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BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn

Furious Lobster posted:

Chapter 79; I know you so well I predicted what you'd come up with in your moment of trouble :what:

If he's stalking him, it would be pretty silly for him to not notice Takumi carries a bottle of olive oil everywhere. And yeah, there's only so much you can do with that.

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BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
He made it a point that he gets into the mindset of whoever he's stalking. :shrug:

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
The dude walked away already piecing together a plan against Souma, I think he's already got everything he needs.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Oh wow, for a while now I've forgotten they were actually students.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Erina is finally a main character again.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I can see it now.

"You copied me... but I'm copying all of my rivals!"

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
It's just western in general, like how people think of rice or sushi as "Asian".

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn

Elfgames posted:

I was confused by them thinking that beef stew is more suited to fine dining than blue plate special diner fare.

The point was that for this competition, the stew needs to be approached as if it was fine cuisine instead of a regular meal.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
This was the first time I actually laughed at the explanation for what's so amazing. Oh my god, not basic barbecue technique!

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Ah yes, my favorite cooking technique: gently caress it just throw whatever you have left together.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
All reactions should have Doujima from now on.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
That chapter was pretty eh until Souma started talking.

The harem continues to expand.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Okay wow can we not talk about porn.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Huh, I actually don't know who will win. The early praising of Hayama's genius made it seem like Kurokiba would win in a shocking upset, but then Hayama got the smug cliffhanger line.

Although the bigger question is why the pushups?

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Okay so Hayama is basically Lelouch now?

Anyways 0/10 chapter, Doujima didn't cosplay.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Holy poo poo, Kurokiba, calm down.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Don't tell me somebody dramatically declaring "I CHALLENGE YOU TO A FOOD WAR" wouldn't be perfect for this manga.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Souma already said it, he gets to beat two rivals at once.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
So now that I've read the chapter,

Angry Grimace posted:

Its gotten worse since they've Flanderized Kurokiba's personality away from being mostly a chill dude into being an rear end in a top hat even in his default persona.

you're gonna have to explain how you came out with this interpretation because the dude was as chill as ever. He just happens to take fish very seriously.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Basically he's skipping over the freshness angle entirely, which is what I was hoping he would do after all that emphasis on it.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Being outright poisonous never stopped people from eating pufferfish.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Soma finally confesses! :siren:

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
She's sucked at Uno.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I think we all know that Aldini is the actual tsundere love interest.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn

SwissArmyDruid posted:

Except what the hell is the point of not coming out full bore?

It's always more impressive to have a secret trick.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
You know, I actually forgot that most of the school doesn't like Souma.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Well that was silly.

WHO WILL WIN? THIS GUY WHO'S GETTING A DRAMATIC FLASHBACK OF COURSE!

I don't even begin to understand the judging criteria. How do you even measure how hard someone stuck to their theme?

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
What I don't get is how is being creative with common ingredients not a unique style of cooking?

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
He didn't want Soma to be some crazy superstar either, the kid was just inspired by his dad and did his best anyways.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I think Souma will get to know literally everyone around Erina before he gets to her.

Also this arc is already shaping up to be interesting!

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
A family restaurant is basically the ideal setting for Soma, so chances are pretty good he'll be helping secretary girl more than the other way around, yeah.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn

SyntheticPolygon posted:

It's just really confusing.

It's to parallel Soma. Soma's dad even went over it in the wrapup for the tournament; while Soma will continue to grow because he keeps meeting new people, Erina stays solitary and static. Because of that she's, well, boring.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Nikumi kind of feels like a relic of when the manga was still relying really heavy on fanservice to get attention.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I watched people subject themselves to retail as a janitor for a year and I don't understand why people would torture themselves like that.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Because for some reason there is no other food vendor in the area.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I just like that Secretary Girl is mature enough to not throw a fit over Soma bossing her around when she's clearly out of her depth.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn

harley posted:

She did throw a fit. Several times.

But none when she was actually working.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
I can't think of a faster way to make me dislike someone than to have them refuse to wash dishes as a new intern.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Really the main issue is just her gigantic attitude. If the author wanted to sell her on her skill it would have been easy to just have her go "okay", then wash dishes so drat well that she still has time to do the whole management thing. But because she is an rear end, she just jumped straight to managing the whole place. I guess it technically still fulfills the requirements since the other workers will presumably remember the improvements, but it's so amazingly unprofessional that it's impossible to take her seriously.

As for why you should start from the dishes, it's because no matter who you are you're still new. You may know how a kitchen works, but you don't know how this kitchen works. So instead of just fumbling around for the first few weeks, it's better to start at a low risk position so you can familiarize yourself with the environment. Hence dish washing.

EDIT: The manga didn't draw attention to it, but both Soma and secretary girl started as waiters. Soma quickly changed to cook and secretary girl to dish washer/waiter to fit the situation of course, but the point is that they didn't just go "I am better at cooking than all of you combined, I'm taking over".

BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Feb 28, 2015

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BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
They won't be able to improve at the same rate, but I doubt they'll just magically fall back to where they were either. There'll be a noticeable, lasting improvement, which is the goal.

The problem isn't that what Erina's doing isn't helping, it's that she's got an attitude the size of an obese elephant.

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