The story of Shokugeki begins when Alice picks him up and brings him home

"Each vehicle has a different destination. After the assessment, we will arrange a rest period. Our first stop is the river."

Because it was not an important secret, Erina Nakiri asked Shirabuchi and did not hide it. She would know it in half an hour anyway.

"By the river? It seems our test this time is outdoor cooking.

Although it is not a common test question, if it is just this, it should not be difficult to pass. However, if you want to get a high score, you still need to put in some effort..."

Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Erina Nakiri nodded, then closed her eyes and began to think.

For a top student like her, the cooking test does not scare her, but makes her excited instead.

Because every assessment can improve her strength to a certain extent.

What's more, Bai Yuan is leading the team this time. With his knowledge and ability, this month is definitely a great opportunity for her to overtake others!

"Beside the river? It seems my machines are useless. What a pity."

On the other side, when Alice Nakiri heard that the assessment location was by the river, a look of regret appeared on her face.

Because her molecular cooking machines all require power. Although she can ask someone to arrange it, it is always more troublesome to do it by the river, so it is better not to use it.

"Hmph, look at you without those machines, how are you going to compete with me?!"

Seeing Alice Nakiri's slightly regretful expression, Erina Nakiri felt happy.

Although she wanted to hold it in and wait until she won to laugh at him, she really couldn't help it, so she hummed and mocked him.

"Ah? You don't think I beat you with those machines, do you?"

In response to her ridicule, Alice Nakiri had a strange look on her face.

Her naive sister, after being with her for so long, hasn't she realized the difference in their abilities? She fantasizes about surpassing her every day.

It was probably because he had been with Bai Yuan for too long and had learned some high-end techniques, and he became arrogant without realizing it and thought he was good enough again.

It seems that it is necessary to make her face reality a little during the mid-term examination.

"Humph, at least you have a better chance of winning. Don't be too proud! In just one month, I don't believe you are better than me in every way!"

Of course, Erina Nakiri knows how powerful Alice Nakiri is, but she will never give up the idea of ​​challenging her just because she is so powerful.

"I'm sorry, I just crush you in every aspect. In these thirty days of assessment, you can't beat me in any aspect."

Nakiri Alice said proudly that she had been trained by Bai Yuan for six years, and not everyone could challenge her, and she was not so easy to surpass!

Even in her weakest spot, she still has the strength of a first-class chef. After all, Bai Yuan’s training for her is comprehensive!

"Humph! We can only know who is stronger and who is weaker after the competition. It's too early to make any conclusions now!"

Hearing what Alice Nakiri said, Erina Nakiri gritted her teeth. This was really too much of a disregard for her!

Just Alice! Isn't she just relying on having a good teacher? If she had been with Teacher Bai Yuan since she was a child, she would definitely be better than her!

“What confidence.

By the way, as I mentioned before, what should you call me when we meet? "

Seeing Erina Nakiri's angry look, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but chuckle, and then spoke in a playful tone.

"Don't go too far!"

"How can this be called excessive? You clearly agreed to this condition at the time. If you lose, you have to call me sister when we meet, or are you trying to cheat?

But, after all, you are my sister, even if you want to cheat me, I can't do anything about it. This is the fate of being a sister, you need to endure everything silently."

There was a white abyss in between, and Alice Nakiri forced out two tears and spoke in a tone of 'tragic betrayal'.

"I know! Is it not okay for me to shout, Sister...Alice?"

Looking at Alice Nakiri's appearance, Erina Nakiri clenched her fists slightly, and after a long while she suppressed the shame in her heart, and shouted with a rosy face.

"Oh, that's right.

A younger sister should behave like a younger sister, and don't think about overthrowing your superiors all day long. However, your strength is not enough to support you to do so."

Hearing Erina Nakiri's voice, Alice Nakiri nodded with great satisfaction. That's it! This is what she wanted to hear!

"Humph!"

After shouting this, Erina Nakiri turned her head and snorted, then closed her eyes, not intending to pay any more attention to this woman who loved to bring up old things.

Wait till she wins!

I must humiliate you tenfold or a hundredfold!

The bus moved forward quickly, separated from the main group at an intersection, and headed towards one of the tributaries of the Arakawa, the largest river in the surrounding area.

With the power of money activated, the Arakawa branch was exceptionally quiet at this moment, with only students like them who came to take the midterm exam being present.

"Aren't you going to take the midterm exam? Why are you in this deserted place?"

"At least we should give you a kitchen for the cooking test..."

"Are you asking us to cook in a place like this? How is that possible? Without all the hard requirements, there is no way to test the chef's ability!"

After getting off the car and looking at the extremely wide river in front of them, everyone in the elementary department was stunned. Some of them even rubbed their eyes and slapped their faces. Some could not believe what they saw.

"Quiet!"

Bai Yuan's voice rang out at the scene, instantly quieting the noisy scene. Everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to explain the rules of this assessment.

"The location of this assessment is by the river. The instruction manual should tell you to bring your own kitchen utensils. Go get those now."

"What! Really in a place like this?"

"How can this be... How can I prepare food in a place like this? All the training I've done is useless..."

"No wonder they asked us to bring cooking utensils. It turns out they are planning to cook outdoors. But how can we make delicious food in such an environment?"

"What about the other groups? We can't be the only ones like this, isn't this too unfair!"

"The conditions of other groups won't be much better than yours! If you don't want to take the midterm exam, go back now and go through the withdrawal procedures.

Those who are willing to take the test, listen up. In this test, you can do your best and use any method you can think of to create a dish that satisfies yourself.

I will grade your dishes based on cooking speed and taste, and the scores will be recorded on the overall ranking list for all candidates to watch."

Bai Yuan looked at the quarreling examinees calmly and went straight back to the bus after saying this, leaving everyone at the scene looking at each other in bewilderment.

"What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Let's get started!

At least it's harvest season now, there should be a lot of food in the river, and I was indeed told to bring cooking utensils and seasonings, so I deserve it for not bringing them!"

A tall man spat and said that although the current assessment environment was difficult, it was not impossible to do.

Just as Bai Yuan said, if you can't adapt, just drop out of school.

"Who's got a lighter?"

Suddenly someone in the crowd screamed and looked for help to the people around him.

"I won't lend it to you even if I have it! Don't forget that we are competitors now! If you really want it, trade it for the fish!"

The student with the lighter saw an opportunity and immediately raised the lighter in his hand and proposed the terms of exchange.

"You want a fish for a broken lighter? At most I'll give you a few snails, take it or leave it!"

"Snail is snail! It's better than nothing!"

"I'll go collect some dry and thick branches from the surrounding area, and you go catch the food. Then we can exchange food with each other, which can save a lot of time!"

"Okay! I have no problem with that."

For a moment, the scene became tense and bustling. Those who wanted to cooperate were looking for partners, while those who wanted to act alone had already started to fish in the river.

Although everyone was complaining about the bad environment, when it really started, no one stopped.

They knew very well that the price of failing the assessment would be dropping out of school. Although the possibility of getting into the top 50 was slim, no one was willing to give up!

Go fight! Go compete! Go compete!

This is the teaching policy of Totsuki Academy!

"It seems that I can only do that. Brother Bai Yuan didn't even remind me yesterday to bring my own kitchen utensils and seasonings today..."

Looking at everyone busying themselves with work, while standing there for a long time without moving, Nakiri Alice couldn't help but sigh.

Because she lived with the examiner, she didn't even look at the contents of the so-called guidance book, thinking that Bai Yuan would remind her.

But now it seems that she was overthinking.

Bai Yuan was eager to make her assessment more difficult, so how could he be so kind as to remind her? What a nasty guy!

Alice Nakiri complained in her heart, isn't her dear master really afraid that she will fail the assessment and be expelled from Totsuki?

Or maybe he trusts her very much!

Well, he must trust her a lot, this is a bond that is unique to them!

Alice Nakiri thought to herself through self-hypnosis.

"Let's compete, Alice! Let's see who has the higher score in this midterm exam! The loser has to call the other sister!"

Just as Alice Nakiri was indulging in her fantasy, Erina Nakiri's voice sounded beside her.

At this moment, the girl was holding pots and pans in her hands, while Niito Hisako was holding a small barbecue grill and a bag of charcoal, and the two of them came to her.

"The bet you mentioned does me no good. After all, even if I don't accept it, you still have to call me sister when you see me."

Although she was still fantasizing just now, Alice Nakiri's mind was still clear, and it was naturally impossible for her to accept such a bet that was of no benefit to her.

"What do you want?"

Erina Nakiri curled her lips. Just now, she saw that Alice Nakiri was distracted and wanted to tamper with the bet and get something for nothing.

Now it seems that the plan has failed.

"Let me think about it. If you win, you don't have to call me Sister Alice when you see me next time. If you lose, you can just wash my feet."

"Wash your feet..."

After hearing what Alice Nakiri said, Erina Nakiri suddenly became silent. Asking her, a grown-up girl, to wash someone's feet? This was too humiliating.

"You don't dare, do you?

Or did you not think you could win from the beginning, so you hesitated?"

There was a hint of teasing in Alice Nakiri's voice. She had already figured out the tsundere Nakiri Erina during their one month of getting along with her.

There's no way, this guy is too easy to understand!

"Humph! Wash my feet if you want! But you have to wash them for me even if you lose, otherwise the stakes are too low!"

"Okay, but I can't lose."

Although the bet between the two was a bit unfair after Erina raised the stakes, Nakiri Alice didn't care. After all, she couldn't lose.

In other words.

Whenever the two of them compete, it will always be Erina Nakiri who pays the price.

She was destined to win the competition, so what if she raised the stakes? It was just empty talk anyway, and she didn't need to really pay anything.

"You didn't forget to bring cooking utensils and seasonings, did you? That's pitiful. Just call me Sister Erina and I can lend them to you."

Suddenly, noticing that Alice Nakiri had been standing there for a long time without moving, with no one around her, Erina Nakiri seemed to have thought of something. She moved the pot in her hand forward and spoke in a slightly nasty tone.

"No, I have enough."

Nakiri Alice shook her head, ran back to the bus, put the Seven-Star Sword from the suitcase on her back, and looked at Nakiri Erina with fighting spirit in her eyes.

Although she doesn't think she will lose, Nakiri Alice will still try her best. After all, Bai Yuan is the examiner of this test, and she doesn't want her master to be disappointed in her.

"I see, you're going to make sashimi. Wait, this set of knives you have is..."

Looking at the knife carried by Alice Nakiri, Erina Nakiri was a little dazed for a moment, and there was a hint of disbelief in her voice.

"Yes, this is the same Seven Star Sword as my master's! It was handcrafted by the same swordsmith and took a full six months!"

Pulling out the broken sword from her back, Alice Nakiri's voice was full of pride, while Erina Nakiri's face was full of envy.