Chapter 29 The Selected Guest
The individual competition is also three hours, which may be a bit long for the audience, but time is spent quickly for the contestants. After hearing the ending whistle, Mikoto realized that the time had been completed, but her work was also out of the pot at this time.
There is no oven or oven, and Mikoto only uses a pan to make soup from beginning to end. Although St. Mary's College is a Western dessert school, this competition does not clearly stipulate that Western desserts must be made. Mikoto's bowl of sweet soup with strong oriental meaning is not considered an illegal one.[]
The judges are still asked to rate the contestants' works separately.
Antang and Xiaocheng are both very powerful dessert masters. I believe no one will raise objections to this, but there is obviously a certain gap between the level of Tennoji Mari and others.
Ando is also a hot cake with a high score of 286 points; while Miya Koshiro's rum blueberry cake with a score of 284 points, which is also not a low score, but even the two of them themselves know that they have missed the victory in the competition. Of course, this has nothing to do with Mikoto, but because of the existence of Mari Tennoji.
Mali's dessert is the third one to be reviewed. It is a very exquisite mousse cake that makes people feel very appetizing. Mousse is different from the butter, and has a tough and smooth taste of pudding. However, as a cucumber, it is softer and more delicate than pudding. It is a very popular dessert type in Paris, France.
With the standards of the three judges, even if you don’t taste it, you can tell the excellence of the dessert itself. Tennoji’s technique is absolutely undeniable. Cut a small piece with a fork and mixing various jams adds to the sweetness of Moos.
"It's a great cake." After tasting Mari's work, Mr. Amway expressed his appreciation, but before she could show her joyful expression, Amway's words suddenly changed, "If it's really impeccable in terms of technology, but I don't think such a work can be satisfactory."
The sudden turn was not only Tennoji, but also the other contestants and judges present were surprised by Teacher Amway's words. Whether it was color, fragrance, or taste, they were pretty good desserts, and there was no reason to be criticized. Teacher Amway did not explain it further, but instead talked about the topic that seemed to be irrelevant.
"Tennoji, your grades in New York's dessert shops have been very unsatisfactory in the past few months. I think you should have noticed it yourself."
This is indeed a fact and is quite difficult to understand. If the quality of the dessert itself is incomplete, it is easy to say, but even if it is first-class gourmets, it is difficult to find out the flaws of the desserts in Tennoji, even if they are first-class gourmets, they will not get the rightful customer base. Instead, the profitability is in danger and even a deficit.
"But... teacher, I can't understand..."
"This is your flaw. Mari, no one is perfect. Whether it is you or me, everyone is the same. In addition to training yourself, the more important thing is to need the support of friends. But Mari, do you have your own friends?"
A simple question left Tianwangji speechless. Tianwangji is not alone. The members of her team are all dessert masters with great strength, but that has nothing to do with the title of friends. Being able to care about yourself, make yourself care about yourself, and chat happily. If you count such a partner carefully, Tianwangji found that she could not find someone who could meet.
"Your dessert skills are indeed very good, but how can a person who has never even possessed 'friendship' interpret a topic like 'friendship'?"
Teacher Amway was right. Tennoji could not make any refutation in every sentence, but because of this, she felt unwilling to give up. She had experienced this feeling in the past.
Yes, that was earlier, when I first saw the girl named "Amanoberry". At that time, I was already the student president of St. Mary's College, an "Princess" unmatched in the college. However, Amanoberry was just a transfer student who "airborne" in the middle, a beginner who was first exposed to desserts and even the dough was burnt. However, she was favored and praised by Teacher Amway.
They are blocking themselves again and again, whether it is Amano or Mikoto Misaka, they always have many friends living in the sunshine. They are also surrounded by many people calling themselves "princesses", but this is different. No one really cares about themselves, only Teacher Amway...
Tennoji does not care about her strongest title or the eyes of others. Only Teacher Amway cannot let go. She has never been able to listen to her own voice, but Teacher Amway can understand herself, so it is an irreplaceable position in Mari's mind. She cannot lose to Amano. In the last "Best Pastry Competition", her team lost. Because of various reasons, she did not even have the chance to compete with the Strawberry Team. So for Tennoji, this duel is a rare opportunity. It is precisely because of this that she came to Tokyo from New York for a game.
"But Mari, what you need now is not this." If you can't cook interpersonal relationships, then even if you have talent in desserts, Mari's desserts can only stop there. "Desserts are a glittering dream stage, building a wonderful dream world. Make them with competitions and unwilling moods, and your mood will be transmitted to the desserts."
"But, Mr. Amway! I'm with the teacher..."
"Enough!" Teacher Amway's voice suddenly became stern, and he closed his eyes and ended the topic Tennoji wanted to say. The girl with her lips pursed her face struggled unwillingly, and finally she could only bow her head and remain silent.
Then there is the rating. Although Tennoji seems to have a problem, the final result is still amazing. The theme is 95 points, the completion rate is 97 points, the taste is 98 points, and the three items have a total score of 290 points! It is far away from the original leading Chinoji Ando, which is a complete 6 points! It is unexpected, but in fact this is reasonable. Although the mood can affect the production of desserts, at present, Tennoji's dessert technology can be said to be far beyond his peers.
This is really not good news for Mikoto, but...
He let out a sigh and relaxed his spirits. For Mikoto, the result of this competition is no longer important. For Mikoto, he stood on such a stage for the first time, carried the expectations of his friends for the first time, and made desserts so focused for the first time. For Mikoto, this is already the best effort he can do. In this case, even if he loses to the President of Tennoji in the end, there will be no regrets.
Put your work on the judges' dining table. As Mr. Amway guessed before, it was indeed a bowl of sweet soup, but...
"Hey, this is..."
What surprised the judges was Mikoto serving the dessert in the soup bowl. It was undoubtedly sweet soup, but the difference was...
"So clear...it's as light as air!"
Unlike the beautiful and unique shapes of the contestants before, Mikoto's sweet soup has no decoration at all. It can even be said that because it is too clear, it makes people feel that there is nothing in the bowl. Only the faint clear purple color ripples with the breeze in the air make people notice the existence of the soup.
It is clean and clear, with a faint fragrance, not rich, but it seems to be everywhere. Scoop up a spoon with a spoon, and water that is clearer than the air ripples in the spoon, making it hard to imagine that this is a food made of ordinary ingredients.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but at this moment Mikoto felt the strange sight again, but she turned around but was still empty.
"A very good skill. Even I have tasted such a sweet soup for the first time." As the principal of St. Mary's College, his understanding of desserts is of course unimaginable. It is not easy to make the elderly make such an evaluation. "I can't understand this. Is there anything related to 'friendship'?"
This is indeed a question that other judges want to understand. Because it is too unique, it is difficult to evaluate. After the liquid enters the mouth, it flows into the throat, like a clear spring. This is probably difficult to describe, just like the human body needs water, but it cannot be evaluated for whether the water is delicious.
But Mikoto did not answer the college director's question immediately, but was strangely silent.
"...In this way, if Misaka cannot answer my question..." Several judges discussed in a low voice and finally gave the score:
Theme 95 points - Completeness 97 points - Taste 97 points, Total score 289
Losing, the result is not unexpected. On the contrary, I have only been studying dessert for a few months and can lose to Tennoji Mari by only 1 point, and even the score is much higher than Ando and Kochi. This is a rare miracle. Looking back at the teammates in the audience, they did not blame themselves, and Johnny even gave a thumbs up.
"Wait!" At this moment, a voice sounded in the venue, which was Mr. Amway. "Student Misaka, if you don't mind, you can tell me that the bowl on the table over there is another bowl of sweet soup? Why do you have to make two servings of the same sweet soup?"
Why do you have to make two portions of the same sweet soup, one of which is left for the judges to judge, so what is the point of making the other portion at the same time during the competition?
"I..." Hesitated a little. In fact, Mikoto didn't intend to let others pay attention at the beginning, but since Mr. Amway asked, Mikoto didn't have any reason to hide it. "Well, because I always feel that I can concentrate the best on the field. If I leave the field, I don't think I can make such a dessert."
This statement is not surprising. After all, it is not uncommon to perform above the level in important occasions. But what Mr. Amway is strange about Mikoto's intention.
"You said you got off the court? Could this dessert..." Amway showed a clear look after being surprised, "So that's it. It seems that Misaka's dessert was not made for us judges."
Desserts are a unique language for the dessert chefs to communicate with their guests, and are not the same. "Although I am a little envious, Misaka, please tell us who is the selected guest who is lucky enough to be the real owner of this bowl of dessert?"
Chapter completed!