Chapter 996: Polar Star Dormitory Oath-Taking Assembly, Losing Ten Thousand Yen!

「However, since we're treating running a night stall as a long-term extracurricular cooking practice course for Polar Star Dormitory, some things must be planned in advance. 」Isshiki Satoshi clapped his hands and said.

「What's there to plan? 」

Broly looked over in confusion.

「Naturally, it's about securing a stable supply channel for the ingredients needed for long-term stall cooking. 」

「Isn't there the Academy's Logistics Department? 」

The ingredients for running the night market stall these past two days were all purchased from the Logistics Department, and Broly found it very convenient.

「Broly, although Totsuki Academy doesn't prohibit students from working part-time off-campus, using the Academy's Logistics Department as a stable ingredient supplier involves quite a few issues. Doing this short-term might be fine, but if you continue long-term, some troublesome problems might arise. 」

"Broly, although Totsuki Academy doesn't prohibit students from working part-time off campus, treating the academy's Logistics Department as a stable ingredient supplier involves quite a few issues. Doing this short-term might not cause any problems, but if you continue long-term, some troublesome issues might appear."

「The ingredients provided by the Academy's Logistics Department to students are priced below external market prices, as they come from bulk purchasing and discounts available through the Academy's own connections.

We students can enjoy these internal purchasing benefits; using them as daily consumables for cooking practice is naturally no big deal, but if you use them as a long-term supply channel for night stall ingredients...

This kind of thing isn't a problem if it doesn't get blown out of proportion, but once it does, it could be a violation of school rules, and you might even be expelled. 」

Iwasaki Shun took over the conversation, speaking in a somewhat heavy tone.

"This kind of thing, if not escalated, is not a problem. Once escalated, it could become a violation of school rules, and you might even be expelled."

Tadokoro Megumi widened her eyes, and anxiety surged directly.

「Of course, this kind of thing isn't a problem as long as you explain it clearly to the Academy in advance. 」

Isshiki Satoshi hurriedly comforted her.

「Did we report this to the Academy before? 」

Tadokoro Megumi asked.

「Uh, no one told me about this. 」

Soma Yukihira saw everyone looking at him, spread his hands, and said with a somewhat innocent expression.

「Oh no, we didn't report it. If we're found out, we won't be expelled, right? 」

Tadokoro Megumi clutched her head and muttered to herself with great worry.

「Haha, Tadokoro, rest assured. Totsuki Academy wouldn't expel students over such a small matter. As for the future, as long as we handle the long-term ingredient supply issue, there definitely won't be any problem. 」

Isshiki Satoshi said with a smile.

「So, Isshiki-senpai, you mean we have to go run the market and change ingredient suppliers later? 」

「Yes, but this is a backup option. I personally prefer to continue keeping Totsuki Academy's Logistics Department as this high-quality ingredient supplier.

After all, Totsuki Academy's Logistics Department has dedicated personnel for purchasing ingredients. Their purchasing level is professional, and the quality control of the ingredients they provide us can be guaranteed, so we don't have to worry about picking ingredients ourselves. 」

「Well said, but Isshiki-senpai, are you sure you can persuade the Logistics Department to open a back door for our Polar Star Dormitory's night market stall and reach a long-term ingredient supply cooperation with us? 」

"After all, Totsuki Academy's Logistics Department has specialized procurement personnel. Their ingredient procurement level is professional, and the quality control of the ingredients they provide us can be guaranteed, allowing us to not have to worry about selecting ingredients."

"Well said, but Isshiki-senpai, are you sure you can persuade the Logistics Department to open the back door for our Polar Star Dormitory's night market stall and achieve long-term ingredient supply cooperation with us?"

Isshiki Satoshi drew out his voice. After everyone's gazes gathered on him, he shrugged his shoulders.

「Naturally, I have no confidence. After all, my eloquence isn't very good. 」

「What? You have no confidence, so why say anything to us at all?

Are you supposed to have us persuade the Academy's Logistics Department to cooperate with our Polar Star Dormitory night stall?

Although that's not impossible, who do we send? 」

Aoki Daigo finished speaking, and his gaze swept over the Polar Star Dormitory members present.

Iwasaki Shun and Tadokoro Megumi subconsciously shrank their necks. Obviously, this kind of task requiring negotiation was definitely something they, being introverted types, were not good at.

Marui Zenji pushed his glasses, Sakaki Ryouko drank tea, Yoshino Yuuki looked eager to try, and next to him, his own troublemaker Sato Shoji shrugged his shoulders.

「Cough—」Broly coughed lightly. Aoki Daigo shifted his gaze over, and heard him say: 「If it's just about persuading others, I do have some methods. 」

Marui Zenji pushed his glasses, Sakaki Ryouko was drinking tea, Yoshino Yuuki was eager to try, while beside them, his own bad friend Sato Shoji shrugged his shoulders.

Everyone was somewhat surprised, but they all looked over.

「You're so confident, Mr. Broly. Are you some kind of social expert with maxed-out social skills?! 」

Sakaki Ryouko asked in surprise.

"Unexpectedly so confident, Broly-san, could it be you're some kind of social expert with maxed-out social skills?!"

Broly clenched his fist that had been hitting the sandbag and nodded in admission.

「Broly-san, may I ask how you plan to negotiate with the people at the Academy's Logistics Department? 」

Soma Yukihira saw his fist-clenching motion, thought of his idea from yesterday to rob the rich and help the poor, suddenly had a bad premonition, and hurriedly asked.

"Broly-san, may I conveniently ask, how do you plan to negotiate with the people from the academy's Logistics Department?"

Soma Yukihira saw his fist-clenching action, thought of his rob-the-rich-to-help-the-poor idea from yesterday, suddenly had a bad premonition, and hurriedly asked.

「I see. I saw you clenching your fist and thought you'd use your fist. 」

Soma Yukihira laughed haha twice upon hearing this, and felt relieved.

However, Broly didn't laugh. He just looked seriously at the red-haired boy opposite him and corrected his words: 「The fist is body language. When words from the mouth have no force and cannot move others, I don't rule out using the bodily language of the fist to move others. 」

Soma Yukihira heard this, haha laughed twice, but was relieved.

【Good, Broly-san. A possible social violent crime has just been solved, and a new campus bullying behavior follows closely. Moreover, it's not about bullying students, but about bullying the school's Logistics Department—】

Tired, destroy everything~

「Haha, Broly, you can't use force to threaten Logistics staff at the Academy. 」

「Isshiki-senpai, looking at your confident appearance, do you have an idea? 」

"Haha, Broly, in the academy, using coercion against logistics personnel is not allowed."

"Isshiki-senpai, looking at your confident appearance, do you have a plan?"

"Naturally."

Isshiki Satoshi nodded.

"Isshiki-senpai, didn't you say you had no confidence in persuading others?"

"Right, I have no confidence in persuading others, but why would I need to go persuade others.

You all forget, I am one of the Totsuki Ten.

In a certain sense, I have the authority to issue instructions directly to the Logistics Department."

"Oh right, almost forgot about that, Isshiki-senpai as a Totsuki Ten, his authority within Totsuki Academy is very great."

"I forgot too, but that's not our fault, who would associate a guy who always takes off his clothes daily, wearing only a loincloth, with a big shot of high status and power in the academy!"

"Hey, I'm still here, when you roast me, can't you show me a little respect."

"If you want us to respect you, then don't take off your clothes at every turn in daily life, strangers would think you're a natural

pervert."

"That won't do, doing field work makes you sweat, working shirtless is comfortable."

"Fine, I'll count that as you being right, but cooking, why when you cook do you also have to strip naked, dressing up in a naked apron getup?"

"Uh, that's a personal preference, cooking in that state, I feel my condition is best."

"So, since you're like that, don't expect us to have any respect for you."

"Alright."

Isshiki Satoshi sighed, accepting his status quo of not being respected in Polar Star Dormitory.

"So, Isshiki-senpai, are you preparing to abuse public power for private gain, misuse public resources?"

"What abuse of power, misuse of resources, this is just reasonable, merely exercising my rights as a Totsuki Ten."

"Okay, then how exactly to operate?"

"You write an application slip in the name of Polar Star Dormitory for 【Extracurricular Practical Cooking Class to be Conducted Publicly】, then I'll stamp 【Agree and Pass】 on it."

"That's all it takes?"

"Feels too simple."

"If everything goes smoothly, the ingredients needed for Polar Star Dormitory's night market stall can be legitimately purchased in bulk from the academy Logistics Department."

"What if it doesn't go smoothly?"

Soma Yukihira heard the implication, directly pursued the question.

"Our bulk purchase of ingredients may cause a shortage of ingredients supplied to other students for training in the short term.

If someone therefore wants to jump out and obstruct us, the solution is also very simple, hmm, you all wait for me a moment Isshiki Satoshi stood up, walked into the kitchen under everyone's puzzled gaze, came out a while later, still carrying a kitchen knife in hand.

"Our Polar Star Dormitory hasn't shown its fangs externally for a long time, if someone dares to obstruct us then, we'll use a chef's way to solve them!"

"Uh, use the kitchen knife to knife someone?"

Broly asked.

"No, not knifing people, it's Shokugeki, using our cooking to thoroughly defeat those obstructers, I wonder if everyone has the confidence to welcome the upcoming challenge?"

Isshiki Satoshi stuck the kitchen knife into the wooden table, scanned a circle then asked.

【As long as it's not campus violence, Shokugeki suits me just fine!】

Soma Yukihira responded first, raised his hand and shouted loudly: "I have confidence!"

"For our Polar Star Dormitory's night market stall!"

Aoki Daigo and Sato Shoji echoed.

"For the place to earn extra money."

Yoshino Yuuki was also full of vigor, unafraid of Shokugeki.

"Shokugeki with others, can I really win?"

Tadokoro Megumi was rather worried.

"You can win, Komekko, your cooking is delicious, don't belittle yourself."

Sakaki Ryouko encouraged her from the side.

"Mhm, that's right."

Broly also agreed with Sakaki Ryouko's words from the side.

Just as the Polar Star Dormitory oath-rally atmosphere was at its peak, Daimido Fumio walked over.

She glanced at the wooden table poked with a notch by the kitchen knife, glared at Isshiki Satoshi, then said in a bad tone: "Damaged the cafeteria dining table, you each pay 1000 yen!"

As the words fell, everyone wailed.

"No, Fumio-auntie, this was poked by Isshiki-senpai right, why do we have to pay too?"

"So what, aren't you a group?"

"We are a group, but————"

"Since you're a group, you advance and retreat together."

Daimido Fumio interrupted Yoshino Yuuki's words.

"Okay, but this wooden table only broke such a small spot, with so many of us, each paying 1000 yen, isn't that paying a bit too much, after all this table isn't unusable?"

Soma Yukihira asked.

"Solid wood, also a twenty-plus-year old antique, though not valuable, it has commemorative significance, not worth it?"

Daimido Fumio raised an eyebrow and retorted.

In the end, the Polar Star Dormitory oath-rally ended with compensating Polar Star Dormitory dorm mother 10,000 yen for cafeteria dining table damage.

Three days later, at the Totsuki Ten Council, when Nakiri Erina saw the application submitted by Isshiki Satoshi regarding Polar Star Dormitory jointly 【Ingredients Needed for External Cooking Practical Class】, she was a bit dazed.

"If none of you oppose, I'll pass this application, of course, if anyone opposes, I'll also force it through in the name of the Ten, worst case just have a fair and just Shokugeki match with the opposer."

"Just setting up a small stall, demanding some ingredients ordinary cooking needs, no effect on me, I don't care."

Ninth Seat Eizan Etsuya also shrugged; he is known as the Alchemist of Cooking and collaborates with various food factories and restaurant chains outside, yet he completely looks down on the petty night market stall business.

"Hmm, rare for Isshiki to have this kind of drive; I agree."

Sixth Seat Kukinokuni Nene directly raised her hand in agreement.

And the other Elite Ten, the majority also had no objections.

"Erina-sama————"

In the end only the last seat Nakiri Erina had not stated a position; Hisako Arato saw the other Elite Ten all looking over, so she leaned close to Nakiri Erina's ear and softly called to the girl.

"I will reserve my opinion for now."

Polar Star Dormitory's application was smoothly approved; the Elite Ten Council continued for another ten-odd minutes before adjourning.

"Erina-sama, we are currently expanding the Sixth Cooking Building's faction, yet the Seventh Seat suddenly wants to compete with us for ingredient supply resources; shouldn't we suppress this kind of thing?"

After leaving the conference room, Hisako Arato finally asked her own Big Sister.

"Go back first; wait until we understand Isshiki Satoshi's true intent in striving for ingredient supply resources before deciding."

Erina had no intention of a deep talk in this place; carrying a copy of the Polar Star Dormitory application she went downstairs.

Once in the car, she re-examined the copy in her hand.

From the surface, this is just Isshiki Satoshi's dormitory setting up a night market stall outside school, doing some kind of cooking practice.

However, as a Totsuki Elite Ten, the opponent's purpose cannot be judged from the surface; perhaps the other party is using the pretext of a night market stall, but actually preparing to make a big splash in the academy, gradually expanding their own faction, thereby competing with herself who is also expanding her faction for the academy's right to speak.

For Nakiri Erina, whose target is reaching Elite Ten First Seat and smoothly taking over her grandfather's Headmaster position after graduation, this belongs to a situation that cannot not be guarded against.

Of course, Isshiki Satoshi is after all one of the Elite Ten; although she does not fear the other party, there is also no need to clash with them haphazardly.

Conveniently, her own Cooking Building has a person living in Polar Star Dormitory; Broly might be able to provide corresponding intelligence.

"Wait, you mean this night market stall was originally started because you lacked money?"

Returning to the Cooking Building, finding Broly, after inquiring clearly about the night market stall situation, Nakiri Erina's mouth corners twitched a little.

"Mm, roughly like that; everyone in Polar Star Dormitory are kindhearted good people, they felt they ate me poor so they wanted to come help me earn some living expenses together."

Broly nodded.

"It wasn't that guy Isshiki Satoshi wanting to expand his own faction in the academy?"

Nakiri Erina did not quite believe it, continued to pursue the question.

"Does our academy still have faction divisions?"

Broly looked at her in puzzlement.

"Forget it, pretend I didn't ask."

The girl couldn't help but sigh, feeling that herself matching wits with thin air was really somewhat stupid.

"Nakiri-san, our Polar Star Dormitory night stall has expanded its stall area in the night market; I wonder if you have free time tonight?"

"You have business?"

"If possible, I would like to invite you to patronize our little stall; if you could conveniently offer some improvement suggestions that would be even better."

Seeing the girl about to leave, Broly hurriedly invited her.

"Where would I have free time to go tour a night market; moreover my God Tongue, how could it possibly go eat things from a night market stall?"

Nakiri Erina originally wanted to say this, but seeing Broly's hopeful gaze looking at her, plus with this reason she could justifiably go out shopping, yet made her nod in agreement as if possessed by a demon.

"Since you put it that way, I'll reluctantly go take a look tonight————"

"Great, Miss Hisako, you too?"

"It is only natural; wherever Erina-sama goes, I go."

Hisako Arato said as a matter of course.

"Then can I ask you for a favor?"

"What favor?"

"Our night stall has grilled meat cooking, and you previously said Mito Ikumi-san is good at grilled meat cooking; I also want to invite her to go taste it together."