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<i>Someone from the Underworld Cooking Society has finally surfaced.</i>
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<i>He is our very own Leon, the one known as the Cooking Master Boy of Yosen Shuka.</i>
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<i>And now, Master Luo has organized a battle between Leon and myself, for the Legendary Cookware.</i>
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Listen well, Leon. Mao. The battle will take place tomorrow.
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The Sacred Knife Skills Contest will be conducted at Da Xian Temple.
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Sharpness of Evil! Demonic Seven-Star Knives!
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Mao, are you there?
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Mao, I'm coming in.
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He's not here either.
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Did you find him?
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He's not in his room. Where could he be at this late hour?
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He has a big match tomorrow.
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He has to protect the Legendary Cookware from the Society.
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Brother Mao probably went
somewhere to escape the pressure.
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I know!
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There's only one place!
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Mao.
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Brother Mao.
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What are you doing here?
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We were wondering what you were doing, since the match is tomorrow.
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Brother Mao, can you really beat him?
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I won't know till I face him.
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But I definitely can't lose against the Underworld Cooking Society.
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That's right! Mao will win for sure!
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Brother Mao, what is their goal?
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The Underworld Cooking Society's ambition
is to take over the world, through cooking.
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Through cooking...
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Everyone, commoners and
emperors alike, all have to eat to live.
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So chefs hold the key to a person's life and death.
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The Society exploits the situation for evil,
and is trying to wrest control.
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That is what the Society is after.
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They drill recruits on Underworld Techniques that were honed and perfected over centuries.
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However...
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Help me please!
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I can't take this any more!
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Only a few have mastered these techniques.
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They show no mercy to those who fail.
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As many cooks have perished as there are stars in the sky.
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But Brother Mao, how do you know so much about the Society?
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Um, well.
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I want to know that as well!
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Mei Li.
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It's been bothering me for a while. Were you...
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Are you a member of the
Underworld Cooking Society, like Leon?
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Earlier when Leon easily dissected a buffalo with an Underworld Technique...
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That's right! I've wondered about that as well. At that time, you knew...
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I've never seen that before. Raging Bull Azure Dragon Slash!
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How did you know the name of a technique known only to Society members?
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Mao...
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I'm sorry for worrying you, Mei Li.
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Mao...
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I knew I had to tell you and Shilou sooner or later.
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Brother Mao...
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Take a look at this.
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What's this old notebook?
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This used to belong to my Mom.
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Pai the Fairy? Did you always have this with you?
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No, I found it only recently.
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Recently?
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During our culinary training journey around Southwest China.
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In a town called Mang, located in Yunnan Province.
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Mang? Did we stop over there?
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Do you remember the time when
we were separated for three days?
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Oh yes. We met at the spooky house with the red congee.
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So that's when you found it.
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Yes, I visited my Mom's hometown of Mang.
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This notebook was hidden inside her old abandoned home.
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W-What is this?
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Mao, what was written inside that notebook?
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It contains many recipes.
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That's to be expected.
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But not just ordinary recipes.
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What?
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Recorded inside is a side of my Mom that I've never seen.
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What do you mean?
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This is a record of my Mom's younger days, and all the battles she fought against the Underworld Cooking Society!
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Fairy Pai fought the Society?!
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So that's it. She wrote Underworld recipes in that notebook!
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That's why you knew of their techniques!
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Yes.
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That explains it. Forgive me for doubting you, Mao.
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Furthermore, Mom wrote angrily about how the Society brought misfortune to many people.
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I wasn't going to mention this book until I face the Society.
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But after returning to Canton and facing against Mr. Lien and Leon...
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My blood has been screaming for me to succeed in my Mom's footsteps.
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My Mom always wished good fortune for people.
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Mr. Chouyu taught me how to create happiness through cooking.
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I don't know how far my skills will take me.
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But I will fight as a Super Chef!
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And I will thwart the ambitions of the Underworld Cooking Society!
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With this knife, which has my Mom's soul inside it.
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The Sacred Knife Skills Contest should start any minute.
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I heard it's a battle within Yosen Shuka.
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The Legendary Cookware's inside that?
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After the last owner died 400 years ago without leaving an heir, chefs have continually come to take ownership.
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But so far, nobody has ever been deemed worthy to receive it.
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Sheesh, sounds tough.
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We will now begin the Sacred Knife Skills Contest
to decide the Legendary Cookware's new owner.
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Hey, that's old man Luo! Why is he so serious today? He looks totally—
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Ow!
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The ingredient will be... red sea bream!
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Look how big they are!
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Done correctly, all parts of the bream can be used without wastage.
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So you must handle it with utmost care, and ensure that you don't scar it.
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Your knife skills will ultimately decide the taste of this fish.
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First candidate, Leon of Yosen Shuka. Step forward.
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Amazing! He's brought along
seven knives. He's well prepared!
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He's fully armed for the Sacred Knife Skills Contest!
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The other guy must be bristling with knives too.
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I can't wait.
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Also from Yosen Shuka, Mao. Step forward.
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Yes!
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Brother Mao?!
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What are you doing, Brother Mao?
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You didn't bring any knives to a knife skills contest?!
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Your opponent brought along <i>seven</i> knives!
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Where is your mother's knife, Mao?
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At this rate, the Legendary Cookware will be in Leon's hands!
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The one who fell to the Underworld.
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Mr. Chouyu, why did you organize this battle?
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That's right! It's like we're helping the Underworld.
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Calm down.
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The Sacred Knife Skills Contest is not solely about technique.
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What!?
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Mr. Chouyu, what do you mean?
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You'll see as the match progresses.
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Leon! Mao!
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Tradition dictates that the contest has no time limit.
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Just present four bream dishes that you're fully satisfied with.
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But I will tell you this.
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The sea breams were caught today at dawn.
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With that said, <i>Allez cuisine</i>!
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Wow!
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There it is!
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The Seven-Star Knives!
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My Seven-Star Knives have an infinite number of uses!
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Seven-Star Instant Power Cut!
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Wow, he's simultaneously using two knives to descale the fish!
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Amazing!
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He doesn't skip a beat when changing knives!
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His hands are so fast, I can't see them move.
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This Seven-Star Instant Power Cut
must be an Underworld Technique!
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What are you talking about?
He hasn't used any Underworld Techniques yet.
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Wha?
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Watch him remove the scales...
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On surfaces like the dorsal side of the fish,
he uses a knife that fits the curves.
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In parts with smaller scales like the gills, he uses a small knife.
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To cleanly bisect the fish, he uses a large knife to cut with a single slice.
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When filleting the fish, he uses the medium knife to remove the bones.
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He uses a knife that is best suited for the area he's working on.
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The red sea bream is being cut with respect.
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What's more, it's being done with speed and precision.
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Indecision is the enemy in preparing red sea bream. It causes hesitation.
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If your cuts aren't sharp and decisive, the fish will taste bad.
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But he shows no hesitation here.
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He's been able to carve up this fish without scarring it.
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Leon's good!
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The first dish is done!
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Done already? Wow.
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This is Mao's bad habit. He watches
and admires his opponent's techniques too much.
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This is bad. He can't win like this!
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It's okay. Don't worry!
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What do you mean by "it's okay," Shilou?
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I know Brother Mao's determined to win this.
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That's right. Have faith in Mao's true strength!
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Come on, Mao!
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Brother Mao, show us what you can do!
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What's he going to do with his bare hands?
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Mao...
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He's preparing to do something.
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What's he planning to do?
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He's removing the scales by just sliding his hands over it!
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Impossible! Even knives become dulled on a
bream's tough scales. Yet he's doing it bare-handed!
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Is this magic?
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Look carefully at Mao's hands.
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What?
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Hey, something's shining. That's...
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A steel wire!
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Mao's using a steel wire knife to descale the fish.
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A Steel Wire Knife?
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Amazing, that's Brother Mao for you!
Who'd have guessed he had a secret weapon?
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I see! That knife can fit any contour of the red sea bream.
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It can stand against Leon's seven knives!
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No, he can't win with just that.
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Dad.
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What? But Mao's doing something incredible.
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That thin wire can remove the fish scales.
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But the fish has thick meat and bones too hard for the wire.
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With only his Steel Wire Knife...
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Mao can't compete against Leon!
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N-No way...
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He stopped.
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What is he going to do now?
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The second dish is ready!
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Leon's finished two dishes!
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What are you doing, Mao?
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Hurry up, or the fish will lose its freshness!
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Hey squirt. How long are you going to rest?!
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Don't you want to win?
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That's right!
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Your fish is going to rot!
That's right!
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Your fish is going to rot!
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What's the matter, Mao?
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I guess he couldn't make it.
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No, he'll definitely come.
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What's wrong, Brother Mao?
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Mao.
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Mao! Hey, Mao!
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Excuse me! Out of my way!
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Isn't that...?
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Mao!
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I've been expecting you, Shell!
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Sorry I'm late.
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It's Shell!
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Why is he here?
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What you have asked for, I have completed!
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Here, catch!
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So now he has a real knife.
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It's too late. One knife is no match against seven.
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You're right.
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Isn't that the knife of Mao's mother?
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Oh, and I thought he was going to bust out a secret weapon...
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What the hell?!
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What's going on? The knife bends so flexibly?
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What is that knife?
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Perfect! This is perfect. Thanks, Shell!
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You're welcome!
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That knife... can it be?!
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Just watch, Mom! I'm going to beat the Society with this knife.
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It's bending to the fish’s contours!
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What is that knife?
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He's using its flexibility to remove bones!
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That's it! You won't damage the fish with that knife.
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Amazing, simply amazing. This is Mao's skill!
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Hey, there you are.
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Shell!
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Did you do something to that knife?
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Yeah, but I was floored at first.
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He asked me to do this unthinkable thing to Pai's knife.
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Well, it's because of my skillful hands.
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Look at this. All these scars from just one night.
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It took me so long to temper this knife.
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But because of that, the knife is very strong.
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But, how can it bend that much?
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Hey Mao! Show us the idea you came up with!
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What? Is that light? Sunlight passes right through it!
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Look! There are holes in the knife!
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I get it! It can bend because of all the holes.
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That's not all. Since the holes allow air to pass through,
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the flesh won't stick to the knife. So you can cut more accurately.
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Mei Li, that knife was probably written
as a secret technique in Pai's notebook.
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Yes. But it must take a lot for Mao to modify his Mother's keepsake.
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Mao.
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Brother Mao is serious about this match.
He's showing us his real strength.
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Don't waste my work. Beat the pants off him, Mao!
256
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Good luck, Brother Mao!
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It can't be. That's only known
within the Underworld Cooking Society.
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The Hundred-Hole Knife!
259
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But he's a Super Chef from the overworld.
How did the boy know of this?
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There's something about that boy... I can't take him lightly...
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Now that he has a knife that is perfect for red sea bream, they're evenly matched.
262
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Now, whoever puts the most faith in his dish will ultimately win!
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Kid, the Legendary Cookware will belong to me. Leon, the one who overcome the Society!
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I will never allow myself to lose to a Society that brings misfortune to people!
265
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The city center has a bustling din,
266
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As I jump over the guard rails unseen.
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Must hurry over to our meeting place,
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And beat the dusk in a race.
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In your twinkling eyes, I see so clearly,
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The soothing warmth that you feel for me.
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And with only that, my poor defenseless heart,
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Is starting to melt and break apart.
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This is a feeling that won't stop; it just keeps going straight.
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And it's starting to speed up and accelerate.
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I'm by your door, and knocking hard. Won't you let me in?
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Let me show you my spirit filled with passion. Yeah!
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