“I.. Exxone Valiant.. who lives with lies to save myself in any kind of disadvantageous situation, no matter what kind of opponent, what kind of problem, what kind of people’s thought about me afterwards, will always wields it until the day I die, so I know this pain in the ash is lying”, Exxone monologue in his head.

"I want that book and become a fire wizard", Claude said for the second time, louder and braver than first time.

“I hear that fool!”, I retorted, my dark yellow eyes were flashing into his face and made that guy surprised and made a voice that a boy would not even made.

“I don’t care what you are going to do here, even I don’t know who you are”, I added.

“Ohh? I’m Claude, just call me that”, he replied me.

“Just get away from my sight, I have to cook for myself”, I ordered that guy to leave.

“This guy is also doesn’t know what kind of prize that offered by the manager, if that guy got the book, he probably just throw it away since I assume this guy have a weak personality to face that book’s content”

“Yes, I read the whole thing and found it really pissed me off with his jumbled explanation and his provoking sentences”, I monologued again in my head.

Then I cook the fish I caught earlier using algae plants in the river as burning material, I also mixes small fruit from short plants based on my cooking experience in my uncle’s house in Slobodan Mountain, apparently Danilo’s land has the same kind of fruit that grows here , I adds natural flavors and spices used from edible leaves. Also use wooden branches as a smoky scent that enhances the fish's flavor.

Arriving at the end of the test time, all the applicants prepared their own dishes in front of Dalvi. Then Dalvi tastes and asked the value behind each applicant's cooking.

"Wow, this is rubbish! People will run away after eating this! This is also not good! It's ALSO NOT USING THE CORRECT INGREDIENTS!" , she insulted other people’s cooking until she saw my cooking.

"Woo... there seems to be a more suitable candidate this time, I'll try it”, she said.

"Woah, this can't be compared to the trashes I ate earlier. The smoky aroma you get from burning the fish directly with fire wood, the salty taste combined with the freshness of the Danilo’s river fish, and no less great... you did something unusual, huh? kid?”, she asked me.

“There is a taste that shouldn't be obtained by cooking like this ", asked Dalvi.

"Oh, your got sharp a tongue ma’am, I thought the people here wouldn't have noticed this at first, but it seems like someone who understands the taste, I'll tell you," I said that with my arrogant expression.

”Crushed cherry tomatoes and glazed directly with salt can deepen the flavor, much like adding sugar to sweet soy sauce for broth”, I said.

"Hmm, if I have seen the quality of this cuisine now, I could just close this exam with you as an accepted candidate!", said Dalvi with satisfied tone while looking at me. She has a great charisma, I think.

"PLEASE TRY MY COOKING TOO", said Claude in a stern tone so that Dalvi could hear him.

"Oh, you're the last one, let's just finish this, then" Dalvi replied.

For a moment Dalvi tasted Claude's food that he got after fighting with me,

"Puhh, what is this ?! Why is there sand in your cooking?! YOU MESSING WITH ME?! YOU DISQUALIFIED!", Dalvi shouted loudly because Claude's fried fish has sand in it.

"WHAT ??", Claude was shocked and there was only one thing in his mind after hearing those words and immediately turned his head towards me. Claude could only see my sly smile with eyes full of satisfaction.

"Since you fell into the river the first time I immediately sprinkled your damn fried fish with sand and spilled the rest of the sand out so you won’t realize, because you must be neither a chef nor a smart guy," I said that in my mind, who was delighted because my cunning action once again made a great result.

Yes, I did that, not only lies I live with, but also trickery.

"ENOUGH!, DISBAND! EVERONE BUT YOU!", Dalvi shouted at everyone and pointed at me.

"I have to admit you are indeed not a beginner in cooking, you make me surprised that there are still people who know cooking in this town. Here, take this book as I promised and come to our tavern next week in the afternoon. What's your name?", said Dalvi and handed me that thing.

"Exxone Valiant, I hope I could do a good job", I replied with my sly grin.

"Okay then, we are waiting for you next week, come to our tavern in afternoon okay?”, then Dalvi leave the crowd.

Then I approached the weak dude and say, "Take this damn book, I don't need it, lots of books and teachers I could get apart from the writing of this chicken madman", I threw the book at Claude then walked away from him.

PLAK!!

Claude threw the book I gave him and hit my head, "What the hell are you doing bastard?!",

I’m really annoyed.

Yeah, I gave him the thing that he wants, I must be generous person, am I? You think so right?

“Things like that have to be opened by the owner first, I cheated but I still have manners, give it to me after you read and understand the contents so you could teach them to me too, "Claude replied.

"Who do you think you are?" I asked defiantly.

Then I realized something after seeing his face more closely.

“Hey, wait.. Looks like I ever saw you", I said.

"What?", Claude gasped in his heart and say ,"What are you talking about? We just met today, right?"

"Hmm, but I'm sure that I ever saw you somewhere that I recognize really well, you know", I observe Claude's face really well now.

"Nahh, you must be mistaken", replied Claude.

"What the hell? After all of this he just now realized that I'm...", he is feeling uneasy and got his guard up from my point of view but I don’t gave a shit.

"Oh, I think I know who you are, I saw you again this week, I saw your face that day", I said that to him and point his face with my index finger.

Claude changed his expression into serious face while looking to me.

"You are the curry rice stand’s cook at school aren't you ?", I timidly asked that.

"Yeah, I'm the one who stalked you with Slavia's Commander daughter!", he shouted suddenly.

They said that in the same time.

"Huhh?"

"Ehh??"