The strongest anime shop owner

"Hey you two, what are you dawdling about? Hurry up and go!" Su Luo was speechless at their musings. She really didn't understand why so many people liked to do this. But anyway, she was going back now, and she felt pretty good.

"Let's go back! Otherwise, Su Luo will be getting impatient." Soma said after hearing Su Luo's voice.

"Hey! Isn't that the punk senior?" As the three of them walked, Su Luo suddenly noticed something and said. He really didn't understand. Although they would meet in the comics, it had already come out a lot earlier than expected. But he didn't expect that they would still run into each other. Could this be the so-called power of the plot?

After hearing Su Luo's words, Tadokoro and Soma were speechless. What the heck was this "emo senior"? But they were already used to it. Except for a few people, Su Luo always liked to give people random nicknames.

However, Tadokoro and the others still looked in the direction Su Luo was looking, and saw Shinomiya Kojiro gradually walking outside. Soma directly greeted Shinomiya Kojiro and said, "Yo, Shinomiya-senpai!"

"Looks like you survived." Hearing someone call his name, Shinomiya Kojiro looked towards the source of the voice and said after seeing Tokisou and the others.

"Thanks to you, I finally managed to stay." Soma waved his hand, looking relieved.

"Hmph!" Shinomiya Kojiro didn't say anything, just snorted coldly, his expression really pretentious.

"Hinako-san is right, that punk senior is really not honest." Seeing Shinomiya Kojiro's reaction, Su Luo was quite annoyed. She casually held up one finger and said this, but before she could finish, Shinomiya Kojiro walked straight over, a large "well" sign emblazoned on his forehead, and then delivered a devastating blow to Su Luo's head. Su Luo crouched down, pitifully clutching her head, and angrily said, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! You bastard! Don't hit my head! What if I grow shorter?"

Just then, the observant Tadokoro noticed that Shinomiya Kojiro was carrying luggage and asked, "Is that luggage you're taking back to France?"

Tadokoro's words were full of respect, unlike Soma and Su Luo's casual manner, making her seem like a rather conservative girl.

"Yes, we can't just stay closed and rest forever. Besides, I've found my current goal. I want to..." Kojiro Shinomiya said in response to Tadokoro's question. Perhaps this experience had helped him grow a lot, understand a lot more, and find his direction. He had figured things out and naturally wanted to achieve greater things instead of staying put.

"Are you trying to say something like, 'Make your restaurant the best restaurant in another place'? Every chef says that, but the result is... sigh." Before Shinomiya Kojiro could finish speaking, Su Luo interrupted him, shaking her head as she finished, looking like, 'Anyone can say that, but the result isn't good.'

However, Kojiro Shinomiya surprisingly didn't say anything, but continued to speak with a forced smile: "That's right, I want to make [SHINO.S] the number one restaurant in Paris and get a three-star rating! The Order of Proust is no longer enough for me."

"Samsung, okay!" Looking at Soma's thoughtful expression as he strokes his chin, he clearly has no idea what Samsung is.

"Wow, that's amazing! No Japanese chef has ever earned three stars in France before." Clearly, while Kiso was ignorant, Tadokoro knew a lot and was very familiar with this kind of thing, which is why he said this with some surprise, and his words were full of admiration and envy.

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Chapter 133 Invitation

"Tsk, you guys." Seeing Su Luo and the other two having such a heated discussion, Shinomiya Kojiro really didn't know what to say. He had been completely ignored. Well, Shinomiya Kojiro couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked up his luggage and prepared to leave.

"Wait—!" Just as Shinomiya Kojiro was about to leave, a voice came from behind, followed by a white hand on Shinomiya Kojiro's shoulder. The person who came was none other than Inui Hinako.

She placed her hand on Kojiro Shinomiya's shoulder to stop him, then said to him, "I won't let you get there first, Shinomiya-senpai."

"I don't understand what you're saying." This was Kojiro Shinomiya's reply to Hinako Inui's words, whether he genuinely didn't understand or was just making excuses to ignore her.

"Soma, are you interested in Italian cuisine?" At this moment, the other graduates arrived, and Mizuhara Fuyumi asked Soma after seeing him.

"Huh?" As for the answer, Soma scratched his head, looking completely clueless, clearly not understanding what Mizuhara Fuyumi wanted to ask.

"Oh! You, as refreshing as a four-leaf clover, must be a very romantic person, so..." When Mizuhara Fuyumi extended an invitation to Soma, the others naturally wouldn't be left behind. Donato Goto walked up to Tadokoro, tossed his hair in a very flamboyant manner, and said what he thought was very romantic.

When Donato extended the invitation to Tadokoro, Inui Hinako also ran over and said to Tadokoro, "No! Megumi, please let me stay put."

"W-what!?" Tadokoro was clearly not understanding their behavior and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"You performed exceptionally well in my previous project, and you must have a great talent for sushi. I think my sushi shop can definitely hone your skills." At this moment, Guan Shouping also walked up to Su Luo and said, not to be outdone. After all, in the previous sushi project, Su Luo performed exceptionally well in terms of selecting ingredients, thinking and calmness in dealing with things. Such a person is bound to achieve great things in the future.

"Damn it! Xiao Luoluo is mine." Seeing Guan Shouping extend an invitation to Su Luo, Qian Hinako rushed over and violently pushed Guan Shouping away, shouting.

"Little Luo Luo? What the heck is that?" Hearing Inui Hinako's address, Su Luo was speechless. Seriously, could you please drop the "little"? Otherwise, something just feels off.

"Don't you already have land? Don't be too greedy." After being pushed away, Seki Morihei said defiantly to the aggressive Inui Hinako.

"Hmph, I want both, is that not allowed?"

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While they were arguing, on the other side, Dojima Gin was standing with the sous chef, Sei Akihiro. After seeing what was happening, Dojima Gin said, "Heh, they actually go to recruit students who are still in school. It seems they really admire them."

"What's going on with Chef Dojima?" Tadokoro asked, clearly understanding what was happening after hearing what Dojima Gin said.

"In order to attend this training camp, they temporarily closed their shops or handed them over to the sous chef to manage," explained Akihiro Sei, who was standing next to Gin Dojima, seeing Tadokoro's puzzled look.

"If they agree to this on the premise of obligation, it must be a bad deal for them, right?" After hearing this, Tian Suo didn't even think twice before speaking his true thoughts.

"That's true." Even Soma understood the problem. After all, who would do something so thankless if there were no benefits?

"The reason lies in this training camp, which will become one of the references for hiring graduates. Chefs hone their skills by moving from restaurant to restaurant, and the more outstanding the talent, the more likely they are to go to new restaurants. Therefore, for the manager and head chef, ensuring staff is the top priority. Graduates know all too well how difficult it is to ensure that the kitchen has excellent staff." At this point, Akihiro Sei continued, "So they will take advantage of the training camp to assess the qualifications of current Totsuki students in advance, which is beneficial to both the academy and the graduates."

"Ah-I see," Soma said, stroking his chin. It was unclear whether he truly understood or was just pretending. Meanwhile, Tadokoro, standing to the side, was filled with doubt and had no idea what was going on.

"Sōjin-kun, if it were you, you would also make a name for yourself at this Yuanyue Resort. You are welcome to come anytime." Seeing that Sōjin seemed to understand, he extended an invitation to him. After all, Sōjin's strength had been witnessed during this training. Then, when he saw Su Luo standing lazily beside him, he seemed to notice something and said without thinking, "Oh! By the way, Su Luo-kun is also welcome."

“Thank you very much, but I still have [Yukihira Restaurant].” Soma showed the Yukihira Restaurant logo on his clothes and declined.

"Really? Your family runs restaurants too?" Dojima Gin said, his hands in his pockets.

“That was a shop run by my dad and me. Although I don’t know where my dad is now or what he’s doing?” Soma explained in response to Dojima Gin’s question. As he spoke, he couldn’t help but think of his father. Since he left, he had never heard from him again and didn’t know what he was doing. But he secretly made up his mind: “But one day, I will definitely gain my dad’s approval and become a chef who can shoulder the responsibility for Yukihira.”

Hearing Soma say this, Akihiro Se felt somewhat disappointed, but at the same time, he also expressed his appreciation for Soma's unwavering belief.

When Akihiro Sei looked at Su Luo, Su Luo immediately understood his meaning and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but my destination is not here, but the pinnacle of culinary arts, so I'm sorry—"

"The peak?" Upon hearing Su Luo's answer, Sei Akihiro was slightly taken aback, muttering to himself as if recalling the dream he had made in his youth. Clearly, someone like Su Luo would never stoop to the level of others. Then, he realized what he meant and said to Su Luo, "Is that so? Then I wish you success. I believe that as long as you persevere, you can definitely do it."

"Thank you for your kind words," Su Luo said without any modesty.

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Chapter 134 Holiday Plans

"The bus is about to leave, so goodbye for now." The return bus has a set time, and if you don't arrive within the specified time, they won't wait for you. Seeing that it was almost time, she said goodbye to everyone and started walking outside.

"I heard that senior's goal is three stars...?" After Su Luo and the others left, Inui Hinako immediately ran to Shinomiya Kojiro's side and asked.

"You heard that..." Shinomiya Kojiro and the others weren't speaking very loudly, but Inui Hinako clearly heard something.

"How about I come over and help you?" Hinako Inui pointed to herself and said with a grin.

"Ha...you're right, I'll hire you as a handyman!" Shinomiya Kojiro felt inexplicably annoyed by Inui Hinako's grinning face. He also knew that even if he agreed, it was impossible for it to happen, so he contradicted Inui Hinako.

As he watched Soma and the others leave, Dojima Gin, whether his eyes were playing tricks on him or not, suddenly saw a familiar figure in Soma. He was momentarily stunned, but this was noticed by his mentor, Nagase Akihiro, who couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Dojima... what's wrong?"

"Um...it's nothing..." Dojima Gin thought the scene just now was a hallucination, and subconsciously shook his head and said.

After arriving at the parking area, Su Luo and the others separated. After all, there were rules about which car to take, otherwise things would get chaotic. After saying goodbye, they each went to find the car they needed to ride in.

After that hectic training camp ended, a few weeks passed—it was now a few months, and there was still a little time before the rainy season... The people in Polaris Dormitory continued their lives as usual.

"We're back..." Soma and the others walked in from outside. Upon entering, they saw Isshiki carrying a hoe, looking all smiles. Soma asked, "What happened? Why are you smiling like that, senpai..."

"Hehe... because everyone looks so good in their winter clothes. Oh dear... it's good that you all finished the training camp safely and came back, especially Su Luo-kun, you're really amazing! You even passed." Ise said with a smile, and finally looked at Su Luo in what he thought was a very kind look.

"It's nothing!" Upon hearing this, Su Luo felt annoyed. What did you mean? Did that mean I couldn't pass? Although it was supposed to be a caring remark, it still felt strange.

"Oh, right, I don't know what you two are going to do this weekend?" Isshiki seemed to have remembered something and asked the others.

"The weekend?" Before Su Luo could speak, Soma asked in confusion.

"Due to the school's operational issues, several classes will be suspended for a while. With Saturday and Sunday added in, there will be several days of extended holiday. So many students will use this time to travel or go home to visit their families." Seeing Soma's puzzled look, clearly unaware of the situation, he explained to Soma and the others, while pointing to Tadokoro who was packing her luggage, saying, "Look... she seems to be packing her luggage."

"Oh-Tadokoro! Where are you going? On a trip?" Soma asked curiously as he watched Tadokoro pack his luggage.

"I'm going to participate in the local research association's activities. I plan to go back and study the ingredients and seasonings from various places—" Upon hearing Soma's question, Tadokoro immediately thought of what he would be doing after this trip and became very excited. It seems he really likes this kind of activity.

"Hey-! This looks interesting-" After listening to Tadokoro's explanation, Soma thought it seemed like a great activity, and then looked at Isshiki and asked, "What is Isshiki-senpai going to do?"

“There’s a lot to do, including work at the Polar Star Vegetable Garden, and it seems Yoshino will be staying to take care of the animals too.” Isshiki said without hesitation, explaining Yoshino’s situation as well, and then looked at Su Luo, saying, “By the way, Su Luo-kun, would you like to stay and help me? Growing vegetables is a great job!”

It's no surprise that Isshiki, as one of the Ten Heroes, could easily find out about news and student information if he wanted to. However, he still found Su Luo quite mysterious. After all, there was very little information about him in the academy's records, as if he had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Moreover, nothing was said about his most important family members. In any case, since he was a member of the Polaris Dormitory and was so young, going on a trip together was a bit unrealistic. So, he extended an invitation to Su Luo.

"I'm sorry, I may have to disappoint you. I've already made plans for my vacation these few days." Su Luo declined gently. Even if there was nothing to do, Su Luo wouldn't go farming with Yi Se. In Su Luo's words, working with such a freak was worse than just sleeping.

"Then what are you going to do?" Soma asked without hesitation, directly stating the question that was on his mind.

"Well... I need to go back and take care of some things!" Faced with Soma's direct question, Su Luo naturally answered, but his words were somewhat vague. Everyone thought he didn't want others to know what he was going to do. In fact, Su Luo himself didn't know what he was going to do either; he was just giving a casual answer.

"Su Luo-jun, if you have any difficulties, you must tell us! As the saying goes, many hands make light work." Seeing that Su Luo was reluctant to talk, Yi Se thought that Su Luo had encountered some difficulties, so she said this.

"Thank you for your concern. If I really have any difficulties, I definitely won't be polite to you, senior." Su Luo felt a warmth in her heart at Ise's attitude. Actually, she thought Ise was a pretty good person. If he could just get rid of his perverted behavior of insisting on inviting people to parties at night and wearing an apron naked, he would be the perfect warm-hearted guy in a girl's heart!

To be honest, Su Luo had never realized that she always preferred to be alone and didn't really like being with others. However, over this period of time, she had gradually integrated into the Polar Star family. On the way to Far Moon, many people cared about her, and she was no longer as silent as before. Her facial expressions became more varied and were often full of smiles.

Hearing Su Luo's assurance, Isshiki smiled and then said to Soma, "Oh, by the way, what are you going to do, Soma-kun?"

"Hmm~ As for me, I might need to go home for a bit. After all, it's been a long time since I've been back, and it's time to give our restaurant some fresh air. Otherwise, it'll get dirty from being neglected for so long." Hearing Isshiki's question, Soma almost immediately thought of his family's restaurant. Since arriving at Totsuki, no one had lived at home anymore, and his father had disappeared without a trace. He only vaguely mentioned what he was going to do and told Soma to go to Totsuki before disappearing. It seemed like it was time to go back and check on things, so he answered truthfully.

After the conversation ended, everyone went to pack their things. Some went on vacation, some went to visit relatives, and those who had things to do on Polaris had to give up their vacation plans.

Su Luo checked the time; there seemed to be quite a while until noon, so she planned to use the morning to pack her luggage and then go out after lunch.

While Su Luo was tidying up the room with the man surnamed Li, Soma had already appeared in the room at some point. By this time, almost everyone in the dormitory had left. He said, "Little Luo Luo, do you want to come home with me?"

Go home with you? What the heck? Can you please be clear? This is going to cause misunderstandings, you brother-obsessed idiot.

"Probably, but I want to go out and have some fun. I've never been out and about before, even though I'm all grown up. As for going home, I'll go if I have the time." Su Luo had actually already made some plans. She said that she didn't have many friends in the real world and hadn't gone out much, so it would be nice to go out for a while sometimes.

"Do you need me to come with you?" Despite Soma's usual absent-mindedness, he is actually quite clear-headed in some matters.

Together? With you, a guy? Don't be ridiculous. What's so funny about two grown men walking together? It just feels so malicious. However, Su Luo was quite happy about Soma's concern.

"Don't worry, I'm still a high school student. If you come with me, what will happen to Yukihira Restaurant?" Su Luo refused outright.

"But···"

"No buts, it's decided just like that. You wouldn't want Yukihira Restaurant to be buried in dust, would you?"

"Alright then, but be careful on the road." As he spoke, Soma took out some money from his pocket and handed it to Su Luo: "This is for you."

"No need, Dad has already given me a lot..." Looking at the money handed over, Su Luo felt a warm feeling in her heart. This must be the feeling she had when she was a child.

"What Dad gave you is what Dad gave you. Take it and be good. Since you're not going back now, I'll be leaving now." Soma didn't give Su Luo a chance and forced the money into her hand before leaving in a hurry.

Looking at the money in her hand, Su Luo was speechless, her mind racing. But wait, didn't Soma only have a few coins in the original story? How could he have money? Did his dad send him money? That seemed impossible; it must have been borrowed. What an idiot… She clearly told him she had money…

"System, I..." Su Luo hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Before Su Luo could finish speaking, the system interrupted, "Host, don't bother thinking about it. People from the virtual world cannot be brought into the real world. Even if their soul and body are copied, they won't have any memories."

"Can I come again? Or can I make a deal with people from the virtual world?" Su Luo asked after a moment of silence.

System channel: "Currently not supported."

"So that means it exists."

System: "With your lowly status as a host, you still want to do these things? Keep dreaming."

"Hey, system, can't we talk properly? Didn't you do a good job before? Who's the host here, you or me?" Su Luo said, speechless.

"I am the system, and I am proud of it."