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With each word she spoke, Erina's blush deepened.

By the end, Erina's neck was flushed red, and she lowered her head, unable to utter a single word.

Seeing this, Alice Nakiri sighed deeply, thinking to herself:

The die is cast, and given Erina's personality, once she makes this decision, not even ten horses could pull her back.

It seems I have no choice but to try and accept him as my brother-in-law.

Hopefully, Erina won't be deceived by a man.

"What were you thinking just now? If he hadn't intervened, your hand would have been crippled. Then you wouldn't be able to be a chef anymore, and what future would you be talking about?"

"Yes, I know the consequences. But I believe in him, he will definitely take action."

"Hmm... I hope you will be happy in the future."

But I'm still so angry!

Can't understand Chapter 187? Let me translate it for you.

Can't understand Chapter 187, Section 188? Let me translate it for you.

"So, when do you plan to challenge them?"

In the Sakurai family's living room, Alice Nakiri asked a question while drinking tea.

"I really want to start tomorrow, but I haven't seen my father for many years and I don't know what level his cooking skills have reached now. It would be too reckless to go and challenge him like this."

Erina paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to the cell phone in Alice Nakiri's pocket:

"Before that, can I borrow your phone for a moment?"

"No! I want to keep those things as family heirlooms."

"In that case, I'll have to resort to robbery, okay?"

"Why...?"

Alice Nakiri hesitated, her fingers resting on her pocket. In her moment of hesitation, an idea suddenly came to her.

He leaned closer to Erina, looking at her pitifully:

"Can't we really keep it? If you want to see it in the future, you can keep it as a beautiful memory."

"this..."

Erina was slightly tempted, hesitated for a long time, and whispered:

Send me a copy later.

"no problem!"

"Absolutely do not show this to anyone else."

"Uh-huh."

Alice Nakiri nodded repeatedly, secretly relieved, and chuckled to herself.

Erina is easy to deal with.

"What does Erina plan to do? I really should scout things out first and see what level Uncle Azami's cooking skills are at now."

"I have such a plan, but Father isn't stupid. If he senses my intentions, he certainly won't reveal his true strength. Besides, after all the hardship Father went through to obtain Totsuki, would he really put Totsuki on the table during the Food Wars?"

She probably only has one chance to wrest Totsuki back from her father through a food battle.

If he cannot succeed on the first try, his father will realize the threat and try to avoid the battle.

Furthermore, even setting aside whether I have the courage to challenge my father, even if I mustered all my courage to invite him to a food battle, he might not accept.

Thinking of this, Erina involuntarily lowered her head and remained silent.

Although I was full of confidence just now, feeling like I could do anything.

But after calming down, negative emotions such as fear and helplessness surged up again.

Seeing this, Shirou put down his teacup and said with a smile:

"Leave these to me. You just need to prepare the recipes for the food battle."

"Huh...?"

Erina looked up in surprise, staring intently at Shirou, and asked hesitantly:

"Are you... going to help me?"

"Yes, I'm on your side in this matter."

"Why? You should be happy that Father took Totsuki away, right?"

"No, I'm just a bystander when it comes to Azami Nakiri taking Totsuki. Whether he succeeds or not, it doesn't matter to me."

"Then...why did you help me?"

"Do reasons really matter?"

“Of course!” Erina answered without hesitation, then added after a moment’s thought, “At least for me, this is more important than anything else.”

"I see..."

Actually, there was no reason; it was just a sudden urge to do it.

However, such a reason is unlikely to convince her.

Shirou pondered for a few seconds, then smiled and said:

"If I had to give a reason, I'd say I'm creating a platform for a fair competition with you."

"Does this mean... that your Zheng Yang Academy will have a fair and square showdown with our Totsuki Academy?"

"That's it."

"I see."

Erina smiled and nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

"Although your assets and connections are superior to those of Totsuki, in a fair fight, Totsuki will absolutely not lose."

"So confident?"

"Since it's a duel, there should be a prize, right?" Erina suddenly looked at Shirou with a strange expression, making him feel uncomfortable.

"Indeed, any duel will definitely have a prize, otherwise it wouldn't be very interesting."

Shirou paused, then asked with a light laugh:

"So, what do you want to use as leverage?"

Erina looked Shirou up and down, and as she looked, she said very seriously:

"You probably don't care about the things I have, and vice versa. I don't care about your money or status either."

"But after what just happened, I'm certain that I have something you want, and you have something I want."

"So, if I win, how about you marry into the Nakiri family?"

Shirou was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses and burst into laughter:

"Haha... You really dare to say that. Do you know what the surname Nakiri means to me?"

“I know it’s what you hate the most. But in the end, the only person you really hate is your mother. If I win, after you marry into our family, I can use my position as the head of the family to expel your mother from the house.”

Before Shirou could answer, Erina continued:

"The mother and daughter turned against each other, and you made your mother leave with nothing. This must be the best revenge for you, right?"

Uh......

Shirou was speechless, never expecting her to say such a thing.

At that moment, his understanding of Erina was completely renewed.

"While I don't know if this is a delaying tactic or your true intention, I must say it's a good suggestion."

"However, this is only the result after you win. Have you thought about what will happen if you lose?"

"Yes, I've thought about it seriously. We can do it the other way around then." As she spoke, Erina kept her eyes fixed on Shirou's, her expression incredibly focused.

Unexpectedly, she said such things one after another, and Shirou fell into deep thought.

"How do we determine the winner? And wouldn't it be difficult to ensure complete fairness and impartiality in such a duel?"

"The outcome of the match is determined by the individual's judgment, and the decision is based on one side conceding defeat."

"In that case, it will be difficult to determine a winner, right? At the very least, we should set a time limit."

"Then let's have a three-year period. I'm currently a first-year high school student. At the graduation ceremony three years from now, students from both colleges will compete in cooking. The college with more outstanding students will win."

Alice Nakiri looked back and forth between the two, then suddenly nudged Kurokiba Ryo a few times with her elbow, and said with a sly grin:

"Liang Jun, can you understand what those two are saying?"

"Yes, the ranking of the academies will be determined by the competition between the students," Kurokiba Ryo said casually.

"You big idiot! Not at all! I knew you wouldn't understand, let me translate it for you."

Alice Nakiri cleared her throat, then spoke in a narrator's tone:

"Good heavens! These two are going to have a love contest. Whoever falls in love with the other first will lose."

"The loser has to marry the other person..."

"A pair of tsundere lovers, that's quite a rare sight. Erina, really, if you like someone, just say it directly, why go through all this roundabout ways? Three years later?"

"That's right. In three years, they'll be of legal marriage age, and they can get married then. Does it matter whether it's a man marrying a woman or a woman marrying a man?"

Chapter 188 The Method of Winning Without Fighting

Chapter 188, Section 189: The Method of Winning Without Fighting

"stare......"

Before Alice Nakiri could finish speaking, she was met with two angry and embarrassed stares, and she immediately shut her mouth.