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Okay, silence, huh? Fine, you win. But why am I still so resentful? Are you someone else's system or someone else's system anyway?

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Chapter 96 Grouping-Mizuhara Fuyumi

As they set off, Soma didn't forget to say to everyone, "Ah! Let's have a poker tournament in Marui's room tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Marui immediately looked panicked and said in a somewhat terrified tone, "Please don't have to gather in my room during training camp, okay?"

“Okay,” Ibuzaki Shun said readily.

Yoshino Yuuki clearly agreed with the decision to say "See you later," and then hurriedly ran off.

Well, in this matter, Marui has the least human rights.

Because there are so many students, they are assigned to various graduates for assessment. There is an element of luck involved. If you get a good-tempered person, that's fine, but if you get assigned to someone who is both harsh and rude, then you're just unlucky.

After giving the order, Su Luo ran a distance before suddenly realizing that she was not going in the same direction as Chuangzhen and the others. She thought she had run to the wrong place, but when she looked at her assigned group, she realized that she was not in the wrong place at all.

Alright! Su Luo suddenly realized that she had been too presumptuous. Subconsciously, she thought she would always follow the protagonist, but the result showed that this was impossible. After all, this was reality, and unless she replaced Soma, things might not change.

Not long after, a voice rang out, sounding rather cold, like a woman's voice: "Now that everyone is here, let's begin!"

Su Luo snapped out of her daze and looked ahead. She saw that the person being assessed was a rather thin girl with red pupils, short blue-gray hair, and no expression on her face. She looked like a rather aloof person.

When Su Luo saw her, she immediately recognized her as Mizuhara Fuyumi, the second seat of the 79th Totsuki Ten.

After saying that, Mizuhara Fuyumi didn't say anything more. But what the hell is going on? If it's an assessment, shouldn't there be some theme or something?

“Chef Mizuhara, you haven’t said anything yet,” a bolder person spoke up at this moment.

Mizuhara Fuyumi asked in confusion, "Don't you know?"

"Isn't that obvious? You haven't even explained it yet, how could we possibly know?" everyone thought to themselves.

Seeing everyone's confused expressions, it was clear they genuinely didn't understand. This wasn't surprising, as she had assumed someone had already explained it to them, which was why she hadn't said anything. Seeing this, she said, "This assessment basically involves finding ingredients in the wild and cooking a dish. If you satisfy me, I'll let you pass."

Upon hearing these rules, everyone was delighted, thinking that the first test seemed quite simple. However, what Mizuhara Fuyumi said next immediately unsettled everyone.

“But since I’m the one conducting the assessment, then you have to follow my rules,” Mizuhara Fuyumi said calmly, not at all like someone who could say such domineering things.

Upon hearing this, the smiles that hadn't yet appeared on everyone's faces immediately froze.

"My requirements are simple. You can use any ingredients and spices you can find here or outside. But the only requirement is that it must be an Italian dish. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as the dish satisfies me, you can pass this test." Mizuhara Fuyumi pointed to a pile of spices in the room and then to the window, speaking calmly to everyone.

This requirement doesn't seem very high, since it's basically any Italian cuisine, which covers a wide range. But it's a tragedy for students who don't know how to cook Italian food or aren't good at it.

“Chef Shuiyuan, isn’t the assessment usually done in pairs?” One of the few people who didn’t know Italian cuisine immediately stood out and asked.

"I'm the one who assessed you. If I say it's one person, then it's one person. Do you have a problem with that?" Mizuhara Fuyumi said calmly, without the slightest ripple of emotion.

Okay! The man was clearly disappointed, but he wasn't about to give up. Still somewhat unwilling, he said, "Chef Mizuhara, aren't you going too far? What are those students who don't know Italian cuisine supposed to do?"

"These are my requirements. As for whether you'll interfere in my affairs or not?" Mizuhara Fuyumi's expression remained unchanged: "What, do you expect me to listen to you?"

Seeing that the person still seemed unwilling to give up and wanted to speak again, Mizuhara Fuyumi spoke first: "Although everyone has their own strengths, as a chef, you should at least know a little bit of these basics! I remember that these were taught in school! If you don't even know these things, then what kind of chef are you? Is this the first time you've heard of the rules of Totsuki Culinary Academy?"

Mizuhara Fuyumi calmly looked at the student, her face showing no change in response to the person's question. Su Luo immediately gave her the nickname "deadpan".

The student felt a surge of shame as she was looked at by Mizuhara Fuyumi's calm gaze and heard her sharp words. Her face instantly turned bright red, and she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Seeing that the person did not speak again, Mizuhara Fuyumi continued, "If everyone has no questions, let's begin!"

"System, why are there no tasks here?" Su Luo found it strange. Shouldn't tasks be issued at a time like this?

The system said, "Host, you're overthinking it. The mission is the same as before. There are no missions until the study is finished."

"Okay." Hearing this, Su Luo was still a little disappointed.

Just as everyone was leisurely walking towards the wilderness, Mizuhara Fuyumi suddenly said, "Oh! Right, I almost forgot to tell you, the assessment time is two hours. Within the time limit, you can make as many dishes as you want, as long as you can get my approval, you can pass the assessment."

Upon hearing Mizuhara Fuyumi's words, the previously leisurely group immediately became agitated and quickened their pace, rushing out. Regardless of what they had planned to do, they at least wanted to go out and find some ingredients! After all, most of their time would be wasted on finding ingredients.

Without ingredients, even if you have an idea of ​​what to make, what do you have? You can only search and think at the same time.

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Chapter Ninety-Seven: Searching for Ingredients

Suddenly, only two people remained in the classroom: one was Mizuhara Fuyumi, and the other was, of course, Su Luo.

Su Luo thought about the Italian dessert recipes. Since she was going to make Italian cuisine, she naturally wanted to make some of the more famous ones. Although it would be great to use her own creations, it would be a disaster if she didn't handle it well. To be on the safe side, it would be best to make slight changes to the existing recipes. Besides, Mizuhara Fuyumi said that as long as she could make a dish that would satisfy her, it was fine. She didn't expect it to be anything fancy.

This 'satisfaction' doesn't mean making dishes similar to hers, but rather dishes that are acceptable. So, it's relatively easy to achieve that.

As for the more famous Italian dishes, they are nothing more than Italian cheesecake, Sicilian tricolor ice cream, tiramisu, etc. After considering it, Su Luo finally chose tiramisu. In any case, tiramisu tastes absolutely amazing. It's not only delicious, but it's also not too troublesome to make.

Su Luo glanced at the materials in the house and found that it had most of the spices needed to make tiramisu. But then again, it made sense; if these things hadn't been prepared, how could Mizuhara Fuyumi have made such a request?

Actually, it's a wonder that the others didn't notice these things. If they had, they probably wouldn't have needed to go out at all! They were probably misled by the word "wilderness" that Mizuhara Fuyumi mentioned! However, I'm sure many people will eventually realize what's going on.

While no one is around, we can gather the materials we need. If we wait until they realize what's happening, the scene of looting will be unimaginable.

Soon, Su Luo found the materials she wanted. Just then, sure enough, a large group of people rushed in and, without saying a word, began to scramble for the materials. The scene was as chaotic as women frantically grabbing discounted items, which was quite frightening. At the same time, Su Luo was glad that she had foreseen this.

After carefully examining the ingredients I had chosen, I suddenly realized that I was missing eggs. Seriously, Fuyumi Mizuhara, you're really something! There's even milk here, how could there be no eggs? Did you plan this all along?

Faced with this situation, Su Luo was completely helpless. No wonder Mizuhara Fuyumi pointed to the wild! She had probably planned this all long ago! It's safe to say that it's impossible to make a pure Italian dish using indoor ingredients! So, they have to find ingredients in the wild.

Under these circumstances, Su Luo had no choice but to go out and search. However, he was dumbfounded as soon as he stepped outside. How was he supposed to search in such a big place? Although he knew a lot, he knew nothing about things in the wild, let alone how to search for them himself. Let alone finding eggs, finding any other ingredients would be a stroke of luck.

But complaining aside, she still had to go find it no matter what! So Su Luo just ran around aimlessly.

After running around for half a day, not to mention eggs, not even a single chicken feather was seen. As time ticked by, my originally calm mood began to turn anxious.

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears: "Su Luojun, isn't it assessment time now? What are you doing here?"

Su Luo turned her head and saw that it was Yoshino Yuuki. Su Luo rushed over as if she had seen a savior, her face full of surprise, and said anxiously, "We'll talk about that later. I wonder if you could help me find some eggs?"

Yoshino Yuuki has raised a lot of poultry in her dorm, so she should know a bit about them! Even if she can't be of much help, it's better than just wandering around aimlessly!

"As for this, I do have some spare time." Yoshino Yuuki looked at the anxious Su Luo and said directly without delay.

Clearly, Su Luo's arrival was too sudden, and she didn't even see that Yoshino Yuuki was carrying a pheasant and a few eggs.

"Then I wonder if I could have one?" Su Luo had already decided when she chose to make tiramisu, that she would make cup tiramisu, so only one egg was needed.

"Here, have them all!" Yoshino Yuuki said, handing over all the eggs and holding up a pheasant in her other hand.

"You don't need so many, just one is enough," Su Luo said when Yoshino Yuuki handed over all the eggs.

“You can take them all! I don’t need them anyway, this is enough for me.” Yoshino Yuuki seemed to have seen through Su Luo’s concerns and thought that she also needed the eggs, so she raised the pheasant in her other hand and said, “I just found a pheasant nest, so I’ll just take them all.”

"Alright then!" Since that's what she said, Su Luo naturally didn't stand on ceremony and took all the eggs.

"Oh! By the way, Su Luo-kun, weren't you taking the exam? What are you doing here?" Yoshino Yuuki was curious to run into Su Luo here. She knew that the exam locations for each group were some distance apart, and the exam areas were limited, which was why she was curious.

"What else can we do but come out and find ingredients!" Su Luo shrugged and said casually.

"How is that possible? Aren't there specific guidelines for each exam room?" Yoshino Yuuki said with disbelief. Since it's a group setting, although the instructors in each exam area are different, the content will definitely be similar to ensure fairness.

"That's true, but even if the assessment content is the same, the instructors have absolute power in this assessment. They can make whatever rules they want, as long as it's not too outrageous. Even if they randomly find an excuse to expel you, you can't do anything about it. You could say that this assessment is more about luck than anything else." Now that the ingredients had been found, Su Luo didn't need to rush back, so she slowly explained to Yoshino Yuuki.

"What! How could this be?" Yoshino Yuuki exclaimed in shock after hearing Su Luo's words.

"Didn't Chef Dojima Gin mention that once in the banquet hall?" Su Luo asked, puzzled.

"I did hear that. I thought it just meant following the instructor's instructions when making dishes, but I didn't expect it to be like this." Yoshino Yuuki said somewhat awkwardly. She realized she had been too naive. If it was just like that, would it still be considered grueling training?

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Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Scum's Attack

"Time is running out, you should hurry back! I have to go." Su Luo checked the time; it had been almost an hour, which was plenty of time, considering that some dishes couldn't be prepared in just a few minutes.

"Ah! Oh no, oh no!" After receiving Su Luo's reminder, Yoshino Yuuki remembered that she was still in the assessment. She immediately ran back in a hurry, waving her hand as she ran and saying, "Then I'll be going now. See you in Marui's room tonight."

After seeing Yoshino Yuuki leave, Su Luo didn't linger and hurried back with the eggs.

Upon entering the room, one sees a sea of ​​people, each one busily preparing their own dishes. Some even refrain from retaliating by only uttering a curse at someone who is in their way, demonstrating that they are unwilling to waste a single penny.

A quick glance revealed that most people were making noodles. But thinking about it, it makes sense; pasta is probably the most familiar Italian dish, and it's a dish that's been taught at the academy, so it's only natural that most people would choose it. But seriously, with so many people making pasta, are you sure Chef Mizuhara won't go crazy from eating it?

After looking around, Su Luo finally found an empty spot, so she went over and started making her own dish.

Tiramisu, with its rich and complex flavor, blends the bitterness of espresso, the smoothness of eggs and sugar, the mellowness of liqueur, the aroma of chocolate, the softness of ladyfingers, the creaminess of cheese and whipped cream, and the dryness of cocoa powder. Using fewer than ten ingredients, it intertwines and elicits a myriad of complex experiences of sweetness, layering them to their ultimate expression.

With its gorgeous appearance and charming demeanor, it is one of the representatives of Italian desserts and a fashionable treat.

Su Luo took out all her materials and checked them. No matter what kind of tiramisu she was making, ingredients such as coffee, cookies, and rum were absolutely essential, otherwise the taste wouldn't be authentic. After confirming that all the ingredients were in place, she started making it.

Due to limited resources, there were no coffee beans available, so we had to use espresso. In any case, packaged coffee powder can't compare to homemade coffee, and the taste is also quite different.

Su Luo took out some coffee powder and dissolved it in hot water. At the same time, she added some rum and stirred it to make coffee liqueur. She then set it aside to cool.

Next comes the most important part of this dish: crack the eggs, remove the egg whites, and mix the egg yolks, white sugar, and rum together with a whisk until smooth.

After beating the eggs into a liquid, pour in the milk and place the entire bowl in hot water for a double boiler. Stir constantly during the heating process. Once the liquid in the bowl becomes foamy, place it in cold water and stir to cool until it becomes a thick consistency.

After that, put the mascarpone cheese in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Then pour in the prepared egg yolk mixture while beating with an electric mixer. Once it is well mixed, put it in the refrigerator and chill until the cheese mixture thickens.

In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream and granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Pour this mixture into the cheese mixture and fold it in until well combined. The mascarpone filling is now ready.

At this point, it's basically done. All that's left is plating and decorating. Once it's decorated, it's ready to be served.

Take out a pretty white porcelain coffee cup, pour a thin layer of mascarpone filling into the cup, take a round ladyfingers, dip them in coffee liqueur and place them on top, pour mascarpone filling to half the height of the cup, place another ladyfingers dipped in coffee liqueur on top, and finally fill the cup with mascarpone filling, smooth the surface and put it in the refrigerator to chill.

The refrigeration process usually takes more than 4 hours, but due to time constraints, you can dig a hole in the ice cubes, put the cup in, and flash freeze it. This way, it won't take as long. Although this shortens the time, the quality of the tiramisu will definitely be affected. That's why no one makes tiramisu. If the system hadn't issued this task, Su Luo definitely wouldn't have made this dish.

Finally, there's the garnishing. A beautiful appearance is absolutely essential for a delicious dish. It's not just about decoration; garnishing can also enhance the dish. After waiting for a while, the prepared dish will be served. The filling will have basically solidified. Sift cocoa powder and powdered sugar onto the solidified surface. The basic preparation is complete, and it's even ready to be served. However, to make the dish even more eye-catching, you can add some garnishes.

Su Luo took out the fruits, mint leaf tips, and chocolate sticks that she had prepared long ago, and carefully decorated the finished dishes, making them look exquisite.

"There are only about ten minutes left now. I hope those who haven't passed or haven't let me taste the food yet will hurry up, or you know the consequences." After eating so many dishes, Mizuhara Fuyumi was obviously already full.

Moreover, most people are making pasta. Even if the taste is different, it still doesn't change the fact that it's pasta. Eating too much of it will eventually make you feel disgusted. But they still tried their best to taste every dish. If it were Shinomiya Kojiro, he definitely wouldn't be able to do this. He would probably eliminate many people with just one look!

"Look! That transfer student is making tiramisu, it's hilarious!"

"Exactly. You know, a well-made tiramisu needs to be refrigerated for at least four hours. It's simply impossible to do it in such a short time."

"Perhaps he has a way?"

"Stop joking, that's impossible."

"This is going to be interesting."