Chapter 56
In truth, within the world of Shokugeki, the friends Mineo had added three years ago weren't just Erina Nakiri and Alice Nakiri!
Kobayashi Rindou, Akanegakubo Momo... almost all the famous beauties were on Mineo's friend list.
Back then, Mineo used to complain that his friends were far too obsessed with anime. He had even suspected that this group of people was intentionally "group cosplaying" just to prank him!
Thinking back on it now, he felt he had been far too naive!
Why didn't I maximize my affection levels with Momo and the others back then?
How tragic...
Caught up in his emotions, Mineo opened the image sent by Akanegakubo Momo.
The picture was a photo of a cake she had made herself.
In terms of appearance, the cake was exquisite and endearing, featuring borders made of pink cream decorated with deep red roses.
These flowers had been crafted by blending rose essence with white cream.
No matter which angle you looked at it from, this cream cake handcrafted by Momo radiated a powerful "shoujo" atmosphere.
However, the most important prerequisite was: do not look at the pattern in the center of the cake!
Because the pattern drawn in the middle, using various colors of cream, was truly shocking!
If a "man of culture" were standing here, they would definitely cry out in shock!
"This... isn't this a legendary Adult Doujinshi illustration??"
It was true. Over the years of chatting, the person led astray by Mineo wasn't just Kasumigaoka Utaha!
Akanegakubo Momo was also a girl whose mind had been filled with all sorts of chaotic thoughts thanks to Mineo!
In the original story, Akanegakubo Momo was a girl with incredible intuition and predictive ability regarding the concept of "cute." Toys, children's clothes, picture book designs, or the cute sketches on her dessert plates—many were designed and drawn by little Momo herself.
When she first met Mineo, little Momo was quite introverted. But after they became close, she would often send the cute designs she made to Mineo for feedback.
But Mineo wasn't a girl; he didn't have any special feelings for cute patterns like cats, dogs, or bears.
Therefore, back then, Mineo told little Momo that she knew absolutely nothing about cuteness!
That one simple sentence caused little Momo—who appeared shy but was actually a bit of a tsundere at heart—to explode!
She immediately started an argument with Mineo through her phone. Little Momo insisted that Mineo was the one who didn't understand what "cute" meant.
Then, Mineo did something completely unexpected!
He scoured the internet for images of Garfield, Totoro, Wobbuffet, Pikachu, and the like, and bombarded Akanegakubo Momo with them.
The result? After seeing the images Mineo sent, Akanegakubo Momo went dead silent and didn't dare say a word!
Then Mineo told her: "In reality, the cutest creatures in this world aren't cats, dogs, or yellow electric mice."
Naturally, Akanegakubo Momo immediately asked for guidance on what he meant by "true cuteness."
Mineo still remembered the exact words he sent back to her.
"The cutest creatures in this world are, of course, 2D girls!"
Akanegakubo Momo didn't understand what he was getting at, so Mineo very, very "patiently" explained the concept to her.
He talked about pure white complexions, slender waists, long beautiful legs, and so on!
That was a man's true love!
What use were cats, dogs, or stupid rabbits compared to my 2D waifus? They're totally weak, you get it?
Is Kurumi no longer attractive? Is Kotori no longer cute? Is Kasugano Sora no longer obedient?
Staring at two bears or a village of sheep every day—what's the point in that!
Regardless, Mineo had heard this kind of warped logic from Eriri plenty of times.
So, after copying it and tweaking it slightly, Mineo used those words to successfully and completely brainwash Akanegakubo Momo!
The little Momo who used to focus on animal-style cuteness was gone!
In her place was a "Momo-sensei" who spent her nights active on various Adult Doujinshi forums, seriously studying the discipline of "true cuteness"!
As the saying goes: Once you enter the world of Adult Doujinshi, its depth is like the sea; from that moment on, moral integrity becomes a stranger.
Under Mineo's "tutelage," the door to a new world had been opened for Akanegakubo Momo!
Initially, she had been a bit shy about it, but now? She could sculpt her favorite types of girls onto her culinary creations with various chef techniques, her heart as calm as still water.
It was just that in front of others, Akanegakubo Momo would still make dishes with normal, "cute" themes.
But every night when she was alone, little Momo would open the door to that other world known as "True Cuteness."
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