CHAPTER 204: CHAPTER 9: THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE CAR DOOR WELDED SHUT

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Alice bore a grudge against Erina’s father, a simmering resentment compounded by various factors. It was either sympathy for Erina’s plight, annoyance that her diligently written letters were not only peeked at but also torn up, or perhaps disagreement with Azami Nakiri’s methods and ideology. In any case, Alice did not want Azami Nakiri’s ideas to dominate the culinary world.

"Unconditionally grant me one wish?" Renz had a rather specific idea in mind. Strictly speaking, Alice was the true heir of the Nakiri family. This was because Alice’s father, Sojima Nakiri, was the eldest son, while Erina’s mother was the second daughter.

However, Sojima Nakiri did not develop his career domestically, nor did he inherit the Nakiri family’s enterprises. With Senzaemon Nakiri’s financial sponsorship, he established his own international company, gaining considerable renown. Although his businesses hadn’t yet caught up to the Nakiri family’s total assets, they were already substantial.

Furthermore, Sojima Nakiri’s wife, Leonora Nakiri, came from a wealthy background. Alice, therefore, did not need the main Nakiri family’s fortune and was already a prominent figure in her own right.

Renz wanted to use Alice’s culinary laboratory for free. Sojima Nakiri’s culinary establishment was said to be the most fully equipped. If Alice could unconditionally grant him one condition, Renz wanted to rent Sojima Nakiri’s private culinary establishment in Japan.

"You’re actually considering how to deal with Eishi Tsukasa?" Alice said after a few seconds of silence, hearing Renz’s tone. "The current Eishi Tsukasa is not what he once was; his strength is far superior to his Totsuki Academy days."

"You’ve been in retirement for so long."

"It might be difficult to defeat him now, but I believe it would be very easy for you to take him down after some adjustment time."

Alice had reasons for not being optimistic about Renz.

His performance on Midnight Chefs was good, but what was Midnight Chefs? It was a gourmet show. It was more about variety and entertainment value, so the strength displayed there was uncertain and diluted.

After Midnight Chefs, Renz had been in retirement for at least two years. What did these two years bring to Eishi Tsukasa? What did they bring to Renz?

Eishi Tsukasa was singularly focused, choosing to fully showcase his talent in various large-scale culinary competitions during the latter half of his academic career. How did he accumulate his world ranking points?

It was through continuously participating in competitions, accumulating ranking points again and again. And the culinary battles Eishi Tsukasa engaged in were all exchanges between top experts. Confrontations between strong individuals only select stronger ones.

Constantly sparring with weak opponents would only lower one’s own standard. Eishi Tsukasa, after leaving school, faced opponents who were professional chefs with mature culinary techniques and comprehensive skills in all aspects. Such top-tier competition forged an individual more significantly. Before Eishi Tsukasa even started competing, he was already hailed as a rising star chef. And his official debut in these top culinary competitions truly lived up to these appraisals, quickly establishing his place among the world’s top three.

What about Renz? Taking care of Erina, a newborn, work, life, studies under all these pressures, even during the Midnight Chefs period, Renz’s culinary talent was a beautiful gem, but Renz had never honed himself in this level of confrontation. This period of stagnation had a profound impact.

But Alice still gave a very emotionally intelligent answer. "Didn’t Totsuki Academy and Seiryo Academy hold joint selection competitions? Is there a chance to meet Eishi Tsukasa in the Spring Selection?" Renz was extremely frank about his desire to take down Eishi Tsukasa.

"Uncle Azami will likely make him the head judge of Seiryo Academy, so there’s definitely a chance to meet,"

Alice said after thinking. After all, Eishi Tsukasa was the most outstanding member under Azami Nakiri’s command, and Azami Nakiri had recently been actively setting up a "Secret Gourmet Association" internationally, with Eishi Tsukasa being one of its council members. Azami Nakiri’s influence in the culinary world was expanding year by year.

This was largely thanks to Eishi Tsukasa’s stunning international performances, which gave Azami Nakiri a lot of leverage.

"Then, as an honorary professor of Totsuki, if I initiate a Shokugeki with Eishi Tsukasa, there won’t be any procedural errors, right?" Renz asked.

"No, there won’t be any errors, but will you really have a Shokugeki with him in the Spring Selection? Don’t you want to practice for a while?" Alice’s words betrayed her lack of confidence in Renz.

"No need, don’t worry, it’ll be easy for Renz to defeat Eishi Tsukasa," Erina said from the side. "You just need to watch."

"Then, can I claim the reward in advance now?" Erina said, blinking her eyes.

"Then tell me, and I’ll consider if it’s within my capabilities before agreeing," Alice was also clever, wanting to hear the conditions first before committing.

"Hmph, help me take care of Rina for a day," Erina pointed to Rina, who was already awake in the nearby infant bed, looking around with wide eyes.

"That’s easy, that’s too simple," Alice agreed extremely quickly, and she happened to want to play with Erina’s daughter.

Pfft.

Take care of Erina’s daughter.

"Then I’ll leave her to you. Renz and I have something to discuss," Erina said with a smile. "You can take Rina out to play."

"Wow, thank you, Big Sister!" Alice excitedly ran to Rina’s infant bed and gently picked her up. She poked and squeezed Rina’s chubby little face with her fingers. She happily walked towards the door.

Watching Alice gradually walk away, Renz felt incredibly annoyed.

"Erina, are you kidding me? This matter was too simple. I was originally thinking of freeloading off Uncle Sojima’s culinary establishment in Japan," Renz said, rubbing his temples. He couldn’t grasp why Erina would hand Rina over to Alice to take care of.

Clack.

The sound of the door locking.

"I noticed your gaze just now. Were you secretly looking at Alice’s chest?" Erina asked with a scrutinizing look.

"Looking at what, a hammer?" Renz retorted. "Alice was standing right in front of me; I was looking at the person, how could it be her chest? I couldn’t possibly be cross-eyed to that extent."

"Even if you’re jealous, you should follow the rules."

Before Renz could finish speaking,

"Mmph"

His lips were fiercely sealed by Erina. Renz’s eyes widened. He suddenly understood something.

Rina had been sent away as a diversion, taking not only

Rina but also Alice. And as soon as the two of them left, the door was suddenly locked with extreme caution, followed by Erina’s preemptive interrogation. All of this was setting the stage for something.

However.

My body is so sturdy.

Theoretically, I should be able to withstand this tigress, Erina, right?

Renz thought so, but reality was not as he wished. It wasn’t until thirty minutes later.

Erina, looking refreshed, went to shower wrapped in a turban and bath towel. Renz, lying on the bed, his body weak under the covers, felt that he might have severely underestimated Erina’s sustained combat effectiveness.

She’s so fierce.

How could she possibly pin him down and fight for a full thirty minutes?

He was utterly outmatched.

Paralyzed.

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