Food Wars: The Golden Hands

The Second Day of the exam has come. Totsuki's students have scattered across the beach trying to run their shops and gain as much revenue as possible. Some students were running things smoothly and money was coming to them easily. Some others needed to work harder to keep up, but nevertheless, they all were making money with their skills and thanks to the strategic location they were put in. After all, they were just behind the beach and sand where people come back to warm up from the cold water with empty bellies.

As for the elite 10. Soma, Alice, Arato, Mimasaki Subaru, Takumi, and Hayama were all still working to fix their shop after being challenged by some unknown bastards saying they were going to fail and their seats will for them to take. With Soma, Takumi, and Hayama being the type of people that hate loosing, the shop was completed and ready to open in the next half of the day. And As expected of the elite 10, All of the customers were drawn in by Hayama's trap of Aroma which gathered a lot of people for them to serve.

Erina who was inspecting how things are going came by to see how the elite 10 are doing "Finally, it took you long enough!" She said. Looking at how busy they are, no one bothered to respond and they don't need to either "Don't you dare embarrass us, the other major schools are in the country as well, if any of you fail will bring upon our school great shame." Erina was harsh in her tone and wasn't tolerating in of this. She was determined that every student pass this exam to prove the other schools they have the upper hand.

"Continue the hard work." That was all the encouraging words she had to say. Alice wanted to talk back but she was too busy. She was the one responsible for serving the customers. And judging by the numbers, she can't afford the time to scratch her head.

In another location. At the big cliff of the beach where many adventurous people climb up to it just so they can jump down to the water. Beside that cliff is a small shop with a very captivating food Aroma.

"Hey men, I am hungry, let's go get some food." a boy with a perfect sportsman body spoke as he walked down the cliff with his friend.

"Yeah, all that jumping made me tired." his friend answered, "The ruined shop we saw last week has been repaired, did you hear about?"

"Yes. Nicolas was here yesterday, he saw some boys fixing it." The boy replied, "Take a sniff, you could even smell the delicious smell from up here."

His friend took a deep breath and sighed "Yes. We should go try some. Although the prices there a bit heavy."

Down with Alexander, Komatsu, and Sanji. The trio was very busy cooking, their morning started normal with a small number of customers, but as the day kept going, people started crowding them like crazy.

Reiju who was still under Alexander's command(Blackmailing) was using all her energy in serving food to people. Near the kitchen, there was a table with three people in black suits. Alexander who was cooking near them had a tired expression, especially from hearing all those annoying stories from a spiky black-haired man.

"And that's why I think my frog should have human rights as well." Alfie slapped his hand on the table. Vlad was pressing his face on the table while Keanu looked at Alfie and shook his head.

"Alfie...There is a reason why they are called [Human] rights." Keanu responded after taking a sip of his drink.

Alexander who was cooking a [Piadina] hat a vein on his forehead threatening to pope off "Why the hell are you guys still here anyway?" he asked with gritted teeth.

"Oh! I heard you need a shit ton amount of money from selling food in this place." Alfie raised his hand and spoke.

"So?" Alexander asked.

"So, I brought my giant belly and my wallet here to help my nephew. Give me three [Pampanella] and a beer." Alfie emptied his plate and ordered more. This is his 10th order by now.

"Alright." Alexander went to the fridge and took out a cold beer and passed it to his uncle "Wait for your turn, so drink that beer and shut up. And frogs don't deserve human rights!" He said.

Komatsu was on the ground in the middle of the kitchen counting money "Damn it, I got it wrong again!" He mumbled.

"How is the counting going, Komatsu? Are we coming close?" Sanji asked as he passed by Komatsu on his way to deliver food.

"Our initial goal was 30000 dollars, but because of the things we got from the market, we need 37000 dollars now, and now we have generated only 9000 dollars. We are on the right track, I think." Komatsu finished counting and hide the money in a safe under the counter and went to help cooking.

The day went on slowly as the shop kept on becoming getting busier. In the distance, Erina was watching with binoculars how the students were doing. When she came to chick on Alexander, she had to admit that they were doing good 'Great! Although we were harsh by not providing them with funds to start up properly, but all of their financial situations were taken into account. A good chef never spends his money unwisely, even if he is rich.' She thought with a satisfied smile.

And so, the sun started going down, and the beach started becoming empty as people went back to their homes. Every shop started closing and cleaning their mess. And Alexander was no different. He took out a broom and started cleaning.

"Alright, see you tomorrow," Sanji said as he passed by Alexander.

"Hm? you're leaving already?" Alexander asked.

"Yeah, my sister said she needs to go to a salon to clean her nails and hair from the sand," Sanji said remembering Reiju's desperate's face while looking at her hands and hair in the mirror.

"See you tomorrow, Alexander-san." Komatsu ran after Sanji as Reiju will drop him off before leaving. Alexander waved at him and then returned to cleaning.

The only people left were the trio of Alfie, Vlad, and Keanu.

Alfie came out holding his belly, his face was green and pained "OOhh!! my lord! Great Rasputin! My stomach is killing me." Alfie was in pain. Keanu and Vlad were supporting him to walk.

Alexander sighed and looked at him "Look what you did to yourself, who told you to eat that much? you might have a bigger stomach and appetite than normal humans but that doesn't mean you can eat an entire's restaurants menu four times at once." Alexander didn't want to be harsh on his uncle who only wanted to help him but some things need to be said: "Take him to the hospital and make sure he is okay." Alexander ordered Vlad and Keanu to go.

"And what about you? Boss" Keanu questioned.

"Leave to me the key to the Mercedes and go, I will drive myself." Alexander continued to clean.

"But you're still a minor and don't have a license." Vlad commented, "You might be stopped."

"What are the chances of me getting stopped by the police?" Alexander raised an eyebrow "People drive without a license all the time. And even if I was stopped and captured, I won't be in trouble. This is our territory now." Keanu and Vlad looked at each other not sure what should they do.

"Just leave man! I am not a kid. I have my two guns with me, the first sign of trouble I will call." Alexander hit the floor with the broom and urged them to take Alfie. Having been cornered, they could only comply and hurry with Alfie.

Alexander stayed for some time until it became dark, then he closed the shop and left to get the car. He checked his guns and phone for calls. And then turned his car and took off slowly in the city.

In the parking where he took off from, another car turned on. One of the men inside spoke, "I can't believe he is all alone. Follow him, keep a distance from him by two cars, he might sense us."

Another one who was on the backseat frowned. He pushed his black hair back and frowned "He is that stupid or what?"

the man driving looked in the mirror and spoke "Lord, Sebastian, should we call the others to move?"

Sebastian stayed silent for a moment then sighed "Yes. We will follow him until he reaches an empty area, then we crash him. Inform the others."

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