Another peaceful night.
Liu Ming had completed his task and could now enjoy a few days of leisure.
After breakfast, he began to stroll through the various examination rooms.
Along the way, he saw many familiar faces, but he didn't go in to greet them.
He walked and walked.
Suddenly, he encountered Gin Dojima in a hallway. That guy was secretly observing the situation inside an examination room.
Gin Dojima also hadn't expected to run into Liu Ming there and quickly put a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture.
Seeing his sneaky appearance, Liu Ming couldn't help but become curious.
He lightened his steps and slowly approached.
Following his gaze, it was Kojiro Shinomiya's examination room, and then he saw two familiar people inside.
His disciple, Tadokoro Megumi, and the Medicine King, Yukihira Soma.
Was this where Tadokoro Megumi's expulsion scene was about to happen?
If so, he had to stay and watch carefully.
His disciple would not be allowed to be expelled for such a ridiculous reason.
"What are you looking at here?" Liu Ming asked Gin Dojima.
"Did you even listen to me last time? I'm obviously patrolling the examination rooms now, checking if there are any emergencies," Gin Dojima said helplessly. It had been clearly discussed during the last meeting.
"Don't you have surveillance equipment installed here? You could just watch from the monitoring room. That way, you wouldn't have to walk around so much. How tiring is that?"
Liu Ming's tone was dismissive when he said this. This place belonged to the Totsuki Corporation, and the Totsuki Corporation was known for being rich and powerful, so how could they not have surveillance equipment installed?
Gin Dojima was immediately stumped. After a moment of thought, he explained, "I'm doing this to show responsibility for my work, unlike you, who found a student to act as an examiner for you."
"You're completely wrong to say that. I'm just rationally organizing work. Just like how tools are made to make people's work more convenient."
When it came to sophistry, Liu Ming had never feared anyone.
Seeing Gin Dojima speechless, Liu Ming raised an eyebrow triumphantly. He asked, "Tell me, you must be here for something, right?"
Gin Dojima was truly convinced. He looked at Kojiro Shinomiya, who was sitting in the examination room, and said with a complex tone, "If a person's talent is too great, it might become their shackles. Kojiro Shinomiya is facing such a problem now."
Liu Ming looked at him in surprise, not expecting that he already knew about Kojiro Shinomiya's problem.
No wonder he appeared in time back then.
The assessment was still ongoing, and nothing had happened yet, so Liu Ming didn't feel right about going in and disturbing them.
Liu Ming took out a small bag of snacks from his pocket and gently tore open a slit.
Then he held it out in front of Gin Dojima and wiggled it.
Gin Dojima looked at the snacks in front of him, then at the leisurely Liu Ming, and couldn't help but smile wryly, "Your life is truly carefree and easy, it makes one envious."
"If you're willing to give up your current position, you can be too," Liu Ming poured some snacks for Gin Dojima, then slowly began to enjoy his own.
Gin Dojima could only respond with a bitter smile; it was easy to say, but who could actually do it?
While the two chatted, people in the examination room had already started finishing their dishes.
Unfortunately, facing the strict Kojiro Shinomiya, only a small portion of people passed.
Liu Ming had also seen that Yukihira Soma had already passed.
Now it was up to Tadokoro Megumi.
He just didn't know if she was using fresh ingredients.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Tadokoro Megumi finally brought out the dish she had made.
Liu Ming's expression changed, and the lazy aura around him was reined in as his gaze fixed directly on the examination room.
Gin Dojima noticed the change in Liu Ming and became curious.
He looked at Tadokoro Megumi, who was holding a dish in the examination room, and suddenly realized that this person seemed to be Liu Ming's disciple, rumored to have reached the Elite Ten level.
"This girl's name is Tadokoro Megumi, right? I heard she's your disciple," Gin Dojima smiled as he looked at Liu Ming.
"Mm," Liu Ming nodded slightly.
"You're not worried about her, are you? I heard she defeated an Elite Ten member. An assessment like this shouldn't be able to trouble her at all," Gin Dojima said comfortingly.
Liu Ming, however, didn't smile. He said calmly, "Under normal circumstances, of course I wouldn't worry, but I'm afraid someone might deliberately make things difficult."
Gin Dojima's expression changed. Liu Ming's words were a bit excessive; by saying that, wasn't he implying that Totsuki Academy's supervision was inadequate?
His tone also became serious. "Shinomiya is not that kind of person."
"I hope so," Liu Ming said noncommittally.
In the examination room, Kojiro Shinomiya also began to taste the dish officially.
He gently forked a small piece with his dining fork and then put it into his mouth.
His eyes instantly sharpened; this dish was extremely delicious.
Several vegetables were added to the pie, and after each layer of vegetables was individually processed and cooked, they were arranged in a specific order, thereby stimulating multiple different layers of taste, and then enhanced with a special sauce, making the flavor even better.
Undoubtedly, this dish was very successful.
But!
Kojiro Shinomiya's expression was a bit complicated, but he finally made a decision. He stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the failures, "Tadokoro Megumi, expelled."
Tadokoro Megumi's calm expression instantly changed drastically, her large eyes staring at Kojiro Shinomiya in disbelief.
Gasps of surprise immediately erupted in the examination room.
Everyone looked at the two in shock.
Tadokoro Megumi was very famous among the first-year students now. Although it wasn't a formal Food War, it was still a match she won against an Elite Ten member.
Now, such a powerful figure was actually expelled during the lodging training.
It was too surprising.
Yukihira Soma had always regarded Tadokoro Megumi as a competitor. Now that he had passed, he couldn't believe that Tadokoro Megumi, who was even better than him, would be expelled.
Just as he was about to ask if the other party had made a mistake.
Tadokoro Megumi spoke first.
She walked up to Kojiro Shinomiya and asked, "Excuse me, is there a problem with the dish I made? Why is it disqualified?"
Kojiro Shinomiya looked at her, his expression a little displeased. The dish of the person in front of him was very outstanding, but who told her to touch his taboo?
"You changed the recipe, didn't you? Who gave you the right to change the recipe? I am the head chef, and here, I am the boss," Kojiro Shinomiya's tone was beyond doubt.