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"Oh! Isn't that Nakiri over there!" Soma said as he saw Erina walk to her group "It seems that we are in the same group, Yo nakiri!" Soma called as he walked to Erina.

Alexander and Takumi pulled him back and looked at him with frustrated eyes "Can you be more impolite?!!" They said.

Erina noticed Alexander and smiled at him, she then joined her group of bootlickers.

"It seems that the rebels were put in one group, I think everyone else is in the same situation as us," Isami said as he observed the situation.

"It is only but a mere solution to get us in one group so they can expel us all at the same time," Takumi said as he agreed with his brother.

"And Erina was put in that group so she can pass the exams like everyone else easily." Alexander crossed his arms in front of his chest as he sighed. If what he is thinking, these promotion exams are hiding more than grouping them together to expel them...

"Its okay guys, there is nothing they throw at us we can't overcome," Soma said, his words were very encouraging... for someone who only thinks with his knife.

"Alright everyone, nice to meet you..." A short middle-aged woman with short haircut clapped her hands in front of her as she spooks "I will the judge for this room and I am a teacher from Totsuki."

"The Theme ingredient for this test is [Beef]...." The lady said, "If you are able to produce a beef dish that I am satisfied with then you pass."

One these words were heard, all groups overjoyed because it was too easy, the first thing some of them were thought to cook is beef.

"Isn't this a little too easy?" Isami said, "This is supposed to be a test!"

"I presume that everyone was present for Azami-sama's special lecture, so I can say that everything is gonna be fine." The old lady said as she snapped her fingers together. The doors were opened with men in black suits to enter with carts in front of them

"It seems we have been mistaken..." Alexander said, his group looked at him in confusion

"What did we mistake?" asked Takumi.

Alexander chuckled "When she says "Everyone"...that word does not include us, meaning that from the start she wasn't speaking to us." Alexander said as he made everyone look at the teacher in a new light.

"Everyone, this will be your ingrediants, so make sure you don't waste anything." The teacher said, "The time limit is 2 hours."

Once Alexander's group received their ingrediants, they were shocked with the state of the beef "Oi! isn't this...?!" Takumi looked at Alexander

Megumi looked worried as she realized what happened, Soma frowned at the state of the meat.

"There is too much of bones for it to be called meat...And..." Alexander said as he inspected the meat carefully

"Yeah...the bones aren't the problem," Soma said.

"This meat wasn't preserved properly..." Alexander looked at the teacher who had a giant smirk. She didn't give Alexander's group any attention and proceeded to give the other students tips to start with.

Some students started even mocking Alexander and his group, Megumi started shaking "Is ...this is it!!!"

Soma, Takumi, Isami, and Alexander were racking their brains for a solution. When Megumi saw them, she felt ashamed for giving up so easily and started thinking for a solution.

"We could make a Broth but there isn't enough meat..." Takumi said

"We can make it with the help of bones..." Soma said.

"Forget about that, we don't have time to use the bones," Isami said.

"If we used this meat, there is a chance of food poisoning, and if we don't use the meat, we will be out of the theme and be automatically expelled." Said Megumi.

Alexander recalled his conversation with Koujiro the other day about these promotions exams ' He said that these exams are like the hellish camp training and they accrue in Totsuki owned lands where everything is provided...'

'The chance of us replacing this meat with another one and succeeding is higher than using it and failing...' Alexander thought. He remembered seeing some stores on the read not far away from the building, but he was also sure that they were closing at the time.

"This meat must be replaced," Alexander said as he made his decision.

"I think so too, but I am sure that they won't switch the meat for us," Takumi said.

"Not a problem. I will take care of it." Alexander chuckled as he looked at Erina who was giving him concerned gazes, he smiled at her and assured her "You guys will have to look for better vegetables, I think you noticed, but even our vegetables are not that good."

"Excuse me..." Alexander called his teacher who looked at him with uninterested eyes.

"What is it...?" she asked.

"Our ingrediants are in a bad shape so i wondered if you could give us the permission to go to the storage room and get better ones," Alexander said with a smile on his face. There was no need to act harshly now as she has the authority to refuse his request.

The teacher smirked, "I don't mind, but for your information, there is no meat left there." She said.

'I wasn't planning on getting that from there.' Alexander thought with a mocking smirk. He then turned to his group and nodded to them.

Alexander, Soma, Megumi, Takumi, and Isami agreed about their plan, Alexander will get the meat although they don't know how he is going to do it but they will put their fate in his hands. In the meantime, the rest of them will go to the storage to ask for better vegetables.

Alexander separated himself from his group and ran to the parking lot.

"The roads are snowy outside, so I need a good car that can go in the snow" Alexander searched a little and then his eyes noticed a black Toyota RAV4 "Lucky!!" Alexander ran to the car, in his running he took off his shirt and wrapped it around his arm and with enough force he punched the window and broke it.

"Ouch!!" pain traveled to his knuckles as the clothes didn't prevent all of the shock. the window glass of a car wasn't something that can be broken easily. The car started screaming, Alexander quickly got inside and removed the screws that are holding the electrical part with the wires and the mechanical part of the ignition switch together. He quickly inserted a flat-head screwdriver into the keyhole and turned it in the same direction as a normal key. And with that, the car turned on and he turned the buzzers off.

Alexander used the car that he 'Borrowed' and left the building and headed to the nearest butcher store. No-one stopped him and he didn't even care to stop, with the current cold and falling snow, the guards are warming themselves inside their stations. They wouldn't bother check if it a car that is leaving out of the hotel.

Alexander quickly reached the butcher and chose the best thing he could get, it seems the guy didn't slaughter anything yesterday, so Alexander could only be satisfied with the beef he got.

Returning, Alexander dropped the car in her place with a letter that had a number to call when the owner returns so he can compensate him for the glass.

When Alexander returned, he saw his group was doing some preparations, he quickly dropped the beef in front of them shocking not only them but the students and even the teacher who couldn't believe her eyes.

"How?!!" she shouted. "How did you get that beef?!!"

"From outside," Alexander said.

"Don't fool me, the nearest store in this area is 2 hours away on foot!!" The teacher did not believe such a thing, no, the kid returned in 30 minutes and he got some good beef with him.

"That does not really matter right now..." Soma said.

"We will be making our dish right now, so please..." Takumi said.

"Make some room!" Megumi added.

Isami started slicing the beef with his knife with a fast speed that even the teacher wasn't able to follow.

"I did the hardest part, the rest is on you." Alexander only took care of the sauce as he left everything to his friends.

Erina on the other side of the room was chuckling as she watched the teacher as she was sweating from nervousness. "You don't underestimate a Russian mafia boss..." She whispered.

Once everything was done, Alexander's group presented their dish "This is our [Beef and Potatoes Pot Roast]! Please Dig in/ Enjoy/ Buon appetito!!" They said.

The teacher couldn't hold herself from drooling after seeing and smelling such a dish made by one of the best chefs in Totsuki. All she could do is taste it regrettably but only to fall in love with it!

"Team 3 with all 5 students pass to the 2nd round!!!" She declared while still eating.

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