"This is the dish made by the four of us, Orange Chiffon Cake."
The four students nervously presented their dish.
Juliet nodded and asked, "Which third-year senior do you want to challenge?"
The four students couldn't help but glance at the six third-year seniors, who had already finished their dishes and were looking at them with cold smiles.
The four students couldn't help but swallow, their hearts extremely nervous. Even with a dish made collaboratively by four people, they had no confidence.
"Then, this senior."
In the end, they chose a student who looked relatively weaker. She was a quiet girl wearing glasses, and her dish was an egg pudding, which was the most inconspicuous among all the third-year students' dishes.
The senior smiled slightly and brought her dish to the Instructor.
Afterward, Juliet began tasting both dishes.
The students in the classroom couldn't help but watch nervously.
"This egg pudding is soft and sweet, full of milky flavor with every bite, and very delicious."
Juliet finished tasting both dishes and said indifferently, "As for this Orange Chiffon Cake, it was clearly not mixed evenly enough during the stirring process, resulting in an inconsistent texture. Additionally, the baking time was not right; it's clearly a bit burnt. Therefore, the winner is this egg pudding."
Instructor Juliet looked at the four students and announced in a cold tone, "You four, your challenge has failed. All of you are E-rank."
"No way."
"Instructor, we've tried our best, but it's impossible to win against a third-year senior!"
"Yes, please give us another chance!"
The four students' faces immediately turned pale, and they pleaded.
However, Instructor Juliet ignored them completely and said coldly, "Next group!"
"This is our dessert, Cheese Cream Dessert Cups."
The next group of four students nervously walked to the Instructor, trembling as they presented their dish.
"Which senior do you want to challenge?"
Instructor Juliet asked coldly.
...
In the time that followed, student groups continuously brought their dishes to the Instructor, challenging the senior students, but each time ended in a crushing defeat.
"Are the third-year seniors really that strong?"
"Isn't that obvious! Which student who has passed through layers of elimination and survived until the third year would be weak?"
"Damn it, even if the four of us work together, it's impossible to win!"
The students in the classroom all had pale faces.
Before long, five of the third-year students had been challenged, but Akikubo Momo was the only one no one dared to challenge.
She was the Fourth Seat of the Elite Ten, and Akikubo-senpai was the most skilled at making desserts. Challenging her would be like seeking death, wouldn't it?
"How boring."
Akikubo Momo, holding a teddy bear, sat on a chair and yawned boredly. Her dessert was placed in front of her, untouched. "I knew I shouldn't have come to this kind of class."
"These first-year new students are really too weak! Much worse than our year."
"Yes, they'll probably be eliminated very soon, right?"
The other third-year students also had a hint of mockery on their faces.
...
"Alright."
Satou took the freshly baked palmiers out of the oven. The palmiers were golden in color, exquisitely shaped, and exuded the unique rich aroma of butter. Even before eating them, one could almost feel their crispy and fragrant texture.
"Amazing!"
Yoshino Yuuki said excitedly, "With this, we can definitely beat those third-year seniors!"
Tadokoro Megumi and Ryoko Sakaki also felt a sense of accomplishment looking at the dish.
Although Satou did most of the work, they also contributed their share.
Next, the four of them together brought the dish to the Instructor.
Juliet, smelling the enticing aroma of butter, her eyes lit up. She nodded and asked, "Which senior do you want to challenge?"
Satou turned to look at the third-year students.
"How about it, kid? Dare to challenge me?"
"Haha, let me, your senior, test the strength of you, the new student who defeated an Elite Ten member."
Upon seeing this, several seniors couldn't help but laugh, eagerly anticipating Satou choosing them.
If they won against Satou, wouldn't that prove they were even stronger than Eizan Etsuya, the Ninth Seat?
"Let's forget it. You're too weak."
Satou shook his head and said indifferently.
"Kid, what are you saying?"
"I advise you not to be too arrogant!"
Those third-year students were all furious. To be called weak by a junior kid?
It was simply unbearable!
"The person I want to challenge is Akikubo-senpai."
Satou smiled slightly and looked at Akikubo Momo, who was yawning and dozing off nearby.
The classroom immediately fell silent, and all the students looked at him in disbelief.
Even Instructor Juliet was stunned, clearly not expecting Satou's chosen opponent to be Akikubo Momo!
Akikubo Momo, who had been dozing off, slowly opened her eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.
"Are you sure you've chosen Akikubo Momo as your opponent?"
Instructor Juliet confirmed again.
"That's right."
Satou nodded, his face serious, "That's right, I want to test my cooking skills. As for the others, they are too weak to effectively test my true strength."
He was speaking the truth. The last time he defeated Eizan Etsuya, it was partly due to the opponent's underestimation and partly because he used his strongest recipe.
So, he wanted to take this opportunity to see how far he still was from the Elite Ten by making other dishes.
"Satou, why did you choose Akikubo-senpai!"
Tadokoro Megumi and the others were also startled.
"It's fine. Don't worry."
Satou said. In this kind of class, how could Akikubo Momo possibly put her full effort into making a dish? So Satou was still confident.
As for those third-year students, they were so angry their noses were crooked. It turned out that from beginning to end, the other party hadn't even taken them seriously. It was truly outrageous!
"Since that's the case, then let me witness your strength, Su Pian."
Akikubo Momo said expressionlessly.
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