Shokugeki no Soma 136

Shokugeki no Soma 136
//I just noticed this is officially my 500th translation here O_o

p1
Shokugeki no Soma
Cutlery: Friends reunite on a foreign land.
Gin: Jouichirou.
Jouichirou: Hmm?
Jouichirou: Gin.
Gin: ...Why are you here?
Jouichirou: "Why?" well, for work...I came to cook here......How about you, Gin?
Gin: ...I've got a few meetings with some businesses we're collaborating with.
Jouichirou: You're working too, huh.

p2
Jouichirou: So we just happened to be in the same city, huh, what a coincidence.
Gin: Don’t you "What a coincidence."
Gin: Me!!
Gin: How many years has it been since you last contacted me!? How can you be so selfish!!? I'm always holding a feeling that you might just die a dog's death sometime!!
Gin: I met Yukihira Souma.
Jouichirou: Oh...I see.
Gin: ......It really
Gin: ...............Has been a while...
Gin: Jouichirou.
Jouichirou: ...............Yeah.

p3
Jouichirou: Anyway! We must celebrate our reunion, let's go drinking.
Gin: No...I have a meeting after this. (cd: And it's only lunchtime.)
Jouichirou: Oh, that'll be fine, just skip on it!
Jouichirou's sd: Hey, hey, hey, let's drink
Gin: There's no way I can do that, you fool!
SFX: *ring ring ring*
Gin: Hm?
Gin: ...It's me, did something happen?
Gin: ......!?
Gin: Wait a second...Does that mean Senzaemon-dono is retiring?
Gin: Please explain things in order!
Gin: .........Azami?
Gin: He...Became the director!?

p4
(cutlery) 136 The Captive Queen
Cutlery: Their fates linked back then...
Paper: {//right to left
First Seat
Doujima Gin
High School Division Third Year
Second Seat
Saiba Jouichirou
High School Division Third Year
Third Seat
Nakamura Azami
High School Division First Year
}
Shokugeki no Soma
Story: Tsukuda Yuuto
Art: Saeki Shun
Collaborator: Morisaki Yuki
Star: The Chinese Showdown against Elite Ten Kuga!! The newest JC Volume 15 and the 4th novel will both be on sale this weekend on October 3rd (Sat)!!

p5
Senzaemon: Phew
Senzaemon: Phew
Box: Jogging
Senzaemon: Sorry to have you go along with my daily routine.
Senzaemon: Be that as it may, my body feels rather light now that I'm free from the heavy responsibilities of being the director.
Senzaemon's sd: Hahahaha
Souma: I-Is that so...? I'm glad for you then.
Souma: So, umm...What kind of business do you want to talk with me about?
Souma: Besides---
Senzaemon: I was the one
Senzaemon: Who advised Jouichirou to have you apply to Tootsuki.

p6
Souma: You got along...Quite well with my pops, didn't you?
Senzaemon: Did you know your father is a former second seat...?
Souma: Ah, yes, I know that.
Senzaemon: Then you'll eventually hear about that from Jouichirou or someone else...
Senzaemon: Tonight...It's about Erina.
Senzaemon: From your perspective,
Senzaemon: What kind of cook do you see Erina as?
Souma: Well..."What kind?"
Souma: She's really picky about the flavor.
Souma: And she's, like, edgy all the time.
Box: About half of those can be considered Souma's fault.

p7
Senzaemon: ...Erina
Senzaemon: Was a child who smiled a lot.
Erina: It's terrible.

p8
Alice: Wh...What's with you!? And here I went all the way to make this for you!!
Erina: But it's not tasty.
Alice: ~~~!!!
Erina: But......
Erina: Thank you, Alice.
Erina: I don't need the rest, though.
Erina's sd: Eat it yourself.
Alice: Wha......! What's with you!!?
Erina: Ufufu
Erina: Ahahaha
Alice: See you, Erina.
Alice: The next time we meet...I'll have mastered some really incredible cooking techniques.

p9
Alice: You better don't cry...Just because I'm going back to Denmark!
Erina: ............
Alice: What's with you? Don't you have any words of farewell?
Erina: .........Letters.
Erina: ...Write......Some letters
Erina: And send them to me.
Azami: Erina,
Azami: Come here.

p10
Erina: Father......?
Erina: Where are we going?
Erina: What are we doing now?
Azami: Erina...Do you wish to become a good cook?
Erina: Yes!
Azami: Good girl...Then, come with me.
Azami: I'll teach you
Azami: About "cooking" now.

p11
Text: That room was dark.
Text: The daylight passing through the window and a candle were the only sources of light.
Text: Her daily "education" was performed little by little
Text: But with steady results.
Azami: Now......Which of this was properly seasoned?
Erina: ...The one on the left.
Erina: The animal fats were overemphasized for the one on the right so it isn't in harmony.
Azami: Good.
Azami: Now throw everything on the right side dish
Azami: Into the garbage bin.
Erina: Eh......?
Erina: B-But...I can't waste food...

p12
Erina: Father...!?
Erina: I...It hurts.
Erina: It...hurts!
Azami: Do it.
Erina: ......

p13
Azami: Erina.
Azami: You did well.
Azami: Listen well, Erina.
Azami: You mustn't have mercy.
Azami: All you need to say is the good and bad parts of the flavor.
Azami: Don't forgive any poorly made dishes.
Azami: Everything but what your father approves of-

p14
Azami: Is waste.
Azami: Is garbage.
Azami: Is trash.
Azami: Is waste.
Azami: Is garbage.
Azami: Is trash.
Azami: Is waste.
Azami: Is garbage.
Azami: Is trash.
Azami: Is waste.
Azami: Is garbage.
Azami: Is trash.

p15
Erina: Everything but what father approves of is-
Erina: Garbage.........
Erina: It's terrible.
Erina: I'm amazed you could serve me such a dish.
Erina: Repent yourselves.
Erina: Next dish.

p16
Azami: This is regrettable, father-in-law.
Azami: My education would eventually perfect God's tongue.
Senzaemon: What you did wasn't "education"
Senzaemon: It was "brainwashing".
Senzaemon: You're too dangerous.
Senzaemon: You may never again call yourself a Nakiri.

p17
Senzaemon: That was how
Senzaemon: He was banished from Tootsuki---...
Senzaemon: I sometimes got information about him.
Senzaemon: About how he was creating a community exclusively for wealthy people overseas
Senzaemon: Or how his base was in the USA and he's expanding his business into Near and Middle East and South Asia...
Senzaemon: I never thought he would cause an uprising by currying favor to the Tootsuki Elite Ten...
Senzaemon: I'm such a disgrace.
Souma: ............
Senzaemon: His "education" had ingrained in her,
Senzaemon: But Erina was slowly recovering.

p18
Senzaemon: Many people, including Arato Hisako...Helped make this possible.
Senzaemon: However, Azami knows
Senzaemon: That Erina's heart is still trapped inside a birdcage.
Senzaemon: My business with you is this...Yukihira Souma.

p19
Cutlery: What will Souma's answer be...!?
Senzaemon: I beg you,
Senzaemon: Save Erina for me.
Shokugeki no Soma
(cutlery) 136/End