" I've always been so nervous during class that I'd mess up...
... and when I messed up, I'd get lost and start panicking. But today when I backed Soma up I was able to do everything right.
So it feels like...
maybe I've gained a little confidence in myself.
Just a little. And that's exciting to me.
B-but, um! A-all the credit goes to Soma, now. I ain't that good. If he hadn't been tellin' me what ta do, I'da been lost!"
"Don't sell yourself short. I never would've gotten that dish together if you hadn't found all those ingredients in the mountains. You did a great job with cooking them up too."
"He's right. You can do whatever you put your mind to. Have some confidence in yourself...
Okay?"
I want to stay with everyone longer.
I want to get better at cooking.
I won't give up.
I'm going to keep trying my hardest! "

― , Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 3