"Hmph. If the exam takes the form of a buffet, that means we'll need to prepare a considerable number of portions. It won't just be a contest of cooking—it'll also be a huge drain on the chefs' stamina.
Seiya and I have helped out at our family restaurants since we were little, so we're already used to this kind of high-intensity work. I just wonder whether you, Lady Erina, can hold up."
That was right. If they were serving ordinary customers, those customers' standards certainly would not be as high as those of the Elite Ten graduates acting as instructors.
But this exam had another challenge: preparing enough servings in a short time to provide for a large number of guests. That was no simple task.
Although Gin Dojima had given everyone ample time to test their dishes and prepare ingredients, once the exam officially began and they suddenly had to face a huge crowd of guests alone, many of them would still be thrown into a frantic scramble.
Erina, however, was completely unconcerned about that. Unlike most Totsuki students, she had not become the youngest Elite Ten member through talent alone. She had never slacked off in her efforts either.
As a woman, her stamina might not match Seiya's or Soma Yukihira's, but it was more than enough to handle this exam.
After being provoked by Soma Yukihira, Erina even retorted, "Come to think of it, both your families do run restaurants, but they're just ordinary restaurants, aren't they?
Totsuki Resort is a high-end hotel. You're not planning to serve the guests dishes like fried rice or omelets, are you?"
Erina's words left Soma Yukihira speechless, because he truly had not considered that issue before.
Since this exam was being conducted in buffet form, that meant the other Totsuki