Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

"Our company does not require overtime!"

Although that's what he said, all kinds of weird expectations will affect your working time, and at this moment... Hachiman already felt something was wrong.

Gin Dojima: "The content of the project is to provide the guests of this Totsuki Resort with a suitable new breakfast. Breakfast is the face of the hotel and is also an extremely important meal for the guests to start their stay. I hope you can make dishes that can make the guests feel happy, keep it fresh and full of surprises, and make a dish."

"The main ingredient is eggs. It doesn't matter whether it's Japanese food or Chinese or Western food, but it must be provided in the form of a buffet. The review will begin at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Please be prepared so that the judges can taste it by then."

The moment Dojima Gin's voice disappeared, the entire hall became silent as if it had lost its sound channel.

However, Hachiman felt another strange gaze coming from the hall. He looked in the direction where he noticed the abnormality. Wasn't it Erina Nakiri who was looking at him with an amazing expression, as if to say:

"Watch out, tomorrow I will show you my true strength!"

Hachiman naturally intended to pretend that he didn't see it, but after taking this action, Erina seemed to become even angrier. In her eyes, Hikigaya Hachiman was completely looking down on her, looking down on her as the most promising student in Totsuki and also the youngest of the Ten Elites.

At the same time, Yoshino on the side said expectantly:

"Did I hear it wrong? It's tomorrow afternoon at six, right?"

Hachiman: "No, it's definitely morning..."

It seemed that Yoshino's kirin was touched. The girl, who had not yet reacted, immediately held her head with a very painful expression:

"That is to say, it doesn't allow people to sleep at all!"

Marui: "That's right! Is there any humanity left?"

Hachiman: "Well...it's not that I can't sleep. In fact, if I go to sleep now, there will be no problem getting up at six tomorrow."

Marui: "Hikigaya, are you serious?"

Yoshino: "You're kidding, absolutely!"

Not only the people in Polaris Dormitory, but even the classmates who heard Hachiman's words nearby, all turned their eyes to him in disbelief.

Ryoko: "Ahahahaha, Hikigaya is kidding, right?"

Knowing that Ryoko was covering for him, Hachiman immediately agreed:

"Yeah, yeah, I'm just bragging."

'Actually, I really want to go back to sleep, don't you? ! '

Hachiman finally kept this question in his heart, and on the podium, Dojima Gin's words once again covered the entire hall.

"From now until morning, you can use the time as you like. You can go to the kitchens and try cooking. Of course, it's okay to go back to your room to get some sleep. See you tomorrow morning! Everyone, dismissed!"

That extremely powerful voice instantly enveloped the entire hall, like the whisper of a devil, causing the students to lose their peace of mind in sleeping peacefully. However, following Dojima Gin's announcement, everyone began to hold their heads in regret:

"How can I possibly sleep in it?"

'It's over. I have to stay up late again!'

"I'm almost...tired!"

Hachiman looked at the scene in front of him. Perhaps he had never been so grateful for his willingness to train physically with Ryoko. Otherwise, he would probably be the same as Marui.

For ordinary people, this topic must be extremely difficult, but for Hachiman, the moment he heard about the egg dishes, he already had a choice, and perhaps this is why he remained calm.

Takumi didn't seem to be afraid at all. He just crossed his arms and smiled faintly:

"Finally, a good topic has arrived. It's Italy's signature egg dish. Look forward to it, Hikigaya!"

"Yes Yes..."

"Why are you so boring?"

"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll go back."

"Go back? Go back where?!"

Having suffered a loss just now, Hachiman naturally would not face such a situation again. He simply leaned close to Takumi and said lightly:

"Actually, I'm planning to go back and rest now. After all..."

"What! You're going to go back to bed?! Are you crazy?!"

Before Hachiman could finish, Takumi's excited voice instantly filled the entire hall. His uncontrollable expression seemed to completely fail to understand Hikigaya's behavior. When he realized his own gaffe...

Hachiman: “….”

Now, everyone's eyes were completely focused on him. Both Yukinoshita and Erina were shocked by his choice.

For this school trip, tomorrow's test is the most difficult and the most important. At this time, almost no one can sleep peacefully, unless someone like Yukinoshita or Erina is very confident in their cooking, then they can keep a normal mind. Otherwise...

Tadokoro: "Um...um, Hikigaya-san, are you planning on taking a break?!"

Mito: "Hikigaya, isn't it too early? Are you really not going to practice?"

Marui: "Rest. I want to rest too."

Ryoko: "It's over, Hikigaya has gone completely crazy..."

Faced with everyone's discussions, Hachiman didn't know where to start for a moment. In the end, he couldn't win over the Seven Heroes with his words, so he just followed everyone to the kitchen obediently.

...

Although the number of people has been greatly reduced, most of the stoves in the kitchen were quickly occupied because of the topic just proposed by Senior Dojima Gin, and Tanosho and others quickly started their own experiments.

What a coincidence...

Next to Hachiman, he bumped into Erina. If this was luck, it felt a bit too unlucky. In fact, the moment Hachiman saw Erina, he had thought about pretending not to see this guy and turning around and leaving, but...

Because she had just ignored this guy, Miss Erina, who was ignored again, could not control her temper and directly detained him.

"It doesn't matter where you do it, just treat it as an early exam."

Hachiman picked up an egg casually. After coming to this academy, there are quite a few dishes using eggs. Realizing this, Hachiman had already started honing his egg dishes, which is why he is so fearless now.

"Come to think of it, the question you gave Nakiri was also about an egg. It's quite a coincidence."

Hearing Hikigaya's words coming from beside her, Erina blushed and immediately responded:

"Don't talk to me so casually!"

For this guy, Hachiman felt helpless for a moment and could only murmur in a low voice:

"You're the one who stopped me here..."

Although the voice was weak, she was relatively close to him, so she still completely stuffed the words into her mind. Just a moment later, her already rosy cheeks became even more prominent.

"Fool!"

"Why are you cursing all of a sudden..."

"Stupid, stupid, stop bothering me while I practice my cooking."

"How can this be linked to me..."

Erina has countless ways of cooking egg dishes in her mind, and she is so skilled in each of them that she can even make them with her eyes closed. However...while chatting with Hikigaya, she made the most unpalatable dish of her life.

At that moment, her mind went completely blank. The cooking steps that she had already mastered by heart completely disappeared at that moment. Only Hikigaya's words kept echoing in her mind.

On the other side, Hachiman once again felt the power of Nakiri, that is, her unreasonableness and stubbornness. He had no power to resist such a guy.

Therefore, he decided to focus his attention on cooking. Since he was already at the stove, he might as well prepare for tomorrow's scene in advance.

First of all, as a breakfast, Yawata believes that it should not be too greasy. Although the menu says that Chinese, Western or Japanese food is completely fine, I believe that no one will consume high-calorie food early in the morning. Doing so will only make people lose their desire to eat.

Secondly, because it is in the form of a buffet, if you can clearly identify your own advantages, you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The so-called buffet attracts guests with convenience, simplicity and speed. Since guests choose by themselves, taste and presentation are extremely important. A dish can only be called a dish when it goes into the stomach. If it cannot attract people, it will be useless no matter how delicious it is.

Because from the beginning, no one would notice the existence of this dish.

However, plating is not Hachiman's strong point. Compared to this, he has better control over the taste. According to Senior Dojima Gin, tomorrow's open kitchen will be able to attract some guests as long as the aroma is released during the process of making breakfast.

Even so, it is far from enough.

Because everyone can use this kind of moves, Hachiman has already suffered a great loss.

As he has no advantage in speed or plating, he needs to attract customers' attention in advance to pass this assessment. As for what to do exactly, it depends on his performance on the spot.

Finally...regarding the choice of dishes, Hachiman now has two options.

First, Panini.

Second, Eggs Benedict.

That's right, although his understanding of Eggs Benedict was limited to the one made by Nakiri, Eggs Benedict was definitely a very good choice in terms of both time and quantity.

Instead of continuing to think, it is better to practice and gain true knowledge.

He ignored Erina's gaze and took a deep breath after making this decision.

Afterwards, everything seemed to have evolved in the brain countless times. Although it was only the first attempt, the fluency of the movements was even smoother than expected.

Get the pan ready, heat the oil and add the eggs.

All the actions are based on the original scene of Nakiri. She has a divine tongue and is a genius girl. She has already mastered the dishes such as Benedict eggs. As long as you remember all the dishes she made and then make the corresponding changes, then...

...

Erina on the side actually made three failed dishes in a row, which was something she had never tried in her life. As a true genius girl, she has possessed the "God's Tongue" since she was born, and it is impossible for her to make unpalatable food. But now... three times in a row, she couldn't believe that she could make such a dish.

And the source of all this is just Hikigaya who is right beside him.

If she could still pretend not to care and continue cooking just now, then after seeing Hikigaya's actions, she had completely stopped what she was doing. Her slightly trembling lips seemed to show that she couldn't believe what she saw.

"How can it be..."

She, Erina Nakiri, the legendary girl with the 'God's Tongue', is a true genius.

Compared to most of her peers, she has been able to cook top-notch dishes since she was a child, but at the same time...she has failed, climbed, and suffered on this road. After all, no one is a born genius. Even she needs to keep practicing, trying, and then challenging herself again.

Every dish she knew by heart was perfected after she failed hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times. She believed that even someone who was better than her would not be able to make the same taste as hers.

But...until this moment.

She was very clear that her every move was now being replicated on this stove.

She had only shown her cooking to Hikigaya once, and even that one time, she was still questioned by him.

She hated this guy very much. He clearly didn't have strong strength, and even his speed in picking up a kitchen knife was worrying. Everything pointed to him being a novice chef who had no appreciation for her noble cuisine.

Everyone tried to downplay her as a genius and deny her efforts, but only she understood that it was a path she had worked hard to walk step by step, so how could she be denied by others!

So, she was unwilling and did not agree with it.

However, sometimes in life, one has to let go of and reconcile with the past. When she saw Hikigaya reproduce all her movements perfectly, even to the second, her proud body began to tremble.

Under Erina's watchful eyes, Hachiman successfully made the 'Eggs Benedict'. As expected, it took very little time, just a little over a minute to complete one serving.

Without paying attention to Erina beside him, Hachiman took a bite of the food he had made. After making sure there was no problem, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It looks like tomorrow's menu has been decided."

"Now, it's time to rest."

No matter what, even if it is the end of the world, it cannot affect sleeping time. This is Hachiman’s self-rule.

Erina seemed to notice that Hikigaya had already started packing up, and for the first time, panic appeared on her face. This was the disappearance of confidence in her own abilities. She shook her head violently, no longer looking in the direction of Hikigaya, but continued to work on her cooking.

If she hadn't made those three dishes that were so bad that she couldn't believe they were her own, she would probably choose to take a break soon. But now...she had to make sure everything was foolproof. She couldn't accept failing in front of this man again.

Hachiman: "Ms. Nakiri, are you still practicing?"

Erina: "Idiot, can't you see?! I'm learning a new dish! I don't even care about tomorrow's exam!"

Hachiman: "Well, I'll go and rest first. You should also go to rest early."

After saying this, Hachiman left without looking back. After all, what greeted him was a room with a large bed and soft couch, which was a world of difference compared to this smoky kitchen.

Witnessing Hachiman's departure, Erina became more and more anxious, and failed again.

She had already failed in four dishes in a row, and the quality of her dishes was totally different from her usual cooking standards. This made her feel scared for the first time. What kind of feeling was this? Perhaps she began to doubt her own abilities.

Looking at the 'Eggs Benedict' still left on Hikigaya's desk, Erina's face once again flushed slightly.

She was very curious about what kind of flavor this guy's Eggs Benedict had and how it differed from what she had made before.

The moment that thought came to her mind, she shook her head violently.