Food Wars, my food not only glows!

　Get to the point.

　Bai Yuan frowned, somewhat puzzled.

　"So, what's the name of your family's restaurant? It must be quite famous. Do you want to take the transfer student assessment together later? We can help each other out."

　Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, the man's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered and continued to speak with a grin.

　This transfer student assessment is very important to them, as it largely determines their future achievements, which is why he did his best before the competition.

　Possible efforts to win over allies.

　If you can win over enough allies, you can increase your chances of winning the game!

　"Then I may have to disappoint you. My family doesn't own any restaurant, and I'm not a member of this assessment."

　Upon hearing the man's words, Bai Yuan instantly understood what he meant.

　At the same time, he remembered the boy at the beginning of the Food Wars! anime. When he heard that the Yukihira family ran a restaurant for ordinary people, he instantly went from being polite and kind to being extremely disgusted. So he imitated him and said the same thing.

　"A campus handyman? Get lost! I thought you were some big shot, but you're not even a test taker. You've wasted so much of my time."

　Sure enough, after Bai Yuan finished speaking, the man showed disgust on his face, then waved his hand at him, his eyes continuing to wander around, and soon he set his sights on another target and jogged over.

　Bai Yuan wasn't angry at the situation. He just shook his head and continued walking towards the classroom, hoping that he wouldn't be frightened when he saw him later.

　"leader?"

　Just as Bai Yuan had taken a step and was about to leave, another voice came from behind him. However, unlike the previous one, this voice was unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar.

　"It really is the leader!"

　The voice shifted from doubt to certainty, and a small figure trotted over, standing in front of Bai Yuan with a broad smile.

　"It's you, Huang Mei. You've changed so much since I last saw you."

　Looking at the girl's face in front of him, Bai Yuan was lost in memories, and quickly equated her with the small face in his memory.

　This person is named Huang Mei. She was originally the daughter of a fishmonger. Because she awakened her super sense of touch, he recruited her and took her into the dark cuisine world.

　It's been almost half a year since she left the world of culinary disasters, and the girl in front of me has transformed from a plain-looking girl into a refined and adorable one, now wearing sunglasses and looking quite fashionable.

　"Hehehe, now that I have some pocket money, I'm definitely going to invest in myself. I bought some cosmetics and fashion items. Doesn't dressing up make me look like a girl?"

　I heard the leader was here, so I came without a second thought. I thought I'd have to wait a few days to meet him, but I'm so lucky!

　Huang Mei held Bai Yuan's hand and said excitedly, her eyes shining with admiration and an ambiguous meaning.

　"Then you'll have to work harder. After all, you've only been learning to cook for a little over half a year, and you're only at the level of a second-class chef right now. If you want to pass this assessment, you'll have to put in a lot of effort."

　"Don't worry, I'll try my best!"

　Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Huang Mei nodded quite seriously, while cheering herself up in her heart.

　"Don't be so nervous. As long as you perform normally, your chances of passing are still very high."

　Perhaps realizing that his words had backfired and made the other person nervous, Bai Yuan patted her head and spoke gently.

　That's true. This time, as long as you have the skills of a mid-level third-class chef, you can pass the transfer student assessment smoothly.

　Leaving aside the criteria for Erina Nakiri, this is what was written on the list of candidates for transfer student admission.

　A third-class chef is considered average, and among the first-year students at Totsuki Culinary Academy, he is at the bottom.

　Of course, this was after he had received special training.

　Before the special training, his strength as a mid-level third-class chef would have been considered average in Totsuki Culinary Academy.

　Are you coming alone this time?

　After glancing behind Huang Mei and confirming that no one else was there, Bai Yuan asked in confusion.

　"No, Brother Chen, Brother Ning, Sister Liu, Sister Wang, and Sister Li are all here. There are six of them in total. Apart from me, they are all top-notch chefs."

　Seeing Bai Yuan's puzzled expression, Huang Mei waved her hand and began to explain.

　Aside from her exceptional sense of taste, Bai Yuan didn't have a deep memory of the people below her, and she felt a little smug knowing this.

　"Where are they now? Did you split up and act independently?"

　Upon hearing the girl's explanation, Bai Yuan frowned and continued to ask.

　"To be precise, I acted alone because I was curious about what Totsuki Academy looked like, so I came two hours early to scout it out."

　To be honest, this place is really big and looks very luxurious. If I study here, I should be very happy.

　Huang Mei scratched her head a little embarrassedly, a shy smile appearing on her face, along with two small dimples, making her look quite cute.

　"I see. You have a really nice smile. When I first met you, your expression was as cold as if you'd been killing fish at RT-Mart for ten years."

　Looking at the girl's smile, Bai Yuan thought of their first meeting, when she told him the price of fish with a straight face, and he couldn't help but tease her.

　"Oh, that's all in the past. Besides, I've been using a fish-killing knife since I was ten years old, and I've actually been killing fish for five years."

　Huang Mei said playfully, her face slightly flushed.

　"Alright, I'm the examiner this time, so it's not convenient for me to walk with you. See you at the examination room later."

　Although it didn't really matter, Bai Yuan still decided to avoid suspicion to prevent unnecessary trouble, since dealing with flies was a very unpleasant experience.

　"it is good."

　Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Huang Mei nodded obediently, watched him leave, and then found a place to rest, waiting for the broadcast announcement.

　After Bai Yuan left, he didn't rush in. Instead, he rested outside the large classroom, waiting for Erina Nakiri to use her identity to force a group of people to retreat before going in.

　So many test takers

　The step-by-step testing would take a lot of time, and he didn't have that much free time.

　In the original work, since these guys were scared away by Erina Nakiri's identity, it proves that they are not very strong, and coupled with their lack of courage, there is really no need to train them.

　With this thought in mind, Bai Yuan closed his eyes, leaned against the tree, and waited silently.

　Soon, an announcement was made over the loudspeaker.

　Chapter 152 Yukihira Soma's Shock, The Assessment Begins

　The timeline jumps to half an hour ago.

　"Paying money to learn to cook is incredibly stupid. I guess all cooking schools are the same..."

　Walking towards Totsuki Culinary Academy, Soma Yukihira carried his kitchenware box and complained as he went.

　"Okay, today I'm going to teach you a simple dish."

　"Okay, teacher."

　An image comes to mind of an old man, his hands trembling as he holds a wok and speaks to the students behind him.

　Soma Yukihira scratched his hair in frustration, his face full of helplessness.

　Soon, he arrived at the foot of the far moon.

　"Ah! I failed the advancement exam, my life is over."

　Two men in Far Moon uniforms knelt on the ground, their heads bowed, their faces filled with despair, and one of them pounded the ground with his fist.

　It's easy to tell from their words that they seem to have failed the exam.

　"Whether it's ten million or twenty million, please withdraw my child's withdrawal from school."

　The Mediterranean man bent over, his hands tightly wrapped around the arm of a man in a suit, and wept bitterly as he spoke to him.

　However, the man in the suit and tie did not respond, but just looked at him indifferently.

　"How is this going?"

　Looking at the scene before him, Soma Yukihira swallowed hard, his calm heart quite shaken, while he was still on the phone.

　"Tootsuki Culinary Academy..."

　Looking at the towering building in front of me, with a sign that reads "Totsuki Culinary Academy" hanging at the entrance, I heard Yukihira Joichiro's voice coming from the phone in my hand.

　"What? Didn't I tell you? The school you go to often is the number one culinary school in Japan, with a graduation rate of less than 10%, a super elite school."

　Seemingly imagining his son's shocked expression on the other end of the phone, Yukihira Joichiro's lips curled up slightly as he got off the plane. Then he saw the sign at the airport entrance, with large lettering that read "Welcome to Us."

　"Hello, I am Joichiro Yukihira."

　Without much hesitation, Yukihira Joichiro, filled with excitement, hung up the phone and strode over, introducing himself as he entered.

　"Hello, Mr. Yukihira Joichiro, please get in the car with me. The adults are waiting for you at headquarters."

　"I see."

　The woman who greeted Yukihira Joichiro was a beautiful woman dressed in business attire with long, black-stockinged legs.

　She glanced at the photo on her phone, then respectfully greeted Yukihira Joichiro and gestured for him to enter.

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　"This is truly outrageous. It's just a culinary academy, yet it's set up so grandly..."

　As Soma Yukihira walked into the Totsuki Culinary Academy, he kept looking around and making exclamations as he looked, much like a country bumpkin visiting a grand garden.

　Not long after, he saw a familiar face in the yard. He was excited and about to go up and say hello when he noticed that the person suddenly sped up and left before he could catch up.

　After thinking for a moment, Soma Yukihira stopped and began to wander aimlessly around the academy, looking left and right, finding everything new and interesting.

　"What's going on over there?"

　"I don't know. Why did a group of people wearing black cloaks suddenly appear? They look like villains from a TV series."

　Inside the academy, the young noblemen who were chatting in twos and threes raised their heads and looked at the group of people who had just entered through the main gate.

　Following the sound, Soma Yukihira saw five men in black robes walking towards him and finally stopping in front of him.

　There is also a chair there for resting.

　"Ugh, I'm exhausted! You guys insisted on dragging things out, even though we just landed and I haven't had a chance to rest for more than a few minutes before we have to rush over."

　Taking off her hood, Liu Yu couldn't help but complain as she rubbed her feet, clearly having walked too much that day.

　"And this black robe, I don't even know where to begin complaining about it. We get stared at like that wherever we go. People would think we're doing cosplay!"

　Wang Jing tugged at her black robe, a subtle hint of disdain appearing on her face.

　If it weren't for the cold winter, the thick robe, and the hood covering her face, she probably would have taken it off and thrown it aside long ago.

　"No one objected when we were asked to wear it, so what's the point of saying all this now? I looked pretty cool when I was looking in the mirror and posing, and I even took a few sets of photos. Who knew that it would look so cringeworthy when I actually wore it?"

　Zhang Chen couldn't help but retort. He was the one who proposed this idea. When he set off, he thought it was all about looking cool and bringing honor to the dark cuisine world. But after he came out, he found that it wasn't like that at all.

　Walking down the street, people looked at them like they were idiots, so they had no choice but to put on a brave face and raise their own standards so that no one would gossip about them behind their backs.

　"Now I know why Xiaomei refused to wear this even when she was dying, and why she set off a step ahead of time. She had already foreseen the outcome."

　Li Wanwan sighed, a feeling of regret suddenly welling up inside her.

　"Actually, it's not so bad. This material is expensive, definitely high-end, and it's custom-made, so it shouldn't look that clownish."

　Three girls were sitting, and two boys were standing.

　They came to participate in a cooking competition, but instead of discussing cooking, they talked about their outfits.

　This surprised Soma Yukihira, because along the way, most of the people he encountered were extremely nervous about the assessment, and even with someone by their side, they still looked uneasy.

　"Who are these guys? Why are they acting so calm?"

　Soma Yukihira had this question in his mind, but he didn't go up to talk to him. Instead, he sat in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

　"It seems that everyone here comes from a prominent family. That car costs a million, and they even have butlers and maids with them. I can't imagine how rich their families must be."

　"It's just a prestigious school. If the leader weren't here, I wouldn't have come even if he invited me. Participating in this transfer student assessment is just a waste of time."

　Zhang Chen said with a hint of disdain, but at his age, becoming a first-class chef certainly gave him reason to be proud.

　"It's best not to underestimate this academy. Since the leader chose to teach here, there must be something extraordinary about it."

　"It is the arrival of the leader that makes it unusual, not the other way around. We need to understand the relationship between the events."

　"That's true. It's getting late, let's go inside."

　After chatting for a while, the group seemed to have rested enough. They stood up, straightened their black robes, put on their hoods, and headed straight for the large classroom.

　Hearing the noise, Soma Yukihira hesitated for a moment before getting up and following. He was unfamiliar with the place and didn't even know the way, so following someone was better than going alone.