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Yuuki was quite surprised to receive Alice Nakiri's call. After all, Erina Nakiri was notoriously tsundere. For her to actively seek Alice's help was quite rare.
Yuuki could tell from Alice's tone that she was very happy. After all, Alice always wanted to best Erina Nakiri.
Although she hadn't achieved this goal yet, having Erina ask for her help was already a huge win.
Precisely because of this, Alice Nakiri was willing to help.
Yuuki didn't refuse. After all, there would be other guests—one or two more wasn't a problem.
Of course, Yuuki also informed the other Polar Star residents. Polar Star wasn't his dorm alone; he also needed to get everyone's opinion.
Naturally, no one had any objections—in fact, they were all quite excited! Erina Nakiri's fame was incredibly widespread.
However, they didn't particularly care about her God's Tongue now—after all, in their view, Yuuki's Evolving Touch was no weaker than the God's Tongue.
When Yuuki taught them, he was also willing to taste their dishes and point out any issues.
With Yuuki's help, everyone's Culinary skills were improving exponentially. After all, finding one's own flaws and correcting them was an extremely difficult and time-consuming task.
Erina Nakiri's rapid Culinary skill improvement was mainly due to her God's Tongue. So now, the others weren't particularly envious of her ability; they were just curious about Erina Nakiri herself.
Although they often saw Erina Nakiri, they had never formally interacted with her. It would be a lie to say they weren't curious about such a prominent figure.
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Soon, night arrived. The Polar Star residents were already bustling about.
"Polar Star's kitchen is still a bit too cramped. What do you guys think about me having it renovated sometime?"
With everyone working together, plus all of Alice Nakiri's equipment, the kitchen felt somewhat crowded. So, Alice Nakiri suggested an idea.
"OF COURSE!"
Almost everyone immediately responded—expanding the kitchen was obviously a great idea. They all felt the kitchen was a bit small, but there was nothing they could do. Polar Star operated on an independent budget.
Therefore, renovation costs were a major issue. However, for Alice Nakiri, the Young lady of the Nakiri family, such an expense was nothing.
"Perfect. When we have our Training Camp, I'll have someone come and fix up everything that needs fixing at Polar Star. Auntie Fumio, just prepare a list for me." Alice Nakiri said.
After all, this was a place she would be living in for the next few years, so there was no problem with her spending money on renovations. For her, money was just a number.
"RICH GIRL, LET'S BE FRIENDS!"
Alice Nakiri's aura of a nouveau riche spending money like water stunned everyone. Yoshino Yuki even rushed over and hugged Alice's waist.
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As time passed, guests started to arrive one after another.
The first to arrive was Miyoko Hōjō. After giving her gift to Fumio Daimidō, she came to the kitchen to ask if there was anything she could help with.
But she was quickly shooed out. Miyoko Hōjō was a guest; who would ask a guest to help?
After Miyoko Hōjō, Erina Nakiri and Hisako Arato arrived. Naturally, Alice Nakiri took care of welcoming them.
It was a good thing everyone else was busy in the kitchen; otherwise, Erina Nakiri would probably have been surrounded and gawked at.
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The last batch of guests was naturally Terunori Kuga. However, there was one other person with him—Rindō Kobayashi.
"Sorry about this—she shamelessly insisted on coming with me. Couldn't really stop her—" Terunori Kuga said helplessly after arriving.
After his defeat yesterday, he had been teased by Rindō Kobayashi and the others, and he accidentally let it slip in front of her.
So, Rindō had latched onto him like glue.
"Guests are always welcome! Please, come in!"
Yuuki and the others didn't refuse. Plus, Rindō Kobayashi knew her boundaries. Despite being a bit cheeky, she brought gifts, so naturally, no one would turn her away.
"Thanks, guys!" Rindō Kobayashi was happy to see no one was kicking her out.
Kuga was a little disappointed. He had hoped the Polar Star residents would send her packing.
"Kuga-senpai? You're here too?"
Miyoko Hōjō was a bit surprised to see Terunori Kuga. Actually, compared to her, Yuuki and Kuga were the ones who truly had zero interaction.
After all, Yuuki was from abroad, which made him different from Miyoko Hōjō. So Miyoko Hōjō had interacted with Terunori Kuga before, whereas Yuuki hadn't.
That Kuga would appear here now did surprise her a bit.
"I'm curious about that dish." Terunori Kuga stated his reason for coming.
Hearing this, Miyoko Hōjō understood—the people here were mainly here for Yuuki's Magical Mapo Tofu.
Of course, for Rindō Kobayashi and Erina Nakiri, having a chance to connect with Yuuki was also a good opportunity. After all, Yuuki's Culinary skills and potential were unmistakable.
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With everyone present, work in the kitchen was also almost complete.
Since this wasn't a formal competition, and the amount of food needed was rather large, Yuuki didn't bother with the mold today, instead slicing the tofu directly and putting it on the plate.
Doing it this way only removed the "magic" aspect of the presentation; the taste was the same.
"To celebrate Yuuki's Victory over Kuga-senpai, CHEERS EVERYONE!"
Following Yoshino Yuki's words, the party officially began.
"Hey, hey, hey! The guy you're celebrating defeating is right here! Can you at least try to be a little less obvious about it?!"
Terunori Kuga, holding his glass, felt somewhat helpless.
Should he drink or not? If he drank, it would be like celebrating Yuuki's victory over him; if he didn't, he had still come to the party.
"You're already at his victory party! Don't be so uptight, Pipsqueak!" Rindō Kobayashi teased.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING PIPPSQUEAK?!" Terunori Kuga, whose height was a sore spot, immediately blew up.
Seeing these two bickering, the others couldn't help but laugh. This kind of relaxed, easygoing atmosphere was quite nice.
But their bickering didn't last long. After all, the main attraction tonight was Yuuki's dish.
Considering the number of people present and that they were all here for this dish, Yuuki prepared a very large portion, an entire pot full.
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