He is however stopped by the people at the market, who throw tomatoes at him and his siblings. Kojirō then tells the goons that people who only care about money can't understand the worth of these tomatoes.Īs his last statement made one of the land sharks furious, a goon plans to assault Kojirō.
Kojirō then reveals the tomatoes come from Japan originally, himself having taught the method on how to cultivate them to the father of the young woman. As Kojirō signs the contract with his back name, the group of land sharks come to realize they were dealing with Kojirō Shinomiya, owner of local French restaurant Shino's, nicknamed the Légumes Magician and first Japanese chef to be awarded with the Pluspol-award. Before they make their move however, Kojirō makes a deal with the young woman owning the shop, proceeding to buy all of her tomatoes and agreeing on a contract for the future. The woman admits defeat, but her brother persuades her to demolish the shop anyway. Kojirō's dish makes an impact on the group of land sharks
She soon realizes it is the tomato itself which made the dish a success, and calls for a tomato revolution. She is however soon drawn in by the smell of the dish and after tasting it, she is surprised by the fact all ingredients were perfectly chosen for the dish. The woman believes the dish he made is nothing special at all, as every average cook could stuff a tomato. People gather around the cooking arena and they soon realize Kojirō is making Tomates Farcies, a tomato dish stuffed with vegetables. He accepts her challenge under his conditions and soon goes ahead to make a dish with the tomato at the local market. The land sharks aren't impressed with his statement and the woman accompanying the group asks Kojirō to prove himself right. Kojirō intervenes once again, telling the goons that the tomato is much more valuable than they think and is probably more valuable than you guys. The young woman thinks there is something wrong with the tomatoes, but before long the land sharks return and start demolishing her shop. Kojirō brushes her off once again, telling her he isn't involved in the situation, but he stops in mid-sentence after taking another look at the tomatoes she is carrying with her. The woman tries to thank Kojirō and explains the goons were after her father first. A police squad then intervenes and arrests the goons for disturbing things at the market.Ī local shop owner then starts explaining the situation to Kojirō, who is surprised by the fact they were after the young woman. Just before things start to escalate, a woman accompanying the group of land sharks tries to resolve the argument, only to get rebuffed by Kojirō. As the goon becomes completely soaked by Kojirō's action, the goons and Kojirō get into an argument. Kojirō then calmly polishes his glasses and buys a bottle of champagne, shaking it right next to the head of the guy who hit him. Kojirō plans to ignore them, but is accidentally hit by a tomato thrown by one of the goons. The young woman doesn't seem to understand, and after he realizes his mistake, Kojirō brushes her off.Īt that moment, a group of local land sharks arrives at the market, coming to terrorize the young girl and her associate. He returns the tomatoes, telling her to be more careful, in the process accidentally insulting her in Japanese as she reminded him of Megumi. She drops the tomatoes she was carrying, but Kojirō manages to catch the tomatoes before they fall to the ground.
Kojirō thinks about buying some tomatoes himself, when a clumsy young woman bumps into him. As he walks through the local market, a vendor asks a customer if he wants to buy some tomatoes. The chapter then makes a timeskip, with Kojirō visiting the Marché Bastille after returning to Paris. He remembers Gin Dōjima asking him to taste Megumi Tadokoro's dish, which made him realize he lost sight of what was important in cooking. Prior to the actual story, Kojirō Shinomiya recalls the events of the Tōtsuki Friendship and Rapport Training Camp.