I, Kudo Shinichi, the rice flower death god

Well, that’s a rule of thumb.

"Oh~ no! It's not easy to come back. Of course you have to put on new clothes that fit you from head to toe!"

Shinichi has experience, and Sonoko certainly does too.

I saw her acting coquettishly while stuffing the few clothes she picked into Shinichi's arms, and then pushing him towards the fitting room.

Yuanzi has mastered this trick that has been tried and tested many times.

So in the following time, Shinichi had to transform into a human clothes hanger and put on new clothes one after another.

But Yuanzi was not satisfied with this. Every time he changed into clothes, he would take out the camera he had prepared and take a few photos, euphemistically called them as souvenirs.

Chapter No.17 Little Discovery in the Restaurant (2/4)

　　After some shopping, Shinichi and Yuanzi, carrying large and small bags, went to a restaurant next to the mall to rest for a while.

It happened to be noon, and the two planned to solve the lunch problem here.

After all, the shopping in the afternoon will continue.

Yes, even though he had been shopping all morning and had more than a dozen shopping bags in his hand, these were just new clothes that Sonoko helped Shinichi choose.

Never underestimate a woman's fighting power in shopping, especially those like Yuanzi who have been holding back at home for several days.

There was nowhere to vent the energy she had accumulated due to her illness. As the second Miss Suzuki, she had no shortage of funds. She had already made up her mind to have a good time shopping today.

They simply ordered two of the recommended set meals of the day. While waiting, the two of them could not help but hear the conversations between the guests sitting nearby.

To be more precise, it was a quarrel between guests.

"Seiichiro, I come to your store several times every week. You can't forget me this time!"

"And me! The last time I was a judge was more than a month ago, so I have to be included this time!"

"Who are you fooling, Tamura! The boss picked you last week!"

"The same goes for you, Nakai! Weren't you a judge last week?"

"Humph, I never said I wasn't!"

"Damn! How dare you play word games with me!"

"Don't worry, everyone has a chance!"

Finally, the boss, known as Joichiro, spoke up and stopped the farce.

It stands to reason that being so noisy in a public place would make other people a little disgusted.

But strangely, the faces of the other guests except Shinichi and Sonoko were very excited and even slightly agitated.

This gave Shinichi the feeling like a group of monkeys in the zoo waiting for the keeper to feed him with their faces flushed during meal time.

"It seems that the rumors are indeed true!"

Yuanzi looked at this scene and suddenly seemed to confirm something, and nodded with understanding.

"What rumor?"

Shinichi turned to look at the girl with a posture of "Come and ask me, come and ask me", and asked helplessly.

"It is said that the owner of this restaurant once graduated from Totsuki Academy. His cooking skills are very good. It's like he has drugged the food. Every customer who has eaten will never forget it!"

Sonoko kept talking to Shinichi about the information she had prepared just last night.

This was one of the few opportunities to show off her knowledge in front of someone, and she wouldn't miss it.

"I see."

Shinichi nodded silently.

No wonder girls who used to either go to coffee shops or Western restaurants would choose this seemingly inconspicuous little restaurant.

Not only is it small, even though it is located next to Mihua Shopping Mall, the location should be very advantageous.

But this Yukihira restaurant is located in a small alley between two rows of buildings, and even light can only shine in at noon.

In such a busy area, the street outside the door is too narrow to allow two cars to go parallel, which shows how remote it is.

In Shinichi's opinion, the customers in the store at this time are all people who are familiar with the boss, and there are very few new customers coming to the store.

It is estimated that in addition to them, young people like Sonoko who heard the rumors and wanted to find out what happened will come.

As for Totsuki Academy, Shinichi had already heard about it. It was a school with the goal of cultivating outstanding chefs, and its full name was Totsuki Saryo Culinary Academy.

Its reputation is so great that it already has a brand effect. Chefs who can graduate from Totsuki Academy will be invited by major hotels.

There would be chefs who graduated from this small restaurant, and to be honest, Shinichi had reservations.

"Hey, that young couple over there, do you want to try it?"

Before Shinichi could think about anything, the restaurant owner, a man named Joichiro, greeted the two of them with a smile.

Following his movements, the eyes of other guests also turned to the direction of his gaze.

A pair of handsome boys and girls who looked like they were still in high school.

"New face?"

"They were chosen on their first visit. This young couple is so lucky!"

"Brother, the boss's craftsmanship is very good, don't miss it!"

"Hahaha, Souzhen's craftsmanship is also great!"

"Although I have lost more than 400 times!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The surrounding guests burst into laughter, causing a young man named Yukihira Souma to grit his teeth and clenched his fists to express his dissatisfaction.

"Just wait for me! This time I will definitely win!"

The high-spirited declaration of victory did not win the approval of the guests, but instead made them laugh even more enthusiastically.

"How about it, young man, do you want to give it a try?"

Yukihira Joichiro ignored his son's shouting, holding a toothpick in his mouth and continuing to look at Shinichi with a smile.

He naturally has to take more care of the new guests.

"If you are just serving as a referee for the cooking competition, then of course there is no problem."

The girl beside him pulled his sleeves enthusiastically, and Shinichi nodded in agreement.

This kind of unfolding like a hot-blooded drama makes people want to participate in it, and it is just a good opportunity to see how the legendary Totsuki Academy's cooking skills are and how far they are compared with him.

After a while, two plates of steaming hot food were placed in front of the two of them.

The crystal white jade and shining golden complement each other, and the wonderful fragrance lingers in the nose of everyone in the store, seeming to stimulate the deepest appetite in people's hearts.

And this is just the effect of a home-cooked egg fried rice.

Surprised, Xinyi already made a preliminary judgment on the cooking skills of the father and son.

It seems that the rumors may be true.

But what interested him even more was the wonderful energy emanating from the two portions of egg fried rice. Although it was very small, especially the one made by Yukihira Soma, it was almost inaudible, but he was still aware of it.

Although Shinichi can feel that this world is a bit unscientific, things like cooking are still quite scientific.

At least it won't glow, it won't make people explode when they eat it, and it won't make incomprehensible sounds.

At least Shinichi has never seen any exceptions in his life till now.

And even he can only make some ordinary dishes that taste good under normal circumstances.

Yes, this is normally the case.

If special means are used, then there are two reasons. After all, in this system, as long as there are enough death points, even food that makes people fly up immediately after eating it can be made.

But the two dishes in front of me exuded weak energy, very subtle, especially the one made by Yukihira Soma, it was almost too small to be heard.

They are obviously two ordinary people. Except for their better physical fitness due to their cooking skills, they are no different from ordinary people. Why can they make energy-containing dishes?

Shinichi was curious.

Is this what a truly powerful chef can achieve?

This kind of energy, which Shinichi calls spiritual power, exists in everyone. The difference is only in strength.

And when it is powerful to a certain extent, it can be used passively, such as being able to see the undead.

But this is the first time Shinichi has seen this spiritual passive skill focus on cooking.

If you can figure out the reason, I believe your use of spiritual power will be greatly improved.

But now, it is more important to taste the delicious food in front of you.

Chapter 18 You have to eat it yourself (3/4)

　　Souma Yukihira lost, and he lost again in these 498 father-son games.

After all, Shinichi can make a judgment based on the spiritual power contained in the two dishes.

Of course, the egg fried rice still tastes great. Not only that, Xinyi also analyzed this method of applying spiritual power to food. I believe that when he cooks for Xiaolan in the future, he will give her a big surprise.

After the winner was determined, Souma Yukihira, who had experienced 498 failures, cursed and turned to the kitchen.

Fireworks were rising into the sky, and the restaurant gradually started to get busy.

Some of the remaining diners had already finished their lunch and left to continue working, while others were sitting at the table drinking wine with friends and chatting leisurely.

Whether he is a social animal or not can be seen at a glance now.

Shinichi and Sonoko also returned to their seats, waiting for the set meals they ordered earlier.

Although I had acted as a referee just now, several people shared two plates of fried rice, which was obviously not enough to fill their stomachs.

"It turns out fried rice is so delicious. Do I want to be a chef?"

Still immersed in the deliciousness of the fried rice, Yuanzi suddenly had another thought.

"Well, come on."