A female character in this work who possesses the excellent talent known as the "God's Tongue."
Judging by her approximate age and posture, she didn't look much different from when she first appeared in the anime...
There shouldn't be much difference from the point in time when the plot just begins.
"Are you my cousin?" Erina Nakiri's expression and tone carried an incomparable arrogance. She looked at Lexon, interrupting his thoughts with her clear voice and saying words that left him feeling confused.
Cousin?
Who is your cousin?
Lexon looked around slightly, and after making sure that he was the only one in this room, he couldn't help but feel even more confused.
'Has this world been modified by the Main God to include some kind of background ghost setting?'
"Stop looking, it's you," Erina Nakiri said to Lexon with her arms folded.
"I am your cousin?" Hearing her repeat those words, Lexon confirmed that Erina was not referring to someone else, nor was she joking.
"Who else but you? Is there anyone else in this room?" Erina Nakiri said with a slight hint of impatience. "A long-lost orphan of the Nakiri family, Nakiri Lexon—that's you!"
Nakiri Lexon?
Lexon was suddenly a bit stunned.
'Does the Main God want me to do some roleplaying? He even gave me a specific identity...'
'Previously I was posing as Uchiha Lexon... now I've passively become Nakiri Lexon...'
'It's quite ridiculous...'
'Could it be that the Main God thought the main mission was too difficult, so he gave me an identity to make things easier?'
'There is such a possibility...'
Lexon speculated in his heart.
"So, what do you want to do?" Lexon asked Erina Nakiri.
"It's not what I want to do," Erina Nakiri replied. "Grandfather is giving you two choices."
Erina's grandfather...
Senzaemon Nakiri...
The Director of Totsuki Academy.
As his thoughts flowed, Lexon asked, "What choices?"
"One, enter Totsuki Academy to learn how to cook." Erina Nakiri held up one finger and then another as she continued, "Two, with a certain amount of financial assistance from the Nakiri family, live an ordinary life outside."
"I personally suggest you choose the second option, because you don't look like chef material." After finishing the options, Erina thoughtfully gave her own advice.
Two choices...
Favoritism from the Main God?
I don't know...
Lexon thought for a moment and then asked, "Does choosing the first option to enter Totsuki Academy require an exam?"
"Of course it does." Erina Nakiri answered as a matter of course.
"Then what's the point?" Lexon said.
"Heh... of course it's significant. It's already very generous to give someone like you, who looks like they've never even touched a kitchen knife, a chance to take the entrance exam... Do you know how many people fail at the document review stage every year? Let alone get the chance to take the entrance exam." Erina Nakiri seemed dismissive of Lexon's words.
"Since you think I've never even touched a kitchen knife, why give me the chance to take the entrance exam? Isn't failure certain?" Lexon said in a flat tone.
"Who knows what Grandfather is thinking..." Erina Nakiri shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand her grandfather's thoughts either.
"Is that so..." Lexon pondered slightly.
"Although I think the first choice is useless... in the end, you will definitely only choose the second one... I'm leaving, I still have things to do. Someone will send the money to you later." Erina Nakiri turned around and stepped toward the exit.
"Wait."
A calm voice and a hand on her shoulder made Erina Nakiri stop in her tracks.
"Oh?" Erina Nakiri turned her head in surprise and asked Lexon, "Are you going to choose the first one?"
Lexon withdrew his hand from Erina's shoulder and replied with a smile, "No, I choose the second one."
"Hmph... I thought my cousin would give me some unexpected answer... but in the end, he still chose this..." Erina Nakiri shook her head with a self-deprecating smile and continued walking away.
Watching Erina's departing back, the smile remained on Lexon's face as he murmured in a low voice, "I have to make some preparations..."
And in his line of sight, lines of information appeared.
[CHECK-IN SUCCESSFUL]
[CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE OBTAINED "GOD'S TONGUE (ELEMENTARY)": THE ABILITY TO CLEARLY DISCERN EVERYTHING ABOUT FOOD WITH YOUR TONGUE, AND EVEN GAIN A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF ITS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REFINED AND LACKS AN UNDERSTANDING OF INGREDIENTS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE UPON THE FOOD.]
Because he had only checked in for the elementary level of "God's Tongue" and not the version Erina had trained day and night while locked in a dark room by her father, it would naturally take some time to become proficient in using it.
Furthermore, this was only a certain talent boost. His own basic cooking level was clearly more important, which was why Lexon planned to take the money he got from the Nakiri family to eat at major restaurants while "exchanging" with the head chefs...
...
Which one should I go to?
Lexon stood on the crowded street, looking at the restaurants on the roadside, feeling a bit troubled.
A better choice would naturally be a shop opened by a Totsuki graduate.
However, the prices of the dishes in those graduates' shops that he looked up on the internet using the phone he bought were a bit high, and the distance was also a bit far. Multiple check-ins would be somewhat uneconomical in terms of both time and funds...
Although he could also go to a bank to check in for some money...
But the entrance exam for Totsuki Academy was just two months away...
Improving his cooking skills was clearly more important.
And while improving his skills, he also had to take some trouble to pass the Totsuki Academy document review and obtain the qualifications for the external entrance exam.
So it was still a bit of a hassle.
Perhaps I should look for the location of the protagonist, Soma Yukihira...
At least I've confirmed through the timeline that he hasn't entered Totsuki Academy yet...
The restaurant Soma Yukihira is in is just a small diner. The prices of the dishes are destined not to be too expensive, and his own cooking level is not bad. The value of checking in there is much higher than these roadside restaurants or even some slightly famous ones.
The most important thing is that he might even be able to come into contact with Soma Yukihira's father, that top-tier chef named Joichiro Yukihira.
If he could check in for his cooking level... then the First Seat of Totsuki Academy shouldn't be difficult to win.
Without hesitating for long, Lexon immediately turned on his phone to search for the location of Restaurant Yukihira through the map.
Soon, the location of Restaurant Yukihira was displayed in front of Lexon.
Then, Lexon hailed a taxi to take him to the location of Restaurant Yukihira.
The journey wasn't long, arriving in about half an hour.
In Lexon's memory, this was his first time riding in a car in over a decade.
He experienced the feeling of being an ordinary person once again.
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