People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

Yuuko Ichihara and Rindou Kobayashi were also taken aback. So it was Kasumigaoka Utaha who had come. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Rindou Kobayashi said with a smile, "Utaha, it's been a long time. Why haven't I seen you at the shop?"

"I've been preparing for exams and dealing with various publishing matters lately. I thought it would be as simple as a contract, but who knew there were so many intricacies involved."

Yuko Ichihara thought for a moment and said, "I see... Suddenly I feel that Yumiko is really amazing. She has already published a book that is selling very well. I never would have thought."

"Yumiko?"

"She's one of our sisters, Shiyu. You should have read her book, or at least heard the title."

"Hmm? Really? What did she write?"

"Our fortune-telling products have been the top-selling items for a long time, you know that?"

"Fortune telling... Oh! That book! I bought it! It is indeed quite accurate, but there are too many methods, and sometimes I don't know which one to use. Plus, I'm very busy now, so I don't have time to study it. My mother also likes that book very much."

Yuko Ichihara said with a smile, "Really? Yumiko will be very happy to hear that. I was planning to buy a copy this afternoon."

"It's pretty, but what are you all doing here, Yuuko-nee?"

"We...we'll bring food to Yuno."

Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her head and looked at Gasai Yuno, who was eating and watching the show. Gasai Yuno noticed her too, tilted her head and made a peace sign.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others twitched at the corner of their eyes. Goodness, should we say you're naive or do you enjoy tormenting people? Kasumigaoka Utaha asked suspiciously, "So you two are just going to watch Yuno eat?"

"It's about the three of you."

"Three? Hmm? Who else? Wasn't it just Yuno and me?"

Rindou Kobayashi and Yuuko Ichihara exchanged a glance, their pupils both slightly contracting. Even though they already knew, it was still truly frightening...

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Chapter 216 Shiho joins the Friends Club; there are two of them (Please subscribe~)

Knowing, hearing, seeing, and doing are four different experiences. Just like everyone knows that arresting criminals and shooting them on the spot is scary, and everyone knows that those people killed someone, but maybe that's all they are and they are not afraid.

However, hearing gunshots and screams is a different experience altogether. It might make you shudder and start having wild thoughts, while witnessing it with your own eyes can leave you with a strong psychological trauma. These are not the same thing.

As for doing it by hand, that's even more true. A life is lost in your own hands, and that's the difference. It not only leaves a shadow, but it can also have a lingering impact, especially after you've eaten.

Knowing about murder, witnessing murder, and killing someone yourself are two different concepts. Obviously, that's the case now. Both Rindou Kobayashi and Yuuko Ichihara know about this supernatural phenomenon.

However, they were somewhat surprised to actually see this scene, since no matter what, Mai Sakurajima was sitting right in front of them, while Utaha Kasumigaoka said that this person did not exist.

It's really creepy. Fear comes from the unknown, and such situations will inevitably cause some psychological burden. Mai Sakurajima also seemed a little lonely. Couldn't she see herself after all?

However, this also gave her a glimmer of hope: that Yuno Gasai and the others could really see her, which meant there was a solution!

"Kasumigaoka-senpai, come have lunch."

"Oh... so you came to see me because Yuuko and the others are here?"

Yuno Gasai shook her head and said, "No, I wanted to ask you something."

"what?"

Just when Mai Sakurajima thought Yuno Gasai was going to ask about the student council president, she never expected Yuno Gasai to tilt her head and say, "Kasumigaoka-senpai, do you have a club?"

"Hmm? No, club activities are a waste of time, and most people are boring and childish."

Yuno Gasai nodded and then said calmly, "Kasumigaoka-senpai, I have a club, but we don't have enough members. Can you join us?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes twitched. If you're going to help, just say you're helping. What's with this "just filling a quota" nonsense? Does she have no status at all?! She's supposed to be a high-and-mighty beauty!

Yuuko Ichihara and Rindou Kobayashi also sighed. Sometimes they couldn't figure out what Yuno Gasai was thinking, and they didn't know if she was just saying things innocently or if she was doing it on purpose.

Kobayashi Rindou asked in confusion, "Huh? Yuno, isn't your club not in need of you for the time being?"

"Tea Pillar teacher asked me to submit a club application, so I should be a member, but there aren't many people in total, so... Kasumigaoka-senpai."

Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed and said, "What kind of club is this... with so few members..."

"Friends Department."

Kasumigaoka Utaha racked her brains for a moment before shaking her head and saying, "Never heard of it. What do they do?"

Yuno Gasai thought for a moment and said, "Nominally, or to put it more nicely, it's... making friends."

"Hmm? So what's the actual situation?"

Yuno Gasai said softly, "Actually, it's just a group of people sitting together, doing whatever they want, eating, drinking, and playing games. There aren't any club activities. Club activities are just getting together to eat, drink, and play... and gaining strange friendships in the waste of time."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Goodness, suddenly it felt like this was a club that just coasted along, but somehow it made a lot of sense.

Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly realized that her usually sharp tongue might not be quite as effective as Yuno Gasai's. Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed and said, "Are you sure you're just wasting your time...?"

"No... are you sure it's a very casual way to make friends?"

Yuuko Ichihara and Rindou Kobayashi gave Kasumigaoka Utaha a strange look. "Well, you're just trying to coast along, aren't you? But... that's probably the more normal first thought..."

Yuno Gasai nodded and said, "That's right, that's how it is. Also, you can rest assured that since you're graduating soon, you don't need to go to club activities. Just go there from time to time. And if you're writing a novel, there's a club activity room available."

Kasumigaoka Utaha admitted that she was tempted. She wouldn't have to participate in club activities, which would just involve meeting up, eating, drinking, and playing games. She would also have a quiet place to concentrate on writing. This way, she would have time to go to the shop, since she could handle her work in the club activity room.

Kasumigaoka Utaha asked in confusion, "How many people are in that club?"

"Including me, there are as many as two people."

"...."x4

Everyone fell silent. Two people? That's too many? Something doesn't sound right. Ichihara Yuuko paused for a moment and said, "Huh? Two people is too many?"

"Hmm? I don't think there are more than ten interesting people in Shuchiin. If you exclude those who are not here or those with special circumstances, one person is already a lot."

Everyone nodded blankly. It was reasonable, logical, and convincing. Kasumigaoka Utaha asked in confusion, "So, who is the only other club member besides you right now?"

"I don't know. He's not at school. Chabashira-sensei said he'll be back in a while, maybe around the time of the final exams, so I'm in charge of finding the club members."

"Tea Pillar Teacher... that's definitely her style... that person is..."

"I wouldn't be friends with those immature boys, it's definitely girls..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment and said, "Deal, but are there really no club activities?"

"No, if you do, you're free to do whatever you want, just go and write."

"Okay... I'll talk to Chabashira-sensei about it when I have time."

"Hmm... then we're only one person short..."

Kobayashi Rindou sighed and said, "Are you going to tell the next person that there are three people in our club?"

"Um...."

Everyone rolled their eyes. Goodness, you're incredibly easy to understand. Ichihara Yuuko said with some doubt, "Judging from your invitation to Shiho, you have high standards. Who will you choose for the fourth person?"

"I've already made up my mind, and I'm sure she won't refuse."

Who is it? x3

"Let's keep it a secret... Yuuko-neechan, are you two really going to be watching us eat?"

"Who's looking at you?!" x2

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Chapter 217 Lunch for Three, A Story for Two (Please Subscribe~)

Yuko Ichihara and Rindou Kobayashi eventually left, while Yuno Gasai and Utaha Kasumigaoka leisurely sat on one side eating lunch. Of course, there was also Mai Sakurajima, who was clearly there but seemed somewhat special.

The three of them were eating, but on one side, two beautiful girls were chatting, and on the other side, two beautiful girls were chatting. The difference was that the one named Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't see Sakurajima Mai.

They were both talking to Yuno Wagawa, but it was as if there was a frosted glass between them; Mai Sakurajima could see her, but she couldn't see anything.

"I'm heading back now. By the way, is the shop open during the summer vacation?"

Yuno Gasai shook her head and said, "No, no... just open it for a few days, then say we're going to spend the summer vacation there, and come back during the last few days of summer vacation."

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment before nodding. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Gasai Yuno ask in confusion, "Kasumigaoka-senpai, are you here to write?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded and said, "More or less, but do you guys go out every winter and summer vacation?"

"I don't know, but it seems like he won't be around for the New Year either..."

"Who will eat out during the Chinese New Year? Um... it's not certain. If someone is home alone or on a business trip, it's quite possible. Okay, I got it."

"Goodbye, Kasumigaoka-senpai..."

"Um...."

After Kasumigaoka Utaha left, Gasai Yuno softly asked, "Sakurajima-senpai, what are your thoughts?"

"Thoughts... A lunch for three, a story for two?"

Yuno Gasai thought for a moment, clapped her hands, and said, "As expected of Sakurajima-senpai, she really knows how to use words. No wonder she's an actress."

"Where are you going?"

"commissary."

"Ok?"

"Buy water."

Mai Sakurajima followed silently without saying a word. Her mind was in turmoil. She didn't understand why Yuno Gasai's sisters could see and remember her, while outsiders couldn't.

Thinking about Yuno Gasai's elusive ability, the sudden time-freezing effect, and her earlier words, who exactly is this family? Or are they just ordinary people?

"Kobayashi Rindou... I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before..."

“Rindou-nee was the second seat of the Elite Ten. You should have seen her in magazines.”

"Right! Wait... the Ten Heroes?"

"Yes, there are two more at home... This year's top ten and many of the top ten graduates are Bai Yu's students. Although Bai Yu is very young, he is probably around the age of a college student."

Mai Sakurajima nodded without saying anything, mainly because Yuno Gasai had already answered first, so she had nothing more to say. However, she was wondering whether it was her family that was special, or whether Rindou Kobayashi himself was a special person.

While everyone was having their own thoughts, on the other side of the train, Yuko Ichihara and Rindou Kobayashi were sitting on one side. Because it was a weekday and not the tourist season, there were very few people.

Yuko Ichihara asked in confusion, "Where are we going? We need to take the tram."

"Where to go... you'll know once you get there, won't you?"

"Hmm...that makes sense...but I'm still curious, does your senior own a shop?"

Upon hearing this, Rindou Kobayashi looked at Yuuko Ichihara with a strange expression. Was this really a question a normal person would ask? The senior that Rindou Kobayashi acknowledged must also be one of the Elite Ten.

"If the Elite Ten don't open a restaurant, are they going to do business?" Yuko Ichihara also realized what was going on and coughed lightly, saying, "What I mean is, does she own her own restaurant or is she still working as a chef for someone else? After all, opening a restaurant in Tokyo is very expensive."

Kobayashi Rindou nodded in realization. "Then it's alright." Kobayashi Rindou coughed lightly and said, "Of course I opened my own shop. But the shop isn't big, and with that Shinomiya-senpai opening the shop, she's having a lot of headaches too."

"Hmm? Senior Shinomiya... Oh! You mean that Shinomiya Kojiro... Shiraha and I went to his shop twice, it was pretty good, and the management was very strict."

Rindou Kobayashi nodded and said, "That's right. So, even though they're both Western cuisine, on one hand, there's the first Japanese chef to receive a medal, and on the other hand, there's an unknown graduate with no reputation. On one hand, there's a branch opened in Japan by the head chef and manager of a very famous restaurant, and on the other hand... sigh..."

Yuko Ichihara said with a helpless expression, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, this is competition. But it seems like Hinako is quite successful."

"That's true, because Kiriya is often featured in magazines."

"You graduates of the Top Ten... Eh? Little Peach is going to become a pastry chef under WGO, right? Have you considered where to open the shop?"

"She should be around here. These things are no longer a problem. I'm more concerned about Erina than them."

"What is there for Erina to worry about?"

Rindou Kobayashi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm starting to wonder if you've been poisoned by your own cooking. Who do you think Erina is?"

"Hmm... The Ten Heroes."

"Um... what else? Never mind, let's just say it: she's still a member of the Nakiri family, and one of the candidates to succeed WGO. Do you understand what I mean?"

Yuuko Ichihara nodded and said, "You mean Erina is one of the candidates to succeed Totsuki, one of the candidates to succeed WGO, and also one of the Elite Ten. Now she's also pursuing Shiraha, so you have no idea what she's going to do in the future?"

"That's right, but it's almost certain that... Totsuki will definitely fall into Erina's hands."

"Why? Alice is here too, and Managi is here as well."

Kobayashi Rindou shook his head and said, "No, no, no, Alice is absolutely impossible. First, she doesn't want to be the Supreme Commander. Second, she is much weaker in handling political affairs than Erina. Third, she lacks the talent of God Tongue. A perfectly polished God Tongue is very powerful."

"Finally... Alice's father, Nakiri Munee, also owns a multinational super-powerful company, Nakiri International, so Alice will likely inherit Nakiri International, not Totsuki."

"Oh!"