Prince Of Cooking

"U-um..."

Turning around, the girl sees a skinny, dry up Marui whose can bearly stand up,

"Hey listen, why don't we call it a day and rest up for tomorrow?"

But his plea was crushed as his male dormmates enter his room, bringing food and drink.

Noticing one of their dormmates was missing among them, Megumi asks,

"Hey, where is Lovin-kun?"

"He probably with Nakiri Erina and Nikumi, I think" Soma replied as he sits down, "For whatever reason, she like him but she seems to hate me."

"Man, lucky him. I don't know how he does it to be able to get on her good side."

~

On room 1998

"Yes, I win again!"

Lovin voice rings out in cheer as he drops his last UNO card to the middle.

"Why's you every time...you must have cheated!" Ikumi slams down the cards she holds.

"No, you know the rule, take off one of your clothes..."

The three girls (Erina, Hisako, and Ikumi) with face in deep flush, grind their teeth as they slowly take off their top, leaving them only in u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r while Lovin hasn't lost any of his clothes.

"Why did you make us strip every time you win?" asked Erina, trying hard to cover her assets.

In the beginning, the game starts off innocent enough but it quickly gets out of hand. She don't even know how they agree to play truth or dares in the first place when Lovin proposed it. The next thing she knew, he was winning all the time.

"It truth or dares card game and I pick dare" Lovin smirked and collect the cards before giving a shuffle, "So...What to play again?"

"No Way!..."

All three girls yell at the same time, they're already in their u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r, they aren't about to humiliate them further than they already are.

~

"Since last time task was Japanese main cuisine so, this time you'll make foreign's dishes, using ingredients found in Japanese cooking. You can use whatever in the backyard or here."

After hearing Hinako's instruction, Lovin turn to his bashful partner,

"Man, I so happy to be pair up with you, Erina."

Erina of the other hand couldn't look him in the eyes, she was too embarrassed, remembering last night. She can't believe she strips in front of a boy, she wanted to avoid for a while but the next day, they were in the same class.

"Hello... Are you alright?"

She got out of her thought when Lovin waves his hand in front of her face and give a quick reply,

"Y-yes, what were you saying?"

"Ah!..." she winces when Lovin suddenly leans closer to her and whisper in her ear.

~

As the student was focusing on their cooking, a fragrance aroma, slowly spreading around the room.

"What is that smell?..."

Searching for where it's coming from, they noticed Erina was holding a dish as she takes it to Hinako to be evaluated with Lovin right behind her.

"No wonder it smells so good, it from Erina-sama."

Looking at the stir-fry chicken with a chop, green vegetables that look like a cross between an onion and the base of a bunch of celery on top rice and with half fried egg on the side, Hinako put her hand together in delight.

"Oh wow! Pad Krapow Gai!" one of the most popular Thai dish.

The moment the stir-fry touch her tongue, she almost thought she was really tasting holy basil if not for there isn't any here. The hot spices, egg yolk, and rice work so well together, it was as if she was eating the real deal.

She gives out a hot, satisfying breath after she cleans out the plate, "Puff...That was so good."

"So, you use Fennel for Holy Basil substitution...But that not all"

"Yes, we also use Shiso to boot up the taste closer Holy Basil and for the sauce. They are soy sauce, thick Teriyaki glaze, and other herbs" Erina finished in her stand.

~

While making his way toward the lounge with Erina, Lovin wonders if he should crash the Shokugeki party between teacher and students. But if did that, he would miss some time to spend with Erina and Ikumi.

'Ahhh, this's so hard!'

As they were getting close to the lounge, Lovin suddenly ceases and runoff in another direction,

"Erina! I'll be back later tonight, I have something to do so don't wait up!"

"You idiot! Who would wait for you!"

Felling like he was talking to her as if they were already married, Erina yell out embarrassment and then cover her mouth at once when she notices people can hear her.

~

In the bas.e.m.e.nt kitchen, away from prying eyes. An unofficial Shokugeki was being held between alumnus and two students.

"Use the vegetables and other ingredients leftover from session tody. You can make anything you like but try to use the vegetables as the main ingredient. There one was more condition, Tadokoro Megumi. You will be the lead chef and Yukihira, you will be the sous chef, supporting her. Very well! Let the Shokugeki begin!"

Just as Gin finishes with his speech, everyone in the room suddenly got quiet as they hear a knob on the door and singing voice.

♫There'll be a knob on your front door.♫