After three years of dormancy, the Gourmet Tyrant was born.

Since becoming Lu Xuanyu's secretary, Mito Ikumi, who was initially forced into the job, has gradually opened up her heart.

After getting to know him, I discovered Lu Xuanyu's extraordinary charm.

Completely captivated by his culinary talent, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to staying by his side.

Now, everything is going against Lu Xuanyu, and Mito Ikumi and Tadokoro Megumi are both extremely nervous!

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"I kept observing Xuan Yu Jun until the final dish was finished."

"Xuan Yu-jun... seems to have changed the order in which the vegetables are cooked."

"He probably wanted to cook according to his own wishes..."

The observant Tadokoro Megumi pointed out the crux of the problem.

When the first student submitted his dish, Tadokoro Megumi began to secretly observe Lu Xuanyu.

Following the recipe, Lu Xuanyu wasn't the first in the class to successfully replicate the dish; there must be another reason behind it.

That's why Tadokoro Megumi paid special attention to and noticed the changes in Lu Xuanyu's cooking order.

"Xiao Hui, I really admire you!"

"Under such intense practical training, he was still able to observe Xuan Yu."

"Why did Xuan Yu do this?"

"Didn't Shinomiya-senpai say that his recipes cannot be modified?"

"Wouldn't doing this mean we're not doing what he asked?"

"I'm sure I'll get criticized!"

"However, Xuan Yu is one of the Ten Outstanding Students, so there's no need to worry about him being expelled."

Ryoko Sakaki held onto the windowpane with both hands, not understanding the meaning behind his actions.

For Lu Xuanyu, it was just an ordinary cooking replication test.

Why make it so complicated?

After waiting for 20 minutes (14 minutes),

Many more students left the classroom one after another.

at last……

"coming!"

"The last person to finish, Lord Xuan Yu, has finally completed his work!"

At Mito Ikumi's reminder.

The girls quickly ran to the classroom door.

You can see and hear more clearly through the doorway.

The three girls from Polaris Dormitory weren't the only ones who realized something was wrong.

At first, Kojiro Shinomiya thought that Fuyumi Mizuhara had exaggerated and made a wrong judgment.

It wasn't until everyone else had finished and Lu Xuanyu hadn't yet gone on stage that he realized something was wrong.

Based on his observation of Lu Xuanyu just now.

With a skilled approach, even if a problem occurs in any step, it's impossible to end up in last place.

unless……

He didn't follow the original recipe at all!

That kid did it on purpose!

"Oh!! I made it! Thank goodness, it's not over yet!"

"Dongmei, thankfully our classroom is close to here this time!"

A panting female voice came from behind the three girls in the Polaris Dormitory.

The three women turned around and looked behind them in surprise.

"Hinako-senpai?"

"Hinako-senpai!"

"And there's also Mizuhara Fuyumi-senpai!"

"Shouldn't there be assessments for these courses? How come the two senior students don't know them?"

The three women said in surprise.

Moreover, judging from the appearance of Mizuhara Fuyumi and Inui Hinako.

They seemed to have run there, appearing to be in a great hurry.

Hinako Inui waved to the girls in a friendly and approachable manner:

"Hello, you haven't left yet. You must be Lu Xuanyu's friends?"

“We came here specifically to see him, to see what kind of dishes he will prepare in Shinomiya-senpai’s class.”

Hinako Inui maintained a friendly attitude towards strangers.

Several pretty female students, in particular, stated their purpose directly.

In contrast, Fuyumi Mizuhara doesn't have the same personality as Hinako Inui.

She maintained a calm expression throughout, and said in a low voice:

"Hey, Hinako, you're the one who insisted on dragging me here."

"Don't make it sound like... I'd love to come too."

Hinako Inui put her arm around Fuyumi Mizuhara's shoulder:

"Huh? Fuyumi, that's not what you just said. Are you too embarrassed to admit it in front of female students?"

Fuyumi Mizuhara raised her index finger and placed it near her lips.

He then pointed inside the classroom, signaling to Hinako Inui to be quiet and look inside carefully.

The three girls from Polaris Dormitory voluntarily gave up most of the space, with each of them only showing their heads.

The three women were quite shocked, not expecting Lu Xuanyu to be so famous among the celebrity mentors.

It was just an ordinary in-class assessment, yet it attracted two instructors to come and see Lu Xuanyu after class.

Inside the classroom.

Lu Xuanyu served the dishes on the lecturer's platform.

Kojiro Shinomiya rested his chin on his hand, gazing at the "Nine Vegetable French Jelly" on the plate.

If an average person doesn't look closely, there's no difference in appearance between the work and that of other students.

But Shinomiya Kojiro is no ordinary person.

In addition, this French appetizer was originally a dish on his restaurant's menu.

He did it at least several hundred times in total.

Once it's served, a single glance reveals all the subtle differences.

It could even be said that the preparation of the nine vegetables differed subtly from his recipe.

"Shinomiya-senpai, please enjoy my culinary creation."

They saw that Shinomiya Kojiro didn't move.

Lu Xuanyu remained calm and gestured for them to use their food.

Kojiro Shinomiya rested his chin on one hand, leaning back in his chair.

He surveyed the nine-vegetable French jelly on the plate with a dignified expression.

"I see……"

"I'm still wondering why the youngest member of the Elite Ten at Totsuki Academy is the last student to finish class."

"You changed the order in which the nine vegetables were processed, right?"

"Have you made what you consider to be clever improvements to the cooking time, proportions, and even the layers of sauce?"

"Knowing that they are members of the Top Ten, they won't be expelled no matter what willful things they do."

"So they don't even want to follow the restaurant's rules, arrogantly cooking according to their own whims!"

"There's no need to taste this dish."

"If you weren't one of the Top Ten, you would have been expelled!"

"The restaurant's head chef's recipes... must never be altered by anyone!"