Btw i saw our last conversation were happened 3 year ago and we were discussed Shokugeki no Souma that time.
Pretty wild ride, right? Those years we have invested to that manga only ended as trash
I kinda agreed with you that Isshiki should be the one who take down Eishi so he can be the next Elite 1 for the new Elite 10. Soma has done enough in this competition so I am actually OK if he didn't do anything until the arc ended. After all, he still got plenty of times ahead him, and that assuming that the writer has the intention to write the story until Soma is officially graduate from the Tootsuki.
A lot people are forgetting that Momo is rank 3, if Erina loss to Momo that not mean bad in anyway. Yeah, it a letdown Erina loss in her first debut but stake need to raise up again for this comical readable tournament.
This is why i prefer Isshiki who defeat Eishi than Souma because that less asspull and BS. It's purely battle between skill vs skill than Souma vs Eishi which obviously skill vs plot armor.
i don't see any point why Souma must defeat Eishi and hurry himself become first seat. It's not about Souma must defeat Eishi from beginning, it's about his growth and Souma need to learn more in his second year.