At the end, thinking about what happened last night, Shiina Mahiru blushed and muttered to herself.
When they first met, she had sworn to herself that she would never get involved with this person, but now not only was she involved, she was the one who initiated it.
"With more people in Yōbi Dormitory, Ms. Shizuka shouldn't be lonely.
It's good for her to stay at Totsuki, holding down the fort for us so we can work hard here with peace of mind."
Carrying the dishes towards the outside, Hoshino Sora said with great emotion.
What he feared most was Hiratsuka Shizuka being lonely in Yōbi Dormitory, but now it seemed she could live very well without him.
"She told us she misses you a lot and said you could go back to visit when you have time.
Did you forget to give Master Pingzuka the Gourmet Manor token? Otherwise, we could gather at Gourmet Manor sometimes."
"Cough, cough, in any case, I'll go back sometime soon."
He coughed awkwardly twice.
Facing Shiina Mahiru's teasing, Hoshino Sora didn't know how to respond.
He remembered giving it to her, or maybe he didn't.
It had been too long, and he couldn't quite recall.
"Okay, I'll go back with you then."
"No need, I'll go back by myself.
We haven't seen each other in a long time, so we definitely need to get together.
She hasn't tried a multi-person encounter yet, and she would definitely be shy about being with her students."
Hoshino Sora shook his head, his gaze deep as he said, "Her accepting me doesn't mean she'll accept others. One-on-one is fine, but one-on-many? She might not be able to accept that."
"Especially when facing her former students, her dignity as a teacher would certainly not allow her to fall so easily. This is a gradual process."
"Alright then, when you go back, please give Master Pingzuka my regards."
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, Shiina Mahiru didn't react at first. She tilted her head, thought about it for a moment, and then understood the meaning behind his words. She reached out and gave his shoulder a punch, then said helplessly,
"What regards? Is Hoshino-kun going back to Totsuki Academy?"
A questioning voice came from the second floor, followed by a series of clear footsteps.
Looking up, the person who had arrived was Eri Nai Erina. At this moment, she was looking at the two below with a puzzled gaze, wanting to know what they were talking about and why they suddenly brought up Shizuka-sensei.
"I might go see Ms. Shizuka in a while. Mahiru wants me to give her her regards."
"You're going back to Totsuki? Take me with you then. I need to go back and talk to Grandpa about some things, and also start planning our wedding. You did say you'd marry me."
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, Eri Nai Erina spoke, and as she did, she walked into the kitchen and started washing her hands.
"Planning the wedding? Isn't it a bit too early now?"
Hoshino Sora looked at the others with concern. Although he had said he would propose to the other girls, this couldn't be accomplished overnight. Preparing the wedding now would make the others jealous.
"Don't worry, I know what you're worried about. I'll wait until you propose to the others, and then we'll have the wedding together. This is just the preparation stage, after all, it's a wedding for over a dozen people."
"If it were just for me, my sisters could drown me with their spit. I don't want to be resented by the sisters I'll be spending every day with in the future."
Eri Nai Erina said half-jokingly. She knew in her heart that it wasn't realistic to hold the wedding just for her. And although Hoshino Sora hadn't proposed to the girls yet, he would definitely do so in the future.
Instead of seeing Hoshino Sora's wedding with other girls at that time, it would be better to postpone the marriage until the future. Anyway, after gaining the Gourmet Cell, her lifespan had greatly increased.
Now, she could probably live for hundreds or even thousands of years without a problem. In fact, with the evolution of the Gourmet Cell, she might even gain immortality. Given this, there was no need to rush.
"Consider yourself sensible."
On the other side, another voice came from upstairs. This time it was Alice Nakiri. She had been eavesdropping since earlier, and seeing Eri Nai Erina being so sensible, she couldn't help but praise her greatly.
"Hmph."
Seeing the person who had arrived, Eri Nai Erina snorted lightly and said nothing more. The scene of her and Alice Nakiri being bullied by Hoshino Sora a while ago flashed in her mind.
Because of what happened that night, she was too shy to have much interaction with Alice Nakiri, but the other party acted as if nothing had happened, making her marvel at her strong heart.
"Everyone's awake, right? Hurry up and wash your hands and sit down to eat. After we eat, we should set off. We'll clean up the shop in the morning, and then we can officially start selling at noon."
Looking at the girls coming from behind, Hoshino Sora called out. Then he picked up the buns on the table and started eating, quickly finishing two. The steamer in the kitchen was still in use, clearly there was more food.
As time passed, everyone woke up and came to the first-floor dining room, entering the dining state with laughter and chatter.
"Once I'm full, I'll set off with Yumeko and Mahiru. There's a copy of the map on the table, you can just come over later. I've put all the ingredients and tools in my storage backpack, so you don't have to worry."
Soon, Hoshino Sora had filled his stomach. Thinking that the shop they rented yesterday still needed to be tidied up, he set off with Shiina Mahiru and Yumeko Jabami, who had finished eating earlier.
"Got it, be careful on the way."
Tadokoro Megumi exhorted. She had overslept this morning, so even though she ate very quickly after coming down, she still wasn't full and couldn't go with Hoshino Sora to tidy up the shop immediately.
"Got it. One of you stay here and wait for Asaka-nee and Rika-nee. If nothing unexpected happens, they should arrive in about half an hour."
Hoshino Sora gave one last instruction, then left the dormitory with Yumeko Jabami and Shiina Mahiru.
Pushing open the dormitory door and stepping outside, the roadsides were now covered with promotional posters, also printed with small stories introducing the Dragon Boat Festival, allowing passersby to better understand the holiday.
"Our shop's location is roughly in the area behind Oriental Academy. There's a small stream next to it. All the good spots were snatched up by those with connections, how annoying!"
Looking at the bird's-eye view provided by Oriental Academy, Shiina Mahiru complained as she walked towards their shop. Oriental Academy had actually assigned their shop to such a desolate place.
"Isn't it more fulfilling to win the final victory in a place like this?"
Yumeko Jabami said excitedly, selling the most zongzi at the venue in such a remote place, just thinking about it was very challenging!
Although very few customers would come to their side in the end, and they might even be people who were already full, she believed that their zongzi would definitely be recognized by everyone!
"As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. Since we're hidden deep, let's do more promotion. As long as the promotion is in place, we can still attract many customers."
"You have a point. All in all, let's go clean up the shop first. Then we'll print some flyers later and try to attract the first batch of customers to make our name known."
Hoshino Sora spoke eloquently. Although he didn't know the situation of this place, promoting their own shop would definitely not be wrong. In a bad location, only promotion could attract enough customers.
"Wait, aren't there other shops over there? The area on the right also has some. No way, there are actually five shops along this small river?!"
Suddenly, Shiina Mahiru exclaimed. There were actually five shops around this small river. The already limited customer traffic would be divided among these five shops, which was a bit terrifying!
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Maybe no one is even operating them. And even if they are really open, I don't necessarily think I'll lose to those people. We'll only know for sure after a confrontation!"
Hoshino Sora forced himself to appear calm. Although the system mission required him to reach 1.5 times the sales of the second-place holder, to be honest, he wasn't confident. This place was indeed a bit too remote.
After entering Oriental Academy, one first had to climb a very long slope. Only after climbing the slope could one see the teaching building. On both sides of the teaching building, a dozen temporary shops were set up, with students coming and going, preparing for sales.
Passing the teaching building and continuing inward, there was a large plaza, which was where the entrance examination was held. This area had the most shops, arranged in a circular fashion.
Customers entered from the left and exited from the right, free to choose their favorite zongzi.
Besides these two areas with the highest customer traffic, there were also many shops scattered in various corners of Oriental Academy.
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