[47] - Senzaemon Nakiri Sees Hope

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"Yeah... Compared to our year, the current Elite Ten aren't much."

Terunori Kuga nodded.

Yuuki's dish had truly taught him a lesson. While it hadn't completely changed his views, he had begun to reflect.

People had told him before that the philosophy he was spreading was wrong. But he had personally achieved a lot following this path, so he didn't care much about what others thought.

But Yuuki was different.

While Yuuki's methods were different from his, Yuuki's achievements completely surpassed his own. So now, Kuga began to seriously reflect.

Moreover, Kuga was now also quite shocked by the Culinary skills of the Polar Star residents. He felt very fortunate he wasn't in this generation—otherwise, with these people around, it would be difficult for him to stand out.

Although based on the current situation, he would definitely be surpassed in the future, that would likely happen after graduation. At least during their time at school, it wouldn't be easy for these people to catch up to him.

....

The Polar Star residents' Culinary skills left a deep impression on Erina Nakiri and the others. After this gathering ended, everyone hung out in the dorm for a while.

Their primary entertainment at this point was still playing cards. As for other activities, since everyone was stuffed, they couldn't do much else.

Erina Nakiri was the first to leave.

Although she really wanted to play cards with everyone—it was one of her few sources of entertainment, after all—

—they weren't very close yet. While she felt very comfortable in this environment, she ultimately gave up and decided to play with Hisako Arato after returning home.

The others stayed a bit longer before leaving. Terunori Kuga, in particular, spoke with Yuuki privately for a while. The impact of Yuuki's dish on him was immense, making him contemplate deeply.

"Actually, there's no need to ask me whether you're right or wrong. See for yourself—which Chūkaryōri RS is stronger, yours or ours?"

Yuuki didn't try to persuade him with lengthy explanations or preachy lectures. While such words might carry some weight, they would still be hollow and ineffective. So, Yuuki's choice was simple: let the facts speak for themselves.

Let Kuga see the changes and development of the Chūkaryōri RS later on, and then he would naturally understand.

As for whether the Chūkaryōri RS members would be obedient, that wasn't a problem. As long as they weren't complete idiots, they wouldn't oppose Yuuki.

After all, Yuuki had defeated Terunori Kuga, an Elite Ten member. While Yuuki himself wasn't an Elite Ten member now, in a year, he would undoubtedly become one, possibly even the First Seat.

And Tōtsuki always operated under the rule of "survival of the fittest." Its cutthroat system inherently made these students follow the strongest.

So, Yuuki wasn't worried about them disobeying him or opposing him.

As long as they were willing to learn, the Chūkaryōri RS would only develop even better than it was now.

Having gotten his answer from Yuuki, Kuga nodded and said he would observe the Chūkaryōri RS's development.

....

After everyone left, the Polar Star residents went to bed.

Early the next morning, Alice Nakiri sought out her grandfather, Senzaemon Nakiri. She had originally wanted to contact him last night, but it was too late, so she decided to visit him this morning.

However, when she arrived at Senzaemon Nakiri's office, she found that Erina Nakiri had gotten there even earlier than her.

Erina Nakiri had the same idea as Alice, so she had come directly first thing in the morning. She told Senzaemon Nakiri everything that had happened last night.

"Erina. You're here quite early... But then again, this does involve the God's Tongue."

Alice wasn't very surprised. After all, this matter concerned Erina's family and her own future; there was no way she wouldn't be proactive.

"Alice, you're here too! Erina has already told me about this matter. Honestly, I hadn't expected that dish could actually affect the God's Tongue," Senzaemon Nakiri said.

He knew Yuuki's dish was unique, but he hadn't expected that Yuuki could actually use this method to deal with the God's Tongue's drawback, even if it was temporary.

In his mind, Yuuki was still too young. Even if Yuuki could solve the God's Tongue issue, it would be something for the future, not right now.

Yet Yuuki had now given him a HUGE surprise.

Although what Yuuki said was indeed correct, fundamentally solving the God's Tongue's drawback wasn't easy. But at least they had seen hope.

In the past, no matter how hard they tried, they still couldn't see a sliver of hope. Precisely because of this, Mana Nakiri turned her attention to the Midnight Chefs.

That move, for the international Culinary world, was undoubtedly a massive earthquake.

If she hadn't been desperate, Mana Nakiri naturally wouldn't have done such a thing. However, now, no matter how small the hope might seem, at least they had seen it—

—This hope was like a small flame. Although it wasn't large yet, as the saying goes, "A single spark can start a prairie fire." The process from zero to one is always the most difficult.

"So, Grandpa, what do we do now?" Alice Nakiri, also knowing how important Yuuki's existence was to the Nakiri family, asked.

"HAHAHA! There's no need to take any specific actions. At this stage, Yuuki's Culinary skills are indeed very strong, but that's just relative to his peers."

"For him to fully solve the God's Tongue's drawback is something for the future." Senzaemon Nakiri shook his head.

Although he had seen hope, he also knew very well there was no need to do anything right now. Just let Yuuki improve his Culinary skills at his own pace.

If they rashly intervened, it might even have a negative effect.

After hearing her grandfather's words, both Alice and Erina nodded and left. In this matter, they would naturally follow their grandfather's instructions.

....

After the two left, Senzaemon Nakiri picked up his phone. After hesitating for a moment, he still dialed a number.

This was naturally Mana Nakiri's number. Although Mana Nakiri had left home, she still kept in contact with Senzaemon.

The reason Senzaemon Nakiri was making this call was to tell Mana about what Erina and Alice had told him.

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