"How could that be?" Was this what one expected from the protagonist of a hot-blooded series? Even after Alice Nakiri teased him, Yukihira remained perfectly composed. "Tadokoro is so strong. If anyone's going to influence the other, it'll only be me influencing her..."
"Is that so?" Hearing this, Erina Nakiri could not help but say, "Since you know you'll influence Megumi, why are you always hanging around her?"
"Lady Erina..." Megumi Tadokoro could not stay seated any longer.
"Huh?" Yet at the same time, Yukihira spoke up as well. "Tadokoro, have I influenced you?"
"No..." Megumi Tadokoro shook her head. "Yukihira hasn't influenced me at all. If anything..."
"Megumi?" Erina Nakiri froze at that.
"That scared me..." Yukihira said. "If I really had influenced Tadokoro, then my sin would've been huge..."
"That's an exaggeration..." Megumi Tadokoro took over. "Actually, I have indeed been influenced by Yukihira..."
"Huh?"
"Only..." Megumi Tadokoro raised her head. "I don't think Yukihira's influence on me has been bad. In fact, it's been beneficial..."
"Huh?" Hearing that, Yukihira blushed. "Am I... am I really that great?"
"Shut up..." Erina Nakiri shot him a cold glance. It could not be helped—Yukihira was looking far too pleased with himself.
"Megumi, you're saying this guy's influence on you is good? This guy..."
"Yes..." Megumi Tadokoro knew Erina Nakiri's temperament well. "Ever since Sogo Doma withdrew from Totsuki, I'd always felt lost. What exactly was a chef? Why was I learning to cook? Compared to Sogo..."
Erina Nakiri: "..."
Alice Nakiri: "..."
Ryo Kurokiba: "..."
Say no more. They understood that feeling!
"Not until I met Yukihira..." Unfortunately, Megumi Tadokoro had no idea what they were thinking, so she continued, "Although Yukihira is still very weak right now, he has never been lost. Even when he suffers setbacks, he never