As the three Red Eyes wrote large characters on the white paper with a brush, all the spectators on site held their breath.
Although it wasn't their own match, they still showed nervous expressions.
Especially the first-year students, Hoshino Sora represented their prestige. If he could successfully win this match, it would mean that the first-year students had already entered Far Moon's grand stage!
While writing, Akikubo Momo had arrived beside Hoshino Sora at some point, looking at the paper on the stage with a subtle expression. It wasn't that she lacked confidence; the key was that this guy in front of her had performed too well.
There were cookies and flower tea, and the two could even form a resonance in flavor. Her dish, in comparison, seemed too simple; she simply hadn't thought of enough.
Although she had made changes in the flavor layers, Hoshino Sora had also done so. Perhaps due to experience, he might be slightly worse than her, but definitely not by much.
Thinking of this, Akikubo Momo saw Red Eyes' card light up, and the worry on her face immediately dissipated by more than half. Then she turned to look at Hoshino Sora, just about to say something...
"It seems the final winner is... Wait, Judge Kurotome and Judge Lin seem to have a different decision? 2:1! The final winner is Hoshino Sora! Congratulations to contestant Hoshino Sora for once again obtaining an Elite Ten seat!"
The more she spoke, the more excited Kawashima Rei became. Looking at the shimmering figure on the stage, a flush of excitement appeared on her face. Finally, one of their first-year students had won an Elite Ten seat!
Erina Nakiri didn't count; her reputation was too great. She automatically inherited a senior seat when she entered her first year, and she wasn't on the same level as them.
But Hoshino Sora was different. He also came from the bottom, and they had watched him ascend to the peak step by step!
Therefore, the emotions invested in the two were completely different!
[Task Completed]: Elite Ten? That's right, I am the new Elite Ten!
[Task Description]: Through your continuous persistence and effort, you finally secured the right to re-select the Totsuki Ten Elite. The semi-finals to determine the Elite Ten members are currently underway.
[Task Requirement]: In this semi-final match, defeat your opponent to advance!
[Task Reward]: 10000 Reputation Points
[Current Reputation]: 16300
"I yield, Akikubo-senpai."
Hearing the voice in his mind, Hoshino Sora's words were filled with irrepressible excitement. This was a full ten thousand reputation points! After fully absorbing them, his strength could be significantly boosted again!
"Congratulations! You can call me Xiao Tao from now on, Sora!"
Her voice revealed strong unwillingness, but she was helpless. She had been defeated, defeated by her junior. She had to admit she was a useless senior.
However, at this moment, her heart was not depressed; instead, it was filled with a faint happiness.
Because she had long since regarded Hoshino Sora as her younger brother. When a younger brother defeats his older sister, doesn't it feel like the younger generation surpasses the older? She felt inexplicably comforted.
"Xiao Tao actually lost. It seems Sora has truly grown to an uncontrollable extent. Ahh, Eishi's match is next, but I have to go back now... What a pity!"
Letting out a soft sigh, that brat Kurokiba Ryo actually dared to speak wildly to her. If she didn't teach that guy a lesson, he wouldn't know why flowers were so red. It was truly infuriating!
Thinking of this, Kobayashi Rindo directly turned around and soon returned to her assigned C venue. The person in charge of hosting was looking for her, and at the same time, she also learned the winner of the previous match.
Looking at Tadokoro Megumi, who was covered in sweat and couldn't stop smiling with joy, and Eizan Etsuya, who was kneeling and pounding the ground, his face full of vexation, Kobayashi Rindo couldn't help but shake her head.
It was a pity that guy was too focused on making money; otherwise, his cooking skills wouldn't be so limited.
He should have been able to go much further!
Now he was actually defeated by a first-year, and an unknown girl at that. How embarrassing!
Stepping onto the competition stage, Kurokiba Ryo was already waiting there.
"Yo, brat, let me see your strength!"
Kobayashi Rindo looked at Kurokiba Ryo with a slight curl of her lips. At this moment, he still had a lazy expression, with a bandana tied on his head, but the seriousness in his eyes already showed his attitude.
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"The final winner is, Erina Nakiri-sama!"
The commentator's voice carried intense excitement. At some point, Hoshino Sora had already arrived at Venue D. Looking at Erina Nakiri, who was sweating profusely and wearing a victorious smile, he led the applause.
The next moment, the venue erupted in thunderous applause.
At this point, eight of the elite ten seats had been determined.
Group A: Eishi Tsukasa, Hoshino Sora
Group B: Isshiki Satoshi, Lixin
Group C: Tadokoro Megumi, Kobayashi Rindo
Group D: Erina Nakiri, Yumeko Jabami
So far, five people from Hoshino Sora's side had been elected to the Elite Ten. Among them, the most competitive Group B directly eliminated their dark horse, Shiina Mashiro.
In Group D, Saito Somei and Nene Kinokuni faced off first, with Saito Somei winning, who was later eliminated by Erina Nakiri. Yumeko Jabami, on the other hand, competed against two subordinates of Lixin from the Dark Cuisine World.
Finally, using flowers in her dish, she narrowly defeated the Dark Cuisine World twice with a score of 2:1, successfully advancing to the finals and securing an Elite Ten seat.
In Group C, Tadokoro Megumi, with her vegetable dish, ingeniously broke through the culinary trap set by Eizan Etsuya, turning his dish into an appetizer for her own, and winning with an absolute advantage.
Next up was the elimination group. Eight contestants from each of the ABCD groups were eliminated and sent to the elimination group.
Adding the eight contestants who successfully advanced to the quarterfinals from the elimination group, there were a total of sixteen people. They would spend nearly half a month to select the final two Elite Ten members.
Sitting in the last row of the audience seats in B Venue, Hoshino Sora frowned slightly in thought. His side still needed one Elite Ten member, but now half of the elimination zone consisted of former Elite Ten members.
To break through such a large number of strong opponents, the difficulty was absolutely no less than clearing any single ABCD venue.
Moreover, the semi-finals of the elimination zone would not use traditional one-on-one matchups, but rather four people cooking simultaneously for score evaluation.
The two highest scorers would become members of the new Elite Ten.
"I won."
Looking at Hoshino Sora's face in the audience, Erina Nakiri quickened her pace and walked up to him, speaking. Hearing her tone, Hoshino Sora immediately understood that this girl was seeking praise.
"Mm, I saw it all."
Looking at the slightly arrogant little face in front of him, Hoshino Sora nodded seriously and raised his hand to pat her head. This was already a habitual action for him.
Regarding this, perhaps because this spot was near the entrance and didn't attract much attention, Erina Nakiri uncharacteristically didn't resist, showing an expression of enjoyment.
"I want one too!"
"You didn't win the match, why are you joining in the fun?"
Hearing Alice Nakiri also utter a spoiled remark beside her, Erina immediately turned her head to retort. In her opinion, a head pat was a reward only for winning a match!
"This isn't a reward, anyone can have it, okay!"
With puffed cheeks, Alice said this and then placed Hoshino Sora's other hand on her own face, then looked triumphantly at Erina.
Erina was clearly somewhat displeased by this.
"Well, well, as long as you did your best."
With a slight pull, Hoshino Sora moved his hands down and naturally grabbed both girls' arms, then pulled them into his embrace with a little more force.
He spread his legs wide to create enough space, then hugged Alice and Erina, one on each side, letting them sit very steadily on his lap.
"This is still outside! If you want to do bad things, go do them back home. It's not appropriate here!"
Erina complained in a low voice, suppressing her tone. This guy didn't pay attention to his surroundings. This was the audience area; although it was near the entrance, there were people all around. Doing bad things in public would have a very bad impact...
"That's true, but I'm not planning to do anything bad. Does just hugging already meet Erina's standard for doing bad things? Then what about the things we did last night?"
Hoshino Sora looked at Erina Nakiri with a half-smile, then lowered his head and whispered into her ear, his actions ambiguous.
"Night is night, and you're pressing against me, pervert!" Her face instantly turned crimson. Erina Nakiri cursed softly, suppressing her voice, also afraid of being overheard.
"I don't mind, you know. If you want to get handsy, just go for it~"
Alice Nakiri said this and pressed closer, even provocatively rubbing against him. Her charming appearance made Erina secretly curse her as a little vixen in her heart.
"It's still a bit inappropriate in public. Let's go find Xiao Hui and the others now, and we'll go home!"
Hoshino Sora said, feeling a bit embarrassed. Of course, he couldn't get handsy with his wives in public; otherwise, they'd all be seen. He didn't have that kind of fetish.
So, the idea of doing bad things was real, but the most important thing now was to return to Yōbi Dormitory!
"Okay~" Alice responded enthusiastically.
"Things should be much easier next. Everyone's nerves have been quite tense lately. Let's find a weekend to go out and relax. I remember there's a very nice hot spring inn nearby.
And that area is also holding a festival. We can leave this Friday afternoon and arrive by evening, and we can also check out the nearby shops. How does that arrangement sound to you?"
Leaving Venue D, they came outside and met up with Tadokoro Megumi and the others. Hoshino Sora walked at the very front of everyone, talking nonstop as they advanced.
"I'm fine with anything, as long as I can be with Sora-kun~"
Her voice carried a hint of coquetry. Alice looked at Hoshino Sora, her eyes seemingly sparkling. Indeed, for her, having Hoshino Sora by her side was the best thing.
"I have no problem either, but is this really okay? The selection rounds aren't over yet..."
Erina Nakiri, however, was a bit worried. Although they had secured five of the elite ten seats in this competition, it wasn't enough to overthrow Azami Nakiri. Relaxing now might be a bit too soon...
"It's fine. In this situation, we can only leave it to fate. We can't interfere much. Besides, we've already secured five of the elite ten seats, so your father can't act as he pleases anymore."
Unless Azami Nakiri could control more than half of the students.
Hoshino Sora added in his mind that if such a situation truly occurred, he would also be helpless. However, the conditions for such a situation to happen were almost impossible to meet in a short period.
After all, human hearts are complex. To gain the support of more than half of the students, one must truly achieve results, or offer benefits that can move them.
The students at this school were not fools. Their families more or less operated companies or restaurants, and had a certain reputation in local society.
As children from such families, they themselves were very intelligent, so it was impossible to make them immediately take sides in a short amount of time.
The research society matter was also because it touched upon too many people's interests, which is why everyone united to resist. The re-selection of the Elite Ten also passed smoothly only because it did not touch upon everyone's interests.
In summary, the Elite Ten were still the ones with influence in this academy. Therefore, only a team occupying six or more of the elite ten seats could become Far Moon's true masters.
"You seem so carefree, even though this plan was decided by you."
Looking at Hoshino Sora's composed face in front of her, Erina Nakiri couldn't help but complain. She had originally thought he would take this matter more seriously, but she didn't expect such an attitude.
"It's true that I decided it, but we've already done everything we can. There's no use worrying about the rest. It's better to live more openly, enjoy life, and not push yourself too hard."
Hoshino Sora said with great ease. He had already done his part; the rest he would leave to fate.
"That's true."
Nodding, Erina Nakiri was a bit surprised, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with what Hoshino Sora said. In fact, after hearing his analysis, she found it very reasonable.
"I want to stay in the same room as you then." Alice walked to Hoshino Sora's side and whispered.
"No way! Hoshino-kun is mine!" Shiina Mahiru immediately hugged Hoshino Sora's other arm after hearing that.
"Nonsense! I want to stay with Hoshino-kun!" Tadokoro Megumi also refused to be outdone at the sight.
"Erina-sama and I want to too!" Hisako Arato immediately spoke up when she saw Erina-sama blushing slightly but not daring to speak.
"Alright, alright, everyone can stay together then. At most, we'll just go from morning till night."
Seeing his suddenly noisy harem, Hoshino Sora gave a wry smile. The infinite stamina he had gained before would probably come in handy on this trip!
"Hmph, pervert!"
Hearing Hoshino Sora's very explicit words, all the girls exchanged glances, then said in unison.
"I am a pervert, haven't you known that for a long time?"
Not ashamed, but proud, Hoshino Sora turned around, opened his arms, and said with a smile.
"We won't let you off tonight."
"Exactly, we'll make you realize how ridiculous your thoughts are!"
"You talk big. I hope you don't beg for mercy later!"
"Bring it on, everyone. My body's in great shape!"
As he spoke, Hoshino Sora was hit with a powerful impact as several girls lunged at him, their soft bodies colliding with various parts of his, the delightful impact truly intoxicating!
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