"Why? This time of day should clearly be the busiest, so why have the customers decreased?"
Suzuki Shoichi frowned deeply, unable to figure it out.
Could it be those two kids across the street?
But then he laughed and shook his head. Even if those two kids had extraordinary talent in taste, what did that prove?
They might become excellent food critics, but at such a young age, wanting to become a chef who surpassed him was simply impossible.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but walk out of the restaurant and look across at the other restaurant. When he saw it, he was immediately stunned!
He saw that in front of the originally deserted restaurant, a long queue had already formed.
The customers who were originally queuing in front of his restaurant had become extremely scarce, and what made him even more disheartened was that customers were continuously being drawn away by the other side.
"Why don't we try the ramen at this place today?"
"Let's not, I heard from the couple next door that the Lu He family launched a new noodle dish, and the taste is exceptionally refreshing and very novel."
"Really?"
"Of course! It seems like two new chefs have arrived, and the other dishes they make are also incredibly delicious!"
Most of the customers here were residents living nearby, and many of them knew each other, so news of new dishes launched by any restaurant spread very quickly.
"New dishes? What are those?"
Suzuki Shoichi's face looked a bit grim as he muttered to himself.
… …
"Satou, five bowls of Galaxy Noodles here."
"Erina Nakiri, table three wants three bowls of pork bone ramen."
Kaga Aoi carried the finished dishes to the customers' tables while reporting the new orders to Satou and Erina Nakiri.
Although she now knew Erina Nakiri's name, perhaps awed by her aura, she still didn't dare to call her by her first name and instead added an honorific.
"Alright, no problem."
Satou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
Currently, he was responsible for making Galaxy Noodles, while Erina Nakiri was responsible for making other dishes. With the skills of an Totsuki Ten Masters member, the ramen she casually made was naturally very popular with customers and was no less delicious than Satou's.
The Kaga Aoi family also had clear divisions of labor: Kaga Aoi was responsible for serving dishes, Uncle Kaga was responsible for cleaning tables, and Lu He Yoko was responsible for washing dishes.
Although Kaga Aoi's parents were already quite old, seeing their restaurant burst with unprecedented vitality immediately filled them with vigor.
"Shop owner, are you all a family? Are the ones making the dishes your son and daughter-in-law? Speaking of which, your daughter-in-law is really capable. She's so beautiful, and the dishes she makes are incredibly delicious! This is the first time I've ever tasted such delicious pork bone ramen in my life!"
A middle-aged customer eating ramen couldn't help but praise.
"Yes, shop owner, you are truly blessed to have such a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law."
"That's right, she looks like a movie star."
Other uninformed customers also praised Erina Nakiri one after another.
Uncle Kaga laughed heartily, and without explaining, said proudly, "Of course! My daughter-in-law is not just ordinarily amazing!"
Erina Nakiri gritted her silver teeth, feeling utterly mortified in her heart, and muttered, "How annoying! I knew I shouldn't have come here to help!"
However, feeling the warm atmosphere in the shop, Erina Nakiri, who had never experienced much familial affection, still felt a warmth in her heart.
Kaga Aoi, who was serving dishes, looked a little downcast, but no one noticed.
"Then we'll be leaving now."
At this moment, Makishima Saori and the other two walked over and bid farewell, seemingly having finished their Otaku gathering.
Gokou Ruri stood behind her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Thank you, today's dishes were truly delicious."
"Oh?"
Satou looked at her in surprise, clearly not expecting the Tsundere to thank him voluntarily.
He said, "I thought you would say the food was terrible."
Gokou Ruri bit her teeth lightly, a look of embarrassment on her face.
"Haha, she's just like that. We'll come again next time!"
Makishima Saori laughed heartily.
Gokou Ruri and Kousaka Kirino naturally did not object.
"Is this what you call new-style cuisine?"
A voice rang out as Suzuki Shoichi, the chef from the ramen shop next door, walked in. He looked at the Galaxy Noodles that customers were eating with relish, his face grim, and said, "What's so good about this dark, cold noodle? It looks completely unappetizing!"
"Heh heh, isn't this the head chef from the ramen shop next door? Did you see your business being stolen, so you couldn't sit still?"
As soon as Erina Nakiri saw him, she slightly raised her chin and sneered.
Satou couldn't help but feel speechless. As expected of a petty and vengeful Tsundere, she was still holding a grudge over Suzuki Shoichi's previous taunts.
Of course, Satou wouldn't stop her, because there was no need to show mercy to such a person.
"You hateful brat, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Suzuki Shoichi's face grew even uglier.
"Oh? Are you not unable to sit still because you saw your customers being stolen by us, and wanted to come over and see?"
A mocking smile appeared on Erina Nakiri's face.
Suzuki Shoichi's thoughts were exposed by her, and his face couldn't help but flush.
"Since that's the case, then come and try it, so you can know the difference between high-class cuisine and low-class cuisine!"
Erina Nakiri placed a bowl of Galaxy Noodles in front of him and said coldly, "After you finish this bowl of noodles, just obediently accept the fate of the weak being eliminated."
"You hateful brat."
Suzuki Shoichi's face turned pale with anger. He never expected that the words he had said to them earlier would now be returned in full!
Kaga Aoi, listening from the side, felt secretly delighted and immediately found Erina Nakiri much more pleasing to the eye.
Before, she couldn't say she had no animosity towards Erina Nakiri, but at this moment, she suddenly realized that she couldn't dislike this girl, who was more beautiful and capable than herself, at all!
"What's so good about this ugly noodle!"
Suzuki Shoichi looked at the Galaxy Noodles in front of him, gritting his teeth, but his hands still moved uncontrollably. He picked up his chopsticks, then picked up a mouthful of noodles and put it into his mouth.
In just an instant, he was struck by an unprecedented deliciousness!
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