"Trash—"
"Garbage—"
"Dump it all! Dump them all for me!"
Huff, huff.
Startled from a nightmare, Tiqie Helinai's unfocused pupils took more than ten seconds to gradually come together and spark with a hint of liveliness.
She threw back the covers, glanced at the alarm clock by her bed, and bolted upright, remembering that today was the day the finals began. The main Food Duel of Section A was supposed to start promptly at 11 in the morning, yet it was already nine o'clock.
She hurriedly changed her clothes and dashed out, but as she reached the staircase, the faint sound of conversation from the first-floor diner relaxed her tense nerves. The girl patted her chest to catch her breath and straightened her slightly curled blonde hair, then descended the stairs with a more composed pace.
"Oh, Eriina, you're awake!"
