Food Wars: Taste Reversal

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Early the next morning, Shiraki left Polar Star Dorm, borrowed a bicycle from Mrs. Fumio, and began to head outside the school.

Although he hadn't seen the burger restaurant mentioned by the system, he felt a mysterious confidence.

Riding the bicycle and feeling the oncoming breeze, Shiraki couldn't help but smile heartily.

About three hours later, Shiraki arrived at the gate of Totsuki School Park. After parking his bicycle at the entrance, he took out the map of the hamburger restaurant provided by the system and examined it.

"It's quite far..." He looked at the route marked on the map, a drop of cold sweat trickling down his forehead. At this speed, he wasn't sure if he would reach the commercial street tonight.

At that moment, an elongated black limousine drove up from the campus to the school gate.

Erina Nakiri, sitting in the car, looked out the window silently when a familiar figure suddenly flashed in front of her.

"Stop."

The excited driver parked the car at the school gate. Erina opened the car door and slowly approached the figure with a cold expression. She stood up straight, ready for five seconds before she spoke. "What are you doing in a place like this?"

Shiraki, absorbed in the map, heard her voice and turned to find Erina standing behind him. He was about to answer when he noticed the limousine behind her, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oh, I'm here just in time. I'm looking for your help."

"W-What?"

Faced with Shiraki, who had suddenly approached her, Erina took a few steps back, blushing with embarrassment but did not refuse him outright.

"I want to go to this place. I wonder if you could give me a ride?" Shiraki showed her the map in his hand. Erina glanced at the destination, confusion crossing her face.

"The shopping street... What are you going to do there?"

"I just opened a shop there."

"Open, open a store?!"

Erina looked at Shiraki in surprise, subconsciously imagining that the shop he mentioned was a chain hotel or a specialty restaurant. Even at Totsuki Culinary Academy, a student with their own shop at this age was unheard of. This guy deserves to be...

"Yes, it's just a hamburger joint, and I heard it's closing down, so I'm taking over."

Shiraki's next sentence shattered all of Erina's illusions. She coughed lightly and turned back to the car.

"Don't keep me waiting; I'm short on time."

"Thanks, Erina."

Seeing that she agreed to give him a ride, Shiraki felt temporarily relieved. If he made money at the burger restaurant today, he could escape the embarrassment of being broke and even bring a few burgers to Erina tonight as a thank-you... if the burgers he made were good.

In the back seat of the limousine, they sat on the soft leather cushions, one on the left and one on the right. Shiraki pinched his chin, thinking about how to make a hamburger, while Erina sat tensely, glancing at him from time to time. She was not good at talking to others and looked like she was on pins and needles. Especially with someone who gave her such a different feeling, she appeared as if she wanted to speak but didn't dare.

What should I say now?

Erina recalled what Hisoko had told her about communicating with people, but whenever she was about to speak, her mind filled with various images of Shiraki that she had fantasized about, including last night's dream—this was the first time she had dreamt of someone since childhood. Just thinking about it made her face feel warm.

Cool, calm down! He's just a commoner!

Yes, calm down. What should I say?

Erina, originally invited to try a new dish at a restaurant at the Totsuki Resort, forgot all about the tasting and seriously pondered how to start the conversation.

However, she took so long to gather her thoughts that by the time she was ready, they had already arrived at the shopping street.

As Shiraki opened the car door and was about to get out, Erina's nerves conflicted, and she finally shouted, "Wait!"

"What else?" Shiraki looked at her, puzzled by her flushed face and hurried breathing.

"You—about the shop you mentioned... For the sake of being a student at Totsuki Academy, if you need help, just ask. And... I'll come back in the evening, but if there are no customers in front of your store, it'll be too embarrassing for you!"

Hearing this, Shiraki first looked surprised, then smiled at Erina. "Of course, I'll be waiting for you anytime."

Although he didn't understand why Erina, who had such a bad attitude toward Yukihira Soma in the original story, wanted to help him, he figured it might be due to her unique culinary perspective. Shiraki didn't mind developing a good relationship with Erina, but... why did she blush when she saw him? It couldn't be because she liked him, right?