WOW! I never thought the story I thought off before dozing off would gain over 10 followers and 10 favorites in 3 days. I really appreciate all your support and as a reward, dum dum dum(drum noises) I will be posting Chapter 2 earlier than expected. Hope you guys will enjoy on my take if Erina and Alice encounter homemade cooking before perfecting their own craft.


Now onto some reviews. Many of you asked me to put the "" mark when the characters are talking and I will respond to it by putting it starting now and by updating chapter 1. Haha.. I forgot to use the marks when writing since the Web novels I read usually label the people talking at the front.

("") Speaking

('') Thinking


Now onto the 6 reviews I gotten, I always like to see what people thought about my writing so feel free to drop a review and hopefully I can respond and meet many of you.

43: Haha, sorry about the cliff but I thought ending it on that note was a good start for chapter 2. You don't have to fear losing your hair now since Chapter 2 will be released now.

Food Wars Junkie: I really appreciate the support man, I also really like your story "Learning Love" and I would love to hear you narrate your story. Keep up the good work.

Retribution Sin: Yup, thanks for reminding me to put in the marks. Hopefully the development will suite your warehouse.

IndraAshura: If your name has a Shiva in it, I would think you have completed the whole set. Jokes aside, thanks for the reminder and hope you continue reading the story.

Icombal23: This is a 3 way romantic relationship between Soma, Erina and Alice. It's not rude, you just explain your matter of concern and I respect that. Hopefully you could give this story a chance since their relationship will not be cemented until "certain events" occur.

YoLO1992: Thanks for the reminder, I could imagine the stress when not knowing when characters speak and I hate it myself.

Without ado, Here's chapter 2


"Yukihira Off-Menu item? What difference does it have to normal menu items?" Alice question Soma.

"Hmm, let's just say it's our diner secret menu where me and my dad make something completely different and unique and served it to some special guests." Soma answered with a smile.

"Ufufu, does that means we are someone special enough to you to make this secret menu of yours neh Soma-kun~~."

Soma could only cough lightly in response to Alice's teasing as he never met a girl that outspoken. The only girl Soma knew was Mayu, who is a classmate of his and she tends to shy away from Soma whenever Soma looks at her.

"Hmph, lets just hope this top-secret menu is enough to satisfy my stomach, I believe it won't be a problem for Alice as she tends to stuff everything into her mouth." Erina snickered to Alice.

"Mou mou, Erina is being a bully again. Don't mind her Soma-kun, she is just wasting good food that tends to not fulfil her taste buds."

"Why are u wasting your food Erina-san? Its not good to not finish your dish even if its not suitable to your taste." Soma softly lectured to Erina.

Fill with awkwardness, Erina could only relent under the soft gaze of Soma and tell him a secret she would not like to share to people outside her family. "It's not like I don't like the food, but there are many flaws within them that strongly hinder the food's taste and potential. I'm just tired of eating food that feels incomplete."

Seeing Soma's confused face, Alice followed up and explain to Soma that "Erina was gifted with a special ability Soma-kun. She was born with the god's tongue which granted her the ability to judge and improve any dish she tastes. So far, only our personal chef and Grandpa could make food that satisfy her. Don't be too disappointed if she does not finish your food Soma-kun."

Soma however was not listening to the last sentence by Alice but focusing on Erina's special gift. "Your family truly is one of a kind Alice-san, Erina-san."

Both Erina and Alice were dumbfounded by Soma's response and they were even more stunned to hear what he said next.

"Your family has a demon king which is your grandpa, Erina-san with a godsend ability, I'm wondering where the Hero is, could that be you Alice-san?"

Both girls were stunned into silence. Alice was wondering does she have the ability to cook good enough food to satisfy Erina since Erina always just eat one bite of her food. Whereas Erina was filled with surprise: 'Is he not discouraged after hearing about my ability? I don't want to hurt his feelings after he serves me his dish.'

The person in question though was now preparing the ingredients for his dish, he is pump up even more after hearing Erina's ability. 'Does this mean I am a good chef if Erina-san finish my dish, I'm so excited and pump up now. 'I also wonder if Alice-san has a special ability, maybe she too is blessed with an ability to judge food.'

"Alright, this makes me even more excited for you both to taste my dish, if I can satisfy you both then I'm one step closer to achieving my dream of becoming the best chef in the world." Soma exclaimed loudly to both girls.

Both girls could only look on at the young boy masterful skills in the kitchen, it feels like he does not have a worry in the world when he is poised to serve food to the prestige Nakiri family.

'Either he is extremely confident or he is a big dumb dumb' Alice wonder to herself but that does not make him less captivating in her mind.

'I'm sorry Soma-kun if I hurt your confidence, but I can't lie about what I feel towards a dish'. Erina solemnly mused to herself while keeping an eye of the boy. She can't help but optimistically wonder to herself: 'What if, what if… he could make a dish that could satisfy me.'

Back to Soma, we can see him busy cutting some chicken wings while battling eggs in a bowl as well as cooking some rice in a pot. Next, we could see him boiling chicken bones in water to make a broth, then reducing the broth to concentrate the natural gelatine that was drawn out of the chicken bones and cartilage during the cooking process.

Both the girls look on with fascination 'What is he doing? What is he making? I have never seen someone cook like that.'

Gin and Senzaemon who were chatting with Joichiro and Tamako about their wedding and relationship were suddenly locked on to Soma's cooking.

"He has skills that boy, but how will he be able to combine those ingredients into a dish that could satisfy the Nakiri Princesses who have taste over 150 dishes made by professional chefs."

"Interesting, truly interesting. His face looks just like you when you are cooking, Joichiro. Looks like the pea does not fall too far away from the pot." Senzaemon snicker to Joichiro.

Joichiro and Tamako both just smiled and look on warmly at their son composure in the kitchen. 'He is making that huh, looks like those two girls really are special to him' The second improvised dish he ever made and now he's going to make it just for them.' Both Joichiro and Tamako chuckled to each other as both noticed their similar thoughts.

"I'm finished"! Soma exclaimed loudly. Everyone's attention is drawn toward the counter where Soma will finally serve his dish to Alice and Erina. However, the next thing they see froze their thoughts.

"Ano... Soma-kun is this it?" Alice asked sceptically.

"Are you serious, Soma-kun? Is this the dish I have been optimistic about?!" Erina exclaimed lividly.

On the table we can see that Soma had served the Nakiri princesses a bowl of rice with scramble eggs.

Both Senzaemon and Gin could only sigh in disappointment. "Looks like your kid does not have the creativity you have Joichiro".

Joichiro did not response first but the look of smugness of him irritated them both. "Well, well, I never thought I would see the day that Dojima Gin and Senzaemon-dono would judge a dish before it is fully served." Finally, Joichiro responded.

Senzaemon and Gin could only stop what they were saying and look on to what else could be added towards the dish.

At this moment, Soma just responded casually to the princesses: "Wow, it looks like normal food can't really arouse your appetite. Don't worry though, this dish has yet to reach it final form (Yes, the old reference from DBZ)."

Soma immediately pull out a small covered bowl and open it, suddenly the dense smell of chicken flooded the restaurant. Both Alice and Erina were caught off guard and inhale the fresh smell head on. Their stomach growled in anticipation which caused both of them to blushed.

"Oagariyo, Alice-san Erina-san, I present to you transforming furikake gohan." Soma poured the jelly like bits onto the bowl and the jelly immediately dissolved due to the heat coming from the rice bowl.

Both girls dig in without any hesitation, Soma was proud to see that the aroma of his food alone was enough to attract the girl's attention and arouse their appetite. Little did he know that by acquiring this knowledge, he will later gain even footing against a hard-fought opponent later on.

Alice was the first to speak up: "Nani kore, where did the chicken flavour came from? I thought the chicken broth you make earlier was for another dish." Alice eagerly asked for Soma's reply.

"Hehe, well you guys did see me boiling the chicken broth, but what you didn't see was that I let the broth cooled down which in turn the gelatine causes the broth to turn to jelly, which can then be cut into wiggly cubes to add to Yukihira Special Transforming Furikake Gohan."

Alice was astounded by this discovery, she never thought food can undergo such a process to be made. This lighten a fire inside of her and subsequently inspired her to be interested in food processing process and what other method they are to make food more unique and interesting.

While Alice was heaping praises and asking questions eagerly, Erina was eating her food in silence. This causes both Alice and Soma to face her with a worried expression. 'Is the quality of food not enough to satisfy Erina'. They both wonder at the same time.

Secretly, both quickly took a peak of her bowl and were shocked that she had eaten half of it. However, that was when Erina put down her chopsticks signalling the end of her tasting.

Soma was disappointed while Alice was flabbergasted. The parents walk over and saw the same predicament. Senzaemon and Gin were shocked while Joichiro and Tamako send a supportive glance towards Soma. It's the first time that someone did not finish his food.

Erina finally face upwards and all they can see was a teary expression. Disappointment? Relieve? Joy? Regret? They can only wonder to themselves why Erina was having a conflict of emotions.

All of them remain for another minute until Soma broke the tension. "Haha, looks like I'm still not good enough to satisfy you Erina-san. Could you give me pointers on how to improve the dish, so next time I will guarantee make an improved version to fully stuffed you.

Even though Soma sounded cheerful, his parents were able to pick up a sense of disappointment in his voice. Knowing Soma, he will immediately bounce back and make new improvements and using them as guinea pigs.

"Sniff…sniff." The attention then shifted towards Erina who was desperately trying to hold back her tears.

Erina then began speaking: "Soma…Soma-kun, I'm very sorry I did not finish your food, I know you put a lot of effort into it but I feel that something was missing. What it was I can't figure it out myself."

Everyone was stunned silent by Erina statement, a dish that the God tongue can't explain the faults in it?! How will the culinary world react if a 5-year-old boy was able to leave the God tongue tongue-tied.

"Soma-kun" Erina continued to speak towards Soma with a crooked voice: "Your dish was far better than most food I eaten. The creativity, the passion and lastly the joy in your cooking made me feel relieve that cooking could still be enjoyable for me."

Finally, Erina could not hold back and hug Soma tightly: "I finally found someone other than grandfather's cooking that I feel interested in tasting again. I really hope that I will be able to taste your food again."

"Grr…No fair Erina! I want to hug Soma-kun as well" Alice then enveloped herself into the hug as well. "Just you know Soma-kun, your dish was delicious and I can't wait to eat your cooking again as well."

Soma's brain has blackened out at this point, having two people that were so engrossed with his cooking was a first. He was disappointed yes by Erina not finishing his cooking, but he was also extremely happy that his first well-made dish was tasted by both Erina and Alice and that Alice gave him a sincere praise regarding his food. Dark within his consciousness, an unawaken purpose and desire was beginning to sprout.

Finally separating from the hug she just gave Soma, Erina immediately turn away to hide her embarrassment. She glanced back and softly told Soma: "Your dish was ok, I'll await the day where you manage to satisfy my tongue."

The elders look on with warm gazes and smug expressions 'What an interesting and dynamic trio, what happens in the future regarding those three, we will hopefully find out.'

Cough…Cough "Urm…Alice, is it not time to let go of Young Soma? If you really want to, you can invite him over to your birthday party next week. I already invited his parents you see." Senzaemon suggested to Alice knowing Erina was watching them hug with a stinky eye.


Ok~ That's a suitable place to end it on. Next chapter we will be moving on to Alice's birthday party and how the harsh reality hits her, will Soma and Erina presence enough to heal her delicate heart. Find out soon on the next episode~( I love DBZ)

PS: Deciding whether to upload two chapters a week or one. You guys can let me know in the reviews.