Chapter-19:...

After chatting during breakfast, the idea came to Hiro's head to personally observe an event from the anime, namely Erina's culinary duel against a senior student.

After leaving the dorm with Soma and Megumi, Hiro headed to the academy.

Soma and Megumi went to inspect the clubs, and Hiro decided to find Erina, which turned out to be more difficult than he thought.

After a while, Hiro noticed Erina and Hisako entering the building, so he followed them.

- Hey, Nakiri, Hisako, good afternoon! - Hiro came up to them and greeted them.

- Good afternoon Ichijo! - Erina replied, and Hisako just nodded.

- Can you recommend any culinary societies? - Hiro asked the girls with interest.

- Oh, did the know-it-all really need knowledge? - Erina asked with a cheeky smile, remembering their first meeting.

- No, I just needed a topic for conversation! - Hiro said with a smile.

- Hm... I don't have time for your jokes, so I have to go! - Erina said sternly, but Hiro noticed that her ears were slightly reddened. At that time, Hisako was watching them with a stoic face, but her ears also turned a little red.

- If it's not a secret, where are you going? - Hiro asked with a smile.

- As Erina-sama said, she's busy right now! She's going to a culinary duel! - Hisako explained proudly.

- Wow! Interesting! Who is this lucky guy? - Hiro asked sarcastically.

- It doesn't matter, since he will still lose! - Nakiri replied in an arrogant tone, which caused Hisako's eyes to be filled with sadness for a while, but soon began to express strong motivation.

This short-term change in the girl was not noticed by anyone except Hiro, but since he knew Erina's character, he decided to help them both open up a little and become closer to each other, the same applied to Soma's future opponent – Ikumi Mito.

- What are the conditions of the match? What will each side lose? - Hiro asked with interest, since he only remembered the conditions of the senior's defeat.

"Or was the situation so desperate that Erina's defeat was not even discussed?" - Hiro thought.

- If he loses, then the culinary society in which these losers are members will cease to exist! - Erina said, and continued with a tone as if such an outcome simply could not take place. – If I lose, their budget will be increased.

- Quite cruel! - Hiro said, beginning to sympathize with Erina's opponent.

- The strongest survive in this academy! - Erina replied, after these words, Hisako's look turned sad again for a moment.

- Why do they want to close them? - Hiro asked

- Their society for a long existence within the walls of the academy, has not achieved anything, and only damages the budget! - Hisako answered, looking through the papers, then looked at the wall clock and screamed. - Erina-sama, there are 10 minutes left before the fight, we need to hurry up.

After the shout, Erina and Hisako ran.

- Hey, wait! - after they stopped, he asked. - Can I watch?

- Okay, just don't get in the way! - Erina said and turned around to hide the smile that appeared and ran.

- ...- seeing the behavior of her friend, Hisako was a little shocked, since Erina was always cold to everyone, especially in relation to guys, but she quickly pulled herself together.

- I won't cause you two any problems! - Hiro said with a smile and easily caught up with them.

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Sekugeki was in full swing. The battle was between Erina and a second-year student, Godabayashi Kiyoshi. The competition was for the safety of the Chanko society, which Nakiri wanted to turn into a personal cooking place. The audience closely watched the match in order to find out the result, although many already knew the name of the winner.

Hiro was standing next to Hisako, watching what was happening.

- Hisako, you've been friends with Erina for a long time, right? - Hiro asked.

- Yes, but you don't have to know that! - Hisako replied in a tone that brooked no objection.

- Good, good! Can you describe Erina as you see her? - Hiro asked, watching the judges taste the sophomore's food.

-It is impossible to describe Erina herself, in one word! - Hisako said, looking intently at her friend. - Erina-sama is the most talented person I have ever seen, so I have no right... - realizing her words, she stopped abruptly.

- I understand! - said Hiro, at the same time, thinking about his own: "In my old world, some fans put her cooking skills on a par with the same Erina and Alice, I wonder in this world her skills have remained at the same level or are they still mediocre?".

- Hisako, can we fight sometime? - Hiro asked out loud, not realizing it.

- What? - she asked, dumbfounded.

- Oh, I said that out loud... - said Hiro. - By the way, they are already trying Erina's dish there!

- Exactly! - Hisako blurted out, at the same time, forgetting about the request.

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- The winner! Nakiri Erina! - the announcer shouted as the girl grinned at the defeated man

- Our society ... has disappeared! - Kiyoshi screamed, falling to his knees, not believing what had happened.

- Have a nice day! - Erina said goodbye as she left the arena.

- I congratulate you on your victory in this sekugeki, Erina-sama! - Hisako said with a smile.

- Thank you, Hisako! - Erina replied when the paparazzi started shining their cameras at them.

- Miss Erina! One word, please!

- Miss Erina, one picture, please!

- One word, please! - the paparazzi kept saying that they wanted to interview her.

- Security! - Erina said, the guards came over and started pushing away all the annoying personalities.

- Hisako, where did Hiro go? - Erina asked, looking around for the guy.

- He said that the result is already clear and left! - Hisako replied absently.

- Hisako, what happened here, what did he do to you? - Erina asked, and the worst thoughts came to her head.

- Nothing like that, he was just asking about you, and called me to sekugeki. - Hisako said.

Hearing these words, Erina smiled at first, but when she heard about the challenge, she was wary. – Why would he do that?

- I do not know, he asked for it so abruptly that I did not have time to ask him!

- Okay, let's go, we still have a lot of things ahead of us! - Erina said, heading for the exit.

"What is he up to?" - the two girls thought to themselves.

…

At the same time, the object of the two girls ' thoughts was not thinking about them at all.

- It was interesting, but still one thing remains unchanged even in reality, when you watch how they cook, you want to eat, and now I'm terribly hungry. - Hiro said, stroking his stomach. - Just a little more and I would have run out to the judges and eaten everything!

- So now I need to get rid of hunger, what should I do? I don't want to cook, Alice is busy right now, the residents of the hostel are in class, so I'll have to go to some restaurant, since I have money, and if nothing happens, I'll just buy food at the store. - Hiro said, talking to himself.

- So, the action plan is ready, let's go on a search! - Hiro said, turning on the music on his phone, and set off on his way.

The search was not long, as Hiro went to the first place he came across and ordered just a little.

- I wonder how things are going with the books, although it's only been a day! - Hiro asked himself while he was eating .

- Fi, what are you doing right now? - Hiro asked.

[Brother, I am now finalizing the contract for the acquisition of a book company, and I am also negotiating with a construction company for the reconstruction of the building!] - a voice answered from the speaker.

- And how are the negotiations going? – he was interested in this topic, as well as the identity of Yaeko's younger sister.

[The negotiations are in full swing, by the way, you can also attend the negotiations if you have time to arrive at the venue] - Fi replied.

- Okay, I'll be right there, just give me the address! - Hiro said, and asked a question that was curious to him.

[Here, the address was sent to your phone.] - Fi said, after which the phone in Hiro's hands vibrated slightly.

– And how are you present at the negotiations? - Hiro asked as he paid the bill.

[Since my brother didn't bother to create a body for me, I found a trusted person who helps me with this. Here, at the moment, she is now negotiating with the director of the company!]- Fi replied.

"She? I wonder who this is... " - thought Hiro.

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- By the way, how are things going with the release of new units there. - Hiro asked, teleporting closer to the address.

[You already know that in 2 weeks there will be an official launch of sales of the phone and computer, as for the car, it will also be ready for presentation in 3 weeks. And yes, brother, have you already prepared a gift?] - Fi said in a serious voice, but the last words were uttered with childish curiosity.

- Well, thank you for the information and don't worry, the gift is ready, I hope you like it! - Hiro answered and put the phone in his pocket, and began to think about buying a smart watch, and seeing Fi at any time, without caring about others.

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The venue for the negotiations turned out to be a cafe. The building was two-storeyed, painted in different colors.

Upon entering, he was met by an unusual interior of the restaurant, reminiscent of the halls of the last century.

The combination of sky-blue, dazzling white and noble gold, lamps stylized as candles," lace " fences create a sense of celebration and bring a note of romance to the mood.

A waitress approached Hiro, who was looking around.

- Welcome to our cafe! Have you booked a table or are you already expected? - the waitress asked politely.

- I didn't book a table, but I should be expected! - Hiro replied.

- Then let me take you to your table! What's your table number? - the girl asked professionally.

When Hiro heard the girl's question, he was a little nervous, since he did not know either Fi's confidant or Yaeko's younger sister by sight.

How inconsiderate of me, Hiro thought before he heard the phone ring.

When he saw who was calling, he breathed a sigh of relief.

- I'm sorry, I'll be right back! - Hiro said and left the store.

- Fi, you are my savior! - Hiro said excitedly.

[What would you do without me, heh! I'll send you all the information now.]- Fi said.

- I got it, thank you! - checking the messages, Hiro said

[You're welcome!]

…

After explaining everything to the waitress, he was led to the right table, where he saw three girls, one of whom was familiar to him - this is Nishimiya Yaeko. The other two didn't have time to introduce themselves yet, but Hiro could already tell what their names were, because they, like Yaeko, are anime characters.

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(Who is this? I'm sure about the younger sister, but I don't know who to choose yet about the assistant )

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