Food: I Am A Cartoonist In Totsuki

Chapter 53: Erina’s “Heart Disease”

Tong Yu was looking for available ingredients in the ingredients library while thinking about the soup dishes he could make.

However, along the way, most of the ingredients that could be used were taken away by other students first, leaving only some ingredients that were not commonly used or difficult to handle.

“Tong… Tong Yu-kun, haven’t you made up your mind on the recipe you want to make? If you continue to hesitate, we will not only waste time, but we may not be able to get the ingredients in the end.”

Arato Hisako wanted to call him by his first name, but he felt that it would be rude to call him by Tong Yu’s name, so he called him “Jun”.

However, the first time I met Tong Yu, using this name made Arato Hisako feel a little weird.

Tong Yu didn’t notice this kind of problem, they had already arrived at the aquatic area by this time.

There are not many ingredients available in the aquatic area, but it will not be looted like the meat production area just now.

The relatively common and easy-to-use aquatic products have been taken away, leaving only soft-shelled turtles and turtles, which are more difficult and time-consuming to process.

Tong Yu’s eyes locked on the turtle in the water tank, and his eyes lit up: “Our main ingredient is it!”

“Turtle? You shouldn’t be making turtle soup,” Arato Hisako guessed.

“No, the turtle soup is not suitable for Yuanguo-senpai’s physique. If you continue to replenish it, it may burst.” Tong Yu replied while picking up the fish net to fish the turtle out of the tank.

“Break? What do you mean.”

Arato Hisako hadn’t kept up with Tong Yu’s speed, and when he reacted, his ears were red, and he scolded Tong Yu as a hooligan in a low voice.

The main ingredients are determined, which means that Tong Yu has determined the recipe, and Tong Yu spent some time selecting the other ingredients such as cantaloupe, plum and so on.

When Arato Hisako saw that Tong Yu had chosen these ingredients, he couldn’t help but say, “What are you going to do is ‘Bounce Turtle Soup’?”

“Hey, you actually read my comics too?”

Obviously, if you can see that Tong Yu is going to cook, he must be a fan of “Zhonghua Ian”.

Arato Hisako’s face turned reddish, and he said quickly, “I only read part of it, and just happened to think of a recipe that uses a combination of soft-shelled turtle and cantaloupe.”

“That’s right, this time it’s ‘bounce turtle soup’,” Tong Yu said.

Arato Hisako saw that Tong Yu was going to cook the manga again, and after holding it for a long time, he asked, “There are rumors that the recipes in the manga are all your creations, is this true?”

“I said it was true, do you believe it?”

Arato Hisako nodded, then shook his head again: “If all the recipes in the manga are created by you, you don’t need to come to Tōtsuki to learn, this kind of strength is enough to be the head chef of any restaurant.”

“Well said, so I sometimes think about this question. What is the purpose of coming to Tōtsuki. Maybe it is for you and Nakiri to solve the single problem?” Tong Yu asked and answered himself and set his eyes on Arato Hisako’s body.

“Liu… hooligan!”

…

When Tong Yu and Arato Hisako took the ingredients from the ingredients store back to the cooking class, it was ten minutes later.

On the way back, Arato Hisako seemed absent-minded.

“Well? What are you thinking about, don’t you really think of me as a pervert?”

Tong Yu’s words immediately drew Hisako’s eyes: “Aren’t you?”

“…”

“I was just thinking about some things about Lord Erina. She has changed a lot in recent days. I think it may be because of you.”

Tong Yu stopped when he heard this, stared at Hisako doubtfully, “Change, because of me?”

Only then did Hisako tell Tong Yu about Erina’s changes in the past few days.

“It’s a good thing, you look worried about what to do. In fact, little Tsundere, ah no, Nakiri-san is also very pitiful, her mother ran away from home, and her father treated her in that way…”

“How do you know this, is… who told you?”

Hisako looked at Tong Yu in astonishment. The news about Nakiri Erina’s father was blocked, and he couldn’t find any information at all. It was already a taboo for Tōtsuki.

“Uh, I heard it too. I was surprised when I heard the news. Nakiri has such a pitiful past.” Tong Yu pretended to be sad.

Hisako’s face became serious, stared at Tong Yu and said, “Mr. Tong Yu, you must not tell others about Miss Erina’s father.”

“Well, I know this, don’t worry, I won’t say it.” Tong Yu cast a reassuring look at Hisako.

“Not only that, but you have to help Miss Erina out of the shadows, I think only you can do it.” Hisako finally looked at Tong Yu with a pleading look.

“Uh, I can’t guarantee this. After all, Nakiri’s heart disease is not ordinary, and the most important point…I don’t do things that are not good.”

Seeing that Tong Yu didn’t answer, Hisako asked again, “You… what benefits do you want?”

After finally meeting someone who can solve Erina’s heart disease, Hisako thinks it’s worth paying a certain price.

“Hey, can you agree to any conditions?”

Hisako was stunned for a while, then looked at Tong Yu’s malicious eyes and said, “You…you talk about it first.”

“Gee, you know I’m a manga artist, and manga is loved by everyone. But I’ve done all the manga work by myself so far, so I’ve been looking for someone to help me share the work, like a personal secretary or something …”

“No… No, I’m Erina-sama’s secretary, I can’t leave her!”

Hisako blushed, she didn’t expect Tong Yu to make such a request.

“What do you mean by not being able to leave her? She is such a big person. Do you want you to serve her like a nanny? I think her inability to get out of the shadow has a lot to do with you.”

“It has something to do with me?”

“Yes.”

Tong Yu said solemnly: “A person who has a shadow from the beginning, is taken care of by others as a nanny, and can’t experience the joy of life, won’t she always sink? So, I think you can try to leave classmate Nakiri and let her Get used to living alone, maybe she can cure her heart disease right away.”

After listening to Tong Yu’s words, Hisako fell into contemplation along the way.

When she was about to reach the cooking classroom, she raised her head and said, “I still can’t make a decision on this matter alone. I think it is necessary to talk to Senzaemon-sama.”

Looking for Nakiri Senzaemon?

Tong Yu’s mouth twitched.

Forget it, knowing that what he said just now was completely made to fool Hisako.

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(To be continued..)*