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"While that's true, the Training Camp tests more than just Culinary skills. There are other aspects too. If you're not careful, you might get eliminated!" Ryōko Sakaki pointed out.
Yoshino Yuki's apprehension was understandable. After all, everyone knew the format of the Training Camp's assessments.
Although the Training Camp's contents weren't revealed to the participating students, they weren't idiots—almost all students, except for the transfer students, had been at Tōtsuki for a long time.
Every year, students entering high school would participate in the Training Camp. With so many people attending, the contents of the Training Camp were no longer a secret—
Of course, the specific details changed every year, so the exact content was uncertain. But everyone knew the general format.
The Training Camp assessments covered various aspects—pure Culinary skill wasn't everything.
"That's true. But you just need to be careful and think things through. While the Training Camp eliminates a third or even half of the students, the difficulty isn't THAT high."
Having participated in the Training Camp before, Satoshi Isshiki naturally knew the situation. He acknowledged that what Ryōko Sakaki said was correct—if they were too careless, they might very well capsize in a ditch.
But with his understanding of the Polar Star residents, as long as they performed normally, they could easily pass.
"Speaking of which, Yuuki's participating in this Training Camp assessment too, right? Looks like Yuuki is going to steal the show!"
Everyone suddenly remembered that Yuuki would also be participating in this assessment. While Yuuki did have the privilege of skipping classes, he still needed to participate in exams. Although the Training Camp was framed as an event, it was essentially an exam.
"Most likely. But shouldn't you guys be packing right now?" Yuuki said with a smile.
For him, participating in the Training Camp was like going on vacation—although students didn't have the same privileges as guests, he shouldn't forget his network of connections at the resort.
Besides Gin Dojima, he was very familiar with the others there too. He could pretty much do whatever he pleased.
Hearing Yuuki's words, everyone quickly went to pack. They'd be gone for several days and naturally needed to be prepared.
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One day later, the Polar Star residents all boarded the school buses, one after another heading towards the Tōtsuki Resort.
"Back again after less than a month!" Alice Nakiri couldn't help but exclaim after the bus reached the Tōtsuki Resort.
She, Yuuki, and Ryō Kurokiba had only left less than a month ago, yet here they were again.
"Oh, right! Alice, you guys were interning at the Tōtsuki Resort before!"
Everyone suddenly remembered. For these three, the Tōtsuki Resort should have been very familiar territory.
"Chef Yuuki! Good to see you again!"
As everyone headed towards the lobby, a staff member spotted Yuuki and excitedly greeted him.
"CHEF? Yuuki, you're already a Chef at the Tōtsuki Resort?!"
Hearing this, the Polar Star residents were stunned. Although they knew Yuuki and the others interned at the Tōtsuki Resort, in their view, they should have been there to learn, basically doing chores and such.
Even if Yuuki could have better treatment thanks to his special ability, he was still a Senior Chef at the time. And Senior Chefs weren't exactly rare at the Tōtsuki Resort.
Only now, after hearing the staff member's words, did they realize that Yuuki was actually a Chef here.
"Yuuki's Culinary skills are top-notch. Plus, no one can replicate his fire-control cooking. When it comes to fire control, Yuuki is THE BEST. Many guests specifically came to try Yuuki's food, so he naturally became a Chef."
Alice Nakiri explained.
Yuuki's Culinary skills alone weren't enough for him to become a Chef—
But Yuuki's special ability gave him an unparalleled edge. No one could replicate his fire-control cooking, so he naturally became a Chef.
Perhaps his Culinary skills were still somewhat lacking before, but now Yuuki was a true Third Class Chef according to The System—A chef of this rank was fully qualified to be a Chef at the Tōtsuki Resort.
Yuuki's status as a Chef here was also recognized by almost everyone. While this wasn't Tōtsuki Academy itself, the "survival of the fittest" principle still applied.
Respect for the strong—whoever's cooking was better, they were more formidable, at least in a kitchen.
So, everyone admired Yuuki quite a bit.
"A Chef? At the Tōtsuki Resort? I can't even imagine—" Yoshino Yuki was practically starry-eyed.
Megumi Tadokoro beside her also had the look of a starstruck fan. The person she liked was so amazing—she was naturally ecstatic.
Yuuki also greeted these staff members, while the other students around looked at Yuuki with envy and admiration.
After all, Yuuki had defeated Terunori Kuga, one of the Elite Ten. And the commotion he caused at the Tōtsuki Resort wasn't small. Any student who wasn't completely out of touch knew about Yuuki.
Of course, like the Polar Star residents, they didn't know Yuuki had already become a Chef at the resort.
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"The students have almost all arrived. Get ready—" Roland Chapelle said in an office, looking at the students arriving one after another.
These words were naturally directed at the group of alumni behind him.
"Rest assured, we've been prepared for a while now. But—is it really okay having Yuuki in this assessment? Aren't we worried about crushing the other students' morale?" Hinako Inui asked.
They had heard about Yuuki and learned even more after arriving at the resort.
They were all very shocked, especially after learning from Gin Dojima that Yuuki had already become a Third Class Chef.
Most of the alumni present were also Third Class Chefs, with only a very few having become Second Class.
For a first-year high school student to already be a Third Class Chef was difficult to imagine... They were even starting to doubt their own talent now.
In the past, others had always called them geniuses. But now, comparing themselves to Yuuki, it seemed the term "Genius" shouldn't be applied to them.
And the key point now was that this Third Class Chef was participating in the Training Camp assessment.
It was like Naruto Uzumaki, fresh from the Fourth Great Ninja War, taking the Chunin Exams—what was even the point?!
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