Seeing this, Hoshino Sora made no further moves, only gently stroking her smooth, golden hair.
"Get some good rest.
I'm really looking forward to our match."
He looked gently at the girl in front of him.
Come to think of it, the two of them had never directly competed against each other; they had always cooked in a cooperative manner.
Now, that day had finally arrived!
Time passed bit by bit.
Tadokoro Megumi's cooking competition began the next morning.
Since Hoshino Sora still had Erina Nakiri clinging to him, he couldn't attend in person and could only watch the live broadcast on Shinohiru's phone.
Tadokoro Megumi's opponent was Saji, the "Female Sergeant" from Noir.
Her most boasted technique had been crushed by a Chinese person, so her strength naturally wasn't that impressive, and she was easily defeated by Tadokoro Megumi.
At this point, in Noir, except for the most famous Saiba Asahi, everyone else, perhaps due to bad luck, was eliminated in the first round.
As for Oriental Academy, only Mo Lang and Dragon BuFan advanced to the second round.
It is worth mentioning that a black-robed figure appeared in the last match.
He completed his dish at an extremely fast speed and received extremely high praise from the judges, taking less than half an hour to make the Noir chef surrender.
You must know, this was Noir!
They respected the strong to their core and were not afraid of challenges, yet now they directly surrendered in front of a master.
This was undoubtedly a very shameful thing.
But that Noir still did it without hesitation, because the black-robed figure left him a dish before leaving, a dish he could never surpass!
Although Erina Nakiri had just finished her special assessment, she was called to participate in the competition after a few hours of rest.
The outcome, of course, was an overwhelming victory over her opponent.
At this point, the first round of the competition ended.
Noir was left with only Saiba Asahi, two people from the Oriental Cuisine List were eliminated, all of Far Moon survived, and a few external chefs survived.
The competition lasted for two and a half days, ending in the early morning of the third day.
On the same day the first round ended, Erina Nakiri pulled Hoshino Sora to Tenshukaku.
Led by An, the two came before her mother.
"It seems your attempt to eliminate me failed.
Grandpa already told me you didn't want to see me participate in this competition."
Looking at the shadow behind the bamboo screen, Erina Nakiri spoke first, her hand tightly gripping Hoshino Sora's.
With him by her side, she felt secure.
"You defeated all the opponents in the loser's bracket.
Since you have perfectly fulfilled this condition, I have nothing more to say."
Looking at the two shadows in front of the bamboo screen, Nagiri Mana's face showed confusion.
One of them was her daughter, so who was the other person?
From their outline, it seemed to be a man.
"I cannot fulfill your wish, so you mean you don't need the 'God Tongue', right, Mother?"
"Draw the bamboo screen."
Hearing Nagiri Mana's words from behind the bamboo screen, An, who was serving nearby, slowly drew back the bamboo screen, revealing the woman behind it who resembled Erina Nakiri by six or seven parts.
"Long time no see, Erina.
You've really grown up.
This person next to you must be your boyfriend, right?
You're holding his hand so tightly.
Your grandpa didn't tell me anything.
You have good taste; your boyfriend is quite handsome.
I remember he's also a contestant in this BLUE, isn't he?"
Looking at Erina Nakiri, who had the same beautiful face as her, Nagiri Mana closed the folding fan in her hand with a crisp sound, then couldn't help but praise him.
"He is indeed my boyfriend, the man I can entrust my life to.
You just watch from over there, and see how I conquer BLUE!"
"Oh my."
Hearing Erina Nakiri's words, Nagiri Mana's face showed an expression of interest.
Of course, she wasn't interested in the other party saying she would conquer BLUE, but rather in Hoshino Sora, this suddenly appearing young boyfriend.
A man who could be favored by the God Tongue must have something extraordinary in his cooking, perhaps he could bring her an unexpected surprise.
"I will show you the power of my Erina's 'God Tongue'!"
"Then we will take our leave, Mother, no, Special Executive."
Tightening her grip on Hoshino Sora's hand, feeling his presence, Erina Nakiri's heart settled.
After leaving a string of cold defiant words, she and Hoshino Sora left the scene together.
"Bye-bye, Mother."
Although Erina Nakiri temporarily didn't want to acknowledge this mother, Hoshino Sora couldn't.
Although he had remained silent until now, he finally spoke just before they left.
He didn't say much, just a simple "Mother" was enough.
"This kid is really interesting.
How did he manage to get my Erina?
An, why didn't you tell me about this?
Wait, An, I'm malnourished!
Quick, quickly give me that…"
"Yes, yes, please wait a moment."
Seeing Nagiri Mana suddenly collapse, An's face immediately showed a panicked expression.
She then ran out of the room in a hurry and pushed in a stand with an IV drip attached.
"You should know, stick it in well, don't make it too painful."
Hoshino Sora and Erina Nakiri, who had come out, naturally didn't know what was happening inside the room.
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