"In that case, you should get some good rest first."
Although Satou was puzzled, he still waved his hand understandingly, then returned to his room and went to sleep with Thor in his arms.
The next day, Satou, Tadokoro Megumi, Yukihira Soma, and others once again arrived at Nagi-no-ki Touko's ramen shop.
"Miss Erina isn't here today?"
Tadokoro Megumi asked.
"Hmm, she has her own work."
Satou nodded.
After all, as Far Moon's God Tongue, her work was very busy. Her coming to help for a day yesterday was only to spend more time with Satou, and if she came again, all those tasting tasks would be delayed.
"How many dishes were sold in total yesterday?"
Satou asked as soon as he entered.
"Although every bill was meticulously recorded in the ledger, I haven't counted them carefully, but it should be over 1,500 bowls of ramen."
Nagi-no-ki Touko said indifferently, "And we only used one night."
"Yesterday, the opposite side probably sold more dishes than us, but today, we can probably catch up!"
Yukihira Soma smiled slightly and said.
"Speaking of which, the ingredients are almost half consumed. At this rate, they are expected to be sold out tonight, so I'll have to trouble you to procure another batch. The money can be transferred to you at noon."
Nagi-no-ki Touko said.
"No problem."
Satou nodded.
"Alright! Then let's continue to be busy today!"
Yukihira Soma tied on his bandana, full of vigor.
However, today's business was even more bustling than yesterday. By the afternoon, after the two peak dining periods of morning and noon, 2,500 bowls of dishes had already been sold.
Later, there weren't enough seats in the shop, and a long row of tables and chairs was even set up outside. Many Ramen Craftsman also rushed over to help.
Fortunately, the dishes sold were ramen, which only required preparing the noodles beforehand, boiling the broth, and processing the ingredients, so they could be served quickly. Even so, it still exhausted the eight people, including Satou.
And after the consumption of the morning and noon, the ingredients were finally exhausted. Satou bought another Dream Catfish and a Black Tengu Mushroom.
Then it was another busy night.
However, Satou, as usual, left early, just like yesterday.
"How was business today?"
Erina Nakiri asked.
"A little better than yesterday."
Satou said.
"That's good." Erina Nakiri nodded, then, blushing, pointed at Satou with her finger and said, "Then tonight, let's continue to compete in cooking!"
Satou looked at her speechlessly and said, "Have you rested well already?"
"Of course! But I won't lose to you!"
Erina Nakiri's cheeks were slightly flushed, and she said with a tsundere expression.
The final result, naturally, was that Erina Nakiri lost.
Satou smiled slightly, picked up the defiant Erina Nakiri, and walked directly into the bedroom.
"You're not allowed to mess around until the middle of the night like last time tonight! I have a lot of work tomorrow!"
"Understood."
However, this time the two of them still stayed up very late…
"I can't anymore, I have a lot of work tomorrow!"
"It's alright, Erina."
"No! You… you stop quickly! I… I can't anymore!"
"It's fine, don't be shy."
The next morning, Erina Nakiri walked out of the bedroom with heavy dark circles under her eyes, yawning.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, her cheeks burned, and she felt a bit sulky. She had told him not to mess around until very late, but he still didn't listen, how annoying!
Compared to the listless Erina Nakiri, Satou seemed perfectly fine. There was nothing he could do; after fusing with dragon cells, his physical strength was too strong.
Upon arriving at the teaching building, the two separated to go to school.
"Miss Erina, are you alright? Should we postpone today's tasting work?"
Hisako Arato looked at Erina Nakiri, who had heavy dark circles under her eyes and seemed listless, and asked tentatively.
In the past few days, Miss Erina had often been in this state.
"No need."
Erina Nakiri yawned and said indifferently.
Hisako Arato hesitated for a moment, then said, "Miss Erina, you and Satou should exercise more restraint in such matters."
"You… what are you talking about?"
Erina Nakiri's cheeks immediately flushed crimson, and she stammered, "There's no such thing! He and I are just competing in cooking!"
"Is it really a cooking competition?"
Hisako Arato immediately looked at them with awe, feeling that Miss Erina and Satou were truly too dedicated, actually competing in cooking to the point of being in this state every day!
As expected of two God Tongues!
Erina Nakiri's face was flushed, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Hisako. Although the two of them were indeed competing in cooking, what happened after the competition could absolutely not be told to Hisako.
At the same time, she decided that she would absolutely not compete in cooking with Satou tonight!
The next day was the day to officially announce the results.
Satou's side and An's side both came to An's restaurant, ready to announce the winner.
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"Then, please let the six accountants audit the turnover of the past three days."
An said.
"No problem."
So, the six accountants each calculated the turnover of the two shops. Every transaction over these three days was meticulously recorded in the ledger, and no one could falsify it.
The people on Satou's side were quite calm, because business on the last two days was unexpectedly good. The eight people were simply too busy to handle it all, and they barely managed with the help of many Ramen Craftsman.
In contrast, An and the others were much more anxious.
Originally, they thought Satou and his group would quickly run out of ingredients, but the final result still exceeded their expectations.
Although the results had not yet been announced, An had a bad premonition.
One hour later.
"Miss An's side's turnover for the three days has been tallied. The cumulative turnover is eleven million."
At this moment, an accountant looked up and said.
"That's good."
Hearing this number, An and the five chefs behind her all breathed a sigh of relief.
However, they then heard what another accountant said.
"The Ramen Craftsman's side's cumulative turnover is eighteen million."
"Wh-what?! Eighteen million?!"
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