I can copy the beautiful girl

"Donburi shouldn't be ruined like this, so this Tadokoro-kun next to me decided to help you."

"what?"

"what?"

The two "Ah?" of course represented the surprised voices of the senior and Xiaohui.

"Wait, wait, what does this mean?" Xiaohui said in surprise, "I don't understand what's going on at all. Why is the Donburi Research Society going to end? Why should I help the Donburi Research Society again? Oh, if there's anything I can do to help, I'm willing to do my best, but what exactly do you mean by help?"

The senior also stood up and looked at Xiaohui, then shook his head vigorously. "I admit that you are indeed very brave to choose that Nakiri Erina as your target to defeat, but isn't it a bit too impatient to start attacking Nakiri Erina's minions now?"

"No, so I don't understand what you're talking about at all? Why is this related to Erina Nakiri? Ah! Could it be that...?"

Xiaohui seemed to finally react.

"That's right." The senior nodded: "Erina Nakiri has also set her sights on our Donburi Research Club. After the Chanko Nabe Research Club, our Donburi Research Club is next."

Xiaohui's face turned pale and she looked at me in disbelief. "No way! Yukihira-kun, do you really want me to go into a food battle with Erina Nakiri right now? How can I possibly win? There's not even the slightest chance of winning, right?"

"Of course. If you were to fight Erina Shokugeki right now, what's the difference between that and a hero who just left the Novice Village going head-to-head with the Demon King?"

"So…?"

Xiao Hui's expectant question was met with a nod from the senior. "Didn't I tell you? It wasn't Erina Nakiri herself, but her minion, the 'Meat Invader'."

Xiao Hui's face was as pale as ever. "Isn't the 'Meat Invader' that Mito Yumei? He's not a demon king, but what's the difference between this and a hero who just left the Novice Village and went to fight the Four Heavenly Kings alone?"

Mito Izumi, known as the Meat Master, has never received a grade lower than A for any meat dish in class.

Although she is just a freshman who has just been promoted to the senior department like Xiaohui, her strength is enough to rank among the top 30 in Totsuki Academy, even if the top ten are included.

Totsuki Academy practices an extremely cruel elimination system.

More than ninety-nine percent of the students are stepping stones for the less than one percent of students. Among the thousands of freshmen in the first grade, only a single digit can eventually be promoted to the third grade and successfully graduate. Not to mention the third grade, there are only less than a hundred students who survive and can be promoted to the second grade every year. From this, it can be seen that the cooking skills of Senior Konishi Hiroichi who can be promoted to the second grade should not be underestimated.

——But unfortunately, Mito Yumei is only in the second tier among the top ten.

Although the senior is a second-year student, he himself knows very well that he cannot defeat Mito Yumei.

I don't have that confidence at all.

but,

"It doesn't matter. If you lose, you'll just be expelled anyway, so go ahead and do it without any burden, Xiaohui. You can't lose. ——As for whether you can win, that depends on your own efforts."

Volume 32: Chapter Tadokoro Megumi vs. Mito Izumi

After a while, Mito Yumei broke into the activity room of the Donburi Research Society with a group of people according to the original plot.

"Hey, Mito, what are you planning on doing?"

"Don't you understand? I just came to check out the construction site ahead of time. After all, the result is obvious. Erina-san also said that no matter how much you study "rice bowls", they are just vulgar B-rank delicacies. Totsuki doesn't need such things. Of course, if you have the confidence to beat me, that's another matter. So, do you understand, Captain? This kind of club is not worth mentioning at all."

Mito Yumei put one foot on the bookshelf, pressed the senior against the wall, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

The senior knew he lacked confidence, but he was unwilling to accept it, so he turned his head away and retorted, "Damn 'meat charm'."

brush.

Mito Yumei took the kitchen knife and chopped off the senior's hair, sending it flying completely, with a cold expression on her face.

"I'm not some flesh spirit. If you dare to call me that again..."

"Yo, Meat Charm."

"Um?!"

Mito Yumei suddenly turned around and looked at me who also shouted, then threw a knife at me without hesitation.

I didn't dodge. After all, it was natural that Mito Yumei would not kill people directly, so the kitchen knife just brushed past me and stabbed into the wall.

But it's a pity that she has such confidence. If it was a little bit off to the side, my ears would be gone.

“Isn’t this a transfer student?”

Mito Yumei raised her eyebrows unexpectedly when she saw me being unmoved. Maybe she wanted to see my panicked and frightened expression. It was a pity to disappoint her. After all, I am a man who survived bullets and gunfire. What's a mere kitchen knife?

"Oh, and you, the ignorant loser, what are you doing here?"

It can be said that the two most annoying people got together. Mito Yumei treated Xiaohui and me ruthlessly and coldly.

"Rou Mei, regarding what you just said, Miss Tadokoro Megumi beside me feels that she cannot ignore it."

"I told you not to call me that. Do you really want to die?"

"It has nothing to do with me! Don't blame me for everything!"

Ignoring their words, I said calmly, "So, she decided to challenge you to a Shokugeki competition on behalf of Gaiken. If she wins, you will not be allowed to attack Gaiken again, and you will also have to join Gaiken. If she loses, she will be expelled."

"I've given up." Xiao Hui said dejectedly, "It doesn't matter. Let's just quit school and forget about it."

Mito Yumei sneered, "She alone is not enough. If you drop out of school, I will agree to let her replace Gaiken in the Shokugeki competition. Of course, you can also compete with me."

"Okay, no problem. If Xiaohui loses, I'll drop out too."

“Eh ...

Xiaohui, who was originally feeling depressed, suddenly shouted out in panic, "Wait, wait! How can this be? It would be fine if I was the only one dropping out, but what if this gets you involved...!"

"Where's the burden? I don't have any requests for this school. It doesn't matter if I drop out. Anyway, whether I go to school or not, I'm already the best chef in the world."

"No! Like this..."

"Are you feeling pressured again? Well, this time, turn that pressure into motivation. If you lose, not only will you be expelled, but I'll be implicated as well. So, win. On the other hand, you'll have no way out either."

"That's all?" Mito Yumei sneered. "You don't even have the confidence to defeat me, yet you still dream of defeating Miss Erina. Calling you ignorant is an insult to the word 'high and mighty'. Well, I'll let you go on the subject. The main ingredient is meat, the theme is rice bowl, and the battle will begin in three days. —Enjoy your last days on campus."

"The main ingredients are meat, and you're still asking me to make way? I thought vegetables were the main ingredients."

Mito Yumei completely ignored my escape.

That's right, she ran away.

Use vegetables if you dare!

She had no courage. So she ran away.

"What should we do now? Do we really want to compete?"

It seems Xiaohui is really anxious.

If she was the only one who dropped out of school, she could accept it now, but if it affected others, she would still feel deeply stressed and unacceptable.

But that's a good thing.

Pressure does not always bring tension; sometimes, it also brings enlightenment.

The pressure from the expectations of her fellow townspeople made Xiaohui nervous. One reason was that she was easily nervous, and the other was... she had a way out.

She always knew in her heart that even if she really dropped out of school, it wouldn't be a big deal. Even if she disappointed the people in her hometown, no one would blame her, but would only comfort her.

She has always had this fallback.

However, now dropping out of school is not just a matter of her alone, but I have to drop out too. She cannot afford the responsibility of letting others drop out because of her.

There is pressure for sure, and tension is necessary because she is a nervous person by nature.

However, in contrast to the tension - there was also the determination not to lose at any cost.

This time, she would never allow herself to fail.

This time, she had no way out.

"As for the meat, we've decided to use beef. Xiaohui, let's figure out what kind of rice bowl you can use to defeat the meat demon who will definitely use A5."

Mito Izumi reported the matter to Nakiri Erina.

Erina sat with her legs crossed and her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Ms. Erina, please watch me kick those two idiots who offended you out of Totsuki."

Mito Yumei smiled confidently.

And Nakiri Erina just sighed and said: "Fortunately, you are not competing with Yukihira Soma, otherwise it would be embarrassing."

"Ms. Erina?" Mito Yumei was surprised. After all, the meaning of Miss Erina's words was very obvious.

"Humph, even though that lowly man is a low-level chef who can only cook low-level dishes, he is not someone you can win over."

Erina didn't want to say more about it.

That man’s cooking is really very low-class, but… although the cooking is low-class and he is low-class, his cooking skills are by no means low-class.

perfect.

It was clearly just a low-grade dish, but even Erina, who possessed the divine tongue, could only describe it as "perfect."

That kind of perfection is far beyond the level that students can achieve.

Neither Mito Izumi nor Arato Hisako could possibly win over that low-level, shameless, and inferior man.

If you want to drive him out of Totsuki, you must do it yourself.

Erina Nakiri has this understanding.

but,

"If you can use this food battle to drive him out of Totsuki as well, that would be a great achievement indeed."

Volume 33: Chapter : Conditions for Victory

"Xiaohui, what do you think is the flaw of Meat Charm if we consider rice bowls as a theme?"

There are still three days until the Food Wars. What Xiaohui needs to do now is to develop a rice bowl dish that can surpass Mito Yumei's within three days.

I didn't intend to teach her directly how to cook. That would just mean she would learn one more recipe, and she wouldn't be able to grow.

Xiaohui is already very talented, so there is no need to force her to improve. Just give her some hints and let her figure it out on her own.

And if you can’t figure it out… then you can’t figure it out.

It’s just dropping out of school anyway, do I need to care about this kind of thing?

If I drop out, the worst that can happen is that I can apply for a lecturer position at Totsuki Academy. But if I copy all the cooks, then there will be no point in staying in this school.

Oh, of course, it’s better not to drop out of school if possible. After all, I still want to participate in the plot.

If a time traveler doesn't participate in the plot, is he still a time traveler? A time travel to the second dimension can't be in vain!

So, I am now actively participating in the plot.

"Rou Mei's flaws, no, Mito Yumei-senpai's flaws..."

"You two are in the same grade, right? Why do you call me senior?"

"Don't interrupt me, I'm thinking seriously."

Are you really the Xiaohui I know? Why are you so tough when facing me?

I was a little annoyed, so I said, "I will definitely defeat Erina Nakiri."

Xiaohui looked up at me, her expression unchanged. She just nodded and replied, "Yes, I will definitely defeat Erina Nakiri."

That's right! It's confirmed! This Xiao Hui in front of me is definitely a fake, someone swapped her out at some point! Could it be that she's actually a clone? Did I mistake the cloned Xiao Hui for the real Xiao Hui?

But that's not right! The clone Xiaohui's personality is no different from the original one, right?

No, now the clone Xiaohui looks more like Xiaohui than the original Xiaohui!

I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

While I was lost in thought, Xiaohui was also lost in thought.

After a long pause, she hesitantly spoke, "If I were to say what the rice bowl theme is lacking for Mito-san, it's probably that... Mito-san doesn't necessarily understand the importance of rice... right? Because Mito-san is a meat connoisseur, she always believes that the power of meat can overwhelm all other ingredients. ... Yukihira-kun, are you saying that I can win by relying on rice?"

"If you want to win at the rice competition, your beef must be able to compete with Meaty's A5 beef."

The percentage of beef after dissection in the weight of the entire cow is calculated as the "lean meat rate grade", which is further divided into three grades: A, B, and C.

The amount of frost, the firmness of the meat, the glossiness of the fat, etc. are all used to determine the "meat quality grade", which is divided into five levels from low to high: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

The beef with the highest values in both of these aspects is the so-called A5 beef.

In short, it is the world's finest meat ingredients.