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The admission process at Totsuki Academy is different from other academies. There is no admissions office here. Basically, students who go to high school come up from Totsuki Junior High School. However, this does not mean that you can go to high school as long as you study junior high at Totsuki. Instead, you will be tested and can only go to high school after meeting the requirements in various aspects.

In addition to these, there will be special admissions. Except for a few special cases, almost anyone can apply. However, after applying, they will directly enter the cooking test. As long as they pass, they can be admitted. This is to give others a chance.

However, this is relative. If you don't pass the assessment, you will be kicked out, no matter if you use money or anything else. Even if you use money to get in, you will be rejected very quickly. But for Totsuki, do they lack that little bit of money? That's simply impossible.

This academy is very rigorous.

Because this school only trains elites, the graduation rate is so low that it is less than 10%, which shows how strict and terrifying this school is. However, even so, every year a large number of people still want to get in.

In a detached courtyard of Totsuki Academy, in a Japanese-style house, there is a tray on the floor with a bowl of porridge and a pair of chopsticks on it.

“This is the last dish,” asked a girl with long blonde hair dressed in a chef’s uniform.

Erina Nakiri

Nickname: God's Tongue

15 years old. A proud and arrogant queen. Granddaughter of the Supreme Commander of Totsuki Academy, and the tenth seat of the "Ten Elite Council of Totsuki". A talented girl who graduated first in her junior high school from Totsuki Academy, she possesses an extraordinary sense of taste called "God's Tongue", which allows her to visualize the flavors she tastes in her mind (hence her peculiar evaluations).

"Hmm!" Beside her stood a girl in a school uniform with pink hair, holding a blue board in her arms, looking like a personal secretary.

Hisako Shinto

Nicknames: Little Secretary, Expert in Medicinal Cuisine

A first-year female student at Totsuki Academy's high school, she is the personal secretary of Erina Nakiri. She comes from the Niito family, a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and is an expert in medicinal cuisine.

Erina held the bowl with both hands, took a small sip, and closed her eyes to savor the taste.

The warm feeling was like soaking in a hot spring, extremely comfortable. However, when she opened her eyes, a gorilla suddenly appeared in the hot spring, making her feel as if she had eaten a pile of shit.

"It tastes awful." He immediately slammed the bowl of soup over the chef's head and said bluntly.

"...Really, they're all like that."

"The last dish, oyster porridge, was even worse. It tasted like... bathing with a western lowland gorilla."

'So hard to understand... As expected, the young lady's perception of taste is different from ordinary people...' The group of chefs kneeling on the ground thought to themselves.

"How dare you serve such awful food!" Erina roared at the group of chefs, arms crossed.

"But to serve up something like this to taint my tongue, do you think that's forgivable?" she said to the person who had prepared the dish. The person was so frightened that tears streamed down their face.

"In my opinion... you should have skipped a preparation step, right?"

When the truth was guessed, the man's eyes widened instantly, and sweat poured down his face.

“I know your group’s businesses are expanding, so you have to be more efficient for that,” Erina paused before continuing, “That being said…”

I'm so sorry!

The group of people kneeling on the ground immediately kowtowed and said in fear.

Erina ignored the group of people kneeling on the ground, turned around and said to Hisako beside her, "What's the next schedule?"

Hisako knelt on one knee, handed over the documents in her hand, and said, "Here."

"Hmph!" Erina looked at what was written on the document in her hand and said with great displeasure, "After joining the council, do I even have to do things like this?"

Although he was very unhappy, he still said, "I'll go after I change my clothes."

“Yes, Ms. Erina,” Hisako replied, standing up.

Soon, Hajime arrived at Totsuki Academy. He was amazed by the scale of the campus Totsuki had built. As far as the eye could see, it was covered with dense trees. Among the trees stood various buildings, some of which were high-rise buildings, while others were bungalows. This showed the level of luxury and the academy’s formidable reputation.

At this moment, Su Luo had changed her appearance. She had black hair and black eyes, a typical Chinese look. She was wearing clothes with a hood, and with the hood covering her face, it was almost impossible to see her face.

Although I had seen Totsuki Academy in the anime before and thought it was magnificent, I was deeply shocked when I saw it in real life. The academy is so huge that words cannot describe it.

When Su Luo arrived, she saw luxury cars everywhere in front of the Totsuki Academy, and each person was accompanied by a servant or butler. It was clear from a glance that these people were mostly from wealthy families.

"Please, just give my son another chance, I'm willing to pay ten million."

Not far away, a fat, middle-aged man knelt on the ground, tightly embracing someone, and begged.

"Holy crap, is this some kind of exaggeration?!" Seeing this scene before her, Su Luo was truly dumbfounded, secretly marveling at how worthy it was of being one of Japan's top culinary academies!

I had only ever seen such scenes in comics before, but when I actually saw them in person, I was completely stunned. That's the difference between hearing about something and seeing it with your own eyes.

Su Luo glanced around, didn't linger for long, and went inside. Once inside, she found many people waiting for the assessment.

Some people sat elegantly drinking coffee, while others gathered in groups and talked amongst themselves, making the scene somewhat noisy.

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Chapter Twenty-Two: Erina

When Su Luo walked in, she saw Soma lift up a rich man's son and angrily say, "Anyone who has never eaten Yukihira's cooking is the least qualified to judge my family's status."

Seeing that the rich young master's eyes were rolling back and he was foaming at the mouth, the servant beside him immediately cried out anxiously, "You...you bastard, let go of the young master."

Seeing this, Su Luo immediately clutched her face, thankful that she hadn't acknowledged him, otherwise she would have lost face terribly. However, she still agreed with Soma's words, after all, she was now a member of the Yukihira family, and she wouldn't feel much happy hearing others say such things.

Upon arriving at the examination hall, everyone was buzzing with discussion, debating what kind of person the examiner would be.

Of course, Su Luo knew who the examiner was, but he didn't know if his arrival had caused any butterfly effect. If so, it was hard to say. However, no matter what, he believed in his abilities and thought that passing this test should be a piece of cake.

Su Luo didn't care too much about whether the plot would be changed. After all, it was just a relatively ordinary food world, and there were no major conspiracies in the early stages. Even if it was changed, it wouldn't be by much.

Just as everyone was discussing, a girl with long blonde hair and a little follower walked over. That's right, it was Erina and her personal secretary Hisako.

Erina walked up to the crowd, crossed her arms, and said, "I am the examiner for this entrance exam. My name is Erina Nakiri."

Is she a student at this school? When they saw that the girl was about the same age as them and was wearing a school uniform, everyone's first impression was of her.

"What about the admission notice?" Erina asked.

"I'll read it first." With that, Hisako picked up the document in her hand and began to read: "First, based on the applications, we will conduct group interviews in groups of 10."

"After that, we will conduct about three practical tests."

Those who pass the first two sections will proceed to...

"Hmph! How boring." Erina was a little annoyed by what she heard. She stroked her chin, seemingly deep in thought.

“The theme is eggs.” Erina walked over to a pile of ingredients, looked at them, picked up an egg, and said to everyone.

As she announced the assessment criteria, her personal secretary, Hisako, pushed the control panel forward.

"Anyone who can make a dish with this that satisfies my taste buds... will be allowed to enroll in Totsuki Academy."

At this point, Erina paused before saying, "Starting from now, I will only recognize those who abstain within one minute."

Upon hearing her inexplicable words, the scene instantly collapsed. The examinees, their faces filled with terror, ran outside as if they had encountered something terrifying.

Faced with this scene, Soma was completely dumbfounded. He immediately grabbed one of the slower runners and asked, "Hey! Stop! Why are you running away?"

"Eh! Let...let go!" The boy who was being held back said in a terrified voice, sweating profusely.

Seeing Soma's puzzled expression, the boy asked in surprise, "You...don't you know that lady?"

"I don't know her. Tell me who she is!"

Seeing that Soma didn't recognize her, he explained, "She was the first person to pass the high school entrance exam directly from junior high."

"and then?"

"She is hailed as the youngest genius in the history of the Totsuki Elite Council, the highest decision-making body."

"and then?"

"He has the highest level of human skill... a divine sense of taste...!"

"From a young age, she worked as a taster at major restaurants across Japan. Culinary giants were all regular customers of Erina Nakiri!"

Her judgments will be known throughout the industry...

If... if I were to give her a poorly made dish to taste, she would be branded as "incompetent."

Then they would never be able to survive in the culinary world again...

"For a chef, this is practically the end of his life!" The boy practically screamed the last sentence in terror, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Is this... okay? I'm afraid we won't have a single one left..." Hisako said with some concern.

"You saw it all, right? They're all a bunch of cowards! I don't want to waste my time on them..." Erina sighed and said casually.

"Any other reservations for today? Would you like to come to my room to try some new dishes?"

Upon hearing Erina's words, Hisako immediately adopted a pure and innocent expression, as if she were reminiscing about something beautiful.

Su Luo initially didn't want to interfere, but what happened next was too much for her to handle, so she interrupted them: "Hey! Hey! Could you two please watch your behavior? There's a child here."

Interrupted by the sudden sound, Erina and Hisako both turned their heads in surprise, asking, "How come there are two more people?"

"Can I cook anything?" Su Luo didn't answer anything, but asked directly.

"Any dish made with eggs is fine, are you really going to try it?" Erina turned her head and said to Su Luo and Soma.

"If you're going to give up, do it now." Erina said, as if to say, "You're sure you'll give up."

Soma put his arm around Erina's shoulder, seemingly relieved, and said, "Ah! I was so worried! I was thinking what would happen if I failed the exam without even cooking!"

"Get...get away from me!" Seeing Soma with one hand on Erina's shoulder, Hisako, like a cat that had been provoked, pushed Soma away, shielded Erina behind her, and arrogantly said, "Do you know who this lady is?"

"She is not only the top student, but also a member of the Council of the Elite Ten. Ms. Erina Nakiri!"

"Hello, my name is Yukihira Soma." Soma ignored them completely and walked straight up to Soya, saying this.

"Hello, my name is Su Luo. It's nice to meet you." Su Luo wouldn't greet Erina so casually like Soma would. Otherwise, the consequences would be obvious. Only someone as oblivious as Soma would do something so rude.

In fact, from this point of view, Erina was already somewhat dissatisfied with Soma's behavior.

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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Dishes Soma Wants to Make

"Wow! Your name is the same as my brother's!" Soma exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Su Luo's introduction.

"Hehe! Is that so?" Hearing this, Su Luo explained, "Let me give you a full introduction. I am Su Luo from China."

"China!" Everyone was somewhat surprised by Su Luo's explanation, but it was also reasonable. It was a very common thing for foreigners to study here. In any case, Totsuki Academy was one of the top culinary academies in the world.

"Hey! Stop looking around like that." Erina couldn't help but say when she saw this. Seeing Soma, who was supposed to be talking to her, now chatting with Su Luo, it was as if he didn't take her seriously at all.

"I'll ask you one more time, are you really going to take my test?" Erina reminded her again.

"Huh? Why not?" Soma turned around and asked. He didn't seem nervous at all.