Chapter 25
Upon hearing Alice's instructions, Erina immediately gripped her pen. However, she didn't start writing right away. She needed to meticulously analyze and recall the myriad of fruit flavors that had danced across her tongue just moments ago.
But then, something Erina never expected happened. Just as she began to think and analyze, Mineo, sitting right beside her, started writing without a single moment of hesitation.
Mineo's hand moved with blistering speed across the white paper. In less than a minute, he had already listed over a dozen names of fruits.
At that sight, Erina's mind went blank. She was at a loss for words. Mineo, however, didn't wait for her. He spent the next three to four minutes writing continuously, without pause, documenting every single one of the thirty-one types of fruit Alice had mixed into the juice.
Alice snatched up the paper and began to read.
"Apple, Pear, Fig, Strawberry, Tomato..."
The further she read, the more her heart hammered against her ribs in shock. Not a single entry was wrong. These were precisely the fruits she had used.
My god!
Mineo-kun really does possess the God's Tongue!?
And what's more, Mineo's God's Tongue is far superior to my cousin Erina's!?
How can this be possible!
Alice's hands began to tremble slightly as she held the paper. Seeing Alice's visible distress, Erina felt a cold knot of dread form in her stomach.
"Alice... could it be..."
Before Erina could finish, Alice slammed the paper onto the table. She looked at Erina with an incredibly complex expression.
"Erina!"
"The answer Mineo-kun wrote... there isn't a single mistake! All thirty-one types! I put in exactly thirty-one types of fruit!"
"To make the flavor as complicated as possible, I deliberately adjusted the ratios!"
"And yet... Mineo-kun... he got every single one right!"
"Erina, Mineo-kun really does have the God's Tongue! And the level of his God's Tongue... it far surpasses yours!"
Clack...
The pen in Erina's hand slipped and fell to the floor. Her mind was a total vacuum.
The God's Tongue—the special ability she had prided herself on her entire life, her greatest source of identity—actually belonged to someone else. What was more, that person's mastery of it was beyond the limits of her comprehension.
Erina's feet stumbled back two steps uncontrollably. She stared at Mineo with eyes wide with disbelief.
"Mineo-kun... you... who are you, really? Why do you have... why do you have it..."
"I'm just a guy from China."
"As for why I have the God's Tongue, I can't really answer that. Regardless, there are always people in this world who are blessed by the heavens. Perhaps I'm just the one most favored by the God of Luck!"
Mineo picked up a piece of fruit and popped it into his mouth.
"I know this is hard for you to accept, Erina. But the facts are right here in front of us... there's no way to deny it. So, inviting me to be a guest lecturer at Totsuki is a massive win for both of you, Erina and Alice!"
The God's Tongue had always been a unique ability born only within the heirs of the Nakiri bloodline. The Nakiri family had always viewed it as a pride that flowed through their very veins—their ultimate heritage.
But now, that pride had been shattered completely. The myth had been brought to an end by Mineo.
Since she was a child, Erina had considered the God's Tongue her greatest treasure. She had lived her life with an arrogance fueled by that very power.
But now, Mineo possessed a God's Tongue of a higher order than her own. The sheer impact of this revelation left Erina unable to even offer a rebuttal.
Erina fell silent. Alice fell silent as well. They truly didn't know how to give voice to the massive turmoil churning within their hearts.
Mineo, of course, had no intention of telling Erina that he had extracted that very God's Tongue from her. Instead, he spoke with a gentle smile:
"Actually, your God's Tongue is already quite formidable, Erina! In the future, with the right training, there should still be a vast room for improvement."
"Of course, training the God's Tongue is a long process... don't rush it; take it one step at a time!"
"Once I head to Totsuki, you can consider yourself my student. I'll make sure to educate you well!"
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