A winner in life at Tōtsuki academy

Looking at the other party with the notes on their faces, the five of them couldn't help but laugh, but with this smile, the notes in their mouths directly floated, and then they continued laughing.

Shoko said with some resentment: "Damian! It's the same expression every time, and there are several times to fool us!"

After a long while, Kuga said in a deep voice, "As expected of Damian, he is the true king of cards..."

Nene said lightly: "You better sort out your mummy image."

"Pff...."

Isshiki said softly as he put away his letters, "Damian, I really want to know something."

"What is it?"

"You said that before because you know you're a chef. What does that mean?"

Damian tilted his head and said, "Is it hard to understand? You said... are we chefs?"

"Yes." x4

"So when you say evaluation, these senpais are considered customers? At least they are customers for me."

"Yes." x4

"Isn't that enough?"

"Huh?" x4

Damian said softly, "The so-called chef transforms the food into delicious dishes and then presents them to the customers who taste them."

"For customers, just eat enough delicious food, so the chef's task is not complicated, he just has to find a way to prepare the ingredients in his hands and make them delicious."

"The reason I say this is because I am a chef, so what I have to do is find a way to make this dish delicious, the innovation of this process is my method, a chef who cooks, a customer who tastes, the bridge between them it's always just food."

Isshiki froze for a moment and said, "Think of a way... to make the food more delicious?"

"Isn't what Tōtsuki teaches a place where customers can find a chef who can feel delicious under any circumstances?"

"Ah... That's true, my mind has become much calmer..."

"Um... wouldn't it be better to be left alone?"

"As expected of Damian-kun!"

Kuga said in surprise, "Huh?! Do you understand, Isshiki?"

"No, but I feel great!"

"Pfft..."x4

Damian said warmly, "Okay, that's it, everyone should rest early, we have to wake up early tomorrow to start the assessment."

"Hmm!" x4

Shoko went down the elevator stairs on the other side, and Nene stood next door for a long time. When Damian was about to go back to his room, when he heard Nene softly say, "Damian-kun, can we talk?"

"Eh?"

"Just a little..."

"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"

"Damian-kun, do you know someone who can't win no matter how hard they try?"

Damian froze for a moment before shaking his head with a smile and saying, "That's a bit complicated, what area are you referring to?"

"Cooking."

Damian thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes, there is someone I can never get over."

"Then you shouldn't be too willing." She muttered.

"No, I'm very excited."

"Excited?"

Looking at the perplexed Nene, Damian said warmly, "If you want to be the best, then you must need someone who can constantly put pressure on and challenge you even when you're at the top. Isn't it fun to have someone like that?"

"That..."

Damian leaned against the door panel and said softly, "Nene, let me ask you a question."

"What?"

"You work so, so hard, in the end, what are you doing?"

Nene was stunned for a moment, Damian said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "You are you, the protagonist of your life is you, you don't need to give yourself a supporting role, you can live a wonderful life, very free, very ... full."

Nene just looked at Damian, Damian turned his head and said with a calm expression, "If it's to become stronger, then keep surpassing yourself, if it's to surpass a certain person, then what are you going to do after you overcome? You Don't you think a person wastes their precious youth and time trying to get over a certain person, don't you think your time and effort are very cheap?"

Nene's pupils suddenly shrank, she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, yes, she worked so hard to win, but who was she trying to beat?

"Damian-kun, a genius like you..."

Damian sighed and said, "You've been so serious for so long, and you've been so strict for so long, so you forced yourself to work hard."

"In fact, your hard work is better than any talent."

"The time you spend working hard over the years will be transformed into your own talents, and your calmness in the face of evaluation is the guarantee of the talents you obtain after your hard work!"

"One sentence of talent cancels out all the hard work, so the strength gained with so much effort, the time spent with so much effort, the sweat of so much effort, the joy of success after so much effort, all these are denied by yourself, and This is also denied by yourself."

Nene was stunned for a moment, Damian said in a warm voice, "You are very stubborn and always keep yourself in a small frame. In fact, you are already a very talented person."

"You're a great cook, and the strength you've gained through your hard work is something to be happy about, isn't it?"

Nene clenched her fists and said softly, "I..."

"I said, because you are good enough, you will become an Elite Ten. There is still a long way to go in life. You are very stubborn and you lack courage. The courage to take that step is as simple as that."

Damian said with a smile, "When you think about it a little, you will find that your time and effort are more precious than any talent."

Nene's face turned red, then she bit her lip, nodded and said softly, "Hmm..."

Damian smiled and said softly, "Okay, let's go back to rest, girls aren't supposed to stay up late, so that's it, good night and I wish you a sweet dream."

"Hey!"

"Huh? What happened?"

Nene blushed and without turning her head, she handed over the phone and whispered, "So... what... I suddenly remembered that I don't have your contact information, Damian-kun..."

Damian was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile, "Huh? I just discovered this problem, okay, add it."

"Um...um! Good evening..."

"Goodnight."

Nene quickly walked towards her room. After walking a few steps, he turned his head and said softly, "Damian-kun, who is the person you are talking about who can never be surpassed?"

"Who would it be? It's not just me who's getting stronger..."

Nene was stunned for a moment before revealing a smile and softly saying, "Well... I see..."

"Nene."

"Um?"

"It's a bonus to laugh."

"Idiot!"

Looking at Nene Ning closing the door as if she was running away, Damian smiled, shook his head and said softly, "Effort...um...I like that word..."

Behind the door, Neme sat on the carpet, took off her glasses, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly with a smile on her face: "Finally... finally added..."

(End of chapter)