Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

"Really? I have no cooking experience at all."

Clearly, many of these people don't know how to cook.

However, after a quick look, it seemed that all the students who couldn't cook were first-year students, while the third-year students didn't seem to be wavering.

During breakfast, Ishizaki sat next to Tatsuya Kamio.

"Kamio, I can't cook, what should I do?"

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at him, then shook his head helplessly.

Honestly, what's the rush? You're not going to starve, are you?

However, since Ishizaki brought it up, it's not unreasonable to confirm the situation in advance.

"Everyone, excuse me for interrupting you for a moment. I want to confirm if anyone in our group has cooking experience."

Upon hearing Tatsuya Kamio's words, the students of Class 1 and Class B exchanged glances, then four people raised their hands, followed by Koenji.

Well, this guy didn't hear a thing; he was just focused on eating.

To Tatsuya Kamio's surprise, Albert Yamada actually raised his hand.

He can actually cook?

It's really unbelievable.

There were twelve people in the group, but only half of them had cooking experience.

No way, did you waste your time taking home cooking classes in elementary and middle school?

There are 36 people in Kamio Tatsuya's group. It would be a bit much to ask for just 6 people to prepare breakfast for 36 people before morning class.

While waking up early can solve this problem, why should you feel entitled to enjoy the breakfast we make?

While Tatsuya Kamio and his friends were racking their brains over making breakfast, the third-year students seemed to have already come up with a solution.

"If everyone gets their share equally, how about each grade takes turns being divided into groups for one day?"

"I'm fine with this, let's start with the first graders."

The third graders offered their opinions, and the second graders did not object, instantly putting pressure on the first graders.

"Before that, I have a question I'd like to confirm."

After saying that, Tatsuya Kamio looked at the teachers who were having dinner nearby.

"Teacher, there shouldn't be a rule that all members have to participate in tasks like cooking or cleaning, right?"

"That's right, it's not just cooking, it's cleaning too. We only care about the results. As long as you can complete the task, how you allocate manpower is your own business."

Similarly, if you don't finish breakfast, you'll be the ones going hungry, and if going hungry causes problems with subsequent assignments, we will also deduct points from your score.

"So, the only morning activity that all students must participate in is meditation. If they don't want to participate in cleaning, they just need to be in the meditation hall when meditation begins, is that right?"

"Yes, that's it."

I see. If that's the case, it's not too difficult.

After receiving the answer, Kamio Tatsuya returned to his group and agreed to Matsui's suggestion that each group be responsible for breakfast for two days.

"Everyone, first-year students are responsible for preparing breakfast for two days, but only half of us know how to cook."

However, those who can cook are not obligated to cook for others, so to be fair, I propose that on the two days of cooking, the other six members be responsible for cleaning up within the group.

Kamio Tatsuya's suggestion is reasonable. After all, you can't just say you can't cook and then not cook. That would be unfair to the students who can cook.

Why should we cook for you for free? Is it wrong to know how to cook?

So Tatsuya Kamio wanted to make it up to them in another place, and after thinking it over, the only thing he could do without was to clean up.

There was no opposition to Tatsuya Kamio's proposal, thanks to the group's complex structure.

The group had the most students in the class. Totsuka Yahiko was a collaborator and wouldn't blindly oppose Kamio Tatsuya. As for the others, they didn't dare to, because they were afraid that if problems arose in the group, they would fail their grades.

If someone fails their exams, there are always scapegoats for them. What do they have?

There's nothing there, and Sakayanagi might not necessarily use the private points he earned from the preferential treatment exam to save them.

The students in Class B, influenced by Ichinose, all had relatively mild personalities, so they didn't say anything.

Class C is on their side, so naturally they won't undermine Tatsuya Kamio. As for Class D, there's only Koenji, who doesn't seem to have much interest in these matters.

Although I cleaned diligently today, it's hard to say whether I'll be so diligent tomorrow.

But it doesn't matter, that's exactly what Kamio Tatsu wants – for him to be dishonest.

As for the people who made breakfast, although it may seem unfair, anyone who has cooked knows that cooking itself doesn't take much time; the time-consuming part is mainly the process of preparing the ingredients.

It only takes a few minutes to stir-fry a dish; the most troublesome parts are washing and chopping the vegetables.

The breakfast menu is fixed: rice, three dishes and a soup. The soup refers to miso soup, and the three dishes are a main dish, a side dish and pickles.

If you prepare the ingredients the night before, the only problem the next day might be steaming rice.

With all the ingredients prepared, an hour is enough time for six people to make more than thirty dishes.

In short, it just means they get up half an hour earlier than the average student.

There's no need to worry about storing the ingredients, as there's a refrigerator in the kitchen.

After breakfast, Tatsuya Kamio and the others were taken to a classroom, seemingly to learn something.

The classroom was larger than the school classrooms. Since there was no instruction on where students had to sit, they sat down according to their own preferences as soon as they arrived.

However, since students from different grades were not familiar with each other, groups of students from the same grade were basically grouped together.

The only exception was Koenji, who sat alone by the window, looking somewhat out of place compared to the others in the classroom.

After the morning classes, it's lunchtime. The good news is that students don't need to prepare their own lunch.

After lunch, there was a short break, followed immediately by the afternoon classes.

The afternoon classes started with a long-distance run. Although Kamio Tatsu was fine, the students in the group and Class B didn't seem to be very good at sports, and they were all panting heavily.

After the long-distance run, the school gave the students half an hour, and then came the last lesson of the day—meditation.

This meditation session was different from the one in the morning. In the morning, it only lasted for five minutes, but this time it required me to persist for half an hour.

Even Tatsuya Kamio was finding it hard to keep up with the half-hour meditation session, as maintaining a single, motionless posture is quite tiring.

At the moment he finished, Tatsuya Kamio immediately stretched out his legs, and after nearly half a minute of recovery, he stood up from the floor.

However, I believe that once you get used to it, you'll be able to adapt better.

In fact, it's normal for the legs to go numb after half an hour of blood stasis. People like Koenji who leave the dojo immediately after finishing are the exceptions.

Compared to Tatsuya Kamio, many others were in pain, such as Ishizaki, who was leaning forward and writhing painfully on the ground.

"Damn it, I need to take a bath after dinner! I need to take a bath! Help me, Albert."

Yamada walked over silently, grabbed Ishizaki's arm, and pulled him up from the ground.

"Ugh! Couldn't you have pulled me up a little more gently?! Let go of me!"

Then, Yamada granted Ishizaki's request and released his hand without warning, causing Ishizaki to sit back down on the ground with a thud.

Ishizaki's leg was already in pain, and then this happened. Just imagining it makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable.

It feels like taking a nap at your desk at noon, waking up to find one leg is numb, and then you lift that numb leg and kick it hard to the ground.

"Hahaha! You really brought this on yourself."

Tatsuya Kamio couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, Kamio, don't gloat. If you have nothing to do, at least lend me a hand."

They've been in Class C for almost half a year now, and everyone is connected by Ryuen, so Kamio Tatsuya and Ishizaki are fairly familiar with each other.

So he reached out and pulled him up.

"Alright, it's about time to go eat."

"Let's eat! After we finish eating, I'm going to take a bath!"

As Ishizaki said this, he ran out of the dojo.

Watching Ishizaki walk so swiftly, Kamio Tatsuya wondered, "Is there something wrong with this guy's leg?"

Chapter 248 The Countdown to Dropping Out of School in the Mountains

When Kamio Tatsuya arrived at the restaurant entrance, Shiina was waiting there just like yesterday, but today not only Shiina, but Kamuro was also there.

"How was today's lesson?"

"Keep it simple."

Kamuro looked completely unconcerned. She was naturally in good physical condition, so both meditation and the afternoon run were relatively easy for her.

Unlike Kamuro, Shiina wore a wry smile.

Her athletic ability is not good; in fact, it could be said to be among the worst.

"I really couldn't handle the long-distance run this afternoon."

The three chatted as they walked into the cafeteria.

After getting their food and finding empty seats, the three of them ate and chatted about what had happened in the past two days.

"Masumi, there's something I'd like you to keep an eye out for me."

"Ok?"

Kamio Tatsuya's words left Kamuro somewhat confused.

"Could you help me investigate the groupings of the third-grade girls, especially whether there is a group with only one third-grade student?"

A group consisting of only one third-grade girl?

Kamuro didn't understand why Tatsuya Kamio was paying attention to the third-year students, but she nodded nonetheless.

Anyway, this shouldn't have anything to do with the fights in the first year, so it naturally doesn't count as betraying the class.

Moreover, this was not a difficult task for her, but thanks to being constantly bossed around by Sakayanagi, her ability to gather information had greatly improved.

After having dinner together, the three of them left the cafeteria to go back and rest, but it seemed that some dispute had occurred in the cafeteria corridor.

"Wow, there are so many people! What happened?"

Amidst the confusion of passersby, Tatsuya Kamio and the others approached.

"Sorry, sorry, are you alright?"

The one who spoke was Yamauchi from Class D. He was bending down and reaching out to the girl on the ground, trying to help her up.

As for the person on the ground, it was Ban Yanagi.

"Hmm... don't worry."

Sakayanagi replied to him, but instead of grabbing Yamauchi's hand, he grabbed the fallen cane and tried to stand up by himself while holding onto the wall.

Tsk, this guy's body is actually this weak.

Then, Tatsuya Kamio looked at Kamuro beside him, as if to say, "Aren't you going to help her?"

Kamuro and Tatsuya Kamio had a tacit understanding, so Kamuro naturally understood his meaning. However, although Kamuro understood, he did not intend to step forward to help.

They even gave Kamio Tatsuya a push from behind, shoving him out of the crowd. Due to the momentum, Kamio Tatsuya stopped next to Sakayanagi.

……

Sakayanagi, who was about to get up, looked at Kamio Tatsuya, who had walked up to him, while Kamio Tatsuya looked at Sakayanagi, who was leaning against the wall.

Both of them were speechless, but Tatsuya Kamio acted as if nothing had happened, reached out his hand, and pulled Sakayanagi up as if he were helping a child, regardless of whether she wanted to or not.

He also placed her cane in her hand.

This action caused Sakayanagi to narrow his eyes slightly as he looked at Kamio Tatsuya.

When the people around saw that someone had come to their aid, they all scattered.

"Um, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now?"

"Yes, please don't take it to heart."

After receiving Sakayanagi's reply, Yamauchi turned and left.

"Oh dear, although Kosaka Yanagi is cute, she's really clumsy."