My wife name is Erina Nakiri

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Rindo Kobayashi looked at the approaching Erina with some surprise. "Why you?" The person Rindo wanted to duel with certainly wasn't Erina. They were both from the same school, so their strengths were quite known. Erina primarily specialized in French and Japanese cuisine.

While Rindo Kobayashi had heard that Erina could cook rare ingredients, she had witnessed Erina's skills a few times in school, and they weren't as impressive as she had imagined. Having already seen Erina's cooking in this area, Rindo Kobayashi's desire for a showdown wasn't very strong.

"Can't I?" Erina felt like she was being underestimated.

"I don't know about other dishes, but for this theme, I'm not really interested in a showdown with you," Rindo Kobayashi was the kind of girl who spoke her mind. If she didn't want to fight, she didn't want to fight; a Shokugeki with no suspense held no comparison.

"Let Renz come up," Rindo Kobayashi said sincerely. She was genuinely earnest. She hadn't seen Renz's skill with rare ingredients, and when she heard he also understood this theme, Rindo Kobayashi's blood literally boiled with excitement. It was well known that very few people dabbled in such niche culinary themes.

To encounter someone knowledgeable was a rare opportunity for exchange. Especially since his other dishes were also strong, which indirectly gave Rindo Kobayashi a sense of anticipation. She anticipated his performance in this type of cooking.

Erina hadn't been genuinely jealous before; she was only feigning "jealousy" to attract Renz's attention and, incidentally, declare her ownership in front of everyone.

However, Rindo Kobayashi's words particularly disturbed Erina's composure. This time, she was genuinely annoyed.

"Why must it be him?" Erina's words carried a hint of coldness and sharpness.

"He's somewhat novel, I suppose," Rindo Kobayashi mused, offering an explanation. She had seen all the cooking at Totsuki Academy, and most people were just... that. Renz's cooking was one of the few that genuinely piqued her interest and felt novel.

"Erina, our Shokugeki can certainly happen back at school. This stage, I won it specifically for a Shokugeki with Renz, so don't butt in." Rindo Kobayashi, a third-year student, spoke in a tone as if coaxing a child. She thought Erina was being mischievous, intentionally trying to squeeze out Renz for a Shokugeki with her. A Shokugeki with Erina could happen anytime.

A Shokugeki with Renz, without the academy platform, might be difficult to arrange in the future. Rindo Kobayashi couldn't miss such an opportunity.

Erina was truly angry. She hadn't felt anything before, but now she felt a profound, indescribable discomfort.

Seeing Rindo Kobayashi only wanting to challenge Renz to a Shokugeki, seemingly uninterested in anyone else... she was inexplicably annoyed. And she clearly understood what this emotion was.

"Renz's cooking was all taught by me. Why can't I have a Shokugeki with you?" Erina crossed her arms, inadvertently releasing the aura of someone who had once stood at the pinnacle of the culinary world. Renz had a nickname: the Encyclopedia of the Culinary World, because of his deep understanding of all culinary systems.

However, without the summaries provided by Erina's God's Tongue, Renz would have found it difficult to gain such profound insights into all culinary systems. Yet, their relationship was more often complementary; Erina's cooking had also been influenced by Renz's ideas.

"Taught by you?" Rindo Kobayashi was slightly taken aback.

"As for cooking rare ingredients, it's just that I usually don't want to reveal my true skills," Erina said, narrowing her eyes. "If you want to duel with Renz, you'll have to beat me first." Rindo Kobayashi, hands in her jacket pockets, could only say resignedly, "Alright, then I'll have a Shokugeki with you first."

"The judge is still the same one as before?" Rindo Kobayashi glanced over. The judge for Hoshino Taira's and Rindo Kobayashi's previous Shokugeki was named Ohori Gikawa, forty-three years old, an underground chef specializing in sushi. He had some ties to the Ono family.

It was widely known that the Ono family was the most famous sushi maker in Japan, having passed down their craft for generations, never teaching it to outsiders. In fact, the Ono family originally did take apprentices, and Ohori Gikawa was once an apprentice at the Ono family.

He was highly skilled, learning most of the Ono family's sushi techniques, and in terms of seniority, he was peers with the current head of the Ono family.

However, the problem was that internal turmoil later occurred within the Ono family, and all apprentices who were not of the family name were expelled.

Before leaving, the Ono family and these apprentices made a gentleman's agreement: this skill could only be used to open a small shop to support oneself. Ohori Gikawa was special; he didn't choose to open a small shop but instead used his skill to compete in the underground culinary world.

In his thirties, he had already gained a formidable reputation in Tokyo's underground culinary scene. But to uphold the agreement, Ohori Gikawa couldn't expand his restaurant even if he wanted to, nor could he use this skill to participate in official competitions.

Later, he began to learn other forms of cuisine. Ohori Gikawa had a knack for all Japanese-style dishes. In the underground culinary world, he almost represented a banner of Japanese cuisine. Unfortunately, no matter how famous he became underground, it was only that; the money earned was barely enough to get by.

He still needed fame in the outside world. By participating in the "Midnight Chef" program, Ohori Gikawa intended to use the traditional Japanese cooking skills he had learned over the years to dominate the show and break out of the confined circle of the underground culinary world.

"If both of you think highly of me, then of course I can be the judge," Ohori Gikawa spoke with a hearty, almost gangster-like demeanor.

"Hey, hey, hey, can I be the judge?" Renz raised his hand and asked. He really wanted to eat his wife's cooking.

"According to the rules of Shokugeki, the number of judges must be odd," Erina certainly didn't want Renz to interfere. If Renz were the judge, others would definitely think he had gone easy on her during the judging, and she didn't want that at all. Winning against Rindo Kobayashi was easy enough; Erina simply didn't want Renz to get involved in this mess.

"Give me a chance, please, I really want to eat your cooking, Erina," Renz directly stated his desire.

"We'll talk about it at home. This is a competition, don't mess around," Erina rubbed her forehead slightly. Was Renz being mischievous?

"Then, after this Shokugeki, will you cook for me?" Renz continued from below the stage.

"Then remember to bring your bowl later," Erina said, already preparing her chef's knife to begin the Shokugeki with Rindo Kobayashi. Renz received a satisfactory answer and stopped talking.

Suddenly, a clear, faintly arrogant voice echoed in everyone's ears. A mature woman with a bandaged hand leisurely walked from another corner. She asked with interest, "This judge, would you mind if I took over?" As she spoke, she deliberately walked beside Renz. She turned her head slightly.

Mana Nakiri revealed a smile that Renz found hard to describe. He couldn't quite put his finger on the feeling of that smile.

However, Renz was genuinely panicking.

Holy sh**

This is a disaster.

How did I run into my mother-in-law?

And I was just flirting with Erina right in front of her!

Renz could only force a smile, using a gentle yet polite grin to hide his slight embarrassment.

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