Chapter 5
Looking at the message sent by Alice, the corners of Takemine Mineo's lips twitched slightly.
"Alice, you're very charming too, but you've got it all wrong!"
"That dish just happened to be named Juedai Jiaren. Your cousin and I... there's really nothing going on between us..."
"Hmph, I don't care, Mineo-kun. Since you've already dedicated a dish to my cousin, next time you have to develop a special dish just for me. Last time, you mentioned that using a super-chiller could create molecular ice cream; I tried it, and the taste was indeed amazing. But now, I expect you to give me an even more brilliant idea to test!"
"Mineo-kun, you can grant this one little request, right!?"
"Let's talk about it in a few days. I've been a bit busy lately. Once I have some free time, I'll think of something for you..."
After a bit more casual banter with Alice, Mineo put his phone away.
Just as he was about to resume eating his instant noodles, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out inside his mind.
[Ding... Congratulations to the Host! Your chat messages with Erina Nakiri have surpassed ten thousand!]
[You have successfully extracted 'God's Tongue' from Erina. The 'God's Tongue' will be automatically upgraded to Max Level!]
[Ding... Congratulations to the Host! Your chat messages with Alice Nakiri have surpassed ten thousand!]
[You have successfully extracted Molecular Gastronomy cooking experience from Alice. It has been automatically upgraded to Max Level!]
The moment the voice faded, Mineo felt a strange anomaly on his tongue! Simultaneously, a massive flood of information suddenly slammed into his brain!
The origins of Molecular Gastronomy!
The development and evolution of Molecular Gastronomy!
An introduction to the Science of Taste!
Theories on the fundamental formation of deliciousness!
Various implementation techniques for Molecular Gastronomy!
Countless pieces of related knowledge slowly fused into Mineo's consciousness.
Along with that, other related data was also fully integrated into his mind!
A few minutes later, Mineo swallowed hard.
He stared blankly at his phone.
At this moment, he understood everything!
It turned out his phone could truly connect to the 2D world!
Those friends who had suddenly appeared on his phone were people who actually existed in a parallel world!
This meant that the Erina he chatted with was real!
The Alice he chatted with was also real!
And the other friends—like Saitama, Utaha Kasumigaoka, Megumi, and that blonde "Loser Heroine"... they were all real!!!??
Over the past few years, during their conversations, some of the words Mineo sent had been automatically censored by his phone.
It was a protective measure taken by the system before its official activation.
Among his chat partners, not a single one knew that he came from a world outside their own dimension.
Of course, that wasn't the point. What truly caught Mineo's attention was that once he and a friend exchanged 10,000 messages, he could open a transmission channel to that world. He would also extract the strongest ability from that person and automatically upgrade it to the maximum level!
Mineo picked up his phone to check.
Over the years, he had sent 10,003 messages to Alice. Alice had sent 10,001 to him!
Erina had sent 10,021 messages to him, and he had sent 10,001 to Erina!
In other words, only now was he considered to have officially met the requirements to activate his "Gold Finger" cheat!
In an instant, Mineo became incredibly excited!
School? To hell with school!
Wasn't going to another world much more interesting?
Weren't Erina and Alice far more enticing?
Besides, he lived all alone; it didn't matter which world he stayed in!
Moreover, from the data provided by the system, Mineo learned that once he traveled to a parallel world, the flow of time in his original world would slow down infinitely.
No matter how long he spent in the 2D world, only a single second would pass in the real world!
With this, Mineo no longer had any lingering worries!
Right then and there, Mineo walked toward his front door!
"Select to open transmission. World Lock: Shokugeki no Soma!"
[Ding... Since the Host has met the requirements for transmission to the world of Shokugeki no Soma, beginning world transfer now!]
A flash of white light streaked past!
The next second, Mineo's figure appeared in a quiet, empty corner of a city!
A small backpack appeared on Mineo's back!
Inside the bag were changes of clothes, a bank card, and an identification card that the system had arranged for him!
Upon checking the identity set by the system, Mineo realized he was currently still in Shanghai, China!
His identity was that of a junior high school graduate, and his bank card held 10 million RMB in cash!
Immediately, Mineo took out his phone and sent a message to Erina!
"Erina, are you there?"
Erina didn't reply to Mineo's message; she was probably eating at the moment.
Mineo thought for a while, then decided to find a hotel first to stay in temporarily.
Mineo has finally entered the world of Shokugeki no Soma with 10 million RMB and max-level skills!
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