Soma accepts under the condition that Suzuki reveal the secret he is hiding if Soma wins. One week before BLUE is scheduled to start, Suzuki challenges Soma to an unofficial Shokugeki, explaining he needs a win against the First Seat to earn a spot in BLUE himself so he can achieve his dream of making Erina his bride. Meanwhile, in the United States, Joichiro is defeated in a cooking match against an unknown challenger. Megumi earns first place with her seafood meatballs filled with various different types of miso soup. Takumi makes second place with his cheese fondue minestrone soup. Soma makes third place with his Golden Eggs filled with hamburg steak, yakiniku, omelet rice, and fried salmon soups. With the theme being soup, all the gathered students begin making their dishes. In order to determine the three students who will participate, Erina organizes the BLUE Preliminaries, pitting Totsuki's most talented students against each other. While Erina has a special invitation for BLUE, only three students from Totsuki will be allowed to participate. Transcription: ' Ao no Zenshōsen' ( Japanese: 青の前哨戦) However, as they make their summer vacation plans, Dojima arrives and informs them that the most prestigious cooking competition in the world, BLUE, is set to begin soon. By the end of the day, they are able to make their quota and pass the exam. However, they are able to attract a massive crowd thanks to their special yakisoba, which uses a combination of vegetables, minced squid, squid ink, red olive oil, and soft boiled egg yolks. Soma and his classmates are only able to open their restaurant on the third and final day due to the renovations they needed to make. Suzuki seems to take an interest in Soma, who gets the impression he has met Suzuki before. In addition, the exams are being overseen by a new instructor, Suzuki.

Meanwhile, the rest of the class are given easier assignments to run existing restaurants. With the finals for Totsuki's first term arriving, Soma and his classmates in the Elite Ten are given the challenge to renovate an abandoned beach restaurant and earn a 3 million yen profit within three days. Transcription: ' Gakkimatsu Shiken' ( Japanese: 学期末試験)

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