The Training Camp reaches its second day and Kojiro Shinomiya bids the students welcome. "Good morning, I'm Shinomiya, an Alumnus from the 79th Generation. On this assignment, you'll have to cook a dish that I designate."

Some students start panicking, as Kojiro was rumored to have expelled more than 30 people the day before. The task is Nine Vegetable Terrine, one of the recipes that Shinomiya invented.

"Did you wish for a more difficult one? I chose a rather simple of my Recettes." Shinomiya adds. "And you won't form teams for this assignment. You should finish your dish alone. Exchanging information or giving advice is forbidden while cooking. You can select and use any of the ingredients gathered in the back of the kitchen. I'll give you one piece of advice. It would be wise to think that all those around you are your enemies. The time limit for this is 3 hours, well then, start!"

After the assignment starts, the students rush to the back in order to collect their ingredients. While trying to pick her ingredients, Megumi Tadokoro is pushed aside, falling to the ground.

"Like I will lose." Megumi thinks as she picks the vegetables, and when she goes to the cauliflower, she gasps as she sees that all of them started oxidizing and their color's grown slightly dull. The only ones that were left are in a bad state. Megumi knows that if she cooks them normally like this, their color will get worse after she uses lye, and the beautiful appearance that's very important for Terrine will get ruined.

Megumi wants to ask Soma for help, but she knows that she can't always rely on him for everything, she calms down and finds a way to preserve the cauliflower's color.

"Okay, you passed." Soma presents his dish and he goes with flying colors, it is a good thing that Chapelle has taught him a lot about French Cuisine, so it is not a problem for him.

Soma turns to Megumi, as he is very concerned about the girl. Megumi manages to complete her dish and serves the dish to Shinomiya, but after he tastes a bite of the Terrine, he says, "Tadokoro Megumi, you're fired."

This causes both Soma and Megumi in disbelief. And Shinomiya asks, "Now, with this, everyone's submitted their dishes, right? All of those who failed must pack and go to the hotel's lobby."

Megumi asks, "Um...why is my dish failed?"

Shinomiya says, "When you boiled the cauliflower that had started going bad, you used Wine Vinegar, right? You sued the Vinegar, since it has a bleaching action, to preserve the beautiful color, and by using the vinegar as a seasoning too, you made the cauliflower's sweetness better. The vegetables and the vinegar's mild sourness made an exquisite combination of flavors."

"But then why?" Megumi asks.

"Who said you could change the recipe?" Shinomiya asks. "This dish is made so that you can enjoy the harmony created by the sweetness of every vegetable. Was there any part of the Recette that said "Make the best use of sourness? What you made is already a totally different dish. If you submit a dish that's not in accordance with the assignment, you're naturally disqualified. Do you understand now?"

Soma says, "I can't agree with that. That was inevitable. There were ingredients whose freshness had begun to decline mixed in there. To begin with, we're being treated as senpai's employees, right? Then, the responsibility of the management of the ingredients should lie on you, Shinomiya-senpai, since you're the boss. Isn't that a fault as a chef?"

Kojiro slams on the table and says, "You brat, who do you think you're talking to? Huh? I'll tell you since you didn't understand. The cauliflowers in a bad state were mixed in there on purpose. In order to narrow the passing students down."

Everyone is shocked at the revelation, and Shinomiya continues, "Cauliflowers are a triple threat, they "Oxidize easily", "Go bad easily", and "Are difficult to cook". They're one of the vegetables you have to be most careful with. I disqualified the fools who lost their composure and couldn't judge well without omission. The same goes for the dunces who got a late start and couldn't secure a good one."

"And I'm telling you, Tadokoro came up with an original idea to cover up for that lateness." Soma says.

"I'm the chef! There's no way underlings are allowed to revise the Recette I made." Shinomiya says. "Listen, underling. If you keep defying me, should I fire you too on my authority as the chef?"

Megumi is now panicked at how Shinomiya and Soma are glaring, and she says, "It's okay, Soma-kun. It's fine already. You would get expelled too, so stop it already."

"Huh? This isn't the time to say that!" Soma says. "I am not going to let you drop out of school no matter what."

Soma turns to the chef and says, "One last thing."

"What, Monsieur Yukihira? You have any other complaints?" Shinomiya asks.

"No, more than a complaint, it's a question. Does that Totsuki rule apply for Alumni too?"

"What are you talking about?" Shinomiya asks.

"I am going to challenge you into a Shokugeki. If I make you lose on it, could you take back, Tadokoro's expulsion?" Soma asks.

"Shokugeki, huh? Ah, such a nostalgic sound." Shinomiya says.

"What was the transfer student thinking?" "The opponent is an alumnus...a monster that lives in the frontline of food!"

"A Shokugeki against someone who isn't enrolled...it's not like there are no precedents. But for a Shokugeki, you need the approval of both parties, right? Sorry, but I don't feel like accepting your challenge. No matter how you struggle, Tadokoro's expulsion is already set on stone."

"Hey, not so fast." Dojima Gin suddenly walks in with Chef Inui, he says, "It seems something interesting is happening here."

"Dojima-san?" Shinomiya asks with surprise. And Inui tries out Megumi's dish and says, "It is delicious, right? Then it should be fine to let her pass. Shinomiya-senpai, you bonehead! Big-headed! Narcisist!"

Shinomiya immediately grabs Inui's head and says, "Be quiet! Hinako!"

Back at the office, Shinomiya says, "Dojima san, the assignment was supposed to be entrusted to me."

"Of course, Shinomiya. I'm not dissatisfied with the test contents and criteria you established. However...at least she tried to cope with the situation, right? Don't you think her guts are worth considering?"

"I don't think so at all." Shinomiya says.

"I think they are!" Inui says, and Gin sighs, "With this, we have a tie, it's unavoidable. It can't be helped. An unofficial Shokugeki. I'll take charge of it. So to call it, a causal match. Since we can't throw the training camp's program out of order, I'll have both of you battle Shinomiya after you deal with all of today's assignments."

"Hey, wait, Dojima-san, why do I have to keep up with this farce?" Shinomiya yells.

"Oh? Aren't you interested in challenging the Phantom himself?" Dojima says, which causes Soma to tense up. Megumi gasps and thinks, "The Phantom...does that mean..."

"What are you talking about?" Inui asks Dojima, and he replies, "Yukihira Soma is the Phantom, who is also known for the Number 0 of the Elite 10. He is capable of defeating alumni since he is just a Junior High Student."

Megumi gasps as she realizes who Soma's true identity is, and she asks, "Soma-kun...Is...is that true?"

"I guess it can't be helped, but I am the Phantom." Soma says with a determined tone. Shinomiya says, "So the rumors of the Phantom are true, huh? Okay, I'll go along with Monsieur Dojima's whim. Okay, Yukihira! If you win, I'll take back her expulsion. But if you lose, I'll get both of you fired, no matter if you are a Phantom or not."

After he leaves, Dojima turns to Soma and Megumi and he says, "With that said, Yukihira and Tadokoro, after you finished your afternoon assignments, come to the hotel's annex. Show me your worth."

After getting out of the office, Soma sighs, "Somehow we barely made it. Before that, we have to pass the afternoon assignments or we won't get anywhere. Let's do our best, Tadokoro."

But Megumi is angry and she yells at Soma, "Soma-kun! You idiot! Why did you make such a reckless challenge? You had passed, so you should leave someone like me alone. Why did you challenge him?"

Then she starts to bend down and cry, "Because of me, I ended up involving you in this...how am I going to apologize?"

Soma bends down at the crying girl, and he says, "You don't need to do it, it's something I did on my own. Besides, I know for sure that Tadokoro is not someone that should drop out here."

"Soma-kun..." Megumi stops crying as she looks at Soma, who asks her to come with him to the afternoon assignment. But then Megumi asks, "But Soma-kun...is that really true? You are the Phantom?"

"I wouldn't want my secret to being revealed. So I trust you to keep this a secret, okay?" Soma asks, and Megumi nods. "As for your question...I become the Phantom because of my mother. She was the firsts Phantom while I am the second. And there was a bad past in my mother's life that makes her become the Phantom."

Megumi wants to ask for more, but she stops as she knows right now she has to win this Shokugeki if she wants to learn more about it.

The time with the unofficial Shokugeki starts, and Dojima says, "This is the Villa's annex, it wasn't supposed to be used for this training camp, in the kitchen on its first basement. In here, no one will disturb us."

Soma is now in his Phantom Costume and Megumi is still a little terrified at the sight. Shinomiya says, "So that was the true form of the phantom."

"It really looks scary...but not as scary as Shinomiya san..." Inui says as she is tied on the chair with the other three chefs are watching.

"Why are there so many Alumni here?" Megumi asks.

"I had them come as judges. All, since Inui seemed like she wouldn't be impartial." Dojima says.

"An unofficial Shokugeki, moreover, in the middle of the training camp, an alumnus versus two students. I wonder what would happen if Chapelle sensei gets to know of this." Gotoda says.

"he would get angry a lot." Sekimori replies.

"If we're found out, I'll run." Fumiya says. "And make it Shinomiya's fault."

"I heard you! Mizuhara!" Shinomiya yells.

"Starting now, we'll hold a 2 vs. 1 casual match! These vegetables are leftovers from today's assignment. The theme will be a dish that uses them."

Megumi thinks, "The assignment from the first day, I'll support him with all I've got like then, getting Soma-kun expelled because of me is something I definitely don't want!"

"Furthermore, I'll put one more condition. Tadokoro Megumi, you must be the lead cook." Dojima says, which causes the girl to panic. "The Phantom is a formidable opponent, and that won't be a challenge for you two. So now, let the battle begin!"

Megumi is now panicked as her face is pale like she had seen a ghost.

Here is a new chapter, and in this chapter, Megumi knows Soma's secret identity as the Phantom. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be the unofficial Shokugeki with Shinomiya.