The story begins in Food Wars, when Alice took him home.

"It's already started, so sniff the air and savor the aroma of the food!"

Seeing Erina Nakiri get into the zone, Shirabuchi spoke with a serious tone as he prepared the ingredients.

After her initial panic, Erina Nakiri quickly regained her composure.

"The flavor of this dish... is from onions, garlic, ginger..."

The intensive training lasted for seven days, with three days in the hotel and four days outdoors.

The group first went to the countryside to source ingredients locally and learned a lot about local rural cuisine.

Then we went to the streets and alleys to experience those century-old shops.

At first, Erina Nakiri and the others didn't care about these dishes, thinking that it was impossible for some country folk to make top-notch food, and there was no need to learn them.

But all of this changed after they tasted the strangely flavored dish.

Although the dishes weren't high-class, the flavors were truly unique, a taste they had never experienced before.

The flavor immediately captivated everyone present, leaving them mesmerized by the delicious taste.

On the seventh day, the special training was called off and replaced by a trip to the beach.

The reason for this is that the training was arduous, and they needed to relax properly.

It's impossible to drag your tired body to the competition venue.

The summer sun shines on the golden sand, and the waves gently lap against the shore, making a pleasant sound.

Many of the girls were visiting the beach for the first time, looking around with obvious excitement.

Wow! The ocean is so beautiful!

Yoshino Yuuki opened her arms wide, welcoming the sea breeze, her face beaming with a bright smile. She wore a yellow two-piece swimsuit with a playful and cute ruffled design, and her fair skin seemed to shimmer in the sunlight.

"Yuuki, wait for us!"

Behind her came Tadokoro Megumi's voice, along with the dull sound of running. She was wearing a light blue one-piece swimsuit, a conservative yet elegant style, the hem of which swayed gently as she ran.

At this moment, her braids had been untied, and her long hair was being blown about by the sea breeze, revealing her delicate face.

"Look, there are seashells over there!"

Ryoko Sakaki pointed excitedly at the beach, wearing a daring bikini whose vibrant red color made her skin appear even whiter. She bent down, picked up a seashell, and her eyes were filled with joy.

"Fuzhou is rich in seafood. You can find a lot of razor clams in the mud and sand, and clams on the beaches along the coast. There may also be small octopuses and crabs. Look carefully, and we'll use these for lunch today."

Watching the scantily clad girls hopping and skipping on the beach with seemingly endless energy, Bai Yuan, wearing swim trunks and sunglasses, scanned their fair skin back and forth.

"Eh, are we cooking again today? Teacher Baiyuan is so clueless about romance!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Yoshino Yuuki stopped in her tracks, a look of regret appearing on her face. She then stomped her foot and huffed in his direction.

"Relax today, I'll cook for you, but you'll have to find the ingredients yourself."

"Is this what they call beachcombing? I've only seen it on some video websites, this is my first time experiencing it in person."

Erina Nakiri picked up a shell from the ground that had no meat inside, her face filled with curiosity.

Although she went to the beach many times for work, she was always in a rush and would often go back as soon as she finished her work.

This is the first time I've ever been able to go beachcombing so freely and without any restrictions!

"Didn't you make it past the midterm exam?"

Seeing Erina Nakiri's excited expression, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but complain.

"That's just a river at best, what does it have to do with the sea!? Hisako, let's go."

"Yes, Lady Erina!"

Upon hearing Alice Nakiri's words, Erina Nakiri rolled her eyes slightly, then grabbed Hisako Shinomiya's hand and strode forward.

Soon, the two arrived at the boundary between the sea and the beach. The clear, slightly cool water rippled gently on the girl's fair toes, and her face was filled with great excitement.

"Let's go too, Brother Bai Yuan."

Having lived by the sea since childhood, Alice Nakiri is extremely knowledgeable about where to find razor clams.

It would be quite boring for her to go beachcombing alone, so she decisively reached out her hand to Bai Yuan.

"Ah."

Bai Yuan did not refuse and placed his hand on hers.

At this moment, Alice Nakiri is wearing a white lace swimsuit, which retains both the innocence of a young girl and a touch of maturity.

With her snow-white skin and white hair, it could be said that she was a white territory from head to toe.

"Logically speaking, such a solid color scheme shouldn't look good, but you managed to pull it off with your good looks. You're truly a beauty."

With admiration in his eyes, Bai Yuan couldn't help but grab Nakiri Alice's slender arm and pull her into his arms. He then boldly kissed her on the cheek, followed by her lips.

"Wow, that's so sudden."

"But I'm so happy! If you like kissing, let's kiss forever!"

Suddenly being pulled and forcefully kissed by Bai Yuan, Nakiri Alice was somewhat surprised, but joy followed.

"It's so beautiful, I can't help myself. Let's go beachcombing."

"Uh-huh!"

As reason gradually returned, Bai Yuan patted Nakiri Alice's head, somewhat surprised by his own actions just now.

This was an unintentional act, but he didn't notice the joy in Alice Nakiri's eyes.

A kiss from your loved one, accompanied by heartfelt praise, can truly make her happy all day!

Meanwhile, the Polaris trio had already walked a considerable distance.

"Look! There's a little crab here!"

Yoshino Yuuki crouched down and carefully used a shovel to clear away the sand. A small crab scrambled out in a panic, and she quickly caught it with a bucket, a triumphant smile on her face. "I caught it!" she exclaimed excitedly, holding up the bucket to show off to Tadokoro Megumi and Sakaki Ryoko, who were following closely behind.

Seeing how easily she had made her harvest, Ryoko Sakaki ran to a rocky outcrop to look for snails that might be living on it.

She reached out and gently turned the stone over, revealing its dark, damp underside, where she found several plump conches.

"These seashells are huge!"

Ryoko Sakaki exclaimed with some surprise, then put them into the small bucket next to her.

This feeling of surprises at every turn is just wonderful!

"I'm a mantis shrimp here."

"what?"

On the other side, Tadokoro Megumi's voice broke the harmonious atmosphere. Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko exclaimed in shock and then ran forward to check the situation.

"A torn fishing net... it must have been discarded by some fisherman. I didn't expect you to get such a good deal."

Silently watching the tattered fishing net in the water, the mantis shrimp were tightly entangled in it. Although they tried to struggle to escape, the narrow net made it impossible for them to exert any strength.

It was eventually collected into the bucket by Tadokoro Megumi.

"hey-hey."

Upon hearing Ryoko Sakaki's words, Megumi Tadokoro's face broke into a simple, honest smile.

Such scenes are not uncommon at the beach, and the girls have a very fruitful harvest.

After all, the ocean is vast, and the long period without visitors has filled it with treasures. There may not be any large creatures, but there are plenty of small fish and shrimp, and the scene is filled with joyful laughter.

The most successful pair was Bai Yuan and Nakiri Alice. Because they used to live in a coastal city, they often went to the beach to catch shrimp and fish, so they were very skilled in this area.

"Just in time."

With a smug expression on her face, Alice Nakiri placed the bucket in front of her on the beach. Everyone's eyes turned to the bucket at her feet when they saw her.

"Wow! It filled a whole bucket. The three of us combined didn't even make half a bucket."

Yoshino Yuuki covered her mouth, her face filled with undisguised shock.

They thought they had already gained enough, but they were surprised to find that their gains were far less than those of Alice Nakiri, even though there were only two of them!

At this moment, Alice Nakiri's bucket is filled with all kinds of seafood.

There were lively little shrimp, colorful seashells, and a few small fish, squid, and razor clams that shimmered with silver light.

"Indeed, I even tripped and fell. Apart from finding a few small crabs, I basically didn't get anything else."

Looking enviously at the bucket of water in front of Alice Nakiri, Ikumi Mito gently rubbed her bottom, clearly having just fallen quite hard.

She tripped and fell because of a protruding rock. Luckily, her bottom hit soft sand instead of the rock, so she wasn't hurt badly. Otherwise, it would be a question whether she could even stand up now.

"This sea area is truly bountiful; the harvest this morning was unbelievably abundant."

If it were on the Danish coast, you'd be lucky to get half the harvest you see here.

Looking at the other people's buckets, which only contained a few scattered pieces of seafood, Alice Nakiri's expression of satisfaction deepened. She couldn't help but exclaim, "This is truly a wonderful place!"

"Now that we have almost all the ingredients, let's start cooking."

Looking at Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto walking over from not far away, the buckets in front of them could be put together to make three buckets, which would be just right for making a seafood platter.

The seasonings were already prepared when we arrived; all we had to do was unload them from the vehicle.

Mito Ikumi and Hojo Miyoko volunteered to take on this task, going together to the van at the back to retrieve various seasonings.

Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto took the parasols, tables, chairs, and benches off the car and set up the venue in a simple way, since they couldn't eat on the sand later.

Everyone else was either setting up the cooking area or continuing their beachcombing; no one was idle.

Everything is proceeding at a rapid pace.

Bai Yuan looked at the listless seafood in front of him and silently took out the Eternal Spirit Blade.

Most of these creatures were fresh, but some had lost their vitality due to being out of water or exposed to the sun for too long. The most extreme example was a crab that had half its body bitten off by a seabird.

To ensure the final flavor of the dishes, Baiyuan decided to handle them uniformly.

He casually tossed the seafood from the bucket into the air, then raised the Eternal Spirit Blade and swung it lightly.

With a flash of the knife, the seafood, which had been somewhat exhausted, instantly regained its vitality. The shrimp and crabs jumped around again under the knife's light, while the shellfish opened their tightly closed shells, looking as fresh as if they had just been scooped from the sea!

"Even though I've seen it many times, I still find it incredibly amazing every time I see it!"