Megumi Tadokoro's fainting caught everyone by surprise. The competition hadn't even started, and the head chef had already collapsed.
How could they continue?
Emiya had no choice but to look to Loki for help.
Loki chuckled, and with a flash, she appeared beside the unconscious Megumi Tadokoro.
She reached out and pushed back Megumi Tadokoro's hair, revealing a bright and beautiful face.
"What a cute girl," she said. She then raised her finger and tapped Megumi Tadokoro's forehead.
"Okay, wake up and continue the competition. I'm looking forward to your cooking."
Megumi Tadokoro's eyelids fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes. At that moment, Loki had already returned to her seat. Soma Yukihira breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, Megumi, you're finally awake." He would have been heartbroken if she hadn't woken up.
The now-conscious Megumi Tadokoro was calm and didn't show any of the panic she had before.
She said decisively, "Soma, it's getting late. Let's start right away." And with that, she began to prepare the ingredients.
Soma Yukihira was startled and just said, "Oh."
Megumi Tadokoro had already walked to the cutting board and was working busily, her movements clean and efficient, as if she were a seasoned veteran.
Soma Yukihira had never seen this side of Megumi Tadokoro before and was a bit surprised. He didn't join her until she urged him to.
In fact, not just Soma Yukihira, but everyone present could tell that Megumi Tadokoro had changed.
Many of them had a questioning look on their faces.
Emiya couldn't help but ask, "Loki, what did you do?"
Loki smiled. "That child was too nervous and scared, so I forced her mind to calm down so she wouldn't be affected by other things and could show her true potential."
Emiya said, "I see."
Everyone else understood. Erina Nakiri couldn't help but look at Loki in awe. As expected of a god, she could do even something like this.
Gin Dojima and the others' expressions changed, wondering what to think.
The other head chef, Kojiro Shinomiya, showed no fear when he saw the focused Megumi Tadokoro.
He didn't think Megumi Tadokoro was a threat at all. Even if she used her full potential, or even 120% or 200% of it, he wouldn't care.
She was just a student. Did she really think she could beat him? Only he knew how much he had gone through to get to where he was.
He was the first seat of the Tootsuki Elite Ten and had long since surpassed the level of a student.
He had even received the "Pluspol Medal". A student, even one who cheated, couldn't beat him.
So he calmly handled his ingredients, striving for perfection in every step. This time, he would give 100% of his effort, not to crush a student, but for the judges.
Kojiro Shinomiya wasn't an idiot. He knew that these judges were extraordinary. If his cooking could impress them, it would bring him great benefits.
So, he would not take this competition lightly.
While both chefs were doing their best to prepare their dishes, Emiya suddenly clapped his hands. "Oh, I forgot."
"Forgot what?" Loki, who had been watching Megumi Tadokoro, looked at him curiously.
"Haruhi Suzumiya."
"Who's that?"
"She's a high school girl I know from another world, but she has the divine power to make wishes come true," Emiya explained.
Takashi Natsume couldn't help but exclaim, "Are high school girls that powerful now?"
Loki asked curiously, "Can she make any wish come true?"
"I'm not sure. Probably not," Emiya remembered that Haruhi Suzumiya couldn't do everything. "But she can change the world."
"That's too much," Takashi Natsume complained.
Nyanko-sensei was also startled. "Is she some kind of goddess?"
Loki said, "Even we goddesses can't change time with a wish. I really want to see this Haruhi Suzumiya."
"I did promise Haruhi Suzumiya that if I ever ran into something interesting, I would call her. I forgot to do that. Wait for me. I'm going to get her."
With that, Emiya flashed out of the Food Wars! world and into Haruhi Suzumiya's world.
Luckily, Haruhi Suzumiya was already at home, so Emiya found her without any effort.
After Emiya told her about the shokugeki, Haruhi Suzumiya agreed without hesitation.
"I can't miss something this interesting."
"Then follow me." Emiya said and took her back to the shokugeki in the Food Wars! world.
Although Gin Dojima and the others had already heard about some things from Erina Nakiri, they were still surprised to see Emiya suddenly disappear and reappear with a girl beside him.
Gin Dojima, who was a veteran, immediately reacted and ordered someone to add a chair and tableware. In his opinion, this girl must be a new judge.
Her name was Haruhi Suzumiya, the high school girl who could make wishes come true. After all, Emiya's conversation just now hadn't avoided them.
"This is the Haruhi Suzumiya I told you about," Emiya said, introducing her to the group.
He then pointed to them and introduced them to Haruhi Suzumiya.
"This is Takashi Natsume, a human with powerful youkai-power, and he's my friend. This is Madara, a great youkai, Natsume's teacher and bodyguard. And this is Hinoe, Natsume's friend, and also a great youkai."
"And this one... is Loki, my boss, the leader of the strongest Familia in Orario, and a god."
Haruhi Suzumiya said frankly, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Haruhi Suzumiya, and as you can see, I'm just a normal high school girl."
Takashi Natsume couldn't help but retort, "I've never seen a high school girl who can make wishes come true."
Loki looked at Haruhi Suzumiya intently and indeed saw a powerful force inside her, but this force was clearly different from her divine power.
It was clear that Haruhi Suzumiya was not a lucky human who had inherited the power of a god. As for why a high school girl had such power, she didn't know yet.
After all, this was only her first time meeting Haruhi Suzumiya.
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