Food Wars: My adoptive mother is Nakiri Managi Chapter 058

Late at night.

Chu Yang, who had finished dinner with the Commander-in-Chief and Erina, returned to his dormitory in the teachers’ building in a great mood!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

His secretary, Hisako Arato, was also still awake.

Wearing pink tinted glasses, she looked even cuter than usual as she sat in front of her computer, browsing some very “pure” manga.

Later.

Perhaps she got tired of reading.

She took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes, and got up to go to Erina’s room.

Coincidentally, she noticed the light in Erina’s room was still on, and she couldn’t help but wonder:

It’s so late.

What is the Young Lady doing instead of sleeping?

…

She knocked on the door.

Soon, Erina’s voice responded, “Come in, the door isn’t locked.”

Hearing this, Hisako pushed the door open and walked in.

She saw Erina, dressed in a light green nightgown, looking up at the endless starry sky outside the window, lost in thought. Her pink lips occasionally parted, whispering something to herself.

Hisako didn’t disturb Erina Nakiri; she just stood quietly to the side, watching her.

As she looked at Erina’s delicate and elegant face, a strong sense of admiration, as well as the unique bond between master and servant, inevitably welled up in her heart!

Yes!

When she was little.

She had heard that Erina’s mother, Mana, had run away from home.

And the lonely Erina’s only close friend at Totsuki was her!

Thinking back on all these years, how she, as Erina’s secretary, had taken care of her daily life, the hardships involved were probably only known best to herself!

However.

In Hisako’s heart.

She never regretted it.

…

Just as Hisako was lost in her memories.

Erina’s bright, sparkling eyes finally showed some movement. She turned around, stared at Hisako for a few moments, and then softly asked, “It’s so late, is there something you need me for?”

Hisako dared not delay and smiled, “I saw the Young Lady’s room light was still on just now, so I thought I’d come in and check.”

Erina nodded, then took light steps and walked over to Hisako, gazing deeply at her.

“Young Lady.”

“You… why are you looking at me like that?”

Hisako asked nervously.

“What is your ideal?”

Erina withdrew her gaze and asked faintly.

“Ideal?”

“Well, that would be to serve you, Young Lady, for the rest of my life, just like this.”

Hisako scratched the back of her head and continued to smile.

“Don’t you want to become the most famous and powerful medicated cuisine expert in the world?”

Erina felt surprised when she heard this, but for a moment, she also felt particularly touched.

“Hehe!”

“That kind of thing is dispensable!”

“Even if I became the strongest medicated cuisine expert, but the cost was not being able to be by your side, Young Lady Erina, then what meaning would that have for me?”

Hisako replied sincerely.

…

Erina was stunned for a moment.

Then she sighed softly, her tone filled with a sense of helplessness: “For me, Mother’s anorexia is definitely an insurmountable wall, blocking my path to pursuing the ultimate in cooking!”

“So, my ideal is to create exquisite cuisine that has never existed in the entire culinary world!”

“Yes!”

“A kind of delicious cuisine that can shock…”

“And even conquer that extremely picky God’s Tongue!”

“Young Lady.”

“I… I believe that one day, you will achieve it.”

Hisako smiled encouragingly.

“Hmm, but these past few days, Chu Yang’s appearance has gradually made me realize that true cuisine should not only be a pleasure for the taste buds, but also a transmission of emotion and a healing power.” (For exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

“I was just thinking, if one day in the future, I could create a dish that even the God’s Tongue would find amazing.”

“But, if this dish couldn’t bring happiness, then…”

“What’s the point?”

Erina said.

…[]

The strict demands of the God’s Tongue.

Made every dish meticulously prepared by a chef seem pale and powerless.

Even the exquisite and noble dishes she personally cooked, which were already enough to amaze the world, could still find shortcomings and regrets in front of the God’s Tongue!

Rare ingredients from all over the world.

Culinary skills or techniques passed down for thousands of years.

Even.

Not hesitating to challenge tradition.

Trying to find that glimmer of light in the vast ocean of cuisine that could touch the God’s Tongue, and then touch the soul.

In short, no matter how hard she tried, it seemed difficult to see a glimmer of hope on this path!

However.

Chu Yang’s cooking.

Made her see another different path.

She knew that if she wanted to open that door to healing, to let her mother, Mana, rediscover the beauty of food, and to elevate her own culinary journey to an unprecedented height…

Chu Yang was a leader, a mentor she absolutely had to learn from!

“Sigh!”

“What should I do?”

“Should I stick to my father Azami Nakiri’s culinary philosophy, or should I…”

…

“Young Lady, there are some things I don’t know if I should say?”

Seeing Erina fall into confusion and pain, Hisako gathered her courage and asked.

“Hmm?”

“Go ahead and say it!”

Erina was startled for a moment and said.

“From Chu Yang, I truly witnessed what it means to be a world-class chef, what true power and excellence are.”

“No, no, don’t misunderstand, I’m not infatuated with him, nor am I saying this because he can make food glow.” Hisako waved her hands frantically, then seriously added, “Many times, the food cooked by top chefs isn’t necessarily better than that of ordinary people!”

“The difference lies in appearance, carving, knife skills, temperature control, wok tossing, and other things.”

“And in my opinion.”

“More often, it’s about the ingredients and more refined cooking methods!”

“But.”

“In that class where we made giant dragon dumplings (Li Hao Zhao).”

“I could see that Chu Yang never treated cooking perfunctorily, never compromised, only showed respect for ingredients, and an ultimate exploration of flavor!”

“A chef like him truly feels less like he’s processing ingredients and more like he’s creating art!”

“As long as he stands in front of the cooking station.”

“I can feel that there’s no deliciousness he cannot conquer!”

…

“Oh, really?”

“Is that what you think?”

Listening to Hisako’s narration, Erina couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow slightly, a thoughtful expression gradually appearing on her face!

“Actually, in this world, there’s no shortage of talented chefs with dreams, no shortage of passionate chefs, but… chefs with such strong charisma like Chu Yang are truly rare!”

“No, in my opinion, it’s possible that you won’t find a chef like him anywhere in the world.”

Hisako said, her eyes sparkling.