Food Wars!: I Became a Fantasy Ingredient Supplier

night.

Streetlights along the street.

It emits a warm, hazy yellow light, as if veiling this romantic city with a thin veil.

The little restaurant hidden in the alley was also nearing its closing time.

"oops!"

"It's exactly midnight!"

"I heard that at this time of year, if you light a candle and peel an apple in front of a mirror, you'll see... bloody fingers if you don't break the peel!"

At this moment, the cheerful executive, Annie, took a frightening apple and began telling it a nighttime horror story.

As she spoke, she made various exaggerated gestures in an attempt to create a terrifying atmosphere.

Unexpectedly.

The story isn't over yet.

The startled apple then began to "drowsily fall asleep".

Its skin, which was originally a bright red, has gradually lost its luster, like a doll whose energy has been drained.

"Ah? What's going on?"

"It...it...why did it fall asleep all of a sudden?"

Annie was completely bewildered when she saw the startled apple snoring and drooling at the corner of its mouth.

"Your story is so boring."

"Let alone startling apples, even I feel sleepy listening to it."

Beside him, Ye Chen suppressed a laugh and said softly.

……

"The world is truly full of wonders!"

"I've lived for over thirty years, and I've never seen an apple with such anthropomorphic expressions before."

Holding the Lv15 startled apple in both hands, staring blankly at the terrified expression on its surface, Nakiri Managi couldn't help but chuckle.

Through fright.

This will make the apples taste even better.

How could anyone not be interested in such ingredients and such things?

And thinking back to the rumored gemstone flesh, Nakiri Managi felt even more strongly that Ye Chen in front of her was no ordinary person!

"hehe."

"It's really fun."

"It's less of a frightening apple and more of a face-shaped apple."

"Yes, an apple with a human face!"

Managi thought for a moment and couldn't help but laugh.

……

"Ye Chen".

"Are my nighttime horror stories really that bad?"

Annie tossed the sleeping, startled apple back to Ye Chen, then blinked and asked reluctantly.

"Anyway, it won't scare me, nor will it scare that frightening apple."

Ye Chen took the startled apple.

Immediately afterward, right under Annie's nose, he picked up a sharp kitchen knife and made a chopping motion at the frightened apple.

Whoosh!

boom!

After the sound.

The kitchen knife flashed past the startled apple.

The apple, which had been sleeping, was startled and began to shudder, gradually revealing an expression of extreme terror.

……

"Cool!"

Is it really that timid?

Upon seeing the startled apple, Annie couldn't help but move closer to examine it closely.

Afterwards, she became even more curious and asked, "Ye Chen, how much can a 'frightening apple' like this sell for?"

"Ok!"

"After identification."

"This startling apple is level 2, and its price is around 100 million yen!"

Ye Chen rubbed his chin with one hand before replying.

"Only 100 million yen?"

"Well, the price isn't too expensive."

"I believe there will definitely be many upper-class nobles who spend money to buy them in large quantities."

When Nakiri Managi heard the price, she thought it was very cheap.

Then, with a soft "ahh," she opened her delicate mouth and took a bite of the startled apple in her hand, right under Ye Chen and Annie's gaze.

"I forgot to tell you, the prices of different grades of 'scare apples' are different."

"Your piece is worth 750 million yen!"

"what?"

Nakiri Managi was completely stunned!

Chapter 11 is beyond words.

World.

The most expensive apples are Sekai-ichi apples, priced at over 3100 yen each.

The name means "number one in the world".

These apples are hand-pollinated, washed with honey after fruiting, and hand-packaged to avoid damage and maintain their freshness. Each apple weighs at least 1 pound, with the largest reaching 3 pounds.

however.

I never expected this.

There is another kind of apple.

Its price ranges from several hundred thousand to tens of millions of yen.

Even Nakiri Managi, who had seen countless precious ingredients in the world, was not without a jolt.

……

"Click."

An incredibly crisp sound rang out.

Managi's expression was forever frozen in that moment of utter terror, as she held the startled apple in her hand!

Immediately afterward, a bewildered Managi squinted her eyes, her face filled with ecstasy. She swore to the heavens that even with her divine tongue, she had never tasted such a delicious apple.

perhaps.

This startled apple isn't of a very high grade.

After all, Ye Chen had scared him out of his wits with just a few words, so he was only level 15.

But to be honest, in the world of Food Wars!, these "scare apples" are many times sweeter and tastier than ordinary apples!

Chewing with teeth.

The juice from the startled apple splashed between my teeth.

The delicate fruit flesh is soft and chewy yet elastic, offering a multi-layered flavor experience with every bite.

First comes the rich sweetness, followed by a subtle sourness. The sweet and sour flavors intertwine to create a wonderful balance, stimulating the taste buds just right.

This made Managi unable to stop eating, one bite after another.

"Is it really that delicious?"

"Look at Lady Managi, she's practically lost her soul!"

Annie was captivated by Managi's blissful expression and couldn't help but cast a curious and envious glance at her.