The rented house is right next to Kiyotaki's house. After playing chess every day, Hinazuru Ai can just walk a few steps home, which is very convenient.
Yushan Kazuto blinked, no wonder Hinazuru Ai never saw Yashagami Teni every morning when she went to school.
Yushan Kazuto estimated that the school that Yashagami Teni attended was not the same one as Hinazuru Ai.
This is indeed the case. The school that Yashagami Ten'i attends is a famous aristocratic elementary school in Tokyo, and the school that Hinazuru Ai attends is Aozura Elementary School where Shirosaki Hana once studied.
Although it was a bit regrettable that I wasn't in the same class with Mio Mizukoshi and Ayano Sadato, the three of them often got together to discuss shogi.
Behind him, Kong Yinzi had already changed into casual clothes and walked over.
Regardless of the weather, Sora Ginko always wore a sailor suit. Yushan Kazuto turned around and asked, "Ginko, you're still wearing this in winter, aren't you cold?"
"Stop talking too much." Kong Yinzi said.
Although she was wearing a sailor suit on the outside, Yushan Kazuto didn't know how many layers of thick thermal underwear Sora Ginko was wearing underneath the suit.
However, although she was wearing a lot of clothes, she didn't look bloated at all, and even looked a little frail.
You can imagine how slender Kong Yinzi's figure is.
"Brother Kazuto, can I come to your house to play chess tonight?" Hinazuru Ai suddenly asked.
Yushan Kazuto blinked and nodded.
Yasha God Tianyi looked at Yushan Heren, her lips moved, and she wanted to speak, but was interrupted by the housekeeper who walked into the chess academy: "Ms. Tianyi, we should go home."
Yashashin Tenyi bit her lip, but ultimately she couldn't say that she also wanted to play chess. Firstly, she was not familiar with Yushan Kazuto, and secondly, she was a noble and reserved young lady, so how could she take the initiative to suggest going to a boy's house?
After watching Yashagami Tenyi leave, Yushan Kazuto said goodbye to Mizukoshi Mio and the other two, then led Sora Ginko and Hinazuru Ai towards the direction of the parking lot.
"Why didn't Komari come today?" Kong Yinzi suddenly asked.
"I seemed to hear that something happened between her and Sanae. I wonder if she has returned home now." Yushan Kazuto blinked and said.
After school in the afternoon, Doma Mai sent a message to Yushan Kazuto, saying that she would be home late and probably wouldn't be able to watch the Dragon King battle.
Yushan Kazuto just replied with a "hmm". Since Doma Yui couldn't understand shogi anyway, he didn't think there was anything to regret.
"These past few days, I seem to have been hearing Mai-nee and Sanae-nee discussing things about Rikka-nee!" Hinazuru Ai suddenly interrupted.
Aoying Elementary School is very close to the school where Doma Mai and Touma Sanae attend, so these days, Hinazuru Ai has been going to school with Doma Mai.
"Rikka, what's wrong with Rikka?" Yushan Kazuto blinked. Could it be because of her grades? But didn't they say that Rikka passed all her grades last year?
Passing the exam is not a big deal, but for Rikka Takanashi, passing all the exams is the first time in history.
"I'm not sure. I just heard Mei-nee and the others discussing things like Rikka-nee hasn't come to school yet." Hinazuru Ai said.
Hayama Kazuto blinked. Takanashi Rikka hasn't come to school yet? Did something unexpected happen during the winter vacation? Was she injured or sick?
After thinking for a while, Yushan Kazuto still didn't quite understand. The information Hinazuru Ai got was just fragments, which were difficult to connect into a useful message.
But last time, Kazuto Hayama called Rikka Takanashi to say Happy New Year, but the phone was turned off.
Originally he just thought that the battery was out of power, but now it seems that there seems to be another hidden story, which makes people a little worried.
[Or, let's ask Sister Shihua tonight. ]
Yushan Kazuto said in his heart.
Touma Sanae and Tsuchima Mai thought the same thing, so they came to Vittorio's cottage to look for Touka Kotori.
Several times before, they wanted to contact Touka Takanashi to ask about Rikka Takanashi's situation, but they were rejected by Touka Takanashi.
It’s not that Touka Takanashi didn’t want to tell them about the matter, but the main reason was that they had Touka Takanashi’s phone number, but she didn’t save their phone numbers, so they were automatically rejected as strange sales calls.
The two had no choice but to resort to this last resort and came to Vittorio's cabin.
Touka Takanashi has now become a full-time chef at Vittorio's Cabin, and it is a little difficult to see her at this time of Friday dinner.
However, Toumori Sanae knows a good way to get Touka Takanashi out of the kitchen.
That is - finding fault!
In such high-end restaurants, if you find fault with the food, they will definitely ask the chef to explain and apologize to the complaining customer.
In this way, the two of them will be able to meet Touka Takanashi.
Chapter 812: How to meet Touka Kotori
But the biggest problem now is that if you want to find fault, you have to first order a dish made by Touka Takanashi, and the dish currently cooked by Touka Takanashi is the restaurant's signature dish, the teppanyaki Chianina steak.
The price of one serving is 19,000 yen.
"Do you really want to order this?" Tsuchima Mai felt her heart bleeding. Nineteen thousand yen, that would be enough to buy so many Shonen Jump magazines.
If she hadn't been living in Yushan and her family's house these days and hadn't had much to spend money on, and the money for buying the game was also her New Year's money, Tsuchima Mai really wouldn't have been able to come up with that money.
Thinking of this, Doma Mai felt a little resentful when looking at Touma Sanae. She was obviously a rich lady, but why did she always go out without her wallet?
In this regard, Toumori Sanae could only express regret.
Normally, when Touma Sanae went shopping, the housekeeper would always take the initiative to pay the bill, which led to her developing a bad habit of not bringing her wallet.
If she ran out secretly, Sanae Toumori would have to pay the fee, but now it was afternoon and school was over.
As for the housekeeper, he has now been sent away by Touma Sanae, so the only one who can pay is Tsuchima.
"An order of sizzling Chianina steak." Looking at Touma Sanae's determined eyes, Tsuchima said tremblingly.
"A sizzling Chianina steak. Do you need anything else? The sizzling Chianina steak is quite large and a little greasy. I recommend pairing it with a salad and two servings of juice!" said the waiter with a smile.
Doma Mai's eyes turned to the salad bar. The cheapest one was... two thousand eight hundred yen.
Looking at the juice page, a glass of freshly squeezed juice starts at 1,900 yen.
"No, just a steak is fine." Doma smiled with difficulty.
"Okay, one steak. Please wait for a moment, both guests. Chianina steak is thicker, so it will take a little longer to grill!"
Touma Sanae and Doma Mai nodded, the waiter walked to the front desk, but Doma Mai began to think about how much money she would have left after paying for the steak.
"Hey, Umaru-chan, why don't you order two glasses of death juice?" Touma Sanae asked after the waiter left.
"A glass of juice is 1,900 yen, and I only have 20,000 yen in total. How much do I want to order juice?" asked Tsuchima Mai.
Toumori Sanae blinked and suddenly asked worriedly, "Can we pay the bill?"
"Nineteen thousand yen...it should be okay if I grit my teeth." Doma Mai clenched her teeth.
Although her wallet became deflated after paying the money, she came to ask Touka Takanashi about Rikka Takanashi's current situation this time, so she gritted her teeth and was willing to take out the money.
"Have you included death in the consumption tax?" asked Toumori Sanae.
"Consumption tax?" Tsuchima almost forgot about the consumption tax.
The consumption tax is 10%, so for a 19,000 yen grilled Chianina steak, the consumption tax is 1,900 yen, so the total is 20,900 yen.
I originally thought that after paying the bill, I would still have a little over two thousand yuan left, after all, I still had some money left from the New Year's money. But after calculating it this way, I became a pauper after paying the bill!
Because of one meal, Doma Mai went from being a wealthy woman to a penniless woman. Doma Mai suddenly felt that the world was cruel and fate was unpredictable.
"I can afford it." Domama gritted her teeth.
Fortunately, I didn't order any drinks, otherwise I might have been left to wash the dishes.
After hearing this, Touma Sanae also breathed a sigh of relief. If Tsuchimori couldn't pay, she would have to call the housekeeper to settle the bill.
……
Half an hour later, the sizzling Chianina steak was served.
Although it was just a single piece of steak, it weighed kilograms. Even after grilling, there would still be at least one kilogram of meat. Such a large steak was enough to fill Sanae Touma and Domama, and even make them full.
However, Touma Sanae and Doma Mai could understand why the waiter suggested that they order a salad or two glasses of juice.
Anyone would feel sick of eating such a big piece of meat.
The two of them started eating quickly. The steak was grilled to perfection, perfectly showing the advantages of Chianina steak.
The thick Chianina steak is topped with a layer of blue cheese, which maximizes the satisfaction.
"Full" is an adjective tailor-made for Chianina steak, but there are not many chefs who can bring out this fullness, and Touka Takanashi is one of them.
The two of them started eating with big mouthfuls. Since they were planning to do something bad from the beginning, they chose to sit in the corner. No one noticed that the two beautiful girls were eating.
As they ate, most of the Chianina steak on the table had disappeared. Even Touma Sanae and Tsuchima herself had not expected that their stomachs were so big.
Of course, the two of them could stuff more food into their stomachs when eating the feast prepared by Yushan and others.
"Sanae, have we forgotten something?" Doma Mai suddenly raised her head. She found that she and Touma Sanae seemed to have put the cart before the horse.
"It seems to be death." Toumori Sanae blinked and remembered that she was here to look for Touka Takanari. Why was she eating here? She was planning to use steak as a prop to force Touka Takanari to leave the kitchen.
Seeing the two people waving, a waiter came over and said, "Excuse me, do you two need any help?"
"This steak is not well cooked. It tastes a bit burnt. Please ask your chef to
Can you come out for a moment?" Toumori Sanae said seriously.
"Is it burnt?" the waiter said angrily, but when he saw that there was only a small half of steak left on the plate, he couldn't help but blink.
Touma Sanae turned her head away guiltily and gave a look to Doma Mai, but Doma Mai seemed not to see it and kept her head down.
Although the waiter felt that the two were trying to find trouble on purpose, the customer is king after all, and a high-end restaurant like this has very strict requirements on etiquette.
Therefore, the waiter said calmly: "I will notify the chef and ask him to come over as soon as possible."
Toumori Sanae nodded without saying anything. The waiter blinked and walked towards the kitchen.
……
"Hey, Komari-chan, don't eat death secretly!" Touma Sanae reminded.
"Why can't I eat the steak I ordered?" Doma Mai felt a little strange.
"When they come back later and find that the steak has been eaten, won't they think we are the ones who ate and freed on purpose?" said Sanae Toumori.
In fact, there was no need to wait, the waiter already thought that Touma Sanae and Doma Yui were the ones who were deliberately looking for trouble.
However, she still invited Touka Takanashi to come over. Touka Takanashi was wearing an apron and holding a huge iron shovel in her hand. Just one glance at her made Touma Sanae and Tsuchima Yui tremble with fear.
Chapter 813: Rikka's Current Situation
Seeing Sanae Touma and Umi Tsuchima, Touka Takanashi roughly guessed why they came. They must be here to ask about the whereabouts of Rikka Takanashi.
But Touka Takanashi felt a little strange. If she wanted to ask about Rikka Takanashi's recent situation, she could just call her. Why did she rush to Vittorio's cottage and call her out of the kitchen with such a poor excuse to find fault.
What she didn't know was that Touma Sanae and Doma Mai had already called her several times, but she had set her phone to automatically reject calls from unknown numbers.
Seeing Touka Takanashi walking towards them with a shovel in her hand and a cold face, Touma Sanae and Tsuchimome immediately became timid.
"Sister Juhua, Sister Juhua, don't do anything yet. I have something to discuss with you, so I have to resort to this desperate measure." Toumori Sanae said hurriedly.
In the past, she always called Touka Takanashi the Saint Counselor, but now, for the sake of her own safety, Toumori Sanae finally gave in.
"What's the matter?" Tohka Takanashi stood in front of the two of them and asked coldly. Her words were always so brief and powerful.
Although she had roughly guessed the purpose of the two people's visit, she still needed to confirm it.
Toumori Sanae and Tsuchimima looked at each other, struggling a little, but still said, "Touka-sister, we want to know, when can Rikka come to school?"
They knew very well that Touka Takanashi had limited time to come out of the kitchen, and although they were a little nervous, they still asked straight to the point.
Touka Takanashi had a blank expression on her face, but she was still somewhat relieved in her heart. At least Rikka Takanashi still had two friends who cared about her. It was just that these two friends' behavior was a little strange. Why didn't they just call her directly?
"Rikka has returned to her hometown to study." said Juuka Takanashi.
"Go...back to hometown? Why?" Domama blinked.
She and Toumori Sanae had guessed many possibilities, but they had never guessed this possibility.
"No! Saint Counselor, you are lying, Death! Tell me quickly, where did you hide the Evil King's True Eye!" Toumori Sanae suddenly exploded, her emotions overwhelmed her fear of Touka Takanashi, and she said harshly.
Touka Kotori just looked at her quietly: "This is the truth."
"I asked the instructor at the academy, and the Evil King Zhenyan did not transfer to another school!" Toumori Sanae said loudly.
Rikka Takanashi did not go through the transfer procedures. In Toumori Sanae's opinion, Rikka Takanashi is still a member of the class, so the only possibility is that Touka Takanashi lied.
If Rikka transferred back to her hometown, she would at least go through the transfer procedures.
Moreover, now is the last semester before graduation, and sudden changes such as transferring schools will have a great impact on grades.
