Next, Satou went to the kitchen and made the remaining cabbage into a salad that Erina Nakiri liked, and they ate it together.
Then, Satou began practicing the steamed fish recipe.
For the next five days, Satou spent half of each day attending classes at Far Moon and the other half at his original school.
After all, he hadn't officially withdrawn from there yet, and taking continuous leave wasn't ideal.
However, Satou felt that attending school there wasn't very useful anymore.
On this day, as usual, he finished his classes at Far Moon and returned alone to Erina Nakiri's mansion.
"Host has accumulated five daily gift packs. Open them all at once?" The system's voice rang out.
During these five days, although Satou only attended classes at Far Moon for half a day, he received an A grade in every subject, so he was able to get a daily gift pack.
"Open them," he said.
"Host, open the daily gift pack, cooking level +1."
"Host, open the daily gift pack, cooking level +2."
"Host, open the daily gift pack, cooking level +1."
"Host, open the daily gift pack, get one Dried Goods Monster."
"Host, open the daily gift pack, cooking level +1."
"Huh?"
Satou was slightly surprised; it seemed he had opened something strange.
He quickly opened it to take a look.
"Dried Goods Monster: Dream Catfish
Level: B-grade Fantasy Ingredient
Origin: Inuyasha
Description: A type of low-level monster, can be eaten directly or after boiling. The taste is extremely delicious."
"This is… I got a monster?"
Satou immediately felt speechless, and then a shriveled fish jerky, only palm-sized, appeared in his hand.
"How should this be eaten?"
He asked.
"This is a type of Dried Goods Monster. Normally it is in a dried state. After boiling, it will change form. It is a very delicious monster. It is recommended to eat it after boiling."
The System explained.
Satou nodded, intending to try it, so he went to Erina Nakiri's private kitchen.
"However, since this is a monster, it wouldn't hurt people, would it?"
Satou suddenly hesitated for a moment and asked.
"No, this is just a low-level monster, its attack power is very low."
The System explained.
"That's good."
Satou breathed a sigh of relief; he was really afraid of being killed by an ingredient…
Upon arriving at the kitchen, Satou boiled a pot of water, then threw the fish jerky into it and began to boil it.
Midway, Satou saw that it was still early, so he went to the restroom.
When he returned to the kitchen, he suddenly found it in a mess.
A huge catfish, about two or three people in size, was struggling desperately on the floor.
Satou: "…"
This is changing form?
Isn't this form change a bit too big?
Before, it was just a palm-sized shriveled lump, but now it has turned into such a huge one!
At this point, the kitchen was already in a complete mess, with various kitchen utensils scattered everywhere. Satou, feeling helpless, could only retrieve it into the System space.
As for how to cook this fish, that can wait!
Just as he was thinking, the kitchen door suddenly opened, and Erina Nakiri walked in.
When she saw the messy kitchen, she was startled, "What happened here?"
"Uh, I accidentally fell just now."
Satou said.
Erina Nakiri looked at him suspiciously. Are you a giant? You can make the kitchen like this just by falling?
However, she didn't want to pursue it further. She could just find a staff member to clean it up later.
"The application has been approved. The Elite Ten Council will officially assess you tomorrow."
She said, "The assessment topic is Rare Ingredient cooking, ingredients self-provided. Also, don't forget the agreed-upon ingredients after passing the assessment."
"Don't worry."
Satou nodded.
But then, he started to feel a headache.
Ingredients self-provided? The topic is Rare Ingredient cooking?
But he doesn't have any Fantasy Ingredients now!
The Cream Matsutake was long gone, and the Almond Cabbage was eaten with Erina Nakiri five days ago.
Could it be… he really has to cook the Dream Catfish?
…
The next day.
"Congratulations, your evaluation is A."
In French cuisine class, Chapel put down his knife and fork, nodded to Satou, and said.
"Wow, this transfer student is too amazing!"
"Yeah, he's gotten an A in all subjects since class started!"
"Maybe he'll become an Elite Ten member in the future!"
The surrounding classmates exclaimed in admiration.
"Satou-jun, you're really amazing!"
Tadokoro Megumi's small face was flushed, and her big eyes were full of stars.
After being with Satou, she no longer had to worry about being expelled.
"I say, Yukihira, you're really something!"
Yukihira Soma also walked over, patted his shoulder and said.
"Heh heh, just average."
Satou smiled.
At this moment, his phone rang. Satou took out his phone; it was a text message.
"Applicant Satou for the Rare Ingredients Research Society, please arrive at A Venue on time in thirty minutes for the assessment."
"Huh? Satou-jun, are you going to establish a research society?"
Yukihira Soma asked in surprise from the side.
"Yes. Didn't Megumi tell you?"
Satou couldn't help but ask. As his daily partner, Tadokoro Megumi naturally knew long ago.
"No. By the way, should I go with you?"
Yukihira Soma asked curiously, "I really want to see how the Elite Ten Council conducts their review."
"Sure."
Satou nodded.
"Oh? There's excitement to watch?"
"I want to go too!"
Yuki Yoshino and Ryoko Sakaki also came over. After the last incident, Satou's relationship with them was quite good.
"Alright, there's something I'd like to ask for everyone's help with."
Satou said with a smile.
Next, everyone went to A Venue together.
"I say, Yukihira, what's inside? Is it tuna?"
"Tuna doesn't seem that big, does it?"
Yukihira Soma and the others, struggling to push a huge seafood tank, couldn't help but ask.
"These are my ingredients."
Satou nodded and said.
Inside was the Dream Catfish. The seafood tank was borrowed from Erina Nakiri. He no longer had any Fantasy Ingredients, so he had to use the Dream Catfish.
At this time, inside the venue, three Elite Ten members were already waiting.
They were Kobayashi Rindo, the Second Seat; Eizan Etsuya, the Ninth Seat; and Erina Nakiri, the Tenth Seat!
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