Food Wars: The Golden Hands

After finishing their meeting, the new elite 10 council has decided on the theme of the graduation ceremony in a few days, unlike many graduations, Totsuki grant its students their degrees after a celebration and eating the most delicious food the school has to offer. The theme was decided to be "Dinner Buffer". The responsibility to arrange the event was thrown on Nene, she tried to refuse and suggested Koiga for the offer but it seems everyone had agreed on Nene silently and supported each other. All Nene could do was to begrudgingly accept her task and be angry at them and occasionally stinging them with her sharp insults.

Being done with the most important task, the meeting ended. Alexander picked his papers and stood up to leave. Alice came to him and nudged him.

"Wanna go and watch the battle between Hayama-kun, Subaru-kun, and Soma-kun?" she said.

Alexander thought for a moment and then shook his head "No, I want to be alone for some time, I need to think about an important matter now." Getting her answer, Alice said goodbye and left to watch the Shokugeki.

As for Alexander, his mind has been busy since the day he returned from Russia. All he could think about now are his grandfather's words and their family meeting.

"Enough of this, Alexander." His grandfather said. His expression was serious as he eyed his grandson.

"Of what?" Alexander was confused.

"Of being cautious toward some unknown retarded wannabe a gangster." Alfred retorted. "For a couple of years, you let that Haru boy have his time and running around the world while you were in the hospital after he shot you two times in that fake meeting of his."

Alfie chuckled at this "Father don't be harsh on Axy like this, he is just doing it his way. Certainly, we could go to China, burn every gang house to the ground until we find that boy, but Axy wants us to be away from the underworld as much as we can." Alexander's uncle defended him and stood with him. But their elder didn't that idea at all.

"No. By the end of the next year, if I don't see his head on this table, then I will step out myself." Alfred said. He looked at Kaido and Shanks behind him "Shanks, you will leave to Japan and assist Alexander together with Vlad and Keanu, advise him if it should be needed, as for Kaido, you will stay with us here in Russia, we can't have all of the higher up away from the family." he said. Kaido and Shanks nodded in acknowledgment.

Alexander left the building and headed to the gardens, on his way he was greeted by all of the students, their eyes held admiration and respect for being one of the few who managed to get 1st seat of the elite 10 in their first year. Many congratulated him on passing the promotional exams and defeating the elite 10. Once he reached the gardens, he noticed it was empty of a sort, but he understood that because it is the end of the school year, many left to their homes or are preparing to leave.

Alexandre took a deep breath and enjoyed the sound of trees and birds. After a while, his solitude was broken by one of his henchmen sent by Vlad.

"Lord, Vlad and Shanks have sent me to deliver this to you." He gave Alexander a letter with an old fashioned design and wax seal that Alexander broke. Alexander read the content and shook his head and chuckled in mockery.

"Since when do other families dare to send us a dinner invitation." He said. The letter was an invitation to a dinner party that will be held in two months from now where a big number of families will gather to talk about their businesses. he handed the paper back to the man in front of him after returning it to its envelope "Tell Vlad to reply to this and decline their invitation. Their business doesn't concern us." Alexander said with an uninterested tone. Though, there was one thing in that letter that caught his attention which was the word "Noir Chefs", it stated that all of the best noir chefs will be gather together and cook the dinner for the leaders of the families...

'Noir Chef? everything in this world keeps getting french names.' Alexander said.

Deciding to leave, Alexander passed by the Shokugeki Arena where a big crowd of students was watching the Shokugeki between Soma and Hayama on the outside big screen and it seems Soma won against Mimasaki and then lost to Hayama which in turn changed their seat numbers.

Alexander met up with Alice and took her out on a date, she deserved some quality time alone, he was unfair to her and wronged her for a long time in their relationship, so Alexander made it his responsibility to make her happy in the next two month of the summer vacation.

After a few days, the graduation party was held and all of the third years that passed their trials and tribulations gathered to take their certificate and celebrate with their juniors and peers.

"Aren't their numbers...few!" Alexander said while trying to count al of the present 3rd years, including Tsukasa, Momo, Saito, and Megishima.

Erina who was drinking a cup of water because of thirst nodded "This is Totsuki, and such is the destiny of our students, out of more than 900 students from the 3rd years' generation...only 69 remained."

Alice nodded her head "A cruel destiny but an efficient one, all of these you see up there are the best and are bound to be legends on their own." She looked at Alexander and smirked "Why? are you afraid?!" she teased.

Alexander raised his eyebrow and looked at her ridiculously "Me? afraid? I am already a legend, soon I will be a myth!" He said with a smirk. Alice and Erina looked at each other and shrugged "Show off!" they said.

Alexander noticed the previous elite 10 standing with each other, they seem to be talking about each other. Alexander placed his juice on the table and moved towards them.

"Yo! Can I have a word with you guys?" He said with a smile, a smile suitable for business.

"Ah! it's scary junior! Bucchi is afraid!!" Momo, the loli of Totsui said as she hides behind Saito and peeks at Alexander from behind him. Everyone sweatdropped at her actions before shifting their focus to Alexander.

"Hello...Its been a while since that...day." Tsukasa said, he clenched his fist as he remembered his utter defeat alongside his friends at the promotional exams.

"Indeed, How have you been guys? I believe that you're happy that you finally get to graduate." Alexander gestured at their hands which are holding their certificates.

"Happy?..." Megishima looked at his certificate and tilted his head "Not the most accurate word but I can do with that." he said.

"A warrior never celebrates over small victories like this!" Saito said.

Tsukasa smiled faintly "It is only the beginning, the road is still long and dangerous..." He looked at Alexander "All there is that we will leave Totsuki's trial ground to another land where more trials are waiting for us."

"...Then, how about I take you to this land where you will face harsher trials and meet the greatest chefs known." He said.

Momo was still a little afraid but her confusion get the better of her and she stepped out and asked: "Where is this place?"

Alexander smirked "Glad that you asked..." he took out a paper and showed them an ad for the [Golden Tower].

Tsukasa froze in his place "This is!!" Megishima and Saito came closer and took a look at the ad. Momo, unfortunately, couldn't even see due to her holy stature as a loli, she was very short.

"The Golden Tower, it offers the chance for any willing chef to be part of it, on the one condition that he must defeat the first-floor chef in a Shokugeki, the higher you go up on the floors, the better you are and the tougher your opponents are. Each day 30 Shokugekies take place after the closing time between the tower's chef." Alexander explained, he worked on this idea with Koujiro.

"The Golden Tower. Opened just a month ago, but it the highest-earning business in Tokyo currently, the world's best chefs work and fight there for the position of the top floor," Tsukasa said. He did his research on this a month ago when the first ad showed up.

"Why do you have this?" Aske Megishima.

"Well...I own that place." Alexander said blatantly. Tsukasa, Saito, Momo, and Megishima stopped what they were doing and looked at him with a blank face.

"Scary Junior is more scary now!!" Momo said as her eyes teared up a little and returned behind Saito who shook his head "A young and true warrior indeed, you had the world's strongest 99 chefs working under; no wonder you defeat the 6 of us that day." Saito said.

"ssss! don't re-open my wounds Saito-kun!" Tsukasa said with a cringing face. His face became red as he remembered how he boldly proclaimed that he will destroy Alexander.

Alexander laughed out loud "Ahahaha!! well, I gave you the offer. Feel free to visit the tower any time you wish, I really do hope that you will take my invitation and work there, You guys are very talented and such talent shouldn't be kept wandering around the world like that." Saying his last words to his senpais, Alexander turned to join Alice and Erina as they leave the celebration.

It was getting noisier as Alexander could hear Soma challenging Takumi this time after his defeat on Hayama's hands.

The Summer vacation has officially started, Totsuki became empty as students left for their homes. Alexander took Erina and Alice back to Russia.

There, Alexander suggested to his mother and Grandmother to help him officially propose to Erina and make her his fianceé as it was unfair to let her be only a girlfriend when he has already taken her to his bed.

The family has mobilized again and they visited the Nakiri lands where they met with Senzaemon and Alexander asked him to let him take Erina as his fianceé, something which made Erina cry from happiness as she has been waiting for such day her whole life. Senzaemon gave the two his blessings and wished them happiness.

The next thing was to work on locating Haru, the man who shot Alexander. The last time they knew of his location was in Beijing, but his exact location was unknown. Alexander sent Keanu with Vlad to investigate and locate him.

According to his grandfather's wishes, Alexander won't be any more fair in his methods, as soon as he is located, they will strike him down at all cost. Even if it meant going to war with every Chinese gang there for trespassing their territories.

Although they had to admit, it is hard to find someone who never leaves his hideout and you never know who is his henchmen are from the billion people in China.

Alexander spent his Summer vacation with the girls, traveling from place to place as he let have their fun. Well, most Rindo who was having fun as she took them to all of strangest places.

Near the end of the vacation, Rindo was in her third month in pregnancy. It was time to reveal the baby's gender.

After inviting Dr.Murphy to the house, he did high-frequency sound waves, the gender was revealed.

"C-congratulations...It is a boy." He sai with a flat tone. But nothing made the family any happier.

At that time, Alfie looked at his eldest son and got frustrated "Alexander is bearly 17 years old and he has a son on the way, and my son who is in his late 30s can't get one child out o 3 wives!! STOP USING THAT DAMNED PROTECTION!!!"

"SHAME!!"

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