Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

"Oh dear, Ryoko Sakaki, what are you thinking about!"

Realizing her thoughts were becoming increasingly dangerous, Ryoko Sakaki shook her head vigorously to dispel the shameful image, no longer daring to look at Shiro's face.

After spending this period of close time together, Ryoko Sakaki's emotions, which she had been able to keep hidden, finally erupted.

Ever since the hot spring yesterday, Bai Yuan's image has lingered in her mind.

"Hey hey hey."

Beside her, Yoshino Yuuki watched Sakaki Ryoko jumping around repeatedly and gave her a knowing smile. Then she nudged her with her elbow, but received no response, so she nudged her a few more times.

"what!"

Feeling Yoshino Yuuki's touch and seeing the smile on her face, Sakaki Ryoko sighed inwardly, "This is bad," but her face remained calm.

"Nothing much, just a little itchy elbow."

Yoshino Yuuki glanced at Bai Yuan, who was still eating wontons, waved her hand and chuckled. She planned to have a proper talk with Sakaki Ryoko when she got back, as she already knew roughly how things were going between the two of them yesterday.

To put it bluntly, Hakugen definitely has feelings for Sakaki Ryoko.

Having watched countless romance movies, Yoshino Yuuki can confidently draw this conclusion.

"That's about it. You two, help me buy bacon, salted duck eggs, pineapple, and bonito flakes..."

"Forget it, you definitely won't remember just by telling you. I'll write you a note. Go north from here, cross two streets, and there's a supermarket. Next to the supermarket is a seafood market. You can go check it out."

As they were talking, Bai Yuan found a blank sheet of paper and wrote down all the ingredients he needed. He first listed the miscellaneous items that could be bought at the supermarket, and then listed the main seafood ingredients, such as salmon sashimi, oysters, live sweet shrimp, and fresh scallops.

"Is that all? If we split up, it should take about an hour."

Looking at the two sheets of paper filled with Bai Yuan's writing, Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko gathered together to look at the contents, and then looked up at him and said.

"That's all, enough for about twenty people."

Bai Yuan quickly estimated his appetite and looked up at the two of them.

"it is good."

"Leave it to us!"

Although they were given names, as chefs, Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko had a high sensitivity to ingredients. When they saw the various ingredients and the clearly labeled weight of the rice, they already guessed what dish Shirabuchi was going to make.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be rice balls.

Considering Bai Yuan said yesterday that he would take them diving, the purpose of these rice balls became quite clear.

"Then let's go."

"Be careful on the road, and ask Hisako for reimbursement when you get back."

"understood."

Hisako is Erina Nakiri's moneybag, and the expenses for this trip were all sponsored by the Nakiri family.

Bai Yuan initially refused, after all, it wasn't that he was short of money; as the person who controlled the wealth of the entire dark cuisine world, he possessed an enormous fortune.

The kind of money that an ordinary person couldn't spend in hundreds of lifetimes.

But when he expressed his willingness to pay himself, Erina Nakiri shut him down with, "My money is your money, there's no need to be so particular."

Upon reflection, it made perfect sense, so he began to enjoy it all with a clear conscience.

There was no other way; if he continued talking under those circumstances, Erina Nakiri would probably get angry with him.

Furthermore, the students earned a considerable amount from this field study, and the funds they received from operating the stalls were not required to be handed over by Yuanyue, but were all retained by the students.

As a result, Erina Nakiri's savings increased by a few points.

As to why this is so.

On the one hand, they don't care about such a small amount of money; on the other hand, the students have worked hard and should receive some other rewards even without ranking rewards.

Otherwise, if it's called an assessment, but in reality it's forcing people to work at high intensity without pay, it will only breed resentment.

Bai Yuan naturally wouldn't let such a thing happen, so he had already discussed all the procedures with Yuan Yue from the beginning, and in the end, he granted her a vacation, which made everyone happy.

"It's getting late, let's call Alice and the others over for dinner."

Looking at the wontons on the table, Bai Yuan didn't rush to cook them. Instead, he went to the villa entrance and called for Nakiri Alice and the others to come over, while also asking about the whereabouts of Nakiri Erina and Shinoto Hisako.

After learning that the two had gotten up early to go beachcombing, Bai Yuan walked along the beach and soon found them working diligently in front of some rocks.

At this moment, the two of them held a small shovel in their hands and used it to catch all kinds of snails on the reef.

If you walk up to them and look at the baskets they're carrying, you can even see a few small abalones inside.

"You guys came here so early this morning to get revenge for yesterday's attack on the Air Force?"

Bai Yuan's voice carried a hint of teasing. Apart from snails that grew in the rocky area, there was nothing else in the basket.

It's obvious that Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto have come to avenge the air raid on the reef yesterday.

"Hehe, we deliberately changed direction today, and we didn't expect there to be so many lychee snails on the reef, as well as quite a few rough snails and black-mouthed snails."

Besides these, we also found plenty of barnacles, hermit crabs, and oysters. Inside one shell, we even spotted two octopuses and two sea urchins!

Upon seeing the visitor's appearance, Erina Nakiri picked up the basket in her hand and began to show it off, taking out corresponding seafood from the basket to display as she spoke.

This was her harvest from the entire morning.

"Great! I'll make you sea urchin steamed eggs later, one for each of you."

Looking at the sea urchin in Erina Nakiri's hand, Bai Yuan's expression was somewhat surprised. Then, as if he had thought of something, he patted the two of them on the head and said something.

"Great!"

"Thank you, Professor Bai Yuan."

Hearing Bai Yuan's words and feeling the warmth on their heads, both Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto showed excited expressions.

Originally intended to avenge yesterday's attack on the Air Force, but unexpectedly, there was a bonus.

Chef Baiyuan's dishes are delicacies that money can't buy anywhere else!

"It's because you found such good ingredients that I was so excited. If I hadn't found these two sea urchins, I probably wouldn't have even thought about cooking them."

Seeing their excited expressions, Bai Yuan shared his thoughts.

"Then let's hurry up and find some more!"

"Yes, let's find another one and save one for Teacher Bai Yuan too!"

Erina Nakiri spoke, and Hisako Shinoto chimed in. As they spoke, the two lowered their heads once again, preparing to explore the bottom of the reef that they hadn't had time to explore before.

"Just give me a bite each later. I came here to call you for dinner. After we finish eating, we'll go to the sea to look for it."

Seeing the two preparing to continue exploring, Bai Yuan grabbed their arms.

"Want to eat? By the way, what time is it now?"

The two came out at dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten.

Because of their very good harvest, they continued searching for snails among the surrounding reefs without feeling tired, and before they knew it, it was already lunchtime!

"We left at five o'clock, and it's almost nine o'clock now...is it already nine o'clock?!"

"Four hours already? Time flies!"

Seeing Hisako Shinto on the beach getting her phone to report the time, Erina Nakiri looked surprised, her mouth agape.

She felt like only a short while had passed, how could four hours have already gone by?! This doesn't make sense!

"Time flies when you're doing what you love. I once spent a whole day and night in the kitchen when I was cooking."

At the time, I thought, "Only two hours have passed, and I've already made such a big discovery." I never imagined it would be twenty-six hours; I haven't slept a wink for a day and a night.

Hearing Erina Nakiri's surprised and emotional reaction, Shirabuchi also shared his experiences in the world of dark cuisine.

Time seems to pass slowly while you're experiencing it, but it feels fast once you've gone through it.

It was so mysterious that it left people speechless.

"That's true, but hearing you say that makes me feel quite hungry."

After pondering the profound meaning of Bai Yuan's words, Nakiri Erina nodded in agreement, then touched her flat stomach.

“So hungry…”

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone leaned back in their chairs, looking quite content.

"These shrimp wontons are really good, one bite feels so satisfying!"

She raised her hand and touched her lower belly, her face full of satisfaction.

"Indeed, these wontons are really good. The filling must have been bought at the market and then chopped by hand in the kitchen. They're very fresh."

But judging from this, Yuuki and Ryoko probably got up before dawn today, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to cook breakfast so early!

Alice Nakiri's words were tinged with surprise.

Including the time spent shopping, Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko estimated they would have to get up around four or five o'clock.

"I ran into Yuuki and Ryoko when I woke up this morning. They were getting ready to go out. I think it was around 5 a.m.

Just then, Erina Nakiri's voice rang out.

She was so eager to avenge the air force attack the previous day that she got up before dawn and happened to see Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko dressed and ready to go out.

At the time, she was curious about what the two of them were doing out so early, but she didn't ask too many questions. Little did she know that they were going to buy shrimp for making shrimp wontons.

In contrast, they also got up early, but only cared about their own beachcombing, while the others seemed somewhat selfish.

"That's pretty much what I thought. What a diligent and good child."

Upon hearing Erina Nakiri's words, Alice Nakiri's face showed appreciation. She then turned her gaze to Bai Yuan, as if to say, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and add them to your harem!"

"Ahem, don't just sit around after you've eaten. Move around and tidy up the kitchen. I'll make lunch later."

"Yes."

"Get to work, get to work."

Noticing Alice Nakiri's gaze, Bai Yuan coughed awkwardly twice, then turned and left the kitchen, and the other girls followed suit.

In the kitchen.

The chef's orders are absolute.