"System, where is the Kirin Black Spot Knife, can you reveal a little bit in detail, the area around Mount Fuji is too vast, I only have seven days, I guess I can't find it. ”

It's not that Bai Xiaobai doesn't have confidence, the key is that the time is really too short.

The system just drew a circle, and then warmly reminded that the kitchenware was near Mount Fuji, and there was no specific clue at all.

Without thinking, the probability of finding kitchen utensils is lower than the probability of winning the lottery tens of millions of prizes.

A cold electronic voice echoed in Bai Xiaobai's mind:

[Host, you are very close to the location of the mysterious kitchenware.] Please feel it with your heart, this is a necessary test for the head chef of the food. 】

“…… Can you be more specific, such as the distance from my location, how many meters or kilometers is the radius?" Bai Xiaobai slowly grinded with the system, wanting to understand more deeply.

If you know the radius, the area can be shortened even further, making it more promising to find.

And yet—

[Ding Dong, heaven cannot be thanked. Host, good night, Gulbai. 】

"......" Bai Xiaobai was scorched by the system.

After the system fell silent, I really had nothing to do, so Bai Xiaobai connected to iFi to play with the phone.

Gao Chao has already replied> 'The new book signing of Xuanhua Bookstore with one bullet has ended, I will help you get the signed book and go back to you. ’

In addition to the text, Gao Chao also comes with a high-definition picture.

It is a photo of the first page of the new book.

In addition to the autograph of [One Bullet] on the blank of the page, it is also written underneath: For Bai Xiaobai, and the date of signing.

Even his name was written, and the great god was quite down-to-earth.

'Gao Chao, thank you, the money for the book is back to you. Bai Xiaobai immediately replied> looked at his watch, it was not too late.

Bai Xiaobai ate too much food, and his stomach couldn't digest it for a while, so he changed out of his Japanese yukata, put on a down jacket, and went downstairs, planning to go to the nearby streets to take a look and digest it.

When Bai Xiaobai went downstairs.

Sakura and her grandmother were talking to themselves at the counter.

Since Bai Xiaobai ate the magic cookies, his Japanese level is almost the same as the level of simultaneous Japanese interpretation.

The conversation between the two, Bai Xiaobai heard it very clearly.

The day after tomorrow, Lake Kawaguchi will have a special winter festival where local residents hold a knife cooking contest in front of Toba Shrine.

Sakura has already signed up to participate, and she wants to gain the approval of the local residents through this knife duel in front of the shrine.

Her grandmother was very worried.

It turned out that when she was helping Bai Xiaobai cook sashimi platter, Sakura accidentally cut her index finger and bled a lot, and now her index finger is stiff and very inflexible.

The old woman sighed at Sakura's insistence and shook her head helplessly.

Bai Xiaobai went downstairs, he looked at Sakura, but he didn't say anything.

Going out alone, Bai Xiaobai walked around the neighborhood, and there were men in kimonos handing out flyers.

"Please pay attention. After the man bowed, he handed Bai Xiaobai a leaflet.

Bai Xiaobai saw that it was a leaflet for the special winter festival.

The day after tomorrow in front of Toba Shrine, a triennial cooking and knife competition will be held.

No wonder Sakura is reluctant to give up even if she is injured, and it will take three years to wait.

According to the regulations, the participants of the competition are not limited to nationality, and can be both nationals and foreigners. There is no gender limit, no age limit.

The content of the competition is knife work, but there is no specific competition to be written.

The entry fee per person is 15,000 yen, and there are three prizes for the competition: pine, bamboo, and plum.

Winner of the Pine Prize, 50,000 yen

Winner of the Bamboo Award will receive 100,000 yen + a solo trip to Hawaii

The Plum Award is the highest prize, awarding 200,000 yen + a trip to Hawaii for two + the qualification to join the company.

After all, there are cultural differences, and Bai Xiaobai doesn't know what 'engraves his name to join the company' means.

According to the kanji understanding, is it to engrave the name and enter the shrine?

What the heck?

There is also the contact number and registration address at the back of the leaflet.

Bai Xiaobai's focus on this visit to Japan is to find mysterious kitchenware, not to compete, so he is not interested in this knife competition.

What's more, Japanese cuisine is different from Chinese cuisine, even if it is a knife duel, it must be a Japanese food item that I am not familiar with.

Bai Xiaobai put away the flyer and returned to the Sakura Hotel.

By this time it was late.

The lights in the hotel's kitchen were still on.

Bai Xiaobai took a closer look curiously.

The door was not closed.

Sakura is working her knife skills.

She is cutting shredded radish and sashimi again, and she doesn't feel tired at all.

Sakura's knife technique is quite neat, but I don't know if it's because of the hand injury, she is not satisfied with the cut, and she has practiced it repeatedly for a long time.

Again and again, never give up.

This is not a temporary cram.

If you don't have a great passion for cooking, it's absolutely impossible to practice in the kitchen at such a late and cold time.

When Bai Xiaobai saw this picture, he was a little moved and touched.

When he was a child, Bai Xiaobai didn't like cooking at first, and always felt that cooking was just an ideal forced to him by his father, not what he really wanted.

Later, when I grew up, I became interested in cooking.

There is no need for Dad's devilish supervision at all, Bai Xiaobai is just like Sakura at the moment, even late, practicing knife skills in the kitchen, and can't stop at all.

This is the dedication and passion for cooking.

Perhaps, Sakura not only wants to fulfill her grandfather's wishes, but also has an endless love for cooking.

It's cruel for this little girl who loves cooking to make her give up this hostel.

Bai Xiaobai didn't bother Sakura, he silently went up to the room on the second floor.

Lying on the bed, Bai Xiaobai made an impromptu decision.

Look for the mysterious kitchenware and put it aside beforehand.

The day after tomorrow, he chose to participate in the Toba Shrine knife competition.

If you can win a prize in the competition, you may have a say in promoting the hostel......

Of course, Bai Xiaobai is not a superhero who saves the world, and he also has his own selfish motives in the competition.

If you can win the award, you will have more funds for food tours, and if you don't do well, you can also win glory for the country.

All in all, there are many benefits.

And even if you don't win an award in the end, it's not a big deal, you can comfort yourself that you're not good at Japanese food, and it's important to participate.

In short, there are good reasons.

After Bai Xiaobai made up his mind to compete, he quickly fell asleep.

……

The next day, the sun rises and warm light shines through the Japanese windows.

Bai Xiaobai got up early.

The Japanese-style bed Bai Xiaobai slept a little unaccustomed to it, and he fell into a pillow last night.

Sakura prepared breakfast early.

Typical Japanese breakfast.

Rice, served with miso soup, pickled radish, and a serving of chopped green onion natto.

This breakfast, Sakura said that it was included in the accommodation fee.

Bai Xiaobai is not used to eating natto, he always feels slimy, and there is a stinky smell, and everything else is not bad.

After a hurried breakfast, under the leadership of Sakura, Bai Xiaobai took a trip around Lake Kawaguchi in the morning.

At noon, Shiro mentioned to Sakura that she wanted to participate in the Toba Shrine's knife competition.