[Ding dong.]
[Successfully checked in once.]
[Ding dong.]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining the new special recipe Crystal Phoenix and the special kitchenware, Heavenly North Star Wolf Blade.]
As Mana and Anne left, the system's check-in rewards appeared.
First, let's talk about the Heavenly North Star Wolf Blade, which is known as Leon's kitchen knife in "Chuuka Ichiban."
The entire blade of this knife is made entirely of ice. Therefore, when handling sea bream, it releases ice gas to fully refrigerate it, preserving the most delicious taste of sea bream.
In other words, if Zane had just used the Heavenly North Star Wolf Blade to handle sea bream, the taste of the Frozen Sea Bream Iceberg dish would definitely be taken to the next level.
Then, the new special recipe, Crystal Phoenix.
This dish, just like the Ascending Dragon Dumplings last time, is primarily made with bean sprouts and potatoes!
Although the ingredients used are simple, the preparation is quite challenging.
First, trim the heads and tails of each green bean sprout, leaving the long white body, then stuff it with seasoned minced meat and scald it with boiling water.
Just this step alone, even if you are fully committed from noon to evening, the final product may only be a small pot, making it extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Finally, arrange the crunchy bean sprouts to resemble a phoenix reborn from the ashes.
From the visual effect of the finished product, it is truly impressive.
It can be said that this dish not only tests the chef's skills but also their carving, plating, artistic sense, patience, and more.
At the same time, without extraordinary talent and years of effort, it is impossible to completely replicate this Crystal Phoenix dish.
"Very good."
"With the Heavenly North Star Wolf Blade."
"The Frozen Sea Bream Iceberg is truly complete!"
"As for the Crystal Phoenix, it is a dish that can rival the Ascending Dragon Dumplings."
Today's check-in rewards are all good things for Zane, so he feels a bit excited inside.
Finally, he washed up with a tired body and then went to bed.
With that, there was silence in the tavern!
The next day.
As the start of the school year approached and the turnover of the top ten old and new had been completed entirely.
Therefore, to reallocate various resources within the school and address the various issues of new student enrollment, the Top Ten Council convened again!
In fact, as the highest authority in Totsuki.
The Top Ten of Totsuki firmly control and occupy various resources.
Their only task is to consolidate and improve their position with the power at their disposal.
Thus, this council meeting, rather than reshuffling, was more of a redistribution of internal resources.
While they monopolize all the resources within the school, they also contribute significantly to the development of the entire school with their powerful abilities!
One of the most typical examples is the current ninth seat of the Top Ten, Etsuya Eizan!
Since junior high, he has served as a variety of food consultants. Leveraging various business relationships of Totsuki Academy, he successfully handled over five hundred cases.
In the first year alone, the money earned through business consulting exceeded the tuition of all students at Totsuki.
Due to his significant contributions to Totsuki, he finally gained the unanimous consent of all Top Ten and smoothly became the ninth seat of the Top Ten!
However,
No matter how.
This management model where students manage themselves does have significant flaws.
After all, while the Top Ten can manage other students, no one can manage them, not even the Director.
Naturally, this leads to them losing any "restraint" and becoming unruly!
"Eishi."
"Why is there another transfer student assessment today?"
At this moment, on the council, the second seat of the Top Ten, Rindo, with her round golden eyes, snacked and asked Eishi.
"The number of new students recruited this year is less than usual."
"Also, some excellent chefs couldn't participate in the entrance exams on time for various reasons, so that's why we are holding another transfer student assessment!"
Facing Rindo, Eishi, as the first seat, nodded and responded.
"In my opinion."
"Those truly capable have already applied to Totsuki."
"And they wouldn't be late for the entrance exams, so I think there's no need to hold transfer student assessments, right?"
Beside him, the eighth seat, Terunori Kuga, casually remarked.
"Can't say that, can we?"
"At least, school hasn't started yet, so during this time, providing some opportunities for chefs who still want to apply to Totsuki might be beneficial."
"This way, we can meet the quota for new students this year, and while maintaining our reputation, perhaps we can also discover some talented potential geniuses among these transfer students!"
Eishi, with a slight squint and a gentle smile, replied, "Alright! Stop arguing, everyone. Kobayashi, you will be in charge of the transfer student assessment!"
Waving his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, Eishi once again passed this significant responsibility to Rindo next to him!
"Ah?"
"Me again?"
Rindo was taken aback!
...
A group of buildings soared from the ground, nestled on the green grassy mountainside, with picturesque scenery, like a fairyland!
This is the best Culinary Academy in Japan.
At the school gate, there was a young man with red hair and golden eyes.
A shallow scar ran through his left eyebrow, dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with the "Restaurant Yukihira" emblem, and with a white towel wrapped around his left hand.
"This is it!"
"My life is over!"
"The same here, I finally had a chance in the transfer student assessment, but ended up failing."
"I can't take it, my life might be over..."
"Please, no matter what, my child must enter the school successfully. We can negotiate any amount of money, even if it means losing everything. So, please withdraw my son's assessment score..."
Just as Soma Yukihara was about to step into Totsuki, prepared to participate in today's transfer student assessment, he was startled to see the despondent look on the faces of the chefs at the entrance.
"No! Dad, you... What kind of school did you introduce me to?"
"Huh?"
"Didn't I tell you? It's a school with a graduation rate of less than 10%, representing the number one culinary school in Japan!"
The voice on the other end of the phone once again left Soma speechless!
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