Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

What was even more puzzling was that the guy in front of her was obviously just an ordinary person. She had never heard of this guy in all these years in the culinary world, but he just cooked a dish so simply. Although he said the word "delicious", to Erina, it seemed more like a mockery.

As an ordinary person, how could he possibly resist her cooking? Hisako, who was standing by, was obviously shocked by the scene just now. She just took out her spoon and gently put the Benedict eggs made by Erina into her mouth.

Sure enough, it was a familiar taste, but... I couldn't help but take a second bite, and a third bite, until I finished it completely.

Erina suppressed her anger and asked in a very unhappy tone:

"I'd like to hear whether you can taste the flavor."

Erina was forced into a corner and could only say these words. After all, if the other person was a guy who didn't even know how to eat, she might feel better.

But... for Hachiman, who has been exposed to a lot of food since childhood and has no intention of learning theoretical knowledge, this is simply a free point question...

"Put poached eggs and bacon on muffins, and pour sour Hollandaise sauce on them. This is considered a more traditional breakfast dish in Country M."

I vaguely remember that my father was very enthusiastic about studying this dish when I was eight years old. During that period, Komachi and I had almost no change in breakfast. It was also after that that Komachi made up his mind to improve the food. He decided to cook whatever he wanted to eat by himself, and he embarked on this path ever since.

Therefore, Hachiman was definitely not unfamiliar with this dish.

"The poached egg is cooked to a perfect medium doneness that will melt your tongue, and the combination of the hollandaise sauce, bacon, and muffins is perfect. But Ms. Nakiri, you also added your own touch. The mullet roe you just mentioned is the finishing touch, and it gives your eggs Benedict a whole new flavor."

Erina bit her lip, with an expression of unwillingness to admit defeat on her face: "......"

Hisako obviously hasn't reacted yet. If this was her first time eating this dish, she wouldn't be able to figure out the secret even if she took several bites. But Hikigaya in front of her only took one bite.

Precisely because this is a dish that Erina often makes, and it is not the first time that Hisako has tasted it, so she knows that this guy's talent can definitely not be described as ordinary.

Hisako no longer knew how to deal with the situation, and even became more and more surprised by this guy named Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Erina-sama... he is absolutely right..."

"Stupid, of course I know..."

If that's the case, wouldn't that mean that... your cooking, your eggs Benedict, can't satisfy the other person at all?

Although Hachiman often eats this thing, he rarely sees his father making it in person. After all, his speed is too fast. This thing can only be regarded as fast food in his family...

It’s not that Erina’s Eggs Benedict are worse than her father’s, and she also added her own new ideas, but if you have to comment, there is indeed something missing.

Hachiman didn't notice the expressions of Hisako and Erina, and just said calmly:

"Adding mullet roe is indeed a good idea, but...if you add suitable honey, maybe the shocking feeling when you put it in your mouth can be qualitatively improved. But I don't have experience in this area, so Miss Nakiri, you can try it yourself."

Erina was completely confused and for a moment she couldn't even tell who the examiner was. After tasting her food, this guy not only didn't show an incredible expression, he even gave his own suggestions. This was a naked provocation to Erina.

"You...I...your review results are out!"

"Idiot...your test is over, you failed, failed!"

"I won't approve of you! You can't even hold a knife properly, so you can't be called a real chef."

Hachiman was a little dumbfounded by this sudden change... Wasn't it agreed that everyone would taste each other's food? Why was he so angry...

Hisako: "Um... Lady Erina... um..."

Under normal circumstances, Hikigaya's dish would have completely exceeded the standard of the normal entrance exam, but the examiner was Erina after all, and since she said that the other party was not qualified, Hisako could only silently put an X on it.

She looked at Hikigaya with some sympathy. At this moment, Hachiman was dumbfounded. He was facing a troublesome guy before he even entered the school. He was not good at socializing and he didn't know how to refute for a moment.

How could Erina admit this? She admitted that this was a world of taste that she had never known. She had always been in the upper class and had never experienced ordinary folk food. She could make such a dish.

Tears welled up in her eyes. She clearly didn't want to admit it, but her tongue, her twisted body, and her weak legs were all resisting what she had done.

She wanted to leave here tremblingly. After all, if she left a little later, her remaining sanity might change the outcome.

Perhaps for Totsuki, losing such a talent would be a huge loss, but for Erina, she just couldn't accept it... couldn't accept the feeling of being knocked down like this from a high place.

There was a blush on her face and she could no longer look Hikigaya in the eye. She just stormed out of the examination hall. Behind her, Hisako gave her another sympathetic look and followed her closely.

Finally, Hachiman was the only one left in the hall.

"Eh??!"

"Am I eliminated?"

"I've already encountered such a troublesome guy before I even started school... It's really a headache..."

He sighed helplessly, then walked straight towards the door behind him, and then... gently opened the secret door behind him. He had already noticed just now that there was a fourth person hiding in this room.

"Your observation skills are incredible...Hikigaya Hachiman."

"you are?"

"Nakiri Senzaemon."

Chapter 15 Genius Girl Yukinoshita Yukino

"Asshole, bastard!"

"What's going on with that guy named Hikigaya?!"

"You can't even hold a knife properly, but you acted like that and commented on my cooking with a serious face." Thinking of the scene just now, Erina blushed instantly as if she remembered something shameful.

I actually handed him the used spoon without realizing it...

As she thought of this, Erina's pace became even faster, and her hands clenched into fists completely uncontrollably.

"What the hell! You actually said such self-righteous words in front of me, and even dared to comment on my cooking. This is unforgivable!"

"boom!"

Erina was so angry that she couldn't swallow this anger and punched the wall directly.

Seeing this scene, Feishazi immediately ran up and asked worriedly:

"Lady Erina, are you okay?"

Erina's face was dark, as if she was completely speechless. She just slowly squatted down, as if she was about to cry.

"Hikigaya Hachiman... Totsuki Academy doesn't need someone like that!"

Feishazi: “….”

At the same time, in the hall just now, with the appearance of Nakiri Senzaemon, Hachiman understood the current situation more and more.

The guy had a huge scar on his left eye, pale hair and a body that looked very strong.

He didn't say anything nonsense, and didn't pay any attention to Hachiman after being discovered. He just walked straight towards the food that Hachiman had just made.

Although it was completely cold, he seemed to ignore all external conditions, took out a spoon and put the food into his mouth.

"That dish is cold. If you want to eat it, I'll make a new one." When Hachiman said this, he realized that the other party had already eaten the only remaining egg pancake without leaving a single bite.

Although the other party gave a strange name, Hachiman still had no idea of ​​his identity. He kept hiding there, feeling like some kind of perverted stalker.

He turned around and came to Hachiman with some disbelief. Facing that already strong body, he burst out with powerful momentum for a moment.

"Hikigaya Hachiman, this is your name, right?"

"Yes."

"You really came into contact with cooking on the second day?"

"If I have to say, I have been watching other people cook since I was a child, but when I cook by myself, it is indeed the second day, or rather the second serving."

Shocked by the young man in front of him, his expression was obviously a little incredible, and he soon nodded silently.

"well..."

"I remember you."

After saying some incomprehensible words, he turned and left. Before leaving, he turned around again and said to Hikigaya: "By the way, welcome to Totsuki Academy."

Without waiting for Hachiman to continue asking questions, he left the place completely, leaving Hachiman alone in the hall.

"This old man is really weird... But since he said so, it means that the girl who just came to be my examiner is really a troublesome person."

Even so, one cannot deny Erina's strength. If status in this school is determined by cooking, then she is indeed a person admired by everyone. Hachiman is also very sure that he cannot make such a dish in such a short time.

However, after this entrance examination, Hachiman clearly realized that for a real chef, the speed of cooking and the appearance of the food are also very important. He believes that he will encounter more and more such troubles in the future.

If faced with a limited time and having to make a dish that can attract people with its appearance, then Hachiman will definitely be at a disadvantage.

So...even for Komachi, I have to continue to hone my cooking skills.

After taking a deep breath, Hachiman decided to leave first. In order to understand the full picture of this school, he needed more information.

If I could really be admitted as the old man just said, then I should be placed in the first year of high school. After all, I know too little about this legendary school.

If you don't look carefully, Yawata only knows that this is a cooking school in the mountains. But if you look carefully at the map, you will find that this school is incredibly large. Not only are there various family inheritances of cooking within the school, there are also various organizations specializing in a certain type of cooking, and most importantly, even the farm is inside the school.

As Hachiman was looking around, he suddenly saw a group of people gathered in front of him to watch the excitement. With the purpose of understanding the situation, Hachiman quickly squeezed into the crowd.

However, there was nothing nearby, and the only person being watched was an extremely beautiful black-haired girl.

Of course Hachiman knew her. She was the legendary girl from his junior high school, Sobu High School, Yukinoshita Yukino. Of course, Hachiman knew her not because of her beautiful appearance, but simply because her liberal arts scores were higher than his...

However, although they knew each other, they had no intersection. After all, they were not in the same class and had no club activities. Maybe they met here just because of luck. Even Hachiman himself did not expect this.

No matter what, it has nothing to do with me who the other person is, even if it is Yukinoshita.

In this school, most students study for three years of junior high school and three years of high school together, so most of the first-year high school students have trained in the junior high school department of Totsuki Academy for three years.

But...the voices of the onlookers began to be heard:

"Hey, do you know? This girl is Yukinoshita Yukino. I heard that she only started cooking in her first year of high school. She is simply a genius among geniuses."

"Not only is she so talented, she's also so beautiful. If I could date a beautiful girl like her for a day, no... half a day, it would be worth it even if I died right away."

"Idiot, do you think anyone can get close to such a talented girl? As far as I know, Yukinoshita has only been cooking for less than half a year, and she is already planning to challenge the top ten, but she just lacks the qualifications to do so."

"Really? Is your news accurate? Wow, I'm really curious. What kind of sparks will be created by the confrontation between Erina and Yukinoshita, two beautiful girls and two genius girls in Totsuki Academy!"

Chapter 16: Hayato Hayama, you damned real person

Hachiman, who had been listening to everyone's discussions, discovered a new word he had never heard before.

"The Ten Greatest? What are they?"

Perhaps it was an instinctive sound that made Hachiman the focus of the crowd. Many first-year high school students were surprised and looked at Hachiman in front of them.

"Classmate, is that true? You don't even know the Ten Elites?"

"How did you spend three years here... No, how are you still here?"

"I admire you..."

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Hachiman just wanted to leave immediately. Not to mention becoming the focus of the crowd, just standing here made him feel like he was bitten by ants all over his body.

"...Um, I'm not a student of this school yet."

In a hurry, Hachiman could only give this explanation. However, in the eyes of many classmates, even if they are not students of this school, as long as they want to join Totsuki or have a place in the culinary world, they should have heard of the name of the Ten Outstanding Students.

Obviously, many people have regarded Hikigaya as an insignificant passerby, while some people even showed a disdainful smile.

Anyway, let's just leave it like this... It's obviously not the right thing to do to cause public outrage before figuring out the situation.

After all, he was a student who had just joined in the middle of the semester. Even though this school had a junior high and high school consecutive study system, Hachiman, who had missed three years of theoretical study in junior high school, would naturally not be considered a strong enemy, except for someone like Yukinoshita.

According to what the old man just said, he should go to the classroom for get out of class in the afternoon. Although he doesn't know whether that guy is talking nonsense, Hachiman has no other choice now.

After a simple lunch, Hachiman rushed to the designated classroom early. After all, this school was so big that it didn't seem like a school, so it was very necessary to set off early.

In Totsuki Academy, as long as one has real ability, one can join the school at any time, so it is not uncommon to see transfer students in the middle of the semester.

However, if you cannot quickly adapt to the high elimination rate here, you will soon be screened out and become a stepping stone for others.