Thirty minutes later, when Dojima Yin rushed to Xia's Main Store upon hearing the news, he happened to run into Aoki Motota, who had arrived for the same reason.
The hot-tempered Aoki Motota, upon entering, shouted, "Where are those bastards from 'The Culinary Club'? Come and have a three-hundred-round culinary battle with me!"
Dojima Yin shook his head upon seeing this, and sat down at the bar.
"Chief!"
Tiqie Helinai greeted him.
Following Dojima Yin was Sena Hikari, who slightly bowed to everyone in the store, including Helinai.
Now, the bar at Xia's shop was occupied by four top-tier chefs from the Super Chef rank: Dojima Yin, Shinohara Shigetaro, Reiko Liangzi, and Aoki Motota.
The trio from the Neon Department of IGO were out in force, which clearly showed their high regard for Xia Yu himself, or Xia's shop in broader terms.
Sena Hikari did not dare to sit with them and chose a seat farther away, casting a curious glance at the busy young chef in the kitchen.
