Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

After all, Hachiman is Hayama Ryo's enemy, but Hayama Ryo is not so petty. In his opinion, a duel is interesting only in this way. On the contrary, he has already occupied the right time, place and people, so he has lost the fun in it.

So, he still didn't care much.

And thus began Hachiman's harsh summer. Although he still had to attend classes, after class he rushed directly to the research institute. Even Yukinoshita was a little dumbfounded. After all, this guy with no desires suddenly became so motivated. It was obvious that something was fishy.

An unwritten thought suddenly appeared in Yukinoshita's mind. Could it be that the person who could make him change so drastically was a friend of the opposite sex?

不 ...

Still need to investigate..

Just like that, one day by chance, Yukinoshita followed Hachiman to the research institute. In fact, with Hachiman's insight, he had already noticed Yukinoshita's existence, but it would be too presumptuous to ask her directly not to follow him. After all, there was a possibility that the other party was just going the same way with him.

Therefore, Hachiman could only turn a blind eye.

When he was about to enter the Shiomi Research Institute, Professor Shiomi had been waiting at the door for a long time. He just kept waving at Hachiman with an excited smile. After all, he finally found someone to vent his trauma for so many years, and the other person was someone who shared the same suffering as him. It was a lie for Shiomi to say that he was unhappy.

After seeing the turbulent Shiomi, Yukinoshita was stunned for a moment, and her expression, which had been extremely calm just now, suddenly became cold.

Although she always comforts herself by saying that she doesn't care about that thing, there is no harm without comparison. Only women know how envious they are.

On this...

After that day, Yukinoshita no longer took the initiative to look for Hachiman to team up for double projects in class, and Hachiman was a little speechless. After all, at this time everyone already had their own fixed teammates, and he had decided not to drop out of school. This guy was throwing a tantrum without his knowledge. Doesn't this mean they should drop out together?

Fortunately, the teacher was quite reasonable and said:

"Well, it's normal for young lovers to quarrel. They should reconcile as soon as possible and don't let it affect their studies." Afterwards, Yukinoshita, who originally had a cold face, couldn't help blushing. Although she kept attacking Hachiman and saying things like 'People who like Hikigaya are bugs', in the end, although the two spoke less, their tacit understanding disappeared at all.

After all, they had already experienced silent tacit understanding during the school trip, so they could naturally handle this kind of classroom topic in Totsuki smoothly.

Well, in the end Hachiman still had no idea how he had offended this guy, but women were such moody creatures, and Hachiman had long been accustomed to it.

Time passed quickly. If Hachiman was a newbie who knew nothing about curry a month ago, then in just this month, he had completely changed. With his photographic knowledge and theories, he directly helped Professor Shiomi to break through the year's project.

Even Ye Shanliang was shocked.

This guy, instead of studying hard, actually came to a culinary school...

Shiomi Junya liked Hikigaya from the beginning, and now he is completely obsessed with Hikigaya. Although there is an age gap, when they walk together on campus, you can't tell that the age difference between the two is nearly 20 years. After all, Professor Shiomi looks too young. Even Joichiro would sigh when he saw him:

"Damn, you must have taken a drug that can freeze your appearance!"

Such a big change happened in just one month, and everyone at Polaris Dormitory has also made new progress. With the help of Hachiman, everyone has incorporated the characteristics of curry into their cooking style.

For example, Ibuzaki's smoked curry, or Tadokoro's vegetable curry, Mito's curry beef, Ryoko's fermented rice curry...

Although the time is short, the progress this month is definitely visible to the naked eye, and Granny Wenxu naturally recorded it all in her heart. After Hachiman's arrival, it is obvious that everyone in Polaris Dormitory has made new progress.

If the first few months were spent relying on the people in Polaris Dormitory to lead Hachiman, then from now on, the roles have completely changed. Hachiman, who already has a desire to win, is obviously no longer the weak man he used to be.

But that alone is not enough...

Day after day is always boring, of course, no one has any complaints about living under such heavy pressure.

Ryoko, who had just finished taking a shower, simply wrapped herself in a towel and came to the dining table again.

Hachiman has already given some advice to Yoshino and Wada. After all, everyone in Polaris Dormitory is good at different kinds of cooking, so the curries they need are also completely different.

Yawata: "Generally, there are 40 kinds of spices used to make curry, but in the past few days, Professor Shiomi and I have made a new breakthrough in our research, so now we have about 45 kinds of spices to choose from."

Ryoko leaned over to Hachiman's shoulder, her soft and smooth skin pressed against his shoulder, which distracted Hachiman for a moment, but Ryoko didn't care at all and said:

"After all, Yoshino's cuisine is based on livestock and is incorporated into curry, so how about choosing 10 to 20 spices from these and mixing them together?"

Hachiman shook his head.

"Although the taste of each spice is different, the mixture of multiple spices may have a completely new taste, but...it is also possible that the advantages of each other will be offset. It is not the case that you can win simply by having more spices."

"And there's more to consider, because each spice has a different flavor at different temperatures, humidity, and even in an unprocessed state or a ground state. In addition, the cooking methods of adding oil, baking, and aging to bring out the aroma will also give different answers, so it's completely reasonable to have thousands of combinations. In this case..."

The three girls were completely confused after listening to Hachiman's words.

To them, this isn't cooking at all, it's simply memorizing. There are so many ways to cook curry, and it also has to be compatible with other ingredients. They firmly believe that as long as they store this knowledge in their brains, it will explode instantly.

Yoshino: "Hikigaya, what exactly is your brain made of? I really want to cut it open and take a look."

Hachiman: "Don't say such scary things, I really won't be able to sleep at night."

Ryoko: "But I'm really curious."

Tadokoro: “Me too…”

Hachiman: "Okay, let's stop talking about this. In fact, I have already chosen the best pairing for you. Now it's just a matter of whether you can accept my suggestion."

Before Hachiman could finish, Yoshino tapped his chest and said:

"Don't worry, Hikigaya! I will live and die with you, and I will definitely believe you."

Tadokoro: "Um...Hikigaya-san's choices are usually made after careful consideration. Although this is very irresponsible to myself, at a time like this, thank you, Hikigaya-san."

Hearing that she didn't need to think, Ryoko gave Hachiman a big hug from behind without any hesitation. She was so excited that she forgot that she was not wearing any clothes. Her exposed skin was only covered by a towel, which made Hachiman a little overwhelmed for a moment.

After a psychological struggle, Hachiman finally broke free from Ryoko's embrace and said with a blushing face:

"Okay, I'll send your plans to your phones. For the rest of the practice, you'll have to rely on yourselves."

Because the autumn selection will not have double-player tasks like the school trip, it can be said that it is a battle entirely for oneself. The only help that Hachiman can provide is all the theoretical tasks before the real start.

If there was enough time, Hachiman would not be stingy with his efforts, and would even give a new judgment after tasting their dishes, but because time was running out and his own dishes had not yet been decided, so...

From now on, they can only rely on themselves.

For schools during this period, it can be said that there is a complete polarization. For example, students who are not selected for the autumn selection are too idle, while students who are selected for the autumn selection do not have enough time.

Of course, there are some surprises. For example, Alice, who has already decided to take care of her own affairs, is quite free.

Her assistant, Kurokiba Ryo, was forbidden to continue practicing cooking because he had to hang out with Alice. However, Hayama Ryo was as relaxed as ever. After all, curry was his home ground, and he had been practicing for so long that he would not allow himself to lose to anyone.

Another person who doesn't practice much might be Erina. After all, this girl will not participate in the autumn selection at all, so she has nothing to do every day. During this period of time, she even played a game of identity replacement with Hisako. After all, she is really too idle.

Of course, she also paid attention to Hikigaya. After all, she was the one who forced herself to stay and participate in the autumn selection. Although she said that she didn't think highly of Hikigaya, she didn't want Hikigaya to be eliminated in the first round. If she did, it would be like slapping her in the face.

only...

Like Yukinoshita, while pretending to be on the way, Erina only saw Shiomi's presence, and for some reason, the first thought that popped into her mind was...

The Shiomi Research Institute was demolished.

Perhaps Shiomi herself did not realize what kind of trouble she almost caused. Fortunately, Erina was so angry on the way back that she bumped into a wooden stake, which made her shed two tears in pain and even forgot the pain in her heart.

Therefore, the Shiomi Institute escaped the disaster.

...

One and a half months passed very quickly, at least in Hachiman's opinion, his brain had not stopped at all during this month. He probably only had some rest when he was sleeping. Most of the time, his mind was thinking about what kind of combination and what kind of dish could make people's eyes shine.

Perhaps he was too focused, he even forgot to sleep and just lay in bed until the roosters crowed and the sun shone on his face, and the dark circles under his eyes gradually appeared.

I sat up unconsciously, then opened the door and walked towards the dining table of the Polaris Dormitory. It was breakfast time, and a good day should start with breakfast. Although Hachiman didn't sleep at all, but...

Isshiki, who happened to pass by Hachiman, still noticed his abnormality.

One Color Wisdom:

"Hikigaya-kun, you should take a good rest..."

It seemed that Hachiman didn't hear what Senior Isshiki said at all. He just walked to the dining table while chanting some spell.

"Pineapple, apple, honey, mango..."

Behind Isshiki, everyone started to sneak glances at Hachiman who was completely oblivious to everyone and started chanting until Granny Wenxu came out of the kitchen:

"Come on, today's breakfast is dumplings. There's some hot and sour sauce in the kitchen for you to dip yourself."

“Chutney!”

"boom!"

Hachiman stood up suddenly and rushed straight to the kitchen, apparently he finally discovered something.

Chapter 80: Autumn Selection, Begin!

Looking at Hachiman who was so excited, Isshiki just smiled calmly:

"It seems that there is finally a breakthrough."

Everyone couldn't wait for Hachiman to report to them the dish he had just thought of, so they just followed him, obviously not even bothering to eat breakfast.

At this moment, Hachiman just took out the cans of bottled fruits, added condiments such as salad dressing and sweet and sour sauce, and put them on the table and started waiting.

Marui: "What on earth is he going to do?"

Ibusaki: "Who knows? But let's just trust him now. After all, the curry spices for our entire Polar Star Dormitory are almost all mixed by him. Although the final product is decided by us, he has done enough for us."

Ryoko was also a little embarrassed: "Yeah, if it weren't for us, he would have decided on his own cuisine long ago, and he wouldn't be so nervous at a time like this."

Tadokoro: "But... Hikigaya-san is really amazing. He is able to shoulder the responsibility of everyone at a time like this."

In fact, Tansho has always wanted to be such a person, hoping to help others and to reassure others, but because Tansho has never had confidence in himself, he has never been able to do so.

However, looking at Hikigaya, it was impossible for her to say that she didn't feel a little admiration in her heart.

At the same time, in the Shiomi Institute, Ryo Hayama is still studying his own cooking. Under such a subject, although he has absolute confidence, if he does not practice at all, he will not be Ryo Hayama. Precisely because he has recognized an opponent like Hikigaya Hachiman, he must give 100% of his strength.

Moreover, with the recent joining of Hikigaya, the research institute has made new breakthroughs, which has also made him fall into the continuous trial of new products. Like Hachiman, he has not slept all night.

However, unlike Hachiman, Ryo Hayama did achieve practical results after staying up all night. Based on the research of Shiomi and Hikigaya, he continued to extract and experiment from more than 40 kinds of spices, and finally obtained a new secret weapon.

Mix the spices.

This kind of spice has broken through the previous common combination of ten to twenty spices. Because it is called a mixed spice, the spices contained in it are even countless, and of course, it also includes the hard work of the three people.

Shiomi couldn't bear to watch it anymore. Although the autumn selection was coming up, if she continued to study like this...

"Ye Shan-kun, you stayed up late again? It's not good to stay up late like this. If you break down, no one will be able to compete in your place."

Facing Shiomi's endless chatter, Ye Shan retorted very naturally:

"Run, you're so ridiculous. Don't you often stay up late?"

"Don't call me Run, call me Professor Xijian!"

"Yes, yes, Run, and you should also change your bad habit of sleeping on the floor. You are already in your thirties, why are you still like a child?"

Being teased like this, Shiomi's face turned red for a moment, and he just said with some dissatisfaction:

"Stupid Hayama, I care about you so much, just lose it quickly!"

"I'm going to help Hachiman!"

After driving Shiomi away, the kitchen finally became quiet. After calming down, Hayama once again thought of Hikigaya Hachiman.

In fact, because his recent activities have been in the research institute, Ye Shan has also watched his progress step by step, but...

Although I had just begun to understand it, my progress seemed to have been unstoppable, and I had made rapid progress all the way. In just one month, it would not be an exaggeration to say that I had surpassed a year's progress.

To be honest, he had always known about the existence of Hikigaya, but it was only now that he finally felt the rapid progress of the other party.

Facing such an opponent, Ye Shanliang would not make any mistakes. After all, he had already made full preparations for the curry subject.

...

The day of the autumn selection soon arrived, and following the direction of the signboards, everyone from Polaris Dormitory soon arrived at this legendary competition venue.

Although it was a preliminaries round, I was still shocked by its size when I entered the venue. It must be said that Totsuki is truly worthy of its name, and they always do things in a grand manner in this regard.

In the past, Hachiman was very afraid to step onto that stage, but now he has abandoned his past thoughts.

Therefore, now that he was freed from his restraints, there was no possibility for him to hold back.

Everyone seemed to be in good condition, at least they were not frightened by such a scene. After all, they were all students who survived the school trip and would not be in the same situation again.

In the center of the venue, a familiar old man was sitting on the stage.

At this moment, Kawashima Rei slowly descended from a high altitude. With her appearance, the atmosphere of the entire venue was gradually ignited.

Kawashima Rei: