Yoshino does an impression of Azami
Yoshino:”That Nakiri Azami! What does he mean by ‘the real board game starts now’ Hmph!”
Aoki: “We won’t let him into the PSD anymore”
Sato: “That’s right! Let’s scatter some salt”
Fumio: “Rejected. Too wasteful”
[note: in JP culture, scattering salt helps to ward off evil]
Erina is pulled towards the door(Azami) by Yoshino.
At the entrance, she hears Soma’s words to Azami that Jouichirou is his father.
Azami: “…what do you mean?”
Soma: “Just what I said. To think that Nakamura-sempai knew my father…”
Erina looks like she couldn’t believe what she heard. Just then, Takumi and the others arrive.
Takumi: “..Saiba?Who’s that?”
Sakaki(carrying salt): “Ah, it’s reasonable that people outside PSD don’t know. Yukihira-kun’s dad…Saiba Jouichirou is from Tootsuki and a former 2nd Seat”
Takumi and Hisako are surprised/shocked.
Yoshino: “We have photos! From when he came over before summer holidays”
Yoshino shows the photos on her smartphone.
Erina is shocked “the person I looked up to..Saiba-sama is the father of Yukihira-kun!?”
Erina thinks back to all the words she had said to Soma and feels faint.
Azami: “…Is this all a coincidence? that Saiba-sempai’s son is in the same academic year as my daughter”
Erina and Azami both express surprise that they each knew Saiba Jouichirou. Azami thinks on the relation between Erina, Soma and Jouichirou.
Azami: “..fufu..Is that so..? I see…so it’s like that”
Azami(smirking): “How much of it’s a coincidence, how much is contrivance?
Soma: “What are you talking about? Anyway, what I wanna say is your revolution is super troubling to us. Can you not talk about unrelated things?”
Azami: “Oh this is very much related, Yukihira Soma-kun”
Azami: “This is none other than a revolution to ‘save/rescue’ the rotten culinary world which ‘ruined/wasted Saiba-sempai’ ”
Takumi and Isami questions this statement. Azami did not answer and instead leaves in his car. He orders his subordinate to drive and muses that battle is about to move forward.
Azami: “..I am so lucky. To be able to show the son of Saiba Jouichirou such a display. I am sure sempai will be happy.”
At the PSD, the students ponder Azami’s words, and wonder about Saiba Jouichirou.
Fumio: “ ‘rescue/save’…really, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it..What you’re doing is no different from revenge”
A few days later, 3rd, 8th, 7th seats are called to Azami’s office. Azami then issues a dismissal of the 3 from the E10.
Isshiki(smiling slightly): “This is earlier than I thought”
Isshiki then goes into an explanation of the E10 selection in previous years.
It seems Rindo is the only one who objects to them being dismissed from the E10.
Azami: “Nonetheless, it is a problem to have people in E10 who don’t go along with Central”
Isshiki notes that Azami is not dismissing Erina from the E10. Azami is confident that Erina will return to his side.
Azami also reaffirms that Shokugeki are still on for those who wish to repeal the dissolutions of RSs or seminars.
Momo is disgruntled that she has to participate in Shokugeki with people beneath her, as she managed to be Number 1 in Yamanote area during the school festival. Saito thinks of it as part of training.
Rindo tries to rouse Eizan out of his sulking. Nene tells Rindo to put on Central’s badge.The badge features a thistle flower(Azami means thistle).