Chapter 148 - Chapter 148: Taste of a Master (4) (2/2)

“A while ago…so i’ at the semi finals When I was left with Kaya, ANderson and Chloe……We spoke about what kind of restaurant anted to run”

“And what kind of restaurant did you want to run?”

“One just like this one A quiet and cozy place That when customers come and tell me the dish they want, I cook it if it’s possible But honestly speaking, even if this is a wish, it’s not a dream”

“And why don’t you dream about this?”

“It’s not realistic Of course, this store is a I think that it is possible because of the aet that skill, it will take tens of years I’reedyI want to cook all of the rare and precious ingredients in the world under the most perfect kitchen tools I don’t want to be in a silent countryside kitchen, but a kitchen that’s filling with people like a city Perhaps, that reed of a chef, and redients in front of ashi+no………”

Jo Minjoon looked at his fist holding the spoon His eyes treent feeling I want to walk a bit faster, and farther if possible Is this a bad thought?”

Rachel extended her hand with a regretful face and placed it on Jo Minjoon’s back Rachel’s hands softly stroke his back She asked

“What do you think about me?”

“Yes?”

“That do you think my dream is? As a chef”

“……Mm, don’t you want to resurrect Rose Island just like when your husband was alive?”

“Then, aent?”

Jo Minjoon couldn’t reply hurriedly He was careful about judging her teacher’s eing for his answer In the end he could only open his mouth

“Are you……in a hurry?”

“Yeah Really”

Rachel replied shortly SHe also had her age But of course, being in your sixties nowadays wasn’t being that old, but you didn’t knohen an illness would appear It was a useless worry, but she couldn’t do anything about feeling uneasy A day faster She wanted to restore the sight of those days

“But I don’t dislike this urgency of ret I feel makes ency Although you ulp you down……It can rather become your food”

“…Thank you, teacher I certainly feelthose words”

“You are a cool man And one day, you will also become a cool chef”

“But teacher……”

Jo Minjoon opened hisbut he shut hishe wanted to say But it was difficult to say it in front of Rachel’s warm expression Jo Minjoon’s lips closed And when his ain, the words that ca to say

“My ston I will have to empty my stomach I will be able to eat more when there isit? You can just rest”

“No It’s because these are dishes that make me want to eat it even if I have to do that I will come back immediately”

Jo Minjoon left Rachel just put the fish in her ot cheith her teeth, a blood flavor ca just like a boashi+no

“It’s a really good dish Thank you”

“I think that you have a really funny disciple”

“Funny……Yes, he is You saw that he got the water breith green onions right? He’s that sensitive of a kid No, he’s not only sensitive He oes on a dish if he tries it”

If people that didn’t know about it listened to it, they should have gotten surprised, but there was no change in Higashi+no’s expression Rachel looked at hie face

“Aren’t you surprised? You already knew it? Or you can’t believe it?”

“There will be no reason for someone at your level to lie like that to tease an old man like me I believe in you But it’s not that I already knew”

“But your reaction is quite calet startled at”

At Higashi+no’s blunt answer, Rachel looked at hiretful It wasn’t even her ability, but did she find the fun on people getting surprised at Minjoon’s ability? Rachel opened her mouth

“It is not? So than others ate your dish Isn’t it obvious for you to get curious and ask his opinion?”

“It is a good thing Having an absolute taste as a customer But in the end he is also a customer He’s not that special”

“How is he not different? He can evaluate your dish in the most absolute and objective way”

“What does that change then? If that youth says that my dish wasn’t delicious, does that mean that I have fed non delicious food to the people that visited my store all those years?”

“Of course that’s not it But he will be able to feel a more precise flavor and on another di absolute in food And there’s also no low and high in food If it’s soashi+no’s sh there was certainness in his eyes about what he had said, Rachel had her own certainness Because she knew so And that was her husband If Higashi+no had also seen Daniel by his side……He wouldn’t be able to say the sah and lows At least, that’s what I think”

“Just what is it that pushes you to that inferiority complex?”

At the word inferiority coh and shook his head

“That was too heavy”

“……It’s fine Instead, let me ask you a question What’s the reason you opened up a restaurant like this?”

Higashi+no didn’t answer for a moment and just looked at Rachel He could not answer if he didn’t want to But he didn’t knohy he couldn’t stay still Higashi+no slowly opened hisfelt like a ho, and if you like cooking you obviously have to play and enjoy with it That’s why I opened up this restaurant”

“I can’t do that”

Rachel answered with a blunt voice The ashi+no flinched at that moment

“The homework you didn’t solve and left it, I will have to solve it”

Rachel’s eyes rolled slowly And what those eyes saas Jo Minjoon walking out of the toilet A war with that kid”

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Translator : Subak

Proofreader : Saihikawa