Soma steadily wins his way up and will be facing Asahi in the next battle! Erina’s concern for her mother makes her think that it would be best for everyone if Asahi won the competition. The reason for her doubt is because of a secret that everyone who possesses the God’s Tongue has. In the meantime, Joichiro returns to Japan and reveals to Dojima how he met Soma’s mother and how he became involved with Asahi.
He only threatened me with becoming his 
wife if I lost to him in a cooking match.
إنّه يهدّدني فقط بأن أصبح زوجته
.إن خسرت في نزال طبخ ضدّه
Er hat mich nur damit provoziert, dass ich
ihn heirate, wenn ich im Kochduell verliere.
Ha solo lanciato una provocazione,
che se mi avesse sconfitto avrei dovuto sposarlo.
Apenas me provocou, dizendo que eu seria
sua esposa, caso perdesse na disputa culinária.
Это была просто провокация,
когда я вызвала его на поединок.