Kiyomi Qiu

**Kiyomi Qiu**
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Kiyomi Qiu (清美 秋, *Qiu Kiyomi*?) is a 92nd Tōtsuki Generation student and President of the Chinese Cuisine Club, which rivals the Chinese Cuisine RS. She previously held the 6th seat before moving up to the 4th seat of the Elite Ten Council. She is also my persona :D

## Appearance

Kiyomi is a young teenage girl with red eyes and black hair, tied into two plaited buns, with her bangs dyed a red. Along with her extravagant hairstyle, she wears adorned on her head twin flowers, with small tassels. She wears the standard Tōtsuki uniform depending on the season, with the exception of wearing her blazer in an off shoulder style during her free time, although she wears proper uniform to important occasions.

Whenever she cooks, Kiyomi sports a white qípáo, a traditional Chinese dress with gold hemlines and gold intricate designs, of the Qiu Family.

## Personality

Kiyomi generally presents herself to be slightly air-headed yet a elegant and relatively laid-back with an "intense" and "enigmatic" demeanor, being outgoing and prideful. Instances of her air headedness, include her cooking materials, which was due to her lack of interest. Another case of her air headed persona was shown when she became distracted during her Shokugeki against an unknown student, however this was only a facade, put on play to give her an air of innocence, and slightly inability to cook, put on play to mock her opponent, believing in their lack of ability,

Outside of the Kitchen, Kiyomi is shy, and relativity less outgoing than she is normally seen to be, being unconfident about her cooking ability, having to be continuously reminded by her classmates, whenever they kneel, much to her displeasure. Kiyomi is a skilled strategist who brings out all potential scenarios that could occur within her cooking.

Inside the Kitchen, Kiyomi's demeanour changes completely, becoming more confident and cheeky, loving to tease Terunori Kuga. Kiyomi adopts a much more playful and upbeat vibe, with a hint of seductivness. Although gleeful and filled with pride, Kiyomi is respected earning her the title of the White Empress, a result of her hard work and sacrifice.

## History

Kiyomi was born into the Qiu family, a Chinese-Japanese family which built its foundations on cooking and distributing spices, peppers and food to the emperor in ancient china. When Kiyomi turned 5 she began to develop a gift for cooking and when she turned 12 she visited a branch of the Qiu family, meeting her second cousin Kory for the first time, which turned to be a noteable moment in her childhood, pushing her to find her own style of cooking she enjoyed, straying from the traditional Sichuan Style her family cultivated.

She later applied and was accepted into Tōtsuki Culinary Academy at middle school level and would later attain the 6th seat of the Elite Ten Council. Before her debut, she alongside other members of the Elite Ten gathered and selected the participants of the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election.

## Plot

### The 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election

Kiyomi makes her debut when the Elite Ten Council begin finalising the last participants for the elections. Erina Nakiri, the 10th seat, protested the inclusion of Sōma, but most of the council already decided that Sōma's worthiness was already confirmed. Whilst Satoshi, the 7th seat proceeds to defend Sōma's inclusion along with Etsuya Eizan, the 9th seat Kiyomi merely looks on, begging Erina and Satoshi not to fight. Several days later, the formal reveal of the participants for the Election took place.

### Tōtsuki Autumn Election: Preliminary Round

Kiyomi decided to watch over the "B" Block during the judging portion of the preliminaries along with Terunori Kuga. Among the more notable people who managed to catch her attention were the Aldini Bothers, Miyoko Hōjō along with Megumi Tadokoro, noting Megumi's name in her notebook, to remind her to invite her to her Chinese Cuisine Club. The next person to catch her attention was Hisako, whom she respected due to her taking her position as Erina’s Secretary, Kiyomi showed visible disappointed when Isami and Hojo where out of the Premilinaries, although was extremely happy when Megumi qualified for the main tournament.

### Tōtsuki Autumn Election: Main Tournament

A day before the Main Tournament, Kiyomi, along with Erina, Satoshi and Etsuya, gathered at Tōtsuki HQ to announce the first round match ups to the 8 participants. When Sōma arrived, they told him that his first round theme would be a bento dish. Sōma was surprised by the simple theme. Later, Alice Nakiri and Ryō Kurokiba arrive, prompting Kiyomi to congratulate the two, handing out an invite to Kurokiba and Alice, in hopes of inviting them to her club.

#### Quarterfinals

Once again Kiyomi decided to watch over the Quarter Finals. After the conclusion of the semifinal match between Ryō and Akira, in which the judges could not pick a decisive winner, Gin Dōjima proposed a special circumstance for the Finals. Kiyomi was unsure if such a thing was possible, calling out until Senzaemon allowed this to be the first ever three way finals duel. Shortly afterwards, Satoshi brought out the next seasonal ingredient in a huge ice cube and broke it with a sledgehammer, revealing that Pacific Saury would be the theme for the Finals, causing Kiyomi to speak about various dish ideas that the three could cook.

#### Finals

After Senzaemon, Leonora Nakiri and Gin were revealed to be judges of the finals, one more judge entered the cooking arena, Lady Qiu: Kiyomi's mother. Kiyomi displays visible expressions of shock, sinking to the floor, bowing to her mother, before the latter slapped Kiyomi, stating that 'she needed to stop looking pathetic and stand up, before she tarnished the family name'. When Ryō Kurokiba first serves his dish, Kiyomi silently applauds him, eyes sparkling as she stares in wonder. Kiyomi is last seen leaving with her mother.

## Cooking Style

* **Chinese cuisine** - Kiyomi is well-versed in Chinese cuisine, being the president of the Chinese Cuisine Club, and demonstrates a skill and refinement in Suzhou style, a sub-regional style stemming from the Jiangsu Style, her preferred style of cooking. Her skill in this field eventually earning her the 6th seat in the Elite Ten Council by her first year. By the time of the Régiment de Cuisine, Kiyomi's skill has evolved drastically to the point where she can combine Korean and Chinese Cuisine.
* **Korean cuisine** - Although not a cooking style Kiyomi fully practices, Kiyomi has been noted to enjoy this style of cooking, combining it with her regular Jiangsu Style of cooking.

## Dishes

* **Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish- Variation** - A dish Kiyomi cooked for a Shokugeki. This dish is famous and very prevalent throughout China. The fish is deep-fried until it turns a crispy golden brown before being arranged on the plate with its mouth wide-open and its tail bent upward. A sizzling sweet and sour sauce is then poured over the freshly fried fish. However, instead of serving the dish here, Kiyomi creates multiple different squirrel shaped fish, served with greens, to create a forest.
* **Begger’s Chicken Curry**
* **Stewed Chestnut and Tortoise Soup**
* **Double Skin Knife Fish Curry**
* **Sichuan and Lavender Jokbal** - Kiyomi cooks this dish, when experimenting and attempting to mix Chinese and Korean cuisine, while it did not quite have the impact she hoped for, this dish is still a formidable and delicious dish.
* Carp and Whitebait Omelette - The Entree dish for Kiyomi's Restaurant during the Moon Banquet festival.

## Clubs

* **Elite Ten Council** - Kiyomi was the 6th seat of the Elite Ten Council. After the Rebels won at the Régiment de Cuisine, she regained a seat and has been promoted to the 4th seat.
* **Chinese Cuisine Club** - Kiyomi is the president of the Chinese Cuisine Club. The 'Club' Rivals the Chinese Cuisine RS, the only difference is the style of cooking, with her club cultivating the Jiangsu Style. All members of the 'so called club' have been hand picked by Kiyomi, members joining only by invitation, suggesting a high standard for the club.