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Can I know the relationship of Masae to the other 91st relationship students? Like also her other dorm mates!

Of course you can! I’m so happy with all the questions she’s getting!!

Elite Ten

♥  Nene Kinokuni - They do consider each other as friends. Masae respects her greatly and thinks that she’s someone who’s capable of several things. She never wanted to mess with her in any single way. Sometimes in shock when Kuga freely jokes around about her. Later on in the series, they get closer.

Initially, she might have been a bit scared of Nene because of her ranking so high in the Elite Ten and also how she seems cold to several people. However, she’s met all kinds of people after working in a diner for so long, so she wasn’t scared after some meetings. When she was new, Nene also was the one to explain some other things about Totsuki that she didn’t know. She trusted Nene, but she wasn’t sure if she trusted her back.

♥ Isshiki Satoshi - He’s one of the people who’s the easiest to talk to! Sometimes she pays a visit to their dorm if she doesn’t have to do anything for her family in free days. She actually likes his accompany, and she thinks the atmosphere in the Polar Star Dormitory is one of the best ones out there yet!

They were friends since they communicated quite well, even if it was her first day in the school. He also doesn’t mind about her background of working in a diner, and he actually gave her some information he knows about fruits and vegetables! She also loves hearing him talking about his dorm mates, and she can’t help but smile as he does. Sometimes, she talks about her dorm mates with him too. They end up chatting for some minutes. They’re actually close!

♥ Kuga Terunori - A person who tends to joke around and has high confidence. That’s what she thought of him at first, and she felt at ease around him. Her confidence can never match his. They talk a lot to each other a lot, ever since the first day they met- since he did wonder about her diner. He did end up going there once, and he thought that her cooking was actually delicious. She actually appreciated the compliment, and she gains more confidence after this.

Their first meeting wasn’t the best. Kuga brought up her diner and said it might not be special. However, Masae spoke up and tried to defend the diner, but it later on showed her less confident side. After the initial meeting, it became better when Kuga decided to show his more playful side to her. He even said that if he ate there, she better do her best and her confidence shouldn’t hinder her from making the dish. They’re close friends now because of constant talks!

♥ Eizan Etsuya - She was too polite. She didn’t want to disturb him from any of his “calls”. She first wondered on why he had several calls, but after hearing some things from other people, she knew on why he had so many. They started as an acquaintances, but she didn’t really trust him because of what people said.

Even if she didn’t trust him with her whole heart, she did know that he’s actually a great help to Totsuki. He was in the Elite Ten for his cooking and also because of business. Being great at those two? That’s really amazing! She doesn’t try to bother talking to him too much,  mostly because she thinks he’s a busy man who has to use his time wisely. Eizan on the other hand, does know what she can do, but he doesn’t pay too much attention

♥ For Shoko and Julio… I’m sorry… They didn’t appear too much, so I can’t really comment about it! At most I can just think they’re acquaintances unless I know more about them! I can just think that Masae was a bit triggered with his comment about the Polar Star Dormitory, since she heard stories from Isshiki and has been there. For Shoko, she would be looking at her… face once she was defeated by Megishima.

Dorm Mates

♥ Kaoru Atitarn - They were best friends ever since middle school! At least the second year of middle school. Kaoru was famous because he did theater and music in their old school. Masae, on the other hand, was famous because she was one of the greatest chefs in school. Let’s say something happened, and that’s what made them closer. Their backstories are in my DA account!

They both enter Totsuki, and it was a surprise to the both of them since they never mentioned it to one another. But honestly, Kaoru thought he was pretty dumb for not being able to guess his best friend will be in Totsuki. Usually, he’s seen with her and they have a sibling bond with one another. Normally, Masae has to pull him away from talking to women because he’s a flirt. He’s got the charisma, but Masae thinks there are things to focus on more besides that.

♥ Dai Adachi - They met before she entered their Dormitory. Soaring Land Dormitory was a dorm that was somewhere in Tokyo. People believed that people who lived in this dorm was considered rich. However, if you don’t want to pay for any additional fees, there was a challenge for the Totsuki students. They had to make a dish that will satisfy majority of the judges. Bad thing: you only have one trial or else you have to pay. Dai reveals he was already a part of the dorm, since he’s been there since middle school.

After the whole thing, Dai was the first one to Congratulate Masae besides Kaoru. When it was said that they’ll be additional chefs to the dorm if ever there are visitors was the catch, Kaoru and Masae accepted. She and Dai are often seen in the large living room, playing some card games or chatting about the day. They’re close friends, and they’re nothing more than that.

♥ Christelle Morin - They also met the same day she met Dai. But in the contrary, she was more quiet. She observed how Kaoru and Masae cooked and she believed that they were siblings. Mostly because Kaoru would go “Sis” at times and this confused Christelle a whole lot. She did believe they had great potential, and she knew they were going to pass from the start. 

She didn’t bother talking to Masae until the night because of the small feast they had after there were 2 additions to the large dormitory they had. Masae talked to them about her family diner and Christelle was the first one to bring up that she will be the first one to eat there. After a few weeks, they become close friends and Christelle does comment that Masae was no ordinary diner chef, but she wouldn’t say that to her face.

Others

♥ Rentaro Kusunoki - He was the person she was up against once the Autumn Election came. When she knew this, she was very nervous and Kaoru was the one to comfort her, saying he believed in her. Sadly, she lost and she felt like breaking down on stage. He looks at the score once again, and he say it was 3-2 match. It was close, but he had too much of a pride to bring that up. 

Some seconds later, she actually calms down once someone stands up and yells that she did her best. Rentaro and her exchange each other’s food and he comments that she did rather well, but there was something missing. While she decided to feed his ego and tell him that he was the obvious winner. After this, they do talk, but nothing too much. It’s hard to determine if they’re friends or not.

♥ Mea Yanai - After the whole thing of the Autumn Election, she actually talked to Masae and said she didn’t need to feel too bad because Rentaro was one of the well known students because of his unique specialty. She did tell her something that Rentaro didn’t bring up, and it was the closeness of the score. Masae quickly counters saying it was only by coincidence, and Rea pouts.

She points out that if she said that to Rentaro, he wouldn’t accept the word “coincidence” and say he’s going to be his hot-headed usual self and told her to just accept the skills she had. Quickly, that’s how the conversation ended and this confuses Masae. They’re more of acquaintances than anything.

♥ Rui and Shigemichi - Sadly there’s not enough of them so I can’t really guess on how they could be… Luckily Rentaro and Mea had some parts where they actually converse and I could guess how they act… Most likely not enemies? Just acquaintances?

♥ Kanichi Konishi - He was a part of the Don RS! She holds those kinds of foods a very special place in her heart since those were the typical foods that her mother would cook, since she mostly focused on Japanese food when she cooks. She couldn’t really make something fancy since she’s a very busy woman. Once she showed interests about the Research Society, she was asked if she wanted to join.

Sadly, she denied because she wasn’t so sure if she wanted to join anything yet. However, they do end up being friends! She would often drop by the Research Society and ask if something new was going on! This also happens even if Ikumi already joined the Don RS, where she was still excited to know more about it!

♥ Tetsuji Kabutoyama - Since he’s one of the people who is in a research Society, Masae actually does appreciate his talent and think that his specialty is pretty amazing. The fact that he shows deep care about his club and the pride he has for being in it, she was actually inspired to do better because of him. She also did enjoy having small talks with him here and there.

She even pays a visit to his Research Society’s stall in the Moon Banquet Festival to buy something from it, and she also did the same to some other places in the Moon Banquet Festival. Such would be to Chinese Cuisine RS as a promise to Kuga, and to the place where Nene served her food. A year after, when she heard about him having the possibility to be expelled, she was greatly upset on how things were and how the judges voted.

♥ Kiyoshi Godabayashi - Since he’s also in an RS, she has shown to respect him but she never really talked to him as much. She does appreciate learning more about it though! However, when Erina takes his RS down for the first time, she actually felt bad on how it ended up and wished that there was another way. But she knew that Erina Nakiri would be truly hard to defeat in a shokugeki so she could predict the outcome.

♥ Hanako Fujioka (belongs to @polar-stars!) - Masae actually looks up to Hanako! She might want to say it to her directly, but she’s too scared to know her reaction if she does. Would she think it would be weird if she suddenly thought that? It’s mostly because Hanako is goal-oriented and she actually thinks that’s an important factor in being a chef! She also does consider her as hard working, and she looks up to her because of that!

Maybe they can have some casual talk sometimes! If something, Kaoru will most likely be more care-free in talking to Hanako than Masae, but this often leads to Masae trying to drag her best friend away, saying she’s too busy so he shouldn’t take time in trying to flirt or whatever with her. In reality, Masae is actually concerned for her because of how she works so hard, and she wonders if she gets enough rest. Kaoru is more open in showing it more than Masae- since she respects her too much and her decisions

Thank you again for this wonderful question! It might be a lot but I did enjoy writing this! Hopefully, I didn’t miss anyone out…