Chapter 234 Three-Year Period, Sonoka's Dedication
Standing in the most luxurious suite of the Totsuki Resort, Hakuto gazed into the distance. He now possessed the strength of a Super Chef. He somewhat wanted to return to his home country.
Hakuto had taken revenge for most of his predecessor's grievances. Michiru was facing a lifetime of imprisonment. Utaha had become his kept canary. And the other one, Tomoya, had had his hands and feet severed by Hakuto. He could only survive by begging every day, and now he had gone mad.
But Hakuto still had one more grievance to avenge: his own, his mother's.
A flash of hatred appeared in his eyes, but soon Hakuto suppressed it. Then Hakuto let out a breath.
'Now is not the time. Not yet the time to go back. Although I have now been promoted to Super Chef, it's still not enough to overthrow them using only power and influence. Killing them directly would be too easy for them. I want them to lose everything they have little by little. To take away everything they possess, bit by bit.'
He closed his eyes and murmured to himself, but the hatred in his words was impossible to hide.
Besides this reason, there was also the grandfather who doted on his predecessor. He had taken care of his predecessor for over ten years.
Since Hakuto acknowledged this kindness, he naturally had to repay it.
So, three years. Three years was the time Hakuto set for himself. After three years, he would go back to take revenge. He would stay in Japan for these three years.
[What does it matter if I've become a Super Chef? What I still lack is strength. In three years, I need to expand my influence to the entire Great Ming. Only by achieving this level can I go back to take revenge. Killing them with power is too easy for them. I will push them, little by little, into the abyss called despair.]
[Within three years, I need to resolve everything. Whether it's Sawamura Spencer Eriri, or the Restoration Society, or the Legendary Cooking Utensils, or anything else. After three years, no one can stop me from returning to the Great Ming for revenge.]
[Hmm? Who could be knocking on my door at this hour?]
Hearing the knocking, Hakuto looked through the peephole and saw Sonoka outside. Then he opened the door.
"Sonoka, is there something you need?"
Sonoka looked at Hakuto and said, "Won't you invite me in?"
Hakuto stepped aside. "Please come in. But it's late at night, a man and a woman alone. Who knows what kind of rumors might spread by tomorrow."
Sonoka walked into the room and also closed the door behind her. Hakuto looked at her in surprise.
Because Sonoka directly hugged him. Then she clumsily kissed him. Hakuto gently pushed her away. "Sonoka, are you alright?"
"Haku, this is my own will. So please don't refuse me."
Since Sonoka had already said this, Hakuto naturally wouldn't hesitate any longer. He held her and said, "Are you sure?"
"Of course. I won't ask you to marry me or anything. It's enough if you just think of me occasionally."
Hakuto didn't say anything more. He kissed Sonoka's lips. Then, thunder stirred the fire.
Outside Hakuto's room, a sneaky figure muttered to himself, "Why hasn't Sonoka-chan come out yet? Could it be..."
Seeming to have discovered some secret, the figure quickly scurried away. This figure was, naturally, Hinako.
The next day, Hakuto woke up and looked at Sonoka curled up like a kitten beside him. A smile appeared on his lips.
[Claim reward!]
[Yesterday's diary completed. Starting reward distribution. You have obtained 100 milliliters of Defect Repair Fluid. Defect Repair Fluid: With just one drop, it can remedy any defects in the body.]
[Yesterday's diary keeper received a reward. Starting to randomly select one diary copy holder to receive the same reward.]
[Random selection complete. Congratulations to XXX (Tachibana Kanade) for receiving one drop of Gene Repair Fluid.]
[Starting distribution of diary copy holder rewards. The person mentioned most frequently by the diary keeper yesterday was Nakiri Erina. Now starting reward distribution.]
[Congratulations to Nakiri Erina for obtaining Super Sense of Smell.]
Looking at the Defect Repair Fluid he had obtained, Hakuto started writing in his diary.
[Last night, Sonoka was beautiful.]
All the women: ????
[As expected of Sonoka. That heart of hers, one hand simply can't handle it. Awesome!]
[But Sonoka, this idiot, is really too humble. What does she mean by 'it's enough if you just think of me occasionally'? Am I the kind of scumbag who leaves after having his way? Although I like quite a few girls, I dare to guarantee that my feelings for every girl are truly from the heart. Perhaps the amounts differ, but they are all the purest love.]
[So how could I possibly do something like 'just thinking of her occasionally'? That idiot Sonoka. Not making her have ten or eight children would be too few. Anyway, Sonoka's heart is big, so future children won't go hungry. Kaguya, Yukino, and the others, if they have children in the future, they can also turn to Sonoka. Kills many birds with one stone.]
Kaguya, Yukino, and other young girls who had airports at a young age: Thank you very much!
[Yesterday's diary reward gave me 100 milliliters of Defect Repair Fluid. It can repair physical defects. I wonder if it would be useful for my cheap mother-in-law. Maybe I can give it a try. If it works, my cheap mother-in-law would probably send Erina to my bed overnight, right?]
Erina: You're overthinking it.
If that old woman dared to do that, Erina would turn around and send that old woman to Hakuto instead.
[I have to say, this kind of thing is really a good way to relax. The unhappiness caused by those people yesterday was eliminated by Sonoka's comfort.]
[But I really didn't expect that Sonoka would choose to dedicate herself to me. I don't remember doing anything that would make her feel she needed to dedicate herself. Could it be because of the Heart of Cooking?]
[Because I guided Sonoka to realize the Heart of Cooking, does she intend to thank me this way? Not because she likes me, but out of gratitude? If that's the case, then I need to make love grow over time. I won't allow Sonoka not to love me!]