#404 - Go out and hunt for dream ingredients!

The next morning, the Totsuki Culinary Academy sent someone to deliver Seiya's student ID and some related documents.

As usual, although Wén Rén Restaurant had not officially opened for business, a large number of people had already gathered outside, waiting to dine.

No, it should be said that after the news of the "Food Demon King" and the "God's Tongue" dining at the restaurant yesterday was revealed, there were even more people coming to the restaurant today than before!

Unfortunately, those who came to wait today were destined to be disappointed.

When the opening time arrived and the doors of Wén Rén Restaurant opened on time, the people waiting outside saw Seiya and Minezaki dragging suitcases, large and small, as they walked out.

"Miss Minezaki, are you planning to go on your honeymoon?"

Faced with the inquiries from some regular customers, Minezaki couldn't help but blush, then waved her hand slightly and said, "Due to some special reasons, we may have to go out for a while, so the restaurant may have to temporarily close.

I originally wanted to notify everyone in advance, but because the time was a bit rushed, I'm really sorry..."

"Miss Minezaki, you have to advise Seiya a little. He's young and doesn't know any better, but you can't indulge him in his willfulness.

Now that your restaurant's business is booming, how can you just suspend operations like that?"

"That's right, that's right, I left home before dawn today just to eat here."

"..."

Looking at the noisy crowd in front of him, Seiya also felt a headache, but in the end, he could only open his mouth to appease everyone, "Everyone, this time we are going out to cook even more delicious dishes for you in the future.

As you all know, the Director of Totsuki dined at our restaurant yesterday, and through some channels, I learned that there are some dream ingredients in this world that ordinary chefs cannot access.

This time we are going out to purchase these rare ingredients. Don't you all want to taste even more unique dishes?

Suspending business is not closing down. We will be back soon, and I can guarantee that when we return, we will bring you the most special dishes."

While persuading everyone, Seiya also relied on his physical advantages to finally squeeze out of the crowd with Minezaki.

"Phew, it seems that if we want to go out in the future, we can only sneak out through the back door."

Being pulled by Seiya, and after a lot of effort to squeeze out of the crowd, Minezaki was now panting and speaking while leaning on her purple suitcase.

"So, I could have gone out alone, why did you have to come along?

With your current level of cooking, although you can't satisfy those picky customers, it should be no problem to just make the regular dishes on the restaurant's permanent menu."

Originally, Seiya planned to go alone to purchase rare ingredients today, but last night, when she saw Seiya packing his luggage and deciding on the itinerary, Minezaki stuffed her clothes into Seiya's black suitcase without explanation.

Yes, there were two suitcases, but Minezaki's own purple suitcase was not enough to hold everything, so she stuffed a lot of extra clothes into Seiya's suitcase.

"Stop it, don't even think about leaving me alone. With my mediocre skills, it's not a big problem to deal with ordinary customers.

But what if someone comes to make trouble when you're not here? Do you want me to ruin your family's reputation?

Besides, bringing me along can also help. After all, since we're purchasing high-end ingredients, we'll definitely need to negotiate with people, right? That's my specialty."

Imagine, if you could defeat the person who won the favor of the "Food Demon King" and the "God's Tongue", wouldn't your reputation instantly spread throughout the Japanese culinary world?

Seiya is not some "Totsuki Elite Ten" or a world-renowned chef. There is no threshold to challenge him, so he is simply the best way for those undiscovered chefs to become famous at this stage.

Is there a better advertisement than defeating the chef who has won the approval of the "Food Demon King" and the "God's Tongue"?

If Minezaki is really left alone in the restaurant, and someone happens to come to make trouble, even if the other party is not challenging Seiya, but defeating Minezaki, they can publicly announce that they have defeated the chef of Wén Rén Restaurant, and that this restaurant is nothing more than that, etc.

After all, Minezaki is indeed a chef at Wén Rén Restaurant, and with fame comes trouble. If such things happen a lot, the reputation of Wén Rén Restaurant may really be ruined.

"Seiya, are we there yet? We've been walking for a full hour since we got off the car. The Director of Totsuki isn't lying to us, is he!"

After leaving Tokyo, Seiya and the others first took a plane to Hokkaido, and then took a taxi to a certain mountainous area. After getting out of the car, they did walk for nearly two hours as Minezaki said.

Faced with Minezaki's complaints, Seiya dragged his suitcase while looking at the map in his hand, and said calmly, "According to our current location, we have only walked about one-third of the way."

"What! We've only walked one-third! Are you sure you didn't misread it? The Totsuki's ingredient supplier is sick, who lives in the mountains for no reason!"

Minezaki, who originally wanted to persevere, immediately chose to give up when she heard Seiya's answer, and lay directly on her large suitcase, unwilling to move.

"Who told you to bring so much miscellaneous stuff for no reason? We are here to purchase rare ingredients, and maybe even take risks. Do you think we are here for a vacation?"