The strongest anime shop owner

Su Luo had to admire the protagonist's good mentality.

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Chapter 152 Evil Things

"By the way, didn't you go on a trip? Why are you back so soon?" Soma seemed to remember something and asked curiously.

"Oh, well, here's the thing."

"So I came back." Upon hearing Soma mention this, Su Luo felt extremely frustrated. To be honest, he didn't consider himself the main character, so why did he always seem to get into trouble wherever he went?

"That's good too, it'll give us a little more pocket money." Soma, true to his straightforward nature, didn't say anything more after hearing this.

"It's alright." Although Su Luo said this, she inwardly scoffed. Pocket money? It has to be something you can take out of this world to be considered pocket money.

Talking about these things is awful, so let's not mention them. Then, Su Luo seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, how have you been these past few days?"

"These past two days?" Speaking of this, Soma scratched his head and said, "It's alright, I guess. When we first got back, we ran a restaurant for a while, but then something happened. A fried chicken shop opened near the station and stole all the business here. The whole street became deserted. So, to stop this from happening, we decided to beat their fried chicken shop and take the business back."

"Fried chicken nuggets?" Su Shi really didn't understand what kind of thinking the islanders of this world had. They could rule this place with just fried chicken nuggets? Even if fried chicken nuggets are delicious, they can't be eaten as a meal. Even if they were to eat them, wouldn't they get tired of eating fried chicken nuggets every day?

"Yes, it's the one with the best location near the station," Soma said, arms crossed.

"The Mockingbird House?" Su Luo said subconsciously. Indeed, she had passed by there on her way back. That shop was very popular. The reason she said that was because compared to that shop, other shops were deserted and there were hardly any people around, let alone customers.

“Hmm.” Soma stroked his chin, savoring the taste of the fried chicken they made, and said, “To be honest, their fried chicken is really delicious. Both the texture and the taste are fantastic. They use a lot of secret recipes and ingredients. It’s almost impossible to replicate it or make it better in a short time.”

"Hehe, the taste is naturally very good, otherwise it wouldn't have won the gold medal for fried chicken nuggets, and for three consecutive years. As for replicating it, that's probably impossible, otherwise these fried chicken nugget shops would be everywhere." Although Su Luo had never eaten this fried chicken nugget, she still knew its reputation. "Of course, if it were just that, it might not have been able to expand so quickly. Actually, a lot of the credit goes to the shop's consultants. Of course, as the top boss of the fried chicken shop, Nakabashiki's contribution is also quite good. Although her character isn't great, at least she has a lot of guts."

"Huh? I thought the whole store was made of Chinese silk." Soma really didn't know much about this. "Also, what's that consultant?"

"It's just to provide advice to shop owners. If there wasn't someone with vision offering suggestions behind the scenes, do you think this 'Middle-aged Shrike Silk' could have expanded the shop so quickly and rapidly captured the market?" Su Luo rolled her eyes and said irritably.

"Is that so?" Soma scratched his head and said, he really didn't understand these things: "Then do you know who this consultant is?"

Hearing this question, Su Luo gave Soma a strange look. A normal person wouldn't ask such a stupid question. You know, if it were a hidden consultant, do you think someone of his status would know that? But Su Luo did know about this shop.

"I know, they're students from Totsuki Academy," Su Luo said casually.

"From our academy? Who is it?" Soma asked curiously.

"The ninth seat among the Ten Outstanding Talents - Eizan Etsuya," Su Luo said directly, without any pretense.

"Oh, I didn't expect him to be so amazing," Soma said. "Then the other nine must be pretty strong too."

Upon hearing this, Su Luo facepalmed. He knew Soma would react this way. They were enemies, after all. Also, although Eizan Etsuya was one of the Elite Ten, why was he so good while the others were all so good? Cooking and being a consultant are two different things, okay? Their comprehension abilities were practically from different generations.

"Have you solved it?" Su Luo asked.

“Of course.” Soma smiled confidently and said firmly when this was mentioned.

"What method?" Su Luo asked subconsciously.

"You'll find out when you come tomorrow," Soma smiled, without answering the question.

"Tsk." Su Luo clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.

Soon, Su Luo finished cooking. It was getting late, and it was time to go to sleep.

Even though Joichiro wasn't home, Su Luo still slept with Soma.

Soshin is a habit; after all, he's always been like this since he was a child, so he doesn't think much of it.

Time flew by, and just as Soma was fast asleep, Su Luo opened her eyes and whispered twice in Soma's ear. When Soma didn't respond, Su Luo began to act.

In the darkness, Su Luo, like a little mouse, sneaked around and reached out her wicked little hand to start touching Soma's body. While touching him, she kept looking at him, afraid that he might wake up, which would be a big problem, even though Soma was supposed to be a bit thick-skinned.

If it's just a physical issue, that's fine. But if you touch something in a private area and the other person wakes up, that's really funny.

Therefore, Su Luo was really guilty. While touching him, she was also looking after Soma, and in her heart, she was cursing the system. This setting was really unacceptable.

Although I've seen Soma's whole body, seeing is seeing and touching are two completely different things.

Touching other places is fine, but when it comes to touching those private parts, cough cough cough, it's evil, huh?

This whole process was almost too much for Su Luo, but after a journey that took several tens of minutes, she finally succeeded and could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The next day, to be honest, although Su Luo was used to waking up early, she would still get up at least around six or seven o'clock. But it wasn't even six o'clock yet, or even five-thirty. She was probably woken up by Soma when the sky outside had just begun to lighten.

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Chapter 153 The Autumn Selection is About to Begin

After Su Luo got up, she ate breakfast and looked at Soma with a resentful expression.

Although we are curious, we don't have to be woken up so early. And, most importantly, what does this have to do with us?

The result was clearly not unexpected for Su Luo...

Soon, Soma and Su Luo arrived at Tomita Fast Food Restaurant after having breakfast. Mr. Tomita, Mayumi, and Mito Ikumi were already there.

"Hey, it's been a long time, Mayumi, Uncle Tomita, and Soma's wife." Upon seeing them, Su Luo greeted them casually while yawning, her eyes still hazy, as if she hadn't fully woken up yet.

The atmosphere was fine until Su Luo called out, and then it all changed.

"I, I'm not Soma's wife, you...you shouldn't talk nonsense." After hearing Su Luo's words, Mito Yumi obviously knew that Su Luo was talking about her. She suddenly started to stutter, her eyes darted around unnaturally, and her face turned bright red.

Although that's what she said on the surface, she felt sweet inside. Clearly, this nickname suited her taste, and she did indeed like Soma.

"How...how could this be...So she really is Soma's girlfriend?" Hearing this title, Mayumi felt as if she had been struck by a sharp arrow.

Su Luo had a decent few days of vacation, though it would have been even better if those troublesome things hadn't happened.

However, happy times always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the holiday was over. Su Luo had no choice but to pack her bags and go back home.

"Tadokoro, you've been selected as a member of the Autumn Selection!" When Su Luo returned to Polaris, she didn't see many people, so she asked where they had gone. After inquiring, she learned that they had gone to the game room. Then, just as Su Luo arrived at the door of the game room, she heard Isshiki's voice coming from inside.

"Hey, I think I've heard something incredible. You've come just in time!" Su Luo said as she walked in.

"Oh my, little brother, it's been so long! Did you miss me?" As Su Luo walked in, Ryoko Sakaki seemed to notice something immediately and ran straight towards Su Luo, hugging him tightly.

"Absolutely not!" Su Luo replied without hesitation in response to Sakaki Ryoko's question. "Also, I'm not a little kid anymore, so please don't call me little brother."

"Oh dear, it's really heartbreaking that my little brother would say such cruel things." That's what Sakaki Ryoko said, but honestly, did you look heartbroken?

"Hey, Su Luo is back! Did you have a good trip?" At this moment, the others also noticed Su Luo and greeted her.

"Well, it's alright," Su Luo said.

"Su Luo-kun, you've arrived just in time! Judging from Isshiki-senpai's expression, he seems to know a lot about the Autumn Selections. Maybe he knows some secrets." At this moment, Yoshino Yuuki said to Su Luo.

Before anyone else could reply, Ryoko Sakaki interjected, "Of course! Isshiki-senpai is one of the Ten Masters, isn't he?" After saying this, Ryoko Sakaki seemed a little insecure and looked at Isshiki.

"Yes, I do know some." Isshiki nodded, much to Ryoko Sakaki's expectation.

Then, Isshiki held up one finger and said in a serious tone, "From the 628 first-year students, we will select more than 100 candidates based on their training performance and future potential. The council will then screen them one by one, and we have already finalized 40 members."

"Among these 40 people... Ibuzaki, Marui, Soro, and Soma have also been selected!" When she said this, Isshiki mentioned the people who had been selected from the Polar Star Dormitory.

"Wait a minute, Marui-? I can understand things like Ibuzaki... Marui...?" Upon hearing that Marui was on the confirmed list, Yoshino Yuuki immediately widened her eyes and exclaimed in surprise. She knew that Marui was always exhausted during his studies, so it was hard to believe that he would be selected. This was completely unexpected.

"Wow, amazing... Polaris Dorm actually has 5 people competing...! What's most surprising is that the little brother is on the list too, you're so awesome." Hearing this news, Ryoko Sakaki was obviously a little surprised, but after hearing that Su Luo was on the list, she excitedly hugged Su Luo tightly and said with a happy face.

Hey sis, could you take your breasts off me first? Su Luo's head was being brutally squeezed into the breasts, making it hard for her to breathe. She could only struggle with her hands, her face turning red from being squeezed.

"Ryoko, if you don't let go of Su Luo, he's going to die." Seeing Su Luo's face turn red and he was struggling, looking like he was about to stop breathing, Yoshino Yuuki kindly reminded him.

"Huh, really?" After hearing what Yoshino Yuuki said, Sakaki Ryoko saw Su Luo foaming at the mouth and looking like she was about to die at any moment before reluctantly letting go of Su Luo.

"Phew - I'm finally alive." After Sakaki Ryoko let go, Su Luo immediately took deep breaths of air. However, looking at Sakaki Ryoko's unrepentant expression, she immediately knew that this woman was definitely doing it on purpose.

"That's great, Su Luo, and Tadokoro too, let's do our best together! ...Hmm?" Upon hearing the news, Soma was clearly excited and said to Su Luo and Tadokoro.

However, when Takagi thought about 'the school board members and all the VIPs... cooking in front of many culinary masters... a stage with great responsibility... what if I fail - ahhhhhh!', he immediately became nervous, and his whole body even trembled.

"Ah...it seems like I've turned back into the old Tadokoro...Hey! Are you alright?" Soma said helplessly, looking at Tadokoro's appearance.

"...Really...So I...wasn't selected..." The Autumn Selection Tournament was a grand event, a stage where all the first-year students of Totsuki Academy could showcase themselves. It was a recognition of their abilities, so every first-year student longed to be selected. However, seeing that she hadn't been chosen, Yoshino Yuuki felt a little down, her heart heavy with disappointment. She had lost her usual cheerfulness, and it was unclear what she was thinking at that moment.

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Chapter 154 Who is it?

“Yuuki…” Sakaki Ryoko looked at Yoshino Yuuki’s dejected expression and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

“Yoshino, it’s too early to be discouraged. There are 60 people to be selected for the competition! The remaining 20 spots will be decided in the next meeting.” Seeing Yoshino Yuuki’s disappointed expression, Isshiki, who knew the situation, explained to the two of them, and then brought them some good news: “And Yoshino and Sakaki are both on the shortlist of candidates vying for the spots!”

"Yuuki, can you hear me?" Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko held each other's hands tightly. Yoshino Yuuki even cried with joy, leaving Sakaki Ryoko speechless. She couldn't help but tease her, "Oh dear... isn't it too early to be crying with joy now?"

"I...I didn't cry." Yoshino Yuuki immediately retorted upon hearing Sakaki Ryoko's teasing words. Although she didn't want to admit it, her face was already covered in tears. Seriously, are you kidding me?

"Hehe... Ever since I entered Totsuki Academy, I've always wanted to try standing on the selection stage..." Yoshino Yuuki said, wiping away her tears. After drying her tears, she regained her energy and said enthusiastically to Su Luo and the others, "Xiao Hui, Su Luo, and Soma! I will definitely join too, you have to wait for me!"

"No problem." Seeing Yoshino Yuuki's spirited appearance, Su Luo naturally didn't object and calmly replied.

"In that case, maybe I can come with the little brother too! I wonder if you would welcome him?" Actually, Ryoko Sakaki is a fairly confident person, and she cares a lot about this matter. Although she may be relatively accepting of how things turn out, she still cares a lot, especially about such a large-scale event, which is a rare opportunity.

“Absolutely not!” Su Luo said without hesitation.

"Oh dear, little brother, you're really heartless. It's so heartbreaking." Although Ryoko Sakaki said this, her expression didn't change at all.

"Seriously, are you sure you look sad? Don't kid me, sis!" Su Luo was speechless at this point.

At this point, Su Luo left early. He didn't dislike sports, but he didn't particularly like them either, especially strenuous exercise, which always left him with a lot of sweat that clung to his body and was very uncomfortable.

They didn't say much about Su Luo's departure and continued with their own business, as this was a normal behavior. At this moment, Su Luo was walking on a road in the suburbs. Although this was an academy, its area was surprisingly large, and the environment was almost close to nature. Basically, it could be said that Totsuki only dealt with the areas that needed to be built, while the rest of the area was basically kept in its natural state.

Su Luo strolled leisurely with her hands in her pockets, gazing at the distant scenery with a smile on her lips: "Is the Autumn Selection Competition finally about to begin? That's something to look forward to."

Just then, Su Luo suddenly felt darkness in front of her and looked ahead. She saw several people who appeared out of nowhere. They all seemed to be students of Tougetsu University and surrounded Su Luo, as if to prevent her from escaping.

"Could they have been robbed?" This was Su Luo's first thought. Although Totsuki Academy is a high-caliber school, there are always some hooligans around.

"What do you want? Are you here to rob me?" Looking up at their height, Su Luo could only stare at them, thinking to herself, 'Why am I so unlucky? I just went out for a stroll, how could this happen?'

“Of course not,” the young man in the lead said.

"Could it be..." After getting this answer, Su Luo immediately thought of another possibility. Who told her to be so cute? So she unconsciously covered her chest with her hands and said, "Don't do anything rash. Although I am very cute, I don't have that kind of hobby. If you force me, I will scream."

Seeing Su Luo's actions, how could those people not know what she was thinking? After hearing these words, they were all speechless, not knowing what to say. This child, you're overthinking it.

"You must be Su Luo? Do us the honor... come with us for a bit." The leader ignored Su Luo and instead waved his thumb behind him, speaking with a thug-like air.

"No, I won't go, not even if you kill me. Let me tell you, if you come any closer, I'm really going to yell at you." Su Luo looked at their thuggish manner and really didn't know what to do. If she were really called over, it definitely wouldn't be a good thing, so she said defiantly.

"Hey! Big brother, don't hit me! I'll go with you right away!" Su Luo originally wanted to strongly object, but seeing the fist the size of a clay pot, she immediately cried out without any backbone.