Therefore, if one could stand out in the Autumn Elections, then they would actually be close to being a candidate for the next Elite Ten!
At the same time, the judges for the Autumn Elections were also different from the Practical Training assessors like Gin Dojima, Shinomiya Kojiro, Hinata-ko, and Fuyumi Mizuhara; they were all influential figures in the culinary and gastronomic worlds.
For example, the head of the Nakiri International Research Department, Leonora Nakiri.
And for example, the Curry Queen of HUB Foods, Chitose Natsume and Chitose Orie.
Therefore, not to mention Alice Nakiri, for all first-year students of Totsuki High School, the upcoming Autumn Elections would be the most important stage of their lives!
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Ding-a-ling!
Ding-a-ling!
Just as Alice was about to pick up the dropper, her phone rang.
Seeing that the caller was her mother, Leonora, Alice didn't dare to neglect it and quickly pressed the answer button.
"Mom, why are you calling me so late?"
"Alice, if I remember correctly, tonight should be the end of the Practical Training event, right?"
"Six days and five nights, and you didn't call me once. Do you know how worried I've been about you during this time?"
A clear and pleasant voice came from the phone.
"Mom, don't worry."
"It's just a Practical Training event, I'm sure I'll pass it smoothly."
"However, Mom, you don't know how amazing Erina's performance was during the breakfast challenge on the third day…"
Due to the Practical Training, Alice and Leonora had indeed had little contact recently, so this time, both mother and daughter had a lot of heartfelt words they wanted to express to each other.
"Oh? Are you saying that during that breakfast assessment, you still hadn't sold a single breakfast after an hour?"
"Yes, I finally changed my approach at the last minute and barely passed."
"So you weren't expelled?"
"With my skills, how could I possibly be expelled?"
"That's good. But even if you were expelled, Alice, it's fine. I'd just talk to the General, and you'd still be able to stay at Totsuki."
Leonora Nakiri lightly covered her mouth, speaking as if in jest.
Alice, however, replied calmly: "Mom, although I am the eldest daughter of the Nakiri, with Nakiri blood flowing in my veins. But precisely because of this, I need to rely on my own abilities even more to prove my talent and gifts to the world."
"Good, truly my precious daughter!"
Hearing this, Leonora couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
She paused for a moment, then continued: "By the way, Alice, I've been commissioned by Totsuki to serve as a judge for the finals of this year's Autumn Elections!"
"What, what?"
"Mom, you… you're a judge for this year's Autumn Elections?"
Alice was clearly shocked, but then she thought of something and couldn't help but feel happy.
Because this meant that in the near future, her mother, Leonora Nakiri, could come to Totsuki Culinary Academy and reunite with her.
"Yay, this way we can finally be together again."
"Mom, you don't know how much I've missed you during this time."
"I don't even have a true friend at Totsuki. My cousin Erina still doesn't like talking to me much, just like before, and Ryō Kurokiba and I are both busy with our own things."
"Mom, I… I'm so lonely here!"
As she spoke, Alice started to lose her composure a bit.
Her eyes welled up, and she began to recount all the hidden sorrows in her heart to Leonora one by one.
"Hmm, you've been by my side since you were little, so suddenly going to live alone so far away, you're bound to feel a bit unaccustomed and uncomfortable."
Leonora Nakiri said, comforting her.
"Waaah, Mom, you really understand me the best!"
Upon hearing this, Alice's heart instantly warmed, and she replied with a slight sob.
Honestly, she wished she could see her mother, Leonora, immediately, but she knew this idea was too naive.
Not to mention how far Northern Europe is from Japan, for now, the Practical Training event has just ended, and there's still some time until the Autumn Elections! (End of chapter)
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