Chapter 217 - I Got Socks On

Midnight, After a full day of camping, the elite 10 serviced the family with everything they got. Though Erina and Alice did not join the team as they were forced to not work by Amanda and Alexandra, the others did not lack any manpower and handled themselves very well.

However, they also came to realize that the family they are serving has been eating food made by one of the current strongest chefs in the world and their 1st seat. Food that makes everything pales in comparison to theirs.

After a very not impactful reaction from the family at Breakfast, the elite 10's motivation grows as they swore to make them say the magic words during this mission. When it was lunchtime, The elite 10 got busy, they used every trick in the book they have, new and old, risky and safe, but no luck at all.

And the worst part is that Alexander and Takumi; Their 1st and 2nd seats got lost in the forest after they jumped off the cliff to get away from the bear. And so, the lunchtime attempt also failed.

"Don't worry guys, you did great!!" The only person who encouraged them was Rindo, their Senior. But that wasn't enough to stop the frustration they are feeling. No chef would tolerate his food being ignore and dismissed as "Fine".

The First-years Elite 10 were not that frustrated, but the 3rd years were biting their nails off, For 3 years they have been through hell, through so much to be the best they can be, the best anyone can be...Yet...here they are, in front of a family that did not even bat an eye for their hardest work and coordinated skills.

"Damn it!!" Zeff, the First-year elite 10 kicked the grass "Nothing at all, Didn't the headmaster say that the family can expel us all if the food is not to their liking?" He said to the others as they decided to regroup after another failed attempt at Dinner time.

"Yes, she did, and we are barely hanging by a thread." Mimasaki Subaru looked at the fire and spoke with a low voice.

"I have heard the old lady saying it was acceptable," Ryo said with a sleepy voice

"What is acceptable?" Hayama asked

"Dinner..." Ryo added before he started to doze off

"That is the problem..." A black-haired girl with a case mask on her face spoke calmly.

"Pandemic girl? what is the problem? shouldn't it be fine since it is still acceptable?!" Zeff looked at his classmate and also one of First Years Elite 10 Bols, Totsuki's Elite 10, 8th seat, she is the girl with a sensitive nose like Hayama.

"It is not." Bols said "Though the headmaster did not say it, it is very clear, every test we have been through had one specific requirement that always followed us...And that is to leave an impact."

"And so far we did not leave the slightest impression on them..." The one who spoke was none other than the read-headed Dinner boy himself, Yukihira Soma, Totsuki's elite 10, Third Year, 5th seat. "And on top of that, our two best chefs got lost in the forest...I feel like Alexandra Senpai did this on purpose." Soma said thoughtfully.

"That's what i have been thinking, no matter how you think about it, chasing her son and Takumi away from the camp with a bear for fun is not a convincing or a logical excuse at all" Hayama said.

"Perhaps we should go look for Alexander-senpai and Takumi-senpai," Bols raised her hand "We can send two of you to look after them," she said.

Hayama shook his head "I didn't think that is an option, this is a test, and pushing Alexander and Takumi away from us, also add on that Alice was not allowed to work with us, that's our top three out of the picture...And I think that all of this is not a coincidence," Hayama said with a smirk.

Just a few steps away from them, two women were listening to their conversation, one of them was Alexandra herself, while the other was her daughter in law; Erina.

"There they go, see? I told you they will figure it out, no matter how good we acted, they still picked it out." Alexandra smirked as she whispered to Erina.

Erina nodded approvingly "This is good, we still have a few days here, they can hone their skills to the max with the family as their judge...The RED Tournament has been updated and made more difficult, and I doubt it will be about the standard Shokugeki anymore," She said.

"So...?" Alexandra leaned on the tree and asked.

"So i need to see who of them is ready to represent Totsuki this year, we must win."

Alexandra shook her head "Why not just leave it to Alexander, he can win it easily," Alexandra said.

Erina refused such an idea and said "No, The whole team must win, I refuse to let Totsuki's name be carried on one man's shoulder, that will be our humiliation," She said.

Alexandra shrugged her shoulders 'She is just like her mother sometimes, that perfectionist personality is just like Mana,' she thought

"Though I just hope that idiot son of mine, finds his way back in the next three days, or he will starve to death out there," Alexandra mumbled previously, Maybe they chased them a little bit too far inside the forest.

"ACHO!!"

Meanwhile, the idiot she was talking about was sitting under a tree, sticking his body close to Takumi's as they ate some berries "Someone must be talking about me?" he said.

"i hope they are talking about finding you, cause we got so far into the forest and our phones don't work any more thanks to the water," Takumi said tiredly.

"Ey, don't worry, we will find our way back to the camp soon," Alexander laughed, but then a chilling wind passed by their cold and wet bodies "Brrr!!" Alexander shivered in coldness "Come closer, we need to warm our bodies!" He said.

"Yup, get closer," Takumi said "No homo!" He said as he grabbed Alexander's arm.

"No homo, man. I got socks on!" Alexander replied.