I'm an undercover pirate and I'm about to become a Yonko.

Huggins nodded slightly, then picked up the chopsticks handed to him by the butler, pushed aside the ingredients on top of the fish, peeled off the skin, and exposed the white fish meat.

Picking up a piece of fish and putting it into his mouth, Huggins's eyes lit up slightly, then he closed his eyes and tasted it carefully.

"Wow, it looks delicious." Yamato, who was sitting next to him, was so greedy for this delicacy that he drooled. He couldn't wait to reach out with his chopsticks and pick up a piece of fish and stuff it into his mouth.

"Yeah!" Yamato nodded while chewing the food, giving a thumbs up.

When you enter the mouth of the tender sea bream meat, you will feel the smell of the sea. It is light and has a hint of sweetness.

Huggins did not expect that the sea bream meat would maintain its own umami flavor, and because the surface of the sea bream was covered with seasonings and ingredients, the flavors of these ingredients also penetrated into the fish meat.

The umami flavor of the sea bream itself, combined with the aroma of cooking wine, Sichuan peppercorns, and shiitake mushrooms, is transmitted to all parts of the body through the tip of the tongue, bombarding Huggins' taste buds wantonly.

"The soft and fresh fish meat, the mellow flavor of the seasoning, the richness of the chicken soup, and the freshness of the winter bamboo shoots. The combination of these ingredients is really... delicious." After taking a bite of the sea bream dish, Huggins continued Another bite.

In contrast, Yamato's cheeks were even redder and his eyes were blurry.

"Ahem, Sir, Ms. Yamato, dip it in the seasoning, it will taste better." Allen reminded.

Soup?

Huggins' eyes moved to the orange-yellow soup, and the rich flavor was fully displayed through the thick soup.

Without saying a word, Huggins and Yamato picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in the soup, and put it in their mouths. A fresh and strong taste spread along the tongue in all directions.

"Chicken soup, cooking wine, Sichuan peppercorns, fennel...these bright-flavored ingredients are like a food storm blowing up after entering the mouth, making people unable to keep their eyes open."

"But there is no seafood flavor in the fragrant soup. Isn't this rich soup made with snapper? You can clearly distinguish the richness of the chicken soup and the deliciousness of the snapper."

"No, the fish meat obviously has the smell of chicken soup in it. Allen, how did you separate them?" Huggins opened his eyes and asked in surprise.

Huggins, who has tasted delicious food since he was a child, showed a very high standard at this moment, and the taste and combination of various ingredients were clear and logical.

And Yamato can only say one thing after eating, and that is "It's delicious!"

"This is actually not complicated." Allen scratched his head. "I actually used chicken soup twice."

"Chicken soup twice?" Huggins looked at Allen in confusion. "How did you make it specifically?"

"It's very simple. When steaming the fish, I pour chicken soup on the snapper. After it's cooked, take it out from the steamer, pour in the juice, then use a spoon to take the chicken soup, cooking wine, pepper and other seasonings, boil it, pour Sprinkle it on the fish balls and snapper. In fact, Jazz didn't need to dip it in the soup intentionally, but the ingredients placed on the fish were peeled off by Jazz, so the flavor of the soup was not combined with the fish." Allen explained road.

Huggins was a little stunned. He had indeed pushed aside the side dishes just now, but he didn't expect that there were such mysteries here.

"Sir, may I ask, are you satisfied with my cooking?"

Everyone's eyes were on Huggins.

Needless to say, the taste of the whole dish is commendable. What is commendable is that Allen has such cooking skills at a young age, which makes people look forward to his future development.

After Huggins pondered for a moment, he slowly said, "You are qualified. I recognize your cooking skills. Get ready to compete."

"Wow, Allen, you succeeded!" Yamato jumped up happily, hugged Allen's neck and said, "I didn't expect that the dish you made is a hundred times more delicious than the previous one!"

Allen, who successfully seized the opportunity, also showed a happy smile.

Seeing how exaggerated Yamato was, Noel and others also stepped forward to take a bite.

"It's indeed delicious." Noel praised with a squeak.

With Allen's success, the atmosphere of the banquet also reached a climax, and Allen's cooking skills also successfully gained the respect of Huggins, and he was no longer so cold.

Yamato put his left hand around Allen's shoulder and his right hand around Huggins' neck, and continued to talk about the outside world.

"Let me tell you, the sea train in the Seven Waters Capital is really super interesting. What? Have I done it? Of course I haven't. Oh, don't worry about those details."

Yamato's voice continued to echo throughout the hall, causing others to laugh.

.....

It was already late at night after the banquet, but the entire island was still brightly lit, and the crowds on the streets did not decrease at all.

Noel grabbed Yamato, who was about to go shopping, and kept walking towards Allen's shop.

"Don't think that what happened during the day is over like this. I haven't settled the accounts with you yet, Yamato!" Noel said to Yamato with a dark face.

Huggins and others were present just now. Noel saved Yamato's face and held back his anger without exploding on the spot. Now that they are all his own, Noel will naturally not coddle Yamato anymore.

Yamato, who was still struggling at first, suddenly became more honest, and was dragged forward by Noel with a look of despair.

She thought that it had been so long, and Noel never mentioned it again. She thought that the matter had just passed, but she didn’t expect Noel to be so vindictive!

"Cheapskate" Yamato said in a low voice.

Several veins popped up on Noel's forehead, and his eyes were filled with black lines. "What did you say? Be careful, I will kill you, you bastard!"

Some of the dissipated anger burned again, GDX, what else can you do besides pissing me off?

"I didn't say anything." Yamato covered his mouth, pretending as if nothing happened, but his eyes rolled.

Everyone returned to Allen's restaurant. Allen turned around and thanked again, "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never be able to win the title of Chef of Shame in my life."

Noel waved his hand, "You're welcome. All of this was achieved through your own efforts and has nothing to do with us."

"Ellen, after you participate in the chef competition, come travel with us!" At this time, Yamato jumped out from behind Noel. It was obvious that she had been conquered by Alan's cooking skills and hoped to eat Alan's cooking every day. of cuisine.

Allen was stunned for a moment by this sudden request. He didn't expect big shots like Yamato and the others to take the initiative to invite an ordinary person like him.

But precisely because he is an ordinary person, except for his good cooking skills, he can be said to be useless in other matters, so he seems a little hesitant.

After thinking briefly for a moment, Allen shook his head gently and said, "Let's wait until after the chef competition."

Yamato wanted to say something more when he saw this, but Noel stopped him. Now asking Allen to make a decision is obviously making things difficult for him. After everything settles, I believe Allen will make a decision.

"Now let Alan prepare for the chef competition in a few days." Noel said softly.

"Thank you very much. I have another request that I hope you can help with." Allen said a little embarrassedly after bowing. "I hope you can help me taste the dishes in the next few days."

"Of course it's a problem." Yamato raised his hand happily, trying dishes and stuff, she liked it best.