The Heroines Can Read My Secret Diary

Hearing Kojiro's words, Hakuto showed a clear look of surprise.

Seeing Hakuto's expression, Kojiro immediately said, "The liquid funds I have on hand are about 300 million yen. Adding my shares in my restaurant, altogether it comes to about nearly 1 billion yen. I am willing to give all of this to you."

Hakuto shook his head. "Don't misunderstand. I was just a bit surprised just now. You came up with such a cold expression, and I thought you were here to pick a fight. So I was a little stunned."

Kojiro's expression became extremely awkward. He quickly apologized. "I am very sorry. Please tell me how to master the Heart of Cooking."

Hakuto scratched his head and looked at Kojiro. "Go make me a dish. Give it your all. It's best not to hold back."

Kojiro immediately understood what Hakuto was going to do. He immediately followed Hakuto's instructions. Not long after, Sonoka came up with her dish.

"Please enjoy."

Sonoka handed a beef roll to Hakuto. Hakuto took a bite. Unsurprisingly, Hakuto tasted the Heart of Cooking in Sonoka's dish.

Looking at Sonoka, Hakuto smiled bitterly and said, "I regret it. Really. I shouldn't have told you those things."

A smile appeared on Sonoka's face. "Don't worry. All of this is voluntary. And you understand, my Heart of Cooking is not of the negative type."

Hakuto touched his nose and said nothing.

Soon after, Kojiro also came in with his dish. He placed a portion of vegetable terrine in front of Hakuto.

"Please taste it."

Hakuto picked up a knife and fork, cut a small piece, and put it in his mouth. Then he said to Kojiro, "Good technique. In terms of pure taste, it's not bad."

Kojiro showed no sign of joy because of Hakuto's words.

"But to master the Heart of Cooking, your dish must contain sufficiently strong emotions. What I tasted in your dish was confusion and indifference. You have completely lost your passion for cooking right now."

Kojiro's body trembled slightly. Then he bowed to Hakuto. "I beg you to tell me. How should I realize the Heart?"

Hakuto looked at Kojiro and asked, "Do you still remember what your purpose was for learning to cook? If you can answer that, then I can tell you the secret of the Heart of Cooking."

"What?! The secret of the Heart of Cooking?!"

A sudden voice rang out. Then Hakuto looked towards the source of the voice. The corner of Hakuto's mouth twitched. A group of people had been eavesdropping.

Kojiro's gaze instantly became sharp. He looked at the person who had shouted.

"Hinako!!!"

The way he gritted his teeth directly startled Inui Hinako.

Hakuto placed a hand on Kojiro's shoulder. Kojiro turned his head and looked at Hakuto.

"For a chef, being irritable and prone to anger is not a good thing. You need to learn self-control. My personal advice is to learn more about the culture of the Great Ming when you have time. The Taoist culture in it is very good. Drink more tea in your spare time. It helps cultivate your character. To walk the path of cooking, you must guard against pride and impatience."

Hearing Hakuto's words, Hinako immediately complained, "You're so young, but what you're saying sounds like an old man!"

Beside her, Mizuhara Fuyumi directly covered Hinako's mouth. "Sorry. Just pretend she doesn't exist."

Looking at these chefs, the corner of Hakuto's mouth twitched. Then he looked at Kojiro and said, "What was the reason you first fell in love with cooking?"

"It was because..."

With Hakuto's words, Kojiro remembered the reason he loved cooking. Hakuto smiled, then said, "Wait here for a moment."

Hakuto looked at Dojima. "Can I borrow the kitchen?"

After speaking, he left directly. About ten minutes later, Hakuto directly brought a bowl of fried rice and placed it in front of Kojiro.

"I couldn't be bothered to make anything too troublesome. I just made some fried rice. Eat it."

Kojiro picked up the fried rice and took a bite. His entire being seemed frozen. After a long while, a tear fell from the corner of his eye. Then he quickly shoveled the entire bowl of fried rice into his mouth.

After placing the bowl on the table, Kojiro knelt directly in front of Hakuto.

"Please accept me as your disciple!"

Hakuto: ???

That group of eavesdropping chefs widened their eyes in disbelief.

'Had that fried rice been drugged? Shinomiya must have been drugged.'

"Please accept me as your disciple, Master!"

Kojiro spoke again.

"No. I don't know how to be a master. And I have nothing to teach you."

Dojima, watching from the side, said, "Actually, you've already taught a lot. This bowl of fried rice is already enough."

Hakuto looked at Dojima. "I suspect you were the one who told Shinomiya Kojiro to come to me. And that WGO inspector who's coming. Are you deliberately setting me up?"

"Well, I can't act right now. My Heart of Cooking is still in its incubation period. Miss Erina and Miss Alice are not suitable either. So I had no choice but to entrust this to you."

Dojima explained his situation. With his Heart of Cooking in its incubation period, he couldn't act even if he wanted to. So Dojima had asked Kojiro to come to Hakuto.

Dojima just hadn't expected that Kojiro would directly ask to become a disciple, and in front of so many people.

"If you refuse, Shinomiya will lose a lot of his reputation. Just accept him as your disciple. You don't need to teach him anything. Shinomiya already has sufficient strength now. With your help today, he should be able to realize the Heart of Cooking before long. You don't need to teach him anything. Wouldn't it be good to have a Super Chef as a disciple for free?"

Hakuto looked at Dojima with a look of disgust. Sonoka said by his side, "Shinomiya-senpai kneeling in front of so many people shows his sincerity. And you have indeed guided Shinomiya-senpai. So why not agree to him?"

Looking at Kojiro, Hakuto thought for a moment. "Are you sure you want to become my disciple? Let me be clear. I have nothing to teach you. Aside from the identity of master and disciple, you won't gain anything else."

"No. This bowl of fried rice is already enough. Please accept me as your disciple, Master."