"Compare what? Knife skills?"
Hearing Alice Nakiri's words, a strange expression flickered across Dylan's face, but he still said with a serious look.
"That's right, a knife skills competition! You cut a dish, and I'll cut a dish. I guarantee I can do exactly the same as you!"
As she spoke, Alice Nakiri seemed to have found some kind of confidence, and she put her hands on her hips as she spoke.
Over the years, she had followed Dylan's side, learning whatever he taught. Her knife skills had already reached the pinnacle. Even the intricate Wensi tofu, known as the ceiling of knife skills, she could handle with ease!
"Alright, but what if you can't do it?"
Dylan looked at the sheepish Alice Nakiri with a half-smile, deciding in his heart to give this 'arrogant' disciple another lesson. She really got carried away after learning a few things.
This kind of thing was not uncommon in the culinary world. Shao An was the most obvious example. Of course, he knew Alice's nature, and she would never do something like that.
However, just because she wouldn't do something like that didn't mean Dylan was willing to indulge her.
Although she now possessed considerable strength, she was still just small fry in the vast culinary world. There were countless others stronger than her!
"If I lose, then I'll be your bed-warming maid, warming your bed for you every night before you sleep. How about that?"
Hearing Dylan's words, Alice Nakiri's eyes rolled, and she immediately had an idea. So she took two steps forward and said in a deliberately sweet voice.
"You little girl, who taught you to say such things? I don't need you to warm my bed. If you lose, the amount of your daily knife skills practice will be doubled!"
Dylan's gaze swept over Alice Nakiri, and he pretended to look away inadvertently, his face slightly red. This girl was developing really fast; in the blink of an eye, she had grown so much.
"Hmph, Brother Dylan, you really are clueless about romance!"
Hearing Dylan's words, Alice Nakiri pouted, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes. Was this guy really clueless, or was he rejecting her?
Or perhaps he was concerned about their master-disciple relationship and didn't want to do anything too out of line.
"Ahem, there's no time like the present. Recently, I've often seen sea bream on the market. There's no part of a sea bream that can't be eaten, but because even the slightest failure is unacceptable, it's particularly difficult to handle.
In other words, it's a fish whose deliciousness can only be showcased with superb knife skills, making it very suitable as the theme for this competition."
Looking at Alice Nakiri's resentful gaze, Dylan didn't dare to meet her eyes and hurriedly brought the topic back to knife skills.
Although she had developed very maturely, her age was still there. He couldn't make a mistake! Otherwise, not to mention others, he himself wouldn't forgive himself.
"Okay, then let's go buy sea bream now!"
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too."
Since it was a competition, they had to bring out their full strength. This was Dylan's thought, and the dish that could best demonstrate knife skills had already formed in his mind.
Frigid Ice Fresh Seabream Mountain!
An astonishing dish that could only be made using the ice properties of the Hokushin Sirius Blade!
The Hokushin Sirius Blade was an incredible kitchen knife made from ice taken from the bottom of a northern glacial river. It was forged over many years while maintaining its frozen state.
After forging, its blade was as sharp as a razor, and the icy aura it contained could prevent heat from affecting the meat quality, making it a very perfect kitchen knife.
It was also by chance that Dylan became acquainted with the chef who forged this blade in the underground cooking world due to a culinary connection. Later, due to some special reasons, the other party told him the forging method for this special kitchen knife.
However, it was also a disposable kitchen knife. Once unsheathed, it could only last for a maximum of two hours of cooking time and caused great damage to the user's hand.
In addition, similar to the Hundred-Hole Knife and the Seven-Star Knife, secret kitchen knives passed down in the underground cooking world, Dylan had also learned from several underground forging masters after paying a sufficient price.
With the support of a large amount of financial resources, he had long since forged and applied a series of underground cooking utensils such as the Seven-Star Knife and the Hokushin Sirius Blade.
Now, he had become much stronger than when he was in the underground cooking world.
He cooked day and night, and at the same time, he bought a large number of gourmet works by top chefs from various countries, learning from their strengths and absorbing the best of all.
Of course, Dylan also knew that the core culinary skills would not be written in published recipes.
Even the gourmet dishes in the recipes were outdated versions. To learn the real thing, he still had to fight against chefs of the same level with real skills!
"Perhaps it's time to leave..."
Looking at Alice Nakiri walking downstairs in front of him, the girl's steps were light and agile. Many thoughts floated in Dylan's mind. Continuing to stay here, it seemed he had no more room for growth.
After five years of development, his height had reached 1.82 meters, his whole body was full of muscles with smooth lines, and with the internal force in his body, he was confident that he could even kill an elephant with his bare hands!
"Kurokiba? What are you doing here? Are you here for another challenge? Unfortunately, my time today belongs to my master. You can wait until tomorrow!"
Suddenly, Alice Nakiri in front stopped, and Dylan also came back to his senses, his expression slightly stunned when he saw Ryo Kurokiba waiting in the living room of the villa.
"There's an event at the shop tomorrow, and I can't get away. Is your matter urgent? If not, you can have a match with me first. An hour is enough."
In five years, Ryo Kurokiba had grown into a young man, but the dark circles under his eyes were heavier, and he looked listless.
"Then let's postpone it. Today I'm having a knife skills competition with my master. If you don't mind, you can be our judge."
As if thinking of something, Alice Nakiri smiled and said to Ryo Kurokiba, a hint of triumph in the depths of her eyes. After all, this was something the other party had always looked forward to.
Now she had done it first!
"What!? You actually took the lead and are competing with Teacher Dylan! Unforgivable! I want to join too! Let me join this battle!"
Hearing Alice Nakiri, Ryo Kurokiba's lazy expression instantly changed, his eyes widened a bit. Even without tying the bandana on his head, he looked fired up.
Obviously, just thinking about fighting Dylan already ignited his passion.
"No, this is a battle between me and my master. No third party is allowed to interfere!"
Alice Nakiri refused without even thinking. This was her first duel with Dylan in so many years, and it was of great significance. She absolutely couldn't let outsiders interfere.
Although after so many years of competition, Ryo Kurokiba had become a friend of hers, this friendship was far from comparable to her relationship with Dylan!
"Alright, then I'll be the judge. It's been a while since I've had Teacher Dylan's cooking. I hope you don't lose too badly."
"I won't! I've learned most of Teacher Dylan's skills. Even if I lose, it will only be by a narrow margin!"
Looking at Alice Nakiri's eyes, Ryo Kurokiba deflated like a punctured balloon, returning to his previous listless state.
"Are you two going to have a competition? That's rare. Did you perhaps have a fight?"
In the kitchen, Leonora Nakiri, who had just finished making tea, came out of the kitchen. Hearing the three people's conversation, her expression was surprised, and then she looked at Alice Nakiri, revealing the truth in one sentence.
"We didn't quarrel! We just suddenly wanted to have a competition. As the saying goes, the student surpasses the master. Although I don't think I can surpass Master now, if it's just a knife skills duel, we should be evenly matched!"
Leonora Nakiri's words made Alice Nakiri's face turn red, and she said somewhat anxiously. She wouldn't say that all of this was caused by her laziness!
However, having a competition with Dylan was indeed her long-cherished wish.
"But in that case, we're still missing one person. To determine the winner, we must have an odd number of judges."
As she spoke, Leonora Nakiri seemed to have thought of something, and a worried look appeared on her face.
"Please ask Mr. Jonah to be a judge. That would make exactly three people."
At this moment, Dylan, who hadn't spoken all along, opened his mouth. It wasn't realistic to just grab someone from outside to be a judge. Instead of doing that, it would be better to have Jonah as the judge.
As Alice Nakiri's bodyguard and Dylan's errand boy, Jonah's meals had improved a lot in the past few years, and he had also developed an excellent palate for good food.
Putting aside other things, being a judge for this competition would be very easy for him.
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