Putting aside the difficulty of the main mission for now...
Just this failure penalty of up to one million reincarnation points was enough to explain many things.
It was practically equivalent to the price of a Kaguya.
He didn't have that many reincarnation points right now...
The sheer audacity of this Main God...
Lexon's lips slowly curled into an interested smile.
He wasn't afraid or panicked by the severity of the failure penalty; instead, he felt a bit of amusement.
"My power has indeed been restricted..."
Lexon first sensed his own state and found that all the power in his body seemed to have sunk into a dead silence, without the slightest response.
Even his physical attributes seemed to have been forcibly reduced to a great extent.
It was as if he had returned to the state he was in when he first entered the Main God Space.
He had harbored a sliver of hope that the power gained from the Check-in System wouldn't be restricted by the Main God Space, much like how he didn't have to pay like other Reincarnators when settling power brought out of a story world...
It seemed that such a thought was wrong.
The so-called restriction to an ordinary person was truly not to be underestimated.
Thoughts surged in Lexon's mind.
'As for the spatial ring...'
He tried to communicate with his spatial accessories to take out the things inside.
But no matter how he tried to communicate, the result remained the same...
There was no reaction at all...
"I really can't use spatial accessories either."
Lexon murmured softly.
Most importantly... was the Check-in System affected...
Lexon placed his hand on the wall of the dim room, attempting to set the check-in range to this room.
[DO YOU WISH TO CHECK IN AT THE "DILAPIDATED ROOM"?]
The prompt from the Check-in System appeared before his eyes.
The Check-in System was not restricted.
A conclusion had been reached.
Having obtained this result, Lexon stopped dwelling on it.
Instead, he focused his attention on the main mission itself.
[CAPTURE THE FIRST SEAT OF THE ELITE TEN]
Just a few simple words.
But it was by no means a simple mission.
Most of the plot of the world of Shokugeki no Soma revolves around a culinary academy called "Totsuki Academy."
In this cooking-oriented world, Totsuki Academy is a top-tier school aimed at cultivating elite chefs.
Every student who eventually graduates from Totsuki Academy is a leader in the culinary field.
And the Elite Ten...
...is the highest honor that students of Totsuki Academy can achieve during their time at the school.
From the first seat to the tenth seat, there are ten seats in total, and everyone who obtains a seat stands at the very top of Totsuki Academy.
They are the elite among the elite.
Not just power... but also reputation...
As long as one could become a member of the Elite Ten...
...the things one could obtain were absolutely countless.
The "Totsuki Elite Ten Council," composed of these ten, even has the power to dismiss or choose the director of this top-tier institution.
It could be described as utterly ridiculous.
However, this also showed from another perspective how difficult it was to become a member of the Elite Ten...
Reaching even the tenth seat was incredibly difficult, let alone becoming the first seat...
Compared to Lexon's previous missions, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
As for how to become a member of the Elite Ten...
The method was simple.
Through a culinary duel unique to this world, the "Shokugeki"!
Both parties put up stakes agreed upon by the other, and a culinary duel is conducted under the supervision of the "Shokugeki Committee," with impartial judges deciding the final winner.
Then, the winner takes the stakes.
The way to join the Elite Ten is to offer stakes that a current seat holder agrees to, engage in a Shokugeki and win, capturing the seat and replacing them as one of the Elite Ten.
It was that simple.
However, the difficulty of implementation was as hard as climbing to heaven.
"Taking the first seat will be a bit difficult..." even Lexon couldn't help but murmur.
He hadn't expected his promotion mission to be like this.
He originally thought the main mission would at most be something like "Become a member of the Elite Ten."
He didn't expect the requirement to jump straight to the first seat.
'It seems the Main God truly has high "expectations" for me...'
Lexon thought to himself.
He would think about capturing a seat later...
Right now, the more important thing was joining "Totsuki Academy"...
If he couldn't even get in... then everything would be in vain.
In his original world, Lexon had checked in for cooking-related skills, but it was only [ORDINARY COOKING PROFICIENCY].
It was completely insufficient for a high-level stage.
After all, back in reality, if he was short on cash, he'd just check in for a bit; with a "little" money, he could hire top-tier chefs to cook for him.
Why would he have focused too much on improving his own culinary skills?
And with only [ORDINARY COOKING PROFICIENCY], one couldn't even dream of sneaking into Totsuki Academy in this world where cooking was supreme.
One had to realize... the dishes made by chefs in this world could even make tasters let out inexplicable cries and burst their clothes.
Otherwise, this world wouldn't be teased as "Food Wars," and the male protagonist wouldn't be called the "Pill King."
Perhaps the top-tier chefs Lexon hired in his original world might not even be able to get into Totsuki Academy in this world.
Let alone someone with Lexon's half-baked cooking level.
So, he still had to first confirm the current timeline of this world, what stage it had reached... and then selectively contact familiar characters to acquire their culinary levels...
Lexon set his next objectives for this world.
The time limit for this main mission was only one year, which was relatively tight, so he probably couldn't be as lazy as before.
If he didn't want to be wiped out into a pauper, he would have to work hard like before... right?
Lexon walked toward the door of the room.
'Speaking of which, where are the other Reincarnators? Is it because promotion missions and ordinary missions are different, so they aren't grouped together...?'
Without thinking too much, he turned the doorknob, intending to open the door and walk out.
But just as Lexon was about to pull the door open, he happened to feel a force from outside pushing the door.
Lexon released his grip on the handle and took a small step back.
The door was opened.
Bright light shone into the dim little room.
A beautiful girl with long orange-blonde hair, wearing the Totsuki Academy student uniform, appeared before his eyes.
At first glance, Lexon recognized her identity.
Erina Nakiri.
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