Hell Camp

Chapter 307: Hell Camp

Several days later, a large number of tour buses appeared at the entrance of Totsuki Academy.

Nearly a thousand first-year students from Totsuki Academy would be heading out to participate in this Hell Camp!

The scene was quite spectacular.

Yet most of the students dragging their luggage onto the buses wore solemn expressions, without the slightest sense of ease one would expect from an ordinary training camp.

Of the nearly thousand people going this time, probably fewer than half would return…

After a long journey, half of the convoy of tour buses arrived at their destination.

At the foot of Mount Fuji, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, stood a resort made up of more than a dozen luxury hotels, with a full view of Mount Fuji.

Totsuki Resort!

Just judging from the resort alone, any random hotel here, on this land worth its weight in gold, could match the entire fortune of Xu Yue’s branch company.

The power of the culinary world in this world truly far exceeded anything one could imagine in a normal world.

"A luxury hotel with a full view of Mount Fuji… I heard the cheapest room costs eighty thousand yen per night."

After getting off the bus, Sakaki Ryoko looked at the sight before her and spoke in amazement.

It immediately drew Yoshino Yuki’s shocked expression.

"Eighty thousand yen! Ahaha! I’m suddenly full of anticipation for this camp. I’m so excited!"

Her adorable little face seemed to be filled with hearts.

"Please, pass the assessment first. If you can’t make it through the first day, you won’t even get to stay one night."

Ibusaki Shun, who specialized in smoked dishes and had messy hair, poured cold water on her.

In an instant, the cheerful atmosphere cooled down.

Then, one by one, they silently followed the main group into the grandest hotel lobby.

Totsuki Palace!

A thousand students had gathered in the lobby, yet the atmosphere was extraordinarily oppressive and unnaturally quiet.

Most of the students had no absolute confidence that they could endure this camp until the end.

No one could know how many would ultimately make it through safely.

Soon afterward, the veteran instructor Roland Shaper stepped onto the stage.

"Please listen carefully. I will now explain the camp. Our Friendship and Exchange Residential Training will last six days and five nights. There will be different assignments every day. Those who pass the day’s assignment may remain, while those who fail will immediately board the waiting buses and return to the academy to complete their withdrawal procedures…"

His voice was calm to the point of indifference, instantly making the already grave atmosphere even heavier. Many students inexplicably turned pale.

Tadokoro Megumi, that timid country girl, looked as though she were about to faint.

"…On the first day, the 983 students will be divided into twenty groups for assessment. As for the judges, we have specially invited graduates from previous years who took time out of their busy schedules to come…"

As his words fell, a group of figures radiating confidence and powerful Aura from head to toe pushed open the doors and entered.

In the culinary world, they were true kings, standing above all others!

"They’re graduates from previous years!"

"These are the elites who survived that single-digit probability of selection!"

"Geniuses who overcame that single-digit graduation rate!"

The previously stifled atmosphere immediately erupted into intense unrest with the graduates’ arrival.

Every student’s eyes burned with fervor. It was the fanatical feeling of seeing an idol step out of the screen and into reality, as well as the future everyone longed for!

But just as the graduates appeared, a handsome pink-haired man with glasses at the head of the group suddenly sniffed the air, then pointed at a student in the crowd.

"You. Withdraw. You can go home."

His abrupt words caused the atmosphere in the hall to plunge back to freezing point. The student he pointed at was filled with disbelief.

"Your hair gel smells of citrus. It will ruin the fragrance of the dish. Grooming is necessary, but please use a different hair gel next time."

Shinomiya Kojiro! The first seat of the Elite Ten Council from the 79th class, now the manager of a famous French cuisine chain restaurant that was about to go public!

His customers included many powerful and influential figures, so his influence could not be underestimated!

"Sorry, student."

After casually waving his hand, under Shinomiya Kojiro’s powerful Aura, the student who had been expelled did not even have time to finish speaking. He could only sigh, hang his head, and accept reality.

Here, these specially appointed instructors were absolute authorities. With a single word, they could declare a student expelled!

And besides…

They had all fought their way out of Totsuki Academy’s hellish environment. Their demands of their juniors would only be even stricter!

"Making an example out of someone. Still, it worked pretty well."

Xu Yue stood in the hall with his arms folded, completely at ease as he surveyed the scene before him. He had little reaction to the incident.

That student could only be said to have been unlucky, caught at the perfect moment to serve as an example and warn the other students with bloody reality.

The method was a little crude, but it had undoubtedly achieved its effect. At the very least, the remaining 982 students now understood the seriousness of the situation.

Uh, of course, there were side effects. Tadokoro Megumi, for example, had fainted by now, and Xu Yue picked her up and carried her in one hand.

When Dojima Gin, the chairman and director of Totsuki Resort, appeared, the atmosphere in the hall was pushed to its peak.

The graduate with the highest graduation score in history, the strongest first-ranked graduate of the 69th class—Dojima Gin himself was a living legend.

Dojima Gin, with his muscular big-brother build, also represented the resort in welcoming the students.

"Over the next six days, we chefs who have already established our own businesses will treat all of you as employees in our own restaurants. In other words, if you fail to satisfy them…"

"You’ll be expelled!"

"Good luck to you all. The first day’s activities begin…"

A beautiful woman with delicate features, a stunning figure, a soft and sweet voice, and a traditional outfit stood on the platform in a kitchen.

"Alright, everyone in our group is here now. My assignment is for you to work in pairs and cooperate with each other. Uh… why is there one extra person? Then you three can form a group. More people means more strength, okay? No need to thank me."

With a warm, friendly smile on her face, Inui Hinako, who was secretly quite wicked by nature, pointed at Xu Yue and the two people standing beside him as she spoke in her soft, sweet voice.

Inui Hinako, second seat of the Elite Ten Council from the 80th class, Shinomiya Kojiro’s junior, an expert in traditional Japanese cuisine. She was beautiful, had an incredible figure, and seemed gentle as water, yet she was also quite black-hearted and loved teasing people.

As Xu Yue looked at the instructor judging this class, his heart remained completely unmoved. He simply let the two familiar people beside him enthusiastically greet him.

"Yo, brother, we meet again."

"Student Xu Yue, we’ll have to keep working hard and cooperate with each other this time too!"

The familiar Blondie, the familiar Glasses—still these two juicers. Xu Yue could feel the space’s malice overflowing…