"We saw these sea bream first. Even if you want to buy them, you should sell them to us first. Don't just talk to yourself here!"
Hearing Jessie's words, Alice Nakiri, who had long since stood beside Dylan, said anxiously, looking at the fish-cleaning woman not far away as she spoke, wanting her to step forward and help them.
"The [Noyu] restaurant you mentioned just now, is that the number one 'fish dish' restaurant in all of Denmark? May I ask who you are?"
Ignoring Alice Nakiri's signal, the fish-cleaning woman looked at Jessie and asked tentatively, somewhat restrained but exceptionally respectful.
"I am Jessie, the head chef of the [Noyu] restaurant. This is my business card. The person next to me is my assistant, first-class chef Turpin."
Jessie wasn't surprised by the fish-cleaning woman's attitude. With a casual introduction of himself and the person beside him, he received her admiring and respectful gaze.
What surprised Dylan was that the second-class chef back then had actually been promoted to a first-class chef. Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover.
"You're right, everything should have a sense of priority, but isn't it a pity to waste such good sea bream in the hands of a mediocre person? Do you really have the ability to make it into a delicious dish worthy of its value?"
After saying that, Jessie turned his gaze to Alice Nakiri not far away, a hint of mockery in his voice. A little yellow-haired girl dared to lecture him!?
Truly absurd!
"If even I can't make it well, then no one in this world can. I don't care what [Noyu-cat] or [Noyu-dog] you are, in short, we are taking these sea bream today!"
Hearing Jessie's words, Dylan was not only not angry but rather excited. There it was! The standard villain speech! This kind of person wouldn't last an episode!
"Then let's ask the boss for their opinion. The goods belong to the boss, and it's their freedom to sell to whomever they want. There shouldn't be any objections, right?"
Thinking of the fish-cleaning woman's attitude towards him just now, Jessie turned his gaze to her. In his opinion, anyone with a normal brain would choose him.
After all, the best destination for a fish was to become a top-quality delicacy on the table of the wealthy.
"This..."
Hearing Jessie's words, the fish-cleaning woman's face fell into a dilemma. She looked at him first, then at Alice Nakiri, and remained silent for a long time.
If it were ordinary customers, she could find a compromise, but in the current situation, the two sides were fiercely opposed and would definitely not accept a compromise.
But the key was, she couldn't afford to offend either of them!
Needless to say, 'Nakiri International', as a famous large enterprise, it would be extremely easy for them to deal with her small fish shop.
The other was the owner of the number one 'fish dish' restaurant in Denmark, and also a top-class chef with extremely wide-ranging resources.
If he held a grudge because of this matter and made negative comments about their fish shop, it was very likely that their business would plummet.
"What happened? Why are you all gathered here?"
Suddenly, a deep voice came from not far away. A man placed a large hand on the fish-cleaning woman's shoulder and looked at everyone present as he spoke.
"Brother-in-law, you're finally back."
"Honey, it's like this..."
Seeing her man return, the fish-cleaning woman instantly felt like she had found her backbone and began to speak eloquently, her voice filled with grievance.
If she encountered unreasonable customers, she could use her sharp tongue to argue back, but facing a chef with status and a young lady from a powerful family, she was truly helpless.
This feeling of walking on thin ice was too frightening!
"I see. Since you all feel that the other party doesn't have the culinary skills worthy of preparing the sea bream, why not have a competition here? Our shop will sponsor a sea bream for you to use in the competition for free."
Hearing his wife's explanation, a look of understanding appeared on the man's face. He then thought of a solution and said to both sides with a smile.
Since the other party had shifted the conflict onto them, the only way to resolve this issue was to shift the conflict back.
And the way to shift the conflict back was naturally to have them engage in a culinary competition, using the outcome to decide who got the sea bream in the shop.
Of course, providing the sea bream for free was also a consideration, which was to use the peak duel between the two chefs to make his shop famous.
Using one sea bream to get two top chefs to advertise for him was a profitable deal no matter how he looked at it!
"You want our head chef to compete with this third-rate cook? Our head chef is a top-class chef, what kind of trash is he!?"
However, hearing the fish shop owner's suggestion, before Jessie could speak, Turpin beside him spoke first, a deep anger revealed on his face. To have their head chef compete with this unknown kid?! This was simply an insult to the head chef!
Because five years had passed and Dylan's changes were huge, completely unrelated to the child he was before, Turpin didn't recognize him, only thinking he was some ignorant fool who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
"My master is not some third-rate cook! Even if the two of you team up, you can't beat my master. He is the most amazing chef in the world."
"No need to say more, Alice. These two guys are just trying to avoid it. They seem impressive on the surface but are actually complete weaklings."
Seeing Alice Nakiri about to fall into a self-proving trap, Dylan grabbed her arm, signaling her not to continue explaining.
Then he looked at Jessie, who hadn't spoken from the beginning until now, only watching Turpin's performance with a playful expression.
It wasn't until he heard Jessie's words that his expression changed slightly.
This fully explained the saying, a biting dog doesn't bark.
"The main ingredient is sea bream, the cooking time is 30 minutes. Whoever makes the better-tasting dish wins the competition, how about it?"
With a simple sentence, Jessie finalized the matter. After a moment of thought, he nodded: "Originally, I didn't want to bother with you, but who would have thought you were so unafraid of death? Since that's the case, why not add a little wager? Whoever loses can never cook again in this lifetime."
After saying this, a sinister glint flashed in Jessie's eyes. Although he didn't know who this guy was, no one who dared to mock him had been born yet!
Since this guy was so confident in his cooking skills, he would let him experience what despair was! And by the way, deprive him of this skill.
"I don't accept this condition."
Hearing Jessie's condition, Dylan's brows couldn't help but furrow.
"What? Trying to beg for mercy now? It's too late, unless you kneel down..."
"You were barking so loudly just now, but now you can't even handle the condition of never cooking again in this lifetime? Looks like you didn't think you would win from the start. You just wanted to fight a top-class chef that much? What a useless fellow!"
Looking at the 'cowardly' Dylan in front of him, Jessie laughed out loud, and Turpin beside him couldn't help but complain, the smile on his face undiminished.
The two men's voices were loud, but their emotions were vented, which made Alice Nakiri clench her fists, wanting to say something but then looking at Dylan as if she had thought of something else.
"You're jabbering so loudly, if you bark again, I'll break your limbs and feed you to the crocodiles!"
"What are you doing... ah!"
"Bastard! I won't let you get away with this!"
Hearing the chaotic laughter in his ears, a fierce look flashed in Dylan's eyes. Then he leaped up and kicked Turpin, who was closest to him, to the ground with one foot. He then stepped on Turpin's head with one foot and his body with the other, preventing him from getting up no matter what.
"You've really been given too much face. Don't you understand respect? Don't you understand waiting for someone to finish speaking!?
If I lose, I will never touch cooking again in this lifetime. I have no problem with this part of the bet. But the conditions for your loss need to be changed. After all, whether you cook in the future has nothing to do with me."
He grabbed Jessie's hair with one hand, pulling his entire body over. The sudden force made Jessie stumble and fall to the ground. His head was lifted by Dylan's grip, and he was met with Dylan's dangerously smiling face after he squatted down.
Just kidding, if you lose and don't cook anymore, who will Alice fight in her final battle? She can't just defeat him and then graduate...
"If you lose, you will kneel in front of your own shop, and every time a customer passes by, you will slap yourself hard and say that the food I make is the worst in the world, for a whole day.
Or I will shave all your hair and brand the word 'awful' on your head! Don't rush, you can choose slowly. I will give you plenty of time."
The underground cooking world was never a place where kind people could survive. Even though Dylan was very gentle when dealing with Alice Nakiri, he was extremely ruthless in his bones.
Not breaking their arms and legs was already him taking the local laws very seriously.
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