Chapter 39: Cooking is War, Evidence: The Mafuba Rice Cooker

Few Japanese high schools hold classes on Saturday mornings.

Some do it for practice, but most do it for further studies.

There was no class meeting that day; they went straight into classical Japanese literature.

Akita Shio didn't waste words; as soon as she entered the door she began handing out quiz papers: "Everyone pass the papers down quickly, we'll finish and go over them."

Qingshan Li thought he was back home.

"Qing Shan Jun, here." The girl in the front row gently handed him the test paper.

"Thank you."

Taking the test paper, it was an excerpt from The Tale of Genji, the Kiritsubo Volume.

Second period math, third period English, fourth period science.

Almost all were explanations of key and difficult points or reviews, and even the break between classes was taken up by teachers.

When the bell rang, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However tense the morning had been, the atmosphere was just as lively now.

"Want to go hang out in Shibuya?"

"Aikou, Ramenikoze? (Brother, want to go eat ramen together?)"

"I'm planning to go fishing with my dad, want to come? We can camp too."

"Want to check out the Kendo Club, Qingshan?" Aizawa Jun invited.

Qingshan Li asked: "How long does the Kendo Club's activity last today?"

"The whole afternoon."

"Alright, once I'm done here I'll definitely come find you."

"Mm."

Aizawa Jun was so enthusiastic, he had to go take a look.

"When are you coming to the Soccer Club?" Kobayashi Shiki complained resentfully.

"When you collect all seven Dragon Balls." Qingshan Li smiled.

"Damn it, take this, Mafuba!"

"Trade one-for-one with me?"

"Small fry, you can't even imagine my Qi; a mere Mafuba doesn't let me, let me... ugh ah~"

The three left the classroom laughing.

"Goodbye." Qingshan Li didn't eat lunch today and bid them farewell.

"Aizawa, do you know? The main reason I got Qingshan to join the Soccer Club is that I don't want him to keep staying with beautiful girls."

"Do you like Mikami Ai?"

"What do you know, someone like me who is the center figure of the class, the core of the popular crowd, and the ace of the Soccer Club, being with a black-haired beautiful girl is impossible, so... please introduce the blonde Sword Princess to me!"

"Beat me first."

"Could it be, Aizawa, you?"

"No, it's just that the Sword Princess said she'd only give her contact info to whoever defeats everyone in the Kendo Club, regardless of male or female."

"Looks like we'll have to attract her attention at next week's ball games competition."

After that, Qingshan Li couldn't hear the two's conversation anymore.

These two guys... Qingshan Li smiled.

When could he simply enjoy his youth? He was only a sixteen-year-old boy, yet he was rushing about for life.

Qingshan Li came to the Athens Philosophy Research Club.

In the club room, Mikami Ai had already arrived, reading a profound hardcover book.

Qingshan Li sat down diagonally across from her, took out a nutrition book, and hung his bookbag on the side of the desk.

"Good afternoon." Mikami Ai suddenly spoke.

Qingshan Li raised his head, glanced at her, then subconsciously looked behind him, thinking the Ono Sisters had come.

"Good afternoon, Mikami Classmate." Mikami Ai's gaze didn't leave the book, imitating Qingshan Li's tone of voice.

"Good afternoon, Classmate Aoyama." Mikami Ai said in her natural voice, light as clouds floating in the sky.

"... Good afternoon, Mikami Classmate." Qingshan Li said.

"Good afternoon, Classmate Aoyama." Mikami Ai said with a smile.

【Campus Mystery, Main Ability is Beauty: 94%】

"Mikami Classmate, I want to know you more."

"Suddenly confessing to me? I'm sorry, I refuse; being with you, people will misunderstand my taste, thinking I'm a shallow woman who only cares about appearance."

【Campus Mystery, Main Ability is Beauty: 94.1%】

"Do you like reading mystery novels?"

"Not interested at all."

"What if I wrote them?"

"No need to read, but they must be checked; if I find you used me as a prototype, I'll charge you one hundred million yen for privacy rights and one hundred million yen for reputation rights."

——System, don't write it so vividly!

【Terminate 'Campus Mystery, Main Ability is Beauty' material collection?】

——No!

Qingshan Li and Mikami Ai were in an F relationship; even so, he could predict Mikami Ai's reaction when she discovered she was written into a novel.

'Classmate Aoyama, turns out you like me this much.' A smug smile.

Then.

"Sorry, but I have absolutely no interest in you, heh~ heh~ heh~"

"You seem to be thinking something rude?"

"Not at all, Mikami Classmate." Qingshan Li smiled, "Mystery novels are very interesting, next time I'll bring one for you, take this opportunity to expand your reading range."

"Okay, I'll notify you when I'm free, then you can bring it."

"I might as well go to the riverbank and wait for a stone to float up on its own."

Mikami Ai laughed lightly.

Just as her soft, beautiful lips were preparing to say something, the door was knocked.

"Excuse me." Ono Mika's voice came from outside the door.

"Please enter."

Ono Mika, Ono Mizuki entered simultaneously, a pair of gentle, sweet sisters.

"Good afternoon, Older Sister, Younger Sister." Qingshan Li said.

The Ono Sisters looked like they saw a monkey wearing a suit.

"Pfft~" Mikami Ai couldn't hold back, turned around and laughed out loud.

What's so funny? All three looked at her strangely.

A rich family's young lady really has no worldly experience.

【Campus Romance Daily Life: 80%】

——Hey, System, what are you doing?

Mikami Ai composed her expression, turned around.

"Good afternoon, Senior Mikami." First-year Ono Mizuki bowed.

"To say, Greetings, Elder Sister Mikami Ai." Qingshan Li reminded.

Mikami Ai coldly glanced at him sideways, Qingshan Li picked up his book, escaped into the world of nutrition science.

"Hello, Junior Ono Mizuki; hello, Senior Ono Mika."

"Hello." Ono Mika replied.

"The relationship between you and Classmate Aoyama must be very good." Mikami Ai smiled lightly, "I've never seen him this mischievous."

"He's always been asking for a beating." Ono Mizuki immediately said as if deeply agreeing.

"That's not the reason for you always beating me!" Qingshan Li said.

"Look, Senior Mikami, he always talks back."

"Daring to say such things, Mizuki, you still haven't beaten him enough." Mikami Ai instructed.

Qingshan Li cried for help: "Mika-nee~"

Ono Mika laughed once, changed the subject: "Let's hurry to the Cooking Classroom, but, Junior Mikami, don't have any expectations for me and Mizuki."

"It's already very embarrassing to trouble you." Mikami Ai slightly bowed her head.

"But with my brother here, at least we won't lose too badly." Ono Mizuki said proudly.

"Friendship match, don't take it too seriously." Qingshan Li said.

Ono Mika smiled watching him.

The four left the Athens Philosophy Research Club, headed to the Home Economics Classroom.

Senior Ando, Bassist Kisue, Mizuguchi the three, were using alcohol lamps to grill dried squid tentacles.

"Finally reached this day." Senior Ando said with dried squid tentacles in her mouth.

"Good afternoon, Senior." Mikami Ai said.

"Ono, good afternoon." Senior Ando suddenly said.

"Good afternoon." Ono Mika smiled apologetically and also a little amused.

The two are classmates.

"Start now? Or" Mikami Ai glanced at the dried squid tentacles, "wait until you finish eating?"

"Start now. Mizuguchi, Kisue, bring out all your strength, if you lose the showdown, never allowed near the kitchen again!"

What kind of reward is this?

"Understood, Senior!" Mizuguchi picked up a kitchen knife.

"I can't retreat anymore, the Cooking Club is already the trashiest club!" Kisue hung the bass on herself, took out a flamethrower, flames whooshing.

"Cooking, is war!" Senior Ando ferociously raised sharp fork and knife.

The Ono Sisters frightened, retreated half a step——don't know if they misunderstood the showdown method, or because of their mental state.

"I'll acknowledge your determination, I'll bring out all my strength too!" Qingshan Li isn't afraid.

"Come, let's decide the winner!" Cooking Club all members simultaneously said.

——System!

——Make them all into dishes for me!

【National Competition: 16%】

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