“The flavor of your sauce is the best.”
“……..And if that sauce was taken from the recipe of others?”
“That’s an obvious thing. How many people you think there are in the world that has their own recipe? If you don’t do weird things like molecular gastronomy, it would be difficult.”
“That’s right. ……..But why do you seem more adult today?”
The reply didn’t come back.
The breakfast was blueberry yoghurt with toasted rye bread, butter with the aroma of basil, rolled bacon, and a spanish omelette with a lot of tomato paste. Jo Minjoon ate a bite and said.
“That Tess Gilly, how is she doing nowadays? Is she quiet?”
A lot of time has passed. It has already been almost a month since that case. Yesterday the 14th episode was broadcasted. The contents was about the mission when the top 6 remained. Now, the remaining broadcasts were three. Quarter finals, semi finals, and the finals.
‘……..And there are only two missions left now.’
Jo Minjoon’s expression became serious. Kaya gulped the rye bread smeared with butter and said.
“As she makes the case bigger, it would also be announced that she is stupid. And if she’s not dumb, she won’t do it anymore. She will keep saying something but…… I don’t know. Martin seems to be handling it somehow.”
“Even so, compared to before you are calmer.”
“Even if I do get angry, only I will be at a loss. Even so, back in the days there were many who badmouthed my past. If there is a difference to then, it would be that I can see what happens in the internet. So if I don’t, it ends there.”
“You thought well.”
“You are acting that way again. I told you not to treat me like a kid?”
“Right. You aren’t a kid anymore.”
Jo Minjoon smiled. It was a smile that was mixed with satisfaction and bitterness. The complete Kaya Lotus he remembered was slowly manifesting on her. It was something to welcome, but he was also that much fretful because it getting more difficult to chase her back.
‘At least until the finals…..’
He was sorry for Anderson, but he wanted to be the one that would battle Kaya at the last mission instead of anyone else. Even if he did lose, it didn’t matter. A prize of 300 thousand dollars and Grand Chef’s fame, that was all for the second place. But the important thing was whether he could become that kind of chef or not.
“Anyways, why isn’t Anderson coming?”
“I don’t know. He may be exercising somewhere. That impostor.”
“Impostor? Ah……Are you talking about that time when he said that Martin called you?”
“Right. He’s somewhat weird. Isn’t it that he has some kind of disease? Why does he pull those kind of pranks? We aren’t that close to be doing that.”
Kaya pressed the omelette. The tomato paste pierced through the yellow texture of the omelette and flowed like blood. As he turned his sight because of the horrifying feeling, he saw Anderson getting in from the kitchen’s door.
“Are you going to eat?”
“A yoghurt and bread is enough for me.”
Anderson talked like that and sat on the place with a thud. He only sat on the nearest chair, but that seat was next to Kaya of all things. Kaya glared Anderson and raised her dish and moved next to Jo Minjoon. The regrettable thing was that Anderson’s seat was in front of her.