"The gap is steadily shrinking... But as long as there is still a gap, I must train even harder until I defeat Doma-senpai..." Clearly, Erina Nakiri had no idea what an infinite universe between fingertips was.
Arato Hisako, who had nearly been devastated by that tiny little gap: -_-!
Lady Erina!
Wait...
Surely the hard training Lady Erina spoke of meant...
Let us skip over the unimportant Secretary.
Senzaemon Nakiri was deeply pleased by his dear granddaughter's drive to improve and gave it his full support. "Training? Erina, if you have time during the break, would you like to help out at Totsuki Resort under Chef Dojima?"
He called it helping out, but anyone with eyes could tell that Gin Dojima would actually be giving Erina private lessons. If such an opportunity were offered at Totsuki through fair competition, people would be scrambling hard enough to crack their heads open just to sign up—not to mention ordinary students, even the Elite Ten would likely be tempted.
Except...
"Grandfather, I'm undergoing special culinary training. Where would I find the time to help out? Find someone else..."
Arato Hisako: -_----!
J-just as she had expected!
"Special culinary training?" Senzaemon Nakiri had not expected Erina to refuse him, but he was not angered. After all, Erina's training had indeed produced remarkable results. Otherwise, he would not have suggested that she help at Totsuki Resort. "Is there anything Grandfather can help with?"
"Help..." Erina Nakiri hesitated for a moment before seeming to remember something. "Right, if there are any absences, tardiness, or anything like that..."
"Absences? Tardiness? Is that because of your training?"
"That's right. Didn't Hisako just say so? Training requires sleeping in, reading manga, playing games, and so on..."
Arato Hisako: -_----!
Senzaemon Nakiri: "..."
So that girl from the Arato Family