Loki proudly puffed out her chest, which was a source of great despair for her, and hummed triumphantly.
"After you mentioned Erina Nakiri yesterday, I did some digging and found the character Erina Nakiri online. Of course, I also found the Food Wars! manga."
Emiya was suddenly enlightened and gave Loki a thumbs-up. "So, Lady Loki, are you in?"
Loki said triumphantly, "Of course I am. Are you going to take me to see the shokugeki between Soma and Ikumi, or between Erina Nakiri and the Hot Pot Research Society? Or the Autumn Election?"
She knew about "Soma" and "Ikumi" now? Just how deep did you dig? Emiya shook his head. "None of those. It's a small private shokugeki."
Loki immediately understood. "You mean Megumi Tadokoro and Kojiro Shinomiya?"
"That's right."
"I see. So the plot has advanced to the Tootsuki Academy Training Camp," Loki said, stroking her chin and agreeing right away.
"No problem." Even though it was just a small private shokugeki, she was still quite interested in tasting the food from another world.
What's more, the chefs in the Food Wars! world cooked as if they were performing magic.
She was curious to taste what it was like.
"Let's go." So Loki put away her phone and stood up from the sofa.
Nyanko-sensei and Hinoe, the two youkai, breathed a sigh of relief when they realized Loki wasn't going to harm them. Hinoe, in particular, was astonished to see Emiya talking and laughing with a god.
Of course, she still hated men, but she knew that Emiya had no ill intentions toward Natsume and didn't care about the Book of Friends.
She felt a sense of relief. She was also happy for Natsume that he could know someone like Emiya.
This meant that if Natsume ever ran into a huge problem, he could ask Emiya for help.
"Let's go." Emiya saw that everyone had agreed and snapped his fingers, taking everyone out of his world and into the Food Wars! world.
In Erina Nakiri's room, Emiya and the others appeared. Erina Nakiri and Hisako Arato, who had been waiting in the room, immediately came over to greet them.
Erina Nakiri was a bit stunned. She had thought that only Emiya, Takashi Natsume, and Nyanko-sensei would be coming.
She didn't expect two other women she didn't recognize to be here. Could they be characters from other worlds?
But she quickly came to her senses and said, "Welcome to the Tootsuki Resort, everyone."
No matter who they were, calling them "everyone" was a safe bet.
Emiya smiled and took the initiative to introduce them to Erina Nakiri.
"Erina, this is Hinoe. She is Natsume's friend and a youkai."
Hinoe nodded to Erina Nakiri, then hugged Takashi Natsume's arm and said with a giggle, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Hinoe, Natsume's girlfriend."
Takashi Natsume's face was full of disgust. He raised his hand, pushed Hinoe's face away, and said, "Don't joke, Miss Hinoe. Miss Nakiri will believe you."
Erina Nakiri was completely confused. If it weren't for Takashi Natsume's words, she would have believed her. What was the relationship between these two?
Emiya ignored the two of them and said to Erina Nakiri, "Erina, let me formally introduce you to this person. She is the founder of the Loki Familia from the labyrinth city of Orario, Loki."
"Loki?" Erina Nakiri heard the name and couldn't help but think of the Norse God of Mischief, but that one was a man.
The Loki from the so-called labyrinth city of Orario must just be a namesake, she thought.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Loki. I'm Erina Nakiri." She took a deep breath, showing off her refined lady-like demeanor, and extended her right hand to formally introduce herself to Loki.
Emiya then said, "Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention, Erina, Loki is a god."
Erina Nakiri stumbled and almost fell to the floor. Why didn't you tell me sooner?
At that moment, Erina Nakiri's mind was in a frenzy. She quickly pulled her hand back and stammered, "I...I am so sorry, Lady Loki. I...I was so rude just now."
Loki smiled and patted Erina Nakiri's shoulder.
"It's fine, it's fine. I'm not a bad guy like Emiya boy. I'm always very generous with cute girls."
"You're a pervert who loves cute girls," Emiya said in his mind. Of course, he had just been teasing Erina Nakiri because he knew Loki wouldn't give her a hard time.
Hisako Arato stood on the side, not daring to breathe. She hadn't expected that in just one day, Emiya would bring a god to a private shokugeki. This was just too much. She was a real god.
"Has the shokugeki started?" Emiya asked.
Erina Nakiri composed herself and shook her head. "No, everyone is waiting for your arrival. Since you're here, the shokugeki can start at any time."
Emiya turned to Loki. "Loki, what do you think?"
Loki smiled slightly. "What are we waiting for?"
Erina Nakiri understood immediately and said respectfully, "Please follow me, everyone."
Everyone followed her and Hisako Arato out of the room, through a long corridor, and into a very spacious room.
The room was filled with all sorts of cooking utensils and ingredients, as well as several long rectangular dining tables.
On the left side of the table was a very nervous Megumi Tadokoro and a very curious Soma Yukihira. On the right side was a calm-looking Kojiro Shinomiya, who was wearing glasses.
Besides them, there were a few others in the room: Gin Dojima and a few other Tootsuki graduates.
These people were lined up in two rows, greeting Emiya and the others as they arrived. It seemed they had already learned about Emiya and his companions from Erina Nakiri.
Emiya and his group walked up to the dining table and sat down. He, Loki, Takashi Natsume, Hinoe, and Nyanko-sensei, were a perfect five, which met the rules of a shokugeki and would not result in a 3-3 tie.
Gin Dojima waited for Emiya's group to be seated, then walked over and asked, "Everyone, the contestants for this shokugeki are ready.
The dish will be French vegetable cuisine. If you have any opinions, you can voice them now."
Emiya said, "No, this is perfect."
Loki looked at Megumi Tadokoro with a smile. "I have no opinion. I'm looking forward to the dish that this cute girl will serve me. It must be very delicious."
Takashi Natsume said modestly, "I am here to learn, so please, chefs, do your best."
Hinoe said calmly, "I don't care."
Nyanko-sensei grunted, "Let's hurry up and start. I can't wait."
Since Nyanko-sensei wasn't in his human form, everyone was surprised to see a cat talking.
Even though they had heard about it from Erina Nakiri, they still found it unbelievable.
But just then...
"A cat, a cat is talking!" Megumi Tadokoro looked at Nyanko-sensei in disbelief. Her eyes rolled back, and she immediately fainted.
Soma Yukihira quickly caught her. "Megumi, what's wrong? This is not the time to faint."
He wasn't the head chef tonight; Megumi Tadokoro was. If she fainted now, how could they compete?
If this kept up, they would lose without even a fight and be expelled. That would be too unjust.
Emiya covered his face. Even though he knew Megumi Tadokoro was timid from the story, he didn't expect her to be so timid that she would faint after hearing a cat talk.
Although it would be a bit of a shock for an ordinary person to see a cat talk, it shouldn't be enough to make them faint.
He couldn't help but turn to Erina Nakiri.
"Didn't you give her a heads-up before the competition?"
Erina Nakiri looked a little embarrassed. She had, but she didn't expect Megumi Tadokoro to be even more timid than she had imagined.
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