[73] - Everyone's Growth, Polar Star Takes One-Sixth of the Spots (BONUS)
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"You two don't need to be so nervous!"
When the Polar Star residents arrived, Daigo Aoki and Shōji Satō were rather anxious.
"How can we NOT be nervous?! Originally, this Autumn Election didn't really have anything to do with us two. But Yuuki has been teaching us for so long, and our Culinary skills have improved a lot. Now, it's very possible we'll make it onto this list, okay!" Daigo Aoki exclaimed.
If they had known from the beginning they had no chance of being on the list, they wouldn't be nervous and would simply come with the mentality of watching a show.
In the original story, these two were exactly like that. Their skills weren't up to par, so they weren't selected.
But things were completely different now thanks to Yuuki's intervention.
Yuuki had taught them many things, and while teaching, his Food Honor had also been constantly improving.
The Polar Star residents were now much stronger than their original counterparts, including Daigo and Shōji. It was a sure thing that the others would make it onto the list. Now, only these two were still uncertain.
....
As everyone talked, the list was soon revealed.
"THERE IT IS! OUR NAMES ARE ON THE LIST! The ENTIRE Polar Star dorm made it into the Autumn Elections!"
Daigo Aoki quickly scanned the list and found everyone's names.
"EVERYONE—?!"
Daigo Aoki's loud voice was also heard by the surrounding students—and this undoubtedly stunned the vast majority.
The Autumn Elections only had sixty participants.
The number of students who survived the Tōtsuki Resort Training Camp was over six hundred—and almost no students who passed the Training Camp were eliminated from the normal curriculum.
So, the chances of being on this list were less than one in ten.
"Not really surprising. After all, this is Polar Star—where only the BEST of the BEST can stay. Such a pity you can't even apply to get in anymore!"
Many students, after their initial shock, weren't really surprised. Because of Yuuki, Megumi, and Satoshi Isshiki, even before entering high school, other students already wanted to get into Polar Star.
Unfortunately, joining Polar Star was very difficult.
Although Daigo Aoki and Shōji Satō were now residents, back then, in order to join Polar Star, they had spent a great deal of time and endured countless failures before finally succeeding—
Others didn't have such perseverance and naturally couldn't make it.
And since admissions to Polar Star had been closed off, they no longer accepted new residents.
"Truly a pity... But this time, the first place spot is already decided, isn't it? With that MONSTER around, everyone else can only compete for second place."
One student looked toward Yuuki.
Everyone had witnessed Yuuki's performance during the Training Camp—even Erina Nakiri, an Elite Ten member, was completely outmatched.
So, in this Autumn Election, Yuuki would undoubtedly be the champion; everyone else could only fight for second place.
....
After confirming everyone from Polar Star had made the list, the group dispersed. This time, eleven members from Polar Star had made it into the Autumn Elections. One dormitory occupied more than one-sixth of the entire list.
It could only be said that Polar Star's reputation was continuing to grow. Fumio Daimidō, upon learning this news, was naturally beaming. She was the one who most hoped for the return of Polar Star's Golden Age.
It seemed like this current generation might restore Polar Star to its former glory, perhaps even surpass it.
After returning to Polar Star, everyone held a party.
Yuuki also brought out some Toriko ingredients he had fished out using Small Bait.
Seeing these ingredients, everyone's eyes lit up—after all, they had tasted them before and knew how delicious they were.
Too bad Yuuki didn't bring them out often, so opportunities to enjoy them were rare.
Yuuki also didn't need to worry about the dishes for the party; others would take care of it. This was mainly due to these ingredients' special nature—for Chefs, they were like obtaining divine weapons.
So, they would fight over who got to cook these ingredients. Yuuki was naturally happy to let them do so.
"To celebrate all of us entering the Autumn Election Preliminaries, CHEERS!"
Even Fumio Daimidō, who rarely joined such gatherings, was present this time.
In the past, she would only provide some food but wouldn't participate personally—she would say that she was too old and couldn't hang with the youngsters anymore.
But this time was different.
She felt as if she was seeing a revival of the Golden Age and naturally joined the celebration.
"Congratulations, everyone! With your skills, you guys might just sweep the top eight spots in this Autumn Election!" Fumio Daimidō said excitedly.
And she had a point.
In the original story, although only Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro from Polar Star made it into the Top Eight, the others weren't far behind.
After Yuuki's special training, their Culinary skills had improved significantly.
Moreover, Alice Nakiri and Ryō Kurokiba, who would have been in the Top Eight in the original story, were both at Polar Star now.
This way, there were already five who were sure to enter the Top Eight: Yuuki, Soma, Ryō, Megumi, and Alice.
As for the remaining three spots, two of them could probably be secured. The last spot, however, had some uncertainty, as its competitor was Akira Hayama.
Akira Hayama himself was very strong and had an extraordinary sense of smell, not to mention that the theme of this assessment was also what he was best at.
So, defeating Hayama would be difficult.
But regardless, this Autumn Election was destined to become Polar Star's stage. Even if Akira Hayama made it into the Top Eight, he would just be a side character.
....
The next month was a break.
Yuuki didn't intend to keep everyone at the dorm for further training—they all had their own things to do.
If this one month was utilized effectively, then Akira Hayama wouldn't even have a chance of making it into the Top Eight.
The next morning, the theme for the Autumn Elections was delivered to each dormitory. Everyone saw the theme—
"This time, it's CURRY! Isn't that Yuuki's forte?"
Everyone immediately looked at Yuuki.
They all clearly remembered that after Yuuki learned the Spice Equation, he constantly tinkered with various spices, and in just a few days, had created numerous Secret Sauces.
"It IS my specialty, but I'm not giving you guys the finished product. You need to do your own research—if you have any questions, you can ask me." Yuuki said.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They were all skilled Chefs and naturally understood this point.
Although they had been studying under Yuuki's guidance for a long time now, they weren't dependent on Yuuki.
When Yuuki was teaching, he didn't just stuff them full of various techniques and knowledge. He also had them raise questions and solve problems independently.
So, this group wasn't just a bunch of babies relying on Yuuki.
"By the way, the spices I have in the kitchen—you guys can use them freely. My spice collection here should be the most complete." Yuuki said.
These spices were all collected from all over the world using the Nakiri family's connections. In terms of variety, his collection here was even more complete than Jun Shiomi's.
Yuuki himself didn't need these things now. The Autumn Elections, for him, were just a formality. If he participated, the championship was already his.
With Yuuki's permission, everyone picked their preferred spices from Yuuki's collection. Then came the term break.
"Yuuki, where are you planning to go for vacation?" Alice Nakiri asked.
She still hadn't given up on pursuing Yuuki, so she asked about his plans for the break.
"Vacation, huh? I'm going to stay at the Shōkeien Ryokan for a while. I've been working hard on my cooking—it's time for a proper break!"
Yuuki stated.
He was getting closer and closer to First Class Chef. He had also been continuously researching Soul Soothing Esoterica. But for an entire semester, he had been pushing himself to improve his Culinary skills, so he planned to relax for a bit now.
Going to the Shōkeien Ryokan for vacation was a good choice.
There, he could go on boat trips, and not far away, there was also a beach, plus relatively untouched mountains and forests.
This world, after all, was centered around cuisine, completely different from the normal world. So, the environment was still very good; no need to worry about pollution or anything.
"Shōkeien? If I'm not mistaken, that's Megumi's family inn, right?" Alice Nakiri said after some thought.
"That's right—the Shōkeien Ryokan is my family's inn and restaurant!" Megumi Tadokoro quickly nodded.
"Can I... come too?" Alice Nakiri pointed at herself and asked.
The Shōkeien was Megumi's family's place. Although she could go there directly as a guest without asking for permission, to avoid leaving a bad impression, it was still better to ask clearly.
"Sure!" Megumi Tadokoro, not having any ulterior motives, agreed almost without a second thought.
"ME TOO! ME TOO! Going on vacation without me? How could you?" Yoshino Yuki immediately joined in.
During this period, they would continue Yuuki's lessons after their normal classes. Although their Culinary skills were improving rapidly, it was also truly tiring.
So, hearing that Yuuki and the others planned to vacation at Shōkeien, Yoshino Yuki also wanted in.
"Since you're all going, can I also tag along?"
When Ryōko Sakaki heard about it, she also directly joined in. The other Polar Star residents also followed suit.
In the end, except for five people, everyone else from Polar Star planned to go to Shōkeien.
These five were Satoshi Isshiki, Soma Yukihira, Ryō Kurokiba, Daigo Aoki, and Shōji Satō.
Satoshi Isshiki wasn't staying behind because he didn't want to go. He was staying because, as an Elite Ten member, the Autumn Elections were the responsibility of the Elite Ten. There was also other work for the next semester. Except for Rindō Kobayashi, all the other Elite Ten members were very busy.
This was also the reason Yuuki didn't plan to become an Elite Ten member. Although there were certain privileges, it was truly a lot of work when things got busy. He didn't want to deal with that.
Soma Yukihira and Ryō Kurokiba planned to stay in the dormitory. One reason was that the variety and quantity of spices here were the most abundant. Although they could take some with them, staying here was undoubtedly the best.
No one was surprised that these two chose to stay.
They were hardcore cooking fanatics.
After getting to know them for a while, everyone even suspected they might be long-lost brothers—there were just too many similarities.
And these two had also hit it off with each other. Although at first, Soma Yukihira was no match for Ryō Kurokiba—
—but Soma Yukihira's growth rate was extremely fast, especially when facing immense pressure, and Ryō Kurokiba was undoubtedly the one applying the pressure.
Under Ryō's pressure, even without the beating from failing the breakfast assessment, Soma's growth rate didn't slow down at all.
He even gradually caught up, which also gave Ryō a sense of crisis, desperately pushing his own potential.
These two were now deathly afraid of falling behind each other, so they were working themselves to the bone.
As for Daigo Aoki and Shōji Satō, they had a good sense of self-awareness. They knew there was a large gap between their talent and the others at Polar Star—
—and they also knew that being able to enter the Autumn Election Preliminaries this time was mainly thanks to Yuuki's efforts. So, they planned to stay at Polar Star and continue to improve their Culinary skills.
Since their talent was inferior to others', then they would double their efforts. These two didn't lack perseverance; otherwise, they wouldn't have gotten into Polar Star in the first place.
These five remained, while the others all planned to go to Shōkeien Ryokan.
Megumi Tadokoro had also notified her family beforehand that Yuuki and the others would be visiting, and she had already reserved rooms.
....
As vacation began, the group set off with much fanfare.
"Erina-sama, it seems Alice-ojou and the others have gone on vacation. Should we also go?"
Hisako Arato knew how important Yuuki was to the God's Tongue, so she had also been trying to find ways to build a good relationship with him—
—But unfortunately, not being at Polar Star, the opportunities to interact weren't many.
"Let's not—" After thinking for a moment, Erina Nakiri decided to give up.
One reason was that as an Elite Ten member, she had many things to do. Her schedule was quite full; it wasn't ideal to adjust it on short notice.
The other reason was that she still couldn't let go of her facade. So, she chose to give up.
....
"As expected of the Nakiri family, this limo is AMAZING!"
On the way to the Shōkeien Ryokan, the group was riding in a stretch limo arranged by Alice Nakiri.
As the Young lady of the Nakiri family, arranging such a private car was almost too easy.
Yoshino Yuki, taking such a car for the first time, was like a curious child, touching everything here and there.
The others were also very interested in this limo.
They had never ridden in one before, including Yuuki—whether it was his previous life or this one, he had only ever seen such cars on TV before.
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