"The fruit pastry has a tender, soft texture, with a slight sweetness and the fragrance of apples."
"The one I have here tastes like a pear.
It seems this fruit pastry not only looks like the real thing but also incorporates its taste to some extent.
This flavor is quite novel, I think it's good!"
Tasting the fruit pastry, it wasn't particularly amazing, but it showed the maker's very solid fundamental skills.
With this alone, given time, Hayasaka Ai would definitely become a very good chef!
Alice Nakiri was the second to raise her hand to vote, but from her demeanor, it seemed less like she found Hayasaka Ai's dish delicious enough to pass the assessment, and more like she was following her husband's lead.
"I've already approved it."
Seeing Hoshino Sora and Alice Nakiri agree, Tadokoro Megumi also raised her hand.
She had always respected such skilled chefs, so there was no reason for her to reject her.
"Thank you."
With the trio's approval, the first person to pass the assessment was officially born. Hayasaka Ai also smiled upon hearing this, and Hayasaka Ai's success undoubtedly inspired all the candidates present.
Soon, the next candidate brought up their dish.
Failure.
However, no one on site was discouraged. The next candidate brought up their dish.
Another failure.
Such failures continued until the eighteenth candidate, who, with his powerful strength, successfully passed the assessment.
After one examination, there were over two hundred people who participated in the transfer student assessment, but only six successfully entered Far Moon. Such an astonishing elimination rate was truly astounding.
Fortunately, Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya both successfully entered Far Moon. Their cooking skills were clearly a cut above everyone else present.
They were even stronger than Hoshino Sora, who took the exam last year, especially Shinomiya Kaguya, the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family. Her ingenious vegetable noodles were truly eye-opening.
[Trigger Task]: Preside over the transfer student assessment
[Task Requirement]: Select outstanding talents whose culinary skills meet Far Moon's standards.
[Task Reward]: 6000 Reputation Points
[Current Reputation Points]: 213,000
Looking at the reputation points that popped up below the task, Hoshino Sora's smile grew even wider. This was the wealth he had accumulated through his hard work during this period.
Among them were nearly 100,000 reputation points accumulated from completing tasks like "Trial of the Brave."
The other half were reputation points generated from the Dimensional Restaurant receiving guests for such a long time, where repeated abilities given by guests were automatically decomposed.
Because the Dimensional Restaurant was not connected to many worlds, the guests who came were almost the same group of people. Therefore, after several rounds of hospitality, Hoshino Sora gained a lot of reputation points from the decomposition of skill talents.
"Alright, you all can report when school starts. Far Moon will send the approval letter to your homes in two days. I have some things to do, so I'll be leaving first."
Looking at the six students below the stage, Hoshino Sora casually gave a few instructions, then left the assessment hall. Alice Nakiri, seeing this, quickly followed him.
Seeing this situation, Yumeko Jabami and Tadokoro Megumi, who remained, exchanged glances and decided to help Hoshino Sora and Alice Nakiri clean up this mess.
Although the assessment had ended, according to past practice, the main examiners needed to take the students who passed the assessment on a tour of Far Moon Academy and introduce the relevant facilities and functions within the academy to the candidates.
However, because Eri Nai was lazy last year and didn't lead the way for Hoshino Sora and the others, Hoshino Sora didn't know about this setting. At this moment, he was heading towards Eri Nai's house with Alice Nakiri.
Soon, the two arrived at Eri Nai's backyard, then leaped from the yard, easily entering Eri Nai's room on the second floor.
However, as soon as they entered the room, the two were shocked by the scene before them, so much so that they didn't know whether to go out after landing, and could only hide behind the curtains to observe secretly.
"The two of them... do they really have this kind of relationship?"
Looking at the two secretly practicing on the bed, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but gasp, clearly misunderstanding something.
"It looks like they must be tired. It's our turn to go!"
Seeing this situation, Hoshino Sora did not alert them, nor did he speak. He just stood behind the curtains, carefully pondering the two people's moves, observing and exclaiming in wonder, his mouth unconsciously curving upwards, then he pulled Alice Nakiri to join in.
"Ah! Hoshino-kun, and Alice, why are you back so soon?! Wait! Since when have you been standing here..."
"The transfer student assessment only takes a little over two hours. When did you two start?
Looking at this posture, are you trying to practice some combined ultimate skill? If so, I really need to practice with you two! It looks like you're trying to team up against me!"
"What are you two talking about? Let me join too~"
"Alice? Why are you here too..."
"After the assessment, I had nothing to do, so I followed Sora-kun to find you. What? Don't you welcome me?"
"No, then let's have us sisters unite, plus Hisako!"
Hearing the conversation of the three, Alice, who was hiding nearby, also couldn't sit still and jumped out, then vigorously waved her right hand to indicate that she also wanted to participate in the battle.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Alice Nakiri, Eri Nai's expression was slightly surprised, but she didn't say anything, instead inviting the other party to join her battle camp.
"Hmm! This time, we must defeat him!"
After that, strange sounds came from the room.
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The next day, Hoshino Sora, who had been exhausted all day yesterday, was the first to wake up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw beautiful women lying haphazardly beside him, and a chuckle appeared on his face.
Picking up the scattered clothes on the floor, Hoshino Sora quietly left the room and washed up outside.
After washing up, the next moment, he disappeared from the restroom and reappeared in the Gourmet Manor.
"Master!~"
"Master! Welcome back~"
"Master, you haven't been here for so long, we missed you so much!"
As Hoshino Sora arrived at the Gourmet Manor, a group of girls surrounded him at an extremely fast speed, three layers deep and three layers out, quickly blocking him in the very center.
"Alright, alright, thank you for your welcome. I'm here this time to expand your living space."
Looking at the mixed group of Forest Elf and Neko Mata Clan in front of him, Hoshino Sora felt a bit constrained for a moment. His arms naturally fell among the girls, and the soft sensation kept coming.
Because he was surrounded by girls, his arms inevitably touched some things they shouldn't.
But these elves did not show angry expressions when touched; instead, they were filled with excitement and joy, even moving their bodies forward themselves, wanting their master to enjoy more.
Hoshino Sora naturally couldn't have failed to notice such actions, but he didn't say anything, just smiled helplessly. This was also a small benefit he gave to his subjects.
Simply put, if they liked it, then let them be. Anyway, he wouldn't lose a piece of meat, and he felt quite good about it. Having three thousand beauties in a harem was something only emperors could do in ancient times!
"Alright, all of you step aside. Master has his own things to do. You are only making things difficult for Master like this!"
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