The corresponding cost, however, was extremely high. It could be said that almost everyone who came here was wealthy.
In the Light Music Club, besides Luo Yu and Tsumugi Kotobuki, the other three had no chance of coming here, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Luo Yu opened the trunk and took out his and Mashiro's luggage. Seeing the girls excitedly looking around, Luo Yu spoke up, "Have you seen enough? Aren't you going to get your luggage?"
Hearing Luo Yu's voice, the girls snapped back to attention and crowded around to get their luggage.
After everyone had collected their luggage, the driver closed the trunk and was about to leave when he said to Luo Yu, "You can call me when you need to go back."
Luo Yu nodded, indicating he understood.
Then, Luo Yu led the few curious babies towards Tootsuki Resort.
The girls lived up to their "curious baby" reputation, looking around everywhere as they followed Luo Yu. After all, they had never been to a place like this before.
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Chapter 64: Tootsuki Resort
Under Luo Yu's guidance, the group arrived at the front desk. Luo Yu directly handed over the invitation and his VIP card to the receptionist.
Where did the VIP card come from, you ask?
As the Young Master of the Luo Family and someone who studied cooking under Senzaemon Nakiri, what's wrong with me having a VIP card for Tootsuki Resort!?
The receptionist took what Luo Yu handed over and opened it to take a look. Then, they looked at Luo Yu and the others in surprise, as they hadn't expected that holders of such items would be a group of high school students.
Only truly wealthy individuals received such invitations, let alone possessing a VIP card. It looked like some Young Master was bringing his friends out to play. However, none of that concerned the receptionist. These VIPs were beyond their usual level of service.
The receptionist explained the situation to Luo Yu, asked them to wait a moment, and then made an internal call to inform their supervisor of the current situation.
Before long, a middle-aged man approached Luo Yu and bowed respectfully. "Esteemed guest, may I ask if you are Luo Yu?"
"I am Luo Yu."
Although Luo Yu didn't know why the man was asking for his identity, he didn't hide it.
Upon hearing Luo Yu confirm his identity, the middle-aged man's expression became even more respectful.
"Guests, please follow me."
With that, the middle-aged man began leading Luo Yu and the others to their accommodation. Clearly, this was his primary purpose for coming.
Luo Yu and the girls followed the person in charge for a while before arriving at a secluded villa area.
It seemed this was where they would be staying for the next few days.
After leading Luo Yu's group to the entrance of a villa, the middle-aged man handed several key cards to Luo Yu and informed them where they could dine, as well as giving them a brief introduction to the surrounding environment.
Once he had finished explaining everything, he tactfully took his leave. The girls from the Light Music Club were still excitedly looking around, clearly enamored with the surroundings.
Luo Yu ignored them and used the newly acquired key card to open the villa door, walking in first. Seeing this, the girls quickly followed.
Upon entering the villa, Luo Yu found that the interior was also luxuriously decorated. Ritsu Tainaka and Yui Hirasawa were already looking around the villa with sparkling eyes, touching things here and there.
Mio Akiyama covered her face, indicating she didn't know those embarrassing individuals.
Luo Yu didn't bother with the two lively girls for the moment and handed four key cards to Mio Akiyama.
"Mio, Tsumu-tsumu. You can hold onto these key cards for now. You can give them to those two airheads later."
After Mio Akiyama accepted the key cards, Luo Yu began discussing room assignments.
"I'll take the first floor, and you girls can have the second floor." With that, Luo Yu picked up his luggage and headed towards an empty room, but was stopped by Mashiro halfway.
"Mashiro, is there a problem?"
"I want to live with Yu."
Mashiro stated this with a blank expression.
However, these words sent a shockwave through Mio Akiyama, whose face turned red. She stammered, "Li...li...living together!"
"Nani nani? What living together?"
Ritsu Tainaka and Yui Hirasawa finally stopped their antics and returned to the group.
"Mashiro, do you want to share a room with me?"
Even though Luo Yu knew that was Mashiro's intention, he still wanted to confirm.
Mashiro nodded, confirming that was indeed what she meant.
"Alright."
Luo Yu eventually agreed to Mashiro's request to share a room.
Regarding Luo Yu and Mashiro sharing a room, the other four girls reacted with a mix of shyness and shock.
However, none of them objected. After all, they already considered Luo Yu and Mashiro to be a couple, and perhaps even more, as some had already met his parents and even called them Mom and Dad.
After the room arrangements were made, Luo Yu and Mashiro entered their room with their luggage. The other girls also took their luggage upstairs.
After putting down their luggage, Luo Yu tidied up the room a bit, mainly helping Mashiro with her luggage.
Then, the two of them sat down on the sofa in the living room. Luo Yu picked up a Tootsuki guide from the coffee table and began to read it, intending to wait for the girls to come down while he read.
It's only noon, and we still have lunch together later.
According to the guide, Luo Yu discovered many interesting places. What attracted his attention the most were the areas where ingredients were cultivated. The guide stated that these ingredients could be used freely, as long as one paid for them.
However, Luo Yu thought about it and decided against cooking his own meal. He was here on vacation, and cooking felt like missing the point. Besides, who isn't a lazy bum? Why cook when you can get something for free!
Still, it was a good time to arrive today, the very first day of Totsuki's accommodation training. He might even be able to freeload some meals.
Since Erina was the same age as him, this accommodation training must be the one from the original story.
Erina should be happy to see me.
Speaking of which, Luo Yu and Erina Nakiri were practically childhood friends. After all, Luo Yu often visited Senzaemon Nakiri at Totsuki during their three years of middle school to study, so he naturally met Erina frequently. Over time, they naturally became familiar with each other.
They also often had cooking competitions, and the result was that Erina Nakiri had zero wins to this day. But what could be done? Luo Yu was a Wind Spirit Moon Shadow. While he couldn't reach the level of "Deep Blue, add stats!", defeating an Erina Nakiri who hadn't grown yet was incredibly easy.
After all, he painstakingly leveled up each of his skills. How could Erina, an ordinary person with only the God Tongue, possibly defeat him?
Recalling his miserable three years of grinding experience in middle school, Luo Yu became more and more annoyed the more he thought about it. Damn it! Why did his system make him grind experience so hard? He also wished he could say, "Prometheus, show me your limits! Add stats for me!"
Prometheus: "..."
Prometheus could only respond with silence to Luo Yu's occasional eccentricities.
Bad, he'd gone off-topic again. Luo Yu pulled his thoughts, which had drifted somewhere unknown, back and continued reading the guide in his hand.
For these few days, Totsuki's first-year students would be cooking for the guests. Of course, this was just part of their training; Totsuki Resort wouldn't rely solely on students for cooking. Apart from the first-year students, everything else at Totsuki Resort would operate as usual.
It's just that the food prepared by these students was free, while other food required payment.
Chapter 65: Erina Nakiri
For most people, free things are always welcome. But this was Totsuki Resort, and those who could come here were basically wealthy and influential, not lacking in money.
Those who ate the students' creations were either trying something new or were judges specially invited by Totsuki.
Those who could study at Totsuki wouldn't be lacking in skill. Many people were still willing to taste the dishes of these first-year students.
Luo Yu originally planned to take the girls to try them too, as there were quite a few talented individuals among this batch.
He discovered, however, that the food made by these first-year students was only available in the morning or evening each day.
Luo Yu thought back carefully and realized it was true. These students were either taking exams or on their way to exams during the day.
It seemed there was only a chance at night. He'd just grab something to eat later.
The girls also came down from upstairs, apparently having chosen their rooms. After Yui Hirasawa came downstairs, she immediately threw herself onto the sofa opposite Luo Yu, then flipped over, making a sound of enjoyment.
"Ah~ So soft, just as soft as the big bed upstairs..."
The others also found seats. Ritsu Tainaka, as usual, asked the first question: "Luo Yu, where do you think we should go play first?"
Hearing this, Luo Yu tossed the guide manual onto the coffee table and said, "Don't you guys feel hungry?"
"Grumble~"
Whose stomach just growled?
Everyone looked over and saw Yui Hirasawa holding her stomach with one hand and scratching her head with the other, smiling sheepishly.
"Sorry, I wasn't hungry at all, but as soon as Luo Luo mentioned it, my stomach started growling."
"Huh? Today is the start of Totsuki's accommodation training? What a coincidence," Tsumugi Kotobuki picked up the guide manual Luo Yu had left on the coffee table and said with some surprise upon seeing its contents.
Hearing Tsumugi Kotobuki's words, the other girls also crowded around, curious about the famous culinary academy, Totsuki.
The girls gathered together, looking at the contents of the manual, exclaiming from time to time.
"Alright! I've decided, we'll go eat the dishes made by those students!" Ritsu Tainaka's eyes lit up, and she clenched her right fist, as if making a wise and heroic decision.
"Give up, those students only cook for us in the morning or evening," Luo Yu interrupted Ritsu Tainaka's fantasy without mercy.
"Eh! Really?" Ritsu Tainaka looked at Tsumugi Kotobuki for help, hoping to get a different answer from her.
The only response she received was Tsumugi Kotobuki's smiling nod.
"Ah~ What a letdown." Ritsu Tainaka snatched the guide manual, flipped through it, and then, as if discovering something, excitedly said, "They even provide ingredients and kitchens here! Luo Yu, why don't you cook lunch for us today!"
Hearing this, the other girls also looked at Luo Yu with sparkling eyes. They hadn't forgotten how delicious Luo Yu's cooking was.
Especially those two dishes called [Essence-infused Pan-fried Fish] and [Essence-infused Shark Fin Rice]. Although the names sounded a bit strange, they were indeed incredibly delicious.
"Don't even think about it!"
Luo Yu ignored the girls' expectant gazes and directly rejected Ritsu Tainaka's suggestion. He was here on vacation, and even if a god came, it wouldn't change his status as a figurehead for the next few days.
"Tch, stingy. I was actually looking forward to your cooking," Ritsu Tainaka pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Alright, let's go eat first. That one over there looks like she's about to starve to death."
Luo Yu pointed at Yui Hirasawa, who had already collapsed from hunger, and suggested they go eat first. Seeing Yui Hirasawa's state, the girls also agreed to the suggestion.
"Then I'll lead the way!" Tsumugi Kotobuki said, seeing that everyone had decided to go eat. "I've been here a few times before. I remember a restaurant that serves really good food."
Seeing Tsumugi Kotobuki take the lead, Luo Yu didn't say much and followed behind her. Luo Yu was quite looking forward to the delicious restaurant Tsumugi Kotobuki mentioned.
Hearing Tsumugi Kotobuki's words, the other girls from the Light Music Club didn't seem surprised. After all, they were already well aware of Luo Yu's and Young Lady Tsumugi's identities.
Before long, everyone followed Tsumugi Kotobuki back to the main hall where they had started, only to find it filled with people.
They were all a bit surprised, having only left the area a little over ten minutes ago.
However, upon seeing the uniforms on these people, they understood what had happened. These individuals were wearing the school uniforms of Totsuki.
It seemed these were the first-year students of Totsuki. Although the appearance of so many people surprised Luo Yu and his companions, it didn't stop them from heading towards the restaurant. After all, no matter what, these students had nothing to do with Luo Yu's group.
Luo Yu's group also drew the attention of the Totsuki students. While there were other guests present, none were as eye-catching as Luo Yu's ensemble.
After all, five girls and one guy, all of them exceptionally good-looking. Honestly, it was hard for Luo Yu's group not to attract attention.
What Luo Yu didn't see was that amidst the Totsuki students, a blonde girl was staring intently at him.
Erina Nakiri never expected to see that person here. Luo Yu, she would never forget that name in her entire life!
Three years, three years! She had never once won a cooking competition against him, and every time that scoundrel won, he wore such a nonchalant expression.
Her grandfather had constantly praised that scoundrel's talent to her. While she hated to admit it, she had to concede that his talent was indeed superior to hers. Even with her God Tongue, she couldn't surpass him.
As time went on, his progress became increasingly astonishing, and she gradually couldn't even see his back anymore.
She had resigned herself to being overshadowed by him her entire life, but then one day, he suddenly told her grandfather that he wouldn't be attending Totsuki Academy and wouldn't be coming to Totsuki to study cooking with him anymore.
Erina Nakiri remembered being completely stunned when she heard the news. Later, without knowing what came over her, she sought out Luo Yu and challenged him to a Shokugeki. She just wanted him to stay.
Unfortunately, she still lost. Even with all her effort, she couldn't make him stay. She vowed then and there that she would definitely surpass him in culinary skills!
Since then, Luo Yu, just as he had said, never came to Totsuki again. He also never came to find her.
Even though she had now become the tenth seat of the Elite Ten, she still couldn't gauge the level of Luo Yu's cooking skills when he left.
The red-haired girl standing behind her also recognized the man walking with the group of girls, the one who stood out so conspicuously.
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