Food Wars: The Golden Hands

The next day after Alexander made sure Jason's body was hurting in 12 different places, a car stopped by the airport station and a very young beautiful girl with honey blond hair. "Erina-sama!" Another purple-haired girl jumped off the car "This is the location." Hisako said.

Erina took off her glasses and looked at the station with a frown "A little of low quality in design but it can do." She said as she looked at the giant [Spirit Airlines] "Let's go inside." She said.

Both girls walked inside while attracting some attention, two stunningly beautiful Asian girls walking inside an airport is not a strange thing, but not very common, especially with several bodyguards following them.

Erina followed after Hisko as she led her to the restaurant. After a while, they reached the place, and in the front door was a man with a sign in a yellow clown make up who was dancing around.

"Come in!! Spirit restaurant welcomes you!!" The clown said with the big smile drawn in his face "In a rush? Take a quick sandwich! Hungry? Try our spiritual menu! Mahaha!!" He said.

Erina looked at Hisako "I am pretty sure that a clown was not part of the staff here." She said.

"Indeed, in fact, no one even works here properly, only 20 meals are made in a day to maintain themselves above the redline while leeching off the company." Hisako looked through her papers.

"Add to that the fact that the restaurant seems noisy today." Another person stood beside Erina and Hisako.

"Correct!" Hisako said as she looked at the new coming person "This means that there are customers ins--" but then she got a good look at who was standing beside her.

Erina's eyes were wide open "Mother...?" She mumbled frozen in her place.

Yes. Beside them stood Mana together with Anne "Is that how you greet your mother?" Mana said behind her fan.

"I..."Erina did not know what to do. Mana seemed a little disappointed at her daughter's reaction.

"Forget it..." She waved "Let me go get my launch. Let's go, Anne." Mana said, leaving Hisako and Erina standing still for a moment before they snapped out of it, then they followed behind her.

When they entered the restaurant, a burst of warm wins hit their faces, the restaurant was full today, the heavy and delicious aroma was everywhere. Mana followed her nose to the kitchen not minding anyone while Erin and Hisako were taking notes.

"What do you think, Erina-sama?" Hisako asked.

Erina nodded approvingly "Good, the restaurant is functioning again with a satisfying number of customers, as long as the numbers stay like this for a week while Alexander is working here and another week when he leaves, he will pass the exam." She said.

Hisako wrote what Erina said attentively. Then they headed inside the kitchen where they found Mana standing behind Alexander who had a bat in his hand with a gun and a cigarette while wearing glasses "Move it you two, you're running late on schedule!" He said while tapping the floor with his foot.

"Yes, chef!!" Amanda and Ben shouted.

Alexander shifted his eyes to see Erina"oh, shit!!" He was shocked to see them "oh, Lord!!" And even more, shocked to see Mana right behind. His cigarette fell down, he dropped the bat and put away his gun "oh, hi...look who it is, my lovely girl and her mother..." Alexander chuckled awkwardly "...oh, and their friends too." He said with a perfect smile.

"Fufufu! You were threatening them?" Mana said.

"Of course not..." Alexander said with a laugh before switching his focus to Ben and Amanda "Right, guys?"

Ben and Amanda felt a shiver go down their spine "Yes, yes!" Then they took out a piece of paper "uh, Mr.Alexander is a wonderful teacher, he has taught us how to be respectful chefs and skilled workers, he is our idol that we respect so much, we are not forced to do anything or say anything. We do this out if our own free will." They said.

Hisako, Anne, Mana, and Erina looked at Alexander "You're supposed to memorize that, not read it." He whispered to Ben and Amanda.

To clear your confusion...Let us say that after Alexander and his uncle trashed Jason good, they paid Ben and his cheating girlfriend a visit. And Alexander decided to not humor this exam at all, they gave him the freedom to do anything to fix this restaurant and so he will.

Being confronted with a gang from the underworld, Amanda and Ben were scared shirtless, especially after seeing the state of Jason who was dragged there with them.

Mana shook her head "Don't care, I want my lunch, make me one." She said as she took a seat in the big table near them. "the aroma here is not bad even though they are the one cooking, are they good?" She asked.

Alexander looked at Erina and gestured for her to sit too with her mother at the table. But Erina shook her head making Alexander sigh and reach for her wrist and drag her to the chair "Yeah, actually. They are good, but just lazy and I am the one supervising them, they are cooking my way." He said while forcing Erina down on the chair face to face with Mana before taking the third seat beside them.

"Alexander...I don't feel like being here at the moment." Erina said while avoiding Mana's gaze.

"C'mon, she at least had a good reason for what she has done, unlike your father."

Alexander sighed making Erina flinch at that "By the way, I didn't hear any news about him, you know where he is?" He asked.

Erina shook her head, ever since the Central showdown, she didn't hear of her father.

As for Mana, she went quiet for a moment. She remembered the time after BLUE immediately where Azami, together with Joichiro and Senzaemon.

Right after the tournament ended and Alexander ran away to his son. Mana turned her head to see the three men behind her.

Her father; the demon king of cooking spoke "Mana...we have to talk." He said.