"Wake up! Tomorrow is the official competition day for the Autumn Election."
Early in the morning, Erina Nakiri pushed Satou, calling out.
Satou reluctantly opened his eyes and yawned, then remembered that today was the quarterfinals.
Yesterday, the quarterfinalists had already drawn their topics, and the topics were as Satou had expected.
At this moment, Erina Nakiri was already getting dressed, her back to Satou, revealing the beautiful curve of her back.
Satou looked at Erina Nakiri's back and couldn't help but recall Alice Nakiri. The two sisters' backs really did look alike.
Actually, he had wanted to help Alice Nakiri so that she could achieve better results in the quarterfinals, but she seemed to have been avoiding something these past few days, and he hadn't seen her at all.
At this moment, Erina Nakiri shyly turned her head and chided, "No peeking while I'm getting dressed."
Satou was instantly speechless. The two sisters really were alike.
Then he turned his head away, and after a moment, he turned back to continue looking.
Erina Nakiri, who was already dressed, turned her face, gave him an exasperated look, then, blushing, asked, "What color stockings should I wear today?"
"Black, I think."
Satou thought for a moment and said, as he felt that black stockings with the Far Moon school uniform suited the Tsundere better.
Erina Nakiri nodded, then put on black stockings.
"Aren't you getting up yet?"
Erina Nakiri saw Satou still lingering in bed and couldn't help but say exasperatedly.
"If you come over and give me a kiss, I'll get up."
Satou said with a smile.
Erina Nakiri gritted her teeth, then leaned over and quickly kissed him on the cheek. Blushing, she said, "Now will you get up?"
Satou smiled slightly, then climbed out of bed.
The two of them washed up, then ate breakfast, and went to watch the competition.
The Autumn Election competition venue was at the Moon Heaven Hall, a hall specifically for Elite Ten Shokugeki.
Today, two matches would be held: the first was Alice Nakiri against Yukihira Soma, and the second was Tadokoro Megumi against Ryo.
In the contestant waiting room, Satou saw Tadokoro Megumi and Alice Nakiri.
"Satou, did you come specifically to watch my match?"
Tadokoro Megumi came forward, her cheeks flushed, and she smiled happily.
"Mm."
Satou smiled and nodded.
In these past few days, the two of them had tacitly avoided mentioning the kiss at the time and continued to attend classes together as usual.
However, their relationship became a little more intimate, and sometimes Tadokoro Megumi's gaze towards him seemed a bit different.
Then, he noticed Alice Nakiri secretly observing him from the crowd, so he smiled at her.
Alice Nakiri's face flushed, then she puffed out her cheeks and glared at him angrily, quickly turning her head away.
Satou was speechless.
Erina Nakiri didn't notice this scene and said to Satou, "Let's go out."
"Okay."
Satou nodded and walked out with her.
The match quickly began, and the theme for Alice Nakiri and Yukihira Soma was bento.
They found a random spot and sat down.
"Miss Erina is sitting with that transfer student."
"Yeah, looking at their relationship, it's really intimate."
"The transfer student didn't participate in the Autumn Election, so he's probably already slated to be one of the Elite Ten, right?"
Many students' expressions changed upon seeing this, looking at Satou with both admiration and jealousy.
Listening to the students' discussions, Erina Nakiri's face flushed slightly, but she didn't avoid it.
During the match, Alice Nakiri created a beautiful Temari bento, as exquisite as a work of art, while Yukihira Soma made a very ordinary seaweed bento.
However, the final result was as Satou expected: Alice Nakiri lost to the opponent, and Head Chef Senzaemon Nakiri wrote Yukihira Soma's name on the paper.
"Alice actually lost to that transfer student."
Erina Nakiri was a little surprised, clearly not expecting Alice Nakiri to lose. "It seems her strength has been figured out."
"Hmm."
Satou stood up and said, "I'll be gone for a moment."
"Are you going to comfort Alice? That's good then."
Erina Nakiri nodded.
Indeed, in the hallway, Satou saw Alice Nakiri sitting on the ground, crying like a child, which left him speechless.
That morning, Alice seemed to have cried like that too.
Speaking of which, the two sisters really were alike; both had hearts like children.
"Are you alright?"
Satou walked over and asked, then extended his hand.
Alice Nakiri was startled when she saw Satou, a flicker of panic crossing her face.
She hesitated for a moment, then took Satou's hand, letting him pull her up.
"I mean, you don't have to cry like this, do you?"
Satou said.
"I don't want you to meddle! I haven't even settled the score with you for last time."
Alice Nakiri's face turned crimson, and she lowered her head, muttering softly.
Since childhood, she had lived in Erina Nakiri's shadow. Although both were daughters of the Nakiri, everyone seemed to only remember Erina Nakiri of the God Tongue, and everyone only cared about Erina Nakiri.
Therefore, she wanted to go to Northern Europe to find a way to defeat Erina Nakiri, but she didn't expect to lose in the quarterfinals.
"Actually, you're very strong too."
Satou reached out, wiped away her tears, and comforted her.
Alice Nakiri was indeed very talented, but her opponent in the competition was Yukihira Soma, who had the protagonist's halo, so she was bound to lose!
Feeling Satou's hand brush against her cheek, Alice Nakiri suddenly froze, staring intently at him.
"I'm really sorry about that day. I didn't do it on purpose."
Satou said; he had always wanted to find an opportunity to explain again.
Alice Nakiri snorted softly, turned her head, hesitated, and then whispered, "Actually, I don't blame you."
She also knew that he hadn't done it on purpose; it could only be considered an accident. She just hadn't known how to face him, so she had been avoiding him all this time.
"I can take responsibility for you."
Satou said.
"I don't want you to take responsibility for me!"
Alice Nakiri's face instantly flushed, and she cried out angrily.
However, she hesitated for a moment, then opened her arms and, with a blush, whispered, "I want you to hug me."
Satou was stunned for a moment, not expecting Alice Nakiri to make such a request, but after thinking about it, he still hugged her.
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