Not to mention cooking personally.
For her male friends, cooking was no different from an Arabian Nights tale.
Truly, when goods are compared, some must be discarded; when people are compared, some must die.
With just this slight comparison, Tohsaka Rin discovered that among all the boys she knew, Hayashi undoubtedly ranked first, even leaving second place far behind.
Just these ordinary yet precious qualities alone could earn such high marks.
For a moment, Tohsaka Rin couldn't help but look at Hayashi a few more times, the corner of her mouth curving into a smile:
"Hayashi-kun, thank you for working overtime for me."
After saying this, Tohsaka Rin looked straight at Hayashi.
The heart that had always been frozen couldn't help but start beating.
It had to be said, Hayashi's looks were also outstanding.
Looking at this handsome guy, Tohsaka Rin felt her eyes brighten considerably, and her mood improved greatly.
She even had the impulse to live at Hayashi's place.
If she did that, her eyes would light up every morning when she woke up.
After all, who doesn't like looking at handsome guys?
Especially handsome guys with so many good qualities and masculine charm.
At this moment, Tohsaka Rin hadn't even noticed that her originally impregnable defense line was already starting to loosen on its own.
Breaking through was only a matter of time.
Then Hayashi explained the current situation to Tohsaka Rin.
When she learned that the late-night diner was currently holding a cooking competition and they just happened to need a judge, and she had come at the perfect time, Tohsaka Rin immediately felt anticipation.
Because her life as a mage had actually been very plain and simple.
Although it seemed full of fantasy to ordinary people.
In reality, if she could choose, she wouldn't want to be this so-called mage at all.
Because every day was just boring practice.
All these years, what she had studied were just those few spells, and their effects were just so-so.
This also caused her to lose time for entertainment with her good friends in order to spend most of her time on magic.
Gradually, those good friends all left her, and she gradually got used to the feeling of loneliness.
But who doesn't like the feeling of being the center of attention, surrounded like stars around the moon?
If it weren't absolutely necessary, her student life would surely be rich and colorful.
After all, as a member of a mage noble family, money was something she didn't lack.
So if not for the so-called constraints of magical rules, her life would definitely be the kind of princess-like life that ordinary people would greatly envy.
But now, even this ordinary cooking competition was something she was hearing about for the first time and had never participated in, so naturally she showed great interest.
Tohsaka Rin immediately said excitedly:
"Good, then I'll definitely judge seriously~"
After saying this, Tohsaka Rin looked at Hayashi, her beautiful red pupils revealing a hint of teasing as she smiled mischievously:
"Hayashi-kun, although you graciously invited me, I won't go easy on you."
"If you lose to these sisters, don't cry, okay."
After saying this, Tohsaka Rin put her little hands behind her back and bounced over to the judges' table, while also very familiarly nodding to Tohru beside her with a sweet smile, as if they now knew each other.
Looking at this beautiful red-haired girl before her, Tohru's eyes sparkled brightly - what a mysterious girl.
Because the feeling Tohsaka Rin gave her was very peculiar, completely different from other girls.
She clearly had noble temperament and should belong to the aloof type, yet she was very approachable.
But there was also a feeling of distant coldness that kept people at arm's length, extremely strange.
It was as if, as long as Tohsaka Rin looked at you and chatted with you, the relationship between you would instantly warm up.
But once Tohsaka Rin turned her head away and her gaze was no longer on you, you would feel the relationship with her was as cold as strangers.
This was the first time Tohru had encountered such a situation, her big eyes continuously blinking as she looked at Tohsaka Rin.
She thought to herself:
"Really a strange girl."
However, Tohru didn't think too much about it and then focused her attention back on the competition.
She didn't have so many schemes - as long as Hayashi was good to her, that was enough.
As for Hayashi having other girls around him, she didn't care at all.
Because for the dragon race, it was very normal and common for powerful strong individuals to have several women following them.
So Tohru very easily accepted this situation.
However, Takanashi Touka, Nakiri Erina, and Arato Hisako were now very familiar with each other, and everyone actually knew the others liked Hayashi.
But due to various reasons, none had been able to break through that final barrier with Hayashi.
And they had all accepted each other's existence, so these three girls had basically accepted each other openly.
But this didn't mean they could openly accept Tohsaka Rin's existence.
For a moment, the three girls who had originally fought individually suddenly formed a united front.
The three girls just looked at each other once and immediately came to Tohsaka Rin's side with perfect understanding, sandwiching her in the middle and sitting on either side of her.
If Tohsaka Rin dared make any inappropriate moves, then don't blame them for being passive-aggressive.
Takanashi Touka, Nakiri Erina, and Arato Hisako all curved their lips, their faces showing a hint of mischievous smiles.
Usually, they all acted like good girls in front of Hayashi.
But privately, they were all extremely scheming.
Although they didn't like green tea behavior, that didn't mean they couldn't do it.
After all, green tea behavior was a required course for every girl.
And the three of them had already cultivated it to perfection - they didn't believe they couldn't suppress one newcomer.
Regarding the girls' confrontation, Hayashi naturally saw it all.
Although he had very good relationships with these girls, that didn't mean he didn't enjoy watching the battles between girls.
Please, this was one of the most interesting things in the world.
Just think about it - several girls competing with each other for you, various secret contests.
At the same time, they had to maintain their little fairy image, unable to show any bad behavior or actions, only able to make moves in secret.
Whether it was a mischievous glance or the action of tucking hair behind the ear, these were all their attacking moves.
At this time, after the cooking competition was ready once again, Tohru looked at the clock and clicked to start timing again.
Hayashi and Arato Hisako also began making their dishes again.
Seeing Hayashi's flowing movements and exquisite knife skills, Tohsaka Rin's eyes lit up, deeply shocked, and she felt even more admiration for Hayashi.
After all, any excellent quality was a shining point on a person.