Delia Yonce and her magical curl

Mark betrays Always Visible Asia

Mark looked at them, and from the looks of it, there was a struggle going on inside him. He knew he had to make a choice that would change everything.

"I... I don't know..." he muttered, but Delia felt him begin to waver.

"Choice is always a risk, but also an opportunity. It's time to act!" she said, using her abilities to amplify her words.

Eventually, Mark nodded slowly.

"Okay. I'll help you. But I need you to cover for me," he said, looking at them hopefully.

Now that Delia and her team had an unexpected ally, they decided that they needed to interrogate him to find out the full details of his betrayal and the Convention's plans. Mark seemed ready to open up, knowing he had no other choice. Delia, Edwin, and the rest of the team sat around a table in one of the temporary labs. Mark finally exhaled and began to talk about his missions.

"Okay, look," he began, avoiding eye contact. "I'm not just a traitor. I was part of a team that created cooking traps for new recruits to test how well they could work under pressure."

The team exchanged confused looks.

"Cooking traps?" Edwin asked, trying to figure out what exactly he meant.

"Yes, you heard right," Mark nodded. "The Convention uses cooking challenges as tests for its new recruits. They believe that by forcing new recruits to cook under pressure, they can reveal their true abilities and stress levels," he explained."

"And once they fail the cooking challenges, you dump them?" Delia asked, confused.

"More like they become targets for further experiments or spy operations," Mark replied, sighing. "Every time someone failed the challenge, they disappeared. I couldn't let that happen, but I was threatened, and I had to do what they said."

"That's crazy! How can you use cooking as a spy tactic?" Ann asked, shaking her head in disbelief.

"They actually believe that food can be an effective weapon," Mark continued. "For example, if a newbie can't handle cooking an exotic dish, they become ideal victims for programs related to manipulation or subversion."

"And how did you plan to set up these culinary traps?" Delia asked, staring at him in disbelief.

"Oh, it's quite simple," he answered, as if it were a routine matter. "For example, I developed special recipes with ingredients that cause allergic reactions or even temporary disorders. And while they would be trying to cook this horror, we get the opportunity to observe their reactions and analyze their weaknesses."

The team was shocked. This discovery showed how sophisticated the Convention was in its plans. Delia felt anger rising inside her.

"And you helped them all this time? Why? You knew it was wrong!"

Mark, feeling the pressure, clenched his fists.

"I wasn't proud of it. But I have a family, and I couldn't risk their safety," he explained, trying to justify himself.

"But now that you're here, you have the opportunity to make the right choice," Delia reminded him, sensing that he had a chance to redeem himself.

Suddenly, one of the team members interrupted:

"So if we can take care of these traps, can we rescue those who are already caught in the Convention's web?"

"Yes," Mark nodded, his eyes shining with hope. "If we can disrupt their culinary plans, we can free everyone who is held captive."

"It's time to act," Delia said, looking confidently at her team. "Let's expose their plans and show them that we will not be victims of their culinary experiments!"