Chapter 82: Dojo

[3rd POV]

Senzaemon Nakiri had never felt like this before.

He felt like he was looking at something boundless, horrible, inexplicable, and so far up that he could not see it.

The fact that he met Hayato Furinji and knew what he was capable of made him think, but it didn't make him feel powerless.

When Senzaemon looked into his eyes, he felt like a child who was powerless and unable to do anything.

It seemed like nothing he did would change the friend of his granddaughter sitting next to him and thoroughly enjoying Erina's duel.

Furthermore, he was not a normal old man.

This threw him off, and his kimono slid down again to show that he was very impressed in front of him.

He was still The Food's Demon King even though this happened more often because of food.

"She's beating him easily."

Rindō Kobayashi said this while watching the arena with interest.

Rindō also took a few glances at the strangers in the VIP box.

At first, Senzaemon wanted to intervene and forbid Eerina from taking these seats for her friends.

Erina is one of the Elite Ten but took five VIP seats where the academy's elite sit.

Senzaemon chose to see what would happen, and he didn't fail.

He felt a vague danger from Rias despite her schoolgirl appearance and innocent look as well as from her figure.

Then another girl sitting right after Rias reminded him of his daughter's husband, the one who abused Erina with his "education."

Azami Nakiri... just remembering him made his hands clench, and he was noticed by Anthony.

Then next is Winter Schnee is her name, and she was whiter than his second niece Alice.

She gives off a strange, icy cold that makes him feel cold to the bone.

It feels like she's studying everything around her while watching everyone's moves and being ready to act if needed.

Then, a young girl with purple hair who often stuck with Anthony also made him feel dangerous.

Sanzaemon could feel it in his gut that something was hidden behind this innocent look and apparent weakness.

Shinoa is also clearly Japanese.

It's clear that not everyone else is Japanese.

The most harmless and understandable of Erina's friends was Hermione Granger.

He could tell the girl had some difference because she stood up for these people who were obviously close to her in some way.

They are all clean slates, and he can't see any information about them.

He has already checked this many times with different sources and found that none of these people exist in the world.

He even had to involve a couple of debtors.

This cannot help but cause concern and questions...

Where did Erina get such friends from?

...

Erina won with a score of 5-0, which was a surprise to all of us.

She easily would have won with her skills and without Ki, but after the chat showed up, she continued to grow mentally and physically.

She could raise the heat and cover the food with Ki at the same time to keep it from overcooking.

There are plenty of applications especially if you're looking for different approaches to the task.

Sanzaemon remained silent... but his yukata had slipped again, and I preferred to ignore it this time.

In addition, no one else besides our group noticed it. He was staring intently at each of us while clearly pondering something.

"But I-I can't believe I could lose by such big points!"

The opponent exclaimed loudly.

He intended to try her dish, but after just one spoonful... he collapsed, clutching his heart and streaming tears from his eyes.

"H-How can there be such a huge difference?"

He managed to say that before literally passing out from the gastronomic shock.

It happens here, apparently... It's a good thing he didn't strip naked.

For example, Rias sometimes shows her shoulders when she eats Erina's food.

"Well done, that was a splendid performance."

I applauded, and Erina easily heard me even though she was still in the arena.

Surprisingly, she lost her "proud" look and shyly smiled like an ordinary girl.

After that, I heard some muffled sound from Sanzaemon who was staring at Erina in shock.

"Fantastic! You totally crushed him!"

Shinoa quickly descended from the VIP box through obstacles and found herself next to Erina to hug her.

"W-What are you doing?"

Erina didn't expect such hugs and reflexively hugged back, but she only realized what she had done and tried to separate Shinoa from herself.

"Oh, come on, you looked like you didn't just prepare a great dish but literally annihilated an army of enemies. Of course, with your beauty as well."

I descended and spoke from a couple of meters away from the ladies.

"Hmm."

Erina turned away to hide her embarrassment.

"Someone's feeling really embarrassed, huh?"

Rias approached and chuckled while covering her mouth with her hand.

"But you really deserve praise... If I could train with as much passion as you cook, I'd be twice as strong."

"It's just my favorite thing to do."

Erina replied while looking at Rias.

A lot of people at the school looked at us amusingly because we were talking to the famous Erina Nakiri, like friends that not many people had seen before.

"Does the owner of God's Tongue have time for pitiful mortals to receive personal lessons?"

I said with mock humility while bowing my head that even Winter couldn't help but smile.

"If pitiful mortals continue to speak like that, I might find time."

Erina played along with the smirk.

"My, are you shamelessly flirting in front of us?"

 Rias also joined in a mocking expression.

"It looks like Administrator-kun wants to cook Erina if you know what I mean."

 I heard behind me the voice of one of the perverts.

"Shinoa! S-Stop saying those things. There are people around here."

Hermione felt uncomfortable and worried about people who could easily overhear her words.

We were close to the arena, but behind us were places where people who were watching and a few other people still hadn't left.

"Hey, Erina, you did great!"

A friendly-looking guy about Winter's height, possibly just a tad shorter, approached us.

He had spiky dark red hair and a small scar on his left eyebrow, and his eyes were strongly bright yellow.

"I caught a glimpse of your performance."

He then noticed us.

"Um, are you guys from the upper classes?"

He asked while looking puzzled and scratching his head.

"I'm Soma Yukihira."

"You fool, don't approach me like that because we're not friends!"

Erina stomped her foot while throwing him a dagger-like glare.

"In any case, since I'm here, I came to congratulate you on your victory."

Soma said it without any ulterior motive.

"Anthony Lutor is my name."

I waved to him in the introduction, considering he was the main character of this world...

Soma realized he didn't know anyone here and casually smiled before heading to the exit. He didn't forget to say goodbye before that.

"That was..."

"Yes, yes, the main character, hm."

Winter interrupted Erina.

"He's not a bad person. It's just that his optimism is irritating."

Eriina made a hand gesture emphasizing how irritating it was.

There was no point in lingering at the arena anymore.

Erina had done everything she wanted to do. She got rid of the club she thought was wrong at the school and even showed us how a cooking duel works.

Next, we had some free time.

Rias wanted to see how magic was going in this world.

Winter chose to browse the internet, and Shinoa and Hermione ate like there was no tomorrow... This place was heaven for foodies.

Everyone was busy with their own business, and even Erina was summoned by her grandfather.

As for me, I decided to get down to business.

This world is very similar to my first one regarding history and major conflicts.

There are still some changes.

In both World War I and World War II, there were "Supernaturals" or martial arts masters on the battlefield to fight enemies.

Moreover, there's a lot of information about Erina's master whom she mentioned several times in chat.

Hayato Furinji, the "Invincible Superman" or "Invincible Superhuman.".

This world includes not only Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma but also the History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi.

There may be other anime too...

I decided to have a little fun.

The girls are busy with their own things right now, so I had every right to leave and do something that was not very important but relaxing.

As far as I remember, Ryozanpaku is a place where the best martial arts masters are gathered in one house.

I had no trouble finding this place thanks to Erina's help and being able to connect to the internet. I was hanging over the dōjō in just a few seconds.

There were also signs here that were full of life energy, and one of them had enough Ki to cover all of Tokyo.

Obviously, this is meaningless because it serves no purpose.

 I could cover all of Japan with my Ki too, but what's the point?

The huge gates leading to the dōjō are made of wood, and there are steel pieces for weighting inside.

A regular human couldn't move them.

There are only nine people there now.

A semi-naked man was practicing on the house, sweating liters, while a two-meter-tall man taught him several positions behind him.

"... You won't achieve anything with simple shouts. Look closely, bend your arms at the elbow... and imagine that both hands are tied with a rope."

He makes a sharp lunge and breaks the stone fence.

"Sakaki-san! Stop breaking things!"

A young, athletic blonde shouted.

"Yeah, they all seem like very eccentric personalities."

I recalled something like that, and I began to descend.

A couple of seconds later, I landed with a crash in front of the dōjō gates and broke the ground.

My landing was loud enough for the gates to open, and the curious face of that same blonde appeared from there.

"Who's there?"

She opened the door wider, looking at me...

It's just her facial expression; she immediately tried to figure out if I was a threat, which happened automatically to her.

"Hello."

I waved my hand quite friendly.

"I'm Anthony Luthor; I came to see your grandpa. He recently taught my friend."

"Taught?"

She was surprised for a moment.

"Oh, he mentioned something about a talented granddaughter of his acquaintance. So, do you also want to study here?"

"I don't think I need it."

I shrugged.

"Can you let me in?"

"Um, yeah."

She nodded and took a step back.

The dojo and a few other wooden houses were inside, just like I had seen from above.

"Who's this? Your friend, Kenichi?"

Shio Sakaki glanced at Kenichi.

They were both standing next to a two meters tree away from the hole in the stone fence.

"Huh?"

Kenichi glanced at me and squinted.

"No, I don't know him."

Kenichi shook his head negatively.

"He's here to see Grandpa."

She spoke up while crossing her arms behind her back and slightly leaning forward.

"Hmm? A new student? I definitely don't want to take any more students."

Shio grunted while turning away with dissatisfaction through his Ki.

"He told me the same thing..."

Kenichi said quietly.

"What did you mumble there? It seems like you need more training..."

Shio clenched his fists threateningly, and Kenichi flinched, almost falling on his butt.

It's respectable that he didn't run away from here... Well, he tried to, but they didn't let him go...

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