Chapter 114: [114] - The School Festival Kicks Off, Mana Nakiri Returns
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On the day the School Festival began, Erina Nakiri and Satoshi Isshiki had already gone to the High-End Area.
As Elite Ten members, they had to guard the High-End Area—
—In the original story, Erina would always keep one table empty. This table wouldn't be reserved for anyone; it wouldn't matter who came.
This was prepared for Jōichirō Yukihira.
After all, Jōichirō had always been Erina's idol. So, she prepared a table for her idol. But unfortunately, Jōichirō was busy running around everywhere.
For Jōichirō, Tōtsuki, apart from Polar Star, wasn't a very pleasant place. He had been targeted by a large group of people back then. He himself felt it was meaningless and ultimately chose to drop out.
So, even if he returned to Tōtsuki, he would only go to Polar Star or look for Senzaemon Nakiri. As for other places, there was nothing worth lingering for Jōichirō.
In the original story, this table didn't have Jōichirō Yukihira but instead—Azami Nakamura.
It was from this time that the atmosphere of Food Wars began to change. Although there were some underhanded tactics used at the beginning, it was just minor squabbles among students.
Until Azami Nakamura took the stage, he started to cause all sorts of trouble, making the atmosphere of the entire school like that of a large prison—
Of course, this scene wouldn't happen again now...
Azami Nakamura was now completely dejected and had run off to who-knows-where to eke out a living.
The entire Totsuki now prohibited Azami Nakamura from entering.
So, even if he dared to come, he wouldn't be able to get in. The final result would only be being targeted by Senzaemon Nakiri.
....
The others arrived at their respective areas. At the same time, Erina Nakiri met her mother in the High-End Area.
"Mother, you're back!"
Erina was very happy after seeing her mother.
While it hadn't been long since she last saw her mother, the long-term lack of maternal love made her somewhat reluctant to leave at that time.
Now, seeing her mother, she was naturally very happy.
"This prominent figure really came to Tōtsuki..." The other Elite Ten members also saw Mana Nakiri. At this moment, they were all very alarmed. Mana's status was above Yuuki's—WGO's sole Special Class officer.
This was the leading organization in the culinary world, so it was impossible for them not to be nervous.
Especially Eishi Tsukasa and the others.
Keep in mind, they had initially played at rebellion... And this matter, in a way, had something to do with Mana Nakiri.
The one who united them to play at rebellion was Mana's husband.
Although their relationship had now been severed, and the Director didn't intend to settle scores afterwards, seeing Mana, they would still be nervous.
This was a sign of a guilty conscience. However, their guilt was superfluous. At this moment, Mana Nakiri's eyes only had her daughter.
The Tōtsuki Elite Ten's rebellion was like a small ripple in life for her. If not for this matter involving Azami Nakamura, she wouldn't even pay attention to it.
Since her father didn't intend to settle scores with these Elite Ten members, she naturally wouldn't say much more.
Actually, if she were to handle this matter, not a single one of these students would be able to stay at Tōtsuki.
She was WGO's sole Special Class officer. Her style of doing things was quite domineering. What she hated most was people who betrayed her.
So, Eishi Tsukasa and the others should be glad that the person serving as Director wasn't Mana Nakiri. Otherwise, they would now be outside opening their own shops or looking for restaurant jobs.
"Erina, let me taste your cooking. I didn't have a chance before, but now I do!" Mana Nakiri said with a smile.
Previously, though mother and daughter had already reconciled, there was still a problem: she still couldn't eat the dishes Erina made.
While Erina's Culinary skills were good, at that time, she could only stomach dishes made by Yuuki—no one else would do.
Now, with Polar Star Chicken and Polar Star Duck, she could taste what her own daughter's cooking actually tasted like.
Hearing this, Erina Nakiri quickly nodded, indicating she would use one hundred and twenty percent of her Culinary skills.
"Erina, is it okay if we two join?"
....
At this moment, Sōe Nakiri and Leonora Nakiri arrived. With such a group of prominent figures gathered here, even the Elite Ten felt very uncomfortable.
"You still have work to do next. Go do what you need to do." Senzaemon Nakiri noticed the Elite Ten's state at this moment.
His one sentence made the Elite Ten breathe a sigh of relief. After greeting them, they quickly left one by one.
"Father, you shouldn't have let them stay. Since they've already rebelled, just kicking them out would have been fine. Although they have some talent—Tōtsuki doesn't lack such people now." Mana Nakiri said.
It was a good thing the rebellious Elite Ten members weren't here; otherwise, their hearts would probably be in their throats.
"It's just children's squabbles. Tōtsuki is ultimately a school; there's no need to go that far—" Senzaemon Nakiri said with a smile.
Those in school were ultimately students. Adults needed to be responsible for their actions, but this group of people hadn't even reached adulthood yet.
Their thinking was very mature, in his view, if children made mistakes, then just find a way to correct them—If successful, then all would be well.
If they failed, then society would teach them later.
Just like Kojiro Shinomiya's actions weren't accepted in school before, he wouldn't be so harsh, just giving a warning.
He believed these people would learn from their mistakes.
"There's no need to talk about this problem at this time, right!" Sōe Nakiri interrupted their conversation.
They had clearly come back for a reunion.
Logically, this should be family day. Under such circumstances, there was no need to talk about outside matters.
"That's true. It's rare to see you all. Let's not talk about outside matters. It's a pity Alice isn't here—otherwise, we'd be considered a family reunion!" Mana Nakiri said with some regret.
"When evening comes, we'll call Alice and Asahi together. That way, it'll be a reunion!" Senzaemon Nakiri said with a smile.
Hearing this, everyone nodded. They weren't thinking of excluding Asahi Nakiri.
They had already agreed to Asahi joining the Nakiri family, and he was Erina's biological brother—
....
Afterwards, the group went to Erina Nakiri's restaurant.
While reservations were required here, since her own family had spoken, she wouldn't say much more.
Of course, Erina wouldn't cancel the people's reservation; she would only postpone it and apologize afterwards.
Erina was very clear about one thing: Since she was opening a business, she had to be responsible to her customers, even with her status.
She wouldn't be like those restaurants that bullied customers because they were big.
....
As the School Festival began, the gates were opened, and then a large number of guests poured into Tōtsuki.
From the gate position, all the way to the edge of the Central Area, was the scope of the main avenue area.
Incoming guests needed to exchange for meal tickets at the main gate and then use these meal tickets to purchase food.
"The guests are finally here! Now it's time for us to shine… Wait, why are people all running inwards!"
The students, full of fighting spirit, were just about to welcome the patronage of the guests. But the next second—a large number of guests directly walked forward, without stopping at all...
Only a very few one or two guests would stop if they saw food they were interested in.
"Boss, you should at least pay attention to the event handbook... The event handbook has the location and specific information of all the dishes we're selling—"
"In the Central Area, Yuuki-sama's shop is there, and more than half of the Polar Star people have gathered there. These guests are all heading for them. We can only wait until the afternoon!" A subordinate said.
The event handbook clearly stated Yuuki's specific situation and even marked the operating hours—even in bold red and enlarged font, for fear that others would miss it.
...
"Thank goodness, thank goodness! Yuuki-sama and the others aren't open all day, otherwise, we'd be totally screwed!"
Seeing the handbook indicating that Yuuki and the others' stall would only operate for half a day, this student also breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, he directly stuffed the handbook into his pocket, then took off his Chef's uniform and intended to leave.
"Boss, where are you planning to go??"
Seeing their boss intending to leave, this operation left the others somewhat baffled.
"Obviously, I'm going to the Central Area to check it out. Everyone's heading to the Central Area anyway. Our business here will only pick up in the afternoon."
With that, this student disappeared in a flash. He wasn't the only one with this idea. In fact, many stalls were already empty because they knew they wouldn't be getting any business.
That being the case, they might as well take advantage of the fact that students could enter the venue early, directly abandon their own stalls, and go queue up at Yuuki's place.
As a result, many stalls were now deserted. The students had collectively decided to slack off...
The guests outside probably couldn't imagine, even if they racked their brains, that besides competing with other guests, they would need to compete with a group of students.
"This... what do we do now??"
Watching many students leave here, the staff members patrolling the area were somewhat dumbfounded. Besides maintaining order here, they were observing the students' operations.
They needed to prevent any students from cheating—
—After all, in this kind of situation, cheating was still possible, which was why they were keeping an eye on things. But now, the students weren't cheating, but they weren't even manning their own stalls.
"Report it tonight. The guidelines we received don't have a rule prohibiting students from leaving."
The staff members were quite helpless. They didn't know how to handle the subsequent matters.
This was normal—In previous School Festivals, students wished they could stay at their stalls all day and night selling their dishes.
This way, they could shine brightly and showcase their Culinary skills to others. Almost no one would casually leave their position.
However, Yuuki's existence was like a rule-breaker.
Any various activity projects he participated in would definitely undergo some changes in the end, leaving people utterly speechless to the extreme.
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