Before the competition.
As the end of October approached, it signified that the 43rd "Autumn Selection" had ended and a month had passed. During this period, aside from Tiqie Helinai, who had accompanied the team to Sapporo for the Legendary Cooking Implements Battle, all the first-year freshmen were involved in a new assignment—
"Field Research".
Perhaps it was the influence of the world's will on Xingping Chuangzhen's growth. The second stop of his original "Shokugeki" protagonist's field research was still SHINO'S branch run by Shigong Xiaoci Lang in Tokyo. However, the location of this branch had changed; astonishingly, it had now opened in Xia's renovated and formally inaugurated Shopping Street. Shigong Xiaoci Lang had rented a street-front shop at a lower rent to complete the renovation.
Today was the final day of the trial operation for the SHINO'S branch.
"Ugh—"
