Shirou's clones number 30 million

It's this indifferent attitude that's infuriating!

Moreover, Erina has fallen so low as to become a private chef, so why is she still so arrogant?

Alice Nakiri muttered a few curses to herself, then looked at the judges' table, her face unconsciously revealing a mixture of hope and worry.

"Please use it."

"Both dishes are so beautiful! One looks like a majestic pagoda, shimmering with golden light under the lamp; the other doesn't seem particularly eye-catching at first glance, but its unique creativity is truly a work of art."

After making a few comments, the man, who appeared to be the hotel manager, picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of each item.

The next moment, his gaze was fixed on the pagoda-shaped meat, and he couldn't look away. He reached out with his chopsticks again.

The other employees all had the same expression.

Fortunately, Erina's dishes were very large, and even with several people surrounding them, it didn't feel crowded at all.

The other dish, praised as a work of art, was quickly forgotten and sat alone on the table.

Erina Nakiri glanced around, her gaze settling on Alice, and said in a deep voice:

"The outcome is decided, Alice."

"Damn it! Did we really lose?"

Alice Nakiri stomped her foot angrily, slapped Ryo Kurokiba's shoulder, and complained incessantly:

"How infuriating! I lost to Erina again. Why didn't you check the machine properly before? If I had used my specialty, molecular gastronomy, I definitely wouldn't have lost so miserably."

Having removed his headscarf, Kurokiba Ryo completely lacked the fighting spirit and passion he displayed during the Food Wars. He stood listlessly in place, replying in a low voice:

"You told me not to touch the equipment. Haven't we already prepared the songs? Let's get ready to sing."

"Whose side are you on anyway? I was hoping to get the punishment canceled by pleading with Erina, but now that you've said that, does that mean I can't sing at all?"

At this point, Alice Nakiri quickly ran to Erina and whispered:

"Can we sing somewhere else?"

"Where?"

Karaoke.

"Can that still be considered a punishment? No."

"Well... what about on the overpass? That's considered a public place, you know."

"can."

Erina Nakiri subconsciously looked at Shirou, asking for his opinion with her eyes.

"I don't care. Tonight, I'm just your follower," Shirou said with a smile.

"Forget about having a lackey; I can't afford one like you. Let's use that overpass we passed on the way here; it's very close."

“If I remember correctly… there’s a music store over there that I own, so I can borrow the sound and broadcasting equipment.”

Alice Nakiri looked back and forth between the two, then suddenly realized something and asked with extreme nervousness:

"What do you want? It's just singing a song? Why are you making such a fuss? I don't want to debut."

"Don't worry, it's just a song. But we still need to build a stage for you."

Shirou took out his phone, dialed the number of the person in charge of that street, explained the situation briefly, and then smiled:

"Let's go, the stage will be almost set up by the time we get there."

This situation made Alice Nakiri hesitate and want to back out.

"Erina, I suddenly feel a sore throat. How about we sing another day?"

"What do you say?"

As she spoke, Erina Nakiri glanced at Shirou without realizing it.

She actually felt that it didn't matter when she sang, or even whether she sang or not, but she always felt that Shirou might not agree.

So, it really should be done now.

"Devil! Erina, when you grow up, you will definitely become a cold-blooded and ruthless vampire."

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Woooo..."

Alice Nakiri pouted, feigned a few sobs in obvious dissatisfaction, then turned to Ryo Kurokiba and smiled:

"Are you ready, Liangjun? Sing louder later, try to cover my voice, so I can take advantage of the chaos."

"I can't sing."

"You have to sing even if you can't! Do you want me to take the punishment alone? I will never allow such a cunning thing!"

"Oh, then sing it."

Chapter 168 Humans are indeed inherently lazy.

Chapter 168, Section 169: Humans are indeed inherently lazy.

"It's surprisingly not bad."

Shirou couldn't help but smile as he watched Alice Nakiri singing on stage.

When she first stepped onto the stage, perhaps due to nervousness and inexperience, her voice trembled slightly and was excessively low.

However, after singing a few lines, she became more and more unrestrained, and her voice gradually grew louder.

As for Kurokiba Ryo, without his headscarf, he remained listless and weak, his voice completely drowned out by Nakiri Alice, and he was even a beat behind.

Of course, if he hadn't been a beat too slow, no one would have heard him at all.

Some might even think he's just pretending.

When the song ended, Alice Nakiri, dissatisfied, shooed Ryo Kurokiba aside and stood alone in the middle of the stage.

"You sang terribly, you're totally dragging me down. Go down and be an audience member. I'll sing solo, I don't need you anymore."

The next moment, the singing resumed.

Before they knew it, passersby had gathered around.

Shirou leaned closer to Erina and asked in surprise:

"Isn't 'Punishment' a song? Why does it seem like she's planning to keep singing it forever?"

Erina Nakiri smiled and shook her head, then sighed with a hint of helplessness:

"That's just Alice's personality. She gets completely absorbed in anything fun. Singing on the street must be a really interesting experience for her, right?"

"She seems to be looking at you with a provocative gaze? Is she implying that she wants you to go up and sing with her?"

"Huh...? I see."

Erina Nakiri instantly realized that Alice had such a plan.

She definitely saw that the crowd around her was growing larger and larger, so she wanted to heat up the atmosphere with a few songs and then hand the microphone to herself when the atmosphere was at its most lively.

At that time, with a little provocation or persuasion, and amidst the cheers of the surrounding audience, I would have no choice but to go up and sing with her.

This kind of strategy of using a counter-strategy is really Alice's style.

However, since I've already seen through him, I'll refrain from playing along.

"Let's go back."

"Huh...? You're leaving already? Aren't you going to keep listening? She actually sings quite well."

"I'm tired. If you want to hear it, then stay here alone."

"What's the point of me staying if you're all gone?"

Upon hearing this, Erina Nakiri couldn't help but smile, and then said:

"The streetlights here are quite bright. When you're standing on the stage, you probably can't see the faces below clearly, right?"

"Hmm, we can probably only see a rough outline." Shirou looked at her, puzzled.

"In that case, could we find someone of similar build and clothing to stand here and impersonate us?"

"Uh... could it be that you really dislike Alice?"

"On the contrary, I quite like her; it's always been her who's hostile towards me."

"Then why are you still doing this? She might keep singing until tomorrow morning just to spite you."

"No way, she'll probably invite me on stage to sing with her after just a few songs."

Shirou seemed to understand. In that case, there was no problem.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

About ten seconds later, a man and a woman, with the same build and clothing as the two, walked over together.

Shirou greeted the two of them and, with Erina in tow, quickly left the overpass.

After walking a distance, Erina Nakiri couldn't help but say:

"You've prepared a stand-in so quickly. It seems I need to reassess your abilities."

"Well... it was just a coincidence."

It was actually a combination of Shadow Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu; otherwise, it would have taken at least ten minutes, and it would have been impossible to be this fast.

Shirou paused for a moment, then asked with a smile:

"Speaking of which, your attitude towards other people seems a bit different from your attitude towards me?"

"That's to maintain the dignity of the Nakiri family, which requires keeping a certain distance from everyone. But there's no need to do that in front of you. Aren't you the same? You treat outsiders completely differently than you treat me."

"That's true, but it's a little unsettling to be so similar to you."

"Me too."

Shortly after the two left, just as Erina had said, Alice Nakiri tried to loudly invite her onto the stage.

However, the two people in the audience kept whispering to each other, pretending not to hear.