"Megumi, did you pass too? That's amazing!"
As soon as Yoshino and the others spotted Sui and Megumi, they hurried over, their voices filled with excitement.
"Yeah! And it's all thanks to Sui this time!" Megumi replied cheerfully.
"By the way, have you heard? Someone apparently received an excellent evaluation today."
"Excellent evaluation? I thought there were only 'pass' and 'fail' grades. Where did this 'excellent' come from?"
"I heard it was personally awarded by Chef Dojima! It's the first 'excellent' in the history of this assessment!"
"No way!"
At that moment, a few students passing by began discussing the news.
"Wait, an excellent evaluation? Did you hear about this?"
Upon hearing the conversation, Sōma and the others looked slightly taken aback.
Sui simply smiled and remained silent.
"Wait... no way... is it you?" Yoshino's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Indeed, it was Sui," Megumi added, stifling a laugh.
Ryoko and the rest stared at Sui in shock, momentarily speechless.
"As expected of my rival!" Sōma suddenly burst into laughter, slapping Sui on the shoulder.
"Wow, this is the highest score ever for Rapport Training Camp! We have to celebrate!" Yoshino exclaimed, licking her lips, clearly thinking about Sui's ingredients again.
Sui could only respond with a speechless expression.
"But first, I can't wait to enjoy the luxurious room that costs 80,000 yen a night!" Yoshino added with a dreamy look.
However, her fantasy was soon shattered by a harsh reality.
"In one hour, each of you must prepare fifty steak sets, and every single one must satisfy the customer. Failure to do so will result in expulsion."
After the announcement ended, a group of burly, intimidating individuals entered the open lounge.
"Oh my god, I can't handle this anymore!"
"This is too much! It's been an exhausting day!"
"Is this... hell?"
The students groaned in despair.
Yoshino's heart seemed to shatter completely at the announcement.
Despite their exhaustion, the students in the kitchen quickly got to work. No one wanted to risk expulsion, not even Megumi, who forced herself to stay awake and cook.
Sui, however, noticed something unusual — he still felt full of energy, not tired in the slightest.
"This task really is a test of stamina, isn't it?" Sui murmured to himself. Without sufficient physical strength, finishing fifty meals in an hour would be impossible.
Curious about his own limits, Sui decided to take this chance to assess his physical condition. He set up five pots at once, preparing to fry five steaks simultaneously.
"What's that guy doing?"
"Five steaks at the same time? Isn't that pushing it?"
"Haha, just wait, he'll slip up."
The nearby students stared, stunned, some even sneering at what they thought was a reckless stunt. Controlling the heat during frying requires constant attention, which means Sui would have to dart back and forth between all five pots to avoid ruining the steaks.
It was an arduous task, one that few believed he could manage.
But Sui executed the task flawlessly, effortlessly moving between the pots, not even breaking a sweat.
"Unbelievable! Is this guy even human?"
"After a whole day of training, he still has this much energy left? That's insane!"
The students were astonished. Many of them barely had the strength to continue cooking, but Sui's performance shattered their expectations.
Before long, all five steaks were perfectly fried.
"I could probably handle a few more pots," Sui remarked casually. This time, he set up eight pots.
The nearby students watched in stunned silence as he managed to fry eight steaks simultaneously without issue.
"It feels like I could add even more," he said, moving up to ten pots to fry ten steaks at once.
"Too... too unbelievable! Who is this guy?"
"He's so thin, yet somehow he has more stamina than the rest of us."
Even the bodybuilders who had come to eat stared at Sui in awe, mesmerized as he moved between ten pots, perfectly managing each steak. They were so captivated they forgot to eat.
Twenty minutes later, Dojima called out, "Sui, you've completed fifty sets."
The kitchen fell into a stunned silence before erupting into disbelief.
"Is this a joke? I've only finished fifteen dishes so far! Isn't that way too fast?"
"And he cooked that many steaks without a single mistake? Every customer was satisfied?"
"This is terrifying!"
The students' faces paled. Sui's speed was simply beyond their comprehension.
Even Chapelle, who oversaw the test, was taken aback.
This test was designed to push the students' physical limits. During peak dining hours, chefs need to handle multiple orders efficiently. If a chef's stamina falters, they won't make it in the professional kitchen.
But Sui's completion time was unprecedented.
The fastest record in the history of Rapport Training Camp was 40 minutes. Sui had cut that in half.
"Teacher, can I go now?" Sui asked calmly.
"You may leave," Chapelle responded, still trying to process what had just happened.
"What should I do next?" Sui thought for a moment. "Might as well take a bath."
As expected, Sui encountered Dojima Gin again in the bathhouse.
Dojima was surprised to see him. "Huh? Why are you here so early? Did you give up because you weren't feeling well?"
The assessment had only begun, so seeing Sui at this time suggested he had dropped out.
Dojima felt a pang of disappointment. If Sui was struggling physically, perhaps there was something he could do to help.
"No, I've finished," Sui replied.
"What? You've finished fifty dishes already?" Dojima was dumbfounded.