Her short, silver-white hair.
It looked like frosty threads in the dim light.
Her appearance, well, she certainly wasn't inferior to Erina, who was beside her.
Moreover, her facial contours were sharp, like lines carved by a knife, possessing an exotic, mixed-race charm and a pure beauty.
Upon closer inspection.
One could also discover.
Her eyes were a deep, blood-red.
They were as vivid as freshly congealed blood, full of mystery and the unknown.
...
Upon entering the Izakaya.
Alice Nakiri was filled with curiosity and couldn't help but start looking around.
Although it hadn't opened for business yet, one could still feel how well-designed the interior space was.
The gleaming kitchen utensils and various exquisite equipment further highlighted that this Izakaya, though small in scale, was fully equipped!
"Hmm?"
"Isn't that Erina?"
Seeing Erina behind Alice, Sosuke, who was eating dinner, was startled.
"Sosuke."
"Let me introduce you."
"This is my cousin, Alice Nakiri!"
"She used to live in Northern Europe and only returned last night because she wanted to transfer to Totsuki this year."
"Then, she accidentally heard about your deeds from Grandpa and wanted to come to the Izakaya tonight to experience your cooking."
Immediately, Erina came before Sosuke and introduced Alice, who was beside her.
But very quickly, she discovered that Mujiuzhi was also in the Izakaya, and was even sitting with Sosuke, eating Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?
Huh?
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?
No wonder it smelled so good as soon as I walked in.
"Oh!"
"A cousin, huh?"
After glancing at Alice a few times, Sosuke said "Oh" and nodded.
...
In his impression.
This straightforward Alice.
Was actually extremely competitive, always wanting to surpass Erina.
However, because she herself did not possess the God Tongue talent, no matter how hard she tried, she was destined to never catch up to Erina's pace.
But one also had to admit that as another young miss of the Nakiri, her achievements in the culinary world were also remarkable.
At the age of 5, she left Japan and had since stayed in the "Nakiri International Research Group" in Northern Europe, beginning to engage in the research of Molecular Cuisine daily.
Then, by the age of 9, she had already grown to dominate the most authoritative international competition for Molecular Cuisine held throughout Northern Europe.
And at the age of 10, she even obtained as many as 45 patents and signed cooperation agreements with more than 20 restaurants, eateries, and recipe research associations.
In short, when it came to Molecular Cuisine alone.
Alice Nakiri was undoubtedly a once-in-a-century genius in this field!
...
At the same time.
Just as Sosuke was responding perfunctorily.
Alice's blood-red eyes remained on Sosuke, occasionally rolling around.
Finally, she withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and muttered, "I didn't expect! This mysterious Sosuke's Restaurant is even more handsome than I imagined."
"Good evening."
"This is my first time at the Izakaya, I suppose I'm disturbing you!"
"Hehe!"
"All who come are guests, how can you say you're disturbing me?"
Seeing Alice enthusiastically extend her hand, Sosuke could only quickly shake hands with her.
Clearly, unlike Erina who came to the Izakaya for the first time, this Alice seemed very polite.
"Sosuke."
"Are you... eating Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?"
As for Erina, she then asked, knowing full well the answer.
After all, she saw Sonoka always eating with great relish with her head down, and she herself even felt a bit greedy!
"What?"
"Want to eat?"
Seeing Erina's impatient expression, Sosuke chuckled.
"Yes."
"No... No, no, I don't!"
Erina stammered, her cheeks slightly flushed.
She actually really wanted to sit next to Sosuke like Mujiuzhi and eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall with him.
But for some reason, seeing Sosuke's sly smile, she felt that she shouldn't give in so quickly, otherwise, wouldn't she be completely controlled by his cooking in minutes?
"Alright!"
"Don't I know you?"
"The bowls and chopsticks are ready for you all here, come and eat together."
Seeing that Erina wanted to eat but was too embarrassed to say so directly, Sosuke couldn't help but secretly laugh.
But to be honest, since the Izakaya opened, it had never been this lively before opening hours.
Therefore, he was actually very happy to have more people accompany him for dinner.
...
At this moment.
The rich aroma still hadn't dissipated.
And Erina, who had just sat down, couldn't hide the excitement in her heart.
That's right.
It really is.
This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in front of her must be a dish made by Sosuke!
After all, only his dishes could make her feel such unusual excitement before even tasting them.
Right!
I must eat quickly.
I can't let Alice get to it first.
So, Erina quickly began to taste it.
Unexpectedly, the moment it entered her mouth, she, who possessed the God Tongue ability, was immediately shocked and couldn't recover for a long time.
What's going on?
This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, did it make my God Tongue malfunction again?
Let me think, this very complex yet very pure taste, it seems to be shark fin, fish lips, fish maw, sea cucumber, king oyster mushrooms...
Huh?
Are there that many ingredients?
At this moment, Erina's mind began to race.
She still tried to use her God Tongue ability to analyze all the ingredients of this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish, just like the previous times she came to the Izakaya.
However, the more she analyzed, the more flustered she felt.
This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish, with its extremely pure taste, had turned out to be so complex that even her God Tongue was gradually unable to distinguish its components.
Of course, even though she couldn't distinguish all the ingredients of the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall one by one, this dish still made her God Tongue feel incredibly delicious.
...
"Erina."
"You... what's wrong?"
Seeing Erina instantly space out after just one bite, Alice couldn't help but feel very surprised.
Because in her memory, Erina had never immediately shown such an intoxicated and contemplative expression because of a dish!
"Alice."
"Quick, quick, you must taste it quickly."
"Didn't you say you wanted to experience Sosuke's cooking?"
"This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is definitely a very good dish!"
Erina snapped back to reality, looking deeply at Alice.
Although she was very excited internally because of this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, she still tried her best to maintain a calm demeanor, then urged Alice to quickly try it as well.
"Really?"
"Then I'll also try..."
With that, Alice quickly served herself a small bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Then she gently scooped a small mouthful with a small spoon and slowly ate it.
"Huh?"
"This... What kind of dish is this?"
In an instant, Alice Nakiri's eyes widened, and she also showed an excited, incredible gaze!
----------------------------------
I've already uploaded over 40 new chapters on Patreon!
If you're enjoying the story and want to read ahead, feel free to check it out.
Your support truly means a lot to me!
patreon.com/Kazenova223
Thank you so much for being here!
And if you enjoy the story, don't forget to give me a Power Stone. Your support really motivates me to continue translating!