I'm just an internet cafe owner

Her success is considered by everyone to be unreplicable. Her age, strength, experience, and the burning passion that can be felt even through the screen—it's possible to replicate one or two of these qualities, but impossible to replicate them all.

At Totsuki Academy, the current tenth-ranked student, Soma Yukihira, had a very serious expression when he saw Erina Nakiri's video.

He recalled her encouragement and evaluation during the transfer student exam—a perfect score of 100. He felt very proud at the time, but seeing Erina Nakiri smiling in the video, he felt a flutter in his heart. At the same time, he decided to take Erina Nakiri as his role model and create more dishes that would satisfy his customers.

The attitudes of the other Elite Ten Totsuki were completely different.

"I lost... I lost. Why does it taste so good? Everyone can make this food, so why does it taste so good?!"

"No wonder she dropped out of school. It turns out... we're no longer the same kind of people."

"Impossible! Why, why do I feel like I'm going to lose?"

Among these people, the first seat, Tsukasa Eishi, was completely stunned when he saw the glowing dish in front of him. He tried to make it himself, following the home-style steak recipe taught online by Nakiri Erina. The result... the dish glowed, just like in the video.

At that moment, he was certain: the radiance in Erina Nakiri's videos wasn't special effects, but rather the joy emanating from the ingredients fully expressing their deliciousness. It was the joy of the ingredients, their triumphant celebration. He could only barely replicate it by following others' examples, yet nine out of ten of those cooking videos could achieve the same result. The remaining one, being a copycat, was inherently flawed.

Especially Erina Nakiri's smile in the video, and the ingredients placed around her, even through the screen, he could feel the ingredients cheering and their regret at not being chosen.

Compared to netizens and people who know Erina Nakiri in real life, Hisako Shinoto, who was next to her, was deep in thought as she looked at her weight.

How long has it been… and she's gained twenty pounds? Touching her chubby belly and thighs, she made a painful but firm decision: to lose weight! She had to lose weight. She'd start by not eating dinner.

"Hisako! I tried making honey curry noodles, want to give it a try?"

"I'm here~ Lady Erina!"

Hisako Shinjo sighed. It seemed she couldn't stop eating, so she'd have to exercise. Hmm, she'd start each day with tossing the wok, just like Erina Nakiri.

Chapter 371 Food Wars! Ends (Bonus Chapter)

It was another day that the internet cafe opened. As usual, Erina Nakiri entered the internet cafe, but today her expression was particularly bright.

Kisara, who was at the front desk and responsible for finding the guest, asked curiously, "Erina? Why are you so happy today?"

Erina Nakiri pulled out her phone and said happily, "Kisara-nee? Look, so many people agree with my ideas, really so many. By the way, is the boss here?"

"Boss? Boss!!!"

As Kisara called out, Liu Yuan poked his head out of the lounge: "What's wrong?"

"Erina wants to thank you."

"Thank me? Oh! Here I come."

Liu Yuan was adjusting the time ratio in the lounge when he heard it was Erina Nakiri, so he came out immediately.

"I could tell you had succeeded just by looking at you."

"Hey?"

"It's very simple, your smile is bright and pure."

It's a genuine love for cooking and the joy of being recognized by others, but don't be arrogant; there are no limits to cooking.

I will try my best!

Erina Nakiri patted her chest confidently, just as Little Chef walked into the internet cafe.

"Little Chef! I succeeded before you! I've made more people in my world fall in love with cooking, and I've encouraged more people who love cooking to keep going. I've also brought happiness to many more people through cooking. Thank you, the manager, and everyone at the internet cafe for helping me so much. I will continue to work hard."

At this moment, Erina Nakiri's boasting was also a reflection of her gratitude; this success was achieved with everyone's help. She could sense that without everyone's help, she would probably still be that arrogant fool who thought she was invincible just because she ate a few dishes that her palate thought were delicious.

Liu Maoxing smiled upon hearing this: "Really? That's wonderful. But with your fighting spirit, you'll never give up on your studies because of this. Let's keep going! The world is so big, and there's so much food to eat that we can't possibly try it all. It's really great to be here."

Liu Yuan, standing to the side, chuckled and reminded him, "Alright, I know you're happy, but we're already open for business. By the way, would you like something to eat?"

"Yes! Boss, give me a bowl of ramen."

Little Chef chimed in, "Then I'll have a bowl too. I'm so sorry, I can't cook a dish for you to celebrate here."

"No, no, no, no!" Erina Nakiri said softly as she looked at the ramen Liu Yuan handed her. "There's no need to celebrate. I'm just doing what I... can do."

This is a sentence that has received a lot of clicks on internet cafe forums. There was a time when someone suddenly gained power and felt lost, not knowing what to do. But Daigo gave her an answer.

"Just like you, I suddenly became very strong, and even felt lost at times. But when I used this power, I knew that I was just doing what I could do."

Erina Nakiri was not complacent, because she knew that it was in this internet cafe, and it was Chef Xiaojia, that she witnessed real food and understood the meaning of cooking. Everything she did was simply what she could do, not something she forced herself to do.

Thinking about all this, she picked up her chopsticks and started slurping her noodles.

Because the ramen shop stayed at this internet cafe and has now achieved some success, when she ate the ramen again, she recalled her past self.

"No matter how many times I eat here, it feels magical. It's delicious in every sense of the word. No matter how you try to replicate a more delicious dish, it's still delicious here."

Liu Yuan explained with a smile, "Because what we sell here is just delicious food that fills your stomach. But you guys are the ones who have truly pushed the limits of cooking, even reaching the realm of gods with your human bodies." Accelerator's ears twitched; he caught the key words!

Erina Nakiri: "Hehe~"

Erina Nakiri smiled, a genuine smile without any hint of arrogance.

She has no intention of giving up on her world goal. The world is so big; she wants to eat more food and make more people fall in love with cooking. What she cares about is not fame, but this belief.

Not only in her own world, but also in many other worlds, she wants to let life in other worlds taste delicious food. She knows that what she has done is not enough; so far, she has only created one original waterless dish, and most of her creations are replicas or imitations.

But once there's a first, there's a second, and a third.

With her belief strengthened, a faint light emanated from her body.

"Boss... she's... glowing?"

"Ah! This is her world's recognition of her beliefs and growth."

"Then why haven't I seen it before?"

Liu Yuan stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Perhaps she's the first one to completely grow here and complete all the hidden missions in her world to become an agent?"

"what?"

Kisara was dumbfounded. What agent? What hidden mission?

"Hey, to put it simply, you can think of each world as a city. If they want other people to come or want to promote themselves, don't they need an ambassador or a unique feature? That's the ambassador, or the local feature."

Kisara nodded as if he understood, then asked curiously, "What are the benefits of this?"

"Benefits? None. It's like working for free, just like you."

In that instant, Kisara understood everything. Wouldn't it be incredibly beneficial to work for free like her?

Imagine your life now: you have everything you could want to eat and play, and a man is always at your fingertips. Almost everything you want to do is possible, right? Is there anything better than that?

Seeing that Mu Geng understood, Liu Yuan showed a relieved expression.

However, Liu Yuan didn't take away one thing: Erina Nakiri's transformation proved one thing—that she had easily reached the limits of her own world. From now on, the world she lives in will need her help to gradually prosper.

The world of gastronomy is both difficult and easy to develop. When the goal of everyone, or even the vast majority of life, is to enjoy food, then the world will prosper.

But when gourmet food ceases to be their lifelong pursuit and instead becomes money, they will fall into the ordinary world.

And now… the story of Erina Nakiri's world should have spread throughout all worlds by now, right? Food Wars!? Or perhaps…

The legend of Erina Nakiri? It doesn't matter anymore. At least she and her world have left their mark on countless worlds.

When it comes to food-related things, some people will definitely think of the term "food war".

But as for Little Master...

Liu Yuan looked at Little Master. Perhaps there was no such thing as a pinnacle for him. This young man, though small, had poured everything into cooking. His pure heart even moved the gods. Moreover, in his world, there were countless powerful beings. Even with such extraordinary abilities, Little Master wouldn't dare claim invincibility.

Meanwhile, inside the No. 1 branch, Madoka Kaname was holding a bowl of dry noodles made by Chef Koukou and cursing loudly.

"I'm so angry! I'm so angry! After I finish this bowl of noodles, I'll wipe you all out!" As she spoke, Kaname Madoka, who plays League of Legends, bought a Warmog's Armor.

Chapter 372 New Game Clannad

Inside the internet cafe, as the day's business came to an end, Liu Yuan once again pondered which games to purchase.

Currently, internet cafes offer a wide variety of games, including combat, magic, food, lifestyle, and even games that discuss human nature.

"Tsk! Although I really want to join the game I want to play, I feel that now is the most appropriate time to join this game, right?"

As the number of players increases, Liu Yuan needs to not only make money but also ensure that players retain their most basic humanity.

Guests may be strong, may lack morality, and may even have distorted morality, but ultimately they must be human beings. Whether good or bad, they cannot escape the category of being human.

Although everyone is an individual, it seems that some people have gradually lost their feelings.

Since that's the case...

"Boss, what are you thinking about?"

Liu Yuan felt a warm, wet sensation on his earlobe. Without turning his head, he knew that Mu Geng had taken advantage of Tong hope's inattention to secretly flirt with him.

How dare they! They flirted with me and then left, taking advantage of my lack of authority to punish me on the spot. But it's not a big deal. You flirted with me? You'll regret it later.

Originally, Liu Yuan didn't want to be so unethical, but since Mu Geng did such a thing, Liu Yuan directly bought a new game.

'CLANNAD'

This is a…

Looking at the game's cover, Liu Yuan fell silent.

"System, did the story in the game actually happen in real life?"

"... "

After a long silence, Tongxi gave a vague reply: "I don't know. It might be happening now, it might have already happened, or it might not have happened at all. Are you sure you want to release this game?"

"Is it... to make up for some people's lost family ties?"

Liu Yuan shook his head. He wasn't sure if this game could help internet cafe players make up for lost family ties, but he bought it anyway.

When it came to purchasing the game, Liu Yuan summoned all the store managers and internet cafe administrators to the main store.

"Everyone! I have an announcement to make. A new game is being released today. This game is a bit different from others; I require you to finish it in one day. Oh! To make it easier for you to finish, I've made a slight adjustment to the in-game time ratio, so don't worry, just play the game. By the way, if you find it troublesome, here's a video recording of the options; just follow this."

When Tongxi heard this, she silently lowered her head. She glanced at the route; this route was too despicable. A standard bad end route.

"I have a bit of a headache, I'll rest for a while."

Kisara realized something was wrong and wanted to run away, but when she saw Liu Yuan's kind eyes, her body froze. She was certain of one thing: she had no choice but to play this game.

Pshaw, it's just a game. What? You think I'd stab her in real life?

Clannad's game mode is both different from and similar to other games and real-world visual novels.

What they have in common is that the game mode will immerse the player primarily from a first-person perspective, like watching a movie or TV series, allowing them to experience the life of the character in the game. During the game, everything about the daughter, everything about the father, and the embrace of the lover can be personally felt.