Finally that match ended, it took too long, the final result was too obvious and the whole judging a meal again after a verdict was already made is still incredibly stupid and gives a bad precedent.
Still, as someone who liked Hayama, I think it was a satisfying end. He got defeated, but while still taking the match serious didnt do his absolute best and still was very close to winning. He didnt make any bullshit excuses and downright accepted Soma as the clear winner. But in the end, if both were going 100% I would still firmly see Hayama as better cook.
I wonder about his future role. Hopefully as someone who isnt so snooty and haughty anymore, but still has his pride and heighened self esteem. In this regard, I dont like him moving into the Polaris Dorm, he should keep his distance. It should be something like Ryu or Alice; friendly with Soma and his fan club but still a distinctive separate faction.
So, now lets move on to the actually interesting stuff of this arc and the matches against the Elite10. Some of the lesser main characters (and probably the rest of the fodder next chapter) being revealed defeated, leaves us with the Rindo fight and whoever Ryu and Alice are fighting. I really really hope we will see these two (or three?) matches in full, or at least have more then one chapter on each fight. I'm kinda hyped for them tbh.
At the end the usual criticism:
-Why the hell are cooperating Alice dad and Gin with the whole Azami farce? Why do they not protest the way the academy has changed?
-Again, what exactly is the rationale, that some random student like the Aldini bro should be able to defeat the very best cook in the academy in a direct match or he will get expelled?
@KageKageKing:
Also, character popularity poll! Should we do something like we did it in My Hero Academia thread?
[hide]Rindou, Alice, Hayama[/hide]