The Place Where I Belong

Chapter 18

Previously...

While he watches his new teacher that is walking while humming, his eyes are blaming from determination.

'New life is now waiting for me starting from this point. This is my new life that I would never waste. Every obstacle in my path will go down with my past that I left behind.'

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"Are you not going to rest?"

"I'll clean this first and then, practice some..."

Just like what they talked about yesterday, Cale started working right away. For someone who is new here, his job is to help the chef and at the same time is to help the other worker to clean.

It's already night but Cale is still in the kitchen to clean the leftover mess that the other cleaner left. He just wants to make sure it is clean just like what his former chef teached him.

Supposedly this morning, he planned to train with his master that he just gained yesterday but the man has a sudden work to attend that leaves Cale a time to practice his cooking.

"After you clean this, you can go to the other kitchen. You know the other side, right? You will find a kitchen there." He must be talking about the side of the inn where the employee's room, as well as Cale and Rock's room are located. "No one will disturb you there. But don't stay late, alright?"

Before Mack completely leaves, he wishes for the young boss's successful dish.

Right after cleaning, he went to the said kitchen and opened it with the keys that the head chef left to him.

He is pretty sure that he mentioned that they rarely use the kitchen, so he expected to see a dirty kitchen but turns out it is more clean than the other one.

-- mm? You also packed raw food?

Cale grinned at the question that was asked in his mind.

It was before he left the territory, he made sure his needs were complete that would last at least for one month, since his new chef (now former) rarely cooked for him, he stole every food stock instead.

-- Cutie, why did you learn to cook?

The young Jour asked. Still, Cale ignored them and continued marginading the whole chicken. After that, he put it on the iron stove with a normal heat.

-- cutie, i'm asking you (pout)

-- are you not going to answer us, Cale sweetheart?

Now that makes Cale flinch. Unlike the young Jour who talked childishly, the older Jour talked as a mother who was scolding her child.

"The thing is... what are your questions again?"

-- Really, why did you learn to cook? Did they neglect you?

-- they dare to mistreat my cutie! Tell me their name!

Cale can't think of an answer for that question.

If his mother found out what happened, she would be so disappointed, not to him, but to everyone she trusted to take care of her child.

Fortunately, Jour understands his behaviour, even though she really wants to know what makes her son run away from home, she changes the topic right away.

-- the real question is, how can you hear me? I mean, us?

-- right. I didn't know it was possible for us to hear the former owner of the power. Or is it just Cale's case?

-- I think it would be better if the annual rings of life merged together once again.

-- so mean.

"But mother, is hearing the ancient power's past owners really not a... thing?"