As Soma Yukihira and Kurase chatted, a sound suddenly came from inside the tightly shuttered Wenren Restaurant. When Seiya raised the rolling shutter and saw the two standing outside his restaurant, he was clearly taken aback.
"Soma, and Kurase too—I don't think I told you I was reopening today. How did you know?"
Hearing Seiya's words, Soma Yukihira and Kurase both froze, then spoke up at the same time with surprised expressions.
Soma: "Your special training is over? No, you're seriously planning to keep the restaurant open? Please, leave your old customers something to remember you by. If you keep messing around like this, even if Aunt Wenren comes back after a while, she won't be able to save your restaurant's reputation."
Kurase: "That's wonderful! I was worried that Wenren might never recover after such a blow. Although your cooking isn't as good as Aunt Wenren's yet, I believe that given enough time, you'll definitely become an outstanding chef like your mother (o^^o)."
After hearing them, Seiya first rolled his eyes at his heartless friend, who only knew how to stab him where it hurt, then turned to the short-haired girl. "Kurase, thank you for the encouragement. I definitely won't let my family's restaurant go under like this. And since the opportunity is rare, as the first two customers after my restaurant's reopening, would you be interested in trying my cooking?"
Soma: "(｀へ) Then I want to see just what kind of cooking skills you've developed after a week of special training—skills supposedly good enough to beat me!"
Kurase: (///▽///) I'm so happy! Wenren actually invited me to taste his cooking!
"It's just about mealtime now. What would you two like to eat?"
Watching Soma Yukihira and Kurase take their seats, Seiya poked his head out from the kitchen serving