Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

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Chapter 86: Bento Battle! Hikigaya vs. Alice

Kawashima Rei:

"The one who advances is Tansho Kei!"

After receiving the final score from the host, Feishazi, who seemed to have used up all her strength, just collapsed to the ground.

Erina, who had been watching the scene in the VIP room, was completely confused.

Obviously no matter how you look at it, Hisako's cooking is better than Tadokoro Megumi's, but why...

Erina was not the only one who had this doubt. Even the audience on the stage and all discerning people could see the difference between the two dishes at a glance.

Even though Feishazi, who was so skilled in using medicinal food, mixed it with spices to create a dish, she still lost in the end.

Judge Anton: "Feishazi, do you have any objection to this choice?"

Feishazi remained calm and just said softly:

"No..."

Hoshino Ai: "In fact, some things can be understood only after tasting them. In any case, I still hope that the cooks can taste each other's food. In this way, maybe they can convey their feelings to each other without words."

Tadokoro Megumi: "Huh? I advanced?"

It seemed that she had not yet reacted to the situation that had just happened. Tansho Kei just looked at everyone with a confused look on her face.

"How long is this guy's reaction arc..."

Hachiman complained somewhat feebly, but soon revealed a faint smile:

"Yeah, that's good."

Under everyone's gaze, Hisako took over the food from Tanado Kei, tasted it gently, and then put down the spoon.

"I understand...I understand everything..."

If Feishazi's cooking is the reincarnation of Hua Tuo, a cooking that can cure all diseases, then the last thing she can do is to penetrate people's hearts and uproot them all.

On the contrary, although Tanomo Megumi's cooking has no special features and looks like just an ordinary dinner, after eating it, one feels so safe and comfortable, and it can even cure all mental illnesses.

This is caused by the kindness in Tanomo Megumi's heart. Under her twisted personality, she keeps procrastinating because her cooking always takes other people's feelings into consideration. After observing everything around her, she makes the most suitable food for the judges to taste.

He clearly possesses the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, but because of his kindness, he uses it here.

Hachiman:

"The first time I ate Tadokoro-san's cooking, I felt that she was really amazing."

If I cook the same dish as Megumi Tadokoro, it would definitely be the greatest misfortune, because no matter what kind of food Megumi Tadokoro cooks, she seems to have a kind of magic that can heal the inner scars unknowingly. This is different from medicine, it is a kind of magic that comes from the spirit.

Red sand:

"I accept my defeat sincerely this time, Tadokoro Megumi-san. I hope you can get a better ranking in the main competition."

"Next time, I will definitely come up with new dishes to continue the battle with you."

Tadokoro Megumi: "A decisive battle...?"

Hearing the word "decisive battle", Tanomo Megumi seemed a little nervous, but Hisako just smiled faintly:

"What? You really are an idiot."

Kawashima Rei:

"Well, the preliminary rounds for the 92nd Autumn Selection have come to an end."

"See you in the finals, everyone!"

Seeing this era called 'Jade', the commander-in-chief became extremely excited.

Many viewers were reluctant to leave at this moment. After all, this preliminary round was really exciting for them, especially the last appearance of Hikigaya, who completely broke the previous balance.

However, when the audience thought about their duel in the main competition, they left excitedly.

Yuigahama: "Yumiko, why are you holding me back? I want to go play with Xiaoqi and Xiaoxue!"

Miura: "Please, my phone is ringing. If both of us come out, no one will watch [Stuttering Cookie]. Now I'm going crazy. Next time, next time!"

Hayato Hayama: "Well, I will convey your greetings to you, don't worry."

Miura: "Then I'll leave it to you, Hayato. The business in the store is so hot now. Ever since Hikigaya made the improvements, it has been turned upside down. Let's go, Yui."

Under Miura's brute force, Yuigahama had no choice but to leave here. Watching the two people getting farther and farther away, Hayama Hayato could only smile and shake his head.

...

The preliminaries for the autumn selection have just ended, but for the contestants who have entered the main competition, there is no chance to relax.

Unlike the preliminaries, the time of the main competition was only set after a test, and before that, Hachiman had already received the file.

From the assignment personally assigned to him by senior Isshiki, and from the first match in a week, Hikigaya's opponent turned out to be Alice Nakiri.

To be honest, Hachiman knew very little about her. He only heard from Ryoko and others that this guy seemed to use the chemistry field to create an area that could not be closed with other players in previous competitions.

The first match of this tournament will be between Hikigaya Hachiman and Nakiri Alice, and the problem has already been revealed: it is a dead end.

A week is really too short. It seems that several days have passed in the blink of an eye. During these days, the eliminated members of Polaris Dormitory have been taking care of the daily routines of the few who have advanced.

After so many years, Jixing Dormitory was able to get such good results in the autumn selection. Grandma Wenxu was sincerely happy. After all, just from her daily breakfast, she could feel how much effort she put into this.

but...

For those who are preparing for the main competition, it seems that they cannot get out of the tense environment for a while. Take Miss Ryoko, who is usually carefree. When she thinks that the opponents she will face in the main competition are all the perverts in venue A, even the hand holding the knife begins to tremble.

However, Hikigaya was no different from usual. It was unclear if it was because his grades were far better than others or if it was just his personality.

But the fact is...

The thought of having to delve into cooking before even having a rest made Hachiman feel a piercing pain in his heart. And because the topic had already been released, he could only start his cooking experiments once again.

Under such high pressure, perhaps as a top sister-con, the thought of being able to see his sister Komachi after the autumn selection has become his motivation during this period.

But even so...

Only after calming down and thinking carefully, will you understand how troublesome this task is. Although I eat a lot of bento on weekdays, the food processed by fast food restaurants cannot even be taken seriously in Totsuki Academy. Isn’t the original intention of the so-called bento to be created for convenience! ?

If he betrayed this store, the bento would not be called a bento, at least that's what Hikigaya thought.

Of course, in addition to convenience, as a bento, it has become a synonym for being popular. To be honest, Hachiman really hates these, because he has never felt the feeling of being given a bento by a girl, so it is completely impossible to experience that feeling.

Even so, as long as the sincerity of his sister Komachi is analyzed, the so-called bento does not necessarily have to tell the feelings of teenagers. Sometimes, you can also experience the love of a sister for her brother. Yes, after transforming this sister control into power, you can be invincible.

In this way, the essence of bento has been grasped.

A week passed quickly. Fortunately, this topic was not the strongest point for both sides. As long as he didn't have to face the kind of curry that Hayama Ryo played, Hachiman felt it was fine.

But...even so, Alice is definitely not an easy opponent. According to herself, she is Nakiri's sister and a student who returned from Northern Europe. The idea of ​​dedicating her life to cooking has been deeply rooted in her since she was a child.

I guess she will also bring out some amazing specialties in this competition.

...

Yoshino: "Xiaohui, are you done packing?"

Hearing such urgent words, Tansho's heart seemed to be hit by something huge. He suddenly opened his suitcase and began to search, muttering:

"By the way, did I put my small kitchen knife in there?"

In just a moment, her room became a mess.

"Found it... Fortunately, it's okay."

The moment she held her kitchen knife, Tanomo Megumi seemed to come back to her senses and just stroked the blade happily.

Yoshino: "Um, well, don't be so nervous, Xiaohui..."

Tadokoro Megumi: “Yeah!”

With Yoshino's help, the two finally packed their suitcases, but...

"By the way, where is my amulet?"

As if scoring twice, she simply opened her suitcase again and started searching without caring about her image.

"Found it, great..."

Yoshino: "Stupid Xiaohui, look at Ryoko, she is so calm."

Ryoko: "Stop talking Yoshino, my legs are shaking uncontrollably..."

Looking at these two useless guys, Yoshino could only sigh helplessly.

On the other hand, in the boys' dormitory, both Hikigaya and Ibusaki were very calm, as if they had already regarded it as a simple competition.

Marui: "Ibusaki, Hikigaya, you must return safely."

Ibusaki: "We're not going to war, don't act like we're seeing you off."

Hikigaya: "So, I'm not ready to die. Just relax a little."

Megumi Tadokoro in the room was still performing this mysterious operation over and over again, while Ibusaki outside the room had already knocked on the door.

"Ryoko, Tansho, the car to pick us up is here."

It seems that there is nothing to prepare at this point. I thought that after leaving Polaris Dormitory, Tanadore Megumi would become less nervous. But in fact, after getting on the car, Tanadore Megumi's feet began to tremble like Ryoko, and her consciousness began to become blurred.

Hachiman: "Tadokoro-san, being nervous isn't a bad thing, but this is really abnormal of you."

Ryoko: "I think you are the ones who are abnormal."

Ibusaki: “In fact, it’s impossible not to be a little nervous.”

Hachiman: “?”

The three people's eyes were focused on Hikigaya. For a moment, they couldn't understand why this guy could sit here so calmly until now.

Hachiman: "By the way, isn't the venue for the competition the same as the venue for the preliminaries? There's nothing to worry about."

Ryoko: "Of course it's different. In the previous preliminaries, there were fifty students gathered in such a large venue. As long as I made a little effort, I could blend into the atmosphere and forget about the nervousness for a while. If I had to say something, it would be that my legs were a little trembling when my name was called."

Tadokoro: “Really!”

Ryoko: "But the situation now is that, in this huge venue, everyone's eyes will be on you. If there is even the slightest mistake during the cooking process, it will be magnified a hundred or a thousand times, and it may even cause you to lose your concentration."

Hikigaya: "Now that you put it that way, it does seem pretty scary."

Tadokoro Megumi: "Not only that, because this is the main competition, the pressure from the opponent will be overwhelming. If you are not careful at that time, the whole dish will be ruined!"

Listening to the excited words of the two women, Hachiman also tried to feel the feeling, but... he didn't feel the tension at all. Although he hated being in the spotlight, even if he was watched by thousands of people, the actions he had already mastered by heart were proof that he would not betray himself, so...

As long as you follow your heart, you will be able to bring it out naturally.

As if they noticed that there was no surprise on Hikigaya's face, the two women just looked at him as if he were a monster, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, Ibusaki pretended to be calm and said:

"After all, we have come this far, and there is nothing to worry about."

"And, if I remember correctly, you two are rivals."

After hearing what Ibusaki said, Hachiman seemed to react. After all, Polaris Dormitory occupied four of the ten places, so it was normal for a civil war to occur.

Hachiman: "In this case, there is no need to be nervous. All we need to do is give the audience an enjoyable match."

Ryoko: "That's not something you would say at all, Hikigaya!"

Tadokoro Megumi: “Well, it’s not like that at all…”

Hachiman: "At least treat me as an ordinary person sometimes..."

Anyway, after listening to Hikigaya's words, the two women felt a little more relaxed. Even if it was as Ibusaki said, after all, it was just a civil war between the two of them. What they wanted to do in the end was to bring a thorough and thorough match to the audience, and that was enough.

The rest of the drive was quite long. Although it was all within Totsuki Academy, Totsuki was so huge that it took two hours to get from Polaris Dormitory to the venue.

After everyone finally calmed down and fell asleep, Hachiman just leaned against the car window and flipped through his book slowly.