The Deliciousness of White Rice

As she hesitated, a voice came from beside her.

"Megumi Tadokoro, are you also interning at this restaurant?"

Megumi Tadokoro turned around and saw Erina Nakiri behind her.

"Nakiri, you're interning here too?" She immediately felt like she had found someone to rely on and quickly stepped forward to say, "This restaurant is scary. I heard the chefs there have terrible tempers."

Erina, of course, wasn't afraid of any of this. She said calmly, "Go in."

The two started walking into the restaurant one after the other.

Just as they arrived at the door, they saw a woman with tanned skin and a good figure carrying a fat man out.

She casually tossed the obese man outside the shop and said coldly, "If you order food here, you have to finish it all."

"Wasting food is bad civilization! It must never happen!"

After saying that, she didn't even look at the man's disheveled appearance, and turned around and went back into the shop.

Megumi Tadokoro, Tadokoro Megumi quickly hid behind Erina, trembling as she said, "How scary! Nakiri, shall we go back to Totsuki?"

"Do you want to be expelled?" Internships at Totsuki Academy are subject to assessments, and failing to meet the standards will result in expulsion. This is a very strict rule.

Erina stepped into the store, and Megumi Tadokoro had no choice but to follow closely behind.

Attila had just finished dealing with a customer who ordered a lot of food but couldn't finish it when she noticed Erina and Megumi Tadokoro following behind her.

Who are you?

"We are students from Totsuki Academy, here for an internship," Erina replied calmly, unlike Megumi Tadokoro who seemed fearful.

Attila nodded. "Oh, Ms. Kurenai did mention that someone was coming to Enma-tei for an internship. It must be you guys."

Enma-tei, a shop name that sounds a bit creepy. The owner of this shop is Kurenai Enma, and the cashier is Attila.

The place where Megumi Tadokoro and Erina interned was such a special restaurant.

Attila led the two to the kitchen.

Upon entering the kitchen, Megumi Tadokoro and Erina found it bustling with activity, with a small figure standing on a chair, loudly giving instructions.

"Teacher Hong, the interns have arrived. I've brought them in," Attila said to Kurenai Enma, who was standing on a chair.

Kurenai Enma jumped off the chair, came to the two of them, and carefully examined them.

"You guys go change your clothes first. Immediately join everyone in helping out. It's mealtime now, and there are still many customers outside."

Erina and Megumi Tadokoro were both curious about Kurenai Enma. The woman in front of them looked like a child, but she was the owner of the shop.

After the two changed their clothes, Kurenai Enma ordered them around without any politeness, "You, go wash the dishes over there! You, go chop the vegetables over there!"

Erina frowned. She was assigned to wash dishes, a job she had never done before.

Seeing this, Megumi Tadokoro immediately offered, "I'll go wash the dishes, and Nakiri can go chop the vegetables."

Knowing that a young lady like Erina would definitely not be used to washing dishes, she kindly offered to switch jobs with Erina.

The two's private work exchange was witnessed by Kurenai Enma, who immediately reprimanded them. "Once you're in my shop, you must obey my orders!"

She pointed at Erina, "You, why aren't you washing the dishes yet!"

Erina's brow furrowed even more. She glanced around at the other chefs cooking and said haughtily, "I don't think I should wash the dishes. What are these people doing?"

"Hmph! What a waste of ingredients!"

Kurenai Enma wouldn't listen to her; in her territory, everyone had to obey her, especially in the kitchen.

She gave Erina two choices. "Either go wash the dishes, or leave here!"

Erina was furious and was about to say something when Megumi Tadokoro immediately pulled her away.

As the saying goes, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, "Erina reluctantly began to wash the dishes with stiff, unsteady movements, despite her dissatisfaction.

She vowed that she would use her culinary skills to give Kurenai Enma a good beating later.

Megumi Tadokoro, on the other hand, integrated very quickly, constantly helping the other chefs with chopping vegetables. Her busy but orderly movements earned her a secret nod of approval from Kurenai Enma.

As for Erina, Kurenai Enma didn't care at all. No matter how domineering she was, could she be more domineering than Heroic Spirit?

Who is she? She is the Kurenai Enma who teaches cooking classes in Hall of Heroes.

Those heroic Heroic Spirit who are usually short-tempered and eccentric become obedient and listen to her in her class.

She could verbally abuse a powerful demon like Tamamo no Mae, so she didn't take a Kurenai Enma little girl seriously at all.

The title of "Demon Instructor" is no joke; Kurenai Enma's severity is absolutely hellish.

Tamamo no Mae lacked confidence and believed that her cooking was inadequate, which was undoubtedly related to the Kurenai Enma.

"Hurry up, all of you! Don't you want to eat anymore?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the pace in the kitchen quickened considerably. Clearly, the chefs had already experienced her strictness and dared not slack off in the slightest.

Chapter 16, Section 482: The Deliciousness of White Rice

The busy mealtime finally passed, and the kitchen of Enma-tei finally became quiet.

Erina Nakiri strode up to Kurenai Enma, looking at her with haughty eyes.

Kurenai Enma blinked and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Erina frowned. "I want to challenge you to a cooking contest and see what gives you the right to boss people around like that!"

"No need, chirp."

Kurenai Enma directly rejected Erina's challenge; she didn't need to prove herself in that way.

Kurenai Enma clapped her hands and said loudly to everyone, "Everyone, thank you for your hard work! Now we'll start preparing our work lunch. Please check if there's any food left over."

"You!" Erina was so angry that she couldn't speak. Erina, who had always been the center of attention and the center of everyone's attention, had never been ignored like this before.

"Teacher Hong, business is so good today, we don't have much food left, and I'm afraid it won't be enough for us to eat." The chefs quickly reported the situation to Kurenai Enma.

"There's still rice, right? kiss"

"There's still plenty of rice, but what should we make?"

Kurenai Enma stroked her chin thoughtfully for a moment, "Let's make rice balls, chirp."

Rice balls? Erina couldn't help but sneer. Such a good business, yet they feed their employees such simple food as rice balls. It's simply heartless.

She had already sentenced the restaurant to death in her heart, and she was determined to bring it up with her grandfather when she got back, so that this garbage restaurant could be kicked off Totsuki's list of partners.

This is a disgrace to the reputation of the Tōtsuki Academy.

To her surprise, all the chefs in the kitchen cheered when they heard Kurenai Enma mention eating rice balls.

"Rice balls! Did you hear that? Teacher Hong said to eat rice balls!"

"Finally, I can eat Teacher Hong's rice balls again. My mouth is watering. I still remember the taste of the last rice ball very clearly."

"All that work just now was worth it, it was so worth it! Ah! Is this happiness?"

What's going on? Erina completely bewildered.

What's so delicious about rice balls? In her opinion, even the most delicious rice ball still tastes like a rice ball.

However, Erina was still a rational person. She decided to stand aside and see what was so special about Kurenai Enma's rice balls that made these chefs praise them so much.

Kurenai Enma began to move, and the chef beside her watched her movements intently, hoping to learn something from her.

Erina and Megumi Tadokoro were also watching Kurenai Enma make rice balls.

The movements were fluid and graceful, and the technique was artistic.

Those small, delicate hands, with their fingers moving with the agility of someone playing music, are a pleasure to watch.

Master!

Erina's expression turned serious; she finally began to look directly at the little girl-like proprietress in front of her.

Such techniques alone cannot be mastered without years of immersion in them.

"Alright! Chu." After making the rice balls, Kurenai Enma said to everyone, "After you finish eating, clean up the kitchen, and then it's time to go home, chu."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone rushed forward to pick up rice balls and start eating, their faces beaming with happiness—it was as exaggerated as could be.

Erina walked over and picked up a rice ball. She looked at it from left to right, but couldn't figure out what was so special about it. It looked like a very simple rice ball.

"Is it really delicious?" she wondered.

"Mmm!" Megumi Tadokoro, who was standing to the side, was almost crying with happiness. She kept nodding to indicate that it was really delicious.

Erina decided to try it carefully. She put the rice ball to her mouth and took a small bite.

Boom!

What is this? Rice, white rice, the most ordinary white rice!

There was no extra flavor; God Tongue told her that this was just white rice.

But can white rice achieve that flavor?

Erina closed her eyes, and it was as if she had returned to ancient times, where a group of ragged ancient people found a field of rice.

They were overjoyed to discover this edible food, and over time, rice was improved and promoted, becoming a staple food for humankind.

At that moment, Erina finally understood.

She stared blankly at the rice ball in front of her. How could white rice, which has been passed down as an important food for thousands of years, not taste good?

The reason people think it's ordinary is simply because it's so common, so common that they eat it every day, at every meal.

It's like air; you can ignore it, but it's just that important.

The deliciousness of rice is ingrained in human genes, but this rice ball in front of us brings it back to life, presenting it to our taste buds and stimulating our brains.

Erina swallowed the entire rice ball in a few bites, and even couldn't help but lick the fingers that had held the rice ball. This was something that a pampered young lady like her, who had been pampered since childhood, would never have done before.

When Erina came to her senses, her face turned crimson, and she felt ashamed of her unconscious behavior.

She looked up and saw that the Kurenai Enma was looking at her with a strange expression.

"Teacher Hong... Teacher Hong..."

Erina lowered her head, which she had always held high, and began to address Kurenai Enma as "teacher," just like everyone else.

Kurenai Enma blinked, saying nothing to Erina, and then shouted, "What are you all standing there for! Clean the kitchen! kiss"

Everyone agreed and turned to work.

They never slacked off when they worked, for fear that they would be fired if Kurenai Enma became unhappy.

Working here not only allows you to learn cooking skills, but you can also occasionally eat dishes made by Kurenai Enma, so no one wants to leave.

Compared to being able to eat such delicious food, Kurenai Enma's strictness is nothing at all; powerful people naturally have strong personalities.

After tidying up the kitchen and cleaning the entire restaurant, the chefs left one after another.

Erina and Megumi Tadokoro are interns who just arrived today, and they don't have a place to stay.

Attila walked over and said, "You two can stay with us for the time being."

Behind the restaurant is a sizable courtyard, enough for them to stay in.

The two women did not refuse; they were eager to stay here. The skill that Kurenai Enma had shown today filled them with anticipation for their internship in the coming period.

Learning under such a master chef is an extremely rare opportunity and will greatly benefit the improvement of one's culinary skills.

Of course, if Kurenai Enma's former students knew what they were thinking, they would definitely scoff at it.

Studying under Demon Instructor?

There are definitely benefits, and your cooking skills will certainly improve, but the experience will also be unforgettable.

The Kurenai Enma that Erina and Megumi Tadokoro encountered today is far from being severe.

It's easy to imagine that Kurenai Enma, who uses her best rice balls to make employee meals, must be in a good mood.

In fact, Kurenai Enma was in a very good mood today.