I can copy the beautiful girl

But Xiaohui made me feel warmer in other places.

Unfortunately, now is not the right time.

"Soma Yukihira!"

A blond boy suddenly walked over with a cold and handsome smile.

"You've been really arrogant at school lately."

I glanced at him and said, "You dislike me too? But I didn't seem to see you during the food battle earlier. Also, if I had seen you, you wouldn't be here now."

"Oh, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

The blond boy laughed with fighting spirit, then suddenly raised his foot and stepped on my foot - before that, I raised my foot to avoid it, then fell down again and stepped on his foot.

The blond boy's face was in pain, but he still managed to maintain a handsome smile.

"I'm telling you, I just didn't want to use that despicable round-robin strategy to crush you, making it seem like I can't beat you otherwise. That's why I didn't participate. But I've also been patient with your arrogance for a long time."

"Your food battle didn't end until 12 o'clock yesterday, so you probably haven't rested enough yet. Besides, the next few days aren't the right time. In that case, let's choose a time after we get back to school."

"Don't think you're that great just because you killed a bunch of trash. I advise you not to compare me with those trash."

I nodded in understanding: "Okay, I understand. I will wait for your food battle challenge."

"I understand... Then quickly release your feet... Why are you using so much force... Um... It hurts a little..."

"Where does it hurt? Can I be gentler, little angel?"

"What little angel? What's that name? Quickly untie your feet!!!"

I didn't want to let go at all and wanted to continue teasing this little angel Takumi.

"Alright. Everyone."

But unfortunately, Inui Hinatako who was sitting there spoke.

The instructor spoke, and I had no choice but to obey. I regretfully loosened my foot and let Takumi go.

Takumi covered his feet with his hands and hopped on one leg.

Qian Hinatako ignored all this and said with a smile:

"Well, I'll sit here. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Volume 25: Chapter : The Unlovable Junior

After hearing what Inui Hinatako said, which seemed to imply that the project had already begun, the scene fell into a long silence.

Then, one of the students finally couldn't help but ask, "Um... Chef Qian, it seems like you haven't explained anything yet..."

"Oh? Is that so? Okay."

Inui Hinatako made a surprised sound and stood up.

"Well, my assignment is... using the ingredients available here, make a dish themed around Japanese cuisine."

Inui Hinatako's words caused an uproar at the scene.

"Existing...?"

"What's the meaning…"

"where…"

Because of the direction her hand was pointing, the table where the ingredients should have been placed was completely empty.

"Um... Chef Qian, it seems there aren't any ingredients here..."

"How could there not be? This majestic nature surrounded by streams is a treasure trove of wonderful ingredients, isn't it?"

"Eh???"

"The seasonings and oil are all here, as are all the cooking utensils. Fishing rods and other tools are also available for your use. This area is private property, surrounded by a fence. If you step outside, you'll be disqualified instantly. ——In summary, anyone who finds ingredients and cooks them to my satisfaction within the restricted area will pass. The time limit is two hours. So, everyone, get ready."

Qian Hinatako's tone and attitude throughout the whole process were very nonchalant.

Therefore, for a moment, no one even reacted. They watched helplessly as Inui Hinatako sat down again and started eating snacks again. After a few seconds...

“Huh?! Has it already started?!”

“Is this the beginning?!!”

"If I don't speak louder, I won't be able to react!!"

"First, we need to investigate what fish can be caught nearby!"

"Ayu! Ayu can be grilled with salt, right?!"

“But is it sweetfish season now?!!”

"In any case, there are only two hours! We must act quickly!!!"

The scene was instantly in chaos. Students rushed to grab the props and left the scene to hunt for food in the surrounding areas.

In the blink of an eye, apart from Inui Hinatako who was staring at me, the only people left at the scene were Xiaohui and I, as well as Takumi and his brother Isami who were walking towards me again.

"Soma Yukihira, let's have a showdown! Although your current condition doesn't make you suitable for shokugeki, I can use this as a lesson to show you my strength. You can then consider whether or not to accept my shokugeki."

"I do not want."

"Huh? W-why? Are you scared?"

"Since we're in pairs, I've decided to give all the assignments this time to Xiaohui, who's in my group. You can have a showdown with Xiaohui. Okay, let's put it this way. If you can beat Xiaohui, I can consider it a victory for you."

"Huh? What? You're planning to completely hand over such an important training camp to someone else? Aren't you afraid of being expelled?!"

"Don't underestimate Xiaohui. She is a chef I personally taught."

By the way, did I really teach Xiaohui anything?

Uh...if I say yes, then yes.

How can pushing someone into a fire pit and letting them save themselves not be a form of teaching? Although this teaching method is a bit Spartan, it works well!

"I can't understand this! Are you really a chef?!"

"A person with good cooking skills may not be a chef. He may just be a bored househusband. Don't you know this?"

As I said this, I walked over to Inui Hinatako who was watching me eating snacks, turned around and sat down, then took the snack (persimmon seeds) from her hand.

"Ah? What are you doing, classmate?"

"All ingredients within the fence can be used freely. Isn't that what Hyugako-senpai meant?"

"Uh... that's what I meant, but..."

"No, but I've requisitioned this persimmon seed as an ingredient."

Having said that, I started eating.

"You, you're clearly trying to steal my snacks!" Inui Hinatako narrowed her eyes, a gentle smile on her face. "Is this really okay? Aren't you afraid I'll just kick you out? Speaking of which, you really don't plan on cooking at all? I'd really like to try your cooking. After all, it was you who expelled hundreds of students, right?"

"You're not the kind of person who would implicate innocent people just because you don't like me, are you? Xiaohui is also very capable."

"That little sister is really cute. In comparison, it's really rare to find a student as arrogant as you." Inui Hinatako shrugged. "When I was a first-year student, I was under a lot of pressure facing the graduates of Totsuki Academy. But you don't feel any pressure at all. Instead, you act like you don't take us seriously at all."

"With corresponding strength comes corresponding confidence. I have no reason to feel pressured by you, right?"

"Really... It's a good thing you're facing me now. If it was Shinomiya-senpai, you would have been expelled by now. That stingy man hates anyone more arrogant than him."

Inui Hinatako picked up another bag of persimmon seeds from the tray and said with a smile:

"This is a reminder. If you manage to pass me and then unfortunately run into Senior Shinomiya, don't show that attitude again, unless you want to be expelled."

"It's a bit dangerous when you say that, because I really hate it when someone is more pretentious than me."

After hearing what Qian Hinatazi said, I couldn't help but think seriously while eating snacks.

If I think about it carefully, it's true. With my personality, can I tolerate other men showing off in front of me?

No.

These two simple words illustrate my determination.

In this world, no one can act cool with me without paying the price.

What kind of person is Shinomiya Kojiro mentioned by Inui Hinatako?

The king of the big shots, he can't help but show off when he stands there, a man who shows off even when he sits.

So, if I see a man like this showing off in front of me - is there any possibility that I will go along with him?

impossible.

In other words, as long as Senior Shinomiya serves as my lecturer in the next course like in the original work, the conflict between me and Senior Shinomiya is almost inevitable.

"That's a tough one." I sighed in frustration, then turned and asked, "Does Totsuki's Shokugeki rules also apply to graduates? If so, then when Shinomiya-senpai wants to disqualify me, I can just fight him in a Shokugeki match and that'll solve the problem. But if that doesn't work... then I'll have to think of other solutions."

"...The implication is that if you were to have a food battle with Shinomiya-senpai, you would be absolutely confident that you could win."

Inui Hinatako looked at me, her eyes smiling with a hint of anger but also of great interest.

"What a unlovable junior."

Volume 26: Chapter No One Believes the Truth

Megumi Tadokoro has even become accustomed to the current situation.

He is always like this. At the beginning, he pushes himself into the abyss, saying that no one will have expectations of him, but he puts the expectations that no one has ever had on himself heavily on himself.

Megumi Tadokoro had no idea why he had such expectations of her. No matter who looked at it, the possibility of her defeating Erina Nakiri was basically zero.

But...because of him, Tadokoro Megumi finally realized that she had to survive in this school.

This was also the first time she felt that it would be a happy thing if she could continue living in this school.

Therefore, since coming to Totsuki, this is the first time that Tadokoro Megumi has felt immersed in cooking, rather than just completing a task.

Therefore, she rediscovered the simple love for cooking that she had as a child.

It needs to be stated that although he was always at the tail end of the class at Totsuki, in fact, any student who was able to get into Totsuki and advance to the advanced department, even if they had a good family background, could be considered a genius, or at least a hard-working genius.

Even if you are a dropout from Totsuki Academy, you can become a chef anywhere else.

Not to mention, Tadokoro Megumi doesn't have much of a family background to speak of. Her family just runs a restaurant in the countryside.

Of course, as it is a rural area in a port city, there are quite a few tourists, so the village is quite lively and there are all kinds of restaurants.

Megumi Tadokoro grew up in a place that could be considered a resort, and became the best chef in the village when she was just over ten years old, which led her to study in Totsuki.

Not to mention, Megumi Tadokoro herself was a member of the Jade Generation chosen by Senzaemon Nakiri to train Erina Nakiri and to encourage Erina Nakiri to continue to improve.

The curse of the God's Tongue is that the development of the food industry cannot keep up with the evolution of the God's Tongue. So as long as the development speed of the culinary world can catch up with or even surpass the God's Tongue, the curse will naturally not be a problem.

This is the plan that Senzaemon Nakiri came up with to save his daughter and granddaughter.

Digging for uncut gems from all over the world and bringing them all to Totsuki—but not to find hope among them, but to make Erina herself her own hope.

The Jade Generations will study together, learn from each other, and make progress alternately. When Erina reaches the peak and stops moving forward, the Jade Generations that keep chasing her will force her to take another step and continue to move forward.

This is how Senzaemon Nakiri wanted to solve the problem of the Divine Tongue.

And Megumi Tadokoro is a member of the Jade Generation. From the very beginning, she was actually different from ordinary students.

Of course, Tadokoro Megumi didn't know about this.

Even if she knew...

Now she would not be satisfied with the identity of the so-called Jade Generation.

That kind of thing doesn't matter at all.

Megumi Tadokoro walked out of the jungle carrying a basket, but what she was thinking in her mind was, if it were Erina Nakiri, what kind of answer would she give in this question?

Do you do it by catching a fish in the river like the other students?

No, she definitely won't.

She will definitely give a more perfect answer.

Looking back, the man who seemed not gentle at all had already given Tadokoro Megumi a hint with his actions before.

Don't let your vision become narrow.