings out
at the exact same time!

That's amazing precision.

What the hell is this?!

Hot!

Delicious!

Hot!

Delicious!

Hot!

Delicious!

It's so spicy that my
tongue's about to burn off,

yet there's wave after
wave of delicious flavor!

It's a completely different
beast from Yukihira's mapo tofu!

Not to mention...

They all taste exactly the same!

How well-trained are these guys?

That's what you call
authentic spiciness, Yukihira-chin.

This combination of extreme
spiciness and flavor

isn't something a diner's
dish can beat, is it?

And my team's been trained to
reproduce this taste to perfection!

Trained by me.

After all, the Moon Festival

is a monster of an event that brings
in 500,000 visitors a year.

If you can't bust out a
thousand servings a day,

you're not going to land
anywhere near the top earners.

A thousand servings!

So how are things on your end, Yukihira-chin?

I think you only have a staff of one,

and you don't know what you're going to sell.

So, Yukihira-chin, what were you
planning to beat me with?

Do you feel like sharing that with me?

What I'll win with?

Of course it'll be my cooking.

You get how amazing Kuga-san
is now, don't you?

The Chinese Cuisine Research Society
used to be, as the name suggests,

a club that studied general Chinese cuisine.

But he used that aggressive, spicy cooking
of his as a weapon to dominate the club

and make it narrow its
focus to Sichuan cuisine.

I see.

So...

I'm seriously wondering what to do.

What? But you looked so confident earlier!

Oh, Hojo, thanks for taking
me to the research society.

Later!

Hey!

What's your game plan?

My game plan? I'm about to
go home and come up with one.

Then there's something else you should know.

There's another major factor that
puts you way behind Kuga-san.

You're unknown outside of the academy.

You don't have his reputation.

Reputation...

Let's see...

In-Depth Analysis:
Chinese Cuisine RS Led by
the Eighth Seat, Kuga Terunori!!!

"The Chinese Cuisine
Research Society's booth is

known to have loyal repeat customers.

This year, it will be headed by
Kuga Terunori, one of the Elite Ten,

which has garnered even keener interest."

So the battle for customers
begins before the event itself.

Oh, by the way, thanks, Mitsuru.

I made you bring the special edition over.

Once you decide where you're gonna set up

and what you're going to make,

feel free to let me know!

Huh? Why?

Totsuki
Academy
School
Festival

The journalism club handles making the
guidebook for the Moon Festival.

I'll make sure to save you a good spot in it!

Oh, I see.

That'd be great!

It's true that between the Elite Ten's
Kuga-senpai and myself, I'm far less known.

But what can I do to
overcome that disadvantage?

Soma-kun! Just the person
I've been waiting for!

Join us to set out a booth at the
Moon Festival as the Polar Star Dormitory!

Young men and women coming together
to create something singular!

The most spectacular event
to celebrate student life!

Indeed, this is youth itself!

Student life, itself!

Join us, Soma-kun!

Oh, well, so...

I see...

An individual entry, huh.

I'm disappointed that we
can't participate together,

but I support your decision!

Thanks!

Hey, Yukihira.

Did you actually say you're going to go up
against the Eighth Seat in the Elite Ten?

He did.

He's as reckless as usual.

So I'm about to fill out
the application form,

School Festival Booth Application

but what do they mean by "booth location"?

Requested Booth Location

Booth No.

Oh, that.

The festival takes place on school grounds,

and the site's divided
up into three main areas.

Yeah, that's pretty important.

You have to make sure you pick a spot
that aligns with your booth's concept.

Oh, does it make such a big difference?

Yeah, they all come have
their own characteristics.

First, the most popular spot, the Main Avenue!

Temporary tents will line the main
street from the front entrance.

Each dish will cost about 500 to 1,000 yen.

Because the food isn't expensive,
there'll be a lot of foot traffic.

Next up is the Central Area where most
of the kitchen facilities used by

classes are concentrated.

That's where booths serving dishes

that require specialized
preparation or equipment will be.

People who want something more
professionally prepared go there.

In turn, the prices tend to be a bit higher—

I'd say between 1,000 and 5,000 yen per dish.

Finally, there's the Yamanote Area
where many of the Elite Ten locate

their booths every year!

It basically feels like a bunch of
high-end restaurants got tucked away.

At the very least, you'll be
paying 5,000 yen per dish.

The sky's the limit, basically.

Not that I've ever been there.

It's tough to attract customers there
unless you're well-known.

By the way, Kuga-kun's planning to
set up shop in the Central Area.

Oh, really?

The Central Area lets you choose
what size you want your booth to be.

Entrance

Main Avenue Area

Central Area

He must've avoided the Yamanote Area
so he can leverage the full potential

Yamanote Area

of the large Chinese Cuisine RS.

Well, not that anybody from the Elite Ten
will have any trouble getting customers,

no matter where he sets up shop.

Yeah.

In the end, his reputation
is a powerful weapon.

Every year, all the organizations get
wild-eyed trying to secure the best location.

If you choose the wrong spot...

It'd mean I couldn't possibly
compete with Kuga-senpai, huh.

Several Days Later

Yukihira-kun!

Today's the booth application
deadline for the Moon Festival.

Are you still serious about
challenging Kuga-senpai?

Did you devise a good strategy?

From the look on your face, it doesn't
look like you have anything to go on.

Hey!

Say something!

I'm not trying to talk to myself here!

Secure the best spot possible in the
high-traffic Main Avenue area...

It's obvious that I can't possibly
compete against Kuga-senpai's popularity

unless I do that,

but is that the only angle I have?

Oh, Nakiri.

I didn't notice you there.

How rude!

I guess we sit next to
each other in this class.

Let's get along, yeah?

Sit somewhere else!

I guess we randomly end up sitting
next to each other sometimes,

like during the semi-finals
in the Autumn Elections.

That was basically you
just barging in uninvited!

Oh, and on the way back from camp in the car.

That was also you barging in uninvited!

Oh, and during that round, too...

I see.

I guess so.

I think that's the only way.

Booth Application Center

You've got to be kidding me!

You want us to give up our booth spot?!

Don RS has been here every year!

We're not gonna give it up!

Why don't you step in front
of me and say that, Konishi?

I don't care.

This spot is the best place for me to
demonstrate my horrific cuisine of chaos.

Take your pointless don dishes elsewhere.

"Pointless"?

Oh, yeah?

Let's settle that with a Shokugeki, then.

Now we're talking.

Watch out, Nikumi!

She might hex you!

Booth
Application
Center

Er, administrator?

We have another Shokugeki
unfolding over a booth spot.

Excuse me.

Please clear the way, Mito Ikumi-san.

What?

Oh!

E-Erina-sama, I am so sorry.

Sadatsuka Nao!

Put fifty meters between
yourself and Erina-sama!

Ah! Hisako-oneesama is speaking to me!

Thank you!

We confirm receipt of the
booth application form,

Accepted

Miss Erina.

Very well. Thank you.

Yukihira-kun...

Is it my turn?

Thanks!

What?!

A-Are you sure about this?!

Requested Booth Area: Central Booth No.: A-2

This is right in front of the
Chinese Cuisine RS's spot!

Chinese Cuisine
Research Society
Rep: Kuga Terunori

Yup.

Is it available?

Y-Yes...

Since the Chinese Cuisine RS
is such a big name,

no one wants to set up their booth nearby.

Oh, I see!

I'm glad to hear that.

Oh, and my booth will be serving...

Chinese.

What?!

Huh?

Do you remember when we had to make

200 servings of breakfast
at the camp from hell?

That time, I managed to pass
by the skin of my teeth.

A lot of that was thanks to

my being able to get customers
lined up for you to peel off.

Hey, now that I think about it,

I was able to survive camp
thanks to you, in a way.

Thanks, Nakiri!

Don't make fun of me!

I don't need your thanks!

I won't take any insults!

Just like that time,

I'll steal all the customers who show
up for Kuga-senpai's Chinese food!

That's the only way I can steal a win!

Accepted

Your application form's been accepted.

Thanks.

The stage is now set.

Guess I'll be challenging that
explosive spiciness of his!

Yukihira-kun...

About the booths. Just in case,

you know you'll get expelled
if your booth loses money, right?

What?

Expelled?!

Yukihira Soma?

Yeah, that's the one.

He made a big speech about how
he's going to challenge Kuga

at the Moon Festival.

Hmm.

What, Tsukasa?

At least pretend you're interested.

That's the least of my concerns right now.

Will my booth's interior
be finished on schedule?

Will it be to specifications?

Will anything break?

I'm so worried.

You're such a scaredy cat!

But you'd agree with me that the Moon Festival

now has another main attraction, wouldn't you?

Totsuki

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