The Epic of Leviathan (A Mutant's Ascension)

[Block B]

"As all of the participants already know, the theme of the preliminary round is 'Curry Dish'. You may use the ingredients in this venue or the ones you have brought with you" the mic girl said and took a small pause so that all of us could digest the information.

"The time limit will be three hours. Out of the 30 students present in this Block, only 8 would be selected for the main part of the tournament" the mic girl announced somewhat nervously, immediately several protests rang throughout the room.

Most of the participants already had some idea about that limit so they weren't that bothered by it. But some of the students didn't and they immediately became a nervous wreck and started to protest.

"The preliminaries will start in about an hour from now… it will start exactly at 11:00" the mic girl finished her announcement and released a huge sigh as she got off the stage.

'I wonder who our judges are going to be? I have heard some rumors that Eizan Etsuya and Isshiki Satoshi were trying to bring the Sendawara Sisters' Nat's voice rang inside Momo's mind.

'If you were unable to find the information then I don't know what to say' Momo answered and Luna simply hummed something..

'Maybe you are losing your edge Nat' Luna said innocently and Nat almost growled in anger.

'I am not going to torture students so that I can get out some information from them' Nat retorted.

'Or you could have simply read their mind' Luna pointed out cheerfully and Momo noticed that Nat was glaring daggers at the cheerful girl who was acting completely oblivious to the glare.

'Enough Luna, stop teasing Nat so she might pop a vein… after all, Nat is the super spy' Momo answered in an amused tone and Nat simply released a sigh.

'Give me a break for fuck's sake' Nat groaned and both Luna and Momo giggled inside their mind.

It was almost time and the judges were yet to arrive… All of sudden the lights turned off once again as a few figures entered the venue and approached the Judge's table.

"Please give a round of applause for the judges!!" The mic girl cheered loudly and huge applause broke throughout the room as most of the students had recognized Orie Sendawara, one of the twin sisters.

The two sisters were known as the 'Queens of Curry'. 'That's Orie Sendawara, looks like the rumors were true' once again Nat's voice rang inside Momo's and Luna's minds.

'Quite an extravagant title' Momo thought inside her mind but Nat was no longer hearing her thoughts.

Everyone noticed that Isshiki Satoshi was accompanying Orie Sendawara. Orie Sendawara scanned the crowd of students but she didn't look impressed by any of them.

"Such a grand event for a bunch of students" Orie Sendawara pointed out and Isshiki Satoshi simply smiled after hearing her statement.

"I wouldn't say that. They might be kids but each one of them are capable of working in a 4-star hotel" Isshiki said with a smile and Orie seemed to hum but she neither agreed nor denied the statement.

"It is time. Do I need to announce the start of the tournament?" Orie asked and Isshiki nodded his head. Orie took the mic and cleared her throat.

"Alright everybody, make the best curry dish you can make, and remember, don't embarrass yourself" Orie announced in an arrogant tone as she sat down.

At first, the students weren't expecting such a lackluster announcement so they were somewhat surprised. But the surprise didn't last long as all of the students started working on their dishes.

[Block A]

'Why is the Director always so dramatic?' Fleur drawled in an annoyed tone while rubbing her ears.

The Director had just left the venue after his speech and his speech worked like a charm as huge cheers broke out after he finished his speech. The cheers were quite loud.

'Don't be like that, Fleur… he is simply doing his duty' Ororo answered and Jean hummed in agreement. Jena kept their minds connected so that they could chat with each other.

The mic girl finally announced the theme and the number of students that were going to be qualified for the main tournament of the Autumn Elections. That raised some protests but there was nothing the students could have done.

The time passed as the three of them kept chatting inside their minds. All of a sudden the lights finally turned down and several figures walked inside the venue.

The three of them weren't paying much attention until they noticed a familiar aura. Their eyes landed on a woman sporting an eccentric hairstyle. They immediately swore inside their minds.

The woman was sporting a neon orange pixie cut hairstyle… her whole persona screamed eccentric. She was dressed in a pair of ripped jeans and knee-high boots, she was wearing a blue tank top and a black leather jacket over it.

The woman was none other than Dora. Her eyes found the three of them as she gave them a wink. She was leading the whole group of judges much to the displeasure of the woman beside Dora.

A lot of people knew who Dora Tonks and those who didn't were attracted by her eccentric style. All of them were approaching the Judge's table.

The haughty-looking woman beside Dora was being accompanied by Eizan Etsuya. 'That's one of the Queens of Curry, Natsume Sendawara' Fleur's voice rang throughout their minds as they nodded their heads.

'Ah… I have heard that Dora is a good judge too. She is invited to a lot of places to act as a judge' Ororo pointed out.

'Dora is fine, she is family but I don't like that haughty bitch' Jean said with a snort and Fleur hummed in agreement.

'Well, we gotta leave the bitch speechless with our dish' Ororo said in a determined tone when she noticed that Dora was handed the microphone but she handed it to Natsume Sendawara so that she would announce the start of the tournament.

"You can start cooking. I wonder if any of you could impress me… though Good Luck" Natsume announced in a dismissive and displeased tone and sat down as she flicked back her hair.

Dora gave her an amused look and took the seat in the middle. Dora pulled out her phone and started to play with it. After all, there wasn't anything important to do until the dishes were presented.

The students didn't need to be told twice as all of them started to prepare their dishes. Jean, Fleur, Ororo already knew what they were going to prepare and they had practiced and improved their dishes until yesterday.

Everyone was working hard on their dishes as all of them wanted to impress Dora Tonks and Natsume Sendawara. Getting your dish praised by either of them would do you a lot of good.

Time kept passing as the time limit finally ended. All of the students had already finished preparing their dishes.

"Now, the first participant will be serving his dish, I wonder if his Curry dish will be able to impress the judges" the mic girl announced.

An Unnamed who was destined to remain unnamed approached the Judge's table with a confident look on his face. He seemed to be quite sure of himself when he placed the bowls on the Judge's table.

Dora gave the dish a look and picked up the spoon. She took a small sip as she tilted her head with an unreadable expression on her face. She put down the spoon and started to play with her phone again, waiting for the other judges.

Natsume Sendawara took a whiff of the aroma. She picked up the spoon and took a small sip. The boy had already lost a lot of confidence and smugness due to how Dora had acted after tasting his dish.

Everyone was waiting, holding their breaths. The other judges also tasted the dish and mumbled something among them. It was finally the time to score the dish.

The student felt his whole world shatter when the score was given. Dora Tonks gave only a single point… that was more than what Natsume Sendawara had given him. She had given him a zero.

The other judges weren't that good as their scores were below 10. He ended up with a score of 18. The student dropped to his knees, his pride shredded into nothingness.

Most of the students and participants inside the venue shuddered in fear. "This ruined my palate" Natsume said in a disgusted tone.

"Ah… don't be so hard on the poor boy. Kid, next time try harder" Dora said in a gentle tone.

"Your dish was good but it wasn't anything special and we are here to choose the best chef among the first-years" Dora said from her seat as she kept sitting while she kept playing with her phone.

That was just the start of the destruction of the pride of a lot of students…