The eating competition is very popular among the students. Just to participate in it is very difficult. Fortunately, I already got registered by William. Apparently, the old man's name is David Furboach, He is a very famous chef with a huge reputation over the Moreva continent.
Just eating at his restaurant needs to have many reservations many days before. David himself likes to go on journeys across the continent.
On a lucky chance, William met this old chef when he went to one of his restaurants in the capital. At that time, William keeps eating all the food non-stop which leads him to challenge William again.
Because of that event, now David becomes the major sponsor of the eating competition every year in the royal academy. William also became a special participant.
The participants here are not only gluttony people but also some upperclassmen from different backgrounds, teachers, and even a guardian member.
The guardian member's that participate in this competition is Ragna Nosche. He is the very definition of a muscle brain.
Always use force when doing something without thinking much. He is also quite familiar with old chef David.
I was quite surprised since he also invites many famous people in this competition. There are Judom, an SS-rank mercenary named Shin Magnus, and a mysterious person wearing attire like an assassin named Fyi Falltree but I also feel he is as strong as the others.
Fortunately, Judom just ignores me while he talks with the others. There is also a crowd of students who try to talk with them since all of them are very famous.
I know the reason all these people here is not only to eat chef David's cook but also to subdue any spies inside the academy especially from Behemoth organization.
Behemoth organization is very mysterious and cunning. One of their core members has strength enough to destroy a kingdom. All of them are also very difficult to catch.
I got information from Luna, a high ranking behemoth organization, that they will also infiltrate the academy today.
Luna exchanges information with Moru secretly while she is doing some investigation inside the academy. From her information, the Behemoth organization is looking at certain items inside the vault near that item entrance.
I don't really care about that item, But, this will be a distraction for the guardian and others. I plan to use this commotion to break into the fifth floor library and copy all the knowledge in there.
After thinking about it, we went to our respected table to participate in the eating competition. I prepare myself and start using gluttony's technique called 'the predator'.
This technique will enhance my perception by many fold and analyze the ingredient until to their root. Using this technique, I can allocate all the energy efficiently.
Moreover, using this technique I can even eat literally everything even animate object since I can digest all of them perfectly
The downside is everything beside me will start to look delicious and it's hard to control the temptation to eat them. I might even force awaken Gluttony if I cannot calm my mind.
The competition has a simple rule, All the participants only need to eat until the last food that is served.
The one last remaining will be the winner and gets a privilege to freely eat at David's restaurant. While the loser will pay double everything they eat during the competition.
To anticipate William's insatiable appetite they prepare an ingredient that is enough for the whole capital city for months.
After waiting for a while, the competition started and the waiter served us the food. The first food looks like a simple porridge. However, the moment people smell the porridge's scent, some of the participants already get fulfilled and feeling stuffed already.
"Hahaha… How is it? This is one of my masterpieces. It is called Endless Porridge. Feeling full already huh?" He explains the name of porridge while looking at William.
"Old man.. As usual none of your food is ordinary. But this is an appetizer for me and my brother. I suggest you talk less and start moving your hand to cook. Hahaha" Replied William while giving the first taste of food.
All the other participants also began eating. During their first taste, some of the participants collapse and feel so full already. Few of them also vomit that send to the infirmary immediately since they don't want to stop and even eat their own vomit again.
By this time, William is also going into his rage mode to digest all the energy he got from the food. Using his instinct, he can slowly allocate and digest it like an animal. As for myself, I already emptied the porridge a long time ago.
"Emm… Chef David.. Can I have another one? It is the most delicious porridge however the portion is too small for me." As I made the request that it startled every one.
"Hoo… If I am not wrong, you are William's younger brother. It seems Temus family is really full of gluttony people. Fine, let's see how long you will last." Then he went to the kitchen area and started cooking.
'I provoked the chef because his food is very delicious that I want to monopol… No.. the real reason is because it contains a huge amount of energy that is easily digested by the body as long as you know where to allocate them.' I thought Inwardly.
According to my calculation, if I can monopolize all his cooking it will store up a lot of energy in my reservoir. It will make me avoid Gluttony's restoration side effect technique. It also may help me surpass my bottleneck to reach the super soldier body.
Moreover, his cooking is also delicious and I can eat at his restaurant freely. Just thinking of that makes me drool more.
Like I guess the predator technique is very hard to control. No wonder whenever gluttony using this technique, he will go into a rampage and eat everything.
I just hope the others will hold him back to awaken since it will quite be tempting for him. Especially during eating these kinds of delicious food.
Not long after that, they served me the second dish which I ate instantly. I also told them to hurry serve me the food. The faster this competition ends, it will be easier to hold Gluttony from being awakened.
During this time, many participants are already out. There are only Judom, Ragnar, Fyi, Shin, and two more students with me and William.
Like me William also already finished his second dish. At the fourth dish, the two students and Fyi were out. At the seven dishes, Shin out. During the eleven dishes Judom also left, leaving only Ragnar, me and William.
Ragnar already has an expression completely full and starts using his skill to fasten his metabolism. While William is still in his rage mode and keeps eating everything. As for me, I just emptied all the dishes the moment it came and waited for the next dish.
Looking at this situation, Chef David increased his cooking speed and also used various skills to make the dishes.
I can feel some sort of disturbance in the surrounding kitchen at this moment. Some of the mageforce elements are getting together around him. It seems this is one of the special skills that level 6 people have.
At this time, the food being served becomes faster and more frantic. Just in a few minutes, the dish approaches twenty numbers and each has a portion enough for four-five people. Without leaving no choice, Ragnar also surrenders and immediately goes to the bathroom.
Seeing it was only me and William, "Hey.. Old man… I hear from my brother that you are quite fast at cooking. But, with this speed it will be tomorrow just to satisfy both of us."
"Are you planning to make your customer wait? Just hurry, give us more food!!" I taunt the old man to cook faster since I sense from my body that Gluttony can awake anytime now.
Feeling his pride as chef being challenged the old man cooking faster that can finish two-three dishes at once.
The waiter also did not stop moving around to serve and take the empty dish. Shortly, we enter the fiftieth dish and William also is forced to back normal from his rage mode. After a few dishes, He surrender and left everything for me.
Looking as I was the only one left and not wanting to stop the competition yet, I provoked the old man again, "Ahhh… forget it old man.. just tell others to cook everything. You cook too slow for my eating pace." I shouted it loudly to the old man.
Infuriated by my continuous taunt, "Shut up brat, do you think this brats can satisfy you? Just wait… I will make you full in no time." After saying that, his muscles get bulged and the surrounding fire and water element mageforce gather around him.
At this moment, he produces 10 dishes at once using all his skill. But, all the dishes gone after a few seconds arrived in front of me.
Shortly, all the ingredients start to diminish and empty. Left with no choice, he took a huge amount of meat from his storage accessories. The meat is about five meters tall with depth of two meter
Looking at the meat and smell it, I startled because it contains a huge energy and mageforce. Moreover, I feel a dreadful aura just from the meat. This must be not ordinary meat.
"Huft… Alright young man, this will be the last dish with this meat as the main ingredient. This meat is the rarest in the Hirth, I also got this recipe from a certain ancient ruin during my journey.
If normal people taste this dish without any preparation they will die from the fluctuation energy they got while eating the dish."
"But, looking at you eating all my dishes easily, I believe you can taste this dish normally, still it was dange.."
"Hey old man… When I have food on my plate, I don't leave any leftovers even if it kills me" I look at him seriously.
Touching from my word, "Alright… Brat.. I will also take this gamble. Just wait there and I will serve the best dish you will ever eat." Then he approaches the meat and orders the other chef to prepare some stuff.
Then, he put one of his palms to the meat while closing his eyes. During this moment, all the fire elements gather around him and go inside his body at the rapid phase. After a few minutes, he opens his eyes and taps the meat from all directions with superhuman speed.
Using my perception, I can feel all the fire element on him transferred inside the meat and slowly cooking it from the inside.
Then, He tap the ground and creates an eight level spell diagram. The spell creates a huge downpour rain inside the diagram. However, I feel this is not ordinary rain since I feel each droplet contains a huge amount of water elements.
During this moment, he redirects all the water toward the meat which is now getting hotter and starts to produce some sizzling sound.
Using the water, he encases the meat with it and makes the meat absorb the water at a fast rate. Then, he presses the meat using water pressure. It releases all the juice inside while keeping it encased inside the water.
After repeating the same process, He released the water and put it inside a big bowl and served it to me.
"This dish is made from mystical beasts that don't have a name yet as the main ingredient and combine with ancient technique cooking. This dish named [Cosmos Sea] said chef David proudly.