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However, they only stopped for a moment before continuing to eat. After all, the steak rice suited their tastes perfectly. Even if it had flaws, they were enjoying it comfortably.

Erina couldn't continue speaking. She realized that despite the numerous flaws, her tongue felt no aversion whatsoever. In fact, it was craving more, urging her to finish the steak rice quickly.

This was completely impossible under normal circumstances. Erina fell silent, not saying anything further, and began to eat her meal with her head bowed.

Although the girls were puzzled by Erina's sudden silence, they didn't know her well enough to ask.

And so, the group finished their dinner in an odd atmosphere.

This left the students who were ready to watch the show completely bewildered. This wasn't what they expected. According to the script, shouldn't the great Emperor Erina have single-handedly suppressed the Heavenly Venerable Megumi Tadokoro, only for the Heavenly Venerable to fight back with a burst of power? Then, the two supreme beings would have fought to the edge of the universe, obliterating even the Great Dao. That was the kind of plot they expected.

After finishing his steak rice, Kanemori Taihei let out a satisfied burp. He then glanced at Erina's side and smiled, hoping that the Young Lady would understand something.

He suddenly shouted, "What are you still staring at? The customers will be here any moment! Do you all want to be expelled?"

Hearing this, all the students snapped back to reality and immediately returned to preparing their dishes. They definitely didn't want to be expelled.

Among the crowd, a few people gave Megumi Tadokoro a deep look before also returning to their own cooking.

Upon hearing Kanemori Taihei's words, Megumi Tadokoro also stood up and continued to fluster about, preparing her dish.

Erina then asked Luo Yu in a very complex tone, "Why? It's clearly made so poorly, yet I still want to finish it?"

Chapter 74: An Unexpected Encounter at the Bathhouse

Hearing Erina's question, the girls all turned to look at Luo Yu. They also wanted to know why the Young Lady, despite saying the steak rice was poorly made, still wanted to finish it.

"Is it really made poorly? I don't think so," Luo Yu said calmly as he tidied up the bowls and chopsticks, looking at Erina.

Erina instinctively wanted to retort, but she fell silent again. She truly didn't know how to respond, especially since the dish she had deemed poorly made had already been finished by her own hand.

Seeing Erina's silence, Luo Yu turned to the girls from the Light Music Club and asked, "What do you think? How did you find this dish?"

"I want another serving!" Yui Hirasawa said, her eyes shining as she rubbed her stomach. She looked like she couldn't eat another bite, yet she was asking for more.

Luo Yu thought it would be best to let her eat herself sick, saving her the embarrassment here.

Shaking his head, Luo Yu shifted his gaze to the remaining girls. They didn't disappoint his expectations, answering in unison, "It suited our tastes perfectly, and we ate very comfortably."

Hearing their answers, Erina was stunned. She had indeed eaten very comfortably just now, a feeling she hadn't experienced in a long time. The God Tongue would feedback the dish's flaws to her, and normally, a dish with so many flaws would be inedible. So, why was this happening?

Seeing Erina's confused gaze, Luo Yu replied, "Erina, do you understand? Cooking, in the end, is just about filling people's stomachs. She used the same ingredients as all of you, which are what you consider low-quality ingredients. Your viewpoint hasn't changed after all this time, has it?

That was a bit of a tangent. Back to the main point. This student used what you consider low-quality ingredients to prepare the most suitable dish for the customers, making it very comfortable to eat. This is something none of you managed to do. What do you think the gap between you is, Erina?"

Erina shook her head and said, "I still don't understand. Her culinary skills are clearly so poor right now."

"It's the thought!"

"The thought?" Erina repeated the word in confusion, finding it unfamiliar.

Seeing Erina's expression, Luo Yu knew she hadn't grasped the core issue.

"It's the thought—the thought of considering the customer. I've only noticed it in a few people here. As for the other dishes, including yours, weren't they all made to satisfy your own tasks? As for the customers' situations, you probably never paid attention to them, did you?"

How arrogant. Shaking his head, Luo Yu no longer paid attention to Erina and instead gestured for the girls to leave with him. As for Erina, Luo Yu believed she would eventually understand. After all, to reach the Level 5 tier, simply improving culinary skills wouldn't be enough.

After hearing Luo Yu's words, Erina fell into deep thought, not even noticing Luo Yu's departure. She still didn't understand the meaning behind his words.

What thought? Why should she pay attention to the customers? Aren't customers just there to eat? Isn't it enough to just make her own dish well and serve it to them?

After Luo Yu and the others left the area, Yui Hirasawa, unable to contain her curiosity, asked, "Luo Luo, is what you said just now true?"

Hearing Yui Hirasawa's question, the girls all turned their gazes to Luo Yu, as they were also very curious.

"It's half true, half false. To reach my level (Level 5), a thoughtful approach is still needed. If you only aim for my level below (Level 4), gifted individuals only need to improve their culinary skills."

However, to reach Level 5, one still needs their own culinary heart. According to the requirements for gourmet novels, to reach Level 5, one must have that thing called… oh, right. Culinary Heart. Yes, that's the Culinary Heart. It's a mandatory requirement to reach Level 5.

Luo Yu, however, didn't have that much trouble. When he reached Level 5, he directly used 'Prometheus, add points.'

After all, if I don't use my cheat, what's the point of having it?

Besides, I've already activated it. My current achievements, Luo Yu's achievements, are all thanks to my own talent and hard work. Prometheus only provided a little bit of help.

Hearing Luo Yu's words, the girls understood that Luo Yu probably, possibly, should, maybe, perhaps, hadn't lied to Erina, right?

Back at the villa, the group played with their instruments for a while, as a post-meal digestive exercise. After a period of roughhousing, they realized it was getting late.

After some discussion, the girls decided to go to the large bathhouse for a soak. Then, the girls returned to their rooms, grabbed their change of clothes, and headed out.

"Well, Luo Yu, we're leaving now." After saying goodbye to Luo Yu, the girls from the Light Music Club left the villa and headed towards the large bathhouse. To their regret, they couldn't convince Mashiro to come along; Mashiro refused to leave Luo Yu's side no matter what.

After the girls left, Luo Yu had no intention of going out. He and Mashiro simply washed up in the villa before returning to their room to discuss future work.

When the girls from the Light Music Club arrived at the bathhouse, they found a blonde girl already humming a tune and soaking comfortably.

Upon closer inspection, yo! It was someone they recognized. Wasn't that Erina Nakiri from earlier?

The girls spotted Erina, and Erina naturally noticed the girls from the Light Music Club. Although she couldn't see clearly who it was, seeing someone approach, Erina panicked inwardly.

Weren't they told that no one would come at this time? What was going on now?

However, when she saw clearly who it was, she was also stunned. She hadn't expected the people to be the girls around Luo Yu.

The girls from the Light Music Club, on the other hand, greeted Erina very openly.

"Hi! Didn't expect it to be you," Ritsu Tainaka greeted Erina naturally. The other three girls also chimed in with greetings.

The girls' enthusiasm, however, left Erina, who wasn't good at interacting with strangers, a bit flustered. Especially since they were all bathing together. She had never experienced anything like this before in her life.

She shrank back, submerging her entire body in the hot water. Erina then weakly greeted the girls.

While she was indeed very proud, that pride was directed at others. These girls, after all, were Luo Yu's friends.

"Ahhh, so relaxing!"

As soon as the girls entered the water, they closed their eyes and let out sounds of pure comfort.

After a peaceful soak for a while, Yui Hirasawa casually glanced over at Erina. The moment she did, Yui froze in place.

Chapter 75: Let's Have Some Yuri

"Sugoi! So big!"

Yui's exclamation caused the others to open their eyes as well. They curiously followed Yui's gaze and saw Erina preparing to get out of the water.

Even though she was doing her best to cover her chest with her hands, it couldn't hide the balloons floating on the water's surface.

Erina, who had just been about to leave, heard Yui's exclamation and realized everyone was looking at her. She immediately sat back down in the water in a panic, trying her best to hide her body beneath the surface.

"What are you talking about?!"

Erina glared at Yui Hirasawa, her face flushed with shame and anger. When had she, Young Lady Erina, ever been spoken to like this?

She had been ready to leave, but after Yui's shout, she didn't even dare to stand up anymore.

Even though they were all girls, anyone would feel shy being stared at by other girls, right?

"Hiss, they really are big."

Ritsu Tainaka was also stunned by the peaks before her and only reacted now.

Hearing this, Erina shrank back even tighter.

Those two! Mio Akiyama grabbed Ritsu Tainaka, who had started to get starry-eyed, beside her. She believed these two troublemakers were already preparing to cause some mischief.

Unfortunately, her movement was a step too slow. She only managed to grab Ritsu.

Well, Yui Hirasawa had already approached Erina, her eyes shining as she looked at Erina's massive... meow meows, muttering unintelligible giggles of "Guh heh heh."

Seeing Yui like this, Erina felt a sense of foreboding and quickly retreated to a corner.

She said in a flustered voice, "What... what... what do you want to do?!"

She felt like the girl in front of her had a mischievous aura and that she would most likely be the victim.

Young Lady Tsumugi Kotobuki, on the other hand, had starry eyes and was staring intently, not even blinking, as if afraid of missing even a single frame.

Cornering Erina, Yui could no longer hold back and lunged into Erina's embrace, her hands restlessly reaching for the two "rabbits" that were bouncing erratically due to Yui's movements.

"Wow! This feels amazing!" Yui exclaimed, her eyes shining. She couldn't believe this person was the same age as her.

"Wait! Let go of me! Stop touching me! Don't grope me!" Erina tried to push Yui away, but she had no strength at all.

What kind of people did Luo Yu bring? Erina wondered. Why are they immediately groping others? But Erina didn't realize that she didn't actually dislike Yui's closeness.

Seeing this scene, Mio Akiyama released Ritsu Tainaka, whom she was holding, and covered her eyes with both hands, watching Yui and Erina cuddle with a flushed face. However, the gaps between her fingers made one wonder if she wanted to watch or not.

As for Tsumugi Kotobuki, seeing her starry eyes and heavy breathing, I can only say that the Young Lady was probably already quite excited.

Freed from Mio Akiyama's restraint, Ritsu Tainaka also let loose and pounced forward.

"Ooh ooh ooh! This is amazing! Bigger than Mio's!" Ritsu Tainaka instantly exclaimed with excitement.

Erina looked like she was about to cry. She had given up struggling. These two had bullied her to the point of exhaustion. She just wanted to give up and let them do whatever they wanted.

After a bit of roughhousing, the girls became more familiar with each other. After all, it could be considered a special kind of friendship.

Erina calmed her agitated heart and returned to her usual expression, saying displeasantly, "You guys were really too much."

After speaking, she rubbed the places where they had grabbed her. Looking closely, they were already starting to turn red.

"Hehe, sorry! I just wanted to know how you made yours so big."

Ritsu Tainaka apologized sheepishly, then cupped her hands in front of her chest to indicate a shape and asked.

The other girls' eyes lit up at her words, and they all looked at Erina with starry eyes, wanting to know what she ate to grow so big. If possible, they wanted to try it too. They were quite concerned about the size of that particular area.

Stared at by so many people, Erina's face turned completely red, and she stammered, "I... I... how would I know? It's natural."

"Ah..."

Hearing this, the girls from the Light Music Club looked disappointed.

"You all came here, where's Luo Yu?" Erina began to ask about Luo Yu.

"Luo Luo said he doesn't come to the bathhouse. He doesn't have the habit of bathing with other men," Yui Hirasawa answered first.

"But I'm curious. Luo Yu said he knew you in middle school. Can you tell us what Luo Yu was like before?" Tsumugi Kotobuki asked curiously.

After all, this was the period when Luo Yu had run away from home, and they knew absolutely nothing about his experiences during this time.

Erina was taken aback by the question. After thinking for a moment, she realized they were also people Luo Yu had brought along, so there was nothing to hide. She then told the girls from the Light Music Club about the time she and Luo Yu spent studying culinary arts together at Totsuki.

"And that's how it was. I lost the final Shokugeki, and he didn't stay. He never came to Totsuki again. The next time I saw him was when I saw you all walking with him in the lobby earlier."

"So you were there then? We didn't even notice," Tsumugi Kotobuki recalled the scene. They were in a hurry to eat lunch and hadn't paid attention to the gazes of other students.

"And you? What's your relationship with him? Classmates? Or…?" Erina was also curious about the relationship between the girls and Luo Yu.

She knew for a fact that Luo Yu, just like her, didn't have a single friend in middle school. That's what he himself had said. She had Hisako, but Luo Yu truly had no friends at all.

At that time, I reluctantly considered him a friend. Be grateful to me, Luo Yu. If it weren't for me back then, how lonely would you have been in middle school?

All of the above was Young Lady Erina's fantasy. Luo Yu was busy grinding skill experience; he had no time to care about whether he had made friends.

"We're members of the same club. Oh, and we're in a band together too," Ritsu Tainaka said, giving Erina a thumbs-up. She was truly proud of her band. Although they hadn't achieved anything yet, she believed that their band, [K-ON], would definitely become famous in the future.

"A band?"

Erina was a little bewildered. How did that guy end up choosing a profession so unrelated to cooking? (Luo Yu had only ever shown his culinary skills in front of Erina; he hadn't displayed any other skills.)

Chapter 76: Erina's Visit

When the soaking time was almost up, the girls prepared to return to the villa. As Tsumugi Kotobuki was leaving, she extended an invitation to Erina: "Erina, would you like to come over to our villa for a while?"

Erina was a little tempted by the invitation. After all, this was probably the first time she had ever been invited to hang out by someone her own age.

Despite her temptation, she quickly calmed down. She had an assessment tomorrow morning, and no matter how confident she was, she still needed to prepare.

After thinking it through, Erina politely declined. "I'm sorry, I have an assessment tomorrow morning and need to go back and prepare. How about tomorrow? I'll come visit if I have time."

Although they were a little disappointed that Erina couldn't come to the villa, the members of the Light Music Club were sensible girls. Knowing that Erina had an exam tomorrow morning, they didn't press the issue further. While a bit dejected, they perked up again when they heard Erina say she would visit tomorrow.

"Then it's a deal. We'll be waiting for you at the villa tomorrow."

With that, the girls and Erina parted ways.