Broly, as a transfer student, you passed the test of Totsuki Sumeru, so your cooking ski

Chapter 971 Broly, you passed the Elite Ten's test as a transfer student, so your cooking skills must be very strong, right?

"My name is Broly. What's yours?"

Broly asked a question he already knew the answer to.

Megumi Tadokoro.

The blue-haired girl with twin braids hesitated for a moment, but still answered him.

"I apologize for being so forward, but you seemed a bit off earlier. Could you tell me what happened to you?"

Broly asked again, having returned after seeing the notification on the Crystal Palace panel that the girl's happiness level was decreasing.

"this----"

"You can't tell me? Well, that's understandable, after all, we're just strangers meeting for the first time—"

Broly's face showed the disappointment of someone who had done a good deed but was met with indifference.

"Ah, no, no, I—"

The other person noticed something was wrong and came over to ask, but I hesitated and refused to explain.

Feeling guilty, Tadokoro bit her lip and confided her troubles to the somewhat kind-hearted transfer student in front of her.

listen.

"Actually, my grades are very bad. I have received multiple E-level failing grades, and Totsuki Academy's expulsion policy will be activated after a student receives too many failing grades."

I'm just one failing grade away from being expelled from school, which is why I've been sitting here feeling a bit lost.

Sorry, you saw this by accident.

"I see, that's why you're so worried."

Broly nodded, thought for a moment, and then called out to the girl.

"Ms. Tadokoro————"

"Ah, I'm here!"

The girl whose name was called instinctively stood at attention.

"Although we've only just met, I believe you won't be expelled from Totsuki Academy."

Upon hearing this, Tadokoro Megumi was somewhat taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Can you tell me why you have so much confidence in me?"

"There's no reason, it's just a feeling, and my intuition is always very accurate."

Broly's confidence stemmed from himself; he wouldn't sit idly by and watch someone who might become his wife's object of affection experience a drop in his happiness level.

"Well----"

Tadokoro felt a little uneasy. Was this encouragement from the person in front of her?

But as the other party said, they had just met and didn't know why the other party would do this.

"Mr. Broly, you are such a kind and warm-hearted person."

After thinking for a while, the girl finally gave this assessment, which eased her worried mood considerably.

"I might be a good person, but I'm not naturally kind to everyone. I'm only kind to a few people I'm destined to be with."

Broly was suddenly friend-zoned by his target, and after thinking for a moment, he responded.

"Alright, everyone head over to the teaching building. Looks like you're going to class. Ms. Tadokoro, why don't you come with me?"

Broly extended his hand to Tadokoro Megumi, who was a girl with little opinion of her own, and she instinctively offered her small hand in return.

By the time she belatedly realized what was happening, she was already being led away by the hand of the person in front of her, which made this person with a certain personality...

The shy girl's face suddenly turned rosy.

He followed closely behind, looking like a little deer who wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.

The opening ceremony venue wasn't far from the teaching building, and the happiness score of the girls who were led along that distance increased by 2.

point.

"Feed~"

Soma Yukihira was waiting at the entrance of the school building. When he saw Broly walking over, the boy waved and greeted him.

"Brother Broly, is this what you meant by 'something's wrong'?"

Soma Yukihira, who had always been teased by Broly about his girlfriend, now saw Broly walking towards him holding the hand of a strange girl and started teasing him too.

"Is this your girlfriend?"

"?!"

Megumi Tadokoro stared wide-eyed, not understanding how she had become someone else's girlfriend.

"She's not my girlfriend. This is Megumi Tadokoro. I noticed she was alone at the opening ceremony and something seemed off, so I went to ask her what was wrong."

Broly released his grip at the opportune moment and began to explain to Soma Yukihira.

"real?"

Yukihira Soma looked over suspiciously.

"More real than real gold!"

Ebi Tadokoro answered first.

"Well, my name is Yukihira Soma, nice to meet you."

The boy shrugged, introduced himself, and offered his hand.

"Tadokoro Megumi————"

The girl was once again guided, feeling as if she were going with the flow based on the atmosphere, and shook hands with Soma Yukihira in front of her.

After regaining her senses and having her hand squeezed twice by Soma Yukihira before letting go, Megumi Tadokoro realized that she had actually gotten to know this transfer student she had no intention of getting involved with.

[No, what if other people see me? Will they see me as an accomplice and shun me?!]

Tadokoro felt something and looked up to see the students who had already gone up to the teaching building. Several of them were staring at them fiercely from the windows.

Many of these were directed at Soma Yukihira, who spoke arrogantly at the opening ceremony, but now it seems to have affected this relatively unknown girl as well.

Tadokoro Megumi shrank back, instinctively hiding behind the Saiyan boy who made her feel safe, using him as cover.

Broly looked up and saw that the students who had been staring at him with hostile eyes from the windows above quickly turned friendly as soon as they saw him looking over.

After all, these students weren't inheritors of the will of the overlord from some Leaf Village, which is why they didn't dare to glare at someone who looked like he could kill them with a single slap.

"Let's go upstairs quickly. Everyone else has already gone up. Although we don't know what they're planning to do, as transfer students, we should try to fit in."

When Yukihira Soma said this, he almost jumped out when he heard Tadokoro Megumi mention him. He pointed at Tadokoro's nose and questioned him: "Did your speech at the opening ceremony just now look like you were trying to fit in?"

"By the way, Ms. Tadokoro, you're a student who moved up from the middle school section of this school, right? Do you know what we're going to do next?"

Following Soma Yukihira into the school building, Broly turned to ask the girl behind him a question.

"It's possible they're going to divide the class into groups."

Soma Yukihira walked ahead and spoke.

"Yukihira-kun, Totsuki Academy does not have a traditional class system; we do not divide students into classes."

"If we don't divide students into classes, how will we conduct lessons?"

"There are many cooking classrooms in the teaching building. Each classroom has a limit on the number of students that can attend a class at the same time. Go up and find a classroom with available spots and enter. As soon as the bell rings, a teacher will come to teach the class."

However, in the middle school, there were corresponding course descriptions written outside the classrooms, such as course divisions like seasoning, cutting, and management.

But I've only just started high school, so I'm not clear on the differences between the curriculum and the secondary school curriculum.

Megumi Tadokoro spoke the truth.

"Will Erina Nakiri be attending classes with us too?"

Broly asked curiously, as he could sense that Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto's presence was not in this school building.

"Ah, that's the last seat of the Elite Ten. She doesn't need to come here to attend classes and earn credits like a normal student—"

"Why should I?"

Soma Yukihira quickly pressed for more information.

"Most of the daily affairs of Totsuki Academy are entrusted to the students to manage themselves, while the highest decision-making body is the Totsuki Elite Ten Council, which is composed of the ten students with the highest evaluations."

The Elite Ten possess immense privileges, not only being responsible for the allocation of school resources, but even the school's culinary instructors must follow their opinions.

The culinary skills of the Ten Masters have surpassed those of most culinary instructors; for them, ordinary classes are simply a waste of time.

Therefore, there is no need to attend classes.

Megumi Tadokoro explained.

"What? There's such a thing? How does one become one of the Ten Heroes?"

"If there are any vacancies among the Elite Ten, the student with the highest evaluation in Totsuki Academy may be selected as one of the Elite Ten."

"What if there are no vacancies? Does that mean one cannot become one of the Ten Heroes?"

"You can challenge the current Elite Ten in a food battle. If you succeed, you can take their place and become the new Elite Ten."

"What is Food Wars?"

"You don't know about Food Wars?"

"I just started studying here, how could I possibly know?"

After thinking for a moment, Tadokoro Megumi began to explain.

"So, it's basically a cooking competition, right?"

"Um."

"Then I'll go challenge the Ten Heroes right now!"

Soma Yukihira suddenly perked up, ready to realize his ambition of surpassing everyone else on the very first day of school.

"The Ten Outstanding Students are not a group that anyone can challenge. You are just an ordinary student and you are not qualified."

Soma Yukihira stumbled slightly, but after thinking about it, he felt it made sense, so he asked, "Then how does one become qualified?"

"I'm not entirely sure about that either, but getting high enough grades in regular classes and achieving excellent results in various cooking events held by the academy should be a must —"

"Very good, then I'm going to teach hard now and get those teachers who come to teach me to give me a high score!"

Soma Yukihira, exuding confidence, casually found a cooking class with available spots and walked in.

Broly was about to follow when he was stopped by Tadokoro Megumi behind him. He turned around and looked at the girl in confusion.

"This classroom is full, let's go to the other classroom."

Well, actually, there were still empty seats in the classroom that Soma Yukihira entered, but Megumi Tadokoro didn't want to get any further involved with him.

As for why she stopped Broly, it was because he had taken the initiative to show concern for her, and Tadokoro Megumi, out of good intentions, did not want him to get involved with any troublesome people.

"Soma, I'm going to another classroom."

Broly nodded, greeted Soma Yukihira, and followed Megumi Tadokoro to the cooking classroom on the other side.

"Okay, go ahead."

Soma Yukihira replied, completely unaware that after Broly's departure, the students around him were gradually turning their gazes toward him with ill intent.

After bringing Broly to another classroom, Megumi Tadokoro breathed a sigh of relief. Being with Soma Yukihira had put her under a lot of pressure, and she was afraid that others would mistake her for his accomplice.

"What do we do next?"

This was Broly's first time attending culinary school, so there were many things he didn't understand.

"Wait for the school bell to ring, then the teacher will come to start the class."

Tadokoro Megumi answered softly that although Broly was also a transfer student, no other students were hostile towards him.

Soma Yukihira's hostility stemmed entirely from the other party's arrogant remarks at the opening ceremony.

The bell rang quickly, and a blond lecturer with slicked-back hair and wearing a chef's uniform walked in.

When Tadokoro Megumi saw the other person enter, her body trembled.

"What's wrong?"

Broly noticed her nervousness and couldn't help but ask.

"The lecturer is Professor Roland Chappell, who is known among the many instructors for his strictness—"

"Good morning, apprentices. From the moment you step into the kitchen, you bear the responsibility of cooking delicious food. This has nothing to do with experience or position. Therefore, anyone who does not receive an A in my class will be considered an E and fail. Remember that!"

Roland Chappell spoke on stage with a stern face, while the students below trembled. Tadokoro Megumi even held her head in her hands. For her, a student who would be expelled if she received even one more failing grade, encountering such a strict teacher who only gave grades to two transistors was definitely the worst thing that could happen to her.

"Today's menu is beef stew in Burgundy red wine, which can be considered a traditional French dish. However, some of you may not know how to cook French, so I'll write the recipe on the whiteboard for you to see. You'll work in pairs at one stove, with a two-hour time limit. Bring it up when you're done. So, let's begin!"

After Roland Chappell finished speaking, he sat down in a chair behind the podium, leaving the students in the culinary classroom to do as they pleased.

"Broly, I heard that the examiner in charge of the transfer student exam this time is Erina Nakiri, one of the Elite Ten. You must be very good at cooking to have passed her exam, right?"

Tadokoro Megumi, who was holding her head, suddenly remembered something and quickly turned to look at Broly, her eyes filled with hope.

"Uh, I've never made this dish before—"

Broly immediately reached out to support the girl who was about to faint.

"However, I can give it a try. Look, isn't the recipe for this dish written on the whiteboard?"

[How is it possible for someone who has never made beef burgundy before to expect to receive high marks from Chef Roland Chappell on their first attempt?]

Tadokoro Megumi gave a somewhat forced smile, but it was too late to team up with others. The other students had already paired up and started selecting ingredients and seasonings for the burgundy beef stew.

"I'll do it, you can help me out."

Since things had come to this point, Tadokoro Megumi had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"No problem, what do you need me to do?"

"First, get a piece of beef shoulder, prioritizing cuts with a small amount of connective tissue, as these cuts will become tender and sticky after stewing."

"But this meat seems to have a lot of tendons and fascia attached."

Broly went to the freezer to pick out pieces of meat, only to find that every piece of beef looked pretty much the same, with some white connective tissue attached.

"I understand, this is to test our fascia removal skills."

Tadokoro Megumi knew that Roland Chappell's class couldn't be that simple.

"Alright, I've removed all the connective tissue from the beef."

Just as the girl picked up the butcher knife, feeling extremely nervous, and closed her eyes to take deep breaths to calm herself down, Broly's voice came over.

"what?"

Tadokoro Megumi opened her eyes and stared in astonishment at Broly, who had somehow returned to her side, and the beef shoulder that had been cleaned of its tendons and membranes on the cutting board in front of him.

[Only a few seconds have passed. What happened while I closed my eyes?]

"What's the next step?"

"The beef should be marinated with thyme and bay leaves, and then soaked in red wine."

Tadokoro Megumi answered without having time to think it through.

"How much more do we need to add for all of these?"

Broly looked at the whiteboard on the podium with a few words written on it, scratched his head, and asked.

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