People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

Chapter 53 The Crisis of Otonokizaka, and Shion's Thoughts (Please Subscribe~)

Uehara Nana didn't know whether to be happy or heartbroken. She was heartbroken because she wondered if her image really made her seem like she had no life. As for being happy, it was because she thought her taste was still very good.

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Please find a place to sit down. What would you like to eat?"

"I can eat anything, what about you, sister?"

Uehara Nana sat down and thought for a moment before saying, "I heard Ayaka say that the restaurant doesn't have a menu and can make anything, but I'm really torn about what to eat..."

"Compared to that... sister, I'd really like to try boiled beef..."

"This is fine, we can't just eat meat... let's have a vegetable dish too."

"Would you prefer something milder..."

"Let's make it heavier."

Bai Yu nodded and said gently, "What about drinks?"

"Cola!" x2

Bai Yu paused for a moment before smiling and nodding, saying, "Okay, please wait... But looking at it this way, she really doesn't seem like the boss of a boxing gym at all."

Uehara Nana blushed, coughed lightly, and said, "I have a life to live too. I can't do this at the boxing gym."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Miss Uehara really does look great with just a little bit of dressing up."

"Yes...really?"

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After Bai Yu finished speaking, he turned and left. Uehara Nana breathed a sigh of relief after Bai Yu left, but soon sensed something. When she turned her head, she saw her younger sister, Ayaka, staring at her with a strange expression.

"Caiyexiang, what are you looking at?"

"Um...it's nothing, it's just that you seem a little off lately, sister..."

"What could be wrong with me?"

Ayaka narrowed her eyes and said, "Sister... this is the first time I've ever seen you like this in my entire life..."

"How many of my clothes have you seen just now? Your sister here still has a lot to live."

"No... I mean the way you speak..."

Uehara Nana's eyes twitched, and she said irritably, "You little rascal, you really are..."

Just as the two sisters were talking, they heard Zhengyi say with a smile, "I'm more concerned about Ayaka than Nana. Why do you always tie your hair up? What does it look like when it's down?"

Ayaka thought for a moment and said, "I don't really want to cut my hair, but it's still too long, so I'm just tying it up."

Riven asked in confusion, "How long?"

Uehara Nana laughed and said, "Ayaka has never cut her hair. How long do you think it is?"

Lucifer's eye twitched, and he said, "I suddenly really want to see what Ayaka looks like with her hair down..."

"Um..."

Ayaka's eye twitched slightly before she said irritably, "What's so interesting about this... I thought you guys would be more interested in my sister..."

Just as Uehara Nana was about to speak, Lucifer casually said, "Hmm? We saw Nana in the store when she bought stockings before. I'm not really curious, but... I always thought Nana's legs would look great in stockings."

Ayaka gave Uehara Nana a strange look, because when Ayaka asked Uehara Nana earlier on the way, Uehara Nana said that she had always had it but just hadn't worn it. Now it seemed that this was obviously something she had just bought a few days ago.

Uehara Nana narrowed her eyes as she looked at Ayaka. Although Ayaka's fighting strength was formidable, it only erupted when her abdomen was attacked. Normally, she was quite normal. Moreover, Uehara Nana's aura was too overwhelming.

Kasugano Sora asked in confusion, "Ayaka, if you're coming over for dinner tonight, are you just going to leave the boxing gym alone?"

"The boxing gym needs to bring in new equipment and perform equipment maintenance, as well as disinfection, so there's no work this weekend. Didn't I already say that at the gym?"

Kasugano Sora thought for a moment and said, "Did I tell you? Maybe I didn't notice..."

As Ayaka and Kasugano Sora were chatting, they heard Ayaka sigh and say, "Sora, do you know about Otonokizaka?"

Kasugano Sora paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't know. What is it?"

Sonoko thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be because of Otonokizaka's enrollment situation; it looks like things are getting worse..."

Ran Mouri sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. There are only two girls' schools. If Sakura Royal School succeeds, Otonokizaka School is destined to have far fewer students, not to mention there are also general schools..."

Lucifer asked in confusion, "So what will happen to Otonokizaka?"

Eri Kisaki adjusted her glasses and said, "By Japanese standards... a national school like this will eventually be shut down... that's more than 80% likely."

Yuko Ichihara frowned and said, "What about academic qualifications and students?"

Eri Kisaki said softly, "Generally speaking, national schools like these usually stop enrolling new students until this year's first-year students graduate, after which the school will be closed down. However, the degrees are recognized, so there's no need to worry about that."

Pandemonica said softly, "You just said... there's an 80% or higher chance they'll be shut down directly, so what about the remaining 20%?"

Eri Kisaki sighed and said, "The remaining 20%... is 10% for merging schools, but that's no small matter. The other 20% is... finding a way to reach the enrollment target before the decision to close schools takes full effect."

Lucifer frowned and said, "We can't even recruit students now. It's too difficult to reach the required number, so we're merging schools... I think Shion mentioned she had some feelings for Otonokizaka...."

Eri sighed and said, "It would be quite simple for Imperial Sakura to merge with other schools, but I don't know how that would happen. And the procedures for a private school merging with a national school are incredibly complex, so it's not that easy. However, if Imperial Sakura could absorb Otonokizaka, then Imperial Sakura would be amazing..."

Nakiri Managi said seriously, "If only it were that simple. But the only girls' school is a big deal. Shion isn't stupid; she'll probably think it over carefully."

"Um..."

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Just as everyone was discussing Otonokizaka's affairs, Shiraha arrived with the prepared dishes: one was the familiar boiled beef, and the other was...

"Boiled beef, then... fish-flavored eggplant strips... and two Cokes. Please feel free to call me if you need refills or extra rice. Enjoy your meal."

Looking at the bright red boiled beef and the glistening eggplant strips with garlic sauce, Uehara Nana swallowed hard. She felt that it really was exceptionally delicious.

"It looks really good..."

Ayaka looked at the boiled beef in front of her with anticipation. She had seen pictures of it before and knew it would be delicious with rice. Ayaka clasped her hands together and softly said, "I'll start eating..."

The spicy and savory flavor, along with the firm yet tender beef, instantly made Ayaka crave the dish. Uehara Nana also put her coat aside, looked at the food in front of her with anticipation, and said softly, "I'm starting..."

Uehara Nana didn't eat the boiled beef first, but went straight for the fish-flavored eggplant strips, because the eggplant looked very appetizing with its glossy appearance.

The tender eggplant, paired with the slightly crispy skin after stir-frying, is bursting with the flavor of fish with every bite. The moment you taste it, you know this dish is perfect to eat with rice.

Seeing Uehara Nana and Uehara Ayaka enjoying their food, Lucifer and the others smiled. Ichihara Yuuko leaned close to Shiraha and whispered, "Otonokizaka is in trouble again."

Bai Yu casually replied, "That's inevitable, because the better the Sakura Imperiale is, the fewer students there will be in Otonokizaka46. There's no question about it..."

Yuko Ichihara nodded and said, "And then, what are your plans?"

"Whether I have a plan or not, there's nothing I can do. I'm just a restaurant manager. This matter depends on Ziyin."

Lucifer said irritably, "Then do you think Ziyin will be merged into another school?"

"meeting."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Klara asked in confusion, "Don't you want to think about it?"

"No need, because although Ziyin is a little silly, she still has the courage to do business. She will choose to merge schools after weighing the pros and cons, but then she will be very busy."

Lucifer hesitated for a moment before asking, "How long will she be busy?"

Eri Kisaki said softly, "Under normal circumstances, it will generally be very busy for three to five months, but it will be much easier after that because there will be many more senior managers, which will save a lot of trouble."

Bai Yu said softly, "That's right. Maybe Shion will leave most of the school's affairs to the chairman of Otonokizaka. She'll be busy for a few months in exchange for an easy life afterward. She should seriously consider it."

Lucifer and the others could only imagine the smug look on Soryuin Shion's face as she dumped all her work on the former chairman of Otonokizaka, the current vice chairman of Sumeragi-no-Saka, and went off to go on vacation.

Nakiri Managi said with a slight headache, "I'm suddenly very puzzled as to how Shion manages the Imperial Sakura so well, given her personality?"

Bai Yu said softly, "Although Zi Yin is usually quite individualistic and a bit clumsy, she actually has good management skills. More than that, I'm more concerned about what to do with Garuda and the others."

Lucifer smiled and said, "It won't affect your academic qualifications."

"No, no, no, what I mean is, what will Garuda and the others do if they know that Otonokizaka will do this? Garuda is alright since she's only a second-year high school student, but Kotori and the others probably won't just sit idly by."

Lucifer paused for a moment and asked in confusion, "So you think that Little Bird and the others would try to meet the admission standards before they knew about the merger?"

Bai Yu smiled and said, "I didn't say that. I just said I was a little curious about whether they would do anything."

Lucifer sighed and said, "You just think they're going to do something, and you're planning to just watch?"

"I'm just a restaurant manager..."

Lucifer narrowed her eyes, sensing that Bai Yu was considering something, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. After chatting for a while, she saw Eri Kisaki say softly, "It's already this late, Ran, let's go back."

"Okay! Manager Bai Yu, how much?"

"One thousand and five."

Eri Kisaki paused for a moment before exclaiming in surprise, "So cheap?!"

Kiyotaki Keika and the others were also surprised. Were they sure they didn't miscount? This was way too cheap. Putting aside how precious the ingredients were, the taste alone was worth more than this price.

"Mom, Bai Yu's cooking is all very cheap..."

After putting down the money, Eri Kisaki still felt a little unreal. Seeing that there was no reaction, she came to her senses and looked at Shiraha, saying, "Mr. Shiraha, can you take away food from your shop?"

"Yes, you can also order in advance or order takeout."

"Takeout? Who will deliver it?"

"I."

Eri Kisaki was taken aback. The head chef and manager, Shiraha, was personally delivering the takeout. After thinking about it, Eri Kisaki still felt that it would be better for her to drive and take it home. Eri Kisaki coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Shiraha, could you please tell me your contact information? I would like to pack some dinner to take home when I work overtime in the future."

"OK..."

After exchanging contact information and adding each other as friends on social media, Eri nodded and left with Ran Mouri. Sonoko followed them, clearly there to wait for Ran. (Pay attention to the contact information; it might be on the test...)

Glefia watched Eri Kisaki the whole time, and when Eri Kisaki stood up, the surprise in Glefia's eyes became even more obvious.

Zdelada noticed Gurefia's gaze, and after following her eyes, he paused for a moment, as if he had discovered something interesting.

As soon as Eri and the other two left, Zdara moved closer to Grayfia, put an arm around her neck, chuckled, and whispered, "Grayfia, you really have a good eye..."

"Huh? So I didn't see wrong?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be it. How interesting..."

"interesting?"

"certainly...."

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On the other side, Sora Ginko and Kiyotaki Keika also thought it was delicious, but being girls, their appetites were limited, and they quickly finished eating and started chatting.

"Father, what kind of wine is this? It smells so good..."

"This is peach blossom wine. I drank this when I came here years ago. This wine is very fragrant and mellow, and it doesn't have any spicy taste at all."

Kiyotaki Keika nodded and said, "I see. It smells wonderful... I thought it would smell good and taste spicy like those other wines..."

"This kid brewed it himself, and it seems that there are only a few kinds of wine that others can't afford to drink even if they want to."

Sora Ginko was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Is it because it's expensive?"

Kiyotaki Kosuke shook his head and said, "No, no, no, because those drinks are basically too spicy for most people to drink, but they are all good for your health."

Kaneda Suekichi paused for a moment and said, "A tonic for the body?"

"Yes, Jintian, you could give it a try. After all, you're naturally weak, so maybe it can help you recover."

Kaneda Suekichi's eyes lit up as he turned to look at Bai Yu. Bai Yu smiled and said, "You're weak, so you can drink it, but can you really drink it all?"

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Bai Yu smiled and shook his head, then went back to the kitchen, took out a bottle of wine, placed it in front of Kaneda Suekichi, and said, "Take a sip and you'll know. But let me tell you first, neither Gaolang nor Raian can drink it like ordinary wine."

Just as Kaneda Suekichi was about to try, he froze. Wu Lei'an and Gaolang's physical abilities, while perhaps not stronger, were definitely top-tier. If they were this strong, then he, with his weak constitution...

After hesitating for a moment, Kaneda Suekichi picked it up and opened the lid. The moment he did, a strong smell of alcohol wafted out. Kaneda Suekichi's eyes twitched, and the three of them, including Sora Ginko, looked on with strange expressions. Could such a strong smell of alcohol really taste good?

Kaneda Suekichi gritted his teeth, took a sip from the bottle, and the next moment...