Chapter 214
Whatever, inviting everyone to eat was just for the sake of having fun anyway. He hadn't really expected to extract any useful abilities from Minami Kotori and the others.
And so, after making sense of his gains this time, Mineo closed his eyes and drifted off into dreamland.
The next morning, before Mineo even had a chance to wake up, Erina's side called him.
"Mineo-kun!"
"Are you awake yet? Today is the start of the transfer exam, you mustn't forget it."
"I've already told my secretary to pick you up. Calculating the time, she should be almost there by now."
"Regarding the details of the matters later, Hisako will explain everything clearly. If you don't quite understand the procedures, you can take some advice from Hisako."
"I understand, thank you for your concern, My Lady! Honey, I love you!"
Mineo, leaning against the headboard of the bed, teased Erina once again. But all he got in return was Erina's voice, filled with embarrassment and anger.
"Mineo-kun! Can you please not joke like that!"
"I... I am seriously conveying business to you!"
"I know that in terms of cooking skills alone, you can leave everyone speechless. However, this time your identity is the chief examiner. Testing others and being tested are two different things, especially since Grandfather and several other school officials will be watching your performance."
Even though Erina spoke with a tone that was a bit shy and angry, Mineo could still feel the thick concern in her voice.
Was she afraid he would mess up the exam and be doubted by others?
Thinking of this, Mineo spoke a bit more seriously:
"I've received Erina's good intentions! But, as your man, if I can't even handle a small matter like this, I might as well go home and become a farmer."
"Relax, have some faith in your man. Have you forgotten what kind of person I am? Just a few transfer students won't be able to stir up much of a wave."
Just as Mineo was talking to Erina, the sound of the doorbell rang from outside. (The doorbell was connected via a speaker to the bedroom.)
"Excuse me... is Mr. Takamine Mineo home?"
"I am... the assistant sent by Miss Erina to pick you up, my name is Arato Hisako!"
Hearing the melodious voice coming from the intercom, Mineo said:
"I'm cleaning myself up, wait for me a moment, I'll be right out!"
He got out of bed, and after quickly finishing his morning routine, Mineo changed into casual clothes and walked out of the restaurant.
There, standing in front of the restaurant's large entrance, was a beautiful girl with pinkish hair standing quietly on the left side.
The girl was wearing the Totsuki Academy school uniform, with a pair of white knee-high socks on her slender legs.
Calm, elegant, gentle, and poised!
Hisako's face gave off that exact impression to anyone who saw her. It had to be said, the girls in the world of Shokugeki really had exceptionally beautiful faces.
The Secretary-ko is truly very cute.
Having heard the door open, Hisako turned around. The moment she saw Mineo, the little secretary was stunned for a second.
"Um... are you Mr. Takamine?"
"That's right! What's wrong? Do I not look the part?"
Hearing Mineo's words, Hisako didn't dare talk nonsense. She bowed slightly to Mineo and said:
"Mr. Takamine, hello!"
"I am Miss Erina's secretary, Arato Hisako!"
"This time, Miss has assigned me to pick you up and take you to the exam venue at the school!"
"I have prepared the relevant data; you can read it directly in the car."
Regarding Mineo's business, Erina had never really explained it to Hisako. She had only called Hisako last night, telling her to collect the exam participants' data and hand it over to Mineo today.
It was just that over the phone, Erina's tone had been very serious. This situation had caused Hisako to misunderstand, thinking that Mineo was some respected old senior of Miss Erina's.
Only now did Hisako realize that the person her lady cared so much about was actually a young man who looked to be around the same age as her.
After Mineo followed Hisako into the car, Hisako spoke with a very serious tone:
"Mr. Takamine, our Totsuki Academy transfer student entrance exam is usually divided into three steps."
"The first step is for all participants who applied to Totsuki to submit their application forms to you, and then you can perform an initial review to filter out students whose qualifications don't match."
"The second step is the interview. Participants who pass the initial review can be arranged by you into groups of three or five for a short interview with you. Participants who pass the interview can proceed to the third step, which is the practical evaluation!"
"The practical evaluation usually asks participants to prepare 1 or 2 dishes after choosing their ingredients, and then you personally taste them. If you think the taste is good, then you can grant the entry qualification to that participant!"
"Mr. Takamine, the data in your hand is the list of participant information. Before arriving at the exam venue, you can review this first."
Actually, even without Hisako's reminder, Mineo had already begun looking through the list. It was just that he was only checking to see if there were any beautiful girls in the name list.
Yukihira Soma's name had already been seen by Mineo, but his gaze didn't stop on Yukihira's name.
A red-haired guy, what was there to see?
After confirming there were no particularly striking beauties in the list of names, Mineo felt a bit disappointed.
Then, he focused his attention on Hisako, who was sitting beside him. Hisako was sitting in a very standard, upright posture, looking quite serious and diligent.
"I remember your name is Arato Hisako, right?"
"That is correct, Mr. Takamine!"
"May I ask you something?"
"Mr. Takamine, please go ahead..."
"Well, I just wanted to ask, at Totsuki Academy, are there many beautiful girls like you?"
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