Chapter-25: The Party.

Hiro, using the taxi service, quickly returned to his home. After putting all his things in a spare room on the second floor, Hiro decided to take a bath.

The next stage of his plan was cleaning the house, which did not last long, as Hiro used the recently acquired magic of "Cleaning".

As soon as Hiro wanted to start the final stage of preparing for the party, the guests began to gather.

First, friends from the hostel came to help with the preparations. Everyone was there except for Soma, without asking anything, Hiro realized that Soma still hadn't figured out the dish.

Just a few minutes after them, Alice and Re came, then the sisters with the children, after some conversations, the doorbell rang.

Hiro was busy, so he asked someone to open the door.

- No problem! - Isshiki replied.

Isshiki went to the door with a smile, which is the most remarkable thing the guy was wearing…

Opening the door, he saw a large number of people. The sophomore did not have time to say anything, as one of the group who arrived asked.

- Is this Hiro-kun's house? - Riko asked.

- Yes! Are you also invited by Hiro? I am Isshiki Satoshi, Hiro's friend! nice to meet you. - Isshiki introduced himself.

- Oh, Riko-chan, hi! - Alice greeted the girl. - Come in!

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When Hiro got free, he went into the living room and was surprised by the number of people in it, so as a good host and the one who invited them all, he decided to entertain them a little.

- Hello everyone and welcome! I hope you're not bored here? - Hiro said with a smile, walking up to the widescreen TV, turning it on, said.

- My friends have provided me with their recent developments, so I want to ask you to test them, especially since it is in these games that the competition is. If you want, I can show you how to play, or will you figure it out yourself? - Hiro asked, taking out two boxes from under the disks. The games that were chosen by Hiro are Mortal Kombat XI and many other similar games.

- No thanks, we'll figure it out somehow! - Kagami replied, speaking for everyone.

- Well, it's up to you! - Hiro said, heading back to the kitchen.

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Meanwhile, watching Kagami lose to Yuzuru in a very deplorable state in the game, Alice and Kuroko had a rather interesting conversation.

- Ha-ha, Kagami is damn weak on the virtual battlefield! - Alice said laughing, which also made everyone present laugh, to the detriment of the red-haired one.

Seeing the faint smile on the ghostly guy, Alice suddenly remembered something.

Not so long ago, Alice talked with her friend, who studied at another high school. After everyone enters high school, a conversation took place between friends, to be more precise, the conversation was one-sided, and there was no one talking, there was just a friend of Alice. A friend for almost a whole day told everything that happened to her before the end of high school. So in all these conversations there is a certain Kuroko Tetsuya. At first Alice didn't pay much attention to it, but after a long "communication" she noticed some similarities between the described and the guy in front of her. And it's not just a similar name…

- Kuroko-kun, let me ask you something! - said Alice.

- I don't mind, Alice-san! - Tetsuya replied politely.

- Tell me, was Teiko a high school student?

- Yes! - the guy answered shortly.

Alice understood that the question asked to her did not prove anything, so she even more concretized the question.

- Hmm, what about this question! Have you been part of the Generation of Miracles? - Alice asked with a foxy smile.

Hearing the girl's question, Tetsuya was a little taken aback, but quickly returned to the energy-saving mode and answered.

- Yes, I was part of this team, but it was a long time ago! How did Alice-san know about this? It's just that usually no one knows about me, since I'm not particularly visible!

- How should I put it... oh, I've come up with it! -Alice said, putting her hand to her chin. - My friend, your ardent fan, so to speak.

- So that's what it's about, then it's clear! - Kuroko replied, not caring much about this friend.

- Hey, Re let's play! - Seeing that Tetsuya wasn't paying attention to her, she decided to go have fun.

- Madam... - Ryo was about to say something, but Alice put forward a countermeasure.

- What?! Is Ryo-kun really going to lose! Well, if so, then the victory is automatically awarded... of course, to me!

In response to these words, Ryo did not say anything, but simply began to put on a headband. And the previously lifeless eyes were filled with an endless desire for battle.

- Come on, I saw another such prefix there! - Alice said with a triumphant smile.

Alice and Ryo left without noticing how one little girl couldn't sit still and every time she looked in Kuroko's direction, she quickly turned away. This behavior could not escape the loving mother, so Yaeko followed her daughter's gaze and saw a blue-haired guy named Kuroko Tetsuya. They were introduced by Hiro at their first meeting. Not knowing what to do, Yaeko decided to ask Shoko who he was.

- Shoko, who is the guy you're staring at? - the mother asked her daughter.

*Nobody* - Shoko replied in sign language, violently shaking her head from side to side.

Yaeko realized that she would not learn anything from her daughter, so she decided to ask Hiro, since he invited him, so he should definitely know about him.

Hiro at this time

At this time, I didn't know anything about the situation that had just happened. He was in the kitchen and cooking all sorts of delicious things. Suddenly, Hiro heard someone walking behind him, so he turned around to see who it was.

- Yaeko-san, what are you doing here? Have you run out of snacks? - Hiro asked.

- No, it's okay, I'm not on this issue! - seeing Hiro puzzled, she decided to voice the question.

- Who is this blue-haired guy who is almost invisible?

- You mean Tetsuya? He's a basketball player... - - Hiro was about to continue telling me, but I was already out of the kitchen.

At this moment, she did not follow her behavior at all, because all her thoughts were clogged with the same thing: "So that's what's the matter. If you think about it, then everything is clear now!"

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After half an hour of the game, new faces come, these people are Erina and Hisako. It was almost everyone, there was only Minako and Sakura. An hour later, everyone was already there, so Hiro began explaining the rules of the tournament, as well as the rules of the game for latecomers, since everyone else more or less understood the meaning of the game.

During the explanation of the rules, Minano suddenly asked a question that no one expected, not even herself.

- Hiro, is it possible to film the game process live on my channel?

- Well, I don't see the point in hindering this! Just ask the others if they mind. - Hiro replied, in order not to embarrass the others.

- Great! - Minano shouted excitedly, then her gaze swept over everyone present and asked. - No one is against it, right?

Hearing no objections in response, Minano thanked him and asked Hiro to continue explaining the rules of the tournament.

The rules were simple. Everyone chooses a game from the two presented. Then a draw will be held between them. And at the end of this tournament, the winners of these two games will evaluate the subsequent culinary duel between Hiro and Ryo.

After hearing the rules and meaning of the game, Minano admired their creator, so she turned on the broadcast with great enthusiasm, which immediately attracted a large number of people, which grew inexorably. Explaining the reason for the sudden activation, the chat literally exploded with positive reviews.

The whole tournament took everyone a little less than an hour, the winners were Kuroko and the little girl Shoko, after a fierce battle between the game Guru Minano, Shoko, surprising everyone, won quite easily.

Not only those present were surprised, but people watching the broadcast were also surprised. But the shock quickly passed as everyone immediately moved to the kitchen to watch another fierce battle between Hiro and Ryo.

Hiro had bought the freshest products in advance, so the choice of topic was not difficult.

The one who chose the dish was Alice, which caused some disappointment to Erina.

Alice, didn't think about the subject for a long time, and blurted out what first came to her mind.

- Since this match is not official, there is no point in giving any dish of the same type, so I want you two to surprise me. The theme of this match is Japanese cuisine! - Alice said in a solemn tone.

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In the process of cooking, they were still watched by people from the live broadcast of Minano.

It took 45 minutes for everything about everything and it was the turn of the judges to make their decision.

- Please! Bon Appetit! This is my personal dish called special Sukiyaki. - Hiro said as he approached the 5 judges.

5 deep plates were placed on the table, in which, in fact, there should have been Sukiyaki, but when the plates were opened, an exquisite aroma broke into the lungs of each judge.

For some of them it was something, but for three of the judges, namely the students of Totsuki, they could not say a word because they were shocked. This was caused by the fact that instead of the usual beef there were transparent pieces of unknown origin, they just looked at the plate until Re, who was watching from the side with a headband, asked.

- Hey! What the fuck is this? It's not meat! This... - Ryo was just about to continue, but a female voice interrupted him.

- It's a puffer fish! - Megumi shouted from behind the judges.

- Puffer fish? Isn't it poisonous? - someone from the basketball team asked.

Kuroko, who had been stoically calm up to this point, also looked at the dish in a daze. His opinion was the same as his friend's.

Hiro wanted to answer, but Erina answered instead.

- Puffer fish is really poisonous, but if you follow the rules when cleaning fish, it is quite edible!

- I am now tormented by one question, is Sukiyaki with Puffer fish still Sukiyaki? - Kuroko, who had been silent until now, asked, which immediately attracted attention.

- The main theme was Japanese cuisine! The participants were given complete freedom of choice. Since Fugu is also an ingredient often used in Japanese cuisine, so I don't see anything so special to reject it. Moreover, I am impatiently waiting for the moment when I try this dish. - Isshiki replied with a smile, to which Kuroko nodded softly.

Since Isshiki had a higher authority than the rest of the judges, everyone decided to stick to his opinion.

- Yes, like Isshiki-senpai, I'm also looking forward to the moment when I try this dish. - Alice said with stars in her eyes.

Shoko was now completely mesmerized by the beauty of the dish, that she did not listen to anyone at all and hurriedly began to eat.

The sound of chopsticks tapping on a plate attracted the attention of the others. Seeing that their newly-made girlfriend started eating, they decided to keep up with her and also got down to business.

...

Shoko was now completely mesmerized by the beauty of the dish, that she did not listen to anyone at all and hurriedly began to eat.

The sound of chopsticks tapping on a plate attracted the attention of the others. Seeing that their newly-made girlfriend started eating, they decided to keep up with her and also got down to business.

All five judges had a delightful smile, some of them involuntarily groaned.

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At this time, in a certain apartment, a girl with long pink hair - named Momoi Satsuki. She finished some analysis of all the players of her team, so she wanted to rest a little. Usually Satsuki just went to bed, but now she was unusually energetic, and she didn't want to sleep at all.

Since she didn't want to sleep, she watched live broadcasts on the relevant sites. Coincidentally, one of her favorite streamers started broadcasting not according to plan, so the dream in her eyes finally disappeared, only the desire to watch the broadcast remained.

The usual theme of this streamer was various games in which she was a professional, but when Momoi came in, she found an unusual picture, there were various dishes in front of her and two people who were cooking them. But this is not what shocked her, but what shocked her was that familiar faces were present at the broadcast. Her acquaintances were two guys and one girl. The first was her lover from high school, and the other was her friend, whom she met when she was traveling with her family in Europe. The second guy was either the girl's boyfriend, or just her assistant.

Seeing her friend next to her lover, she had notes of jealousy, but all this faded into the background, at the moment when the girl wondered how they ended up together.

And the answer came to her pretty quickly, as Minano decided to explain the situation to the newcomers who were late to the beginning.

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- Now there is a culinary duel between my new boss and his classmate, which they organized. To do this, a game tournament was held earlier with games I had never seen before, those who liked one of these games, Hiro-san said that in about a couple of weeks the game console will be sold in some stores in Japan, so these games will also be sold after about this time. So we have moved away from the topic a little, two winners are given a chance to be judges of this match. There are only five judges, three of them were discussed in advance. For some who asked the question who they are, I asked the boss and he told me everything, so I ask you to love and favor. Isshiki Satoshi's boyfriend is a sophomore of Totsuki's Academy, as well as a member of the Elite Ten. The girl with silver hair is Nakiri Alice. The granddaughter of the director of the Academy. The other girl sitting next to her is Nakiri Erina. Alice's cousin, and also the granddaughter of the director of the Academy. Nakiri Erina, also the owners of the legendary Language of God, who does not know about this definition, I will not overload you with unnecessary information, so we will continue. The guy with blue hair is Kuroko Tetsuya. A basketball player, as well as a former member of the "Generation of Miracles". The little girl is Nishimiya Shoko. Daughter of Nishimiya Yaeko. Editor-in-chief of "Fly Novel". Here is some information for those curious. Now I completely stop talking, so the outcome of the fight is about to become known.

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- Wow! So they're all acquaintances of this guy who's competing with En-chan's assistant? Interesting! I'll have to talk to En-chan and Tetsu-kun. - Momoi muttered and continued to watch the culinary duel closely. Although she is terrible at cooking, she likes to watch others cook. Thinking about it, she suddenly remembered something, and she couldn't help but laugh.

At this time, Momoi is not the only one of the famous characters who watched this broadcast.

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Back to Hiro.

- So, we've all tasted your dishes, now it's time to decide who won after all. - Getting up from his seat, Isshiki said, looking around, he saw that everyone was only in favor, so he took the first word on himself.

- I thought about it and decided to vote for the dish that Hiro cooked. it provided so many surprises that I just can't help but vote for it. Therefore 1:0... - Isshiki said.

- I can agree with Isshiki-senpai about surprises, but the dish prepared by Ryo can't be discounted either. The dish Re, also brought me a lot of surprises. Despite the current nature of Re, the dish prepared by him now can only be described with a word – Tenderness. - Alice took it upon herself. - So 1:1…

- 2:1 ... - Kuroko suddenly expressed his opinion and fell silent, but then added. - Can I have more?

- Yes, of course! - Hiro said, serving another portion.

- Hey, you can't do the same, you can at least tell what it hooked you with... - Ryo said irritably, but stopped abruptly, as Hiro took off his bandage in time.

- Ryo-kun, be polite, moreover, several children are watching you now, and you are also being broadcast to a large audience. - Hiro said to the calm Ryo.

- Ah... excuse me! - that's all Ryo said, but there was still a twinkle in his eyes.

- Okay, who's going to speak next? - Hiro asked, but quickly fell silent as Shoko suddenly raised her hand.

- *Okay Shoko-chan, don't be afraid, speak honestly!* - Alice said in sign language. In this short time, Shoko has made many friends. And no matter how unexpected it was, Alice quickly got along with the girl.

Shoko saw the words directed at her, nodded and quickly began to write something down.

Everyone who watched this picture could not help but be touched. The live chat was completely packed with cute emoticons. A certain girl with pink hair has a level of jealousy for Alice jumped sharply.

{I liked the dish cooked more, Re-oniichan. It was so delicious that it seemed to me that it was a little tastier than the Hiro-oniichan dish. Therefore, 2:2.} - after showing this card, she suddenly blushed and ran to her mother.

Hiro, seeing this action, only smiled, but when he looked at Ryo, he was amazed that the eternally calm and expressionless, looked at him with a defeated look.

- Wow! - Alice exclaimed, noticing Ryo's behavior. - You are full of surprises today!

- Okay, now it's my turn to evaluate the dishes of the two of you. To be honest, I'm amazed, but there can only be one winner, so I wanted not to waste time and go straight to the main thing.