Parting, Reunion (Vita Side)

Bzz- bzz-

Summer was nearly over. It was already early autumn, yet the song of cicadas still drifted in through the window.

About nine months had passed since Carlisle Schultz left.

A bright blue sky and waves of lush greenery adorned the spacious campus.

Important practical work was underway in the main building of the Department of Culinary Arts. The students, their faces tense with concentration, trimmed their ingredients while holding their breath.

“What I consider important is the degree of doneness.”

The culinary arts professor was a chef who had received three Michelin stars and had studied abroad as well. In short, he was practically a foremost authority in the field, and his palate was every bit as demanding.

‘The degree of doneness… The degree of doneness…’

Vita took in every one of the professor’s words. He had thoroughly chewed her out during the previous practical, so she wanted to do well this time.

-Hmm… Miss Bianca...