How to Become the Most Popular Girl at Totsuki

[New serial: "A Whales-Spending Tycoon Takes Control of the Cursed Technique World". Please add it to your favorites!]

The Totsuki student forum once had a viral post:

"Where can I run into Manriyou, the second-year senpai?"

"The Shokugeki arena, the Shokugeki arena, and the Shokugeki arena. But why are you looking for her? Stay away from her! (rolls up sleeves)"

Manriyou, at the top of the academic rankings, knew nothing about the forum chatter.

She was focused on honing her cooking skills, crushing the old orange at the head of the Manri family, and becoming its head herself.

So she spent every day in the Shokugeki arena, beating everyone who challenged her, whether junior, classmate, or senior.

Then the old man assigned her a new fiancé, and the number of people challenging her to Shokugeki suddenly skyrocketed. Some of them were familiar faces.

Manriyou didn't understand why, but she never turned down a challenge and practically treated the arena as her home.

After several Shokugeki matches, her opponents didn't leave. They stood before her, their possessive gazes nearly tangible as they slowly traced her features.

"How am I not as good as him?!"

"I can give you everything he can. Break off the engagement."

"Wait for me a little longer. Soon, you'll be my fiancée again..."

"You said you'd like someone with better cooking skills than you."

"I won the autumn selection. You can keep your promise now."

Manriyou slowly typed a question mark: "?"

Glossary:

Shokugeki: A cooking duel in which both sides wager something of comparable value, then draw a random topic to determine what they'll cook.

The wager can be anything.

Reading Guide:

The female lead is adored by everyone. Everyone loves her. Just enjoy the story.

Updates will be irregular; I'm venting my emotions during exam season.

This is based on one of my old ideas. Some readers may find it familiar, and that's no coincidence. Keep reading (taking the chance to rub your cheeks =w=).

Coming soon: "A Whales-Spending Tycoon Takes Control of the Cursed Technique World"

During her vacation, Izayoi Hanasaki downloaded a mobile game to kill time.

[The Mayor's Life: Starting from Zero]

"Today is your first day as mayor! Look! The citizens are giving you a warm welcome!"

Izayoi Hanasaki stared at the screen, where a white-haired man in a blindfold and a man with a hat were clapping halfheartedly with sour expressions... She didn't feel very welcome.

But no matter. She had money to spare. If an NPC's affection was too low, spending money was always the right choice!

With a wave of her hand, she bought every expensive premium item. Charge them all to my account!

*

The various factions entrenched in the neon-lit city soon noticed that something strange was happening.

Weird buildings were appearing in clusters along the roads.

All sorts of unfamiliar faces were running around the city.

Members of many factions reported that after falling asleep, they were ordered around in their dreams by a "mayor."

They were sent on errands, made to build strange buildings, or put to work on assembly lines in various factories!

Here are some interviews with the victims:

5t5: Sure, I'm handsome, but isn't it a bit much to make me work the front desk at city hall?

Ryomen Sukuna: Terrible service? As if! The King of Heaven himself has never eaten food cooked by me!

Dazai: This is awful! I spend all day slacking off at work, but in my dreams I'm frantically processing documents!

Hat Rack: That mayor made me work as a human crane for a Honmaru construction company that doesn't even have professional qualifications!

Izayoi Hanasaki: Nice. Just as expected of SSR units that can boost production. I'm buying them!

*

"To attract more citizens to your city, build more prestige structures!"

Izayoi Hanasaki looked at the last page of the System shop. She clicked on the Whale-Spending Club's exclusive Capybara Amusement Park, with a stat value of 9999.

Hmm... Where should I put it? There's hardly any open space nearby...

At dawn, Principal Yaga was woken by the children's excited cheers.

He pulled open the curtains.

Overnight, a luxurious amusement park had appeared opposite Tokyo Jujutsu High.

Scowling, he called the "Mayor Hotline." "I've put up with this mayor long enough! Tell her to use her cursed technique and move that amusement park!"

"Um, Mr. Yaga, it was your teacher 5t5 who insisted it be placed there..."

Theme: Earn the affection of others through your own efforts