"We're finally back."
After the Kengan Annihilation Tournament ended, and all the messy activities and the handover of the Kengan Association Chairman position were finished, Jaden and Erina, along with Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, and Karura and Kure Fuki, returned to Totsuki.
Looking at Totsuki Academy, Erina couldn't help but sigh.
Jaden, on the other hand, looked at the others around him, somewhat curious.
After the last lantern festival, Jaden and Erina had established their relationship, but he always felt that something else seemed to have happened after he left with Erina.
First, the issues between Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya seemed to have been completely resolved; Jaden even strangely felt that their relationship had become better, though he wasn't sure if it was just his illusion.
As for Karura and Kure Fuki...
Karura was the same as always.
But Kure Fuki, the leader of Erina's bodyguards, seemed to have dozens of other members of the Kure Clan added to her team.
And although these members weren't particularly strong to Jaden.
They couldn't be considered weak either.
Even Jaden couldn't call them bottom-tier cannon fodder... well, to be polite, high-grade cannon fodder.
Kure Fuki noticed Jaden's gaze, and she approached Jaden's side now.
"Jaden, did you notice? These people were sent by the Kure Clan to support me in order to better protect the Kengan Association's new chairman. They are the elites of the Kure Clan, you know~"
Saying this, Kure Fuki quietly changed her address for Jaden to a more intimate one.
And she was also more attentive to Jaden's affairs.
However, the reason for this was not because Jaden had messed with her that day, making her feel competitive or anything, but because of these Kure Clan elites that Erioh Kure had assigned to her when they left Ganryu Island.
There are three factions of the Kure Clan in this world.
One faction is in the neighboring country, the original ancestor.
One faction is in this country, which is them.
And another faction is in the West, which was the Western Expedition faction when the Kure Clan split into three.
And the elites of their faction number less than a hundred in total.
This time, most of them were dispatched to her.
So, Kure Fuki could tell from this that Erioh Kure valued Jaden.
As for protecting the new Kengan Association Chairman... that mission was secondary.
Otherwise, Erioh Kure, the first Fang of Metsudo, didn't arrange for any members of the Kure Clan when Katahara Metsudo assembled the Katahara Guard Team before.
"I see."
Jaden didn't care about Kure Fuki's form of address.
However, Jaden didn't intend to say much more to Kure Fuki; he simply asked about these Kure Clan elites, and then he returned to Erina's side.
Seeing Jaden like this, Kure Fuki wasn't angry; she simply looked at Jaden and Erina.
-Something definitely happened that night!
Since that day, she could clearly feel that the relationship between Jaden and Erina seemed to have gotten better!
She didn't believe that nothing happened, but she didn't know exactly what happened.
But there was one thing she could be sure of now.
-Digging this wall is getting harder and harder!
...
"Erina, you said earlier that there might be a surprise when we return. Is there something good happening?"
Erina had received a phone call from Totsuki while on the ship, reportedly about a discovery by Kobayashi Rindou.
Since that call, Erina had been talking about a surprise, a surprise.
At first, Jaden wasn't really interested.
But now, he was starting to get interested.
Especially after he arrived at the entrance of Totsuki Academy, this feeling grew even stronger.
Moreover, Jaden could feel that this feeling only started to become strong after he signed in and got some useless item this morning when they disembarked, and then Pickle's panel fusion reached 10%.
So, could this surprise also be related to Pickle's bloodline?
Could it be that they also discovered some primitive man in this martial arts world?
Jaden asked the question with this thought in mind.
But Erina's answer dashed Jaden's idea.
"Senior Kobayashi discovered some new ingredients, but I'll keep the specific ingredients a secret for now. When we return, there will probably be an event where chefs recruited by Totsuki cook these ingredients. It will be announced at the end of the event, so don't be too surprised then."
Erina blinked, and Jaden lost interest as soon as he heard her say "new ingredients."
Although he was the world's number one chef, his own people-no, now industry insiders basically all knew-Jaden only knew how to make instant noodles and grilled cold noodles, and his standard wasn't top-notch.
The appearance of new ingredients had nothing to do with him.
As for Pickle's panel fusion causing an emotional fluctuation.
Hah, it was probably because it was related to food.
After all, Pickle only ate, slept, or looked for food-so it was normal for him to be interested in delicious things.
Jaden returned to Totsuki Academy with Erina, carrying this thought.
He genuinely didn't care about the discovery of new ingredients.
But for the group of chefs at Totsuki, an unprecedented ingredient was nothing short of a carnival!
Even Erina herself started cooking.
Many gourmets invited by Totsuki were also curious about the new ingredients.
The Shokugeki Administration was even alarmed, sending people to participate in this event.
They came to participate in Totsuki's event, and they indeed saw Jaden not cooking, but instead wandering around.
However, they didn't say anything about Jaden, the world's number one chef, not cooking; they were even a bit relieved.
Otherwise.
In case Jaden served them instant noodles, and then the dishes of all the other chefs at the event turned into... well, that, they might be in trouble.
In the past, one bite from a Shokugeki judge could be life-threatening, let alone an event like this, and one that involved new ingredients.
So, when they saw Jaden not cooking himself, not only did no one object, but they even actively approached Jaden to chat.
One after another they said, 'Mere new ingredients are unworthy of your culinary skill.'
Followed by, 'This is an event for ordinary chefs; there's no need for you, the God of Cuisine, to personally act.'
In short, the overall feeling was one of stalling and flattery; they didn't want Jaden to cook at all!
Erina couldn't help but find this amusing when she saw this scene.
Then she threw herself back into cooking the new ingredients.
The core of this event was the new ingredients.
Cooked by many excellent chefs recruited by Totsuki, and then other gourmets, food critics, the world's number one chef, and so on, just waited to eat.
Of course, Totsuki wouldn't announce what the new ingredient was at the beginning.
This required the diners to guess, and those who guessed correctly would receive a reward. Even if no one guessed correctly, the new ingredient would be announced at the end.
It was such a simple event.
So, while Jaden was chatting with others, the chefs were preparing their dishes. When their dishes were ready, the gourmets no longer stayed with Jaden but eagerly went to taste them.
Jaden also came over to Erina's side at this time, picked up the steak that Erina had made, and took a bite.
In an instant, Jaden's eyes widened.
Because he had eaten this before!
Or rather, Pickle had eaten it before!
This...
-It tastes like Triceratops meat!
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