Rebirth as a Cooking God

Uesugi Izakaya is a hit.

To be more precise, their food is on fire.

The remote alley, which was originally unattended, was crowded with people. Several long queues filled the alley, which was not spacious to begin with, with the queue even extending outside the street.

From the perspective of a passer-by, the queue size was really terrifying. It was endless as far as the eye could see. Many passers-by stopped and asked people in the queue.

“The rice balls here are so delicious!”

A young man replied while wiping the water stains from the corner of his mouth.

A TV station dispatched team noticed something unusual here. A reporter squeezed over, handed a microphone to a couple who were cuddling intimately, and asked: The fireworks display is about to start, why are you still queuing here?

The female trainee reporter looked at the endless queue in front of her.

Unexpectedly, both the male and female lovers gave them idiotic looks, and the young man replied matter-of-factly: The food in this store is worth queuing for.

Yep!

The woman nodded, I just ate the limited-edition takoyaki provided for free, and now we plan to line up to buy a few more!

The couple said this and looked at each other lovingly.

The female trainee reporter's expression froze slightly, and her face looked unnatural.

She glanced at the front, back and left of the team. The lovers who were holding hands, hugging, or biting their ears and talking sweet words suddenly suffered a heavy blow of 100,000 tons.

Next to her were team members holding camera equipment, sweating profusely and looking confused.

The atmosphere isn't quite right.

The sweet smell emanating from this place is too strong.

There are too many couples!

Xia Yu complained in his heart.

At the door of Uesugi Izakaya, a pair of guests took food and paid the bill. He and Tetsuya Uesugi became busboys instead.

Morita Maki transformed into a store manager who smiled at customers, while Nakiri Erina and Nito Hisako became store clerks, packing food and helping to collect money.

Tetsuya Uesugi distributed dining coupons for Uesugi Izakaya to the departing guests.

This is also a voting ticket for the Sumida River Gourmet Awards.

It is not difficult to find that Morita Maki's takoyaki has the best sales, and later the supply exceeded the demand. Xia Yu and Uesugi Tetsuya simply moved out the kitchen utensils and grilled the takoyaki at the door, making it fresh and selling it.

Soon, the store's food supplies were in crisis.

The spare ingredients have been transferred out and the warehouse is empty! Tetsuya Uesugi said anxiously, I just contacted the supplier. There will be no delivery in the area around the Sumida River today! Their ingredient truck cannot get through!

Ordinary food suppliers are indeed unreliable.

You cut the octopus into pieces!

After handing the knife to Uesugi Tetsuya, Xia Yu took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket without wiping his hands.

He did not log into the IGO ingredient store, but directly called General Ryoko.

Give me 30 minutes!

Answered over there and hung up the phone.

soon.

Tetsuya Uesugi was stunned when he saw six or seven strong men suddenly pouring into the izakaya, each carrying a sealed box of ingredients.

Seaweed, eggs, cake flour.

Yam, octopus, mustard greens...

With a wave of his hand, the group of strong men in crisp suits lined up outside. General Liangzi handed Xia Yu a list of ingredients, Sign for it. I'll have someone come over to pay the bill tomorrow.

Xia Yu waved his hand, This debt is my responsibility!

They are all ordinary ingredients. I bought a bunch of them for less than half a kilogram of fantasy ingredients.

At this time, the low and roaring sound of firecrackers came from outside the store.

The Sumida River Fireworks Festival has begun!

About 20,000 fireworks will burst into bloom in the next period of time!

Shouts of exclamation and excitement resounded through the buildings in the Sumida River area. Even the Uesugi Izakaya, hidden in the corner of the busy city, was shining with dreamy clouds because of the colorful fireworks blooming in the sky.

During this time, the alley where the izakaya was located was finally empty.

On the street outside, couples are holding a box of steaming takoyaki in their hands, eating while looking up at the fireworks in the sky. Whether in the food world or in reality, they all feel a strong sense of excitement. Midsummer festival atmosphere.

This is the summer of beautiful love.

Everyone who had been busy for nearly two hours could finally stop to take a rest and watch the fireworks.

Tetsuya Uesugi glanced at it for a few times, then silently went to the kitchen and continued cutting vegetables. His home is here, and every year you can see the fireworks rising over the Sumida River. The more you see them, the more they lose their novelty.

General Liangzi and the IGO staff left quietly.

As a result, only Xia Yu, Morita Maki, Nakiri Erina and Nito Hisako were left in the alley.

Um?!

In the field of vision, the fireworks were blurry, but Xia Yu was not very interested.

He glanced at his childhood sweetheart on his left.

As if frightened by his sudden bowing of his head, his childhood sweetheart quickly retracted his left hand into the sleeve of his yukata, and an intoxicating red glow appeared on the side of his face.

Are you thirsty?

He asked casually and handed over the green tea bottle in his hand.

A little……

Morita Maki was a little flustered and answered subconsciously, taking the bottle and twisting the cap, and took a sip at the mouth of the bottle.

etc!

After taking two sips, she noticed something subtle was wrong. Maki blushed and cast a questioning glance at the young man who looked up at the fireworks. She couldn't help but think about it:

Did he notice?

Or was it intentional?

I feel like a deer bumping into each other.

This year's fireworks are just as beautiful... Xia Yu said casually.

yes!

Morita Maki replied in a low voice, her eyes a little wandering.

After a while, Xia Yu noticed a strange lowering of his head again, and someone was gently tugging on his left sleeve.

The girl who once took the initiative to call him to the roof of the teaching building to boldly confess her love became timid three years later. She lowered her head and stood on the left hand side of the boy. The distance between the two was ten centimeters, which was clearly within arm's reach. , but it seems so far away.

After being stunned, Xia Yu was filled with helplessness.

The considerate childhood sweetheart really couldn't help himself in this atmosphere. He glanced around and saw a few couples cuddling together in the alley, being dreamy by the fireworks. He shrugged his shoulders and just indulged for the night, and went to tomorrow's Shokuki Battle with a good mood.

Snapped.

So, the slender little hand that was gently tugging at the young man's sleeve was suddenly wrapped in a warm palm, so strong and domineering.

Shaking reflexively.

But the girl became quiet after just a few seconds.

The 10 centimeters that originally separated the two people closed quietly.

Later, the girl became more courageous and restored her previous impression of Xia Yu, hugging his left arm tightly and not letting go.

She even opened her mouth, feeling a strong urge to talk.

Xia Yu's heart skipped a beat and he didn't dare to look directly at her. On the surface, he was looking up at the fireworks, but the corner of his eye was focused on the girl who was leaning over.

But after a while, the girl said something she had been holding back for a long time, which made him dumbfounded.

...Let's work hard tomorrow's Shokugeki!

Of course! Xia Yu chuckled, Maki, you have to work hard too!

The girl suddenly lost her mind and lowered her head in shame, her chin almost resting on her chest.

I mean Autumn Selection...

The second half of the late sentence aroused the girl's jealousy.

beside.

Nakiri Erina had already withdrew her gaze from the bright fireworks sky, biting her lip and looking at the figures stuck together under the night.

Miss Erina!

Nito Feishako whispered in her heart, as the fourth person, an outsider, she really felt complicated.

To put it simply, I was tortured.