Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Let's go, Erina." Shirou turned around and gestured for her to follow.

"Ah."

Erina nodded slightly and followed closely behind.

Chapter 181 How long are you going to be afraid?

Chapter 181, Section 182: How long are you going to be afraid?

"I am Azami Nakiri, the current Supreme Commander of Totsuki Culinary Arts. I am well aware that this position requires me to lead the entire nation's culinary culture, and I will dedicate myself to this cause, carefully considering every step, and striving to make Totsuki Culinary Arts soar even higher."

Listening to Azami Nakiri's speech, Alice Nakiri unconsciously clenched her fists, thinking to herself:

That guy actually said something so shameless, it's disgusting.

Turning her head, her gaze shifted back to Erina.

At that moment, Erina was sitting next to him, looking somewhat dazed.

"Erina, what exactly is going on?" Alice Nakiri asked in a low voice. "How did Uncle Azami suddenly become the Supreme Commander? You should have attended the Elite Ten meeting, right?"

“I didn’t participate.” Erina shook her head slightly and replied in a slightly low voice, “When I found out, the council meeting had already ended. It is said that the six Elite Ten jointly recommended him to be the new Commander-in-Chief.”

"And what about Grandfather? Grandfather didn't do anything?"

"I don't know, I don't know anything."

Seeing Erina shaking her head repeatedly, Alice Nakiri unconsciously glanced at Shirou on Erina's other side, and then sighed softly.

Indeed, Erina has been working as that guy's private chef all this time, rarely going home and hardly paying attention to Totsuki.

"So... what are you planning to do next, Erina?"

silence.

Seeing this, Alice Nakiri leaned close to her ear and whispered:

"Can you just stand by and watch Uncle Ji run rampant in Totsuki? Or are you deciding to side with Uncle Ji?"

Silence.

On the surface, she remained unmoved, but in reality, Erina was far from calm.

Deep down, she longed to defeat her father and reclaim Totsuki.

However, the psychological trauma from her childhood was too great, and she simply couldn't muster the thought of rebelling.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the mere sight of her father evoked a conditioned reflex of fear in her, like a mouse seeing a cat.

After a long while, Azami Nakiri, having finished his speech, stepped down from the podium and stood beside the group of people at their table.

“Mr. Sakurai, thank you very much for your presence. I will definitely take over from the former commander-in-chief and build Totsuki into the company I envision.”

"Oh...? I wonder what Totsuki looks like in your mind?" Shirou asked with a light laugh.

"I also want to know what you plan to turn Totsuki into!" Alice Nakiri couldn't help but interject.

"There are two kinds of people in the world: a few elites and geniuses, and the majority of ordinary people and fools."

Azami Nakiri paused for a moment, then began to expound on his own philosophy with great enthusiasm:

"Totsuki has always adopted a management policy of treating everyone the same, which is really foolish. Geniuses should be managed like geniuses, and idiots should be managed like idiots."

"For example, every student at Totsuki Academy can apply for funding to research their own recipes."

"Among these, the research conducted by gifted students will be worthwhile, and even more than worthwhile."

"But recipes developed by idiotic students are often riddled with errors and have no value whatsoever, wasting not only money but also their personal time."

"Therefore, I will disqualify these stupid students from applying for research funding to prevent waste, and further increase the application limit for gifted students."

"At the same time, the recipes developed by the genius students will be given to the stupid students for free."

"That way, stupid students won't have to waste time and effort doing those thankless things; they can just use those ready-made, better recipes."

Alice Nakiri stared at him blankly, then quickly realized what he meant and cursed under her breath:

He calls everyone an idiot, what a nasty guy!

Although Totsuki Academy already conducts elite education, only this guy could take it to such an offensive level.

Just then, a round of applause suddenly rang out beside me.

Alice Nakiri subconsciously turned her head and saw Shirou clapping on Erina's other side. She subconsciously asked:

"Could it be... that you think what he said makes a lot of sense?"

"Yes, that makes a lot of sense."

Shirou smiled slightly, thinking to himself:

If things continue like this, Totsuki will inevitably lose the support of the people and the reputation it has built up over the years.

Ultimately, they embarked on a path of destruction step by step.

Why? Because good and bad are always relative.

If there were only one Totsuki in the world, no matter how much Azami Nakiri struggled, it wouldn't be seriously damaged.

But now, besides Totsuki, there is also Masahiro.

Although Zhengyang Academy's reputation, faculty, and student quality are still inferior to Yuanyue Academy, that's only the case for now.

As the great ship of the distant moon gradually sinks, the true sun will surely take its place.

Alice Nakiri paused, looking back and forth between Shirou and Azami Nakiri, and inexplicably saw the animal images of a fox and a tiger behind them.

So these two are birds of a feather!

This guy looks so much like Azami Nakiri, there's absolutely no way Erina could like him.

Therefore, there must be another reason why Erina became his private chef; she must have been caught doing something wrong.

Thinking of this, Alice Nakiri unconsciously grabbed Erina's hand, staring intently at her with eyes full of "I will definitely save you".

"Uncle Azami, are you aware that Erina has become a private chef?"

"I know. The fact that Erina can become Mr. Sakurai's personal chef shows that she has inherited my excellent eye for selecting diners. She is truly my daughter."

"Oh...? It's alright to let the ownership of the Tongue of God change hands?"

"In the end, God Tongue is just a tool to improve cooking skills. For a chef, the most important thing is the diner. Erina's cooking can satisfy Mr. Sakurai, which is all thanks to the education I gave her when she was a child."

Damn it! He can't stop boasting about his achievements in every single sentence. Just how shameless is this guy?!

Moreover, how could she say such shameless things? Didn't you see that Erina was trembling with fear?

But who exactly is Sakurai?

Azami Nakiri seems to regard this guy as the most outstanding gourmet on this planet, which is simply outrageous!

Lost in thought, Alice noticed that Azami Nakiri had gone to other tables to greet other people, so she leaned closer to Erina again and said in a soft but stern voice:

"Erina, how long are you going to be afraid? Uncle Azami is so arrogant because he knows you can't fight back."

If it were you, you would definitely be able to beat him, right?

"Erina, I'm really angry right now, and I think... you must feel the same way, right?"

"But, although I was very angry, there was nothing I could do because my cooking skills were far inferior to his."

“However, you and I are different, Erina. Your cooking skills are far superior to mine. If it were you, you would definitely be able to defeat him in a food battle.”

Chapter 182 These two are truly a perfect match.

Chapter 182, Section 183: These two are truly a perfect match.

"So let's challenge him to a food battle! Let's take Totsuki back from him."

At this point, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but reveal a hint of anticipation.

Originally intended to encourage Erina, the more she talked about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Given how obsequious Azami Nakiri is to Sakurai, if Erina were to initiate a food battle invitation at the right time and ask Sakurai to speak on her behalf, he definitely wouldn't refuse.

Under her intense gaze, Erina remained silent for a few seconds before shaking her head slightly and saying in a very low voice:

“I’m sorry, I’ve thought about doing that too, but every time my father appears in front of me, I become unable to resist.”

"Well……"

So it really won't work?

It seems that the psychological trauma that guy inflicted on Erina when she was a child was really deep.

"So... you're planning to do nothing?"

"I'm sorry, I... there's nothing I can do." Erina shook her head slightly, her expression extremely forlorn.

Such an expression stirred a pang of heartache in Alice Nakiri.

It's all that guy's fault!

Both that guy and this guy are extremely annoying!

I will definitely save you, Erina!

As for Sakurai, there shouldn't be any problems for now.

Moreover, Erina staying by his side can also prevent her from being controlled by Azami Nakiri.

Imagine if Erina hadn't become Sakurai's personal chef; she would definitely be a puppet who obeys Azami Nakiri's every word by now.

After all, that guy would never let go of such a useful tool as the Tongue of God.

Therefore, Erina will stay with Sakurai for the time being. The most urgent task is to get rid of Azami Nakiri and remove him from his position as the commander-in-chief of Totsuki Academy.

Since Erina can't be relied upon, let's go find Aunt Managi.

Her relationship with her husband doesn't seem to be very good, so she probably won't just sit idly by.

"Erina!"

"Ok?"