Right now I was happily walking through the city, humming. How could I not? I just got myself an Imperial as a teacher. In the game, it was some boy from a village who had the chance to be the Bow Empress's disciple.
As for whether I have talent in the bow, I am not scared of it much because of what the Bow Empress once said in the game.
"It's a pity I didn't find you earlier, your talent for the bow even surpasses mine."
So I do not worry about not having talent in the bow. Plus, there was a deeper reason for why I chose the bow too. Leaving all that aside, now I am walking through the less popular area of the city. The city itself was very huge, and now I was in a crowded area with lots of people moving around.
"Young master, if you are hungry, we can go to a well-reputed shop nearby," Mia suggested anxiously.
But I was adamant to follow my decision. "Don't worry, Mia, I just want to have a taste of the commoner's food."
Saying so, I followed the path to a certain shop. Arriving at the location, I gave the shop an inspecting look. 'Umm, it's just as in the game.'
The shop I was standing in front of was just a small restaurant, with just one level and a board hanging on the top of Richard's restaurant.
Opening the door, I entered inside. The first thing I saw was the gathering of men inside eating their food as if their life depended on it. All of them had one thing in common: the look of pure ecstasy while eating the food. Walking inside, I looked for a seat while staring into the kitchen.
Right now, an old man was moving frantically in the kitchen, wearing the chef's uniform. While he looked old with white hair and wrinkles, the way his body moved with energy while handling the ingredients said otherwise. I used the read function to get more information.
Power: Origin Level 10
Title: berserker of the battlefield, the food critic, the food traveler, chef of taste....etc
Description: traveling the world spreading the taste of his food
loves to eat different exotic food ]
'So that's him in real life, huh?' Richard Gale, a powerhouse focusing on close combat, is more than that, a vivid lover of food and cooking. He goes around the world spreading his cooking and tasting new foods. He is 105 years old and looks like an old man, while Eleanor is in her 145 and still looks like she is in her 20s. That tells you the difference between the Origin Level and an Imperial.
The reason I came here was to make him teach me cooking.
To be a good cook? Hell no!! There is a hidden quest to be completed when you meet Richard's. Once you learn cooking from him and if he is satisfied, he might give you something that might "coincidentally" turn out to be a treasure for you.
I was simply using the information part of the shop to look into the current locations of the capture targets and coincidentally found that currently, his shop was in my dukedom.
After giving out our order, we waited for the food to be delivered. Mia and the guards were visibly nervous. After all, we were currently in a normal shop without any proof of food hygiene.
After 10 mins, our food was served. It was simple food, with rice, bread, and soups. Taking the soup, I scooped it a bit and put it in my mouth.
My eyes widened as a large number of flavors exploded in my mouth, and I had to be careful not to swallow my tongue.
'Delicious, just delicious. Maybe I should learn his cooking more seriously!'
Seeing their young master eating the food with pure happiness, the rest gathered their courage and gave it a taste.
"What's this? How can it be so tasty!"
"This is better than the chefs at our mansion!"
The maid and the guards were soon conquered by the food. After the scrumptious lunch, I stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
"Grandpa, were you the one who made this food?"
I stood in front of Richard and beamed with admiring eyes, my action catching the attention of a few of the people. Richard turned towards me, his questioning eyes looking down at me.
"Yes, I was the one. Why do you want to know, kid?"
His answer 'excited' me, and I 'exclaimed':
"Then can you teach me how to cook?"
"Young master, what are you doing? You can't go around asking strangers to teach you."
Mia arrived beside me and whispered.
"Don't worry, Mia, I just want him to teach me cooking; his food is better than the ones the chef makes back home."
While Mia and I were discussing, Richard spoke.
"Boy, why do you want to learn to cook?"
"Because I want to make good food for my mother!"
Richard raised an eyebrow, nodding. I continued.
"Mother is now always working hard, and she is tired too, so I wanted to make tasty food for her."
I 'innocently' explained my ambition.
"Young master, you..."
Mia teary-eyed looked at me as if I couldn't get any cuter. My answer brought Richard to a daze for a moment.
"Kid, don't you think that cooking and being a chef is not great?"
"No, anything that can make my family happy and give them a smile is a great thing to me."
My answer stumped him for a bit, but after that, he laughed out loud.
"Good, good, I like your answer, kid. So sure, I will teach you some cooking."
I happily smiled at that answer.
"You better be here at 8 am every morning if you wanna learn."
I nodded to his answer and happily started going home without any worries, not knowing that the wheels of fate started to change.