Food Wars!: Delicious Food of the Heavens

"Finally over, I'm so tired~"

Lin Yu let out a long sigh, his serious demeanor completely vanished, and he slumped back in his chair.

"Great! Lin Yu, you passed too! We'll be roommates from now on."

Compared to Lin Yu's lazy demeanor, Soma Yukihira was even more excited, and even let out a strange, demonic laugh.

"Living with someone as amazing as you is so exciting! Hehehe!"

Hearing the strange laughter and inexplicable words, Lin Yu complained in frustration, "Please! Don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand when you're all excited!"

Why?

Soma Yukihira didn't understand Lin Yu's meaning. "Living together will make it much more convenient for us to have cooking battles in the future. What's wrong with that?"

Looking at the curious gaze directed at him, Lin Yu felt a pang of shame for his misunderstanding.

"No...it's nothing wrong."

"Oh, right!"

Soma Yukihira clapped his hands and exclaimed, "As the saying goes, there's no time like the present! Since we both passed the transfer student exam today and are now roommates in the same dorm, it means we're incredibly destined for each other!"

"How about it, Lin Yu? Let's have a cooking showdown!"

"The two dishes you made today have my mouth watering! Now let me experience your skills for myself!"

The moment cooking duels were mentioned, Soma Yukihira immediately became incredibly passionate, his soaring fighting spirit like a raging fire that almost blinded Lin Yu.

"I refuse!"

Lin Yu, who called himself a "dark creature," refused without hesitation.

"Huh?! Why?"

Soma Yukihira stood frozen in place, his burning fighting spirit instantly extinguished by a bucket of ice water.

First of all, there's a saying: "There's no time like the present."

"Secondly, wouldn't you like to check what time it is?"

Soma Yukihira was still not giving up. "Didn't you sleep all day? On the benches on campus, you said it yourself."

Lin Yu looked at the other person, "Don't you need to sleep?"

"No need! Compared to sleeping, a cooking showdown is definitely more appealing to me."

"As expected of young people, relying on their good health, they're not afraid of sudden death."

Soma Yukihira patted his chest confidently, "Don't worry, when I was working at my family restaurant, I often studied recipes until the early hours of the morning to figure out how to beat my jerk dad. I can handle it!"

Lin Yu was speechless. "I'm not concerned about whether you can hold on or not; I'm worried about whether I can hold on or not."

After saying that, Lin Yu let out a long yawn. "Besides, are you out of your mind with excitement? Where are we even getting ingredients for the competition?"

"Oh right..."

Soma Yukihira then realized that the ingredients he used for his entrance exam were just leftover food that he found randomly.

"How about tomorrow morning?"

"Refuse again tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow?"

"I'll refuse the day after tomorrow too."

"How about next week?"

"Ugh, you're so annoying!"

Soma Yukihira clasped his hands together. "Is it really not possible? Please."

"Ugh! You're a boy, stop playing the victim. It's disgusting, don't you know?"

"Anyway, I'm a little tired, I'm going to take a shower and rest."

Ignoring Soma Yukihira's deliberately pitiful gaze, Lin Qi took the room key from Aunt Fumio Oomido and went upstairs humming a little tune.

......

"Ah~ taking a bath feels so good!"

After taking a bath, Lin Yu lay on the bed, feeling warm and comfortable all over.

"I never expected so many things to happen on my first day in this world. I passed the entrance exam for transfer students and the dormitory move-in exam."

"Now, I guess I've finally found a place for myself in this world."

Just as Lin Yu was scrolling through his phone and spacing out, a hole was suddenly removed from the ceiling above him, and a pink-haired head popped out.

"A new classmate?"

"monster?!"

It was fortunate that Lin Yu was carefree, otherwise he would have smashed his phone against the ceiling.

"Haha, that's an interesting reaction. Don't worry, I'm not a monster. I'm your roommate in Polaris Dorm, and also your senior."

Looking at the human head in the center of the ceiling above his head, Lin Yu was speechless.

"Senior, although it's not very polite to say it like this, your act of climbing the ceiling can easily be associated with a perverted burglar breaking into a house."

Satoshi Isshiki looked sad. "I'm so heartbroken. That comment was just too much."

"I'm a bit blunt, sorry."

"Just kidding. As a senior, how can you get angry with your juniors so easily? Come on, we've prepared a welcome party for you two new members."

"Do I have to climb the ceiling too?"

"You can also go through the door, but I still hope to show you the traditional customs."

"Does Totsuki have this kind of tradition?"

"No, this is just a tradition of Polaris Dormitory. Come on."

"I swear I'll experience this once."

Crawling through the hole in the ceiling, the pipes inside weren't large, only big enough for one person to crawl through, but judging from the marks around the corners, people must have been going in and out of the pipes frequently.

Following the figure ahead, they turned several corners in the darkness and finally reached the exit. When Lin Qi landed in the room, a cheer erupted.

"Welcome new students to Polaris Dormitory!"

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

Several fireworks exploded, and countless confetti rained down from the sky.

"Lin Yu, you're here."

Lin Yu turned his head and saw Yukihira greeting him. "You arrived first."

"Yes, we used a special passage..."

Yukihira pointed somewhat sullenly to the top of his head, "I was quite startled when you first appeared, but it was also a rather novel experience."

"I don't want to leave again."

Me too.

"Alright, alright, everyone, quiet down."

Isshiki Satoshi clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"Today marks the start of the new semester for high school. As a senior, I would like to first congratulate everyone on successfully transitioning from junior high to high school. The entire Polaris Dormitory is present; not a single person has fallen behind. Seeing everyone's hard work truly moves me!"

"And then, there's a second equally exciting thing to do today."

"That means we will have two new members joining our Polaris Dormitory. We will have two more partners to work hard and share our youthful years with. Nothing could be more exciting than this!"

"Let's welcome our two new students! Cheers!"

Welcome, new student!

Welcome, new student!

Among the crowd, the petite Yoshino Yuuki jumped the highest and cheered the loudest, creating a very lively atmosphere.

Among the joyful crowd, only one person wanted to cry but couldn't shed a tear.

"So, why did you have to hold the party in my room again?!"

Marui Zenji, with his messy hair, was emotionally broken down, and his screams were tinged with sobs.

"Didn't I say I'm busy studying for my written exam? Can you guys please stop making a scene here? Can't we go to another room?"

"Well, what can I do? Marui, your room is the most spacious." Yoshino Yuuki grinned and made a face at Marui Zenji, completely ignoring his protest.

"Yes, and every time I come, I clean it exceptionally well, even tidier than a girl's room." Ryoko Sakaki chuckled and chimed in.

"How dare you say that! Every time you make a scene in my room, you just leave, leaving me to get scolded by Grandma Wenxu and spend most of the next day cleaning up."

"It's because Marui, you're the best person!"

Faced with Marui Zenji's roar, everyone responded with laughter, except for Ibuzaki Shun, who sat to the side, remaining silent.

"Looks like I'm lucky; my roommates are all very easy to get along with. That's great!"

The cheerful Soma Yukihira adapted well to the lively atmosphere and introduced himself to everyone:

"Hello everyone, I am Soma Yukihira. My family runs a diner. I used to work at our family restaurant with my dad, but he said he had to go on a long business trip and then kicked me to Totsuki."

"A set meal shop, it seems that Yukihira-san has a lot of practical experience in the kitchen."

Isshiki Satoshi stroked his chin, a smug look on his face. "Totsuki Academy is known for its strict rules, and the entrance exam for transfer students is even harder than the junior high school entrance exam. Coming from a small restaurant, yet able to pass Totsuki's transfer student exam, it seems Yukihira-kun is quite a capable newcomer."

"Lin Yu."

Lin Yu waved to everyone.

"I used to be a wandering chef. I heard that Totsuki Culinary Academy is the best culinary school in Japan, so I was curious and decided to come here to train."

"A homeless chef?"

Isshiki Satoshi's heart was immediately filled with curiosity, and his eyes narrowed into slits.

"So young?"

"The weight behind the term 'wandering chef' is not something everyone can bear."

"This is even more interesting than Yukihira's background!"

"Interesting, very interesting. Polaris Dormitory, you've really added two very interesting new members this time..."