Chapter 19: Exposed
In the afternoon, the summer heat doesn't bother Akanoza, and the bronze sculptures displayed in the hall exude wisps of cold, and the hollow interior is filled with ice cubes to ward off the sweltering heat for the chefs.
As is customary, after Lua tasted the last dish solemnly, she looked at the wall clock on the wall, and found that the hour hand had only reached three characters, so she frowned and said:
"Is there no one outside?"
"No one is there. The blonde knight to her right took a sip of juice and replied vaguely.
"Why are there so few chefs today?"
"Because the competition is too fierce. The blonde knight was not good at picking it out directly, and said half-concealedly.
"Geneviv?" the temperature of her voice began to plummet
"No, it's Yare, his cooking and food show is very popular, not only we have been affected here, but Aonoza has also been affected very much, and the flow of people is less than half of yesterday. ”
"Give me a reason. ”
Luya stared at each other's eyes and asked with a sinking face.
"It's hard for me to explain the specific details here, if you really want to know, let's go and see it together. The blonde knight said with a grin as he drank the juice in one gulp.
"Good!"
......
Under the summer sun, a large number of blue balloons hang in the air of Kuronomiza Square, rising and falling with the steaming smoke and heat, like waves in the sea, bringing a touch of visual coolness to this hot afternoon.
The two noticed that next to each makeshift stove was a large parasol to shield them from the scorching sun.
"That's the difference between me and him?" said Luya, standing outside the plaza, looking up at the balloons floating in the sky. A hint of doubt arose in his heart.
"I think. It's not all. The blonde knight who was with him folded his shoulders.
"Go in and have a look. ”
At this time, she was wearing a summer uniform of the academy. Covering his beautiful face with a peaked cap, he entered the square first, looked left and right, and found that the chefs were all in full swing.
They looked ...... Happy?
Lua noticed a scholar-mage, holding a fire-breathing staff, humming a little song to roast a suckling pig, and a glass of steaming juice on the improvised wooden table where he placed the cutting board.
"Hi. Your craft is great. She walked over to the other party and deliberately complimented.
"Oh, thanks. ”
The scholar mage nodded casually at first, and when he raised his head and swept his gaze over the figure of the female knight, the movements in his hand suddenly slowed down, and he changed to a radiant expression:
"It's my best performance and hopefully I'll be shortlisted. ”
"Shortlisted, the rules of the Black Seat?" Lua looked a little interested.
Generally speaking, men love to talk in front of beautiful women. The scholar mage obviously couldn't jump out of this circle, and immediately said with a fluttering eyebrow:
"Yes, that's right. Each person has three chances, and if they can pass from the second seat of Yare, they must receive a subsidy of 1,000 soles. Believe me, the process of evaluating dishes is the most formal and professional I have ever seen!"
"After you are shortlisted, will your dishes be ready for dinner?" she continued.
"It's not going to work, you have to break through from the semi-finals and finals, and the top three dishes will be eligible for the dinner. The scholar explained patiently.
"What a hand. Lua couldn't help but boast.
"Yareji is indeed fair and strict, and I am convinced of the first two failures......" he said, picking up the juice on the table and drinking it down.
"Did you bring this juice?" she said.
"No, it's free, all the chefs in the hall can drink as much as they want, and someone will fill it for me soon. ”
As the scholar was talking, several students with ceramic jars had already walked over and filled the chefs along the way with juice, and there were several types of sweet ones to distinguish from the smell.
"I see. ”
Lua's voice weakened, she seemed to understand where she had lost, but there was still a little curiosity in her heart about how fair and strict Yare was.
"Then come on. ”
She walked past the scholar mage and walked to the gate of the Black Seat, which was guarded by Alcia to prevent some idle people from causing trouble.
However, the two are no strangers......
"Dew...... ......!!! Dew"
Althea will never forget the tragic time when he was repeatedly beaten and called by the other party, and the terrible shadow was cast over his heart again, and his whole body froze in place as if petrified.
"Shh
The female knight made a silent gesture, and a sharp cold light shot out of her red eyes, causing the other party to obediently swallow the next syllable into her stomach.
"The next contestant is invited. ”
In Nicole's sweet voice, Lua hid her breath to the limit, took out a candy from her pocket, put it in the palm of her hand, and strode into the hall.
Like everyone who had entered before, she was slightly startled by the brightly lit and extravagant hall.
At this time, Lydia stepped on the red carpet and walked over with a graceful demeanor, and halfway through, she found that the young lady only had a candy in her hand, so she asked hesitantly:
"Miss, where's your food?"
"That's it, the delicious candy I've carefully crafted. Lua lowered her head, manipulated the muscles in her throat, and let out a sweet and beautiful voice that did not belong to her.
"Okay. ”
Lydia couldn't help but laugh, but she didn't doubt it, pinched the candy with two fingers, and sent it to Yare.
The rank of the black-haired knight is a berserker, and his range perception is not strong, and the other party deliberately hides it, so he didn't realize that the person behind it would actually be Luya.
After the "butler" offered him a candy, the muscles in his face suddenly spasmed, it turned out that he was not selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, but really a candy.
Anyway, you have to try it first.
Jarley crushed the candy in half, half into his mouth and half into Beverly.
The taste is so-so......
The two of them shook their heads at the same time, this delicious candy is completely no different from ordinary candy, could it be that the other party is here to cheat the subsidy? What is this idiot doing in Alsya, this kind of person can also be put in, forget it, let's take this goods away first.
"You can't impress me with the food you cooked, so I can't turn around for you. He said in a deep, solemn tone that he had been trained for a long time.
"Aha. ”
Lua finally couldn't help laughing, and took the opportunity to remove the cap on her head, and the two flexible and smooth burgundy double ponytails were suddenly exposed to the air, shaking with the laughter of the master.
"So this is how you robbed us of our business, I have to say, you pretend to be very feeling, why am I ashamed of you, hahahahaha!"
She covered her stomach and said with a breathless smile. (To be continued......)