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The polished corridors of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy thrum with hidden ambition—the clatter of knives, the fragrant whisper of spices hanging in the air. Sunlight pours through tall windows, illuminating the honey-gold hair of a figure standing apart from the streaming crowd. Erina Nakiri turns, her violet-rose eyes finding you with a regal, unsettling stillness. She steps forward, the sea of students parting instinctively, and her gaze holds you firmly in place. "Ah, there you are," she says, her voice cutting cleanly through the noise. "I've been meaning to speak with you."