In the night, at the Ten Elite Council, Ryouzan Etsuya, sitting at the last seat, looked at Nakiri Erina, the Tenth Elite, sitting not far away.
"So, Miss Nakiri, do you have anything else?"
"You guys!" The Eighth Elite, Kuga Terunori, immediately jumped up.
"Alright, shorty, stop jumping around here. Get ready. For now, the six of us will act as proxies to issue the new headmaster's directives."
The seemingly very quiet bespectacled junior, Kinokuni Nene, pushed her glasses and spoke to the jumping Kuga Terunori.
"Also, according to the new headmaster Tsukasa Azami-sensei's wishes, you are to go back and disband your Chinese Cuisine Research Club. From now on, the school will no longer need such independent student research departments. Everything will be coordinated by the Central Culinary Agency."
Nakiri Erina, who had been biting her lip and not saying a word, trembled all over when she heard that familiar pronunciation. Only then did she recover from her previous anger and fear.
She really hadn't expected that a Ten Elite Council meeting would suddenly be called in the middle of the night, only for the discussion to result in the replacement of the Totsuki Academy headmaster!
And her grandfather, after arriving here, could only nod and acknowledge the validity of their actions.
Everything happened too suddenly. Everything Nakiri Erina experienced tonight felt a little unreal.
First, she saw that monster that almost shattered her sanity, then she suddenly received a council request, thinking it was for discussion, but the content of the discussion turned out to be the replacement of the headmaster.
Moreover, such a big matter was discussed and concluded in just a few minutes. All the documents were already prepared, and they even made her grandfather, who had been stripped of his headmaster identity, leave.
These traitors!
And what Nakiri Erina found most unacceptable was the Tsukasa Azami-sensei mentioned by those people.
That's right, that person was Nekiri Senzaemon's constantly mentioned son-in-law, which was Erina's father.
Nakiri Erina had a deep fear of that man, because when she was a child, her father, in order to fully develop her God's Tongue ability, constantly demanded and trained Nakiri Erina to eat problematic food and to carefully distinguish and find flaws in the dishes.
This led to normal people trying their best to savor delicious food, while she tried her best to find fault. Moreover, the God's Tongue, that Slaanesh-like thing, would torment its holder frantically with feedback of unsatisfying taste, which was infinitely more sensitive than what ordinary people experienced.
Then, if she was unhappy, he would lock her in a dark room for education, which made Nakiri Erina feel afraid just hearing his name. This even made Tsukasa Azami like Voldemort, becoming the man whose name could not be spoken at Totsuki Academy.
Her father should be secretly pleased that he met a daughter with a proud but kind personality. If Erina had Wife Yuno's personality and was locked in a dark room, when she was released, he would know who was the boss.
Now that the meeting was over, Erina stared blankly at the people collecting documents.
As a chef, the only way to turn the tide now was through the underlying logic of this academy. If she was still rational, she should have rallied the other Ten Elite who were not involved in that matter and sought out other students with Ten Elite potential. Then, using the rule that the Ten Elite must accept challenges, she could have those students challenge the Ten Elite to replace them with her own people, and then, through a majority vote, directly reinstate her old grandfather.
But her mind was in chaos at the moment, she couldn't even speak, let alone take any effective action.
"Oh, right."
Seeing that Nakiri Erina didn't respond to him, Ryouzan Etsuya called over the embarrassed security personnel.
"You've heard the new school rules we just announced. The head of instruction for first-year high school students and the pastry consultant, who were recruited by the former headmaster, have been dismissed by Totsuki Academy. Totsuki Academy will pay the severance compensation as usual, but you, the security department, should now have those two irrelevant people leave the school.
As for broadcasting the change of headmaster, wait until tomorrow. Everyone is tired today, so let's all get some good rest."
Ryouzan Etsuya stretched lazily, speaking indifferently.
"Yes..."
The security personnel were a bit conflicted. They also felt that things had developed too quickly today.
But if the other party really succeeded in seizing power, then they would have to consider their own livelihoods. However, if Senzaemon regained power, they might also face a purge.
Suddenly, the security personnel's eyes lit up.
...
Only the sound of the electric scooter echoed in the mountains.
Keli and Sato Kazuma sped along the road in their mobility scooter towards the meeting room they had inquired about.
The road was brightly lit, but not a single person was in sight; this extreme prosperity and desolation created a chilling contrast that made one's hair stand on end.
However, this silence was quickly broken.
Because after turning a mountain road, Keli quickly spotted several security personnel standing by the roadside, and Keli was already prepared for a confrontation.
The next moment, Keli and Sato Kazuma saw the other party wave at them, and then started rolling on the ground.
After a while, they were covered in dust and lay motionless on the ground.
Looking at this scene, which could be described as performance art, Keli and Kazuma were both confused, and then they heard the security guard shout into his earpiece.
"Report! Second Team, 2nd Squad, unable to stop them despite their best efforts! The two advisors are now proceeding to the meeting room via the unsupervised road! Please immediately take all Ten Elite and retreat to the Tosei Dorm! Ah!"
Finally, the security guard let out a scream, fell to the ground, and then raised his hand to point in a direction.
"Ah?"
After being stunned for a moment, Keli and Kazuma reacted; the place the other party was pointing to should be the direction of the Tosei Dorm he mentioned.
So, the two exchanged glances, turned the scooter around, and drove towards that fork in the road.
"I thought we'd have to fight them. Honestly, these people are just doing their job for money, and I didn't really want to kill them."
Sato Kazuma breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"This isn't the world of a shoujo manga, where a little trickery can earn you everyone's loyalty. Those security guards also have to consider whether we are the ones their General Manager is responsible for countering. Compared to an unknown new leader, their original boss is more reliable.
And from what you're saying, this Totsuki Academy seems to be a food group, not just a school. If they were to be fired for helping Nekiri Senzaemon, then they should also be able to use this reason to continue working in other companies, maybe even with a raise."
Keli analyzed it, and Kazuma also felt it made a lot of sense.
So, this kind of thing played out several more times, with the security guards jumping out from a blind spot in the surveillance each time, then screaming and rolling around.
However, to the Ten Elite who didn't notice the security guards' constant shifting tactics, it didn't seem to be the same situation at all.
Damn it! What do you mean, the two advisors fought their way from the foot of the mountain to the top after hearing about the situation?
What do you mean, over 100 security personnel we sent out were completely wiped out?
We're just firing two people, are we firing Hanma Yujiro now??
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