Kivotos, I was deeply shocked!

But isn't the atmosphere between the teacher and Kurodate Haruna a bit weird? It doesn't look like they are going to fight?

Ginjing Iori's suspicious gaze hovered between Si Wang and Kurodate Haruna who were getting closer and closer.

Could it be that the teacher has already known the [Gourmet Research Society] or Kurodate Haruna?

Could it be that the teacher is going to surrender to the enemy? !

Ginjing Iori was shocked by the sudden thought in her mind, and she almost subconsciously raised her hand to stop this possibility.

"Iori-san, why do I feel like you're having some bad thoughts that will slander my character again?"

The changes of blue and white on Ginjing Iori's face were too conspicuous, not to mention the other party's sudden expression of glaring at him with gritted teeth.

Si Wang had no choice but to raise his hand first to interrupt the other party's spell casting and speak before the girl could.

"Let's let Haruna come over first. After all, the longer we delay, the more support from the Discipline Committee will arrive, and the better the situation will be for us, right?"

Si Wang smiled slightly, and skillfully used work matters to suppress the girl's possible resistance in words and actions. "Besides, one of the enemy's generals broke away from his position and came to the center of our base camp. No matter whether Haruna and I can reach an agreement later, or whether a conflict will break out if we don't reach an agreement, we can have a perfect first-hand advantage, right?"

"Hmm, ah...it seems to make sense?"

Si Wang's continuous rhetorical questions of "Isn't it?" made the girl dizzy. Yin Jingyi used her confused brain to carefully recall Si Wang's long and difficult sentence, and then...

Her mind became even more confused.

But what the teacher said seems... there is really no problem?

Ginjing Iori stood on tiptoe, she looked up and saw more and more discipline committee members rushing to the cafeteria, some of them holding bread in their mouths, some with their buttons fastened crookedly, and she felt a little relieved.

Well, it seems that this is what the teacher is planning. He is deliberately delaying time to gather more forces from the [Discipline Committee], and then take down the [Discipline Committee] that is causing trouble in one fell swoop!

Yes! Yes, that's it!

Yin Jing Iori nodded confidently. She felt that she had completely understood Si Wang's thoughts at the moment.

She threw a look at Si Wang that said "Don't worry", then coughed and waved to the discipline committee members who had already raised their guns, leaned their cheeks on the butts of their guns, and aimed at the scopes, "Let her pass."

"..."

The discipline committee members looked at each other, and finally made way for a path leading to Si Wang's position.

Kurodate Haruna straightened her collar and walked up confidently.

"Hey, Mingli, do you think things will turn out the way that teacher said?"

The red-haired girl with twin ponytails quietly took a step to the side, nudged her companion's arm with her elbow, and asked quietly, "As soon as the minister arrives at the ambush site, we will rush in and capture him or something?"

"Oh, this is really a worrying question~"

Ming Li rolled his golden hair with his index finger and said with a smile, "How about we rely on Junko to lead us to fight our way out and rescue our minister?"

"How can I possibly lead you to fight my way out? Even if I really lead you to fight my way out, the head of the Discipline Committee who comes later will definitely lead me to fight my way out, right!?"

The teasing of her companions strongly stimulated Akashi Junko's already intense emotions because she had not eaten breakfast and lost her lunch. The girl grabbed the sleeve of Ya Yuanmingli and complained loudly, "Then again, if the director really talks with that teacher for more than ten minutes, when the head of the discipline committee arrives, then we will all be doomed, right?!"

"Eggs? Eggs?! Where are the eggs?!"

A certain key word in Akashi Junko's words seemed to have triggered some strange switch, and Shishido Izumi, who was originally confused and drowsy, immediately became alert.

She grabbed Akashi Junko's wrist with the same swiftness. The girl looked excited, her brown eyes staring at Akashi Junko's eyes, her throat moved up and down several times, but the corner of her mouth still couldn't help but drag out a crystal trail.

“Whether it’s fried eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs or hard-boiled eggs, I can do it!”

"I'm fine with any eggs, you idiot! But the question now is about eggs?!"

Akashi Junko was so angry that her twin ponytails were about to stand up, and the little devil wings behind her were flapping fiercely, "The problem now is that we are going to go to jail soon!"

"Prison food?!"

Shizitangquan's eyes became brighter, "I want to eat!"

Akashi Junko: “…”

Now that I think about it, I feel like eating it too...

Chapter 26: As soon as I saw Si Wang, my journey was in vain!

The companions were arguing very loudly, and of course, that also meant that their arguments were heard very clearly by Haruna Kurodate.

There is more and more support, possible ambushes, and the discipline committee chief who may arrive at the scene at any time.

But these are not problems at all when exploring the ultimate path of gourmet food!

For some reason, a petite figure with purple horns, purple eyes and holding a purple machine gun suddenly appeared in my eyes.

Then came the hair-raising sound of the turbines turning, and the purple barrage that seemed to completely drown out the field of vision.

Kurodate Haruna's shoulders trembled. She looked around calmly, and after making sure that she didn't see the petite silver-haired figure with a machine gun that was taller than her, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to walk forward with a nonchalant expression.

Well, the Discipline Committee Chairman is indeed a small...medium...big problem and cannot be ignored.

But the Discipline Committee Chairman isn't here right now~

Then it doesn’t matter!

"Teacher, if a chef deliberately spoils and wastes the best ingredients just for the sake of gimmicks, novelty, or sensationalism."

Kurodate Haruna placed her weapon on the edge of the table, smoothed the wrinkles on her skirt, sat down across from Si Wang properly, looked directly into the pair of brown eyes across from her, and asked seriously, "Do customers have to eat it all out of respect for the food?"

"of course not."

Although I don't know why the girl mentioned the bad review so seriously, a problem that can be solved by changing the restaurant next time.

But since the girl took a serious attitude and discussed this small issue as a serious topic, Si Wang would also treat it with the same attitude.

After giving his answer to Kurodate Haruna's question, Si Wang did not rush to explain. He first lowered his head and pondered for a while, organizing his words, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"The chef's disrespect for food and waste of food is a sign of disrespect for his profession and unethical behavior. Customers should never be responsible for the chef's disrespect and unethical behavior."

Kurodate Haruna straightened her back, subconsciously clenched her hands into fists, and pressed them tightly against the hem of her skirt. Her wine-red eyes stared at Si Wang even more intently.

"So, teacher, for the kind of chef you mentioned..."

The girl pursed her lips, her tone revealing a hint of anticipation that she herself hadn't noticed, "What do you think we should do...?"

"Of course, I took photos, filmed them, posted them on WeChat Moments, and then gave the other person a bad review in the comment section."

Si Wang carefully pondered the changes in his mentality over the past three worlds and found that he had indeed not changed much in this regard.

At least he wasn't so perverted as to kill the cook's entire family just because he had a bad meal.

So he chose to answer the girl's question honestly, "It was just a meal. Although I was cheated of some money and my stomach was a little uncomfortable, I felt much better when I thought that a bad review could cause the other party's turnover to plummet by several percentage points, and disgust the other party so that he couldn't sleep for several nights, making the chef more uncomfortable than me."

"Ah, it seems that although the teacher and I are walking on the same gourmet road, our ways of walking are completely different."

Kurodate Haruna stared at Si Wang carefully for a long time. After confirming that these were Si Wang's true words from the bottom of his heart and not just polite talk to delay time, the girl shook her head regretfully, but a bright smile couldn't help but bloom on her face.

"..."

Si Wang did not agree with Kurodate Haruna's words, nor did he ask Kurodate Haruna why she was laughing so happily.

Because he felt that the look that Haruna Kurodate gave him suddenly became dangerous.

Well... it's a bit like a hungry wolf that sees meat in a trap and is determined to take a bite at all costs.

After a brief silence, Si Wang smiled with relief.

This child must have been ostracized since she was young because of her unusual ideas about food. It must be rare for her to meet someone who is willing to listen to her inner thoughts, so she smiles so happily.

Isn't one of the responsibilities of a teacher to listen to students' adolescent doubts and tolerate their childish fantasies that are ready to stir and make people laugh and cry?

It's no big deal.

"Then let me give you an analogy, teacher."

As if she realized that her smile was a little distorted, Kurodate Haruna coughed lightly, and quickly adjusted her facial expression, turning back to her previous dignified look and looking at Si Wang, "If you see a wash basin in the park that no one is using, but its faucet is still running, what would you do?"

"Hey, me?"

Si Wang raised his eyes and thought for a while before answering, "If it were me, as long as the distance was not too far and there was no road or stream in between, I would still be willing to do this simple task."

"But I'm the kind of person who will turn off the faucet no matter how much trouble it is~"

Facing Si Wang's surprised eyes, Kurodate Haruna smiled slightly and frankly admitted her inner desire, "That's right! Just like when I see a store selling unpalatable food, I can't wait to fry it!"

"Well, although I don't quite understand why Haruna-san would have such thoughts, there is a key point... Haruna-san might be wrong."

Si Wang first nodded, expressing his respect and understanding for the girl's thoughts, and then pointed out that there might be a huge logical loophole in the girl's words.

"Oh?" Kurodate Haruna looked at Si Wang in confusion, "What did I do wrong?"

"You're confusing the cafeteria with the restaurant, Haruna-san."

Si Wang didn't bother to be polite with the girl and directly expressed his understanding, "Although both canteens and restaurants charge money and customers have the right to ask for more delicious food, the responsibilities of canteens and restaurants are completely different."

"Duty...?"

Kurodate Haruna looked around the cafeteria hall which was wider than a football field, and vaguely understood what Si Wang was going to say.

"Yes, it's duty."

Si Wang nodded. While thinking about the profile of Kurodate Haruna that he had formed during this brief contact, he carefully composed words that were suitable for Kurodate Haruna.

He slowly said, "Just like you can't expect two legs... a bicycle to pedal at a speed of 200 to 300 kilometers per hour like a supercar, you can't expect a cafeteria that prepares thousands of meals every day to satisfy everyone's taste requirements."

After thinking for a while, Kurodate Haruna looked up at Si Wang and said, "Just like the fried chicken nuggets just now?"

"Yeah, just like the fried chicken nuggets just now."

Si Wang echoed the girl's words and expanded on them, "If the people can be divided into two groups based on whether or not to sprinkle lemon juice on them, can they be divided into two groups based on whether or not to sprinkle ketchup on them? Can't they be divided into two groups based on whether or not to sprinkle chili powder on them?"

"If we continue to fight endlessly like today, Haruna-san."

Si Wang stared into Kurodate Haruna's eyes and asked seriously, "Do you think the remaining 90% of students who don't care whether to sprinkle lemon juice or ketchup on their food will be able to finish a meal normally in the future? Or is your way of eating food actually an aloof way that doesn't tolerate others?"

Kurodate Haruna: “…”

Chapter 27: Invitation to Become a Fellow

Si Wang was neither hurried nor slow, and the sound of the dining table might not even be heard, but to Kurokan Haruna at this moment, it sounded like deafening thunder.

The girl didn't say anything, she just looked around again.

The clock hanging in the middle of the wall had reached [1:23]. A quarter of the dining tables were burning in flames, a quarter were submerged in the brick and stone debris that collapsed from the ceiling, and another quarter were shattered in the exchange of fire with the [Discipline Committee], not to mention the serving window that they used as a shelter.

After being bombarded by howitzers, strafed by heavy machine guns, and bombed by grenades, smoke bombs and other projectiles, except for the window where Si Wang had just gone to get food, which was still relatively intact, the rest were basically left with only a crumbling charred frame.

"..."

Kurodate Haruna continued to move her gaze from the cafeteria hall to the cafeteria wall, where a collapsed gap was still emitting light gray smoke, and several of Gehenna's students were peeking inside through the isolation tape.

The frowned brows, the frequently tiptoed toes, and the cursing mouth all reveal the owner's impatience and the annoyance of not being able to have lunch again.

Well, even if we start cleaning the cafeteria hall and lighting the fire to cook now, we probably won’t be able to have lunch before dinner.

For some reason, such an idea suddenly popped up in Kurodate Haruna's mind.

Or is it really like what the teacher said, that my way of eating is an aloof way that does not tolerate others?

The girl stared at her own reflection on the stainless steel table. While she was staring at the blurry and distorted face in the shadow, she asked herself the same question again.

“——.”

Kurodate Haruna couldn't help but close her eyes and took a deep breath.

No, that's not it. If my way of eating was really an aloof way that could not tolerate others, then I would not have formed the [Food Research Club], I would not have met Akari, Junko and Izumi, and I would not have sat here and communicated with the teacher.

Yes, that’s right, so the question is very simple!

A thunder suddenly exploded in the sea of ​​​​heart, tearing through the darkness of the night, and the bright light instantly dispelled the fog of confusion in Kurodate Haruna's heart.

Just like a beacon standing in the desert and a buoy floating on the sea, I just lack a companion who can truly understand me, respect me and communicate with me on an equal footing, so I lost my way on the broad road of food!

The girl opened her eyes. She was no longer looking at her reflection on the table. Her gaze moved forward along the reflection that merged with her own reflection.

He glanced at the cleanly eaten plate, the neatly fastened buttons on the white shirt, and finally stopped at Si Wang's eyes that were staring at him intently.

But not anymore.

Kurodate Haruna told herself silently in her heart.

That won’t happen anymore after you have a teacher.

"Haruna-san? Haruna-san? Haruna-san?"

Si Wang waved his hands several times in front of Kurodate Haruna who was staring at him intently, but the girl was like a possessed person, and seemed not to see his hands at all, and was only staring at his face.

Si Wang had to raise his voice suddenly, "Kurodate Haruna-san!"