Chapter 490: The Elite Ten Council's Food War! Erina's First Seat!
Ren told the two of them his purpose: first, to fully transform the cells within their bodies and obtain their power of faith; second, for a special gathering that required White Blood Cell and Platelet to attend.
"Of course, if you mind, you can also come with me."
"I want to go!" Kaori Miyazono immediately raised her hand. She wanted to understand everything about Ren.
Yamauchi Sakura sighed, regretting being a step too slow, but still actively said, "I want to go too."
Since both wanted to go, Ren suggested, "Kaori, would you like to be my Redemption Angel? That way, you can attend without any issues."
"Can I?" she was very tempted.
"Of course."
As if he had foreseen the outcome, Ren initiated faith conversion towards both of them. Kaori became an angel, and the cells within both of them rapidly transformed. In turn, he received an immense amount of faith.
As two special individuals, Ren felt their power needed to be tested. He created a parallel space of the Solar System. "Kaori, Sakura, both of you strike the ground with full force."
"Full force?" Kaori, having just become an angel, was still bewildered by her own strength. She could only follow his instructions.
"Boom!"
In their horrified gazes, the world dramatically changed. Houses were annihilated, the earth shattered, and the sky hummed. Ren instantly took them out of the parallel Earth, even beyond its Solar System. They watched as it crumbled into the depths of outer space.
"This… how…" Yamauchi Sakura was completely stunned.
"I destroyed the world?!" Kaori was even more dumbfounded.
"Don't worry. The Solar System destroyed here isn't the real one; it's just an alternate dimension," he explained.
"Alternate dimension?!" They savored the words and then relaxed.
Looking at her own fist, Kaori felt it was incredible. "Is this my power?"
"Both of your powers are about the same." After more than half an hour of experimentation, Ren determined their strength. Both were Lv6 Redemption Angels, but because the cells within them were between Lv1-Lv2, their true power had reached the Lv7 level. This was an extremely terrifying amplification.
After the test, he brought them back to Earth. Looking at her perfectly intact home, Kaori let go of her last bit of worry.
"The situation is like this for now. I'll send Sakura back first, and I'll pick you both up tomorrow."
"Okay," both of them nodded. He himself had to go to Totsuki now.
Totsuki Culinary Academy, a prestigious cooking school. "It's quite lively."
With a simple perception, he found that almost everyone was gathered in one place. He teleported there, arriving in a circular, tiered auditorium. Two people were cooking in the central arena. A Shokugeki.
The ones currently engaged were Erina and a thin, white-haired man in white clothes.
Not long after, they stopped and presented their food to the judges. Sitting in the middle was Senzaemon Nakiri, known as the "Demon King of Cuisine." This was an Elite Ten Council Shokugeki.
Eishi Tsukasa, the "White Knight of the Dining Table," First Seat.
Nakiri Erina, the "Ice Witch," Tenth Seat.
Everyone expected Tsukasa to win. Erina's God Tongue was impressive, but she was still young. However, this was still worthwhile to witness.
Without a doubt, after eating Tsukasa's dish, the Demon King of Cuisine experienced his iconic clothes-bursting reaction. The other judges also gave high praise.
Next, Erina's food was presented. The judges ate it. Silence. There were no expressions of enjoyment. Instead, they stiffened in place. Senzaemon, who had changed his clothes, remained completely still, his fork in his mouth.
"Could it be that her dish was terrible?" people wondered.
In response, Erina just smiled confidently and turned, her gaze coincidentally falling upon Ren, who was smiling and watching from the audience.
The next moment, BANG!!! Senzaemon's clothes instantly burst off, leaving him completely naked.
"Delicious! I have never tasted such delicious cuisine!!!" he looked at her back, overwhelmed with excitement. The other judges widened their eyes, shouting only "delicious." Immediately after, they unanimously voted for Erina to win.
"The winner of this Shokugeki is Nakiri Erina!!!" the host shrieked after a moment of shock.
However, as the spotlight shone, Erina's figure was already gone from the stage. "???"
The spotlight quickly scanned and finally landed on the stairs. Everyone then saw her running quickly up them. When she slowed and stopped, two people stood face to face under the light. The scene strongly resembled a girlfriend running to her beloved.
Ren and Nakiri Erina were exposed to everyone's view.
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