Ujou Mamie left, and Xia Yu tidied up the storefront.
Reiko leaned against the kitchen door, casting a sidelong glance at the boy washing the dishes.
Hua Mao lay halfway up the stairs, curiously observing the two people.
"You came all this way for the culinary battle at the end of July, didn't you?" Xia Yu wiped the freshly washed dishes with a clean cloth, not turning his head as he asked.
"Yes."
"At noon, IGO's Neon Department had already received a culinary battle request from Yuchuan Ayaka."
Saying that, Reiko returned from having stepped away and took out an envelope from her handbag that she had left in the storefront, "All the documents for the culinary battle are in here. The date is set for the end of July, but you'll need to confirm the conditions of the battle."
"What are the conditions for winning and losing?"
Xia Yu was curious.
"The winner will gain the right to control the other," Reiko slowly explained.
Control?
Including life?
