Food Wars: Taste Buds Reversal

029. Eiyama Ezuya [2nd update]

9pm

The female owner of the Big Mac burger shop walked quickly downstairs to the apartment building, got on the elevator, and as soon as she returned to her room, she couldn't wait to dial the phone.

"Beep-beep——"

The phone rang for five seconds before the person on the other end finally answered.

"Hello? This is Eizan"

"Master Ruishan, you are finally willing to answer the phone!"

Hearing that the call was finally connected, the female owner's gloomy face finally showed a hint of excitement.

"Is it you who said you had something to talk to me about this afternoon? It's time to pay this month's consulting fee."

In a cooking room in Totsuki Academy, Eishan Ezuya looked at the contract in his hand and said calmly into the receiver.

"Now is not the time to talk about consulting fees, Lord Ruishan, the hamburgers we produce according to your recipe are now in crisis!" The female owner interrupted Ruishan anxiously,"You promised us at the beginning that if there is a problem with the recipe, you can help us solve it. Now is the time for you to take action!"

"Oh? What crisis?"

Ruishan on the other end of the phone became interested. He had built this hamburger shop last semester. He personally formulated the recipes of several of the main products. He didn't expect that it would run into trouble.

Because the owner of the Big Mac burger shop was quite sensible, their cooperation so far was very pleasant, so Ruishan decided to listen to what the owner had to say. After all, this was related to his consulting fee. It would be a pity to lose an ATM for nothing.

"Just today, a little-known store opened in front of one of our branches, attracting all the customers from the shopping street to his store. If this continues, all the customers of our hamburger shop will be snatched away by him. Today's store's turnover has dropped by 90% compared to yesterday. Lord Ruishan, that's 90%!"

When the female owner thought of today's financial statements, a ferocious expression appeared on her face. Her hamburger shop was forced to be powerless by an unknown boy. She must avenge herself!

"Just one of your branches?" Ruishan on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

"Yes, Master Eishan, although it is only a branch, if that boy……"

Before the female shop owner finished her words, Ruishan's cold voice came from the other side.

"Are you wasting my time, Mr. Nakamura?"

""Ah?"

The female shop owner's expression suddenly froze.

"If it's just a branch, can't you just withdraw from there? As long as you develop step by step according to the plan I gave you before, it's only a matter of time before you make money."

"But, Master Ruishan!"

The female shop owner wanted to say something else.

"Forget it, have you investigated who the other party is?

Ruishan tapped the table in front of him with his fingernails and asked into the receiver.

"Not yet, but it is being reported on the news. The owner of the hamburger shop is a high school student who looks only fifteen or sixteen years old."

"High school students?" Ruishan's glasses flashed a brilliant light. After all, when it comes to students, the only people who can have such cooking skills are the students of Totsuki Academy. Could it be the other ten elites?

This thought only appeared in his mind for a moment and was immediately dispelled. Except for himself, the other ten elites did not have the time to do off-campus operations. So, they were just ordinary students?

"Got it.

Today's electronic version of the Food Daily has been released, and it contains the information about that brat...

A student from Totsuki Academy? Is he from the same school as Lord Ruishan?"The female shop owner on the other end of the phone was also searching for information on the Internet.

After all, today's incident caused quite a stir.

Many food magazines with a keen sense of smell reported on this matter.

At the same time, Shiraki's identity information happened to be on the list of transfer students announced by Totsuki Academy.

When the two were combined, Shiraki's identity was revealed.

It turned out that he was a student of Totsuki Academy.

It seemed that another genius had emerged from Totsuki Academy this year.

But Ruishan didn't think so. The female shop owner's words just confirmed his guess. Since he was an ordinary student, there was nothing to worry about. The recipes of the Big Mac burger shop were just made by himself. If it was the top students in the lower grades, they could indeed make better ones if they wanted to.

""Okay, I know your situation. Tomorrow I will have someone send you a new formula, but I will charge you 60% more for the consulting fee this time. Is that okay?"

Ruishan crossed his legs and asked for a huge sum. The female shop owner opposite was surprised by the amount.

"Sixty percent? I'm afraid……"

"Manager Nakamura, let me remind you again that you lost 90% of your sales today. It is reasonable for me to charge an additional 60% consulting fee. Otherwise, think about how much your sales will be tomorrow? You don't want your hard work to be ruined, right?"

"This... this... okay, then I'll raise the price by 60%. But Lord Ruishan, there must be no problems with the formula this time!"

"Don't worry, we have been working together for so long, don't you know my formula? By the way, send me the photo of that student later, and if there are any problems, you can report my name."

"No problem, Master Ruishan."

After hanging up the phone, the expression on the female owner's face changed from a smile to contempt in an instant. She grabbed the phone with her sharp nails and threw it away with such force that it seemed as if she wanted to crush the screen.

"What are the ten best? They talk a lot, but the things they produce are not as good as that kid, and they even ask for an additional 60% consulting fee?! I will kick you out sooner or later!"