I can copy the beautiful girl

The temptation was too great, and since the research society had reached its wits' end, it was understandable that they would eventually choose this path—and then the ending was certain, as they all lost everything in a crushing defeat at the hands of Erina Nakiri.

Of course, there can be no other ending. After all, that is Erina Nakiri, a woman whom the original protagonist Soma Yukihira has never been able to beat in cooking even once, even in the finale.

Although she is still trapped by the shadow of her childhood and has basically lost her passion for cooking, this is just like me now. Although she has no passion, her strength is there. Even now, Erina Nakiri is still one of the top ten chefs in the world. Among the current Totsuki Ten, the only one who can compare with her is Tsukasa Eiji, the first of the Ten, who is also far beyond the student level.

Erina Nakiri doesn't even have the so-called killer dish that the other ten masters have, because all her dishes are absolutely perfect, without a single flaw.

If the other ten masters are only world-class when making their signature dishes, then Erina Nakiri is world-class no matter what kind of dish she makes. This is the horror of the God's Tongue.

Although a dish that is always perfect is destined to never go beyond 100 points, and this is also the current limit of Erina Nakiri, but...how many chefs in this world can make a dish that is perfect?

Therefore, competing in a food battle with Erina Nakiri is a dead end with no chance of winning.

Today's food battle is no exception.

Erina Nakiri defeated Kiyoshi Godabayashi 3:0.

Volume 30: Chapter : The Invincible Tadokoro Megumi

"How's it going, Hui? This is the Erina Nakiri you were going to defeat. After watching this Shokugeki battle, can you still muster such confidence?"

“I had no confidence from the beginning!!”

Noticing the glances of the people around her, Tadokoro Megumi felt like crying and suddenly regretted why she had agreed to watch the food battle with Soma Yukihira.

"That's her, huh? The woman who wanted to defeat Erina-sama."

"I remember her. Wasn't she always at the bottom of the class when she was in the middle school? She's really good at bragging."

"Lady Erina is the youngest of the Ten Great Masters of Totsuki. She will definitely be at the pinnacle of the culinary world in the future. How can this ignorant little girl compare to her?"

"Tsk, why don't you let me teach this girl a lesson on behalf of Erina-sama? Maybe I can win Erina-sama's favor this way."

Ahhhh, Megumi Tadokoro wants to drop out of school again.

She could fully imagine what those people who were looking at her were saying and thinking. It was too shameful. It was simply a black history that could never be erased from her life. She knew how ignorant she had become in the eyes of all the teachers and students in the school... She could no longer find an accurate word to describe her image in the eyes of others.

Even calling him a fool is a bit insulting enough.

Megumi Tadokoro was well aware of her current situation.

"Xiaohui, if you don't want to become a laughing stock in the academy, you only have two options now."

Hearing these words suddenly, Tadokoro Megumi looked in astonishment at Soma Yukihira, who had harmed her like this.

You can still gloat over my misfortune, who on earth has made me like this?!

Ignoring Tadokoro Megumi's accusing look, the man named Yukihira Soma said with a smile, "The first option is to drop out of school immediately."

I know. I'm thinking about dropping out right now. I can't stand this school as long as you're here.

"The second path is to defeat Erina Nakiri and turn all those who currently laugh at and despise you into laughingstocks."

"How is this possible!?"

Tadokoro Megumi had no confidence at all.

"Yeah, that's impossible."

You know it's impossible, but you still say such things. I thought you really had some expectations of me.

Tadokoro Kei couldn't tell whether she was feeling lost or relieved.

Are you glad that the other person doesn't really have such expectations of you, or...are you also disappointed that the other person really has no expectations of you?

"Xiaohui, I just want you to understand that no one in this school has any expectations of you, a student who is only at the bottom of the class."

I know, I knew from the beginning that the only people who would look forward to me were those in the village.

"But on the other hand, isn't this also a good thing?"

Good…thing…?

Tadokoro Megumi looked hesitantly at the person who said this.

"You're just a last-place student, a well-known last-place student. No one expects you to be the last-place student, and no one looks down on you for being the last-place student. In short, you've already reached rock bottom, and it's impossible for you to fall any lower."

Even though she was being scolded like that, Tadokoro Kei even felt a sense of exhilaration. For a moment, she couldn't help but wonder if she had some inexplicable disease.

but-

"For you, the worst outcome is nothing more than dropping out of school. But for you right now, is dropping out really an unacceptable outcome?"

Yes, but Tadokoro Megumi gradually began to understand.

"It's just dropping out. This is a better future than staying in Totsuki and being laughed at by everyone. In other words, even if you drop out, you're still on the path to success. This is an advantage no one else can match."

Understood one thing.

This incident... made her heart suddenly beat violently, and her heartbeat accelerated again and again.

"Yes, the one feeling the pressure right now isn't you, but everyone above you. Once they're completely surpassed by those they consider to be the last in line, their faces will all be swollen from your blows, trampled under your feet, and they'll never be able to raise their heads in front of you again—they're feeling the greatest pressure. Because everyone who laughs at and despises you right now can't afford to lose to you anymore."

A warm current flowed through her body, and Tadokoro Megumi's body trembled slightly.

"And what about you? You've already reached rock bottom and can't fall any further. You're already invincible. Now, even dropping out of school isn't the worst possible outcome for you. You're invincible."

"I..." Tadokoro Hui finally spoke, her lips trembling, and her voice trembling slightly: "I..."

It's similar to when I was nervous, but this time I wasn't really nervous.

She finally understood.

The black-haired man in front of her met her eyes and said with a smile, "Tadokoro Megumi, make defeating Erina Nakiri your goal. You're already beyond defeat, so there's no need to fear anything, because the outcome can't get any worse. Win and you'll win, lose and you'll lose nothing—this is your invincibility."

Yes, Tadokoro Megumi finally understood.

It turned out that the man in front of her actually had such terrifying expectations of her that no one else had ever had.

What do you mean no one expects anything from me? Aren't you expecting too much from me?

However, Tadokoro Megumi's trembling was not due to nervousness.

For the first time, the expectations from others did not make Tanomo Hui feel pressured, because this hateful man had already taken all the pressure away from her before he even expected anything from her - it was not that simple.

What is this feeling?

Megumi Tadokoro lowered her head and covered her heart with her hands. The surging warm current made her whole body tremble like a storm.

She didn't know what it felt like.

However, she followed her mood.

Her eyes were blurred by tears, but she still raised her head and looked directly at the other person, showing what she thought was the most beautiful smile:

"I see. I..."

The hesitation lasted only a moment.

The next moment, at this crowded Shokugeki duel scene, in the celebratory atmosphere of applause for Erina Nakiri's victory in Shokugeki, Megumi Tadokoro suddenly stood up and looked down from the high platform at the blonde girl who was cheering for the victory.

Looking down, then shouting at the top of his lungs:

"I! Will! Definitely! Defeat! Nagiri! Erina!!!! ...

The noisy scene fell silent in an instant.

The elegant smile on Erina Nakiri's face cracked and shattered.

Looking up suddenly, Erina Nakiri and Megumi Tadokoro's eyes met.

At this moment, she even completely ignored the hateful man sitting next to Tadokoro Megumi, and only fixed her eyes on Tadokoro Megumi.

As if she had fought a war, Tadokoro Megumi gasped violently, then, looking down at Erina Nakiri who had lost her smile, she laughed heartily:

"I will definitely defeat you."

Yes, I have already lost everything.

so-

Now I am invincible.

And you

He's right.

Sure enough, you are the one who can't afford to lose.

Volume 31: Chapter : Get Stronger

As the situation unfolded, I couldn't help but smile softly.

"Finally, it's getting interesting."

Having said that, I stood up, turned around and left.

The atmosphere at the scene is too dangerous. If you don't leave now, you might get beaten.

"Ah! Wait, wait for me!"

After seeing me leave, Xiaohui's courage seemed to disappear in an instant and she hurriedly followed me.

"Well, I'm... a little excited... It's my first time doing something like this."

"It's okay. It won't make your situation any worse. You'll just be targeted by Erina. She'll probably be very angry and try to get you expelled."

"Well, it seems so... But... you're right, I have nothing to be afraid of."

"Even if she takes her anger out on Polar Star Dormitory and wants to raze it to the ground and expel everyone in it, wouldn't you be afraid?"

"Ah?" Xiaohui was shocked.

"That's very possible, haven't you considered it? It seems like I'm going to be implicated by your impulsive behavior."

"Why didn't you say that earlier? You really were kidding me, weren't you?" Xiaohui's eyes welled up with tears again. "It's over, it's over. What if everyone really gets expelled because of me?"

"Don't worry too much. After all, Isshiki-senpai is one of the Ten Elites of Totsuki, and he's the seventh one. So it won't be easy for Erina to target Polar Star Dormitory like she did other groups."

Xiao Hui heaved a sigh of relief: "Indeed...indeed."

"But Erina is the granddaughter of the school's general manager and the sole heir to the Nakiri family. If she uses the general manager's power, Isshiki-senpai won't be able to do anything about it."

"You really are kidding me! How wicked!"

I turned around and smiled at her: "I just want to remind you that if you want to solve this problem, you can look forward to Isshiki-senpai, but it's best not to put all your hopes on him. Instead, you have to work hard on your own."

"How hard?"

"Become stronger, and then defeat Erina Nakiri. As long as you become stronger, whether you defeat Erina Nakiri or lose to her, Polaris Dormitory will be fine. If you win and become one of the top ten, Erina will naturally not be able to target you anymore. If you lose and drop out, Erina will no longer be angry with Polaris Dormitory. Only if you stay where you are will you be most likely to be implicated in Polaris Dormitory. Therefore...become stronger."

"...Then you have to take responsibility. I heard you're very capable."

"Of course, I will teach you too."

How could I let it go when things finally became so interesting?

I have decided that I will train Tadokoro Megumi to become the world's strongest chef, surpassing Erina Nakiri.

This is my goal in this world.

"Then for our first lesson, let's go to the Donburi Research Club tomorrow."

"Huh? Why? I'm from the Local Cuisine Research Society."

"You must listen to the teacher in class. Teachers have their reasons for being teachers."

"You call me Master so easily."

"After all, I am a teacher."

Do I have to tell you about all the lovely students in the Blue Files?

I'm very familiar with being a teacher. I'll upgrade your cooking skills by a few levels and I guarantee you'll surpass Erina Nakiri in one fell swoop.

So, the next day, I took Xiaohui out to fight monsters and level up.

The target is directly aimed at the Rice Bowl Research Society.

When I opened the door of the research institute, I saw a senior with a super enhanced crew cut sitting there with a withered look on his face.

"Hello, Senior. I heard that the Donburi Research Society is facing a desperate situation, is that correct?"

Second-year senior Konishi Hiroichi looked up at us without a trace of anger and said deadly, "Ah, yes, so if you're here to join Gaiken, then you'd better give up. Our research club is finished."