Episode Title:
The First and Second Seats.
Episode Description:
Tsukasa serves a Lièvre à la Royale, a dish typically reserved for French royalty. The rabbit meat is prepared flawlessly, and Tsukasa also added a layer of royale custard on the bottom of the dish to accentuate its flavor. The judges unanimously declare Tsukasa the winner. Tsukasa offers to let Satoshi join Central as his assistant, but Satoshi declines. This leaves Soma, Erina, Tsukasa, and Rindo as the remaining contestants. Senzaemon then declares that the next match will be the final one, with Soma and Erina facing off against Tsukasa and Rindo in a 2v2 match. In each team, one team member must prepare an appetizer while the other makes the main course. Takumi approaches Rindo and asks if she's afraid of something, since he sensed her unease during their match, but she avoids answering his question. Meanwhile, Soma and Erina cannot agree on what dishes to make. Megashima confronts Rindo, who admits that she feels troubled. She reveals that 5 years ago, she promised Tsukasa that they would take top two seats of the Elite Ten. But after achieving their goal, Tsukasa began to resent how people would praise his cooking without any thought, and he eventually fell under Azami's influence. As the final match begins, Rindo elects to cook the appetizer while Tsukasa handles the main course. Soma reluctantly agrees to cook the appetizer only after losing a game of rock-paper-scissors to Erina.
