Shiji: taste bud reversal

307. Erina's past

"That day... If I hadn't met that person, maybe I... No, if I hadn't met that person, I would never have had any interest in something called a dish. "

Erina lowered her head, put her hands on her knees, and bent forward slightly, recalling the past, and the expression on her face became silent.

"Growing up... I was taught by my father to adhere to the concept of perfect cooking, and those dishes that did not conform to my father's teachings or had flaws were all defective products that had to be erased, and they did not deserve to be called cooking. "

"Because I have the Tongue of God, I have to take a lot of tasting work every day, and one chef after another presents me with their dishes, and I follow my father's instructions to point out the shortcomings of their dishes, and I repeat the same thing every day..."

"Originally, I thought that cooking was such a boring thing, and I was faced with a large number of dishes every day, and I became more and more disappointed with the taste, and even got tired of it, but there was no way to do it, and I had to work harder to cope with those jobs for the sake of the Nagi family... That's what I thought at the time. "

"Until that day, when I was wandering around the house with nothing to do because the tasting was canceled, I met the chef who had been invited to my grandfather's house. "

"His food smelled completely different from the dishes cooked by the chefs who were invited to my father's house, and that was the first time I became curious and longing for something called a dish, and I learned for the first time that cooking is not just mechanized and formulaic cooking, but also allows people to feel the thoughts of the chef and experience the happiness that spreads from the bottom of my heart..."

"From the bottom of my heart, I wish I could cook such a happy dish, but this is completely different from the concept that my father taught me, and after that day, I still accept a lot of tasting tasks every day, and even the tongue of the gods feels that the dishes I taste every day are becoming more and more difficult to swallow...~"

"Later, my father was kicked out of the house by my grandfather ..."

"I was sent to Enatsuki School Park to study, with the cooking skills honed from childhood to adulthood, and the natural sensitivity of the tongue of the gods to taste, my cooking skills have always been among the best among my peers, but... I don't know more and more what I'm after, what is the dish for me?"

"I can make dishes that have been praised by my mentors and food critics, but I never know where I'm going..."

"Until I met you, Shiraki-kun. "

Speaking of this, Erina's words paused, as if she was hesitating about something, but she quickly made up her mind, covered her slightly red face and said, "That... When we first met, it was really rude to say that your cooking... Not qualified or something. "

"But I still can't forget the taste of that dish... It was a delicacy that was completely contrary to what I had learned about cooking, and I had studied it myself since then... But it didn't work. Erina pondered the language, "I was quite confused at that time, while coping with the work of the Ten Masters, while honing my skills, although I don't want to admit it, but... The Tongue of God has evolved far faster than I could have imagined, and I have come to realize that my power alone is not enough. "

And at that time, Shiraki-kun's cuisine appeared. Erina raised her head, her eyes full of determination, "My God's tongue has extremely strict requirements for the level of cuisine, even the slightest flaw will be infinitely magnified, even the chef of a three-star restaurant, the dishes cooked by him cannot be flawless, the difference is only whether my cooking level can discern the sense of incongruity hidden in the taste of the dishes." "

"Sometimes, the pleasure of a dish outweighs the dissonance it brings to the tongue of God, and in that case, I would consider the dish to be qualified. "

"Of all the chefs, I can't find the one who has that sense of incongruity, and there has been only one person from before to now. "

"That's you, Shirakgi-kun. "

Erina's expression looked extremely serious, but it could be seen from her face that it would take a lot of courage for her to say this.

"So, that... Thank you so much for taking care of you during this time, but I also want to do something for you, I have been thinking about it for a long time in my room, and all I can do at this stage is to keep as many of you as possible in my father's hands. "

"I know Bai Mu-kun you have your own plan.,But,Only this time,I also want to do what I can.,Absolutely、Absolutely can't let my father do whatever he wants in this school park.。 "

"So this time, let me stand by your side!"

After saying the above almost in a shouting tone, Erina gasped for breath and felt that the weight of her body had been reduced a lot.

Shiraki sat in his seat, quietly listening to what she had said, with a smile on his face as usual.

"If Alice could hear what you just said, they would be happy for you, maybe they would be so excited that they would jump up?"

He winked at Erina playfully, and as expected, he received a slightly embarrassed expression from the girl.

"Who, who's going to let them hear!" the blonde girl turned back to her previous tsundere in a second, turned her head with disdain, and said with her hands on her chest, "Anyway, starting tomorrow, all the first-year students in the Polestar dormitory will meet in front of the entrance of the dormitory in the morning. "

"There are seven days left before the promotion exam, and during these seven days, I will be responsible for teaching them enough knowledge to pass the assessment!"

"In the meantime, if you want to do something for your father, just let it go!"

Erina held her head high, full of confident aura, her eyes as bright as pink diamonds flashed with dazzling brilliance, and there was a faint hint of relief and trust in her gaze at Shiraki.

She paused, lifted the golden hair around her ears, shook off the soft blonde hair behind her, and said with a proud expression.

"Scarlet Sand and I will handle the logistics in place. "。