Food Wars, my food not only glows!

　"I didn't observe her all the time. These are the obvious advantages of Hisako in daily life. More of her advantages are hidden deep inside and need to be developed slowly over time."

　When Bai Yuan spoke of the words 'deep' and 'development', he emphasized them heavily, while looking at Shinobu Hisako as if he were implying something. This immediately made Shinobu blush, and she raised her hand in shame and anger and hit him.

　What are you saying? Shameless!

　shame!"

　"It's nothing, I just wanted to get to know you better."

　Faced with Hisako Shinto's hammer blows, Shiroge showed an 'innocent' expression, as if he was simply saying he understood.

　After all, apart from his tone, there was nothing wrong with what he said.

　"I told you there's no problem at all!"

　Teacher Bai Yuan is the type of person who, if you like him and tell him clearly, expressing your feelings, he will open his heart to you.

　As she said this, Erina Nakiri's voice was clearly teasing. As she spoke, she reached out and hugged Shirahara's arm, pressing her body against it with a satisfied expression on her face.

　She has a deep understanding of this.

　Before we got together, I thought Bai Yuan was a high-mountain flower, unattainable and beyond reach.

　When you actually get together with him, you discover that he is actually very down-to-earth and maintains a cool attitude towards others. This contrast is simply irresistible!

　"I have a feeling you're making a suggestive joke."

　Faced with Bai Yuan's explanation, Shinoto Hisako simply pursed her lips. As a seasoned veteran who had watched countless films, she naturally did not believe that his words were without any deeper meaning.

　However, she reacted with excessive agitation to something she already knew perfectly well.

　If the two of them get together, she will eventually experience what Bai Yuan said.

　However, it is extremely shameful to bring this up so openly!

　"What about driving? Why did the topic suddenly shift to driving?"

　Erina Nakiri tilted her head in confusion.

　"Erina-sama doesn't need to know about this. Are you going to have special training next? Just give me the dishes after you've finished eating, and you can go upstairs now."

　Faced with Erina Nakiri's innocent gaze, Hisako Shinoto felt embarrassed and didn't answer directly. Instead, she looked at the empty plate in front of her and hurriedly said...

　"Isn't there a need to be in such a rush..."

　Seeing Hisako Shinto's blushing face, Erina Nakiri found it intriguing and wanted to take a few more glances, so she stood there for a long time, unwilling to leave.

　"Oh dear, training is the priority!"

　Hisako Shinoto, her face flushed, pushed Erina Nakiri away while quickly gathering up the empty bowl in front of her and dashing off towards the dining area.

　"They're so cute, let's go up too."

　Seeing Hisako Shinto's flustered state, and how she almost fell but luckily there was a table nearby for her to hold onto, Shiroyuki's lips curled up slightly. He then looked at Erina Nakiri, who was clinging to his arm.

　"Right? My Hisako is super cute! You'd better treat her well from now on. If you dare to bully her, I will definitely not let you get away with it!"

　As she watched Hisako Shinto's retreating figure, Erina Nakiri's lips curled into a noticeable smile, her voice filled with doting affection. Then, she turned to look at Shirahara and suddenly gave him a serious warning.

　"Don't worry, I cherish her too much to possibly bully her."

　As he stood up from his chair, Bai Yuan walked toward the elevator while talking, with Nakiri Erina following closely behind, chatting with him intermittently. Soon they arrived at the top floor.

　Alice Nakiri had been waiting there for a long time. When she saw Shirabuchi and Erina Nakiri, she showed a speechless expression at just the right moment.

　"It's so slow... I've been waiting up there for ages."

　After saying that, Alice Nakiri noticed Erina Nakiri's hand holding Shirabuchi's arm, so she stepped forward and naturally took his other arm.

　The softness pressed against his skin made Bai Yuan swallow hard, but he maintained his cool and serious demeanor.

　"Ahem.

　It's only been less than ten minutes since you came up here, but since you're in such a hurry to start training, let's begin now.

　Seeing the change from impatience to joy on Alice Nakiri's face, Bai Yuan glanced down at his watch and realized that only about seven minutes had passed since he had asked her to come up, yet in such a short time, she had shown such an expression.

　If you can't even tolerate such a short time, how can you possibly endure a long cooking process?

　We must find an opportunity to help her cultivate her character and change her impatient nature.

　Otherwise, Alice Nakiri would not amount to much.

　Thinking of this, Bai Yuan walked towards the largest kitchen on the top floor. Seeing this, Nakiri Erina and Nakiri Alice exchanged a glance and quickened their pace to follow him.

　"Alice, you can make some basic dishes for now. There's a Fujian cuisine recipe book on that table over there."

　Don't underestimate it. I went to great lengths and paid a lot of money to get this unique copy from a skilled Fujian cuisine chef. There's only one copy in the whole world, and it contains many little-known tips and tricks.

　You better study hard and understand everything inside. I'll test you tonight.

　As Bai Yuan spoke, he pointed to the Fujian cuisine recipe book on the table, which was specially prepared for Nakiri Alice. In the corner of the kitchen, there were the ingredients needed for the dishes in the recipe book, for her to use.

　"Do you know? Leah created such a powerful..."

　Despite their excellent cooking, they ultimately couldn't compete with Wang Qing, primarily because their dishes lacked localization.

　As he watched Alice Nakiri walk toward the kitchen counter and pick up a book, Shirabuchi suddenly brought up Lia's problem.

　During the competition in Fujian, Liya's dishes had a strong French influence.

　If the taste is completely superior, there is naturally nothing wrong with it. However, it is a pity that the two dishes taste equally good.

　The competition was held in Fujian, and the judges were from Fujian.

　Fujian-style cuisine naturally has an advantage over cuisines from other regions. This is what is known as regional competition: either you crush your opponent with absolute strength, or you follow local characteristics and create dishes in the local style.

　"Is the focus of this round of special training on localization? I understand, I'll make the most of my time to prepare it."

　Alice Nakiri nodded heavily; her strength was only on par with Lia's.

　It can be said that her only advantage is her young age and amazing talent and potential.

　However, in this kind of competition, being young is not considered an advantage.

　On the contrary, because of their young age, they naturally lack cooking experience compared to others, which is actually a disadvantage in some aspects.

　"Then what about me? How should I practice?"

　As Bai Yuan meticulously devised a training plan for Nakiri Alice, Nakiri Erina, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up.

　Your words...

　I recently gave you special training in your sense of smell, and it has improved significantly. Now, the next thing to work on is your sense of touch; ideally, you should develop your hand skills.

　The conversation was interrupted. Looking at Erina Nakiri's eager expression, Bai Yuan only thought for a short while before telling her the most suitable training method for her.

　Currently, Erina Nakiri possesses the unique talent of the God Tongue, and her sense of smell, after a week of training, has reached a level beyond that of ordinary people.

　The current training in tactile sense is to improve the precision of cooking. When the three are truly integrated, Erina Nakiri's cooking skills will experience a leap forward!

　"Practice hand skills? How exactly do you do that...?"

　Shirai's words made Erina Nakiri fall into deep thought. Enhancing the sense of touch... the sense of smell can be enhanced by identifying flavors while blindfolded, but how can the sense of touch be enhanced? Is it like the blind men and the elephant, or cooking with one's eyes closed?!

　"The improvement of tactile sense is more about feeling, and Alice is very qualified to speak on this point because I recently gave her a crash course in specialized training."

　As he spoke, Bai Yuan turned his gaze to Nakiri Alice not far away, a hint of amusement on his face, because Nakiri Alice's enhancement process was very exciting.

　Blindfold yourself and use the most sensitive parts of your body to feel the sensations; this is undoubtedly the fastest way to improve.

　The downside is that it's easy to get suddenly excited while cooking, and then think about all sorts of random things, which can lead to a decline in the quality of the food.

　"So how exactly do you do it?"

　As they were talking, Erina Nakiri looked at Alice Nakiri and asked the question. However, she was met with a blushing face, a pout, and a glare from the girl. Alice then turned her head away and did not look at Erina Nakiri, nor did she answer.

　"I won't tell you. You'll know once you experience it. I'm going to study my cooking now."

　After a long pause, Alice Nakiri finally uttered these words. Ancient memories slowly surfaced in her mind, causing her to involuntarily clench her legs before heading towards the kitchen counter.

　"Hey, what's wrong with saying this? What a stingy guy!"

　Seeing Alice Nakiri's indifferent expression, Erina Nakiri was first taken aback, then puffed out her cheeks and shouted at Alice's back before looking at Bai Yuan.

　"Teacher Bai Yuan, what should I do? Should I blindfold myself and plug my nose to identify the ingredients?"

　With her large, exquisite eyes fixed on Bai Yuan, Erina Nakiri asked the question that had been puzzling her the most.

　How exactly can she efficiently make herself stronger?

　"It depends on whether you want to learn quickly or steadily. The former allows you to master it quickly, but it will cause some problems when cooking. The latter is much slower, but its advantage is that it is exceptionally solid and can be better integrated with other skills you have mastered."

　Bai Yuan's voice was calm as he offered two choices.

　Whether Erina Nakiri chooses the shortcut of unorthodox methods or the steady, methodical approach, remains to be seen.

　How fast is the crash course?

　Glancing at Alice Nakiri, who was focused on cooking not far away, and recalling her reaction just now, Erina Nakiri swallowed hard before looking at Shirayuki's face and asking.

　"Two nights should be enough for you to master it, but if you want to improve, you need to continue using that method. And once you start, unless you have great perseverance, you will basically never be able to stand steady progress again."

　This is a Pandora's box; how you choose is entirely up to you.

　By giving the choice to Erina Nakiri, Hakubuchi knew how tempting the allure of rapid progress was; once you tried it, you'd never forget it.

　Alice Nakiri couldn't resist the temptation and chose to level up quickly.

　However, the aftereffects of the cooking made her...

　She felt extremely ashamed and realized that this couldn't go on and would affect the taste of her cooking. In the end, she resolutely chose to start over, which allowed the aftereffects to gradually subside and she to return to normal.

　"I see. I'll take a steady and cautious approach."

　Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Erina Nakiri nodded slightly, having already made her decision.

　Her goal is to become the world's number one chef, just like Master Bai Yuan. While choosing a crash course might quickly improve her skills, it will definitely not lead her far in the future.

　There's no such thing as a free lunch.

　Everything that appears to be free actually has a hidden price tag attached.

　“A wise choice. Since that’s the case, your training ground isn’t here. Come with me to the market.”

　Upon hearing Erina Nakiri's final decision, Shirobuchi smiled.

　"Go to the farmers' market? Okay."

　Although she had some doubts, Erina Nakiri nodded.

　Seeing this, Bai Yuan did not act immediately. Instead, he went to Nakiri Alice's side and whispered a few words in her ear until her cheeks were completely red before leaving.

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　The match will be held in three days.

　Since only the Nakiri sisters, Erina and Alice, advanced to the semifinals, Bai Yuan devoted almost all three days to them.

　The first date was used to repair the relationship.

　The next day, he showed the two the way forward.

　On the third day, students will be tested on what they have learned and answer questions.

　After the assessment, Bai Yuan had just finished answering the questions and was about to take a shower and go to Liya's room to rest when...

　"Ding ding."

　"Jingle Bell."

　Almost simultaneously, Erina Nakiri and Alice Nakiri's phones rang, drawing the attention of all three. They then gathered around the sofa to check the contents of the phones.

　The two sisters don't usually add many people on social media, and most of them aren't people they chat with in the middle of the night.

　Now that we've received the information at the same time, there's clearly only one answer.

　Fujian Youth Chef Competition Committee.

　[Ai, your opponent in this round's draw is Nagi.]

　[Nagi, your opponent in this round's draw is Ai.]

　When the two phones were placed side by side and the information on them was compared, the previously lively atmosphere fell into a brief silence.

　"My next opponent is Alice."