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"fine."

Take good care of yourself, I will get you out of here.

To put her at ease, Alice Nakiri smiled.

"Erina, I've made great progress during these few days of residential training. How about you? Has your cooking improved? You haven't slacked off, have you?"

"I... have also made great progress, especially in my swordsmanship."

"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to competing with you again. By the way, it was so unfair of you guys to sneak away last time! Do you know how long I had to sing alone on stage after that?"

"sorry."

"No need to apologize. I'm not angry. In fact, I'm quite happy. I even considered whether or not to debut before."

"You're going to debut?"

"No, I was just kidding. I like cooking, so I won't be a celebrity."

"Ah."

This is not the usual Erina.

Alice Nakiri sighed softly, and then looked at Azami Nakiri in the distance with a hint of anger in her eyes.

It's all that guy's fault that Erina ended up like this, like a wounded little animal.

Although she is still very cute, Erina doesn't look happy at all.

……

That afternoon, at the Nakiri family home.

"Aunt Managi, do you know what happened at Totsuki Academy today?"

"what's up?"

Seeing the puzzled look on Managi's face, Alice Nakiri fell silent for a moment, thinking to herself:

Is this because they completely disregarded the change of the Totsuki Commander-in-Chief? Or do they genuinely know nothing about it?

"This morning, Uncle Ji, in the name of the Ten Heroes Council, seized my grandfather's position as the Supreme Commander of Totsuki Academy."

"What! Are you kidding me? How could a bunch of students possibly be in charge of the commander-in-chief?"

After Nakiri Managi finished speaking dismissively, she suddenly looked surprised and said in a deep voice, as if she had thought of something:

"Hasn't Azami been expelled from the Nakiri family by his father and forbidden from calling himself Nakiri anymore?"

"He's no longer a member of the Nakiri family, how could he possibly become the commander-in-chief?"

"If a group of students can change the Supreme Commander by banding together, then wouldn't anyone on the street be able to take over Totsuki Academy?"

Alice Nakiri nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but say:

"That's what I thought too, but I don't know why, he just happened to succeed."

"Impossible! Father would never let him get away with this. Wait, are you saying he's already succeeded?"

"Yes, this morning at the resort, many people were invited to witness the event in the name of the new commander-in-chief of Totsuki. Among them were not only the Metropolitan Police Department chief and the mayor, but also wealthy businessmen who supply ingredients to Totsuki."

Nakiri Managi frowned slightly, then nodded:

"That's no surprise. Totsuki Culinary Academy has never been just a school. External pressures coupled with internal betrayal—no wonder Father failed. I'm going to find Azami!"

"Huh...? Wait a minute, what are you planning to do? Go directly to him? And then make him return Totsuki?"

"Is there a problem? He is no longer a member of the Nakiri family and is not qualified to serve as the commander-in-chief."

"That's too dangerous! Besides, I don't think he's the kind of person who would give up after you say a few words."

Alice Nakiri paused for a moment, then added:

“A shameless person like Uncle Ji will definitely continue to cling to the position of Supreme Commander of Totsuki Academy even if you get divorced.”

"Moreover, he might take the opportunity to sever the connection between Totsuki and our Nakiri family, making Totsuki his own."

"Why should he? He's just a live-in son-in-law, what right does he have to do that?" Nakiri Managi's face was extremely ugly as he spoke, because he knew that this was indeed something Nakiri Azami was capable of doing.

"You seem to know him quite well. What is Father thinking? He just lets Ji run wild like that."

Seeing that she kept complaining and didn't have any better ideas, Alice Nakiri was somewhat disappointed.

It was thought that as Azami Nakiri's wife, she could turn the tide and reclaim Totsuki.

It seems that she is of little use now.

"Let's put Uncle Azami's matter aside for now. I have something else to discuss with Aunt Managi. Erina is working as a private chef for a man named Sakurai. Do you know the inside story?"

Upon hearing the name Sakurai, Nakiri Managi's body trembled involuntarily.

The experience of that day resurfaced before my eyes.

The person only said one sentence, and her body went out of control, endlessly repeating the process of grilling meat.

"Don't go looking for him! Erina... is beyond saving."

"Uh……"

Alice Nakiri looked at her, puzzled, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"So, there really is more to the story? What exactly happened?"

"That thing isn't human; it must be some kind of monster."

At this moment, Alice Nakiri really wanted to curse her, thinking she was going to say something like "the other side is too powerful, and the Nakiri family is far from being a match for them".

To my surprise, I heard such outrageous things from her.

Yokai? I'm an Onmyoji, after all.

"Does Aunt Managi mean that Erina is just going to give up like this?"

"Well, that's all we can do. You'd better not get involved with Erina anymore. You're the only one left in the Nakiri family, and you have the future of Totsuki on your shoulders."

what!

This guy actually said such heartless things!

Alice Nakiri stared at her in disbelief, momentarily unable to believe her ears.

Shouldn't we try our best to save Erina at a time like this?

Is this person really Erina's mother? Could Erina be someone she adopted?

But the Tongue of God is of the same lineage, and with such a similar appearance, it doesn't seem like they're not related by blood.

"Aunt Managi, are you serious?"

"Yes, I'm not joking. You need to stay away from Erina, the farther the better. And me too."

Is she your daughter? Don't portray her as a jinx!

This woman and Uncle Ji are truly a perfect match.

Damn it, why are they all like this? Erina's parents are all like this, completely useless.

As expected, I still have to rely on myself.

Chapter 183 Myself in My Dreams

Chapter 183, Section 184: Myself in a Dream

A desperate situation!

First, Totsuki was taken away by her lifelong enemy, and then Erina lost her freedom for some unknown reason.

Most importantly, despite searching everywhere, no one could be found to offer help.

It is impossible to solve both problems at the same time by relying solely on one's own strength.

Alice Nakiri left Managi's place in a huff and soon found Senzaemon practicing his swordplay at the dojo in her home.

"Grandfather! What time is it? How can you still have the leisure to practice your sword here?"

"You already know?"

"Ah...! I already know. Whether it's Erina's matter or Totsuki's matter, Grandfather, don't you plan to do anything about it?"

Senzaemon Nakiri put down his bamboo sword, remained silent for a few seconds, and then sighed:

"I'm sorry, there's nothing more I can do. If there's anything you want to do, then go ahead and do it. Compared to this old bone of mine that's about to lie in a coffin, you still have a long life ahead of you. Don't leave yourself with any regrets."

After speaking, he seemed to have nothing more to say and began to swing his sword again.

Alice Nakiri glared at him through gritted teeth, a surge of indescribable anger rising within her.

Why are they all like this?! Whether it's Aunt Managi or Grandfather, are they going to completely give up on Erina and Totsuki?

Aren't they all the most important treasures of the Nakiri family?

Putting aside Nakiri Managi, the fact that her revered grandfather held the same attitude left Nakiri Alice bewildered, and she had no idea how she left the dojo.

After what seemed like an eternity, she finally came to her senses, picked up her phone, and dialed her father, Nakiri Munee.

Her father, Soeichi Nakiri, is the founder of the world-class gourmet company "Nakiri International" and another person she greatly respects.

My grandfather is of no use, but surely my father won't be in the same situation.

Lost in thought, the phone call was already connected.

"Alice, I have something urgent to attend to right now. I'll call you back later."

"Dad, something terrible has happened! Erina and Totsuki are both in trouble!"

Immediately following the phone call were sounds of apologies and footsteps. About a minute later, another sound came through:

"What's going on, Alice?"

"Dad, Uncle Azami suddenly came back and took Totsuki away from Grandpa. Also, Erina got into some trouble a few days ago and is now working as a private chef for a man..."

As she finished speaking, Alice Nakiri's voice became somewhat low:

"Based on my speculation, Erina must have been caught doing something wrong, otherwise, she would never have become the private chef for that kind of nasty guy."

"That guy looks a bit like Uncle Azami, and he's Erina's most hated person..."