"Host has received a new task.
Task Description: Guide the Elite Ten, pointing out their shortcomings in cooking.
Task Reward: Shuckle.
Task Time: Within one day."
"Shuckle? Is it another kind of sprite?" Satou muttered to himself.
But no matter what, he had to complete the task first.
"Huh? Do the two senpai need my help?" Erina Nakiri asked, slightly surprised.
"Yes, we've encountered some problems in cooking recently, so we wanted to ask for your help, Miss Erina." Kuga Terunori nodded.
Normally, Erina Nakiri has a lot of tasting work, so even for them, as fellow Elite Ten members, finding time to ask her to taste their dishes wasn't easy.
"No problem." Erina Nakiri nodded.
"Speaking of which, who is he? If he's just an ordinary student, he shouldn't be qualified to attend our gathering, right?" Nagi-no-ki Touko looked at Satou and asked indifferently, "Even if he's Miss Erina's boyfriend."
"Who… who's my boyfriend?!" Erina Nakiri was upset again.
"I say, Megishima, don't underestimate him." Kobayashi Rindo chuckled, "He's the first-year student who defeated Eizan Etsuya."
"Is that him?" Nagi-no-ki Touko looked at Satou, slightly surprised.
He had heard the news of Eizan Etsuya's defeat but hadn't gone to see it himself.
"In that case, you are qualified to attend our gathering." Nagi-no-ki Touko nodded. Since Satou could defeat Eizan Etsuya now, even if the latter was careless, it was only a matter of time before he became an Elite Ten member.
"And I heard he's also a God Tongue," Kobayashi Rindo said, revealing two sharp canine teeth. "Didn't you have some questions you wanted to ask Erina? Satou can also help."
"He's also a God Tongue?!" This time, Nagi-no-ki Touko was truly shocked.
Also shocked was Akikubo Momo, who had been silently standing by.
They hadn't been present on the day of the Shokugeki, so they didn't know that Satou was also a God Tongue.
Only they truly understood how powerful a God Tongue was.
"Even if it's the same God Tongue, its talent can only be fully utilized depending on the specific person. I hope you have the same talent as Miss Erina," he said, gazing deeply at Satou.
Satou smiled slightly and said, "You'll know soon enough, Megishima-senpai."
"Then come and try my dish." Kuga Terunori had been waiting impatiently. He turned and went to the kitchen, bringing out one of his dishes.
It was a steaming hot pot of soup served in a clay pot, emitting a rich aroma.
"This is… Dried Bamboo Shoot and Old Duck Soup?" Satou froze for a moment and asked.
"That's right, I've been researching soup-based dishes recently." Kuga Terunori nodded.
"Kuga, why are you researching this? Aren't you always specializing in Sichuan cuisine?" Nagi-no-ki Touko asked.
"Ah, well, for a genius like me, it would be a bit too much to only be good at one type. You have to understand a bit of other types of cuisine, don't you?" Kuga Terunori said with a self-satisfied expression.
"Kuga-kun, don't struggle. Your height isn't going to grow, no matter how much you supplement," Akikubo Momo silently added from the side.
"Akikubo-senpai, what are you talking about?!" Kuga Terunori, whose sore spot was hit, immediately became very displeased.
"Well then, I'll try it, Kuga-senpai, your Dried Bamboo Shoot and Old Duck Soup." Erina Nakiri nodded, then picked up the chopsticks and small bowl on the table and began to taste it.
"Hmm, overall, the taste is good. Besides being a bit salty, there are no other obvious flaws," Erina Nakiri said after tasting for a while. "However, I don't know much about Chinese cuisine. You can actually ask Satou about this."
Kuga Terunori couldn't help but look at Satou.
Satou nodded, walked over, picked up a small bowl and chopsticks, and also began to taste.
Nagi-no-ki Touko and Akikubo Momo both stared intently at him, wanting to know if what he possessed was a true God Tongue, and how it compared to Erina Nakiri's God Tongue.
Kuga Terunori and Kobayashi Rindo were also curious.
"Hmm, overall, the taste is good, but just as Erina said, Kuga-senpai, this dish is still a bit salty." Satou nodded and said, "Actually, ham and dried bamboo shoots already have a natural saltiness, so you didn't realize it when you were making it and added too much salt. You don't need much."
"Oh, I really overlooked that," Kuga Terunori said, suddenly enlightened.
"And then, the order in which you added the ingredients is wrong. You should first add the chicken feet, ham, green onions, and ginger, bring it to a boil with stock over high heat, then add the duck and simmer for three hours, and only then add the dried bamboo shoots that have been soaked in warm water for thirty minutes." Satou said, "You must have put the dried bamboo shoots and ham in at the same time, right? That makes the dried bamboo shoots stew too soft."
"Anything else?" Kuga Terunori immediately asked.
"Also, you can actually add a bit of sugar to make the taste even better," Satou said.
"I see." Kuga Terunori nodded.
At this moment, Satou noticed that Kobayashi Rindo, Nagi-no-ki Touko, and others were all staring blankly at him, and he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"As expected of the man I fancy! I really didn't see it coming! Next time I need something tasted, I won't have to look for Erina; I'll just come straight to you." Kobayashi Rindo patted Satou's shoulder like a Big sister and said with a smile.
Satou was speechless for a moment, while Erina Nakiri, watching from the side, secretly gnashed her teeth.
Nagi-no-ki Touko and Akikubo Momo were equally surprised. They hadn't expected that Satou's talent in this area was in no way inferior to Erina Nakiri's, and perhaps even surpassed it!
"In that case, Satou, please taste my dish!" Nagi-no-ki Touko said with a serious expression.
Initially, he hadn't had any expectations for Satou's abilities, but now, he couldn't help but start to anticipate them.
"Of course, no problem, Megishima-senpai." Satou nodded.
"This is my freshly made Wonton Noodles." Nagi-no-ki Touko walked into the kitchen and handed a steaming bowl of Wonton Noodles to Satou.
"Wonton Noodles?" Satou was slightly startled.
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