Episode 3

A week has past, Emily visited the store every day and every time she arrived, the woman offers a deal with Xen and the result is the same, he isn’t taking the offer.

Today, Outro receive it first letter after a while, Xen have never seen a letter before. Brown envelope with a silver seal and his name written on it, which mean it a meeting invitation or an announcement. Inside it was an announcement about the New Resources Tournament, Chef Orb host them every 10 years, a selection tournament to find the God of Cookery. It’s the highest rank of a chef can achieve and whoever hold that tittle can be honored to work at the Chef Orb for the rest of their life. They also allow to open their own restaurant with high distinguish certificate on the Orb and free to use the special ingredients provided from the Orb. Overall, it is every chef dream.

Xen is thrilled, this must be what Emily been talking about. He doesn’t like the Orb, but the prizes are very appealing. Master usually laugh whenever he heard Xen rambling about the tittle and how to win it. But the tournament last for a month and a half, Xen can’t close the store that long just for a tournament. Besides, he doesn’t want waste his time with the amateurs.

Emily came to the store again today, still doesn’t like the fact that Xen turned her offer down. Entered the store, she noticed the brown envelop on the table, an invitation letter from the Orb. It must be the tournament about to happen, normally it’s open in fall. If Xen received the letter which mean he has been summoned for the tournament, and she can guarantee that the man will win with his skills and knowledge. And when he becomes the next God of Cookery, she can use him to form an alliance with the Orb. Emily smiled under her skin and formed a plan; every chef dream is to become the God of Cookery so he must not be the exceptional.

“Hey, what are you reading?” She asked, pretending didn’t know anything.

“An invitation for the tournament from the Orb.” Xen replied bluntly “They asked me to join the tournament this year.”

“Well duh, that what I’ve been saying the whole week! For someone skilled like you should participate! I bet that you could win it easily!” She praised.

 “No” Xen replied, “Am not going to.” and threw it away.

“What do you mean by ‘No’! You gotta be kidding me!”

“Am not interesting, that all.”

“Not interesting my ***! Everyone wants to be the God of Cookery, so does you, right?”

“Nope, not a chance.”

After a long paused, Emily know no matter what she said the answer will always be ‘no’. She needs to find a reasonable way to push the man. Thankfully, her intelligent report came in time and the information was really impressive.

“I have investigated the store. Every owner generation of this store were the God of Cookery. You’re their next generation so isn’t it a good reason for you to join the tournament?” She said “Look, I know you’re acting like you didn’t care but please consider the offer again. Tomorrow I will come again and please give me an answer this time.”

That night, Xen couldn’t sleep, he been occupied with what Emily said in the morning. Maybe Emily was right, every generation of the store is the God of Cookery then why he not going to be one. Although he never heard his master tells him about any of this, maybe his Master just want to focus on training and running the restaurant and forgot about the Tournament. But why nobody known about the store, if his Master was the winner and running a store like this it's must have packed with people every day. That night, Xen drown himself with questions until he blacked out. In the next morning, he concluded an answer for Emily.

“I will join tournament.”

“Really?! OMG, Yes!” She jumped and happily giggling.

“I will not guarantee that I can win so please don’t open any betting or illegal things.” He warned.

“Yes, anything you said!” Emily agreed and starts rambling “To join the tournament, you need to fill in the form they sent with the invitation letter and send it back to the Orb. When the list is full, they will send you another letter to prepare yourself and meeting destination. Oh, and I am rooting for your win, Xen.”

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