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After a full hour and twenty minutes, Ryūga finally stopped what he was doing.
At this moment, Ryūga's forehead and body were almost entirely covered in sweat. If you looked closely, you could even see that Ryūga's arms and wrists were trembling slightly.
I'm so tired!
Just as Ryūga was about to go find a tissue to wipe his sweat, a small, pale hand came up to him, clutching a pink handkerchief.
"Hurry up and wipe it!"
"You've sweated so much, it must have been really tough!"
Nakiri Mana handed her handkerchief to Ryūga, smiling as she looked at him and said:
"That's really amazing! Ryūga, you were able to keep tossing the wok for over an hour straight. In terms of stamina and cooking skills alone, you've probably surpassed most of your classmates!"
"It's still a long way off!"
Ryūga took the handkerchief from Nakiri Mana, wiped the sweat from his forehead, then washed his hands and the handkerchief before handing it back to Nakiri Mana.
"Ryūga is so modest. The way you were stirring the sand was really graceful. Most importantly, you were able to maintain that posture for more than an hour without it changing shape. I personally can't do that!"
Hearing Nakiri Mana's praise, Ryūga shook his head and smiled wryly:
"I'm not being modest; my hype skills are really still far from good enough."
"Nakiri-san might not believe it, but even now, I'm only really good at flipping sand. But cooking in the kitchen isn't like making sand. Different ingredients have different densities, heating surfaces, and sizes. Right now, I just want my body to get used to this level of workload. If I want to take my stir-frying skills to the next level, I have to combine the flame with different ingredients to practice my stir-frying skills."
"Is such rigorous training necessary?"
Upon hearing Ryūga's words, Nakiri Mana felt a deep sense of respect. All chefs like to take shortcuts, at least the chefs around Nakiri Mana all do.
In the process of cooking, people prefer to improve themselves in a convenient and quick way, and try to minimize their physical exertion. As for chefs like Ryūga who use clumsy methods and hone their basic cooking skills like ascetics, they are extremely rare.
"You reap what you sow. Ryūga, you've worked so hard to hone your skills. One day, you'll grow into someone everyone will look up to!"
Nakiri Mana praised sincerely.
Upon this Ryūga Just only smile.
After putting the sand out of the pot back into the bag, Ryūga left the cooking classroom with Nakiri Mana.
During her stroll on campus, Mana Nakiri asked the question she had always wanted to ask.
"What are Ryūga's dreams for the future?"
"dream?"
"Hmm, Ryūga's training method is so arduous, you must have a grand dream to support you!"
Upon hearing Nakiri Mana's words, Ryūga shook his head.
"I don't have any specific goals that I really want to achieve right now. If I had to pick one, I just want to see how far I can go."
"By constantly challenging my limits and striving for breakthroughs, I am simply enjoying the process."
"To continuously surpass myself, since I've come into this world, I should strive to achieve results that bring me satisfaction and joy. And in this process, I believe I can find the dream I most desire to realize!"
Upon hearing Ryūga's words, Nakiri Mana's heart suddenly trembled.
She paused slightly.
Then she whispered in a voice only she could hear:
"Is it simply because you want to push your limits and diligently?"
"Huh? What's Nakiri-san saying?"
"No, I didn't say anything! I was just remarking that Ryūga-san's thoughts are truly pure!"
"It's not entirely pure, but I do have some immediate goals. For example, I need to pass the junior high school entrance exam first... If I don't even get into senior high, wouldn't that be terrible!"
Hearing Ryūga's joke, Nakiri Mana couldn't help but chuckle.
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