Trading a chef's knife for a senior wife? This deal was quite a bargain.
"How about it, Junior?"
Kobayashi Rindo smiled, revealing two sharp little canine teeth, "As long as you give me the chef's knife, Senior can marry you."
"Hmm, this deal isn't bad," Satou said with a smile.
"Right? A girl as pretty as Senior, with a good figure and full chest."
Kobayashi Rindo deliberately showcased her graceful figure, smiling proudly.
"Hey, what are you two talking about?"
Erina Nakiri asked sourly from the side, clearly very concerned.
"Well, we're talking about Junior marrying me," Kobayashi Rindo said with a slight smile.
"How can that be!"
Erina Nakiri cried out huffily, her voice involuntarily rising a few octaves, making it exceptionally clear throughout the entire classroom.
The nearby students all looked over in surprise.
Erina Nakiri puffed out her pink cheeks, looking very cute, and stomped hard on Satou's foot, glaring at him angrily like a puffed-up kitten, as if saying, Didn't you promise to marry me?
It hurts so much…
Satou immediately gasped in pain.
"Well, little Erina, why are you reacting so strongly?"
Kobayashi Rindo chuckled, "Senior doesn't mind if you marry over too."
"Huh? Rindo-senpai, are you joking?"
Erina Nakiri was startled and quickly asked.
"Not joking! But I need to eat beef, tuna, and black rice every day. Plus, for dessert, I need the grapes from last time, and occasionally some candy and marshmallows…"
Kobayashi Rindo rattled off in one breath, "If that's the case, Senior wouldn't mind if you married someone else, Junior!"
Satou was speechless; this wasn't marrying a wife, it was marrying a glutton, wasn't it?
"Junior, what's with that expression? Don't you want to marry a senior like me, with a pretty face and a good figure?"
Kobayashi Rindo pulled Satou's cheek, speaking crossly.
"Senior, you eat so much; I can't afford to support you," Satou mumbled softly.
Yuki Yoshino, who was nearby, heard this and couldn't help but pat Satou's shoulder, saying with a giggle, "Hmm, if the treatment is that good, Satou, marry me too!"
"I also can't help but want to marry over," Ryoko Sakaki brushed her hair back, smiling playfully from the side.
Satou gave them a speechless look, but he also knew they were joking.
He suddenly smiled slightly, glanced at Yuki Yoshino's flat chest, and said, "Your chest is too small, but Ryoko's… that might work."
"Huh?"
Ryoko Sakaki's face immediately turned bright red, and she couldn't help but recall the feeling of being held in Satou's arms during the last sports festival.
Satou suddenly felt a pain in his foot and saw Erina Nakiri stomping on him again, glaring at him angrily like a jealous kitten.
It was as if she was saying, You were clearly going to marry me!
Satou felt a bit helpless.
After playing for a while, Satou brought over the cut stonefish and asked Chapel to inspect it.
"He chose stonefish? The processing difficulty for this ingredient is extremely high," Chapel thought, slightly surprised when he saw the ingredient Satou had chosen.
In all his years of teaching, very few students had chosen this ingredient.
He examined it for a while, a hint of approval in his eyes. "Excellent. Stonefish are notoriously difficult to process; their skin is thick, their heads are hard, and the venomous spines on their bodies contain potent toxins that cause immense pain if pricked. May I see your hands?"
Satou offered his hands for him to see.
Satou's hands were clean and slender, without any scars.
Chapel nodded and said, "Your hands are very clean, which means you perfectly avoided the venomous spines. Furthermore…"
He flipped the fish over and continued, "All the venomous spines on the fish meat have been accurately located, and the fish body is clean and smooth. What's even more remarkable is that the fish skin was peeled off intact, without any damage. This clearly demonstrates your profound skill in ingredient processing and precise knife work."
"To be honest, this is the first time I've seen stonefish processed so perfectly. You have passed, but unfortunately, I don't have the authority to give you a rating above A."
"Thank you, Instructor."
Satou bowed and said.
"First place again? He's truly amazing."
"Indeed."
The nearby students exclaimed in admiration, looking at him with envious eyes.
At this moment, Yuki Yoshino and the others had also completed the task for this class and successfully passed.
"I never expected your knife skills to be so formidable," Saito Soumei walked over, looking at Satou in surprise.
Although he already knew that this junior's cooking skills were no less than his own, he never expected such a high level of knife work as well.
He had vaguely seen Satou's technique for processing the stonefish earlier; it was precise, clean, and without any hesitation.
"Have you also completed your assignment, Senpai?"
Satou asked.
"Mm."
Saito Soumei nodded and said, "How about we have a knife skills competition?"
"A knife skills competition with Saito-senpai?"
Satou was stunned for a moment.
"Mm, I'm very interested in your true skill level. What do you say? We still have time before class ends, so let's have a competition?"
Saito Soumei asked with eager eyes.
"I say, Saito, what do you want to do to my junior? If you dare bully him, I'll beat you to death!"
Kobayashi Rindo waved her small fist, shielding Satou, and said fiercely.
Saito Soumei was a bit speechless and said, "Rindo, I just want to compete with him in knife skills."
"Hmph! My junior is under my protection, if you dare bully him, hmph!"
Kobayashi Rindo warned him.
Saito Soumei had a headache and said, "Rindo, you're too protective of him, aren't you?"
"Of course I am!"
Kobayashi Rindo hooked her arm around Satou's neck, leaned in close to his ear, and whispered, "Junior, this guy's knife is called Izana Zan, and his family runs a sushi restaurant…"
In a short while, all of Saito Soumei's background had been revealed by her.
Saito Soumei: "…"
"Rindo-senpai always likes to tease Satou, but I didn't realize she actually cares for Satou deep down."
Yuki Yoshino couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, how about we each process one ingredient and see whose knife skills are more impressive?"
Saito Soumei tentatively asked.
"Sounds good."
Satou nodded. He also wanted to see what level he could reach when processing ingredients with Wenqu after its hidden attribute was activated.
However, the next moment, he gave up on that idea, feeling that if he used Wenqu, it would be a bit unfair to the other party.
So, he put Wenqu away.
Saito Soumei saw this and frowned slightly, asking, "Satou, are you looking down on me?"
"Hmm? No, not at all."
Satou shook his head and said.
"Then why did you put away your preferred chef's knife? A chef, if he loses his accustomed chef's knife, cannot truly demonstrate his knife skills. So I hope you can use this chef's knife."
Saito Soumei said earnestly.
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