The next day.
Tiqie Helinai woke up groggy, the window left open from the night before let in a clamorous noise.
She sniffed her nose which seemed to signal a cold, breathing a bit difficult...
She touched her forehead, and it was just cool to the touch, thankfully no fever; Helinai quietly sighed in relief, then got out of bed barefoot and stood in front of the window, looking down at the villa's gate and was immediately startled.
A dark mass of cars had completed the impressive feat of blocking the gate.
IGO Supervisor Shinohara Shigetaro, Gourmet Society Supervisor Catherine, and a man wearing gold-framed glasses with the air of a lawyer, the three of them with serious expressions, were leaving the villa and met with encirclement at the foot of the mountain.
A look of confusion shone in Helinai's eyes.
Hadn't the Shokugeki contract been finalized last night?
