A sleepless night, and then the morning of the next day.
In the Totsuki Academy auditorium, a monumental change, unprecedented since the school's founding, was taking place.
On stage, six of the Totsuki Academy Ten Elite announced the decisions made at last night's meeting.
Tsukasa Eishi, known as the White Knight of the Dining Table, was overcoming his social anxiety and expressionlessly reading out the new school rules from last night.
And the decision to change the director-general.
"Later this afternoon, our academy's new headmaster will arrive at Totsuki Academy directly by plane from America.
This will also mark a new chapter for our Totsuki Academy: talented individuals will research recipes and dishes, and those without talent need not worry about being ruthlessly eliminated by Totsuki Academy. They only need to follow recipes step by step, and everyone specializing in one cuisine can definitely become a qualified chef. Furthermore, once the new headmaster arrives at Totsuki Academy, we will also hold a press conference… "
Listening to the speaker on stage, many of the first-year or middle school students who had newly joined Totsuki Academy this year didn't feel much.
However, the older students who had been surviving here for a long time immediately became displeased.
"You have no right to do this!"
A shout immediately came from below.
But before that person could incite more shouts, Ryouzan Etsuya, standing behind on the stage, pushed his glasses up.
"Expelled. Disrupting the auditorium's order. Our kitchen doesn't need people who don't follow the rules."
"What? You can't!"
As a result, before that person could say a few more words, security personnel immediately came up and dragged him away.
These were not Totsuki Academy's original staff, but rather people dispatched last night by local businesses connected to Tsukasa Azami, at Tsukasa Azami's request. Upon their arrival, the Ten Elite Council immediately granted them the right to assist the culinary organization.
Suddenly, the entire auditorium fell silent, with only the sound of the person being thrown out when the door opened.
"Very good, I believe everyone has no objections, right?"
Immediately, all the students below dared not speak out, though they were furious. Except for protagonists like Yukihira Soma, everyone desperately wanted to get a Totsuki Academy diploma.
Even if the school acted in any way, they had to tolerate it.
Ryouzan Etsuya's gaze swept towards the other four Ten Elite who still had not compromised with them.
Nakiri Erina stood there with a look of disgust.
Hmph, disgusted? What a foolish woman who doesn't know her own good fortune. If I had that kind of talent or was born into the Nakiri family, why would I have to work so hard? She only needs to gather a few connections, yet she truly dedicates herself to culinary research.
With an inward sigh, Ryouzan Etsuya took over the main speaker's podium from where Shi Eishi had stepped away.
However, at this moment, Nakiri Erina was not feeling helpless because of the current situation; instead, her heart felt heavy.
Because she heard her driver and bodyguard mention something: the bodyguard told her that the two advisors Nekiri Senzaemon had invited last night had gone up the mountain to look for them, but then suddenly disappeared.
When their security team rushed over, they found a few students pushing two mobility scooters, and there were still bloodstains on the surrounding grass. He advised her not to stay at school these past few days, and if she did, to be careful.
She recalled the two figures who had previously made her so angry, now missing, and instantly felt a chill in her heart.
What exactly is her father trying to do?
"So, I'm going to talk about a very serious matter. Last night, our school experienced a…"
Ryouzan Etsuya, who had walked to the podium, was about to set the tone for some of last night's events, but…
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The next moment, all the lights in the entire auditorium suddenly went out.
Because the main doors were tightly shut, the entire auditorium instantly became pitch black, with only faint rays of sunlight peeking through a few small windows.
"Ya!"
Suddenly, the entire auditorium erupted in chaos, with various screams rising and falling.
"What's going on?"
Ryouzan Etsuya, standing on the stage, looked around blankly, but his voice was immediately drowned in the chaotic roar of human voices.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
He desperately strained his voice to shout, but no one paid him any attention. Security personnel immediately stepped forward to try and protect the area around the stage, and others immediately went to activate the backup power.
No one knew what was happening, except…
In the crowd, Sadatsuka Nao, who had also come to the podium as requested, looked worriedly towards the door.
"No, are you two serious?"
Meanwhile, on the artificial lake at the mountainside, Keli, with his hands on his hips, had just connected two electrical cables underwater.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
"Zzzzzz!"
Actually, Keli didn't know exactly what the effect would be. After all, the artificial lake was quite large, and the effect depended on resistance. Also, the power supply facilities there would quickly shut down in an emergency.
However, this was an opportunity anyway. All the students and security would be gathered in the auditorium on the other side. To prevent ineffective electrofishing, Keli had specifically found many things last night.
At Keli's feet were several empty pesticide bottles, and various shampoo and shower gel containers, as well as chemical additives. These were borrowed by Sadatsuka Nao specifically from the club that grew its own vegetables last night.
Originally, after a night of torment, the three Deep Ones, who had been sleeping with their eyes open at the bottom of the lake during the day while healing, suddenly awoke.
What… what are you doing…
"Awooo! Awooooo!"
The Deep Ones never expected that, after humbly hiding in the freshwater area for their plan, they would one day suffer such treatment.
Sensing that something was wrong around them, the Deep Ones suddenly took a gulp of water, preparing to surface to see what was happening.
As soon as they took that gulp, they immediately felt something was amiss. What was in this water today? It felt off!
Damn it! Are aquatic species going to be caught and made into soap?!
Suddenly, the three Deep Ones scurried from underwater towards the shore in a sorry state, only to be met by Keli's handgun waiting for them at the water's edge.
"Bang! Bang!"
In broad daylight, it wasn't as troublesome as at night.
Keli's shooting accuracy was honed from practicing on ghouls; he shot one Deep One in the head from several meters away.
The other two, seeing the one in front instantly perish, immediately hid in the water, not daring to come out.
Keli sneered, waving his hand behind him. Behind him, Kazuma easily brought over several stacked items.
"I say, is this thing really useful?"
Kazuma looked at Keli with some confusion, then at the box beside him.
Keli was actually quite unsure, but he still nodded.
"It's fine, I've never seen any fish survive in this."
So Kazuma put down the box of daily necessities bought from the convenience store and began to open the packets of white powder and pour them into the artificial lake as Keli requested. On the box, the Japanese characters read "Laundry Detergent."
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