Food Wars, my food not only glows!

　"Miyoko, go and chop the garlic."

　"receive."

　Upon hearing Alice Nakiri's words, Miyoko Hojo nodded, then quickly chopped up some garlic cloves and put them in a bowl.

　When it was almost done, Alice Nakiri used a spatula to scoop up all the minced garlic from the bowl and put it back into the pan to continue tossing, so that the garlic aroma could combine with the freshwater prawns.

　Next, add oyster sauce to the wasabi Sprite, along with Thai curry, steamed fish soy sauce, and soy sauce, and finally grab a bottle of beer.

　"This step is to remove the fishy smell and enhance the aroma. Cook it from the side of the pot, remember that!"

　As she spoke, Alice Nakiri poured beer into the pot, covered it, and let it simmer for a little while.

　A few minutes later, watching the beer in the pot gradually decrease, Alice Nakiri poured in the sauce she had prepared earlier. She reduced the sauce over high heat, adding a few spoonfuls of sugar to enhance the umami flavor.

　In an instant, a rich aroma wafted out, filling the entire kitchen.

　“Smells so good!”

　Sensing the rich aroma in the air, Miyoko Hojo swallowed hard, her face showing an expression of intense longing as she looked at the giant freshwater prawns in the pot.

　"What am I doing right now? And what is the purpose of adding butter to the pan?"

　Looking at Hojo Miyoko's eager eyes, Nakiri Alice suddenly thought of herself back then. Is this what they call inheritance?

　Such a subtle feeling...

　"what?"

　When Alice Nakiri suddenly asked her this question, Miyoko Hojo was stunned. She thought for a long time, but her lips trembled and she couldn't say a word.

　I don't know, she hasn't learned any of this!

　"This technique is called simmering and reducing, which allows all the sauce to penetrate the shrimp meat, making the shrimp meat more flavorful, while the main purpose of the butter is to enhance the aroma."

　Alice Nakiri explained, but her brows furrowed. This guy's basics are completely lacking. Aren't these common sense in Chinese cuisine?

　"I see!"

　Hojo Miyoko nodded excitedly, completely unaware of the unusual tone in Nakiri Alice's words.

　"Never mind, Brother Bai Yuan must have asked me to teach her for this reason. If she knew everything, she wouldn't need me to teach her anything."

　Looking at Hojo Miyoko, who was incredibly excited after learning something new, Nakiri Alice thought to herself.

　What type of cooking are you good at?

　"I'm quite good at stir-frying various dishes; I passed the second-level chef assessment by demonstrating my stir-frying skills."

　When confronted with Alice Nakiri's question, Miyoko Hojo answered truthfully.

　Because Totsuki Academy doesn't offer courses related to Chinese cuisine, she has only learned cuisines from other countries during this period, and her progress in Chinese cuisine has not been significant.

　However, due to her constant food battles, she has gained a lot of combat experience and has also made some innovations in the dishes she is good at.

　"Only good at cooking? That won't do. Let's develop a more balanced approach from now on."

　As she spoke, Alice Nakiri turned her gaze back to the pot: "Look, how beautiful the color is! It's just like it was stir-fried with clear oil. This step is to reduce the sauce, but don't thicken it with cornstarch. Coat the shrimp completely with the sauce, and it's ready to be taken out of the pot when it looks like this!"

　As they were talking, Hojo Miyoko very perceptively took the plate over.

　Meanwhile, Alice Nakiri held a pot in one hand and chopsticks in the other, arranging the shrimp from the pot neatly on a plate.

　"Alright, let's eat!"

　Looking at the wasabi prawns in front of her, Alice Nakiri smiled and said to Miyoko Hojo.

　"I'm gonna start now!"

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　at the same time.

　In China, on a large ship capable of carrying tens of thousands of people, amidst singing and dancing, Bai Yuan sat in the main seat, calmly observing everything before him.

　"Chief, this is the shark meat, bear paw, shark fin, and monkey meat you sent your men to find..."

　A beautiful young woman carried a tray with various rare ingredients. As she displayed the ingredients, she subtly bent down, revealing large expanses of her snow-white skin.

　“The quality is quite good this time, worthy of praise. Have Mrs. Xianglan, who is in charge of this matter, come to my room tonight, and I will teach her some new things.”

　Looking at the various ingredients on the tray in front of him, Bai Yuan finally showed a satisfied expression, and then said to the girl.

　"Xianglan is so lucky! This time, the chief himself is giving the lesson!"

　"Ugh! Why was it that last time I was the Left Protector, and that guy's cooking skills were only one star higher than mine? He couldn't give me any proper guidance at all!"

　"The leader is giving a lesson?! It seems that Xianglan's cooking skills are going to improve significantly this time. It's not impossible for her to break through to the top three-star level within two months."

　"Too late. Last time, Sister Ting went into the leader's room and in less than a month, she won first place in the Special Grade Two competition and advanced."

　Can two-star and three-star be considered the same?

　"What? You don't believe in the leader's strength?!"

　"I never said that! Don't try to pin this on me!"

　Bai Yuan's words caused a huge commotion in the audience, with all sorts of envious voices coming from below, but they did not change his expression at all.

　This kind of thing happens far too often.

　After a year of travel, he impressed a large number of powerful individuals with his superb culinary skills.

　After rigorous testing, these individuals were granted the qualification to join the Dark Cuisine World and were mentored by Bai Yuan.

　The Loulin ship beneath our feet is a collectible belonging to a three-star chef who joined the world of dark cuisine, and it is said to have cost billions of yuan to build.

　To date, more than 30 people have qualified and officially joined the Dark Cuisine world, while hundreds more are still in the reserve.

　The official members include ten master chefs and more than twenty first-class chefs.

　"It's time to go find Alice. It's been so long. I wonder how she is now."

　Looking at the chattering and arguing master chefs in front of him, Bai Yuan's mind was filled with the image of that smiling young girl.

　"Let's go back tomorrow!"

　The thought popped into Bai Yuan's mind, and then he couldn't stop himself from doing it.

　Chapter 87 New Teachers, You Bunch of Self-Important Firewood!

　Totsuki Academy, teaching building area.

　Three days have passed since the last food battle.

　"Lady Erina, I've found it! This is a list of events, big and small, that happened to Miss Alice during her time in Northern Europe."

　In the past year, she defeated a master chef in a head-to-head competition, witnessed and certified by the Food Wars!?

　As Hisako Shinoto read out the last item on the list, her voice trembled slightly, as if she were shocked or in disbelief.

　"She defeated a master chef?! How is that possible? Wasn't she a master chef? Could it be that she performed exceptionally well during the competition?"

　But that doesn't make sense either. Even a top-tier chef performing exceptionally well is only at the Special Grade level. How could they defeat a clearly stronger, veteran Special Grade chef?!

　Erina Nakiri's voice also betrayed disbelief. Alice Nakiri had defeated a Special Grade fighter? Really? Could it be some kind of false information...?

　Thinking of this, Erina took Alice's information from Hisako's hand and examined it carefully, trying to find something wrong.

　However, all that's in a document is text. It's written clearly in black and white, so how could you possibly find anything wrong with it?

　"The information says that Alice studied under a Chinese master when she was in Northern Europe. Where is that Chinese master now?"

　As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Since she has completely regarded Alice Nakiri as a formidable rival, she must first understand all of her circumstances.

　The person who knows her situation best is undoubtedly her teacher who taught her.

　"Miss Alice's mentor, there is indeed such a person in the information, but that person flew to China a year ago and then there has been no news of him since."

　I wanted to continue investigating, but it seemed like his information was being deliberately blocked by someone; I couldn't find anything with my abilities...

　Hisako Niito spoke truthfully, her voice filled with shock. Things that even the Nakiri family's intelligence network couldn't uncover were already classified as national secrets.

　Just who is that man?!

　"If we can't find it, then so be it. But considering that Alice defeated a master chef..."

　Even if she isn't a top-tier chef, she's still one of the best among first-class chefs, and she could pass the top-tier assessment at any time.

　In other words, Alice Nakiri at this moment possesses at least the strength of one of the top two seats in the Elite Ten!

　At this point, Erina Nakiri fell silent, her curiosity about her master behind her reaching its peak.

　What kind of master could train a fourteen-year-old top-level chef? He must be at least a top-level chef himself, perhaps even a second or third-level master chef.

　If I were the one receiving guidance, would I go further?

　After all, she possesses the God Tongue, a talent considered top-tier in cooking!

　"I never expected her to beat a master chef. It seems I really won't be able to defeat her anytime soon..."

　Thinking of this, an annoyed look appeared on Erina Nakiri's face.

　The feeling of wanting to get rid of him but being unable to, and then being forced to sulk in frustration, is really not a good feeling.

　"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"

　A slightly magnetic voice rang out, causing Erina Nakiri, who was standing by the window, to pause in surprise. She turned her head and saw a handsome young man.

　The young man was carrying a huge basket of ingredients, filled with winter bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, and pieces of food wrapped in oil paper.

　"Feel sorry."

　Seeing that she was blocking his way, Erina Nakiri blushed slightly, apologized, and then took two steps forward to make way for him.

　"Thank you."

　The young man smiled and thanked her, then walked past Erina Nakiri. Hisako Shinoto also came up at that moment, looking curiously at his back, then at Erina Nakiri.

　"Who is this guy? I've never seen him at school before. With such an outstanding appearance, I shouldn't have no impression of him."

　The girl's cheeks were slightly flushed, her eyes flickered as she looked in the direction Bai Yuan had left, and her voice revealed a hint of doubt.

　Such a handsome young man, if he had ever appeared at the academy before, she should have no recollection of him at all!

　"Don't misunderstand, I just think he looks unusual, so I should have some impression of him. I didn't mean anything by it!"

　Suddenly, sensing Hisako Shinoto's slightly strange gaze, Erina Nakiri seemed to realize something and hurriedly began to explain.

　This situation suddenly reminded her of a romance comic she had been secretly reading recently, and the content of the first chapter was extremely similar to her current predicament!

　The female protagonist in the comic is very angry because she was just criticized by her teacher. She takes her best friend to the corridor to curse the teacher and vent her anger.

　Then, the male protagonist, who was responsible for helping the teacher move the experimental equipment, appeared, carrying a mountain of heavy objects, and happened to overhear everything.

　Afterwards, to prevent the male lead from telling the teacher, the female lead offered to help, thus beginning a lighthearted romantic comedy.

　“I haven’t said anything yet, Lady Erina.”

　Seeing Erina Nakiri's flustered demeanor, Hisako Shinoto shrugged helplessly.

　However, the young man's appearance was indeed outstanding; even she took a few extra glances at him, so it's normal for Lady Erina to be attracted as well.

　"Class is about to start, hurry up!"

　I heard a new teacher came to teach Chinese cuisine recently. Today should be his first class. I wonder which class he'll be assigned to randomly.

　Just then, a commotion came from not far away. Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto turned around and saw two girls running wildly down the corridor.

　A spirited girl with chestnut-yellow hair and a bun ran and shouted. When she saw the blue-haired girl with double braids next to her stop because she was tired, she immediately stepped back and grabbed her arm.

　"Yu...Yuhime, slow down, I...I can't run anymore!"

　The blue-haired girl with twin braids was panting heavily, her face looking rather pale; clearly, the long run had left her exhausted.

　"You need to keep exercising, Xiaohui!"

　Looking at the blue-haired girl with twin braids who was already exhausted, Yoshino Yuuki couldn't help but complain.

　"The resistance is different."

　After glancing at Yoshino Yuuki's barren land and then at her own, Tadokoro Megumi turned her head away and muttered a complaint under her breath.

　"what?"

　"Nothing, let's keep going."