Prince Of Cooking

While the other students were moving around and cooking, Alice takes a paper and write all the ingredients down that she wants her partner to get.

"Here, get everything on the list, we are making pesto pasta."

"Alright..."

Lovin take the paper and left for the ingredient's table. After a minute, he was back with everything on the list.

"Now, make the pasta dough but don't take more than 10 min, can you do that?"

Since he said he can do all the work, she might as well take him up on his word and see how far he can go without needed any help.

"Of course, leave it to me"

Lovin lay the flour on the working table and make a well in the middle. After he put the egg, water olive oil and salt in the well, he starts to mix them together.

Seeing everything going well, Alice went and search for food blender for the pesto. When she got back, she finds Lovin playing around with a mortar and pestle instead of making the dough.

"Hey, why aren't you working on the dough?!"

"I'm finished...look" he brings up a dough, already wrapped in cling film.

Presses her finger on its and the dough spring, showing it was done and they just have to wait for 30 min to 1 hour to let its rest.

"Wow, that was quick." she was impressed, he didn't even take five minutes to do that.

"Well, let start making the pesto"

Alice open the food blender's cap and about to put the vegetable in but Lovin stop her,

"Wait, let use the mortar and pestle"

"Why? It's faster this way."

"We got a lot of time. You don't have to do it, I'll do it myself." he just smiles at her.

"Fine..."

She don't know what so fun about pounding something into a paste but it doesn't matter which one they use anyway so she'll just let him has his way.

"You know, this is an amazing idea you come up with," Lovin said as he pounds away at the herbs.

"Well, on course. If I can't even do something as easy as this, there no way I can beat Erina" she remarks in a cheerful condescending tone.

"Hmm...then I pray the best of luck for you."

"Why thank you, Lovin-kun."

~

"Failed..." Fuyumi sated after tried another of the student's pasta dish.

She was getting sick of eating the same thing over and over again, all they made are pasta with tomato and cheeses or a combination of both, they bearly touch the vegetables and herbs.

Just when she thought the trend going to continue, a pair of student gives her unexpectedly surprise.

"Pesto...huh?"

"Yeah, we hope you like it"

Wrapping the pasta with the fork, Fuyumi put it into her mouth. The piquant pesto spread around her tongue, letting her notices the strong taste of Shiso (the substitute for basil) but it mellows out by something nutty (pistachios) and something a bit hot at the back. Not just the sauce, the pasta itself was good but she can't see to figure out what made it so.

"Ahhh!..." it was like being wrapped tightly around by the pasta strip while drenching in the pesto sauce, it felt good.

She gives a small smile at Alice and Lovin, "It was delicious...you pass"

~

Students were called back to the auditorium and were immediately test with another task. a 50 meal set of steak, rice, soup, and salad for each person.

"If you can not finish serving our guest's dinner within the next 60 minutes, you will be expelled on the spot."

Sekimori Hitoshi's statement causes all the student to freak out but they didn't have time to whin as he presses on the timer.

"Begin!"

Everyone was rushing, some have body aches and others was already in despair. After the 15-minute mark hit, Sekimori Hitoshi announces the first person to pass.

"Lovin, 50 serving, complete!"

The other students were completely shocked, they almost stop working when they hear the announcement.

"What!... That was super fast!"

Done with his task, Lovin went to Ikumi's cooking station and said something to encourage her to work even faster,

"Ikumi, after you're done and take your bath, meet me at my room so we can play some cards or something."

After that, he runs off to his room to get some spare clothes and went to the hot spring bath that he always wants to try.

Making to the male communal bath, Lovin immediately throws himself into the hot water, immerse in it, fully enjoying himself.

~

Putting his clothes in the basket, Dojima Gin enters the bath, not expected to find anyone but he was mistaken as there was a boy getting out the bath's water.

"Hoo...I didn't think any student was already done."

"Yeah, now get out of the way, I'm in hurry"

Gin watch as he quickly put on his clothes and rushes out the communal bath, "interesting kid..."

When Lovin got out of the male communal, he bumps into something soft and a voice m.o.a.ns out, "Ouch..."

Oping her eyes, Erina finds him standing over her, holding out his hand, "Are you alright?"

"Lovin-kun..." she was about to self consciously grab his hand but stop when she noticing what she was doing and a little shade of pink appear on her cheek.

"Are you here to take your bath?" she asked while getting up.

"No, I'm done. I was gonna ask if you want to play card games in my room with Hisako and Ikumi?"

Her cheek blushes deeper, thinking about being in a boy room, more so since it's Lovin's room but she really wants to play some games and with more people, the better instead of just her and Hisako.

"Very well, let's wait for Hisako, she bringing cards"