But this man, Satoshi Isshiki, was the Seventh Seat.
He was a second-year at Totsuki Academy.
He was essentially a senior to Lexon, Soma, Erina, and the others.
Whether it was Soma Yukihira or the current Lexon, their culinary skills were far inferior to his.
If they were in the same dormitory... it would likely be quite convenient to sign in with him.
However, this man seemed to enjoy wearing nothing but an apron while otherwise naked...
That was definitely a bit unsettling.
Speak of the devil.
Lexon suddenly looked up at the ceiling of his room.
"Hello there, transfer student! Come on over, we're holding a welcome party for you two," a brown-haired young man said warmly, opening a wooden ceiling panel to reveal a handsome face.
This handsome young man was indeed Satoshi Isshiki, the Seventh Seat of the Elite Ten.
Notifying others through the ceiling was one of Satoshi Isshiki's unique quirks.
However, this was limited to the boys' rooms; the girls were notified via the built-in copper voice tubes in each room.
After extending the invitation, Satoshi Isshiki reached out a hand to Lexon, appearing ready to pull him up through the ceiling to the party.
"Sure, sounds good." Lexon didn't refuse and took the man's hand.
If he hadn't signed in for a useless skill today... he might have been able to use this chance to acquire Satoshi Isshiki's culinary skills.
Lexon thought back to the useless Clothes Bursting skill he had obtained that day.
...
The party was held in Room 205, belonging to a bespectacled man named Zenji Marui.
He was a student with a vast wealth of culinary knowledge.
The reason the party was held here was that Zenji Marui was the only one who kept his room clean; therefore, the Polar Star residents chose his room for everything they did.
Though he himself didn't seem particularly happy about it.
"I'm busy reviewing for my exams! If you want to throw a party, do it in someone else's room! Why does it have to be mine every single time!" This was Zenji Marui's disgruntled outburst.
"We can't help it... Marui, your room is the most spacious..." A petite, cute girl with orange hair tied in two buns sat on the bed, responding nonchalantly.
Her name was Yuki Yoshino, a first-year at Totsuki Academy; she was a lively girl with a boisterous personality who kept animals in her dorm room.
"Don't just sit on other people's beds!" Zenji Marui protested.
"No matter when we come, the room is always scrubbed clean..." A beautiful girl with a sexy figure and long, wine-red hair added her voice.
Her name was Ryoko Sakaki, a gentle, big-sister type character with a... beautiful figure.
As for why all the newly introduced female characters were such beauties...
The reason was unknown.
Perhaps the original author thought beautiful characters were more eye-catching when their clothes burst.
"I just finished cleaning it a moment ago!" Marui shouted.
"Weren't there books scattered all over the floor until just now...?" a blonde man with slicked-back hair asked, puzzled.
"Yeah, that's weird," a black-haired man with a pompadour next to him agreed.
The former was Shoji Sato, and the latter was Daigo Aoki.
Well...
Since they were minor male characters, their looks were naturally average. In the later Autumn Election, they would serve merely as the cheering squad for the Polar Star Dormitory.
Compared to Yuki Yoshino and Ryoko Sakaki—beauties who each had their own culinary specialties and achieved decent results in the Autumn Election—these two had nothing outstanding about them.
"That's because you guys were just fighting in here!" Marui responded indignantly.
"By the way, Marui, get some more chairs... there aren't enough seats," Daigo Aoki suddenly shifted the subject.
"Like I'm going to do that!!"
Besides those already introduced, the others in the room were Soma Yukihira, Shun Ibusaki, and Megumi Tadokoro.
Soma Yukihira needed no further description.
Shun Ibusaki was a taciturn male character with messy hair covering his eyes; he specialized in smoked cuisine and often released clouds of smoke in his room.
It honestly felt a bit like the scenes when Lexon used his Mist Breathing.
As for Megumi Tadokoro, she was a simple, modest girl with blue hair tied in two braids.
As for her looks...
Needless to say, she was certainly pretty.
"The last newcomers have arrived." Several ceiling panels were lifted, revealing the faces of Satoshi Isshiki and Lexon.
One had to wonder what the person who built this dormitory was thinking...
Designing the ceilings to be so easily detachable...
Lexon jumped down from the opening.
He landed steadily in the room.
Fortunately, the path through the ceiling seemed to be kept clean because Isshiki used it frequently, so Lexon didn't get any dust on him.
"The transfer students are here. I have a few things to take care of, so I'll be back in a bit. You guys chat for now." Satoshi Isshiki left them with those words and closed the ceiling panel to go about his business.
"Yo, Lexon!" Soma Yukihira was the first to greet him.
Lexon gave a slight nod in response.
"Oh, a handsome transfer student... Nice to meet you... I'm Yuki Yoshino..." Yuki Yoshino scrutinized Lexon's face, her eyes lighting up as she introduced herself enthusiastically.
"Hello, I'm Ryoko Sakaki." Compared to Yuki Yoshino, the more mature Ryoko was much more ladylike, introducing herself with a kind tone.
"I'm..."
"I am..."
Once everyone had finished introducing themselves, a gentle smile appeared on Lexon's face as he said to them, "Hello everyone, my name is Lexon."
Although these people's culinary levels weren't exceptionally high...
And there was even a gap between them and Soma Yukihira...
They still had excellent understanding in certain specific areas, making them suitable as lower-tier alternatives to Satoshi Isshiki.
When it came to things like culinary levels, the cumulative effect of signing in with similar people was relatively poor. So even after Lexon finished signing in with Satoshi Isshiki...
He wouldn't bother signing in with Soma again until Soma made significant progress.
Therefore, the remaining members of the Polar Star Dormitory were perfectly fine as secondary options.
Except, of course, for those two cheerleaders who had no special talents.
After the brief introductions, Lexon sat down next to Soma Yukihira.
"So, Soma, Lexon... the speeches you two gave at the entrance ceremony were certainly bold..." Ryoko Sakaki brought up the events of that morning, smiling at Soma and Lexon.
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