#Kuroh just wants to have a respectable cooking battle

[ridiasfangirlings]

All of the best cooks in the K universe have a food battle.

With Fushimi on the judging panel because he's the hardest to please XD So I wonder who would get to be part of the best cook challenge, Kuroh and Kamamoto definitely. Yata probably gets to be in there too, he's not like an amazing cook but he's still pretty good and proud of his skills. Kusanagi I think could join up, he makes food for the bar and feels that he's pretty respectable. On the S4 end definitely Kamo, though the fact that he was an actual chef is admittedly cheating a little. Totsuka and Awashima enter because they feel that their cooking skills are fairly good and everyone fears getting their meals to taste test (for opposing reasons, you don't know what's in Totsuka's food and you do know, unfortunately, what is most definitely in Awashima's). I imagine this stems from some kind of argument over whose cooking tastes the best, like Neko's at the bar with some Homra guys who are praising a meal Kamamoto made and that he's the best cook and Neko pipes up that Kuroh makes the best fish. This leads to a discussion of who cooks better and soon it's like a whole thing, how do we prove who cooks the best dish.

Munakata finds out about this somehow and because he has to make everything a production he decides that they should have a cooking battle. Imagine it's set up like one of those cooking shows, maybe they have to make an entire three course meal with an appetizer, main dish, and dessert. Munakata takes advantage of his position as a government official to like rent out a studio that belongs to a cooking show and he gets the full use of their pantry so that everyone can use whatever ingredients they need. There's a three judge panel, consisting of one judge from each clan – Fushimi is of course the Blue clan's pick and is the required Mean Judge from every cooking show ever, Neko is the judge for Hakumaitou and is just here to eat fish and be happy, and Anna is the judge for Homra, she's the fair judge who carefully tastes all the food and gives construction comments. Fushimi is given strict instructions that he's not allowed to remove points for the existence of vegetables.

The 'contestants' all start preparing meals and I imagine it's a fairly close race, Kuroh is definitely a frontrunner as is Kamamoto. Yata makes a pretty good showing but is helped by the fact that Fushimi's the hardest judge to please and Yata knows better than anyone what he likes and can adjust accordingly. Kamo is like the dark horse, obviously S4 knows that he's a great cook but no one else has realized that there's an actual chef working for S4 and I bet he gets super high marks for his main dish, a perfectly made fish that is definitely Neko's new favorite thing. In the end they probably can't agree on a winner, everyone's food is so good, meanwhile Kuroh, Kamamoto and Kamo are probably trading cooking tips and Yata's just happy that Fushimi had to eat some vegetables.

[itsuki-minamy]

PROFILE: YATOGAMI KUROH

Translation: Naru-kun Raws: Ridia

Real name: Yatogami Kuroh

Terms of address: Kuro, Black Dog

[PROFILE]

Birthday: January 5, Capricorn

Blood type: A

Age: 19 (At the beginning of the second season)

[APPEARANCE]

Physique: 1.78 cm in height. Trained and slim body. His back is stretched out.

Face, hair: A face with solid lines. He has long black hair tied behind his head.

Attire: Long hem, padded black collar coat.

Personal effects: A famous "Kotowari" sword. A voice recorder with Miwa's words. A trunk full of kitchen utensils so he can always cook.

[HABITS, SKILLS]

· Superhuman body surgery. Wushu type movement. Power to manipulate space.

· Good at housework.

· What it means is based on Miwa's word that is played back by a voice recorder and listened to.

[IMPRESSION, OTHER NOTES]

· The image color is "black".

· The image of the "Chungyu dog".

[POSITION, OBJECTIVES]

After serving as a servant to the former "Colorless King" Miwa, he became a servant to Isana Yashiro, who was the "Silver King".

In the past, he was blindly respecting Miwa, and after his death he thought that his mission was only to fulfill his life, but through his encounter with Shiro, his spiritual trust in him made him want to help Shiro of his own free will.

Admitting Shiro, he decides that his sword must be wielded for Shiro's sake.

Known to other clans by the name of "black dog", he is famous for being a faithful servant with strong fighting skills. Currently, he is considered to be Shiro's heart along with Neko.

[PERSONALITY, CONDUCT]

Stupid samurai guy. He is just and cannot bear injustice. ​He is inflexible and easy to fool.

Meeting Shiro may give him a bit more personality, but he is still serious, capable, and uncompromising. The emotional expression is clumsy, but if you look closely, it is easy to understand.

He is sincere and direct, he does not like conflicts, but he does not hesitate in the fight. Basically he acts on the basis of worldly morals, but when belief trumps him, like when it comes to killing Shiro, he easily deviates from common sense.

A guy who takes good care of food and people. He has no choice but to take care of Neko's bad behavior and Shiro's poor nutrition distribution. Mom attributes.

Nature that he is not aware of nature itself. However, it does not mean that there is no public knowledge, socializing with others is done normally, and the elderly and children often like it.

It is not that the air is unreadable, but it is not that it does not understand the subtleties of a person's emotions, and that it does not limit his actions by the complexion and attitude of others.

There is no compromise with respect to the ideal, and he strives rigorously there. However, he is kind to others. Evil has no mercy and he is kind to the weak.

He has a great ability to get work done quickly and to do housework. He has an awkward nature, but has excellent setup and paperwork.

Basically his personality is moderate, but when he talks about Miwa, he gets too hot and shows a side that is said to be tough.

[FATE, ENDING]

Like a member of the Silver Clan, like Shiro's sword, he fights while overcoming his weak points.

[ABILITIES, TACTICS]

A space operation ability that distorts space with the right palm. Martial arts and transfer techniques that combine it. When he doesn't get out of the way, he holds his sword at his waist with his left hand and fights with his right hand.

Throw and support things. The image of a transparent outstretched arm in anime. He can take out a sign or pull Yata, which should be quite strong, within reach of him.

He gains power by gaining the power of the Silver Clan, and gains more power by breaking hesitation in battle against his teaching brother, Mishakuji Yukari.

From the movie version on, he will overwhelm "reason" of his own free will. He decides that the sword should not be used for himself but for Shiro, and will hone his sword arm through the confrontation with Mishakuji Yukari.

[POWER]

B + (Higher rank of the clan's executive class.)

[LIKES]

His favorite food is fried eggs. There is no like or dislike for food in general, and the act of eating is very important. He also likes to do it. It is important to eat. Eat fish very carefully. No rice or grains left. There is a fragrance word, but the character from the beginning is great too.

[DISLIKE]

Be bent. Something in the middle.

[HOBBIES]

Kitchen. General housework. Self-discipline like swords. However, in the end, both cooking and housework achieve self-discipline. He is constantly updating books and studying efficient housework and delicious dishes in books and online. He is delighted to make efforts to reach higher places.

He does not have the hobbies of collecting something or playing sports. It is only related to self-improvement.

[FASHION]

He was wearing a black coat with a padded collar. He is not very interested in fashion itself. There's no resistance unless it's clean, light, and fluffy, but he basically chooses plain clothes over flashy clothes. He also likes Japanese clothes. At Ichigen's residence, there were plenty of work clothes for everyday use.

[BODY]

He looks slim but has a well-trained body and is very healthy. He has excellent athletic ability.

[INTELLIGENCE]

Although he is a high school graduate, he has been taught various things by being a good and elite college student, and since he read Miwa's extensive book collection, he is not lacking in knowledge. The logical thinking is quite excellent. However, he is not a smart guy because his thoughts tend to be rigid and lacking in flexibility.

Also, experience-based things such as cooking, chores, cars, helicopters, and unique machines are missing. Most of them were learned from Miwa, short-term learning with someone, or learned by himself. Carpentry and civil engineering jobs are also skillfully done.

If taught, he can do most things. If he feels like it, he can become a craftsman.

[BELIEFS]

In any case, it is a maintenance system. He treats God and Buddha with a pious attitude, but does not believe in it positively. Miwa's teaching is higher than that.

[RELATIONSHIPS]

[EARLY YEARS]

The family dies in an accident. In addition, the family members who took charge also died in a fire. After that, he was taken over by a distant man and abused, but he was picked up by Miwa when he left his house. He had a place to live in the village and he grew up there.

[TIMELINE]

· 1994, Kuro Yatogami is born.

· 2000, Kuro loses his family.

· 2002, Kuro met Miwa Ichigen and was picked up.

· 2004, his apprentice brother Yukari abandons Miwa.

· 2005, Kuro flourishes with Miwa as a member of the clan.

· 2012, September, Former "Colorless King", Miwa died.

· 2012, December, he Meets Isana Yashiro.

[ATTITUDE AND THOUGHTS TOWARDS OTHERS]

[TERMS OF THE ADDRESS FOR HIMSELF]

The first person is "Ore".

The second person is "Kisama" for people and enemies he doesn't trust, "Omae" for a small flank, and "Anata" for people he respects and common third parties.

[TOWARDS ISANA YASHIRO]

He calls him "Shiro" or "Omae".

He became a subject in a term, but his attitude towards him is completely different. Almost equal. Rather, he can be scolded or angry, so Kuro may be in a higher position. However, in the heart of him, he has firmly found Shiro's respectable point, and stands here on the point.

He has a lot of affection for loved ones, and he can put it in various ways, but he also believes that Shiro is both his "King" and his companion. There is a growing awareness that he is a member of his clan, including Neko, and that he is like family.

[TOWARDS NEKO]

He calls her "Neko" or "Omae".

She is like an expensive sister, a trusted companion, and a fighting friend. Both eyes look at Shiro. If she has a purpose to move, even if they argue with each other, they quickly fight together. Also, since there are many scenes where they acted alone after losing Shiro and until he returned, the level of closeness between the two of them has increased.

[TOWARDS MIWA ICHIGEN]

He calls him "Ichigen-sama".

He still has deep respect and adoration. He still listens to the tape recorder full of words on a regular basis, but it's because he's homesick, rather than because he's asking him to guide. It's less frequent than used to be, but it doesn't mean that Miwa is a thing of the past; An image that is properly stored in an important place in the heart of him. Miwa's existence and way of thinking is a guide on a key point, but it is imprinted on Kuro's mind without relying on the tape recorder any more.

[TOWARDS MISHAKUJI YUKARI]

He calls him "Mishakuji Yukari". (He used to call him "big brother" (Aniue) when Mishakuji was with Miwa.)

He used to respect him as a brother and even admire him. However, he is angry that he raised his sword against Miwa and abandoned him, and he continues to have uncomfortable feelings. He is also angry that Yukari joined the Green Clan, a clan that confuses the world, but he is aware of his weakness and irreverence in mixing Yukari as an enemy. Yukari's idea was beyond Kuro's comprehension, but it still seems like he got his way.

[chilly-territory]

K ~ Four Seasons of K: Chrysanthemum Festival

September’s story, with the Silver Clan.

The original Japanese text is kindly provided by blueseraphima.

Chrysanthemum Festival by Furuhashi Hideyuki

When German-sensei, that is, Adolf K Weissmann, a teacher for Ashinaka Academy, returned to his dorm room, he found his two roommates busy playing tag.

The fleeing side was represented by his roommate #1, a certain Ameno Miyabi also known as Neko, running chaotically around the room with a cloth-wrapped bundle clasped in her hands. The one doing the chasing with his hand on the sword at his hip was the roommate #2, Yatougami Kuroh, or simply Kuroh. For the two possessing physical ability beyond normal for humans, jumping over the tea table and bed was not enough, as they kicked off the walls and ceiling, running about the narrow space across all its surfaces like 2 mice in a cage.

"I'm home. So what is this commotion about today?"

As he called out to them from the door, Neko immediately took it as her cue to slide behind Weissman's back and use him as a shield, explaining, "Kuroh is a bully! He steals yummy things from me!" "Enough! Just put that bundle where you got it!" Kuroh ordered, standing in front of Weissman. Crouching slightly, his stance was that of a man ready to draw his sword and strike at any moment, his ability and intensity being such that you wouldn't put it past him to cut the two in front of him down in a single swing.

But...

"Easy, easy, for starters, tell me what happened," Weissman requested in his carefree manner, and the high-strung atmosphere of the room loosened. Kuroh relaxed from his battle-ready stance and Neko handed the bundle she was clutching to her chest over to Weissman, albeit reluctantly. Weismann held it out to Kuroh while giving it a once-over.

"This wrapping paper... looks like something from the Japanese confectionery shop downtown. It's wrapped very nicely, is it a present for someone?" "Uh-huh. I thought I'd give some confections on the Respect for the Aged Day to the benefactor from my home town I owe a lot to..." "Benefactor?" "I suppose I have yet to mention the lady named Watanabe-san to you, do I...?" "Oh, you did mention her, the old lady you're indebted to from back when you were with Miwa-san, right?" "Yes. Like Ichigen-sama, she treated me as part of her family," Kuroh nodded deeply. "Mn!" Neko spoke up. "I'm indebted to grandma Watanabe, too! She fed me! It was yummy! I liked it!"

For a period, Kuroh and Neko wandered all across the country, trying to find out Isana Yashiro's whereabouts. It was at that time that Neko accompanied Kuroh to the village where he grew up, and for a few days that she stayed there, she had been visiting the old lady Watanabe.

"That's right! You, too, want to do something for Watanabe-san, right? So you can't be eating the dorayaki I've prepared for her." "Ehh, it's dorayaki?! But I love dorayaki, among other things!"

Kuroh dodged Neko who jumped at the bundle in his hands, now raised high overhead.

"I told you, this is a gift for the Respect of the Aged Day. It's not just snacks, they're meant to express the feeling of respect towards the elderly." "Mn? ...Mnmmn, true... grandma is really old..." Neko folded her arms, thinking hard, and then, "But I got older by a year, too, compared to last year, so it should be OK for me to have at least a mouthful..." "What kind of logic is that!" "Besides, I'm going to try hard next year and overtake you in age, and you won't have any right to be all bossy with me anymore..." "It doesn't work that way. When a year passes, everyone gets older by a year. There's no catching up or overtaking when it comes to age."

"Ahaha... Say, Kuroh, that Watanabe lady, how old is she right now?" "Hm...? A few years ago, she had celebrated her 70th birthday, so now she must be 70-something." "I see." Weissmann, looking like he was up to something, flashed a mischievous smile. Usually fitting the description of a calm young man in his twenties, it was at times like this that he looked awfully young. "...That means she's a lot younger than myself." "Hm?" "Meow?"

As the Siver King imbued with the attribute of unchangeability, Adolf K Weissmann spent almost 70 years inside a private blimp. Possessing supernatural power capable of rewriting the world map, he, nonetheless, insisted on remaining a mere observer of the world below. It could be said that his position was the exact opposite of the attitude of his companion, the Gold King Kokujouji Daikaku who was taking an active part in national and international politics, employing all kinds of means, both clandestine and public. Perhaps, the Silver King's voluntary isolation was a result of Weissmann's wish to avoid friction and conflict with the powerful kings lining up down on the ground, but in the person in question's own half-joking words, he led a life with his feet not planted firmly on the ground.

"Oh... It's true, isn't it," Kuroh faltered and nodded seriously.

The strange air about Weissman, inexplicably combining naivete of a child and maturity of an old man in a young man's body, stemmed from the unimaginable loneliness he had lived in. A glimpse of the grave history as an Ubermensch lurking behind the back of this man they considered their equal and friend was enough for Kuroh to stiffen, both mentally and bodily.

"...So, Kuroh, make sure you buy some dorayaki for me, too, on the Respect for the Aged Day, okay? A posh set with more of them than for Watanabe-san would do. I'm much older than her, after all," Weissman chattered. "Hm, I don't really have objections..." Kuroh said evasively, feeling awkward and looking away. "But on the other hand, you don't exactly strike anyone as an aged person. You don't have enough presence or dignity for that. Aging without dignity and accomplishment is not the way to go." "Mmn~" Neko attempted to deliver a light kick to Kuroh who had entered what she dubbed as 'unintelligible lecturing mode'.

Checking her attempt with one hand, Weissmann let out a chuckle, "Ahaha, I'll just have to make up for what I'd skipped in life experience from now on, I guess." "That you must."

The awkward exchange was awkward, complete with just as awkward encouragement. There still was some mutual reserve and hesitation remaining when it came to topics like that.

Watching Weissman, Kuroh breathed a sigh of relief.

And that's when the door ring chime resounded.

*

The visitors that had arrived to the three's modest living room were several individuals in rabbit masks and kimono - the Usagi of the Gold clan. Formerly, they ruled the whole country as the extensions of Kokujouji Daikaku, but presently the Gold clan, Timeless Palace, withdrew from actively participating in government matters, and like a big old tree slowly withering, they seemed to dissolve their organization or, perhaps, were on the way of transforming it into a commonplace shape, independent of superpowers.

There had to be a special reason for these people who retired from their trade to pay a visit to Weissmann, a King.

"I would like to ask what business I owe this pleasure to," Weissmann inquired ceremoniously. "In accordance with the dying wish of His Excellency," the head of the Usagi answered, "we called on you to congratulate you with the seasonal Chrysanthemum Festival, sir."

Having arranged rice boiled with chestnuts, eggplant dishes and other traditional food in an amount enough for the three, as well as chrysanthemum sake for Weissmann, the Usagi bowed deeply and made themselves scarce.

"---One of the five annual festivals, the Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival, huh... Come to think of it, you were observing the Respect for the Aged day even back in your country." "Yeah, because the Lieutenant... Kokujouji Daikaku came from a line of exorcists, and they tend to be very particular about stuff like that, as I found out." "I see. Back to the present though, unexpectedly, I have been rid of the necessity to cook dinner. ...I suppose I'll spend the free time I suddenly have on my hands to write a letter." "Can I eat already?" Neko was reaching out for the food, and Kuroh said to her, "Neko, you come here, too. If you have a message for Watanabe-san, I'll append it to my letter." "Mew...?"

Neko sat down next to Kuroh, who produced an inkstone case, placing it on the low tea table and starting to rub the ink stick, and peeked at what he was doing. They looked like siblings who got along just fine, and Weissmann couldn't help a smile as he leaned against the wall and opened a slip of paper he held in hand.

It was a private message from Kokujouji Daikaku that the Usagi had brought.

I pray for your longevity and good health. -signed: Daikaku

Evidently, he wrote it when he was still alive. Just one short line, but the solemn brush strokes of the written words expressed the writer's character thoroughly, bringing his image to life in the mind's eye: Kokujouji Daikaku, back ramrod straight, sitting at a low Japanese writing desk above the vast sea of clouds and writing with his brush...

"Hey, Kuroh, earlier..." Weissmann called out to Kuroh's back. Although Kokujouji possessed a lot more dignity, perhaps there still were some core things that could be communicated through how you sit. "Yes, what is it?" Kuroh turned to look over his shoulder, his brush suspended in midair. "...Ah, no, nothing. Sorry, sorry." Checking the words he was about say, Weissmann dropped his gaze to the slip of paper in his hands again.

---Earlier, you said that when a year passes, everyone gets older by a year, and that there is no catching up or overtaking when it comes to age... But it's not quite true. Those in the sky don't age, only those on the ground grow old. Those on the ground catch up and overtake those in the sky in age. That's why in the past I didn't age, only the Lieutenant did. And presently, it's the opposite: the Lieutenant up in the sky doesn't age, only I'm growing old, and the gap in distance and in altitude we had let open is now being closed, little by little...

Weissmann's eyes swept to Kuroh and Neko.

"Hey, Kurosuke, Kurosuke. If you just write, 'Thank you, it was yummy', it'll make grandma much happier!" Neko was saying, while surreptitiously reaching for the bundle with dorayaki, until Kuroh slapped her hand away.

...That's right, these little heartwarming scenes are what is going to leave age marks on me, one after another, from now on.

"Fufu... 'longevity' and 'good health', huh..." Weissmann smiled lopsidedly. "That slydog Lieutenant... he plans to make me into an even older geezer than he himself is, eh."