On a Saturday morning, during the sensational Food Duel, it all came to a quiet end.
By the time the auditorium was clearing out, it was nearly twelve o'clock, and the "kitchen spirit" test wasn't immediately conducted. Aoki Motota sat in the guest seating area, waving his hand to signal Far Moon's assistants to come up on stage and announce the start of the testing for the next class.
The crowd dispersed.
A group from Polar Star Dormitory blended into the throng of exiting people.
The crowd was buzzing with debates about the recent Food Duel, with some normally amicable friends turning red-faced over their differing opinions.
"Where's Senior Ichise?"
At the entrance, Tanaka Hikari and Yoshino Yuuki were looking for someone.
"Morioka's gone too," said Xingping Chuangzhen, hands in his pockets.
"Then let's head back," Shen Liangzi suggested softly, and no one objected.
Meanwhile, back in the auditorium, the judges had not left.
