Early in the morning, the restaurant at the Togetsu Hotel was already abuzz with excitement.
Dozens of temporary stalls set up there made the place look like a temple fair street.
“Oh?”
“That little brother who's been hanging around with Erina lately, come over here for a sec.”
A lively female voice reached Fang Mingjing's ears.
The little saint turned around to see a girl with white hair, smiling broadly as she waved at him.
“What’s up, Alice-san?”
“Huh? You know me?”
“Yep.”
“That’s strange… Erina’s personality wouldn't lead her to mention me to you.”
Nakiri Alice’s red eyes were filled with suspicion.
But soon she brushed it off, revealing a mischievous smile as if she was teasing him. She beckoned Fang Mingjing closer.
“So, tell me, what’s your relationship with Erina?”
“Relationship… uh…?”
The question caught Fang Mingjing off guard.
He didn’t know how to explain their relationship…
“You don’t know? “ Nakiri Alice was taken aback. “Then let’s change the question. Tell me, is Erina a shotacon?”
“…”
Was she going to tease Nakiri Erina with this later?
Fang Mingjing was speechless.
The Nakiri sisters, although close, often found themselves at odds. Because Erina always outshone Alice, Alice would often use her eccentric personality to tease her serious and arrogant sister.
“Alice, what are you up to again?”
“Ah…”
Nakiri Erina’s voice came from behind, causing the white-haired girl to pout.
“Really, Erina, can’t you wait a bit before coming over?”
“Even though I don’t know what you’re up to, it won’t be good.”
Nakiri Erina seemed to have no choice but to sigh helplessly. Then she looked at Fang Mingjing and smiled:
“Alright, Mingjing-kun, are you going to stay at my sister's booth?”
“…Wait, Erina.”
“Hmm?”
“I’ll just admit it, none of my dishes have sold yet.”
“So you want Mingjing-kun to help you attract attention?”
“Yep yep, look how cute he is, he just needs to sit near the booth and a crowd will be attracted immediately.”
“So you want him to be a mascot?”
It did sound interesting, though.
So, a few minutes later, a human wall gradually formed in front of Alice's cooking booth where Fang Mingjing was standing.
Many women with the appearance of wealthy matrons approached, ostensibly to try the molecular cuisine, but their gazes, sneakily falling on the little saint, were filled with passion.
Within twenty minutes, all the molecular cuisine at Alice’s booth was sold out.
“Humph, this method really works. Alright, we’re done here, let’s get back to our previous topic.
This was Nakiri Alice’s real goal.
To be honest, although she didn’t sell a single dish at first, that was mainly because she hadn’t really tried yet.
As the second daughter of the Nakiri family, even though her talent was not as high as Erina’s, who possessed the God’s Tongue, Alice was still much stronger than ordinary students.
“The question of whether Erina-san is a shotacon?”
“Mhm, that’s right.”
“Well, before answering that, Alice-san, answer the question for yourself first.”
“Me? Of course not… I mean”
The words were about to come out impulsively, but facing Fang Mingjing’s suddenly close face, Nakiri Alice’s tone went from resolute to stunned.
What?
Such a cute child suddenly getting close, wouldn’t that be even more impactful?
Vaguely understanding the situation Erina was in now, Nakiri Alice pursed her lips and quickly drew a smile.
“Mingjing… Little Mingjing, right? Humph, you’re definitely breaking the rules.”
“Ooh…”
The girl’s hands cupped the youthful little face, Fang Mingjing didn’t resist, he just looked at Nakiri Alice and said:
“Alice-san, do you have a reward?”
“Hmm?”
“I helped out, shouldn’t I get a reward?”
“Let me think… How about I make you a dish later?”
“No good.”
“Why?”
“Erina-san makes good enough dishes, and besides, Erina-san’s dishes would probably be better.”
“Hah… I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that, I won’t lose to Erina!”
“Ugh… Erina-san wouldn’t rub my face like that.”
Even though the little saint had a good personality, he also had his own principles to uphold, so he broke free.
Nakiri Alice giggled.
“Alright then, how about I give you an invitation for tonight?”
“What?”
“The best hot spring at the Totsuki Resort. I heard there are no training trials tonight, so I booked the best hot spring in advance.”
“Can Erina-san come too?”
“Of course, or rather, I was planning to invite her anyway.”