Thinking about that situation, she felt the problem with Tess Gilly to be a minor thing. Jo Minjoon, who felt her gaze, turned his face and put on a strange face.
“What is it? What are those pitiful eyes?”
“Don’t interpret other’s eyes like you wish. Go quickly. I can’t go in because of you.”
“……….And why are you this hurried?”
Jo Minjoon moved his feet to go inside the restaurant, On the Lake. Inside the restaurant hall, the judges were seated at different tables. At each table, there were two chairs on the side opposite of the judges. Joseph, who was seated at the middle, raised his hand and said.
“Ah, you came. Take a seat since it’s more comfortable. You have to go with the person you are the most comfortable with.”
Even at those words that were heard to be ill tempered, Anderson didn’t even hesitate for a moment and sat in front of Joseph. Jo Minjoon hesitated for a moment. First, he didn’t want to seat in front of Emily. It wasn’t that he disliked her but, it was burdensome. On the other side, he was more comfortable with Alan and Joseph and he could depend on them.
In the end, the table Jo Minjoon chose was Alan’s. Chloe, that saw that and wanted to follow his back, Kaya got one step before her. She sat next to Jo Minjoon and crossed her arms, and while Chloe was hesitating, Sasha sat next to Anderson. And of course, Chloe and Ivanna went to Emily’s table. Each judge opened their mouth. It was a voice that only those who were seated with them could hear.
“Do you know what restaurant is this?”
At Alan’s question, Jo Minjoon and Kaya shook their heads. There was no way for Jo Minjoon to know of a restaurant in this far away land, and Kaya couldn’t possibly be interested about such a luxurious restaurant as this. Alan continued speaking with a calm voice.
“On the Lake. Although it doesn’t have a Michelin star, that’s not because it’s not delicious, but because evaluators don’t come here. It has that good of a reputation. Check your surroundings.”
The inside of the restaurant had a clean and white feeling. Unlike the places that wanted to make an atmosphere and made the place dark, sunlight shone through the big windows and the lamps that were hanging on the ceiling shone so strongly their eyes hurt.
The greatest spectacle was the scenery that could be seen beyond the lake. When you looked at the lake that was shining with a blue light, it made you feel calm just like you have come to travel. At that moment, many kinds of fishes or seafood were placed in front of them. They thought of it as normal, since the restaurant was on a lake. But the problem was the thing that was next to the dish.
‘……….Recipe?’
What Jo Minjoon saw with his eyes wasn’t the window. A piece of paper that had the recipe written was placed next to it. As he slightly glanced at the other tables, the situation was similar. Only, that the contents of the dish was different. In front of Joseph was pasta or risotto, and in front of Emily was dishes that was clearly an appetizer at first glance. The moment he saw that, Jo Minjoon could vaguely guess the contents for this mission. Joseph raised his voice.