"Ah, I don't want to take a plane!"
Everyone was speechless watching Akikubo Momo squatting on the ground, being pulled along like a child by Saito Soumei.
"Oh, Sumaki-chan, I didn't expect us to meet again. You've become even more handsome after a few days. Why haven't you and Erina-chan come to my research society these past few days? Oh, by the way, how have you considered joining my research society, which I asked you to think about last time?"
As soon as Kuga Terunori saw Satou, he started chattering like an old woman.
"Hi!"
At this moment, Kobayashi Rindo also walked over, greeted him warmly, and then leaned in front of Satou, asking with glowing eyes, "Hey, hey, little junior, do you have any new ingredients this time? I want to eat."
When she mentioned eating, she revealed two sharp canine teeth.
Satou was speechless and said, "This time, I really don't."
"Speaking of which, seniors, where is your destination?"
Erina Nakiri asked.
The second and third years also had to take their final exams, but the content of their exams differed from the first-years, so naturally, their locations were also different.
"Ah, our destination is Hokkaido," Eishi Tsukasa said with a smile.
"What a coincidence? We're also in Hokkaido," Kuga Terunori said from the side.
"Huh?"
Erina Nakiri was immediately surprised. Before, they didn't know the destination or exam content. Now that they had arrived at the airport, they knew the destination for the first-year exam was Hokkaido.
"Are the exam locations for all three grades in the same place?"
She pondered.
"Well then, we'll see you next semester."
Eishi Tsukasa waved his hand, then pulled the pale and trembling Akikubo Momo away.
"Sumaki-chan, remember to visit later."
Kuga Terunori also bid farewell.
"How could it be that the seniors' destination is the same as ours?"
Megumi's intuition, as a perennial underachiever, told her that something bad was happening. Her face paled, and she instinctively wanted to lean closer to Satou.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence that we're at the same exam location," Satou said.
"Hmm, everyone, don't overthink it," Erina Nakiri nodded.
Soon after, the plane arrived, and everyone boarded it, arriving in Hokkaido.
Hokkaido was already very cold at this time. A heavy snow had just fallen, and looking out from the airport window, everything around was a vast expanse of white.
Fortunately, everyone was prepared and changed into the down jackets they had brought.
Erina Nakiri wore a long, light pink down jacket, her golden hair draped over her shoulders, and her small face was a bit flushed, looking very cute.
She was blowing on her hands, clearly a little cold.
"Well, Erina, you're still so delicate," Alice Nakiri said with a smile, patting Erina Nakiri's back while wearing a white down jacket, looking full of energy.
Erina Nakiri blushed and gave her a glare.
However, Alice Nakiri didn't get to be smug for long. Blown by the cold wind, she immediately froze and squatted on the ground, trembling.
Although Miss Alice has lived in Northern Europe since she was a child, she is still very afraid of the cold, Ryo said, taking off his jacket and putting it on her.
"Damn it, Ryo-kun, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
Erina Nakiri, whose secret was revealed, immediately waved her hand at him angrily.
Satou was a bit speechless. Actually, she was doing well. He had already seen Kobayashi Rindo squatting in the corner, frozen stiff.
"As expected of cold-blooded reptiles," he thought to himself. However, he wasn't cold, because his shoulders were already faintly warm at this time; Thor must have started thinking of him.
Satou walked to the vending machine, bought several cans of hot drinks, and handed them to Erina Nakiri and the others.
"Thank you."
Erina Nakiri took it, warmed herself with the hot drink, and smiled slightly at Satou.
"Satou, thank you."
Tadokoro Megumi also took it, smiling sweetly.
"Phew, I feel much better," Alice Nakiri said, letting out a long breath after drinking the beverage.
"Speaking of which, is Megumi's hometown in Hokkaido?" Satou asked.
"That's not it. My hometown is in a small coastal town in the Tohoku region of Honshu, but it's very close to Hokkaido, across the sea," Tadokoro Megumi smiled slightly, then looked into the distance, "My home is just across this sea. I wonder if Mom is doing well?"
Soon, the Far Moon bus arrived to pick up the students and take them to the exam location.
The exam location was Far Moon's resort in Hokkaido.
As the number one gourmet group in Neon, Far Moon has resorts all over the country, and even a train system.
The Hokkaido resort was located on a snowy mountain, surrounded by white snow, lush forests, and extremely beautiful scenery.
It took a lot of effort for everyone to walk up.
In the hotel lobby where the students gathered, Satou unexpectedly saw Kuga Terunori from the second year and Kobayashi Rindo from the third year, which made him slightly startled.
"Their exam location seems to be the same as ours," Erina Nakiri frowned.
At this moment, in the lobby, Gin Dojima, the general chef of the resort, walked up, holding a microphone, with a smile on his face, and said, "For this final exam, all students from the first to third year will take it together."
Upon hearing his words, a small commotion immediately arose below.
"As expected."
Erina Nakiri's face showed an expression of 'just as I thought'.
"Now, please, students assigned to the forest segment, go to the nearby forest farm; students assigned to the fire segment, go to the hot spring inn at the foot of the mountain; and students assigned to the snow segment, please stay," Gin Dojima said.
After a while, only about a hundred students were left in the hall.
After a semester of elimination, about two hundred first-year students remained, only over a hundred second-year students, and the third-year was even worse, with only dozens left. It was said that the worst batch even had only single digits.
"Next, excluding those whose names are called, everyone else will form groups of five, and the staff will begin the first exam," Gin Dojima said, then began to call out names.
Soon, only a dozen people were left in the hall. All of the Elite Ten were present. Surprisingly, Satou found himself among them, as well as Tadokoro Megumi, Yukihira Soma, and others.
The others had completed their grouping and gone to take the exam.
"Indeed, the Elite Ten will undertake tasks of higher difficulty, but why are we also included?"
Tadokoro Megumi was so scared that she trembled, leaning against Satou.
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