"Hmm, not bad at all. You found all three mistakes I hid in this French Country-Style Beef Stew."
"The two traps hidden in this French Omelet were also discovered by you. Very good."
When tasting the French Asparagus Cream Soup, Donato Gotoda was slightly surprised and said, "You drizzled a little fresh cream on top when serving the soup, didn't you?"
"Yes."
Satou nodded.
"This step wasn't in the recipe. Not only did you correct all the mistakes in the recipe, but you also added your own ideas, using fresh cream to enhance the flavor of this soup. Very good."
Donato Gotoda nodded with satisfaction and said, "You not only have the courage to discover mistakes, but also your own original ideas. You have passed."
"That's great!"
Tadokoro Megumi happily held Satou's hand. To be honest, she had been a little nervous before.
Soon, Donato Gotoda finished tasting all the students' dishes and said, "Well, that's all for today's class. Students who have been expelled can go back on their own now."
In the end, all students who followed the recipe diligently were deemed unqualified, while all students who modified the recipe were deemed qualified. Even if someone only found one mistake, they were still allowed to pass.
However, to Donato Gotoda's surprise, more than half of the students were expelled.
"Was my assignment today very difficult?"
Donato Gotoda was a bit speechless. He felt that his class seemed very simple, right? As long as they found even one mistake, they could pass.
But most students didn't dare to question a Far Moon graduate in the slightest.
"You found all eleven mistakes in the recipes and also proposed your own ideas. You are the most outstanding among all the students. It's just a pity that I don't have the authority to give a rating above 'qualified,' but you passed as the first place."
He smiled at Satou and the other student in the end.
"Thank you, Instructor."
Satou bowed and said.
Next, Satou and the other students took the bus back to Totsuki Hotel.
...
At the same time.
"Tor-daren, when is Satou coming back? I want to eat Magic Fried Rice."
Kanna asked.
"You've asked that 103 times today."
Tor-daren said helplessly, though she herself missed Satou very much.
"Let's go do some activities."
She suggested.
"Alright."
Kanna unplugged her tail from the socket, stood up, and said.
Subsequently, the two dragons flew to an uninhabited island by the sea.
However, what they called 'activities' was fundamentally different from what humans called 'activities.'
The island was filled with explosions. Tor-daren and Kanna were fighting intensely, and the island was in ruins, like hell.
Even the nearby sea couldn't withstand their power and was trembling slightly.
Tens of thousands of miles away, at the earthquake monitoring center.
"How is it? Has another earthquake occurred?"
The director of the center said with a solemn expression.
"That's right, it's the fourth one in these two days! Each time without any warning!"
Several technical personnel said with pale faces.
"With such frequent earthquakes, could it be that the end of the world is approaching?"
Everyone at the earthquake monitoring center felt heavy-hearted, as if they saw the impending end of the world.
If these people knew that all of this was just because someone hadn't returned, they would probably spit out a mouthful of blood.
...
"Hey, have you heard? Today's class with Donato eliminated more than half of the students!"
"That's too terrifying, isn't it? Even more terrifying than Shinomiya-senpai!"
"Yeah, it seems even Instructor Donato himself didn't expect it. But that transfer student seems to have passed again with the top score."
"That amazing? I heard that Miss Erina, who is at another training location, also did. So far, they are the only two who have passed all training contents with the top score."
Back at the hotel, students nearby were discussing the day's class content.
"Satou!"
At this moment, they encountered Yukihira Soma and the others.
"Did everyone pass?"
Satou asked.
"Yeah, of course!"
Yukihira Soma laughed and said, "Then, come to our place again tonight to play."
"Bring Miss Erina with you."
Yuki Yoshino added, because with Erina Nakiri, she no longer had to worry about losing.
"Okay."
Satou smiled and nodded.
Back in his room, Erina Nakiri had just returned as well.
The two of them cooked and ate dinner together.
"By the way, Erina, do you want to go to Polar Star Dormitory to play again tonight?"
Satou asked.
"Forget it, I'm not playing those low-brow games!"
Erina Nakiri couldn't help but recall the humiliation of having her face covered in paper slips last night and said sulkily.
"Alright then."
Satou shrugged.
However, to his exasperation, in the evening, Erina Nakiri silently followed behind him again.
"Didn't you say you weren't going?"
Satou asked helplessly.
Erina Nakiri's face flushed, and she stammered, "I was bored alone in my room, so I just followed along to watch. I definitely won't play poker."
Then, Erina Nakiri lost all night again and was eventually carried back to her room by Satou.
On the third day, it was Hinako Inui's class. The content of this class was to use wild ingredients to create a spring-themed dish.
Satou and Tadokoro Megumi once again passed smoothly.
Soon, the lodging training came to the third day. On this day, it was Kojiro Shinomiya's class.
"I heard that Shinomiya-senpai eliminated over thirty people yesterday!"
"Yeah, he's said to be the strictest among all the Instructors!"
Some students had grim expressions.
"Hello everyone, I am Shinomiya, a graduate of the 79th class. My class is very simple; you just need to prepare the corresponding dishes according to my menu."
Kojiro Shinomiya smiled slightly, then distributed the menus to everyone.
"French Terrine of Nine Vegetables! This is too difficult!"
The students' faces turned solemn after seeing the recipe.
Sure enough, has this day finally arrived?
Satou glanced at Tadokoro Megumi not far away. If he remembered correctly, Tadokoro Megumi would be expelled by Kojiro Shinomiya because of this.
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