Disclaimer: Shokugeki No Soma is a work of Tsukuda Yuuto and Fate/stay night is a work of Kinoko Nasu. I do not own the characters mentioned here. This is my first fanfiction, so please be constructive on any kind of reviews.

My body is made of swords

With a blood of an iron and a heart of a glass

Have emerged unscathed from many battlefields

Never once been defeated nor attained victory

The orphan is alone again, striking diamond dust on the hill of swords

But... this life is not yet over

This false body is made of swords

It has been almost 6 years since the Holy Grail War had ended. I, Shirou Emiya is now working alongside with the 'Asura', Joichiro Yukihira at their family restaurant. He has a son named Soma Yukihira and is currently studying at Totsuki Tea Ceremony and Culinary Academy.

That Academy is known for its harsh education. If you think that you have the guts to survive for the next three years in Totsuki, then congratulations! You'll become a known chef around the world. However, what makes this Academy hard is... actually, never mind. The thing is Joichiro admitted Soma to Totsuki because he wanted him to challenge himself. In an elite school where only a percent of its school population graduates; who knows how long Soma will hold out.

As for me, Joichiro entrusted me on 'holding the fortress' as he says. He is now at Brooklyn, New York, cooking for those elitists of the culinary world. I am the only one who is serving and cook for the whole day.

I met Joichiro during my Apostle hunt at the outskirts of Italy. He was held hostage by some vampires and I rescued him, seeing me as some kind of savior, he offered me to work at his restaurant. Seeing that I could hone my skills in cooking, I accepted it.

By the course of one year, I work and improve my skills in here. There will be times when the three of us will have a cooking match. Needless to say, I have earned 245 victories over them... each. Maybe that is the reason why Soma accepted Joichiro's offer to study at Totsuki.

-0-

It's time for me to open Restaurant Yukihira, opening the doors at the front, I was greeted by Soma's friends.

Kurase Mayumi and Aki Koganei, both of them are Soma's friends. They have known each other since middle school and I've seen how Soma treats them especially the poor Kurase.

I mean, squid tentacles covered with peanut butter; that's a terrible mashup.

"Good morning, Kurase and you too, Aki."

"Good morning, Shirou. Working hard again today, huh. Would you mind if me and Mayuu ate some of your special rice bowls?"

"Come inside and I'll whip it up. By the way, you are the first customers of the day."

Sumire Shopping District is located at the downtown part of the city. With a variety of different stalls that offers food and others, it's no wonder Restaurant Yukihira is a known establishment here.

"Here you go, two Chinese fried rice bowls. Please enjoy."

Just as the two put the piping hot rice into their mouths, they are immediately overwhelmed by it. It seems that they like it.

"Man, we are so lucky that we can still eat something this good!" said Aki who is moving her spoon.

"Hm! It's just that..."

Ah, I get it now. Kurase here had some feelings towards Soma since middle school. Soma might not have noticed it but I can see it, at least.

"Don't worry, Kurase. Soma will still come here, albeit just to help me here."

I gave her a reassuring smile. She immediately stammers and continued her meal. I need to get ready too, the wave if customers will arrive any moment.

"Shirou-chan! What do you have for all of us?"

That man right there is Yuga Tomita, chairman of the district and 2nd generation owner of the Tomita Benton shop. Despite his high position in the neighborhood, Yuya is a soft-spoken and timid person. He is easily outspoken by others. Because of his weak and spineless attributes, Yuya isn't a popular figure in the neighborhood and often becomes the subject of teasing from his peers in the district.

However, when good news comes to Yuya's ears, he will become hyperactive and do whatever he can to maintain the morale and status of the neighborhood. Unfortunately, if his efforts and ideas do not bear fruit, he will return to being timid.

"I have a French menu that is need of..."

"Nah, serve it to us. The food here is stupendously delicious! Isn't that right, everyone?"

"Yeah!"

Kurase and Aki only giggled as every empty table and seat had been filled up. Everyone is looking for authentic Yukihira style cooking... well, if that's what they want.

"Hold on, everyone. You'll surely be all blow away by my new menu!"

"Woohoo, go, Shirou!"

-0-

It's almost time now, Kurase and Aki already leave the restaurant with the promise that they'll bring some of their friends to eat here. With the waiting customers, it might be impossible for a staff consisting of one person to handle. Nevertheless, with some modifications on the kitchen equipment and Reinforcement, this will be a piece of cake.

It's already afternoon and the customers is starting to dwindle. My Terrine Vegetables was a hit, almost everyone ordered it! I can't wait to see the disbelief look on Soma's face when he founds out about this.

With the last of our customers heading home (leaving a huge amount of tip on their tables) I assembled everything and was about to close when my phone suddenly rings.

"Hello..."

"Hey, Shirou! How's everything on my restaurant? I hope that you didn't burn anything in there!"

"Shut up, Joichiro. The restaurant is pretty much intact, seriously, stop cracking up jokes. It's not funny."

"That's why your boring sometimes! You need to have a little fun for once in a while."

"I would... you know what, forget about it. So, why are you calling me?"

"Going straight to the point, huh. Alright, there will be some visitors on the restaurant and I want you to serve them."

"No problem, do I have to make any kind of preparations?"

"Nope, nothing in particular. Have to go now, the VIP's is waiting for their meals. Break a leg, Shirou!"

"Wait, tell me..." He hung up on me, damn! He could've at least tell me who the visitors are. With the ingredients on the fridge, I could still make some of my terrine vegetables. The problem is the number of visitors coming!

"Well, moping around will not do anything. Have to run to the market to buy some!"

Shirou immediately run out to the restaurant with his pocket money. At that same moment, a limousine stop in front and two figures exited. The man has a menacing look and resembles a yakuza leader. The other one is a girl that has long honey blonde hair and had amethyst eyes and looks displeased. With the Restaurant Yukihira opened, the two figures let themselves in.

-0-

"Shit! I forgot to lock up the doors!" I'm currently running back from my shopping to Restaurant Yukihira. How careless of me! What if a burglar enter and sack the restaurant? Well, if that happens, my fists will surely find its way to their heads.

As I arrived into the restaurant, I noticed that there is another limousine in front. Did those stupid urban planners come back again? I thought that Soma's Roast Pork shut them up. I carefully entered the restaurant and I saw it.

An old man wearing a green hamaka and is drinking something. The other 'guest' is a girl sporting what seems to be a uniform, she has this aura of 'back off if you know what's good for you'.

"Good evening," started the man. "May we have something to eat?"

A few hours earlier...

"It's terrible! Seriously, after tasting this... it's like," her mind tries to envision it again. "That's right, it's like sharing the same bathtub with those zebras!"

Erina Nakiri crossing her arms on her voluminous chest. For beginners, she was known as the 'God's Tongue', the holder of the best pallette known to humankind.

Her tastebuds are highly sensitive to the point that she can identify the number of flaws that a dish have. She is also the one who is holding the 10th Seat in the Elite Ten.

"Hisako, cancel all my appointments for today. I have enough dealing with plebeian dishes for this day."

"Yes, Erina-sama. Senzaemon-dono is currently looking for you." Hisako Arato said as they walked together down the hallway.

The 'Food's Demon King' and the Director of Totsuki, Senzaemon Nakiri and her grandfather is waiting at the balcony.

"Erina, I've been waiting for you." Senzaemon said as he raised himself from his seat.

"Is there anything that I can do, grandfather?" Erina was a bit surprised, most of the time, they can only talk whenever they are all alone.

"You see, I'm looking for an unusual dish today.."

"Then, I'll make it for you immediately." A meal that is personally cooked by Erina is a god-sent in Hisako's opinion.

"No, Erina. I'm inviting you."

"Haii...?" Now both Erina and Hisako was completely and utterly confused.

"If you don't have anything else to do, why not come along?"

"Along? To...where?"

"To eat, of course." With that, the old yakuza-like man turned around and started walking.

Actually, it might not be a bad idea. It might also take her mind off on the only student who managed to pass...

'Yukihira Soma... I'll make sure that you'll be expelled sooner or later.'

"Oh and, I hope you tasted enough food to last through dinner, because we're going a bit far." The old man gave a passive wave. "Meet me at the entrance at 6 o'clock if you're interested."

'Interested' is definitely the right word to describe Erina right now.

"Well, I guess I'll go then. I wonder what kind of place grandfather wanted to show me..."

In Erina's mind, the image of a certain chef came to her.

But she shook away that thought, thinking it's impossible on multiple levels.

"Do you want to come along, Hisako? I'm sure grandfather wouldn't mind."

"Eh...Eh? Oh... I have other things that needs to be finished. Forgive me, Erina-sama, I could not join you." The aide bowed slightly.

With that, Hisako leave Erina all alone. Erina would be actually be happy if Hisako would come along. She slightly turned and sigh at the thought.

"When you say pass dinner... you really did mean it..." Erina trembled as she sat on the limo with her grandfather.

She didn't expect them to drive through the night!

"Well, it was a spur of the moment, after all."

Then again, what kind of spur of the moment can make the great, Senzaemon Nakiri travel all this way for?

With all greatest chefs at his fingernails, he can have whatever food he wanted before him in less than a few minutes!

So what kind of a place that made him drove out to this point? In all truth, it excited her.

They are passing by... a shopping district? Usually here, there's only second rated family restaurants and shops. Nothing worth a Nakiri's attention.

'I guess it's a little further up...I'm so beat right now...'

She did took naps on the road in short sessions, but the overall trip is just tiring.

Then, suddenly, the limo stopped.

"Eh? Why did we stop?"

"Why else. We're here."

"Hah!?" the disbelief look on Erina's face when she peek out of the windows.

They are currently at the entrance of what seems to be a family restaurant. The doors are open, indicating that they're still open for customers. The other shops are already closed and this is the only one left opened.

"Let's go inside." Senzaemon steps out of the vehicle and enter the restaurant with the grumbling Erina following her.

Just as they enter, the only sounds that can be hear is the rattling of the kitchen utensils. If this is a scene from a horror movie, Erina will just go out and return to the vehicle immediately. Nevertheless, the restaurant is giving off a warm aura.

"Who is stupid enough to leave the doors open?" said Erina as she seated herself on the chairs on the counter.

"Hm, that's strange. There should be a sous-chef around here. I guess we'll have to wait, we came here to try their food after all." said Senzaemon as he started to serve himself some green tea that is left in the counter.

Erina only kept quiet, if her grandfather wants to eat here, why would he invite her? There will be times that they'd eat together. She could only wonder on who could be the 'sous-chef' of this family restaurant.

A few minutes later, another 'visitor' arrived. For a moment, Erina was staring at the most oddest pair of eyes that she had seen. The left eye is silver white and the right one is golden brown; the man's hair also had some silver strands on his bangs.

"Good evening," started her grandfather. "May we have something to eat?"

At first, Erina doubt that the man could cook any dish that could please her and the 'Food's Demon King'. The man then smile and went to the kitchen.

-0-

"Are you perhaps, the ones whom I need to serve?" I said as my hands work through the kitchen. The man only nods while the girl is eyeing my work. They seem to be 'important people' around these parts; the limo outside proves it. If that's the case, I'll just have to gave all I got on this.

"What is your name, young man?" asked the one in the hamaka.

"Isn't that a bit rude? I mean, you just entered our restaurant without any kind of permissions."

"You better watch your words. You are a chef around here yet you didn't even recognized us?"

The girl slammed her hands on the table and glared at me. I only asked who in the world they are and it seems that she's looking for a fight.

"Stop it, Erina. I must apologize for our rudeness, let me introduce ourselves. My name is Nakiri Senzaemon and she's Nakiri Erina, my granddaughter."

"Ah, my name is Emiya Shirou. The sous chef of this family restaurant. I'm expecting some visitors for tonight and it seems that it was you."

"Hmph! You better make up for this."

"Do not worry, Senzaemon-dono and Erina-sama. This restaurant does not only specializing on simple dishes," With delicate handling on the plating, I served them my new addition to our menu.

"I present to you: The Yukihira Vegetable Terrine!"

-0-

Erina couldn't believe what she was seeing. A special of the day restaurant whose meals are only for plebeians is serving something as delicates as this. But there's only one way to test its worth, her palate will determine if this dish will please her.

Just as she sliced the terrine, she could clearly tell that it was an ordinary one. As she put the slice of the vegetable terrine...

"Mmm! This is... no its not the usual stuffing that he had used for a normal terrine. It's tempeh!"

"You seem to have noticed it, Erina. Tempeh is a fermented soybean qoriginated in India, yet he choose it for one thing."

"It seems that you have noticed it, slice the whole terrine." Shirou smile and put something on the side plate. "Put some of this harissa sauce that I made and the taste that you had right now will be pale in comparison with what you're going to try next."

"Wait... this level of perfection is not something that can be executed in a special of the day restaurant..."

"Miss, aren't you going to try it?"

With her trembling hands on the knife and fork, she cut the terrine in half and her nose has been assaulted by something.

"Hmmm! This is!?" her grandfather mused. "That tempeh had some allspice into it!"

"Wait!?" she slammed her hands on the table. "You do realize that you combined a vegetable and a soybean substitute that will cause it too..."

"To clash with the sweetness and the 'meatiness' of the tempeh? I know that!" he smiled as if he had done this many times already.

"Why would you do that? You're wasting your time and talent in this restaurant, you could have hone your skills in Totsuki!"

The young sous-chef only stare at her eyes and she couldn't help but too blush a little. That was the same expression that Yukihira Soma put in the entrance exam.

"You see... the dishes that I serve here is for everyone to taste. If I study in a culinary school, sure I can definitely improve at some point. Nevertheless, I'm happy to serve here."

She really can't get the logic of it though. However, she was interested to see more of his unorthodox style of cooking. It is a bit... vulgar for her tastes but if she could at least bend it a little...

"This is truly splendid, Emiya. I must admit, you're going to shine in Totsuki. If you ever change your mind, just give the faculty a call."

Her grandfather gave a piece of paper to him. The sous chef only sneered and escorted them outside of the restaurant.

"Have a safe trip to you, Senzaemon-dono and also to you, Erina-sama."

"You sure know how to address us properly now. That is good since I'll be back here to convince you again to come to Totsuki." she said while they're on the back of the limo.

"Don't worry, this restaurant is open to all kinds of people. Just make sure that you're going to pay our food, of course." the sous chef smiled at his attempt to crack some humor.

"Of course, nevertheless, I'm warning you... if you ever serve me some dish that's made using plebeian ways. I'll demolish this restaurant!"

With that words, the limo started to move away from the restaurant.

"Please come again to Restaurant Yukihira!"

At that moment, Erina Nakiri felt something that snapped inside of her.

A/N: I don't know on where I'm going to take this! I've read fanfictions long enough that I can rememeber and this is my first time writing one. So if you have any suggestions or seen any kind of errors, I apologize and I'll try to improve.