Subaru uses smoked bacon as a garniture for his stew, revealing that he got his information from hacking into Mitsuru's notes. Even when Soma reveals his intent to use various cuts of beef to improvise his dish on the fly, Subaru still appears to have predicted Soma's move, remaining confident in his bacon addition. Although the judges are impressed by Subaru's dish, Soma astounds them with his dish, which uses various meats for his garniture. He reveals that the dish is created from everything he had learned so far, and he unanimously wins the match. As a result, Soma manages to return all the tools that Subaru had taken from their original owners. Takumi, however, decides to leave his mezzaluna with Soma until he can win it back himself.