Indeed. I don't disagree that Souma somehow hid his final dish from Mimasaka. That is indeed what happened. What I was complaining about is HOW it happened, and that from my perspective, he shouldn't have been able to hide it from Mimasaka with the things that he did. This is clearly a subjective judgment.

From what I gather, you don't really care about that part, so I think we've reached an understanding.