Back To the Beginning
Seeking Certainty

Sure enough, tonight's even a night of food competition between Nick and Eli. They both had to agree on three types of food that they would make first, and then handed over to the jury. By the way, the jury is all of us who were not involved in the match.

Nick and Milin were already in the battlefield they were both in the kitchen there, while we were waiting for the results of their cooking in the main room while sitting back and forth.

"Who will win this time?" ask Eve to open the topic.

"Maybe, Brother Nick as before again," replied Foys giving his opinion.

"But didn't Eli have a chance tonight?"

"Hmm, when viewed from the performance improvement... He had gone through many problems and obstacles in cooking all this time. Surely his ability will improve with it. Maybe he'll win this time."

"Evenience... If that's true, it'll be a new history here, won't it?"

"But don't underestimate Nick. His abilities must also have increased."

"Then, we'll see the results."

"If you support who?" fays asked towards me and Noland.

"Over this time, we still haven't tried the cuisine of the two of them separately. So we're still not clear about that."

"Whoever wins, I just want to eat as soon as possible" I replied honestly.

"Ha! You're infected by me!" said Eve came over to me and hugged straight from the side and acted like the teacher had finished his task.

"Don't be too confident! I'm just hungry right now. How many minutes will they finish?"

"Don't look for the sure thing right now. They could've spent half an hour more to finish one meal."

"Just right... If only for three foods spend a lot of time, what about the other foods?"

"Just be calm about it, this time they're making their best meal, so it's worth spending a while. But for the rest of the food, they could finish it as fast as lightning. That's their day-to-day job" Jack explained.

"So, what should we do now? just waiting?"

"Don't worry, I've brought some snacks for the problem!" said Eve while lifting her basket onto the table.

Eve pulled some things out of her basket. There is...

"Ep... What does it mean snack? isn't that all just booze?" asked Noland.

Foys brought out many types of liquor on the table and was near Jack.

"Ah, yes... You're underage, yeah..."

"Eve, what have you been thinking of us all this time?"

"He was like that" Foys said as if he was used to it.

"Quietly, for you I have something."

Eve went back to the contents of her basket in search of something that the boys could enjoy.

"Here we go!" said Eve found what she was looking for.

Eve took out a long bottle of orange liquid inside and placed it in front of us.

"It... What's?" foys asked the drink in front of him.

"That's a drink from orange juice, which is trending right now. You guys fit in with that!"

"Are you sure it's good to drink, the color is striking."

"It's okay, I just bought it this afternoon. Honey if I throw it away."

"Dispose? Why banished?" ask Noland curiously.

"When I bought it, I thought it would be what I expected when I read it in the paper. But... I seem to like him less. It's more suitable for you!"

"But, isn't liquor worse than that?" I asked Eve.

"Hhh, it seems like the adult world is very different" Foys lamented.

"Wait a minute, it's just me, or can you see Chloe looking different now?" said Jack.

Ah yes! Chloe, I forgot about her. I had to pay attention so that he would not feel bored and consider himself very far away from us.

I turned to look at Chloe's seat beside me to see her condition. But I was surprised to see something I hadn't seen in weeks.

Chloe's mysterious attitude relapses again.

He was silent with his blank stare while looking towards something in front of him.

He is like this, a time like this.

Noland who also seems to be aware and surprised by Chloe's mysterious appearance and starts to do something she can.

"Chloe, do you hear me?" noland asked to confirm Chloe's whereabouts.

A few seconds passed, but there was no reply. Chloe really wasn't there.

"What's wrong with her? is he sulking from boredom?" fays asks confused by Chloe's appearance.

"Chloe, we're watching you! So let's have fun together!" jack got up from his seat and walked over to Chloe.

Halfway through, I forcefully stopped Jack from approaching Chloe because I didn't know what would happen if something disturbed him in those circumstances.

"What's up, Arthur? Why are you at it"

"Sorry, Jack. But for now, don't approach him first. I'll tell you why later. Please understand."

Chloe's mysterious condition is needed at this time to seek the certainty we're looking for. All right, whoever it is in Chloe, give us a way of hope.

From staring blankly, Chloe's eyes pointed at me and glared at me sharply. This is the first time I've been seen in such a situation.

"Hey-hey what is this?!" foys was confused.

"Is Chloe okay? he's different than he used to be" Eve said.

Undeterred by the question from the two of them Chloe kept looking at me sharply and immediately said one word.

"Slow."

One word came out of his mouth. I thought at first he couldn't speak, it turned out he could be yes. and whatever word came out the first time 'slow' somehow I felt offended by that word.

Tampa spent a lot of time again, Chloe jumped out of her seat and walked towards somewhere with all of us confused by her attitude.

Chloe walked as if there would be no one blocking her path, not even anyone daring to approach her.

Chloe kept walking, walked into the counter area of the restaurant and headed for a drawer in a long closet.

"You guys..."

Chloe stared intently at the drawer for a while and turned her body towards us who were watching it from a distance. He stood next to her and pointed at the drawer with his tiny finger.

"Frontida."

Chloe once again said a foreign word to me. Looking for an explanation I looked around me. Noland, Foys, Eva just kept watching.... And Jack...

"You guys really... I didn't expect this... Have you been after that all this time?! Who are you guys really?"

What's the matter? Is that true?! That lost royal treasure??! YEAHHH!

Ekm, but before that we have to finish this first. It looks like the drawer is locked very tightly, so we can't just pick it up and get out of here. So, we must speak heart to heart first to ask permission from them.

I don't know if they're criminals or what... I have to be careful about what might happen. Which way will we escape if something is dangerous?

"Can't be... Are you guys really people from the kingdom?!" said Foys beside me.

"I'm sorry, we're not people from any kingdom. For the time being. We're just ordinary people who happen to pass by."