SUP GUYS~~~ I know this chapter has been long overdue but I did say start of June so hahaha...But seriously this semester break has been the worst...I cant even enjoy my time relaxing since everything is so dull and dry. Thanks to me living in a country govern by clowns, I had been lazy to the point that I don't even on my computer for two days. Unheard of from a millennial huh. Well enough by me, and lets move on to you guys~. I'm saying here first that I won't change to incorporate Japanese words in sentences as this is the best flow for me to write and whoever said this it is stupid and wasteful can just change the words yourself. Seriously, we have watch anime with Japanese dubs and it is hilarious when they use English in their sentence as well. It seems you guys like me coming up with my own shit so here's a bunch of them for you~ Hope you guys enjoy it.

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CincyRail: Sup man~~Damn first one again~~Glad my story interest you that much. Hmm good guesses on your path is all I can say as some may happen and some will not haha~ Glad you like the zoo date scene, I always see people going to the aquariums with their story so I thought why not a zoo then, if you like dates then they will be another one next chapter as well for you to enjoy~~ Thanks for your kind words and looking forward to hearing from you again next chapter.

NinjaFang1331: Thanks man, appreciate the support a lot. Hope you like the twist and turns of this chapter as well.

Star King: Thanks for the review man, glad you like the chapter. Hmm~~I have something more detailed plan in the coming chapter and spoiler alert it only revolves around Alice and Soma or Erina and Soma, so look forward to that. Yup, I'm gonna ask this question at the end of the chapter so be sure to let me know are you Takumi x Megumi or Ryo x Megumi~

darkrebellion04: Thanks for the review man and boy they did knock him down. You just have to scroll down and find out~

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AyyYajatt: Sup man. nice to see you again. Sorry, they wont be any lemons as I don't know how to properly right one. Maybe, maybe in future stories I will but for this one, you'll just have to tough it out with skinship. Good luck! Looking forward to hearing from you as well~~

Fuck Ass: I absolutely have no idea what your talking about... Cough Cough 'give me the code'~~ I'm joking, I'm a teenager so of course I knew what you mean. Here's a spoiler, it wont be Soma challenging Eizan but it will be one of the girls~~ So look forward to that! Hope you enjoy this chapter as well.

Dragon King Ryouga: Sup man, thanks for the review again. Haha~~I can just imagine Rindo bringing her alligator, Soma bringing his trusty squids and Nao bringing her insects to the meeting. What a nice spectacle eh~~~ Glad you like that part~~ Looking forward to hear what you said about this chapter as well~~

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JintoLin: :D I wonder what your reaction would be if I told you our government charges people 855 pounds for violating one of the laws during lockdown. Oops~~just did. Guess I'm gonna get fined myself hehe~~Yup, its always good to enjoy the outdoors unlike me...lock inside a house for the whole month...Its a sad world man... Who doesn't like well prepared food~~I know I do~~ Do you~~ Ah shit... it seems me working as a web manager for food has caused this so sorry about that haha~ Welp~~ I'm looking forward to hearing from you again, if you dont review, I'll charge you :)

NANLIT: Sup man, its great to hear from you~ Well, I can't reveal anything at once can I haha~~Before the Azami arc, I'll inform you beforehand that they will be a lot of twist and what better place to start than this chapter here~~~Nah, she wont be a character in this story as she has far too little backstory for me to used. Well, you'll just have to scroll down and check the chapter yourself to see what happens~~Hmm...I could have worded that better. What I meant was that she is now the 2nd seat as the 88th, 89th generation had just graduated. Looking forward to hearing from you next chapter as well~~

IndraAshura: Sup my G~~ By time, our competition will vary from who gives the other longer message to how long the delay of our replies hahaha. Nah man, take your time. I know what its like to be a college student haa...my classes start tomorrow actually so fuck that... I hate online classes man... Oh just wait~~ Soma has a lot of embarrassing past waiting to be unveiled. They make quite a trio right~~ Erina, Alice, Rindo god damn~~~ Hoho~~~I have someone in mind that will catch you guys completely off guard. However if you guess it spot on next chapter, I'm gonna knee your jaws like Rindo did this chapter. I always thought that Shokugeki could played out differently and I'm not one to judge as I can munch down two bowls of rice in the morning. No I'm not obese so stop laughing~ I have a standard body size hmph! There will be having another date next chapter but where~~ If you can guess it I'll shoutout your name again haha. Looking forward to what you said next and take care MY G.

Lordlexx: First of all, thanks for the reviews. I said at the start that I work best with Japanese words in the middle and I didn't even use hard ones...Most of them are from the anime itself... Well I can't deny I'm a huge anime fan but who isn't ? We are literally conversing in a place called fanfiction~~


"Tch, its mister who thinks he knows everything." Alice said with the same pissed tone as Erina.

"Hmm? You both know him?" Soma asked as he was surprised to see Erina and Alice that ticked off at the same person.

"Yea, we know him all right." Erina said while gritting her teeth. Before Erina could explain to Soma who he was, Eizan arrogantly interrupted them.

"Why If it isn't the two Nakiri Princesses. I'm surprised to see the both of you loitering around in this lousy place."

Smirking as he sees the growls on the two girls faces, Eizan turn to face the red-hair boy he had heard so much off in school.

"So, you're the prestige Yukihira Soma huh. You look even more average than I expected, it's fitting to see that you reside in this dumpster of a street." Eizan said tauntingly.

With the bunch of lackeys serving as intimidation, the residents could only voice out their discontent instead of charging right at Eizan.

As everyone was waiting for Soma to reply, Eizan's smiled grew broader as he looks at Soma as he was another piece on his chessboard. 'Now, get angry and charged right at me. In the end, you're just a Totsuki student while I hold your fate within my arms.'

However, when Soma did reply, his smiled gradually twister into pure anger.

"Hmm? Was I supposed to comment on that? Sorry, sorry." Soma said in confusion as he faced Eizan.

"…"

"…"

"Pfft~~~ Hahaha~~~Your right Soma~~~there's no need to reply to Tomato face right there~~~" Alice laughed out loud while holding her stomach.

"Hehe~~~Were you waiting for him to continue Soma?" Erina laughed softly as she looked at Soma.

"Well duh…what kind of an introduction is that? He expects me to answer back when I don't even know his name." Soma said with blinking eyes.

As soon as Soma finished his words, the street was filled with constant laughter with Aki and Alice being the loudest.

Amidst the laughter, there was one group in particular that did not like the situation they were in. The residents should be feeling the grief, despair and anger but now thanks to a simple misinterpretation of a young man, they were the clowns in the circus.

Feeling their anger rising, the goons turn to face their boss whom incredibly had an even more twisted face of anger than them. You could almost see the blood vessels threatening to pop out of his veins…

"Silenced you peasants! Don't you know that your street in under my control?! If this blasphemy continues, I'll guarantee you'll all be sleeping on the streets today!" Eizan cried out with pure venom.

Smirking in satisfaction as the place turned quiet, Eizan glared at Soma and said: "You have a lot of nerve Yukihira, I'll…"

Before he could finish however, he felt an ominous aura staring down at his soul. Shallowing the lump in his throat, he desperately tried to remove eye contact with Soma but it was too late as he felt the feeling of a scythe closing in on his throat. Unable to even muster up a single word, Eizan remain still as he waited for Soma's verdict like a prisoner.

"Hey, when was it your turn to talk?" Soma said with his voice turning deeper.

"…I…" Eizan managed to mutter out a single word before being brutally shut down by Soma again.

"Who allowed you to open your mouth huh?" Soma press on as his golden eyes locked firm with Eizan's.

"…"

"Good, I don't like people interrupting our conversations." Soma said as he pointed at himself, Erina and Alice.

Taking it as their cue to continue their explanation, Erina started by introducing the man as Eizan Etsuya, the current 9th seat of Totsuki Academy.

"Hmm? He's a seat higher than you Erina? Does it mean he's a better cook than you?" Soma teased.

"If we count seedings then you're at the bottom of the pack Soma." Erina teased back.

"Touché"

"Tch, his nothing more than a high horse that sit backs in the comfort of his chair and give orders to his underlings. If we count only cooking skills then he won't even be at the top 20 in our year." Alice said while clicking her tongue.

"You don't have to be so sour about him not accepting your Shokugeki request Alice. Well if you did win and get the 9th seat, I'll steal it straight from you." Erina teased her 'sister.

'Is it just me or did Erina and Alice switch personalities?' Soma thought as he looked at the antics of his two lovers.

"If he's not that good then that means his academic or achievements are above average right?" Soma asked as he knew that the Elite 10 is not judge based solely on cooking skills.

"He always calls himself the chef that chefs turned to or the 'Alchemist'. But in reality, he is just a food business consultant that charges people large monthly fees for his services. Hmph, he must be on his high horse as he once was able to generate a larger amount of profit for the academy than the academy himself. The board and investors were pleasantly surprised by his feats and were threatening to leave Ojii-sama for him." Alice said with disdain.

"Don't be so worked up Alice, that all has been solved when I enroll into Totsuki right?" Erina said while grasping her hand.

"But…Erina…"

"It's ok Alice, I myself wanted to help Ojii-sama. Sacrificing my early years is worth it if I can spend every day enjoying my life with you two. I can count on you for that right?" Erina said as she rubbed Alice head in a motherly manner in which Alice embarrassingly nodded

"Hoh, was that why Erina enroll into the middle school section of Totsuki. Is there anything more I need to know before I deal with him?" Soma asked as his voice slowly turned deeper as he spared a glance at the shaking Eizan.

"Well he did once try to convince Erina to join him." Alice revealed nonchalantly.

"He what?"

"He tried to steal Erina from us Soma~~~" Alice said which added fuel to the fire.

"Alice!"

"Hehe~~~don't you find it charming that Soma gets angry for us over every small thing that happens to us~"

"Well of course I do…but there was no need to tell him that. It was just a small matter of beating him in a Shokugeki that's all." Erina said bashfully.

As Alice and Erina were exchanging their daily banter, Soma slowly walked up to Eizan and now was face to face with him.

"I admit you do have some knowledge in cooking. Someone ordinary would not have made a scene at Gramps school and require Erina to step in. I also think that what you did was not wrong and your concept of cooking for money is also not wrong. You're a businessman at heart after all and profit is what keeps you going."

Surprised that Soma was praising him, Eizan mouth slowly twisted into a smile as he felt his confidence was slowing rising. However, his confidence fell flat again after what Soma said next.

"But, that's all there is to you."

"?!"

"So, why don't you wrap these shenanigans up, Eizan-senpai. This street is not yours and never will be. Gather up your goons and leave this street alone but not before apologizing to the residents for your troubles."

"…Hahaha! Are you an idiot Yukihira?! You think I need permission to own this street? Just look at that shaking leader of yours. I'll let you know that it is out of courteous that I'm coming here right now to inform you all to leave this instant."

"I can tell you know, you may act cocky and prideful in front of your lackeys and clients but you're actually scared right now. You're scared of how eccentric me, Erina and Alice are. You're scared that we will utterly ruined your plans."

"! Stop giving me that crap Yukihira! I'm scared you said?! Hahaha, the last person who said that to me is now only fit to lick my shoes!" Eizan cried out loud.

"Intel and money, is it?"

"HUH?!"

"These two things have always brought you success whenever you pleased and wherever you want. This time was no different, you thought you have all the cards when you arrived on a day when you least expected us to be here. You also thought that the residents in this street are nothing more than cheapskates that will consent to your decision if you just splash some money around. Am I wrong, Eizan-senpai?"

"…" Eizan try to remain silent due to Soma's more than accurate guess but the constant murmur and accusation from the crowd was really starting to hit on his nerves.

After a brief moment, Eizan looked up with a crooked smile that puts the mafias to shame. "What about it? People tends to flock towards the wealthier. Just look at the station complex I invested in, even brats like you know which place has better value. Heh, why don't you do me a favor and convinced those residents of yours who is right."

"Hmm? Are the residents part of your plan Eizan-senpai?"

"Hah?! You're a funny guy Yukihira. You must be crazy to think that I'm gonna include people like them. For starters, they are the main reason why this place is what it is." Eizan laughed as he took in the furious stares of the residents.

"I see." Soma nodded to the surprise of many including Eizan.

Then he turned to face the residents he grew up with. "You all heard that loud and clear right? Apparently Eizan-senpai is considering our well-being as residents of this street. He is saddened that this wonderful place has been deserted after the shopping complex has now been remodel as he doesn't want us to feel left out."

Without giving anyone the time to take in what he just said, Soma continued: "That's why we can't let him down can we? We're gonna make this place much better than the station complex so that Eizan-senpai can stop worrying about us."

"EH?!" The crowd cried out in surprise.

"This is our street you know? This is the place that three of the best chefs in the world grew up on." Soma joked as he pointed at himself and his lovers.

Successfully easing the residents tension, Soma continued: "So with us taking the rein, you don't have to worry about the lack of customers in this place."

The residents began to cheer and thanked Soma but…

"But! That's not I want, I want this street to be remembered as Sumiredori Shopping District. This is the place we all grew up on, had fun in and share memories with. If we can't persevere through this, who will?! Can I count on you all to join me?!" Soma asked out loud.

"Yes!"

"I can't hear you!"

"Yes!"

"Who are we?!"

"We're Sumiredori Shopping District!"

With the residents' spirits higher than ever, Soma turned to look at Eizan with his trademark smirk.

"Its all thanks to you Eizan-senpai, why don't you come in to my humble restaurant for some tea." Soma offered.

"YUKIHIRA!" Eizan screeched but he was immediately silenced by the devilish glare of Soma.

"Listen up Eizan, I will settle the score with you eventually. However, if you make another move on this street or talk any more smack about the residents then we will have some problems." Soma warned as his golden eyes glared at Eizan's own golden eyes.

"Cheh, don't think this is over Yukihira. You can help them once but you won't be able to help them forever. In time, this place will be mine and you can say goodbye to your little scrap of a street." Eizan shrugged off the chilly glare and left.


As the lackeys chase after their boss, Soma turned to face the gung-ho residents and rubbed his hair in embarrassment.

"Sorry about that guys, I decided those things by myself and dragged you all along with me."

"Nono, its you we got to thank Soma-chan!" Tomita said energetically.

"Ooo…I'm counting on you as well Tomita-san." Soma stutter as his was taken away by the out of character response.

"First thing first is to find out what is attracting the customers to the station." Erina said as she adjusted her glasses that she too out of somewhere.

"Hmm~~~I recall seeing people lining up for Mozuya." Alice said as she thought back to them getting off the train.

"That's right Alice-chan, Mozuya just opened up their new branch recently and everyone has been going there including myself." Tomita reveal as he shamelessly held out the package of Karaage.

"The package looks quite fashionable and eye-catching. I guess its appearance alone will attract customers to buy it. He also picked out the perfect spot as the store is located at the center of the station. People getting off or on the train will have easier access to the shop as well." Erina analyzed.

"Does that mean we are beaten…" Tomita said dejectedly.

"Ma~~~ there's no need to worry too much." Alice said suddenly.

With the onlookers' attention on her, Alice removed the toothpick from her mouth and said: "If this is what they got, then there's nothing to worry about."

"Was it good Alice?" Soma inquired.

"It was expected of a franchise that won three consecutive All-Japan Karaage Convention…but~~It was cold~~~." Alice smirked

"Hoh~" Soma smirked in response as well.

"Is that a problem Yukihira-kun?" Kurase asked timidly.

"Hehe, there's no problem at all Kurase-san. It just means that our victory has already been confirmed." Erina answered with a smirk of her own.

With the trio already having a general idea on how to tackle the station complex most prized store, it was now down to making the street as lively as the station.

As Soma and co scanned the street, they found out that the lighting was too dim and almost all the stores have the same trend of selling their products inside their stores. There were only a few stores that placed their items outside to attract the customers.

"Bingo." The trio said together as they have the same thought in mind.

"Yosh! Let's show them what Sumiredori street is made up of!"

"Growl~~~"

"…"

"He really knows how to zap out the mood in a room huh…" Erina can't help but tsukkomi.

"Hehe~~~I'm kind of hungry anyway so~~~" Alice said as he winked at Soma.

"All right then! Restaurant Yukihira will be in business for tonight only!" Soma said to the cheer of the crowd.


With the final satisfied customer taking his leave, Soma turned back to face his two helpers.

"Man, you both really helped me out." Soma said as he stretches his sore arms.

"Hmph, you were slacking behind so I have to step in." Erina said as she tossed a broom towards Soma.

"Hehe~~~today sure had everything." Alice said as she stared at the plushies Soma gifted them.

Agreeing with what Alice said, the trio silently began to tidy up the place before they turn in for the night but not before calling in some reinforcements for their plan tomorrow.

As the sunlight bypass through the small gaps in the curtain, the morning sunshine graze upon the harmonious combination of white and gold.

"Poke poke~~~Neh~~~do you really have to go back a day earlier Erina~~~" Alice asked Erina as she was poking the cheeks of her asleep lover.

"Pinch pinch~~~If I'm not going back, you both will have no chance of getting into the Elections" Erina smugly reply as she gently stretched Soma's cheek.

"Mu~~~I guess I will look forward to the additional prize this Autumn Election will provide." Alice said as she winked at Erina hinting that she knew what she was doing behind the scenes.

Widening her eyes, Erina glanced at the still asleep Soma before making a keep it a secret gesture towards Alice in which she complied.

Feeling some movement around him, Soma slowly arouse from his sleep and was greeted with an all too familiar scene. A scene that he never gets tired off.

"Get up sleepyhead, what would everyone feel if they saw their general oversleeping." Erina greeted as she pinched his cheek a little harder.

"Hehe~~~good morning Soma~~~" Alice on the other hand was way more straightforward and greeted him with a morning kiss.

Replying in kind, Soma greeted the duo as well but not before taking the initiative and placing a kiss on Erina's lip as well. "Good morning you two"

"Hmph! Quickly get dressed up as we're running late on schedule." Erina said as she grabbed Alice's hand and led her out of the room to get ready themselves.

"Eh~~~We're not watching Soma get changed? Mou~~~Tsundere Erina~~~" Alice whined as her voice became smaller and smaller

Laughing at his girls' antics, Soma look up at the clock and said: "Yosh, time to kickstart the plan then."

Once everyone was ready, they descended down the stairs and warmly welcome a bowl of cereal to kickstart their day. Yes…chefs eat cereal as well…they can be lazy too~~

With their morning routine all out of the way, the trio headed towards their first destination which was the Station complex Eizan funded in.

You ask why were they heading there if they already knew what they were going up against? It was because they are certain that Eizan will pull a few strings to diminish their hopes. What better way was there than to check out the enemy's stronghold themselves.

Once they arrived at the station, they slowly walked and took in the sights of the different array of stores the station has on offer. The first thing they noticed was that the people were mostly heading towards the middle section of the station which is exactly where Mozuya is headed.

"Hmm~~It seems that it is only Mozuya that catches everybody's attention." Erina pointed out.

"Ma~~~~ the clothing and accessories stores are nice but they do not carry the same weight as the name Mozuya does." Alice followed up.

"Well let's get going then." Soma said as he tightly held onto the girls' hand and led them into the crowd.

"Hoh~~this place does look decent. Not to mention the number of salesgirls as well… Ow!" Soma winced in pain as the girls' special technique of waist pinching was unleashed on him.

"It looks like housewives are the most common customers here. They should be more customers later on in the day." Erina commented.

"Haa~~~they all thought that they could grab a bite of Freshly fried Karaage but its too bad that Mozuya cook them at set times. I kind of feel bad for them, some may get the freshly cooked ones while some may get the leftovers from the earlier batch." Alice added as she looked at the crowd.

"My my, what an outrageous accusation from you. All our Karaage is freshly cooked, if you don't believe then try our sample." A woman suddenly said as she looked at Alice with a smile.

"Hmm? No thanks~~I had one yesterday. It was ok but sadly it was nothing compare to ours." Alice said as she waved off the woman.

"Haah? What did you just say? I'm sure I must haven misheard it." The woman said as her demeanor change completely.

"Boo~~~I don't like to repeat myself. Well~~Never mind~~You'll figure it out in no time" Alice said cheerfully as she gestured for the woman to leave them.

"Ah! You must be the brats that advisor told me. You all look like nothing much, I wonder what he is so worry about. Well, at least you look more competent than that useless chairman of yours. But to think he would rely on children and women, it's a good thing he's not employed here to ruin my business." The woman said cockily.

Watching the brats fall silent after what she said, the woman looked on pridefully as she thought this was mere child's play. Destroying competitors pride is something of a guilty pleasure to her after all.

After a while, Soma finally spoke: "Seriously? This is what we came for?"

"I guess we overestimated him." Erina followed up

"Let's go home then~~~" Alice said as she led them out of the shop.

Stunned by some brats shrugging her off like she was someone with a screw loose, the woman rudely interrupted their path with a scowl. However, what she did not expect was a glare even more bone-chilling directed at her.

"I would appreciate it if you move out of the way Nakamozu Kinu." Erina said with her ice queen persona.

"Hmph, it seems that at least one of you know who I am." Kinu said as she managed to put up a front.

Seeing that Erina had no intention of replying, Kinu pushed forward and said out loud: "I don't know who you are but if you think you can compete with the best Karaage on Earth then you are sorely mistaken missy."

As a one-sided confrontation happen in front of the store, many customers directed their attention towards then as they saw an older woman confronting a gorgeous looking girl.

"Hey, isn't that the branch manager of Mozuya?"

"You're right, it seems that she is confronting a disrespectful customer but goddamn she's beautiful."

"Wait…isn't that?"

As more and more people gather around, it was inevitable that someone had to recognize the more famous individual. One of those was a woman who has been shopping in the clothing store adjacent to Mozuya. Widening her eyes in delight, she bypassed through the crowd and called out at her.

"Erina-sama!"

Taken aback from a shout behind her, Kinu turned around and saw someone running towards them. Similarly surprised that someone call her sama besides Hisako, Erina also looked ahead and saw someone she knew well.

"Shizuka-sensei, it has been a while."

"Hai Erina-sama! You have grown so much since the last time I saw you. You too Alice-sama, you both are spectacular women now." The woman named Shizuka said she greeted both Alice and Erina respectfully.

"Long time no see Shizuka-san, this is our boyfriend Yukihira Soma. Soma, this is our private teacher who taught us for 3 years. Shizuka Hiratsuka. It's too bad she got employed as a teacher at Tokyo University before you both met" Alice cheerfully introduced as it was like a parent-boyfriend meeting.

Bowing as respect, Soma greeted Shizuka: "Nice to meet you, I'm Erina and Alice boyfriend. Thank you for taking care of them when they were young, they must have been a handful haha...OW!"

"Hehe, its nice to meet you too Soma-sama. Please take care of them in the future as well as you do now." Shizuka laughed cheerfully as she looked at the antics of the trio.

With the flow of conversation turning towards something like a reunion, Kinu felt her anger rising as she was once again dismissed but this time by her own employee.

"Oi, can't you see that I'm dealing with some pests now? Get out of the way and don't interrupt me." Kinu said to Shizuka as she edged closer to her.

"Slap"

As the sound resounded around the station, everyone watched on to see Erina wiping the 'dirt' off her hand and glaring at Kinu with a death stare. "No one disrespects the ones close to me and gets away with it. One wrong move and I'll guarantee that your legacy goes down in drains."

Shocked by someone daring to slap her, Kinu felt her rage reach the upmost peak as she was about to retaliate but stopped just at the right moment when people in the crowd finally clicked on to who she was.

"Those eyes! That arrogant and confident posture! It's the ice queen Nakiri Erina-sama!"

"Nakiri Erina? The god tongue's?!"

"What?! Doesn't that mean the one beside her is…"

"White hair, Red vampiric eyes! It's her cousin Nakiri Alice! The twin princesses of the Nakiri family are here!"

As people with relatively intact brain cells managed to put one and one together, Erina and Alice appearance cause utter turmoil in the station complex.

With a head turn that puts a rusty robot to shame, Kinu slowly managed to meet eyes with Erina's less than amused one.

Before she could mutter another sentence however, Erina quickly shut her down. "Best Karaage on Earth and relying on some mere women and children huh?"

As the words slowly sink in, Kinu knew at this moment she fu*k up. 'No wonder he was so worry and scared about them, he should have at least told me who they were!' Kinu cursed Eizan in her mind. If Eizan knew what was thinking then she would have slap the bit*h up as who working in the culinary industries does not recognize the two Nakiris.

However, it was all too late now as Erina and co bid goodbye to Shizuka and told the onlookers that they will be setting up shops in Sumiredori street tomorrow. The sudden news spread as fast as Covid does as now everyone had their schedule set towards tomorrow in anticipation of the best Karaage on Earth. (Cough, Sorry about the joke)

Bidding Shizuka-sensei goodbye, Soma and girls headed back towards the restaurant while leaving a crestfallen Kinu and anticipating customers behind them. Once they reach the vicinity of the restaurant, they saw a fuchsia hair girl and pink hair girl chatting pleasantly with each other.

Alice was the first one to call out to them: "Hishoko~~~Ryoko~~~"

"Who are you calling Hishoko?! And why am I the only one who has a nickname?!" Hisako immediately tsukkomi.

"Hehe, its nice to see you all so soon." Ryoko said as she exchanged greetings with the trio.

Just as they were having tea time inside the restaurant, they heard a knock on the door and saw Takumi and Ikumi coming in.

"So, this is the place Yukihira hone his skills, it feels very much like home." Takumi commented as he looked around the place.

"Yo, nice place you guys have here. What's this about club stuff to do though?" Ikumi asked as she took a bite out of the cookie on the table.

Before the answer came, two more people came in but this time with extra goods and also an extra loud voice.

"GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE YUKIHIRA! THESE THINGS ARE NOT GONNA MOVE THEMSELVES!"

"Sorry about this everyone but could you all help us offload these lanterns?"

Laughing at the stark contrast of how they ask for help, the gang greeted Ryo and Megumi before helping out.


"All right~~~now that everyone is here~~Let the first task of club Hoseki be destroying that scumbags dream~~~" Alice said cheerfully.

'Bonk' Lightly hitting his lovers head, Soma continued on with a more detailed explanation on what they are going to be doing, whom they are competing with and how were they going to execute it.

"Hmm…this is basically similar to the Moon banquet festival where we have our own booths right?"

"You're right Hisako, but in this case the booths have already been set up." Erina said as she gestured for them to look outside.

"Nakiri-san, does that mean we're gonna be working with the local awawa" Megumi said as she was still not used to working people she did not know.

"It will be alright Megumi-chan~~~ You, Erina and I will be helping Grandma Kiyo with her sweets. But~~~you're the one who will be coming up with a new recipe~~~" Alice said as she patted the girl on the head.

"Hisako and Ryoko will be helping out with the drinks. Yes, you can serve your special drink wholeheartedly" Erina said as she gave a look towards Ryoko in particular.

"Kurokiba-kun and Aldini-kun will be helping with the Takoyaki and Taiyaki stall. Not to worry, I'm sure having Soma as a prize will be enough motivation for you two." Erina said nonchalantly which cause Soma to shudder as he felt two hungry beasts eyeing him up.

"Now then Ikumi-san, you will be in charge of Karaage duty with Soma. Similar to Megumi-san, you will be in charge of the recipe and the idea. Take this as a learning experience before you eventually face your mother." Erina motivated as Ikumi seem to ravishing the opportunity.

"What about the lanterns and lights Nakiri-san?" Takumi asked

"Leave that to us!" Voices suddenly resounded from the door as many of the residents gather to meet their new allies.

Taking this as an opportunity to bond with each other, the Hoseki members quickly got into their groups and begun interacting with the residents. The residents on the other hand felt relieve and gratitude as many quality people were helping them but they knew that had to step up their game as well since Soma and crew are not always here to help them.

"It seems like everybody will gain benefits from this." Erina said as she observed Hisako already teaching Grandma Kiyo and her kids how to make tea.

"Good going Ikumi! This will work nicely!" Soma said loudly as it seems Ikumi came up with a brilliant idea.

"Mmm~~~this is nice Megumi-chan~~~And it is perfect for fall as well~~~" Alice said as she stuffed her mouth with the dessert Megumi prepared.

With the atmosphere livelier than ever, everyone was looking forward towards tomorrow to prove that scumbag wrong and putting a stamp that Sumiredori Shopping District is not one to be trifle with.


As the next day draws closer to dusk, Kinu could not help but feel that the shopping district has lesser people than ever. Not even battling an eyelid at the lowest sale the shop has since moving here, she could only make up one possible explanation why it had happened. Feeling depressed, she saw people walking into their shop and asking them about another shop for Karaage.

Deciding to at least see it out to the end, she gather herself and walked straight towards the Shopping district. Once she was there, it was no surprise to her as the amount of people there were at least double of the station complex at their peak. Taking a closer close, she could see the teacher that taught Erina was munching on a nicely wrapped Karaage role with a young boy who has a set of dead fish eyes.

Turning her head as she heard people claiming that this place is a sin, she saw people crowding a beverage stall who was serving alcohol and tea. Sighing as she saw some students holding the forefront of the stall, she could at least make up that they were students of Totsuki Academy and the god tongue's close friends.

Closing her eyes, she could feel that the world was coming to a standstill as she thought about her lifelong dedication towards Mozuya. Feeling upset at herself as one simple decision of hers to side with her consultant could lead to the destruction of her whole legacy.

After who knows how long, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder and she groggily opened her eyes to see a blue-hair girl looking at her with concern.

"Are you ok? I can see you're not feeling well. Is being with so many people uncomfortable for you?" The girl asked with concern,

Briefly remembering that she saw her as the one managing the sweet stall, Kinu laughed with pity and said: "Haha. No, it's nothing like that. I'm just feeling a bit down that's all. Are you uncomfortable with crowds?"

Surprising even herself that she had replied, Kinu was even more surprised as the girl told her that she had a severe fright of people and that she was always scared of messing up. But, by doing a club society like this, she was able to step out of the hole she always tried to cower in.

Feeling something clicked inside her, Kinu began to think about her past where she wanted to try and make a home for her one friend that shared her interest as a huge baseball fan. As they live far away from each other, they would only meet up during baseball games. It was by chance that a Karaage stall was always close by for them to spend more time with each other but it didn't last for long as her friend stopped coming to the game all of a sudden. Deciding that if she were to make a name for herself, her friend would eventually come back and find her. Thus, she worked frantically into building her empire of Karaage which was the last string that bonded them together. No one really knows what happen after that but with Mozuya standing as strong as ever in the future, it is certain that she did not lose hope and maybe found something even more precious.

As the girl saw the woman fell silent again, she walked back to her shop and grabbed a piece of her dessert and presented it to her. "Ano, I hope this cheered you up. This place is like a festival after all and no one is supposed to be sad and left out"

Holding onto the dessert the girl gave her, Kinu saw her waving her goodbye before she dashed back towards the shop to help deal with the customers. Giving the dessert a bite, she could picture the scene of her friend apologizing to her as she was waiting for her at 'their' home. Not knowing that with was illusion or reality, Kinu's feet had already started walking back to her home in hopes for that special someone.

"Mu~~~you didn't even charge her Megumi-chan~~" Alice whined but Megumi knew she was just joking.

"No one should ever feel alone, there is always a place to return to. I wanted her to remember that." Megumi said as she bit on the caramel apple she prepared herself.

"I said it once and I'll say it again, that aspect of cooking is something we can never beat you with Megumi-san." Erina praised as she enjoyed the sweat taste of caramel flowing down her throat.

As their sweets were the first to sold out, the girls walked along the street and saw Kurokiba and Takumi competing with each other to see who can sell the more snacks.

"Haah~~~I wondered how he always managed to get customers with him constantly shouting around." Alice complained as she saw many girls who she supposed was M lining up at Kurokiba's line.

"GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE! THESE SEAFOOD TAKOYAKIS ARE NOT GONNA SELL THEMSELVES! OI YOU GIRLS, STOP SUCKING ON THE TENTACLES AND BUY SOME MORE!" Kurokiba said louder to emphasize Alice point.

"Hai~~~Kurokiba-sama~~~"

"Oi, stop getting your spits on my cheese you idiot! Sorry about that ladies but could you give me another moment~~ I will make sure your Taiyaki has the perfect sauce" Takumi said gentlemanly as the girls were now even more enamored with him.

"…Let's move on shall we…" Erina proposed as she dragged them away.

After leaving the questionable store behind, the three reached the most crowded area of the street as the main attraction was located there. Staring at the center of attention, they could see Ikumi, Kurase and Soma busy serving up their prized Sumire Karaage roll.

"Wow, Ikumi-san really outdid herself." Megumi praised.

"She really did, she made use of the point that we wanted to serve the Karaage quickly and be eaten immediately after. Its perfect for a street that students and businessman wander through every day." Erina followed up with her own praised

"Mm~~~fresh meat from the Ikumi family and an original sauce by herself~~~As expected from the meat master Nikumi-chan~~ Good going Nikumi-chan!" Alice cheered as she somehow was eating a freshly served Karaage.

Already immune to her cousins' skill at this point, Erina looked on as the customers who bought the Karaage were now lining up at the beverage stall.

"Well, it looks like it was the correct decision to call Ryoko-san over."

"Hehe, there's no better place for her to serve her drinks after all." Megumi commented as she saw the elders asking for her special 'fermented rice juice' while the younger ones were asking for her fresh 'fermented soy milk"

"Gulp gulp gulp~~~Haa~~~this Chinese tea is great too Hishoko-chan! It really helps lower the lingering heat from the Karaage~~" Alice said as she downs Hisako's original brew tea.

Directing her gaze away from her friends, Erina saw that the residents were actively helping with the fun of the street. With the lanterns luminating the place, they took it upon themselves to prepare games and music to make the feeling closer to a festival walk.

"They really outdid themselves here." Erina said proudly as she saw broadcasters and reporters airing the festival live.

"Bang!" It was needless to say that one individual was less than pleased of the outcome as he gave his tv a giant hole. Cursing hatefully at the masterminds, he swore that he would exact his revenge on them as brutally as possible.


As the day draws to a close, everyone was showered with a sense of fatigue but more importantly they felt proud about what they achieved.

Taking this as an opportunity to thank everyone, Soma invited the whole street into his restaurant and gave each of one them a glass filled with 'fermented rice juice'

"Cheers!"

With nearly everyone done for the count and using his restaurant as a place to sleep, Soma moved closer to his still awake girlfriends and said: "Good job."

"Mm, good job to you as well." Erina said tiredly as she had to return back to the academy first thing tomorrow.

"Hehe~~I wish I could see the face of rage on tomato's san face right now. I bet his tv is not intact right now." Alice guessed cheerfully.

"Do you really not want us to accompany you back Erina, he is doing the Elections with you not?" Soma asked with concern as he held Erina's hand.

"Who will be handling the clean-up then? Don't be so scared Soma, Isshiki-san will be there as well. He is much scarier than Eizan when he get's serious you know." Erina said to calm Soma down.

"Ma~~~Naked apron senpai is a Satoshi after all." Alice added as she laid her head on Erina to show her concern for her as well.

"You guys really worry too much…There's nothing to worry about…Zzz…" Erina said as she felt deeply touched by her lovers' action and drifted off to sleep.


"Haah…There's no used is crying over dead fishes now." Erina complained as she was surrounded by a bunch of delinquents

"Our boss wants to see you." One of the students said as he slowly approached Erina's personal space.

However, before he managed to got hold of Erina, he was dealt with a kick right up the jaws.

"Haha~~~it's been a long time since I used my taekwondo skills. If you guys get any closer to Erina-chan then I will be happy to test out some tricks I learned~~" A voice threatened as she stood protectively in front of Erina.

"Rindo-senpai?!" Erina claimed with surprised

"Hmm? Stare…." Rindo however was not pleased and keep staring at Erina.

Relenting to her will, Erina called out to her again. "Rindo-nee, what are you doing here?"

Gesturing to her phone, Rindo told her: "Ask Otouto why. Calling me in the middle of the night, doesn't he know that I need my 10 hours of sleep but I'm looking forward to the favor he owes me now hehehe~~"

'Rest in piece Soma and thank you.' Erina mentally prayed for his boyfriend safety but also not forgetting to thank him for looking out for her again.

"Hey, stop blocking the path. We have an important meeting to get to and I doubt the headmaster will be pleased to hear that someone prevented us from going there" Rindo said as she glared down the delinquents with her slit eyes.

Immediately obeying Rindo, the delinquents immediately fled the scene as who knows what will happen to them if they stay there longer.

"All bark and no bite, they even forgotten their little friend here. Don't you think they are a little old to play bad guys Erina-chan~~~" Rindo asked as she led them towards the meeting room.

Feeling her eyebrows twitched as Rindo gave the student lying in the ground one last kick, she asked Rindo for confirmation: "We both are going to the meeting? I thought you did not like meetings like this."

"Nuh uh~~~this year is different. We have you, Otouto and Alice-chan~ I can feel that this year is going to be a lot of fun~~~ Plus, I want to get back with allies that are working for your father." Rindo said cheerfully at first but soon resorted into a much colder voice.

As the conversation died down, the duo reached the meeting room and saw Isshiki smiling warmly at them and a pissed off Eizan glaring hatefully at them.

"Kobayashi! What are you doing here?!" Eizan said first.

"Hmm~~what's wrong with that? This is the duty of the Elite 10 is it not?" Rindo asked nonchalantly.

"But you can't simply join in on an important event like this." Eizan continued to pestered on but he was soon silenced as Rindo gave him a death stare.

"Shall we decide by voting then? The elite 10 has the power to do so right? I'm sure you know it better than anyone in the council. Rindo hinted at Eizan.

"You!" Eizan said in fury as he slammed the table and sit back down quite agitatedly

"What short temper~~~he's no fun compare to you Erina-chan~~~" Rindo said as she hugged Erina.

Finally managing to get Rindo off her, Erina commence the meeting for the selection of the Autumn Selection members. As 3 members were fully focusing on making the shortlist, one of them was sneakily sending a message to someone informing him about something.


"Hmph, took you long enough to come back." Erina said a bit jealously as she saw Alice and Soma holding hands with each other.

"Ma~~~don't worry Erina. You can have him tonight if you want~~~I already have my fair share yesterday~~~" Alice teased as she gently rubbed her stomach.

"Yup~~she was completely stuffed! I could give the same thing to you Erina." Soma teased as he edged closer and whisper at Erina's ear.

"Baka, you two really are idiots!" Erina cried in embarrassment as she hit both Soma and Alice repeatedly.

As Soma and Alice tried to calm down Erina, many people walked past them and look at the huge board in front of them. Yes, it was the 60 people shortlist for the Autumn Elections. Naturally, all the Hoseki members par the two delinquents were in as well as some notable names to the students. Obviously, the place was electric and students begun asking each other some unanswered questions. And as if an angel heard their cries, Kawashima Urara appeared on top of a crane handle on all things to answer all their question.

"Congratulations to everyone passing the Autumn Election Selection, you'll be receiving an official notification later on but first, let's focus on the competition main format. As you can see, the members are equally separated into Block A and Block B with 30 students each. For starters, we will have an election for each block to choose the top scoring members and whoever are chosen will be allow the right to participate in the main tournament." Urara informed.

As tension and excitement surrounded the chosen ones, the organizers decided to throw a curveball and announced the theme for the elections on the spot.

If even that was not enough, they received yet another boost by knowing many VIP guests will attending as judges. It was the perfect time for some to showcase their skill and for some it could make or break their career. For some, it was the birth of some new rivalries.

"Tadokoro Megumi, I hereby declared my challenge against you. I want to find out which one of us is better."

"Arato Hisako, what a detestable woman. I'm gonna get rid of this hindrance once and for all and make Erina-sama scorn at me forever hehehehe."

"Yukihira Soma, it thinks it's about time we settle the score."

"Yea, just come at me Hayama Akira."


So...how did you guys like this chapter~~~ I included many people POV this chapter so I hope that wasn't a mess. Btw, How many people know the teacher's name before they google it hehe~~

Here's two things that need to be addressed.

1. My classes are back so chapters will probably be around 21-24 days for one so the best I can do is 2 chapters a month. Sorry about this.

2. Are you guys team Takumi x Megumi or Kurokiba x Megumi~~ Let me know in the comments as it will heavily affect how I write the next chapter.

Ps: Nope~~ next chapter will not be the start of the Autumn Election so I'll extinguish your hopes here~~ Next chapter we will meet at least 2 new characters so try your best into guessing them~~ Take care everyone~~