Food Wars!: God's Tongue is no match for me.

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The only accommodation facility in Totsuki at present.

Its wooden exterior walls are slightly mottled due to the erosion of time, the roof is covered with moss, and the carved craftsmanship of the doors and windows reveals the exquisite craftsmanship of the past.

The internal environment!

It looks rather old, but fortunately, all kinds of equipment are quite complete.

Public areas, including:

Spacious kitchen, dining room and lounge.

In addition, the Polar Star Dormitory also has a vegetable garden and a livestock area. Some residents, such as Satoshi Isshiki, Megumi Tadokoro, Ryoko Sakaki, and Yuuki Yoshino, personally grow vegetables and raise poultry to provide fresh ingredients for their meals.

This self-sufficient lifestyle reinforces the image of Polaris Dormitory as a "culinary utopia"!

……

At this moment.

That was Tadokoro Megumi, who always carried a hint of shyness and innocence.

He was bending over, picking some fresh tomatoes in the vegetable garden of Polaris Lodge.

Her small, fair hands moved nimbly among the lush green leaves, carefully selecting ripe fruit.

"Big news!"

"Everyone, come and take a look!"

Yoshino Yuuki, with her hair in a bun, arrived at the vegetable garden, holding a notice for a residential training program that had just been distributed by the academy.

He stood in front of Tadokoro Megumi, Isshiki Satoshi, and the others, panting heavily, and said anxiously.

"Is...is there something you need?"

Megumi Tadokoro wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked up at Yuuki Yoshino, asking a question.

"Here!"

"Look, look."

"The residential training program is about to begin."

After saying that, Yoshino Yuuki waved the cute-style official notice in front of Tadokoro Megumi.

Tadokoro was slightly taken aback, suddenly feeling a bit overwhelmed by the news.

after that.

Her eyes were wide open.

Her small mouth was slightly open, her face full of shock.

Although she knew that all new students would soon face an extremely demanding training program at the beginning of the semester, she never imagined that such a day would come so quickly!

As a result, Tadokoro Megumi's heart immediately became complicated and helpless.

……

"hey-hey!"

Her gaze towards Tadokoro Megumi gradually dimmed.

Yoshino Yuuki's lips slowly curled up, revealing a playful smile.

"Xiao Hui, I heard that some of the exam questions and activities in this residential training program were planned by several lecturers from our academy!"

"It seems... that includes your most admired lecturer, Professor Lin."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Tadokoro Megumi's pretty face instantly turned red.

It's like a perfectly ripe apple, making it seem adorable.

Then, after a moment of realization, she rolled her eyes at Yoshino, annoyed, and said reproachfully, "What do you mean I admire you?"

"Yuki, please don't talk nonsense. I've only had the opportunity to meet Instructor Lin a few times, and... I can't say I know him very well."

"Is that right?"

Yoshino Yuuki looked on with suspicion.

"Mmm...Mmm!"

Tadokoro Megumi's face turned even redder, clearly showing that she was a little guilty.

"Hey!" Yoshino Yuuki persisted, teasing, "You know that already."

"This residential training program is known as a hell for new students. We'll be staying in the mountains every day, constantly facing extremely brutal culinary training."

"If you fail, you'll be expelled!"

"Think about it."

"Xiao Hui, what if you get expelled from school?"

"Then...then...wouldn't that be letting down Instructor Lin?"

As Yoshino Yuuki spoke, she observed Tadokoro Megumi's reaction, her face full of smug satisfaction at having pulled off a prank.

……

Hear this.

Tadokoro Megumi's body jolted violently.

His eyes widened instantly like copper bells, and his face was filled with terror.

boom!

After a sound.

Megumi Tadokoro's face turned pale instantly, her legs went weak, and she collapsed straight into Yuuki Yoshino's arms.

Her body was trembling, her eyes were rolling back, and she kept muttering, "If I fail this, I'll be expelled from school."

"We're doomed, we're completely finished!"

……

"hehe!"

Just then, Isshiki Satoshi appeared with his signature warm smile.

He looked at Tadokoro Megumi, who was lying in Yoshino Yuuki's arms with a look of despair on her face, and said softly, "Actually, the residential training program isn't that scary."

"As long as you put your heart into cooking, I believe you can overcome every difficulty."

"After all, only by daring to face challenges can one grow, while choosing to escape is no different from being a coward."

“Yuuki.”

"Don't scare Xiaohui."

“She’s timid to begin with, but you can’t scare her like that.”

After saying that, Isshiki Satoshi turned to look at Yoshino Yuuki, his eyes filled with a hint of reproach.

"From the bottom of my heart, I really hope that all the new students in Polaris Dormitory can successfully complete the residential training program and return here with smiles on their faces."

"We live and study together like a warm, big family..."

……

Yoshino Yuuki looked at Tadokoro Megumi, who was lying in her arms, trembling all over.

A hint of shame crossed her face. She quickly helped Tadokoro Megumi sit up straight and gently comforted her, "I'm sorry, I won't... I won't scare you like that next time!"

Seeing Yoshino Yuuki's apprehensive and corrective attitude, Isshiki Satoshi nodded in satisfaction.

Then, something quickly popped into his head, and he hurriedly asked, "Yuuki, what have you and Tadokoro Megumi been talking about in private these past few days? Can you tell me more about this person?"

As soon as Isshiki Satoshi finished speaking, Yoshino Yuuki immediately became very talkative.

Her eyes sparkled with excitement, and she began to talk incessantly, as if she had opened a floodgate: "Isshiki Satoshi-senpai."

"If you bring up Lin Xu, then I'll be... extremely interested!"

So, Yoshino Yuuki began to tell Isshiki Satoshi in detail what she had recently heard about Lin Xu.

of course.

When depicting Lin Xu's image.

Yoshino Yuuki repeatedly praised her, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

"So the rumors were true."

"The new lecturer is not only shrewd and capable, but his charm and personality are also amazing!"

By the end, Isshiki Satoshi understood that Yuuki had embellished the story.

However, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

……

In economics, there is a term called:

Veblen effect!

This means that some products sell better when the price is set higher.

In 1889, American economist Thorstein Veblen stated in his book "The Theory of the Leisure Class" that commodities can be divided into two categories: non-conspicuous goods and conspicuous goods.

Products with a ostentatious quality not only have material utility, but more importantly, they can bring vanity to consumers.

That's why.

A cup that looks exactly the same.

It sells for 9 yuan in a small street shop, but can sell for 99 yuan at a department store counter.

A skewer of chicken that tastes exactly the same sells for 5 yuan in the deli section of a supermarket, but can sell for 100 yuan a skewer in a high-end Japanese restaurant.

The middle class buys expensive products simply to prove they can afford them; status, position, and taste can be displayed through price. It's like the classic line from the movie "Big Shot's Funeral": "Not seeking the best, but only the most expensive."

……

High price!

It does not necessarily mean high quality.

But it will definitely make the buyer feel good about themselves.

Food is just food, but the distinct class nature of some "high-end Japanese cuisine" just happens to meet the needs of the middle class to subtly flaunt their status.

Let's talk about truffles. Are they really tastier than shiitake mushrooms?

Does the rich, fatty flavor of bluefin tuna really make it a more premium fish than regular fish?

The answer is just two words:

not necessarily!

We are nothing more than ordinary people who are swept up and tamed by an endless chain of class contempt, constantly seeking the approval of others.

A Chinese person went to a Japanese restaurant in Japan for a meal. While flipping through the menu, he saw this price list:

Those ordinary, cheap Japanese yakitori, which are grilled chicken skewers, are priced several times higher in this shop.

Chicken hearts, gizzards, skin, livers, and tenderloin can sell for 800 to 1000 yen per skewer.

The "premium" neck meat with skin, chicken wings, and chicken thigh meat can sell for 1300 to 1500 yen per skewer.

Can't help but.

This Chinese person began to sigh:

Japanese cuisine is definitely a good way to make money!

When a chicken is just a chicken, its value is about 100 to 150 yuan, and it is a premium free-range chicken.

But when a chicken is broken down into several skewers, its value increases more than tenfold, earning more than selling a family bucket.

and.

This is a Japanese restaurant.