Ladies and gentlemen!
This is the event you've
all been waiting for!

The first annual Fortune's
Banquet exhibition match
is about to begin!

This event is brought to you by His Royal
Highness Ioder, the Guild Union, and our
generous co-sponsor, Fortune's Market!

This is a pretty big-time event.

Doesn't that little prince have anything
more important to be doing?

First, I'll explain the rules. The competition
will be divided into three dishes:
an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert.

Competitors must impress the judges
with the flavor, arrangement and overall
composition of their chosen dishes!

And now, to present the challengers.
From the Guilds, a proud member of
Brave Vesperia, Chef Yuri Lowell!

And representing the Empire,
hailing from the Imperial
Knights, Chef Flynn Scifo!

Can't get enough of these
coliseum battles, can we?

At least this time we won't
have to pull any punches.

And now, without further ado, let
the first annual Fortune's Banquet
exhibition match begin!

I'm glad they got to settle their
differences so peacefully like this.

Yeah, it kinda warms
this old man's heart...

Stop your cooking! We will now move on to
the tasting and judging of the prepared dishes!

Three judges from our sponsors and two judges
chosen from the two competitors' teams will
evaluate the dishes.

And now, the tasting and judging will commence!
First, our guild challenger, Chef Yuri.

Mmm... This is...truly delicious.
It blows the food in the knights'
dining hall out of the water.

It's not bad. I might
even pay for it.

A delicate taste with a hint
of adventure. This might even
be better than the castle
chef's cooking. Fantastic.

Yummy, yummy, in my tummy! ♪
I love your cooking, Yuri!

I know how to choose a good chef!

It seems that Chef Yuri's dishes left
a favorable impression on our panel!

Hmph, it's good enough
to eat, I suppose.

The taste is all right. I'd eat it
if someone else were paying.

Ahh, so this is what the
common people eat...

Meh, I've had better...

Could it...could it be that I erred
in my chef selection? No, it
cannot be. It simply cannot!

Could this mean the
end for Chef Yuri?!

Next, the dishes of our challenger
from the Empire, Chef Flynn!

Wow, this looks so nice...

This is art, with the
plate as the canvas.

It's not every day that I see
food so beautiful that I
hesitate to bite into it.

That man has mastered the essence
of cooking. He is a culinary force
to be reckoned with!

Mmm...uck?!

Ick...

Wargh?!

W-what is this? Our judge's panel
is in a state of total chaos! One by
one, they are dropping like flies!

Master Ioder, what do you think?

...It appears I've made
the wrong choice.

It wasn't to your liking?
I'm sorry...

I thought that I did a good job, too...

This is sacrilege against the
culinary art! You ought to
be ashamed of yourself!!

No sense 'a taste, as usual...

If he had just followed the recipe
it would have turned out fine. Why
does he always try to stir things up?

You created this fiasco when you tried
to improve the recipe by bringing out
more flavor. What a pain!

And now! It's time
for the verdict! The
judges have chosen...

...The Guilds!
Chef Yuri is the winner!

Tough luck, Flynn.

Yuri's too good to lose
to cooking like that!

I admit defeat. Good job, Yuri.

If you'd followed the recipe
more closely, it could've just
as easily been my loss.

This can't be right!
Let me taste that food!

Sodia, no offense to the Acting
Commandant, but I believe that's
simply too dangerous.

In recognition for your victory,
Chef Yuri, we're awarding you the
prestigious title of Commoner Chef.

Congratulations!

...The Empire!
Chef Flynn is the winner!

Thank you.

Damn it. I guess I got beaten
in the appearance and
composition categories.

We'll be looking forward to giving
the Guild's team a chance to redeem
themselves next year!

And this brings the first annual
Fortune's Banquet exhibition match
to an end! See you all next year!