"This was bitten by an insect."
Satou coughed lightly and said.
"Really? Do high-class hotels also have insects? It seems I need to buy some insect repellent."
Megumi Tadokoro was startled. She saw a deep red mark on Satou's neck, which seemed to be a severe insect bite.
Afterward, the two of them took the train and arrived at Kirinoya.
"Good morning."
Hinako Inui was eating snacks and smiled as she greeted the two.
"Eh?"
Just then, she paused slightly, noticing the hickey on Satou's neck.
Although Satou had covered it with his collar, a little bit was still visible.
She wasn't an innocent like Megumi Tadokoro; she naturally knew what it was.
Hinako Inui couldn't help but give Megumi Tadokoro a strange look and said, "Megumi, I didn't realize you were so passionate in private."
She had already assumed they were a couple and naturally thought it was Megumi Tadokoro's hickey.
She hadn't expected the seemingly pure and quiet Megumi Tadokoro to be so bold in private.
This made her somewhat envious of Megumi Tadokoro.
"Eh?"
Megumi Tadokoro was a bit confused by her words.
"Nothing."
Hinako Inui covered her mouth with a smile and said, "But you two are still young, so don't play too late!"
"Oh, I understand."
Megumi Tadokoro thought Hinako-senpai was talking about playing cards, so she nodded, "Satou and I are very disciplined; we don't usually play too late."
"That's good."
Hinako Inui nodded.
Satou was speechless. He, of course, knew what Hinako Inui was referring to, but he couldn't explain it to her.
Afterward, Satou and Megumi Tadokoro went to the kitchen and began to work.
The others in the kitchen also quickly noticed the hickey on Satou's neck, looking at him and Megumi Tadokoro with knowing smiles, obviously also mistakenly believing it was Megumi Tadokoro's hickey.
After spending these past few days together, they had, of course, long noticed that the relationship between the two was not just that of ordinary classmates.
"Haha, Satou, I didn't realize you were so impressive in that regard! Making a girl so passionate."
Ono Kenro laughed heartily and patted Satou's shoulder.
Feeling the strange atmosphere in the kitchen and the inexplicable smiles on everyone's faces, Megumi Tadokoro was completely bewildered.
Soon, the busy lunch rush passed.
"Satou, we owe you a lot again this time."
Ono Kenro sighed.
Everyone else also deeply agreed, feeling that after Satou arrived, the kitchen felt like it had at least three more people.
At this moment, everyone felt a bit regretful. How wonderful it would be if Satou were a permanent chef at the restaurant.
"Um, Hinako-senpai."
Megumi Tadokoro suddenly said.
"ola, Megumi, is something wrong?"
Hinako Inui asked with a smile.
"It's like this: when I was washing dishes, I noticed that some sashimi plates had a little bit of wasabi left, while others had none. So I realized that guests have different preferences for wasabi; some don't like too much, while others like a bit more. Therefore, I think it would be better to put the wasabi in a separate small dish for guests to choose themselves."
Megumi Tadokoro said, blushing and mustering her courage.
"That makes sense."
Hinako Inui propped her chin with her hand, pondering.
"Also, in the mixed vegetable tempura, I noticed that the green vegetable tempura was always eaten completely, while the eggplant, carrot, and other vegetable tempura sometimes had some left. This indicates that everyone prefers green vegetable tempura, so I think we could increase the proportion of green vegetable tempura."
Megumi Tadokoro continued.
"You discovered these problems just by washing dishes?"
Ono Kenro looked at her with a surprised expression.
Everyone else was also very surprised. Perhaps Satou's performance was too outstanding, causing them not to notice this cute girl. They hadn't expected her to possess such extraordinary talent.
"Megumi, I didn't realize you were so amazing."
Hinako Inui caressed Megumi Tadokoro's cheek and smiled gently, "From now on, you will be Satou's assistant!"
"Really? Thank you, Hinako-senpai!"
Megumi Tadokoro clenched her small fists and said happily. With this, she could finally stand by Satou's side!
The others were also somewhat amazed. In just two days, she had been promoted from dishwasher to kitchen assistant. This was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
In the afternoon, there were not many customers. Everyone sat in the restaurant, eating snacks and chatting, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Megumi, do you want some snacks?"
Hinako Inui always carried a lot of snacks with her.
"Thank you."
Megumi Tadokoro thanked her and took them.
"By the way, what are your plans after graduation?"
Hinako Inui asked.
"I haven't thought about that yet," Tadokoro Megumi said, blushing and secretly glancing at Satou. "I might go back to Hokkaido and run my mother's inn."
"Eh? Aren't you two planning to get married?" Hinako Inui asked in surprise. "I thought you would get married and run a restaurant together."
Everyone else nodded.
"Mar… married?" Tadokoro Megumi's face turned bright red instantly.
However, she secretly looked at Satou. If they were to get married in the future and run a restaurant together, it might truly be very happy.
Satou was also somewhat speechless by the suggestion.
"Is anyone here?"
At this moment, someone walked in from outside.
"Is someone still coming to eat at this hour?" Ono Kenro was a bit surprised.
Two women walked in from outside.
One was a woman with dark blue hair, wearing a suit, and an impatient expression on her face. The other was a girl with beautiful gray-coral pink long hair, looking very pure.
Satou was stunned when he saw the two of them. Weren't these Far Moon's 88th-generation graduate Karasaki Taki and 89th-generation graduate Kikuchi Sonoka?
"Oh, it's you two," Hinako Inui said with a smile.
As fellow Far Moon graduates, everyone had a good relationship. They often served as judges together at Far Moon, and their restaurants weren't far from each other, so they frequently visited.
"Our restaurant finally has some free time, so we came to visit," Kikuchi Sonoka bowed politely.
"Ah, sure enough, your restaurant also took in interns," Karasaki Taki said, glancing at Satou and Tadokoro Megumi.
"Yes, they are very capable. With them here, they've helped me a lot," Hinako Inui said with a smile.
"But they must be a little worse than my intern," Karasaki Taki's mouth curved into a proud smile.
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