"Speaking"
"thinking"
Skipping the whole Asahi is Azami's son and all
On with the story
After the BLUE, things somehow turned back to normal for Totsuki
Soma was sitting alone in the field of grass as he was speaking on his phone
"yeah…..i sure to drop by next week…yeah….see you, Hina-neechan, tell Kojiro-sensei I said hi" Soma said on the phone before he hanged it up
He pocketed his phone before resting upon the grass and then gaze upon the sky
It had been a year after BLUE as Erina won it and saved Soma from destroying himself
The young chef and his friends have all rise to their third year together
After BLUE, Soma somehow just stopped cooking for a year or so as he hadn't been focusing on cooking with pure focus at all rather, he focused it all resting and then sleeping
No one knows what is going on in his head but only one girl knows about it
"there you are" a voice called out as Soma looks up and sees Erina standing beside him
Winning BLUE made Erina's life a bite more harder as many food organizations around the world want to join Totsuki and it's faction which made tons and tons of paperwork overflowing to Erina
"what are you doing here?" Erina asked sitting beside him
"I don't know myself" Soma replied looking to Erina before to the sky above "I just feel like…I wanted to see the sky…the high and high sky"
"is that so?" Erina asked laying down beside him
Soma had to go a long path of recovering as taking in the teaching of Azami's and then using brutality against the Noir chefs, the man had nearly quit Cooking but Erina was by his side and helped him go on the path to recovery
The two watched the sky as they see a flock of ducks in a v formation, flying in the sky
"Erina…" Soma called out to Erina as she hummed in response. He turns towards her before pulling her towards him as Soma hugs her waist "…thank you, for saving me back then"
"what are you saying? You already thanked me so many times already" Erina said with a smile as she hugs Soma's neck and caressed his head
"no….this is me thanking you….for teaching me….." Soma muttered out "the true meaning of cooking"
"and that is?" Erina asked before Soma looks to her and pulled her in for a kiss
"that's love" Soma said after separating from the kiss
Erina smiles before giving his lips a kiss
"you're welcome" Erina said before Soma hugs her
The sun was setting as Hisako and Megumi were walking around the campus, trying to find the Headmistress and the First Seat
"where could they be?" Hisako asked looking around the area
Megumi looks around before smiling
"there" Megumi said as she pointed to the spot where Soma and Erina was, as both were sleeping with each other on the grass
"they're going to get a cold when the sun is gone" Hisako said with a sigh while smiling
Soma pulls in Erina closely as he holds her waist and leans his mouth to her neck as he gently embraces her in his sleep
The two sleeps with each other as the sun set and the night sky appeared with stars shining above
It was a big day as it was the next generation's Autumn Selection Competition
Megumi and the other Elite Ten works out as the staffs of the competition while Soma was watching it from the box lounge by himself as the man didn't need to lift a finger while he is still recovering
He watched as juniors of the Polar Star Dorm entered the arena as Yuki and the others cheered for them
"the next generation, huh?" Soma said smiling
The judges came as it was some of the Totsuki's alumnus, Isshiki Satoshi, Kuga Terunori, Tsukasa Eishi, Kobayashi Rindo, and then Shinomiya Kojiro
"this year is going to be amazing" Soma said chuckling before seeing Erina entering the stage as the last judge
He smiled softly seeing her before he reached into his pocket and takes out a ring box that he opened and revealed a beautiful amethyst ring inside
Soma closed the box and pocketed it before watching the match as it undergoes for the next generation of future chefs
Soma and Erina were walking side by side as they were walking around the campus
"today's participants of the classics are really fine chefs" Erina said with a smile as Soma nodded "and I bet that the new members of the Polaris will sure bring another storm to the cooking world"
Soma smiles to Erina before the two reached to the Shokugeki Grand Arena where Soma fought against Ryo and Hayama in the finals
"3 years, huh?" Soma said "time sure flies fast"
"yes" Erina said looking at the nostalgic arena of which holds the memories of many great chefs "it feels as if it was yesterday when we were still first years"
Soma watched the arena before fireworks started flying in the night sky as explosions of colours lights the sky
"mou, Yoshino-san said that they would wait for us before lighting the fireworks" Erina said while watching the fireworks exploding in the night sky
Soma watched Erina admiring the fireworks as the smile upon her face made his eyes soften towards her
"fire it all!" Yuki shouted as Daigo and Shoji loads up some fireworks before igniting them
Many firework rockets came flying to the sky before exploding into colourful flowers in the night sky
Erina watched as one firework formed a flower and then a cat and then many more
Soma smiled to her before he reached into his pocket
"Erina.." he called out to her as Erina turns to look at him
"what is it?" Erina asked as Soma pulls out the ring box and opened it to reveal the amethyst ring for her
Erina's eyes widen in surprise to see the ring as it shines upon her
"after we graduate…..will you marry me?" Soma asked her as Erina had tears running down her eyes
Soma smiles to her as Erina's tears weren't stopping
"yes….yes…." Erina said while crying in joy and give Soma a beautiful smile
Soma smiles lovingly to her before he takes the ring and slides it on her left ring finger
Erina smiles seeing the ring as it shines from the lights coming from the firework
Soma pulled her in before the two shared a kiss as a firework flown into the sky before exploding into the shape of a heart
That's a wrap!
Bye bye