"Everyone, let's take off our clothes first; it will be more convenient later."
Looking at the extremely shy Erina Nakiri, Hisako Arato raised her hand and spoke loudly, then proactively began unbuttoning the buttons on her chest. Although the others were a bit shy when they saw this, they did not hesitate.
Soon, everyone had removed most of the restraints on their bodies, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Seeing this scene, Hoshino Sora's heart rate suddenly accelerated, and a hint of haze appeared in his eyes. Then, the scent he loved flooded his nostrils, and subsequently, different sensations surged throughout his body.
"Hmph, you're getting a bargain."
With a voice full of shyness and tsundere, Erina Nakiri very boldly placed her foot near Hoshino Sora's mouth, then, looking down from above, spoke in a tone full of queenly aura.
"How truly pathetic. You can actually still smile after being treated like this. Disgusting. Then again, Hoshino-kun has been a foot-fetish pervert from beginning to end, hasn't he!"
"Indeed, treating someone else's foot like a holy relic, pouncing on it like a child seeing candy, and wearing such a longing expression—I have to say, it really is quite perverted."
"It looks like he's already excited."
"Well, this guy only has this one hobby, after all. I remember last time we were at the hotel, he even confessed his love to my feet..."
"Huh? Hoshino-kun really is obsessed with feet to an unimaginable degree."
Hearing Erina Nakiri's domineering and sharp words, the girls around her nodded in agreement, discussing it all at once, occasionally emitting laughter like silver bells.
Hearing the sounds around her, Erina Nakiri felt reassured. Her originally tense mood quickly relaxed. After confirming she hadn't done anything wrong, the 'looking at a bug' expression on her face intensified, and she then performed a series of targeted actions...
Afterward, the other girls joined the battlefield one after another, launching an expedition that lasted from night to morning and then to night again. Afterward, everyone was exhausted and sprawled out, sleeping through an afternoon nap while hugging, lying down, or curled up together, until Hoshino Sora's phone rang. At this time, there was less than an hour left before the competition started.
One move affects the whole body; as Hoshino Sora turned off his phone alarm and got up, the surrounding girls moved, some quickly and some slowly, with some waking up and standing up immediately.
Some were very sleepy, only raising half their bodies, rubbing their eyes as they got up, and occasionally making hazy, sleepy sounds. Clearly, they had rested late yesterday and were not yet fully awake.
Others weren't even woken up and were still fast asleep in bed. Hoshino Sora pushed away Alice Nakiri, who had draped her leg over him, a hint of pity in his eyes. The little girl had been wild yesterday, and she was also the most exhausted among this group.
It was clear that she really wanted Hoshino Sora to lose for once, but obviously, the plan had failed again. However, it was mainly because Hoshino Sora had a competition that night, so he had gone easy on her.
Defeating Hoshino Sora versus ensuring he had the energy to participate in the finals—they knew which was more important, so they went to sleep around the same time in the morning and didn't use their full strength.
As for why the BLUE competition was held at night, it was mainly because it was too hot in the summer; the rolling heat waves coming head-on gave people a feeling of sitting on pins and needles.
Yeah, that was the simple reason.
After all, the people coming here to watch the competition were big shots in the culinary world; it definitely wouldn't be appropriate to let them watch the competition while being exposed to the sun.
As for indoors? It was fine when there weren't many people at the beginning, but after the crowd grew, only this largest outdoor viewing platform could truly accommodate so many spectators.
"You must win today's competition. I am looking forward to the finals against you. However, even if you lose, I will avenge you when the time comes."
Looking at Hoshino Sora, whose expression was normal, Erina Nakiri proactively stepped forward to tidy his clothes. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time: a showdown between husband and wife under the spotlight of everyone!
"You too. Don't you dare lose before meeting me. Soma Yukihira has made great progress during this period, and his strength has become much stronger."
Looking at Erina Nakiri, who was patiently tidying his clothes in front of him, Hoshino Sora nodded gently. Although the opponent was quite tricky, he had the ingredients from the Gourmet Manor, so dealing with it wouldn't be difficult.
The gap between their culinary skills was originally not large, but if you added the massive difference in ingredients, he could easily crush the opponent. As long as he was careful and cautious enough, it was basically impossible to lose.
"I feel like I'm setting up some kind of dangerous flag."
Looking at the girls around him who were chatting with each other after waking up and putting on their clothes while talking, Hoshino Sora couldn't help but mutter to himself, then shook his head. In any case, let's do our best to cook!
No matter what, after giving it my all, I won't regret it even if I lose!
Fighting spirit surged in his eyes, but before he could get up, a jade-like foot reached his mouth again. He reflexively opened his mouth, and when he raised his head, somewhat bewildered, what he saw was Alice Nakiri, who was also full of fighting spirit.
"We'll battle again when you come back. Yesterday, I saw that you were about to have a competition, so I let you off temporarily. We sisters haven't used our full strength yet; the outcome of this contest is put on hold for now!"
Her voice carried a hint of provocation. Because Hoshino Sora got up, Alice Nakiri, who was originally in a sleeping state, slowly opened her eyes and then saw his handsome face. The memory of last night's duel naturally came to her mind, and fighting spirit inevitably burned in her eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that they had a competition the next day, and they hadn't used their full strength, they might have achieved victory yesterday.
As expected, the saying "When sisters are of one mind, they can cut through metal" isn't just bragging! After so many sisters joined, even Hoshino Sora was clearly "unable to keep up".
Alice Nakiri thought with extreme excitement, her little fists clenched tight without her realizing it.
But how could she have imagined that this was all an act by Hoshino Sora? In order to make them work harder, I have to say, this method was very devious but very effective, because the girls really wanted to defeat him!
"It's not certain yet who wins and who loses."
Hoshino Sora said indistinctly. However, his strong attitude was remembered by the girls. Because they had made great progress in the battle yesterday, after waking up, they reviewed the battle and had already developed new ideas in their minds.
Simply put, it was to find their own weaknesses, figure out ways to improve them, and then continue to practice and improve in the next day's war until their weaknesses were completely eliminated.
Next time, we will definitely be able to crush Hoshino Sora head-on!
"Alright, Alice, Hoshino-kun still has a competition coming up. After the competition ends, you can do whatever you want to him, but for now, let him go."
Looking at Alice Nakiri, whose actions were becoming increasingly excessive, Erina suddenly reached out and patted her shoulder. The most important competition at the moment hadn't ended yet; there would be plenty of time for intimacy later.
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