Chapter 213-214 (2/2)
”…You sound quite rebellious today, don't you?”
”Look”
Maya extended her hand out towards hi so heavy
”Now do you see how tired I am?”
”Oh dear, youto the hospital? You don't have to worry about the kitchen We can always get new recruits”
”Ugh, do you really have to respond like that?”
”I' to pick a fight and just go back to the jellies”
”Aren't orking with too much jelly here? It almost feels like I'astrono to o back to work”
Maya pouted and went back to her station Anderson watched all this with a bit of an annoyed expression
”Aren't you being too lax on her?”
”What? What do you mean?”
”She's too relaxed around you”
”We're family inside the kitchen It's better to be relaxed around each other”
”And here I thought Asian fah, case Our fahed a few times as he spoke Anderson looked over hiht? You sure you don't need so the poor thing toosick Don't worry aboutto try to nurse you the ht after Kaya… Dear God, you tere born for each other”
”And here I was thinking you were being nice for once…”
Minjoon shook his head in annoyance Javier handed hiood for the cold”
”Really?”
”No I have no idea, actually But food is always good for the cold, you know?”
Minjoon took his mouth off to take a bite of the crab cake He immediately shook his head It was 6 points A clear failure
”The crab cake itself is well-ranate, right?”
”Yeah Is that weird?”
”Right now, yeah I can't taste ranate It's kind of pointless as a sauce”
”Gotcha Thanks I'll think about it again”
Javier went back to his station to work Break times were the only time when the chefs could spend soan to think about the direction to take with his food
'Kaya's family has a lot of wounds But they don't even have any ether either What should I do to fill the gap between all of the homely But with Minjoon's skill, it was hard for hih-class restaurant with ho the co it It was really no wonder that he would feel a bit hesitant
'There was that weird turkey dish, too'
turducken It was a dish made out of a turkey, duck, and a chicken One would put a duck inside a turkey, a chicken inside the duck, and cook it in the oven It was a dish befitting the Americans' love forchristmas…'
Other demi chefs just had to make food that would fit the holiday theme, but Minjoon had to make Kaya's family happy on top of that It just made Minjoon's job harder, but Minjoon didn't really mind it
A theme It was practically the first time after the competition that he had to work around a theme All the other food he made after the competition didn't really have any theme other than 'ht then
”Yo, try this”
”…You guys think I' the power level of food?”
”You're not?”
Janet looked as if Minjoon had said sohed, and looked over Janet's dish There were quite a few things on it A piece of turkey whose skin was glazed with honey Cannelloni filled with shrimp, and sos all in one dish? The only probleus, roast turkey, shrimp cannelloni and the braised beef's harot quite the score despite such a strange coot a 9 as well It was probably the best Janet could do for now Minjoon picked up a fork
”Is there an order I need to eat it in?”
”Try the cannelloni first I put shri Then try the beef, then the asparagus, and finish it all up with the turkey It'll leave a nice aftertaste on your tongue that way”
”Gotcha”
Minjoon put the cannelloni in his mouth Cannelloni was a type of tubular pasta It seemed to have been baked in the oven, based on its crunchy texture The shrimp inside complemented it well And the aro the customers' attention with it?”
”You can tell?”
”Of course You're being too obvious about it I like it It's really good”
He nodded, and put the other ingredients in his rance carefully covered up the aftertaste of the shrius, and put the turkey in hiswhen he did so
”I thought the honey on the skin wouldn't do too much, but it really adds a lot It makes you salivate a bit more, and makes you feel a bit satiated as well It's awesoht as well become a sous chef with your skill”
”Hmph, stop it with the pointless compliments”
”No, seriously”
Minjoon wasn't the type to lie about stuff like this to begin with Janet knew this as well Her face had a light srin on any other nor to talk
”So, what do you think Rachel would say?”
”I'e…”
Minjoon shtly
”I'd fail it”
”…You know that face of yours is co?”
”But people s tasty”
”It's tasty, but it's not menu-worthy?”
”You know it too, don't you? This would be a in any other restaurant After all, it's tasty, and it's new But how should I say… It doesn't have that oomph It justelse And…”
Minjoon stopped for a second He put a hand on his forehead, and put his h iot you with ”
”It's nothing special I just wanted you to remember that the food of Rose Island is Rachel's food If you're going to ood as what Rachel would et it, so you go rest You look like you're about to faint”
”Being sick is pretty nice, huh? I get to see Janet actually worry about someone”
Minjoon teased the woe to see her worry about so tiry, but Janet just spoke up with a low voice
”I know a person like that A person who ended up suffering a lot because he kept working so hard”
”Suffering?”
”It's nothing Anyway, you need to take care of yourself Your life o to shi+t in an instant otherwise Thanks for tasting my food”
Janet left Minjoon's station immediately afterwards Minjoon decided to leave it, as well He turned to Maya to ask for a favor
”Maya, I' to need to take a nap for thirty minutes Can you wake me up later if I don't come back? I'll be at the break room”
”Yup, sure Hope you feel better afterwards”
Maya responded with a worried voice Minjoon turned to walk towards the break room with a tired face By the tih, he ended up stopping There was someone there before hi her hand at hi soundly on the bed When Minjoon sat down on the sofa, Ella tried to sit next to him Minjoon quickly waved her aith a quiet voice
”Don't You're going to get sick”
”I only get sick once a year I got sick this year already, so it's all good!”
”When did you last get sick?”
”Mmm… January?”
”That's almost a year Don't”
”Awhh…”
Ella lay down next to Minjoon's spot with a sad face Minjoon glanced over at Lisa Seeing how she didn't even wake up when they talked, she must be in real deep sleep
Lisa was the one person suffering the most in this kitchen After all, not only did she have to run her own bakery, she also had to work in Rose Island full time as a baker as well This was the only time she had in the entire day to rest… It made Minjoon feel sorry for her
”I could play with o, but she just sleeps now”
”Good of you not to wake her up though”
”She's tired I don't want to trouble her”
”Ella, what do you want fro for a hot second She grinned happily when she made up her answer
”I want to see mom smile”
”…Mm?”
It was an unexpected answer, to say the least Minjoon was expecting so like food, or a doll, or even a dress
”Mo lets people live longer I want to live with h?”
”Yeah”
”I hope santa helps you out”
”…He ht not I cried a lot this year”
”It's ok, Ella I can talk to Santa I'll tell hiood kid”
”Really?”
”Yeah, really”
”Thanks, uncle You're the best”
Ella looked up to Minjoon with bright eyes, then lay down on his lap Minjoon put up his hands with a panicked face He orried that she ht? Minjoon slowly closed his eyes
'Christ you want to eat for Christmas?”
”Mm… Candy! And Jelly!”
”That's more for Halloween than…”
Minjoon's eyes lost focus right then He had thought of a recipe He could see where he should go with the dish
'Right, with this…!'
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