Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

Hachiman: "Recruiting wise men?"

Yukinoshita: "Hikigaya-kun, this school trip will serve as a reference for students to apply for jobs after graduation. Some people can even get corresponding positions and employment opportunities in advance. For a guy like you who has no desire to work and no ambition, I suggest you stay here for a while. This way you won't starve to death on the street in the future. I don't want to see you in such a miserable state outside."

Although Hachiman could sense that Yukinoshita's venomous tongue had significantly decreased, and in a way it was even for his own good, but...

"Can't this guy talk normally?"

Hachiman: "Hearing what you said, I think I really need to stay and see what happens."

Although he had no intention of accepting anyone's invitation, and even didn't think he could get an invitation from any senior, he had a reason to refuse anyway.

As soon as she finished speaking, Erina suddenly broke out from nowhere. Her expression was still so arrogant, but after seeing Hikigaya, she couldn't hide the faint blush on her face. It was not until she saw Yukinoshita was also here that the coldness on her face eased.

"It is definitely not an easy task to get an invitation from the seniors. In our entire Totsuki Academy, only a few people can get this invitation."

Erina's voice undoubtedly spread throughout the entire hall, but the person to whom she said this was only one person.

Without waiting for Hachiman to answer, Yukinoshita spoke first:

"No one can say for sure about this kind of thing. At least in my opinion, even a guy like Hikigaya-kun has a chance."

'Hey, why do you use me as an example? ? '

Erina: "Oh? Yukinoshita, you mean to say that you believe this guy can actually get a different evaluation?"

Yukinoshita: "I never said that. It feels so cheap to compare me with him. But I just want to tell you that not everything will go the way you want, like this time."

Everyone instantly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. It was obvious that both of them disliked Hikigaya Hachiman, but they kept defending his existence with words. What's the difference between this and a Shura Field?

Erina frowned, her eyes fixed on Yukinoshita. In Hikigaya's opinion, Yukinoshita Yukino did have extraordinary cooking skills. Even though the two of them had never communicated with each other before, they had already heard of each other's names and knew that the other party would definitely become their rival, so...

Erina smiled calmly, "I didn't expect that, Yukinoshita. I thought you would be smarter."

Yukinoshita: "Actually, I don't like people talking to me in a condescending manner."

The two just stared at each other. As the atmosphere became more solemn, everyone became more and more at a loss.

Could it be that the showdown between the two women that they had been waiting for was about to happen at this moment?

However, the triggering condition was actually a guy named Hikigaya Hachiman.

At this moment, Hachiman was completely speechless. It was obvious that these two women were not easy to bully. If they bumped into each other, according to the original situation, Yukinoshita would definitely not pay attention to Erina. But now, because of some known variables, all this happened.

"That's why I say women are such a hassle!"

Because neither Yukinoshita nor Erina is on her side, so...

He was unable to make his position clear, and given the current situation, it seemed like he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

Yukinoshita's expression was a faint smile from beginning to end, as if Erina could not change her every move at all. At the same time, on the other side, Erina crossed her arms proudly, looking very impressive.

Yukinoshita: "How about this, Miss Erina."

Erina: “You say.”

Yukinoshita: "You know, I'm still not qualified to challenge the top ten. How about we make a bet here?"

Erina: "What bet?"

Yukinoshita: "It has nothing to do with food battles or cooking. It's just about judging Hikigaya-kun's personal cooking skills. Didn't you say that he won't be invited by any of the seniors?"

It seemed that she finally realized that she had fallen into Yukinoshita's trap. Erina was unable to refute for a moment:

"I..."

If he denied it at this time, not only would his reputation be completely ruined, but he would also lose to Yukinoshita in terms of momentum, which would obviously not be a good thing for future duels.

Yukinoshita: "Ms. Erina, you think that Hikigaya's cooking cannot be recognized by the seniors, or even by you. Then I will do the opposite. As long as Hikigaya-kun is recognized by the five seniors, I will win. How about that?"

Erina: "Five? Are you kidding? Since Totsuki was founded, there has never been a case of being invited by five seniors at the same time."

Although the one standing here is undoubtedly the pride of this class, but...are those seniors not also the best among them? How strong a cooking ability must one have to be recognized by the five of them?

Listening to Yukinoshita's words, even Hachiman himself was speechless. Speaking of which, could they not drag him into the quarrel between these two women? He didn't want to be the focus of the crowd in the first place, but now...

Whether it was the classmates who were joining in the fun, the people in Polar Star Dormitory, or even Takumi and Alice, they all looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief.

You have to know that there are only ten seniors in this session. If we say five...

Is that too much?

Yukinoshita's expression was still full of indifference, because she would never deceive herself and would never joke, so her words seemed particularly serious at this time.

"What? Don't you dare?"

"Why...why don't you dare? Then tell me, what are you betting on?!"

Hisako: "Lady Erina... this is not good."

Erina: "There's nothing wrong with it. Even if this guy is a genius that only appears once in a century, this kind of thing would never happen. You have to know that our predecessors are also geniuses. They also have their own dignity and bottom line. How could something like this happen five times?"

Everyone seemed to agree more with Erina's words, and nodded.

"Although Hikigaya is very powerful, but... the five seniors, even Lady Erina can't do it."

"Idiot, are you an idiot? Who dares to invite Lady Erina? Her family's own business is far more prosperous than those small shops."

"Oh yeah, but that's not the focus right now, right? Do you really think that if Lady Erina wasn't from this huge family, she would get this kind of recognition? Isn't that too much of a stretch?"

Seemingly having completely ignored the words of the people around her, Yukinoshita simply glanced at Hikigaya. This time... it was not a simple glance, but after a long pause, she revealed a natural smile. At the last moment before her face moved away, Hachiman obviously remembered that scene in his heart.

"This guy... is actually serious."

Yukinoshita: "Ms. Erina, if I win, I don't ask for anything else, I just hope to be qualified to compete with you in food battle. If I lose, no matter what happens in the future, I will not challenge you. In this way, you can have one less opponent."

No one expected Yukinoshita to make such a strong request. It was not the first time that everyone in the hall was dumbfounded. For a guy they were not even familiar with, Yukinoshita at this moment actually put the future of cooking on Hikigaya.

You know, if she lost, no matter how great her achievements were in the future, whenever someone mentioned this class of Totsuki students, the first person they thought of would always be Erina, not Yukinoshita.

"Hey, hey, what's going on? I'm getting more and more confused about the relationship between Yukinoshita and Hikigaya!"

"That's not right, these two guys don't look like they can tell at all?"

"It can't be true as the rumors say, are they an underground couple?"

Facing the doubts around her, the usually calm and elegant Yukinoshita actually felt her heartbeat quicken. She had already ignored the usual rumors, but this time...

A blush quietly appeared on her face, but because the color was too light, no one could see it. Only she herself was sure that her face was slowly heating up.

Erina seemed to find it incredible that Yukinoshita would make such a request. In her opinion, Yukinoshita was indeed a strong enemy, and in order to face such a guy, even she herself had to go all out. In her imagination, Yukinoshita should be more prepared to challenge her and approach her step by step, but...

He actually had to use such a little trick to get the qualification to compete with her in food battle. Isn't that underestimating Erina?

"Before I give my answer, I also want to ask you a question, Yukinoshita."

"please."

"Why are you defending Hikigaya so much? What is your relationship with her?"

"Oh!" The whole audience was excited. It was obvious that Erina's question was what all the spectators wanted to see.

Although Hachiman, who is standing between the two girls, usually has a low presence with unlimited potential, he cannot be ignored in the current situation no matter what.

Yukinoshita smiled very neatly and said, "In a sense, we are partners. In his eyes, I am probably a 'troublesome guy'. As for me, I have obviously said it many times."

“That’s a zombie.”

"Hey, hey, stop joking around at this time, Yukinoshita-san."

Although he had countless things he wanted to complain about in his heart, facing the current situation, Hachiman couldn't complain out loud. Even if he accidentally made eye contact with Yukinoshita, others would mistakenly think that there was something wrong.

But then again, it's pretty impressive that Yukinoshita could guess what Hachiman was thinking.

Erina: “That’s it?”

"That's it?" everyone echoed.

It seemed that Yukinoshita herself was confused by the question, and she just tilted her head and asked in a nonsensical way:

"If you think of me as your zombie classmate's partner or something, it would be too cold even if it's just a joke. After all, there shouldn't be any bugs in this world who like Hikigaya-kun."

'Haha, what a cold joke.'

Hachiman actually understood. After talking for so long, it turned out that he was the target of attack from both sides. It seemed that one was playing the good cop and the other was playing the bad cop, but in fact, both of them were targeting him.

broken...

Even Takumi laughed at the sidelines:

"Hahahahaha, Hikigaya, you're so miserable."

Hachiman spread his hands helplessly, but...

If he doesn't fight back, wouldn't it be too pitiful? After all, he can't really create a world where only he is hurt. Even if he is the god of the new world, it's really sad to be so miserable.

Hachiman: "Well, you two, I don't want to be your gambling tool anymore!"

Erina: "You dare?"

Yukinoshita: “Hmm?”

Hachiman: "I was just joking, please continue."

Everyone covered their faces helplessly:

"It's so tragic, it's so tragic."

If there was one decision that Hachiman regretted the most, it was that he did not run away immediately after hearing what Dojima Gin said today.

However, when no one was paying attention, Yukinoshita's eyes finally changed. The long-lost coldness turned into a warmth that could not be ignored. She just looked at Hikigaya indifferently.

A warm feeling slowly surged through her heart. Although she couldn't determine what it was, after experiencing the food battle with senior Shinomiya, she, Yukinoshita, clearly realized what kind of person Hikigaya was.

And if he is suppressed by Erina, her rationality will not be recognized at all.

Although it is an academy of cooking and the world, she is given a superior position based on her preconceived notions and others are easily denied. Yukinoshita cannot accept this. For the sake of Hikigaya and herself, she must stand up and make this request.

As the final blow to crush Erina's pride, Yukinoshita will not hesitate to sacrifice herself.

If Hikigaya is someone who will not actively fight back, then she, Yukinoshita, will be the spokesperson to fight against this, because she, who has never lied, has concealed a fact.

In fact, Hikigaya and I are nothing. We can see each other without saying hello and meet each other without noticing each other. Rather than being partners, we are more like strangers. At most, we are a level higher than strangers. We have only known each other and cooperated with each other a few times.

But, in order to find a suitable reason, the word "partner" came out of Yukinoshita's mouth. Yukinoshita, who had never been so proactive, obviously couldn't understand what the current emotion was, but...

She knew very well that everything she did would never be regretted in the future.

Because, ever since Hikigaya Hachiman gave the only remaining broccoli to her, he may have never considered what would happen tomorrow.

This is enough, you can't go against your conscience. This is Yukinoshita's current code of conduct.

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Chapter 71 The war between two women is so terrible!

Faced with Yukinoshita's proposal, Erina did not seem to feel any fear. What no one expected was that Yukinoshita's proposal was actually a competition with Hikigaya Hachiman.

This kind of gambling game was the first time even for Erina. She had never heard of such a thing happening before, and Hachiman, as a player in the game, was even more confused.

There is no way to change the current situation. For Yukinoshita and Erina, they are definitely not the kind of people who can bow their heads and admit defeat, so...

This bet has been established.

While they were talking, the chefs who had finally prepared the food came out from their own kitchens, each holding two dishes in their hands. Even so, they were very adept at it, worthy of being graduates of Totsuki.

"Here they come! They are coming!"

All I can say is that they are worthy of being seniors who graduated from Totsuki. They instantly attracted the attention as soon as they appeared on the stage. The dishes they were holding were naturally their best dishes. In just a moment, the table was already filled with countless dishes of completely different types.

Senior Sigong, who had disappeared for a long time, seemed to have finally appeared at this moment. Unlike the gloomy face he had in the past two days, there was now a hint of a smile on his face. It was the smile that came from absolute self-confidence and the joy of a breakthrough. Obviously, in the past few days, he finally made a new breakthrough, and where the breakthrough came from, needless to say.

Shigong: "Cheer up, first-year high school students, this feast belongs to you!"

The voice from Sigong quickly spread throughout the hall. Although the atmosphere was quite tense just now, everyone's attention was slightly distracted when the graduates appeared.

Except for Erina and Yukinoshita.

Obviously, these two guys were not enemies, and they definitely had no grudges against each other, but because of Hikigaya, they had such a fierce dispute for the first time, and it even escalated to the level of a food battle.

Marui: "I don't care, I'll start eating first, I'm starving!"

Ryoko: "Didn't you just say you were exhausted? It would be better for you to go back and rest early."

Marui: "Ryoko, that's not very kind. You can't just eat the food that the seniors cook whenever you want! And it's totally fine to eat before sleeping."

Hachiman: "So you are just pretending..."