"This... this... why would they do this?"
"Isn't there anyone to control them? What about the WGO Gourmet Organization? Isn't this organization always evaluating restaurants around the world?"
If a rated star restaurant is destroyed by them, those executive officers shouldn't just stand by, right?"
Kikuchi was shocked again.
It was then that she realized the entire culinary world might truly be about to undergo a complete change!
"WGO?"
"Sonoka, should I say you're naive? Or foolish?"
With such a major event happening in the entire culinary world, without the WGO pushing it from behind, do you think those Midnight Chefs would dare to be so lawless? Would they dare to be so reckless?"
Kakizaki Taki said unhappily.
"You mean to say..."
Kikuchi swallowed, suddenly remembering Nakiri Mana, who often visited the Izakaya, in her mind.
It shouldn't be, her anorexia has been cured by Sosuke. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have any hostility towards the entire culinary world anymore, could it be...
At this moment, Kikuchi felt a chill down her spine.
She finally realized that behind this matter, a plan capable of changing everyone's destiny might be hidden!
And this plan is most likely being secretly manipulated by Nakiri Mana.
...
"Taki, what are you going to do next?"
After being lost in thought for a while, Kikuchi finally looked up and asked Taki.
"Didn't I tell you? I plan to stay at your Harukatei for a while and live with you temporarily!" Kakizaki Taki replied helplessly.
"Actually, you could consider the one next door..."
Gazing deeply at her, Kikuchi spoke her heart's desire.
"Stop!"
"I know what you mean."
"Let me be clear, I, Kakizaki Taki, would rather starve on the streets, or jump from this Harukatei, than go to Sosuke for help, and I will have no connection with the Izakaya next door!"
Kakizaki Taki quickly interrupted her, refusing.
"Hehehe!"
"Taki, why do you have such a big prejudice against Sosuke?"
"There's really nothing bad about being at the Izakaya. You can see him conquering and influencing every diner around him in his own way, and you can learn so much from him!"
See, didn't you just say that the dishes I'm making now are very different from before?"
Kikuchi said with a smile.
"You don't need to tell me these things. My mind is already made up."
Though she said this, Kakizaki Taki was now recalling in her mind how she had personally witnessed and tasted the dishes Sosuke made at the Izakaya.
Then, she remembered how desperate she was when facing the Midnight Chefs, and how much she longed for Sosuke to come and rescue her!
"I..."
"What's wrong with me?"
Finally, Kakizaki Taki's heart stirred slightly!
...
Time, rewind a little.
Around 8 AM, the Izakaya next door!
Last night's thunderstorms and heavy rain had all dissipated, and the sun, gradually rising from the east, added a touch of warmth to the earth that had been soaked by rain all night!
At this moment, in Sosuke's bedroom.
The sunlight streaming through the window Just right illuminated Nakiri Erina, who was sleeping soundly in Sosuke's arms.
Her eyes were closed, her breathing light, and her sleeping posture, well, was a bit ungraceful. She buried her head tightly in Sosuke's arms, and not only was there a slight drool at the corner of her mouth, but she even had one beautiful leg draped over his stomach.
She looked like a sleepy little kitten, nestled against its owner!
"Mmm~"
Then, she finally slowly opened her eyes.
They were as deep and clear as autumn water, like a gurgling mountain stream, making one feel ashamed upon seeing them.
And just after waking up, she first let out a soft moan, then subconsciously wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and then the blurry scene before her eyes became clear!
"Ah!"
"I... I... last night..."
Then, she saw Sosuke next to her and was startled, her whole body shivering.
She vaguely remembered that last night, she had reluctantly run to Sosuke's bedroom because she was afraid of thunder, and then she somehow ended up in his bed?
Afterward, she could only secretly glance at Sosuke, seeing his sleeping face, illuminated by the sunlight, like an uncarved gem, so pure and so beautiful, she couldn't help but feel a little disbelieving!
"You big bad guy, even your sleeping posture is so elegant and handsome."
"I say, you're awake, didn't you think of leaving quickly first, pretending this never happened, but instead you have to examine my sleeping posture on the bed?"
Just as Erina was a little dazed, Sosuke suddenly opened his eyes and said unhappily.
"You... you're awake?"
This situation naturally scared Erina into gripping the bedding tightly, then burying her head very low, asking in disbelief.
"I woke up a long time ago, I was just pretending to be asleep."
Sosuke looked at the startled Nakiri Erina, feeling a little helpless.
Then he directly threw off the covers, got up and went to the window, stretching in the sunlight, and said back: "You just continue to rest here, I'll go wash up first, then make you breakfast!"
"Okay!"
"Tha... thank you!"
Erina, still clutching the bedding tightly, could only say softly in embarrassment.
Finally, under her gaze, Sosuke finally left his bedroom.
And as that tall figure completely disappeared from her sight, Erina felt that everything that had just happened was like a dream!
"Seriously."
"What... what am I even thinking?"
She gently wiggled her nose, smelling a familiar subtle fragrance from the bedding, and then feeling the lingering warmth from the spot next to her, Erina felt even more flustered, muttering to herself like a young woman.
Perhaps only now, she, whose emotional life was a blank slate, was beginning to vaguely realize.
She didn't know when, yes, it should be said that after the Practical Training ended, especially the unexpected encounter with her mother, Nakiri Mana, at the Izakaya, her feelings for Sosuke deepened!
Especially now, whenever she faced him, her already fluttering heart would be involuntarily affected.
"Mom..."
"Does this count as me being in love?"
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