Food Wars: The Golden Hands

Also, the first chapter of the new side story will be published within two weeks

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"Order for table number 11?!!" One waiter rushed in the kitchen shouting.

"Here!!" Sanji slides a plate of Bratwurst, a German Grilled Sausage. The waiter didn't wait long and dashed with the dish.

A few seconds later another waiter burst in "Order for table 2?!!" She shouted while hanging a set of orders on the wire that the chefs use to cook the orders.

"One second!!" Shouted Alexander "Komatsu! Toss me the butter and spices!"

"Take it!!" Komatsu throws one bottle of butter and "There isn't enough in there!! we are out of spices!!" He throws another box of spices.

"Hurry up please!!"

"Shut up!!!" Shouted Alexander. The tension was so high, the customers were demanding too much, each table order more than five dishes at a time. It is a miracle that these three didn't collapse yet

"Sanji! Go to the 50th floor and restock our supplies of spices and ingrediants!" Alexander tossed what he can of butter and spices in his Spätzle before he handed it to the waiter

Sanji cleaned his hands and with an annoyed face he shouted: "Don't order me around!!" Even though he said that he still rushed down. With his long legs, he ran down very fast and filled a cart full of ingredients. He used the elevator this time to go up.

When he reached the kitchen, he found a pile of dishes from his list waiting for him to do the finishing touch by Komatsu and Alexander.

While the furious storm is going on inside the Kitchen. The customers didn't seem to be affected as they were eating and talking between each other with no care in the world.

"As expected from Alexandra-sama!! The chefs she hires are top tier!!' One fat man said as he stuffed his face with more food.

" isn't it!! You should enjoy it more!" One of his friends said

"It is your birthday after all!!" Added another

"I am not in a rush, there is a whole week of this." The fat man responded.

"Hahaha!!"

The group of friends was celebrating their friend's birthday in the red cloud's grand opening per his wish.

All the people came here for a different reason but their aim was one. They wanted to enjoy the food of the Red Cloud chefs.

In the corner of the room, Ramsay is surveying the customers and if the orders are coming out smoothly. And to his surprise, no even one waiter went to get the order and came back empty-handed. And the customers are giving a huge reaction to the food.

It remained Ramsay of their customers when he or Lady Alexandra cook personally.

"They are too good!" For once in his life. Ramsay was surprised by someone. Alexander aside, he had expected

After 5 hours of constant working, Alexander, Sanji, Komatsu dropped to the floor while catching their breaths

"Huff! Huff! I have never worked my ass like this! I mess Germany!" Said Sanji with his face looking like a ghost

"And to think that this is only the first day!!" Komatsu shared Sanji's feelings

Alexander looked at the messy kitchen with his tired eyes. He mustered his strength and stood up "Let's clean first...since the waiters left after cleaning the tables after the customers, I doubt anyone will come to help us." He said weakly.

"Not quite accurate" Alexander and the other two snapped their heads back where Ramsay was leaning on the door with a faint smile on his face

"Chef Ramsay!!" Komatsu was shocked to see Ramsay here. Since the moment they started working here, never did Chef Ramsay or any other high ranking staff member of the red cloud set foot in here. But why now?

Ramsay walked to the sink and started helping Alexander in washing the dishes. Seeing this, Komatsu and Sanji did the same and cleaned the floor

"Before I forget...the three of you passed the Red Cloud Preliminaries stage...Congratulations!" Said Ramsay without any change of emotions

Komatsu felt so happy that he wanted to jump but it then dawned on him "...Preliminaries?!" He said.

Alexander tilted his head as he never heard about such thing "then that means there are more stages?"

"Indeed...we had a special contract with Totsuki and the other cooking academies to let their top first years be stagiers at our grand opening week." Said Ramsay, he passed the dishes he cleaned to Alexander so he can store them in their places "There 10 3-men teams...5 passed while the others were fired."

Komatsu felt his heart sink to his knees, he thought him, Alexander, and Sanji were the only ones, turns out that there were 30 more students, and if his memory is correct, across the world, here are only 30 major culinary academies.

"Hmm...Then what is our next task?" Asked Sanji with unusual calmness, he doesn't show it but he had gained trust in Alexander and Komatsu's skills, he was sure that this team will make it.

"If you want to know..." Ramsay stopped his actions "Since the first day which the most important day is over...each of you will supervise new trainees in 3-star Red Cloud Restaurants across the country." He said.

Sanji tilted his head in confusion 'Compared to what we went through in the previous hours, doesn't this sound too easy?!' He thought. Alexander had the same thought too.

"Isn't that easy compared to this?!!" Komatsu said his thoughts out loud.

"Of course we need more spices, don't we?... If one of them messes up something or cooks some poison like food, you'll have to bear the responsibility by getting fired"! Ramsay for the first time gave the three a charming smile "...one more thing...not all of them went through the regulations and basics of cooking, so pray you don't get the worst team."

Alexander frowned, he doesn't have a good feeling about this.

"What does that mean?" Asked Sanji

"In other words...some of them are street chefs or as they are universally known, stall owners."

"....!!!" Komatsu felt like he has just heard the most absurd thing ever. How can some street chefs be able to join the Red Cloud Restaurant as trainees?

"Impossible!!!" Shouted Sanji "A top tier students of the 10 Major academies can barely get a chance to work in the Red Cloud, let alone stall owner can never dream of such thing!!" Sanji wanted to pull his hair but that will make him bald so he didn't dare to.

"They were picked by Lady Alexandra herself...they are a raw talent that still needs to be polished. And since you're working as stagiers in hopes of running your own thing, polishing new talents is a must." Ramsay wiped his hands of water and turned to leave "Go to sleep, tomorrow is another big day for you." He said before slamming the door shut.

"Sigh~" Sanji looked at the ceiling not believing that he will have to teach a bunch of savages how to cook properly. " Well... This is it." He too follows behind Ramsay and turned to leave.

Alexander had finished putting the dishes in their places "Goodnight little one." He followed behind Sanji. Komatsu looked at the two as they were about to leave.

He wanted to talk to them more. In a sense, they are his comrades. mustered His courage "Would you guys like to try my special Squid-Star dish?!" He asked.

Alexander and Sanji halted in their tracks.

They looked at each other slightly.

"I see no reason to decline." Alexander shrugged his shoulders.

"I am always okay with trying new dishes." Said Sanji.

Komatsu was on cloud nine. The three stayed in the kitchen for more time. They talked about their experience and how they have learned to cook. They opened up to each other a lot considering they have just met a few hours ago. They washed away the tiredness of today's work in hopes they will meet their tomorrow with new energy.

After all. Their career as chefs is on the shoulders of newbies