At the end of the meeting, Shinichi outlined his overall plan for the Chinese Cuisine House restaurant chain to everyone, then brought the meeting to a close.
To Shinichi, the restaurant chain held extraordinary significance.
He had personally designed its brand symbol, taking inspiration from the globally popular fast-food chain in his previous life—the logo of that kindly, smiling old man with white hair and a white beard. It was perhaps one of the most successful brand symbols in the history of global commerce.
Its image had long since transcended the bounds of a mere trademark, becoming an iconic symbol that carried the brand's soul, business wisdom, and memories shared by the public.
Whenever people saw that logo anywhere in the world, they knew what it represented without needing a single word of explanation.
Shinichi had invested that same ambition in the brand symbol he designed for the Chinese Cuisine House.
Combined with the other trump card in his hand, it would be enough to sweep across the Land of Fire and its neighboring regions during wartime. After the war, he could ride that momentum into the entire Shinobi World, making Shinichi himself a culinary icon of global—and historical—stature.
Through food, Higashino Shinichi's name and image would truly enter countless households. When that happened, his culinary traits might actually be the first to reach purple LV2.
At that thought, Shinichi, who was walking down a street in Konoha, stirred inwardly and summoned his personal panel.
Several things on the panel had changed since he last checked it.
The first thing that caught his eye was that the green trait [Teaching Proficiency] had quietly advanced into the blue trait [Mentor].
``` [Mentor (Blue): You possess the perspective and sense of responsibility of a true teacher. When you guide others in their