A crossover anime! The life of a hero!

"Um……"

Upon hearing the question, Hoshino Gokawa did not deny it but nodded slightly to indicate that it was true.

"Since that's the case, why don't you have a food battle with Ryo? The three of us can be the judges, and I'll treat you to dinner no matter who wins or loses."

It's clear that Alice Nakiri is still very interested in Hoshino Gogawa, after all, not everyone can surpass her follower in the ability to pick fish.

Moreover, as a wealthy woman, she was not short of money, so Alice Nakiri was quite interested in seeing what kind of cooking skills this boy, who was probably the same age as her, had.

"It seems you really want to see my cooking skills, alright then. But there's no need to treat me to a meal, because I have to go back and cook for my older and younger cousins ​​afterwards."

Seeing that they were determined to try his cooking no matter what, Hoshino Gokawa could only nod and smile helplessly in the end. There was nothing he could do; most of the characters in Food Wars! were like that, always wanting to compete with those who were good at cooking. It was hard to say whether to call them naive or that they were only concerned with improving their own cooking skills.

As for being annoyed by their unnecessary disturbances, there's no need to worry. After all, no matter how skilled they are in cooking, their mental and physical age is still around twelve or thirteen. People in this age group are generally very competitive, just like Natsuki Subaru. Therefore, when they see someone whose cooking skills seem to be no worse than their own, they naturally want to have a competition.

Moreover, in this world, apart from literature, everything else can be ranked as number one.

"It's settled then! In that case, I'll arrange for people to prepare the competition venue!"

As Nakiri Erina's older cousin, Nakiri Alice naturally has the same right to have the Nakiri family staff serve her.

So after that, Hoshino Gokawa got into a luxury car with the two of them and headed to the Nakiri family's mansion.

He had originally planned to go back and cook as soon as he finished buying groceries, so he didn't tell the Fujiwara sisters where he was going. But now it seems he won't be able to go back anytime soon, so he can only leave them a note first.

"brush!"

While eating breakfast and wondering where his cousin, who had come to visit, had gone, Fujiwara Toyomi suddenly noticed something under a tissue and instinctively reached out to take a look.

To their astonishment, they discovered several small notes left behind by Fukuzawa Yukichi and Hoshino Gokawa, which had actually just been sent over.

The note read: "I'm going out to buy some ingredients and I'll cook for myself when I get back. It might take a while. If you can't wait or if you get hungry, there's some money left by Uncle Dadi on the table that you can use."

At the very end, Hoshino Gokawa added his own signature.

Fujiwara Toyomi's reaction after reading the note was surprise that her cousin could actually cook.

"Aha……"

At the same time, Fujiwara Chika, who had just gotten up, yawned and slowly walked downstairs. Since it was summer vacation, she didn't have to wear the school uniform of Shuchiin Academy's junior high school.

Good morning, sister.

After rubbing her eyes in a daze, Fujiwara Chika, who had come to Fujiwara Toyomi's side, waved to him in greeting.

"Good morning, Chika..."

Fujiwara Toyomi responded with the same greeting.

"Is my cousin still not awake?"

Fujiwara Chika, who was sitting at the table and had also put some salad in her own bowl, suddenly seemed to notice something, so she turned her head and asked her sister again.

"Get up..."

"Where is he?!"

Upon receiving this reply, Fujiwara Chika looked around curiously. Finding no sign of the other person, she turned back to ask her older sister.

"Going out to buy groceries..."

As he spoke, Fujiwara Toyomi handed her the note left by Hoshino Satoru.

"Buying groceries?!"

Hearing this, Fujiwara Chika was a little confused, not understanding why the other person would go grocery shopping for no reason. So after taking the small note, she quickly began to read it.

Then she understood what was going on, but the problem was that Fujiwara Chika still couldn't understand why the other person didn't go with them to buy takeout but instead went out to buy groceries and cook for themselves.

After all, Hoshino Gokawa didn't explain the reason in the note.

However, since her cousin wanted to cook for himself, they didn't mind giving it a try; if it didn't taste good, they could just order takeout.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Gokawa arrived at the Nakiri family's mansion. Needless to say, its scale was absolutely top-notch, as it was the home of Nakiri Senzaemon, a leading figure in the country's culinary industry.

"Hurry! Hurry! I've already had the location and ingredients prepared!"

This also shows that Alice Nakiri is eagerly anticipating seeing the two of them have a food battle.

"Is that so... then I'm sorry to bother you."

After getting out of the luxury car, Hoshino Gokawa didn't stand on ceremony and said something before following Nakiri Alice's steps toward the kitchen they had prepared.

However, Hoshino Gokawa regretted coming here because things had become a bit complicated because of what Nakiri Alice had done. He originally thought it was just a random place to have a match, but he didn't expect to end up at the Nakiri's house.

In this way, regardless of whether he wins or loses the food battle, Hoshino Gokawa will be remembered by everyone here, because he was invited by Miss Nakiri Alice, and Nakiri Senzaemon will definitely ask about it, since it's impossible for his granddaughter not to be curious about bringing someone her own age to her house.

Ultimately, it's because Alice Nakiri is too capricious; she basically does whatever comes to mind. Suddenly inviting a stranger to her house for a food battle is something only she in the entire Nakiri family would do.

However, it is precisely because of this kind of personality that she suddenly came to challenge Kurokiba Ryo and took him in as her subordinate.

"We're here! This is it!"

Then, Alice Nakiri, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped at an open door, and Hoshino Gokawa, who stopped with her, followed her gaze and took in all the sights inside.

To be honest, it's no wonder they're from a family of chefs; you can find almost any kind of kitchenware here. Hoshino Gokawa even spotted what appeared to be a machine for making molecular gastronomy.

"So how do you want to compete? What do you want to compete in? I'm open to whatever you say beforehand, but it would be best if you could do it quickly as I'm a little pressed for time."

Unsure of what kind of cooking competition they wanted him to participate in, Hoshino Gokawa turned to the two of them and asked.

"In that case, let's make sushi!"

Considering that they originated from fish, and that sushi is a very convenient dish to make, Alice Nakiri decided on this theme.

However, neither of them could have imagined that this dish was exactly the one that Hoshino Gokawa often made at home. At the very least, in terms of knife skills, he could show Kurokiba Ryo what it meant to be a god. If possible, Hoshino Gokawa even wanted to use Sasaki Kojiro's Swallow Return to cut sashimi.

Chapter 223 Utter Defeat

"OK! I'm done!"

"?!!!!!" ×2

In less than five minutes, Hoshino Gokawa demonstrated to them what a "sword-drawing slash" was. A closer look at his past would reveal just how extraordinary Hoshino Gokawa's physical abilities were, so he made no attempt to hide it.

But it was precisely because they didn't hide it that the gap between them widened rapidly, leaving both of them completely dumbfounded.

Of course, not hiding it doesn't mean that Hoshino Gokawa is going to use his full strength. After all, if he really wanted to use his full strength, he wouldn't need ten minutes to do these things. He could do them in just one second. Of course, the most important thing is that the rice and Nakiri Alice have already been prepared.

Then Hoshino Gokawa started making sushi by hand with rice. It looked like he was just throwing and shaping it randomly, but if you looked closely, you would find that all the sushi were exactly the same size, the same volume, and the same weight.

"how did you do that?!"

Alice Nakiri, who had come to his side, was utterly shocked. Her follower had only just begun, and it was already over! You must be kidding me!

"It's nothing, I just have a bit of a special talent."

As he spoke, Hoshino Gokawa even tried the sushi he had made himself.

Ok……

Aside from lacking the unscientific element of "Chef's Heart," everything else about Hoshino Satoru is almost perfect; in short, it's delicious.

"Would you like to try some?"

Hoshino Satoru, who brought Nakiri Alice back from her daze, gestured for her to taste it as he spoke.

"No, we're going to score it together. If I eat it now, it won't fit the food war process."

Knowing that Hoshino Gogawa's actions had put pressure on Kurokiba Ryo, Nakiri Alice did not intend to taste his dish now, but planned to wait until her follower was ready.

Because a food battle can only determine the winner between two chefs when there is an odd number of participants.

Fortunately, Kurokiba Ryo didn't keep them waiting long. Perhaps forced by Hoshino Gogawa, his speed was several times faster than usual.

"So, who wants to go first?"

Hoshino Satoru didn't care about the order in which they ate.

"You're faster than me! You go first!"

Knowing that the key to tuna sushi is freshness, Kurokiba Ryo said to eat his first, since the other's sushi had been sitting for a while and might be past its best flavor.

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"This! This taste!"

I really don't know if Hoshino Gokawa is abnormal or if they are abnormal. Kurokiba Ryo and Nakiri Alice both showed an expression of being unable to extricate themselves when they tasted his food. If it were in a different place, Hoshino Gokawa might have been handcuffed by the police.

"..."

Hoshino Gokawa, who had already learned from other examples of their behavior, didn't pay much attention to them and simply watched them eat a few bites of sushi.

"Hmm... just like usual."

The soulless dish was elevated to the level of a culinary master by Hoshino Gokawa through sheer skill.

After a while, when the two of them came to their senses, Kurokiba Ryo announced his result without even eating his own dish.

"I lost……"

These three simple sentences reveal just how unwilling and dejected this guy is, because the gap is so vast, they're practically from different dimensions.

"how did you do that!"

After consuming Kurokiba Ryo's work, Alice Nakiri did not immediately reveal her findings. Instead, she asked Hoshino Satoru how he had managed to achieve such a feat.

Even my cousin Erina Nakiri at this age isn't this exaggerated!

"It's nothing... I just have a good talent."

Hoshino Gokawa couldn't explain much about this, so he could only attribute it to talent once again.

But this also dealt an even greater blow to Kurokiba Ryo, because his exaggerated talent made his previous efforts seem ridiculous, and even Nakiri Alice couldn't hold back.

As a genius who looked down on her peers, she never imagined that one day she would look up to another "genius" just like an ordinary person.

In other words, Hoshino Gokawa shattered their resolve with this one move.

"Forehead……"

Seeing that he had turned the two of them into autistic children, Hoshino Gokawa regretted his actions and wished he had gone easy on them.

Of course, the main reason is that Hoshino Gokawa felt that what he made wasn't that delicious. Why did they feel like they were about to have an orgasm after eating it, almost like they had eaten computer parts?

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

Just then, another spoiled yet confused voice came from the doorway.

"We're at Food Wars Erina..."

Alice Nakiri silently pushed the plate containing Hoshino Satoru's dish forward a little, then slowly turned her head towards Erina Nakiri with teary eyes.

"Eat! Eat halberd?!"

Seeing that her cousin Alice looked like she was about to cry, Erina Nakiri was also momentarily stunned.

Before she could react, Alice Nakiri went over and hugged her, bursting into tears and saying that she had no talent for cooking.

"Hey! Hey?! Don't cry... don't cry..."

Although she didn't know exactly how things had turned out this way, Erina Nakiri did. Her immediate priority was to find a way to soothe her wailing cousin.

She was supposed to be a proud and arrogant girl, but now she's acting like a mother hen. If her secretary saw this contrast, she'd probably be shocked.

While comforting Alice Nakiri, Erina Nakiri asked the two of them what was going on and why a food battle could turn out like this.

"You'll know once you try it..."

Kurokiba Ryo didn't explain anything, but instead handed the plate containing Hoshino Satoru's sushi to Nakiri Erina, gesturing for her to try it herself.

"Um……"

Then Erina Nakiri actually picked up a portion and put it in her mouth to try it.

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"!!!"

At that moment, she couldn't believe that this was a dish she couldn't find fault with. After the initial shock came a series of strange, indescribable seductive gestures and sounds.

"..."

Hoshino Gokawa, who suddenly witnessed all of this, quickly closed his eyes after realizing what was happening, because the scene was too unbearable for others to see.