

Erina seems quite angry at this setup, as she believes Mana no longer cares about the "weak" chefs and uses her to take them all out, leaving the "superhuman" chefs left in the competition. Not much was known about the relationship between mother and daughter however, Erina reveals that Mana is in control of BLUE and had set Erina's bracket to match against one Noir Chef after another. Mana is the biological mother of Erina as well as the bookmaster of the WGO.

After defeating Azami and Central, Senzaemon announced his retirement and entrusted Erina to become the new Headmaster of Tōtsuki. Senzaemon has faith in Erina's abilities and grants her considerable freedom, but regrets that he is unable to undo the effects of Azami's abuse on his own. Erina holds deep respect for her grandfather, tending to see him as an authority figure rather than a family member. It was Senzaemon who rescued Erina from her father's abuse, taking legal custody for the remaining duration of her childhood. Patriarch of the Nakiri Family and the prime founder of the Tōtsuki Organization, Senzaemon is Erina's maternal grandfather and a living legend in the culinary world.

2 Tōtsuki Culinary Academy: Elite Ten Council.
