The strongest anime shop owner

These words startled Su Luo, who nodded subconsciously. "Do I know you?"

“I’m going to challenge you to a food battle,” Mito Ikumi said, pointing at Su Luo.

Huh? Now, everyone was confused. What was going on?

Su Luo was originally worried about how to conduct a three-person battle, but now that the other party has spoken first, that's naturally the best outcome.

However, no matter what, it still needs to be made clear, so I asked, "Why?"

"Because Erina-sama said she was going to expel you from the academy, I did it on her behalf," Mito Ikumi explained.

"Oh!" At this moment, Su Luo immediately thought of the last food battle. Thinking about it, it made sense; given Erina's personality, it would be strange if she didn't retaliate. She just didn't expect it to happen so soon. It seemed there was no way to avoid it. Even if she could avoid it, Su Luo would still go for it, all for the sake of completing the mission.

"So you're agreeing?" Mito Ikumi raised an eyebrow, finding it strange that Erina would attack Su Luo, especially such a young child. Although he was a child, she wouldn't hold back in order to complete Erina's mission, so she said, "If you lose, you'll drop out of school."

"I heard your family owns a meat company?" Su Luo raised an eyebrow, seemingly having made up her mind, and said.

Seeing that she nodded, Su Luo stated her conditions: "If you lose, I hope you can provide me with meat for free whenever I need it."

Expelling Mito Ikumi from the academy was obviously not a good idea, so I thought about it for a long time on the way here, and finally came up with this idea.

“Okay!” Mito Ikumi nodded in agreement without even thinking.

"You can come up with the ingredients and the topic!" Although she felt it was unnecessary, Mito Ikumi still felt uneasy, so she said this.

"No need, I hate trouble the most. I'll just choose to come with you guys! It'll save you the hassle," Su Luo said with a smile.

"Since you don't want to gain any advantage, don't blame me if you lose," Mito Ikumi said, as if to warn her. She naturally agreed with Su Luo's decision; this way, things would be much easier.

In fact, Su Luo thought that Mito Ikumi was a very good person.

"Of course." Su Luo never regrets her decisions, and even if she wanted to, it would be useless.

"That's settled then! See you at the Food Wars tournament in three days," Mito Ikumi said casually before leaving.

After leaving the classroom, Mito Ikumi thought to herself, 'Ms. Erina, thank you so much for entrusting this task to me! I'm going to teach them a lesson, especially that guy named Su Luo. He dared to offend Ms. Erina; he's asking for it. In three days, I'll show you what true carnal pleasure is.'

"Soma, why are you helping me?" Konishi Kanichi asked, puzzled as to why Soma was helping him.

"As the second-generation owner of this small restaurant, I really can't stand her high-priced meat-only sales pitch anymore, and more importantly... it would be such a shame if this place were to be shut down," Soma said, picking up a cookbook and patting it on the ground.

"But Soshin-kun, do you have any way to win?" Tadokoro asked with concern.

"I'm starting to think about it now!" Soma said casually.

"Ugh, I knew it!" Tadokoro completely broke down. Just thinking about the last lesson, he knew Su Luo's personality, and it turned out he was right.

"Oh my! My little brother is really amazing. I haven't even had a chance to participate in the food battle yet, and you're already going to have your second one." At this moment, Ryoko Sakaki hugged Su Luo again, pressing her two soft breasts against Su Luo's neck, and said with a grin. She didn't seem worried at all.

"Who's your family? And how many times have I told you not to call me little brother? And finally, let me go!" Feeling the soft touch on her neck and smelling a sweet fragrance that was intoxicating, Su Luo was immediately electrified. Her face turned red as she struggled and said.

"Oh dear, little brother is actually shy." Sakaki Ryoko teased with a chuckle, completely ignoring Su Luo's struggles, displaying a shameless attitude.

"I didn't!" Su Luo's face turned even redder, and she turned her head away haughtily, resolutely refusing to admit that it was true.

Su Luo was so shocked she wanted to cry. Sakaki Ryoko, is your appearance really okay?

Could it be that the world was already broken, or that Ryoko Sakaki inherently possessed this hidden attribute? At first, I didn't feel anything, but now, she's practically hugging me every day. I guess it was because we weren't familiar with each other at the beginning! Now that time has come, she's become so demanding.

"Oh! By the way, Su Luo, you're going to participate this time too. You refused last time, let's see how you refuse this time. I won't lose to you." At this moment, Soma seemed to have thought of something, and turned to Su Luo to say, looking very motivated.

"Whatever!" Su Luo was speechless at Soma's passion, so she just let him be.

"Yosh, looks like I need to step up my game." Hearing Su Luo say that, Soma immediately got excited and wanted to start preparing the dishes for the food battle.

"Su Luo-jun, are you participating too? I wonder if your dishes are ready yet?" Tadokoro was clearly a step behind the others, only asking this question now.

“Of course!” Su Luo nodded and said.

"Could you make it for me to try?" Upon hearing Su Luo's words, Soma immediately stepped forward and said to Su Luo.

Upon hearing this, Su Luo immediately burst out laughing. "Dude, are you sure we're opponents? Or are you out of your mind?"

"You said you wanted to compete with me, do you think I would tell you?" Su Luo raised her eyebrows and said in a speechless tone.

"Hehe! That's true." Soma scratched the back of his head sheepishly and smiled sheepishly before he suddenly realized what was going on.

"Then you can take your time to study it. Anyway, I still have three days. I'll head back now. I have a lot of challenges waiting for me to deal with!" Su Luo said, sounding very busy. After saying that, she left, and Ryoko Sakaki followed her.

After Su Luo left, Tadokoro showed a hint of envy, hoping that one day she could be like Su Luo, standing on a dazzling stage and showing off her cooking skills. But she knew she couldn't: "Su-kun is really amazing. She has already participated in a food war just after coming in. Now Yu is going to participate in so many food wars. I wish I could be like that one day."

"Don't worry! You can do it someday too. You have to believe in yourself." Soma patted Tadokoro on the shoulder, looking at him with an expression that said, "You can do it."

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Chapter Sixty-Three: A Stack of Challenge Letters

"Yes." Although Tadokoro was very delicate, she still longed to become stronger, so she answered firmly.

As Su Luo and Ryoko Sakaki walked back, Su Luo asked, "Where are my challenges?"

"It's in the dorm. I'll give it to you if you need it! But a few people took their challenge letters back after watching your food battle. Is that alright?" Sakaki Ryoko only remembered this when asked about it.

"It doesn't matter. Being a weakling is the most boring thing." Su Luo really didn't have any objections to this.

"Hehe! Little brother, you're being arrogant!" Ryoko Sakaki teased.

"You're the arrogant one, your whole family is arrogant." She said it quite well at first, but she was only serious for three seconds before she reverted to her true colors.

"Little brother, what did you cook this time? It's not like that kind of thing again, is it?" Sakaki Ryoko was quite curious about what Su Luo had made, so she asked. Whether Su Luo answered or not, she was just asking casually. Even if he didn't answer, it didn't matter. After all, it was someone else's secret!

Upon hearing this, Su Luo's forehead creased with annoyance. She thought to herself, 'Am I really that disgusting?' She couldn't help but roll her eyes and said dejectedly, 'Do you think I'm that disgusting?'

"Yes," Ryoko Sakaki said seriously.

Oh my god, what kind of roommate is this? Can't we even have fun together anymore?! Even if you're going to say it, couldn't you at least be a little more tactful? You're really hurting my feelings.

Soon, Su Luo and Ryoko Sakaki returned to their dormitory. Ryoko Sakaki then said to Su Luo, "I'll go get those challenge letters for you."

After the screening, Su Luo received a lot of challenge letters. They seemed quite heavy in her hand. The content of the challenge letters varied, and some were even outrageous, directly listing the topics and ingredients for the competition. Seriously, can't you be a little fair? Is it really okay to bully a child like this? Su Luo couldn't stand it anymore. I'm just a child, don't you all know the meaning of the word "humility"?

Su Luo looked at many, including all sorts of strange and unusual conditions. In any case, she still felt it was better to choose the one that someone else had already set. If she or the official set the question, the other party might not be convinced if she won. Since that was the case, she would choose the one that the other party had already set. If the other party lost, then the other party would have nothing to say.

I must have received at least dozens of challenge letters by now! Even if it's just two a day, it will still take a long time. I used to work so hard to save my own life. Relatively speaking, things have calmed down a lot now, but I won't let my guard down.

Su Luo felt that she would be ready to participate in a food battle in a few days. Food battles could not only enhance her reputation, but also bring her a lot of benefits. After all, most of the people who could enter this school were nobles or wealthy people.

Su Luo naturally had to think carefully about the challenge. Wasn't it said that there were many hidden masters among the common people? You don't know what you'll find until you see it. If he accidentally fell over, he would be in big trouble. He wasn't so arrogant as to think he was invincible. Naturally, he would only accept a challenge if he was absolutely certain of victory. Of course, if anyone dared to provoke him, he wouldn't let them get away with it either.

Su Luo divided the challenges into several categories. Now she had to choose the ones that the other party had already set. To win, she naturally had to win in a way that would convince the other party.

There were probably three or four such challenges, but very few in total. After all, these people all wanted to take advantage of Su Luo, so they used their best dishes to make the food fight. Although this method seemed despicable, it was undeniably a very good idea.

Su Luo glanced at the challenge letters and saw that they were themed around lobster, casserole dishes, and noodles.

In Japan, seafood sashimi is the main dish, so no matter how you look at it, it seems better to choose lobster as the challenge first. After all, they are Japanese, and I'm sure more than 80% of them would choose sashimi for the competition. With that in mind, Su Luo believes that her chances of winning are almost 100%, not because she is confident, but because she has a reason.

After making a selection, you need to apply for a Food War. Food War battles can only be conducted after approval and confirmation. Only in this way will they have legal effect; otherwise, they are useless.

The challenge is scheduled for tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I will have a food battle with Mito Ikumi, which can be considered a pretty big one. So I plan to rest for a day after the food battle tomorrow. I'm really tired from all this busyness.

At noon, everyone sat at the table and ate their lunch. There weren't many people eating.

"Huh! Isshiki-senpai went out on something. Why aren't Soma and Tadokoro here today?" Marui adjusted his glasses, looked around at everyone, and then noticed that a few people were missing, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, Soma is having a food battle in three days, so he's probably still working on the recipes. As for Tadokoro, he's gone to help out too." Su Luo said calmly as she ate.

"What? Soma's going to have a food battle too? You guys are really surprising. You're already working so hard as soon as you come to school. Unlike us, we haven't even thought about it yet!" Yoshino Yuuki sighed dejectedly, saying helplessly, and then took a bite of her rice.

"Oh my god! What's the big deal? The little brother participated too!" At this moment, Ryoko Sakaki's unscrupulous voice rang out.

"what!"

Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Su Luo felt uneasy and couldn't help but say, "Ugh, you're so annoying! Why do you always expose my secrets?"

Are you sure you can say that? Even if you do, what's with that calm expression on your face? Does speaking with that expression really carry any weight?

"Besides, what if I don't participate? I still have a bunch of challenge letters!" Su Luo shrugged, making a helpless expression that looked incredibly irritating.

Okay! Let's not compete with him anymore, we really can't afford to lose.

Alright! Let's ignore this freak and get used to it. Seeing that no one spoke, Su Luo addressed them, lecturing the younger generation: "And another thing! As a young person, how can you be so unmotivated! How can you fight hard without motivation? How can you become one of the Ten Outstanding Cultivators without fighting hard!"

Hearing this, everyone was exasperated, exclaiming, "What the hell! What does this have to do with young people? And besides, can you please stop talking like an elder?"

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Chapter Sixty-Four: The Next Food War

"Well said, that's so well said, it really moves me. I believe you can definitely become one of the Ten Outstanding Individuals." While everyone was criticizing, Mrs. Fumio, with tears of excitement in her eyes, clapped her hands and said emotionally.

"Touched my foot! You can't believe you're moved by this? It's unbelievable." Seeing Mrs. Fumio's exaggerated reaction, Shoji Sato couldn't help but mutter.

"What are you saying? Looking back, this dormitory was full of talented people every year. I don't know how many of the Ten Outstanding Students were cultivated here. That was simply the golden age of Polaris..." When she said this, Mrs. Fumio stared at Sato Shoji and said sternly, "Compared to you, you are simply useless, especially someone like you who has no ambition."

"Ah! I'm so tired of hearing this topic." Shoji Sato said listlessly, looking utterly bored. Anyone would get tired of hearing this every day, so it's no wonder he was like this.

His good friend, Daigo Aoki, didn't quite agree with Mrs. Fumio's words. At the same time, his words carried a hint of comfort, but more so, he couldn't stand Mrs. Fumio's nagging. He said, "There's still one of the Elite Ten here! Just bear with it, Mrs. Fumio."

"What am I supposed to say? If you all worked a little harder, wouldn't your chances of becoming one of the Ten Outstanding Youngsters be much greater? Young people should have ambition." Seeing their stubborn and disdainful attitude, Mrs. Wenxu immediately became angry and said sternly.

“Exactly, young people should have ambition, just like me.” Su Luo nodded in agreement, seemingly joining in the chorus.

Everyone rolled their eyes at Su Luo's narcissistic behavior.

"That's impossible! I'll be content as long as I'm healthy and graduate. If I end up like Su Luo, I might not even know how I died. I want to live! I don't want to pack up and leave so early." Sato Shoji waved his hand, speaking very casually. He completely ignored what Mrs. Fumio said.

Hearing this, most people nodded in agreement. They knew their own capabilities, and acting rashly would be unwise, practically suicidal. In that case, it would be better to live quietly and peacefully. That way, they might be able to graduate and become seven-star chefs. They wouldn't have to worry about declining in status; they would be considered successful no matter what.

Even some outstanding people who haven't graduated yet are in high demand, let alone graduates. So no matter what, it's better to be honest and straightforward. Not everyone can succeed by courting disaster.

No matter what, everyone has their own plans, so they won't be swayed by a single sentence.

"That's true, so my goal is to make it to graduation, at least to get a diploma. You know, that's a secure job, and then I won't have to worry about not finding a good job in the future," Aoki Daigo chimed in, speaking with a touch of emotion.

"Although I'd like to experience some passion myself, I think I should first make sure I don't get expelled," Marui said seriously, adjusting his glasses.

"Well, I'm really defeated by you kids." Mrs. Wenxu sighed helplessly. She understood their words, after all, anyone who graduated from here would have a high level of achievement and wouldn't have trouble finding a job. You know, some people can't even get in. Those who can graduate are polished gems, but there are only a handful of them.

Therefore, they won't gamble on such things, not because they dare not, but because they cannot.

"Oh! By the way, Su Luo, what are you going to do with those challenge letters?" At this moment, Yoshino Yuuki seemed to have thought of this matter and asked casually.

Upon hearing this topic, everyone perked up their ears.

"Of course we'll fight! What else can we do?" Su Luo shrugged, speaking very casually, seemingly without any worry.

"No way! You have dozens of them, how long will the challenge last?" Everyone was surprised by Su Luo's words, whether they were immune to them or not.