"Wow, you don't see a guy as tall as him everyday."
"Haven't we seen that guy before?"
".... The one who showed up when the unicorn thing fell?"
"Yes! He also picked her up after the shooting, remember?"
"He didn't have beard back then!"
"How did he grow thick beard in such short time.."
"He looks familiar!"
"Kira do you know that guy?"
Kuran and Moreno were now looking at Kira who was standing still, as Le Sucre's hair stylist was spraying his hair. Their eyes were suspicious as if they anticipated a fully elaborated speech from Kira.
"Why do you think I know every guy that is around Shizu?" He looked at the identical twins with lazy eyes.
"You said she didn't have a lot of friends!" Moreno pointed his finger at Lee Changhyuk and Ritsuo the leader, immediately slapped him in the head with a magazine.
"Ouch, Ritsuo! He's far, he wouldn't have heard me or seen it!" Moreno protested while caressing his head.
Kuran was giggling beside Moreno and the hair stylist was crying inside because he would have to fix the twins's hair for the 100000th times. He didn't know which of the twins kept having his hair messed since the two of them had the exact same hairstyle and outfit. Being identical was their concept in Kumo Bell and of course it was their very own idea. Only the three remaining members could tell them apart.
"I really should have hit you with that chair." Ritsuo facepalmed then took a deep breath. Sano patted Ritsuo's shoulder and giggled quietly with the twins.
"Whatever Ritsuo, as long as you don't smash my balls. I love you too."
"Eh, where did that tall guy go?"
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"Chef Yui, what are you going to make?" The host asked.
"We are going to make omurice (1)."
"Whoa! Why did you choose to make omurice?" The host asked again.
"My mother used to make the best omurice when I was a kid. Right now, I will also do my best."
"The apprentices. Are you guys ready to help Chef Yui?"
"Yeeesss!!!" The twins answered in high spirit.
"Lets give a round of applause for Team A!"
A loud cheers was heard and filled the studio. Yui Shidoh looked at the Yamada twins and smiled. 'I swear I'm gonna kill you, if you mess this up!!!!!' She was screaming in her head.
The director cancelled the rock-paper scissor and asked the 2 chefs to draw lots. Yui Shidoh drew the first 2 lots and ended up with the Yamada twins. Sano, Ritsuo and Kira almost died from laughing as they witnessed how quickly Yui Shidoh's face went from surprised-angry-happy. Yui Shidoh was laughing along the others and acted as if she was really happy to welcome the Yamada twins in her team, but everyone in the Cheerful Youth knew that she could not stand the infamous duo.
"And now, Chef Kira. What are you going to make?"
"Teriyaki Chicken."
"That's your specialty Miruku chan, he might need your help." Someone whispered to her ear.
Shizu was about to scream but Lee Changhyuk pulled her to his side and burried her in his chest.
"Don't scream or they'll kick you out." He patted her head then slowly pushed her away. He put his pointer finger before his lips and winked at her.
Shizu collected herself, she started chanting all kind of mantras in her head and whispered to him. "I thought you went home!?"
"I went to collect my badge." He pointed at the nameless badge on his chest, his eyes were focusing on the stage.
"How did you get that??" Her eyes were shot open. A badge was definitely not something that anyone can get!
"I politely asked and they gave it to me." He wanted to mention 'the vice president of RHK' but decided that he should save that for later. He then turned his head to face her and continued.
"This is a RHK badge, can I get one for Le Sucre?" There he goes again, looking at her with his puppy eyes.
Shizu bite her lower lip while having an endless monologue in her head. Did he think she was a prophet? Why did he give her that look? How in the world was she supposed to say 'no' to that hopeful eyes?!
She took a deep breath and helplessly nodded her head.
"Ok." She said.
"Miruku chan is definitely the best." A grin appeared on his handsome face as he happily gave a thumb up.
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The stage was a two-open-kitchen where the teams cooked their meal. The host would walk here and there to talk to the stars. On this episode, there were spectators who were watching on a seating area. The Cheerful Youth crew was watching in a dimmer place behind the cameras.
The chefs started to cook. The apprentices were helping the chef with the recipe and it was a total disaster in Yui Shidoh's team. She could not differentiate the twins and the name tag didn't help as they only had their last name on it. The Yamada Twins were terrible in the kitchen, they didn't even know how to crack an egg. It invited a lot of laughs but little did they know that Yui Shidoh was stressed out as she was actually a very competitive person: she wanted to win the cooking competition!
On the other hand, you could smell the sweet and savory chicken from Kira's team. As instructed by Kira, Ritsuo was preparing the soup and rice whereas Sano was dealing with the salad and dumpling.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Turn it over!" Shizu softly commented.
Kira turned the chicken over and showed off the crispy side of the chicken. The camera came close and the audience was amazed by the texture and the glazy sight of the chicken.
Lee Changhyuk's lids lowered as he peeked at the milk girl who was standing beside him. Her eyes were sparkling with excitement, unbenknownst to him it put a smile on his handsome face. The milk girl looked definitely the prettiest when she smiled.
He was actually worried because he knew the unicorn incident was deliberately targeted to her. Also, he witnessed how the milk girl was treated, someone intentionally stole Yui Shidoh's costume to make Shizu look bad. He still didn't know who the actual target was: Shizu Katagiri or Le Sucre. Since Shizu was the representative of Le Sucre, he could not carelessly jump to a conclusion.
"Chef Kira, your Teriyaki Chicken smelled so good and the texture is perfect! Did you invent the recipe?" The host asked.
"My bestfriend did. I wanted her to know that I still remember everything that she taught me."
That smile disappeared from Shizu's face. The world around her suddenly slowed down. She looked at Kira who was standing under the spotlight. She always thought that he belonged to that sparkling world. He was a bright kid who could win anyone's heart.
At the beginning of the 2nd episode, Shizu kept telling herself: He was finally where he was supposed to be. He was standing proudly under the lights. He looked so good and so handsome. Even with the presence of the gorgeous Yamada Twins, he still shone the brightest on that stage.
His clear skin and toned muscles totally rocked that dark blue outfit. His sombre hair color looked soft, it perfectly complimented his angelic face. If there was one thing she did right, it was to let Kira go to pursue his dreams.
But that gentle eyes were now looking at Shizu, as if he had thousand of things he wanted to tell her.
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Omurice (1) : Japanese omelette rice