Before the competition began.


    Bacon had created a place for participating chefs and judges to greet.


    Just then, I still vividly remembered what Giovanni said.


    I''m that kind of character. That''s how it''s going to proceed.


    That was quite right, actually.


    I don''t have any experience working in Michelin, but maybe there''s nothing more ridiculous than just a creator, Giovanni, calling for professionalism in front of the chefs.


    But there''s only one chef who has such a slight professional comment.


    "That was when Chef Tanaka was eating.”


    For other chefs, it''s delicious, it''s fun, after the same evaluation.


    When we ate Tanaka''s dishes, we talked about the ingredients, the harmony of the ingredients, and the method of cooking.


    Of course, the depth of knowledge is much lower than that of other judges.


    But it was weird just looking at it. That''s the way she is.


    "It''s like a man who''s already told Chef Tanaka what to cook."


    "Benefit……!"


    Giovanni grinds his teeth aloud. One day I didn''t bat an eyelid.


    "Is that the only reason? Just because the evaluation was a little bit professional, you drive people to waste? I can''t take it anymore. I can''t stand it!"


    Red to her ears, she sprang to her feet.


    I tried to escape the hall half-as if I was running away, but it wasn''t bacon to open my eyes.


    "I mean, this can''t be the end of it. It''s good to go, but shall we just watch this?”


    Then, leisurely, he approached the front of Giovanni and held out a photograph.


    A picture that just looks normal on the outside.


    Late at night, near dawn. A dreary alley near the chefs'' hotel.


    The backs of Giovanni and Tanaka were photographed together, and the two were looking at something like a document.


    "I, what the hell is this?"


    "We can simply meet at night. There''s no such thing as a rule that we shouldn''t meet. I wonder if you all know this. This document is for the quarterfinals, right?”


    "Well, that''s....”


    "I made it with you while I was watching, and you never know. Then please explain this to us. Early in the morning when the theme of the quarterfinals was decided. Why did you two enjoy the secret secret meeting while looking at the paper that looks like it?"


    All I can think of is to commit corruption.


    Bacon grinned. One day I read the shape of his mouth.


    Checkmate.


    I got it.


    Bacon was smiling. He seemed genuinely pleased with this situation.


    Although the project itself, which is his masterpiece, was a crisis that could collapse, Bacon seemed to have only the fun of pulling out of the situation.


    As expected, it was a strange, extraordinary geek.


    "How did you take it?"


    "It''s important, so I''ll tell you. We''ve been aware of that. But someone who''s precious told me that you''re a Giovanni no matter how many times I look at you. I sent a staff member to watch."


    Bacon looked at Adam, saying so. Is it Adam, of course?


    He''s always been at the heart of this big competition. It was like a king on a chessboard.


    And it''s completely collapsed here.Feeling dizzy, Giovanni''s tongue began to twist like crazy.


    "Well, I. I mean. I am."


    Actually, this is the end of it''s over. Everyone knew it would only be ugly to say more. Also, Giovanni.


    Like this. Giovanni''s leg was released and she just collapsed.


    "Well, God is heartless. I don''t know why everywhere I go, there are so many incidents. Of course, I had a lot of fun because of that."


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."


    My eyes are teary.


    Soon after, the mask was completely broken and he began to stare madly at Tanaka with an angry look on his face.


    "Tanaka!"


    “…….”


    Tanaka did not reply. He didn''t even pay attention to where Giovanni was.


    As if I had abandoned her.


    The sight eventually blew up Govana. She said, half sobbing.


    "Why, how did this happen? You and I did it together. Huh? Say something. Why are you keeping your mouth shut? Tanaka, you piece of shit!!"


    "……different?"


    "What?"


    Tanaka''s dry lips barely moved by the sobbing cry of Giovanni.


    He still didn''t look at anyone.


    "Does it change? If I say something here. It''s just worse. You don''t know that? It''s so stupid. Really."


    "What a piece of shit!"


    Giovanni felt like throwing something next to him.


    It was truly hopeless. To the point where nothing comes out.


    "Tanaka."


    And it was the same for a day.


    Things have been sorted out before, but in fact it didn''t matter.


    From the perspective of the day. Not as a judge, but as a performer, a challenger who challenges to win first place in the competition, and as a chef before that.


    There was something else I felt really important and wanted to know.


    "I didn''t expect Chef Haru to know.”


    Only then did Tanaka raise his head. Haru''s eyes met.


    As expected, it was the snow. It was the same as Tanaka in the video shown by Bacon.


    Selfish, hard-headed.


    Also, you can do anything for whatever you want, and your eyes look more like a beast before a person.


    Although it was broken once, Tanaka still had a straight wick in his eyes.


    "Since when?”


    "It''s been a while since the quarterfinals."


    "At the end of the day, I failed completely.


    One day I nodded instead of answering.


    Tanaka also seemed almost resigned.


    With the results of the competition already out and conclusive evidence of photography, it seemed that further action was meaningless.


    Haru asked, eye contact with him. He expressed his sincerity in his voice.


    "I have a question. Win or lose, I want you to answer."


    "Listen."


    "Why on earth……You approached me and Jamie, didn''t you? If you were going to win the contest by conspiring with the judge of Giovanni anyway. You had no reason to approach both of us. "There''s no reason to force yourself to be close."


    Yes, this is what I was most curious about.


    Why on earth did Tanaka deliberately approach Haru. For what. What do you want?


    "Honestly, at first I thought he was a really good friend. I finally went around the world, and I thought I met a friend who was about the same age and similar in cooking.”


    "Same. I thought we were friends."


    "Don''t lie and tell me right away. Why did you approach it?”


    "It''s him……."


    At the moment, I could see Tanaka hesitating for a while.


    Should I answer or not?


    No, it''s in my better interest to take any action here.Calculate and act. For your own benefit.


    Tanaka no longer hid such a mindset and behavior.


    And the conclusion he agonized over alone was this. Let''s answer first.


    "I think. Haru and Chef Tanaka. The two were the most likely winners.”


    "Well, why?"


    One day, I frowned even though I heard the desired answer.


    For a moment, I thought Tanaka was lying.


    He probably does, because he doesn''t understand. It didn''t make any sense.


    "Hmm?"


    Everyone in the chairman listened and listened to Haru and Tanaka.


    Some judges were surprised by Tanaka''s comments. But the reason was a little different.


    "I can''t believe there was one more person who recognized Chef Haru except me and Chef Adam. I didn''t know about this."


    In fact, even before the competition began, most chefs ignored the day.


    Their experience is not as good as other chefs, and the restaurant heaven they run as their own restaurant was not so good to them.


    But they all had to drink the death knell of elimination at the foot of elimination.


    One day, I had skills instead of those brilliant things.


    And Tanaka recognized it. The eyes of the day narrowed.


    "At first, I thought about it as soon as I saw the video of chef Haru. Why is this chef doing this here? Looking at his skills, he has a good sense of working at a Michelin restaurant right away. Why at the little diner in the neighborhood?


    "That''s how you thought?”


    "Sincerely. Of course, it was speculation until then. I saw Chef Haru cooking with my own eyes and immediately became convinced. You can be similar to me, or higher."


    Come to think of it, Tanaka and Jamie ate together at a restaurant.


    Perhaps that was Tanaka''s own verification as well.


    Jamie was a frontrunner from the start. That''s how I verified the two chefs and became friends with them.


    There''s only.


    "Chef Tanaka approached us, and we were the favorites. What does that have to do with anything?”


    "I have to be by your side to do anything. Like Jamie was so proud he couldn''t even see what was in front of him, he stupidly cooked the same meat twice and dropped out."


    At that moment, one day I felt mixed feelings.


    I really didn''t think so. I thought it wouldn''t be as good as this.


    This bad hunch always comes true.


    "Jamie..." Did you seduce him?"


    "I only said one thing. If you''re so confident in your skills and get a good evaluation in the last episode. Why don''t we cook meat again? That''s all."


    "No way."


    Of course, Jamie''s elimination is largely due to himself.


    Whatever the postwar situation, it''s your fault to decide the dish and make it''s your fault.


    But would Jamie have cooked meat twice without Tanaka?


    I mean, did I do enough to get a bad reputation for trying to eat raw?


    One day I can say with confidence that it is not.


    "Well, that''s what happened to Jamie. I couldn''t be chef Haru. It''s just that you know yourself so well. And I''m quite proud of myself.


    And again, it hasn''t been one day.


    "He was a better chef than I thought. That''s why I came in second. What?"


    "……are you out of your mind?”


    "Now I''m telling you the truth. It wouldn''t have been a problem if it wasn''t for the chef."Tanaka said that and laughed at what was funny.


    Everyone there, including Haru, felt dumbfounded and flew away somewhere.