Chapter 491: Alice Nakiri! Ikumi Mito!
"???" Everyone was dumbfounded. First, Erina won unexpectedly. Then, she suddenly ran off to stand with a very handsome boy.
"This…" The host awkwardly looked at Senzaemon.
He just laughed loudly. "Hahahaha! Today I really witnessed a wonderful match." With that, he continued to eat. The dish was unbelievably delicious.
Eishi Tsukasa couldn't believe he had lost. He snatched a judge's plate and tasted it. "..." In an instant, an unprecedented deliciousness impacted his taste buds. He stood silently. He had lost completely.
Erina didn't know the impact her actions had. She was more curious about why Ren had suddenly come.
At a spacious corridor corner, "Congratulations, Erina. You should be the First Seat now, right?"
"This is all thanks to you, Ren-kun," she said with a gentle and soft expression. Because of his power, her control over her senses had become transcendent. Her God Tongue was no longer a binding characteristic, and her five senses now possessed power beyond it.
"Ren-kun, when did you come to Totsuki?"
He winked. "I specifically came to watch your Shokugeki."
"!!!" Although she knew he was joking, her heart still inexplicably beat a little faster.
"Don't joke. How could someone like you care about cooking?"
"Haha, you know what? This time I really did come for cooking. Because of a sudden arrangement, I came to find you all." He looked behind him. Rindo Kobayashi and a few others had already followed.
Besides Rindo, there were a few surprising people, all of whom Ren happened to know: Erina's cousin, Alice Nakiri; Erina's admirer, Ikumi Mito; and Tadokoro Megumi, Ryoko Sakaki, and Yuki Yoshino from the Polar Star Dormitory.
"Ren-san!" Tadokoro Megumi felt a strong sense of familiarity and was sure she wasn't mistaken.
"Long time no see, Megumi-chan."
"Yes, I'm really grateful for what happened before."
"It was just a small favor. How about introducing your friends?" he said, referring to Ryoko and Yuki. Their cooking styles seemed quite good.
Ryoko politely introduced herself, "I am Ryoko Sakaki, a 92nd-generation student."
"I am Yuki Yoshino, also a 92nd-generation student," Yuki quickly added.
"It's a pleasure. I am Ren. I'm not a student here and am mainly here for a commission."
"A commission for us?" Rindo raised an eyebrow. "A special trip? Couldn't this have been handled over the phone?"
"This is a special banquet, and I wanted to personally invite you all," he stated his purpose.
"A banquet!" Rindo's eyes lit up.
"Special?" Nene Kinokuni was more interested in that aspect.
"Kiana, Exusiai, and some others will be coming. There will be quite a few people." The group understood his meaning: Otherworlders. That was indeed special.
Erina also became serious. "How many people? How should the time be arranged?"
Ren said, "Over thirty people, tomorrow at noon."
They began discussing. The few unrelated individuals were also surprised. Who could make Erina treat something so seriously? Ikumi and Alice were the most puzzled. Alice carefully observed Ren, having no impression of him whatsoever, other than that he was very handsome. Could Erina have developed a love-struck brain?
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