This cooking contest was almost as good as the regular Iron Chefs (and much more moe, of course). I found it quite amusing how blatantly scripted it was that Oreki kept acquiring useful items without ever lifting his lazy ass off the chair. It was such a minor part of these past eps, despite playing such a big role in the end, that it didn't feel as overly convenient in the big picture as it should have. As funny was that it took him so long to finally intervene, as if shouting out of the window was a big burden.

Chitanda getting devious advice from the master of machiavellianism was a jolly good scene. I hope she puts it to use soon!