God of Cooking Chapter 21:

“… . . Uh, hm . Those were some unconventional words . ”

Marco whispered in a low voice . What Marco said was what all the other participants agreed with . Because saying that Kaya was going to win was the same as saying that all the others were going to get disqualified .

Jo Minjoon let out a sigh . He felt as if he had just said something he shouldn’t, and he thought that if there was any need to insert a scene like that . However he could also understand . Making that kind of genius more popular in that way, in the perspective of the viewers, it was funnier and more serious .

Probably, Martin didn’t even take into account that what Jo Minjoon had just said, could bother the other participants that watched the broadcast . No, there was a high probability that he couldn’t think about it .

Either way, there was no point in discuss it, now that the situation turned out like this . The really important thing was the stares directed at him . Not everyone was looking at him but, most of them that had a light attitude, sent not too amiable gazes .

He felt sour . Jo Minjoon averted his sight to not make eye contact with anyone . But from all of the places he could look, he had to look at Kaya . She was glaring at him as if she didn’t like him . Jo Minjoon felt all the more depressed . If he had a sin, it was just that he praised her, but for even her to be like that…

But he wasn’t in a situation where he could question that . With Jo Minjoon’s sentence, the first episode ended . It was an ending that showed Kaya’s genius skills, but in the hall, only a quiet atmosphere remained .

‘Am I going to get bullied?’

For a foreigner to say that early on, there was no way they would view him favorably . At least Marco, who was next to him, wouldn’t hate him but……

The participants that were gathered in the hall started to get up and leave the place . And Jo Minjoon could hear some discontent voices from those who had left . Jo Minjoon was letting a sigh when someone got in front of him . Jo Minjoon lifted his head . He was handsome and had noble blond hair . It was Anderson . He said with a displeased voice .

“I’m curious . If you have the skills to judge all of us . ”

As Jo Minjoon couldn’t reply anything back and was just looking at him, Anderson whispered to Jo Minjoon’s ear .

“I’m begging you, but please don’t make something trashy . Because I’m going to get angry . ”

After saying that, Anderson left . Marco didn’t know what to do and just patted Jo Minjoon’s shoulders .

“Don, don’t mind . They will soon forget it . ”
“I wonder . I don’t think I’m going to . ”

The one who replied to Marco wasn’t Jo Minjoon . It was Kaya . She was glaring at Jo Minjoon with her displeased face . Kaya opened her mouth .

“What are you?”
“……What do you mean? I’m a participant . ”
“No, I’m not talking about that . Why are you suddenly using another’s name and claiming that I’ll win? Because of you only I got bad mouthed . ”

It was understandable for her to say that . They all admitted Kaya’s ability, but they didn’t publicize it . However, Jo Minjoon’s interview became that switch . The winner candidate that possesses frightening abilities, Kaya Lotus . That concept became established in just a moment .

Kaya couldn’t help but feel bothered . It wasn’t even her mistake while talking, but she became like that with another’s interview . Jo Minjoon, usually treated her favorably, but that was that and this was this . Facing Kaya’s ferocious glare, Jo Minjoon opened his mouth .

“I’m sorry . ”
“… . . Why don’t you just act presumptuously with a hard face? That way I can curse you all I want . ”
“If you want to curse me, you can . Because today I put you in a really bad situation . ”

At what he said, Kaya looked at Jo Minjoon for a long while, and in the end let out a deep sigh .

“Enough . Even if I did that, I would only become the bad girl . Now I can’t even get angry in this situation . ”
“…… . . Aside from that, I’m saying this right now, but what I said at the interview was the truth . You are going to win this season . If there aren’t any upsets . ”

Jo Minjoon’s words were filled with affirmation . Because he wasn’t predicting but, already knew the truth, it was obvious . Jo Minjoon knew the future . The future where all the participants get disqualified . That none of the participants right now can beat Kaya .

However .

“And I plan to become that upset . ”

However Jo Minjoon didn’t lose to her yet . His cooking level wasn’t a problem . There wasn’t a need for him to be afraid of her . Because they didn’t face each other yet .

Because it was like that, Jo Minjoon was the only participant who could face Kaya . He believed that . He wanted to believe like that . He didn’t want to cook already thinking that he was going to lose in the upcoming fights . He wanted to hold the hope that it was all for the sake of winning, and fought believing in his cooking . Jo Minjoon wanted to do so . No, he had to .

“Do as you wish . Be an upset or not . ”

Kaya talked like that, and left the hall grumbling . Jo Minjoon just looked at the back of Kaya leaving . Looking at those two arguing like that, Marco went towards Jo Minjoon and poked him with his index finger and asked .

“Lovers quarrel?”
“………It’s nothing like that . ”

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(Chat)
TinyJung : Did you see Grand Chef? I think I saw that girl Kaya somewhere .
ㄴAbdul N : They say she works in the market . Maybe you saw her once while on the market . Also, she looks like there was at least one girl in college similar to her . Isn’t that right?

Cersei Lannister : I don’t like Tirion from the participants . He looks like I want to pick on him .
ㄴGeorge Margin : He looked fine to me .
ㄴEve rose : Talking about not liking someone . There was also that girl Kaya . When I kept looking at the screen I got more and more scared .
ㄴDevy Jones : @Eve Rose She must just be wary of her surroundings . Won’t you get nervous getting on air at a young age?

Golden Rosemary : I’m not that interested in cooking so I can’t say much, but in my opinion, that korean did the best . I wonder why people just talk about that Kaya .
ㄴChristine R : Just looking at the appearance seems like Minjoon made the best dish . The one who made the most difficult dish was Kaya with her grilled eel . I didn’t know there would be a teen cooking with a grill on that level .
Evil Empire : Shout! Kaya! That guy Minjoon said something good . I will also say some words . Anyways, the winner is Kaya .
ㄴTroll Trull : You can’t know that on a short period of time… But only this once I’ll agree . Aside from her skills,I want to see Kaya winning . I want to become her fan . No, maybe I already am?

Taylor Love : Minjoon’s bream is certainly charming . Chloe’s kuobarou was also good . But I wonder about the eel… . Because I haven’t eaten it even once . I’m not attracted to it . What I want to eat the most is Minjoon’s cooking . Aside from cooking, he’s **** .

Jo Minjoon read all the articles left on the SNS(Social Network Service) . As soon as the broadcast ended, many articles related to Grand Chef were being posted . At times, a smile could be seen from him, but at others, he frowned . But after some time, Jo Minjoon’s face became expressionless .

To react at each one, there were just too many to do so . There were just too many for him to get happy or sad . At times, there were criticisms without reason, no, they were curses . And there were viewers that showed unexpected affection .  At times korean-americans, and at times, native koreans referred to him .

Erina Choi: Personally, saying that Kaya is already the winner was rushing it . Her dish was excellent, but to already conclude like that was not good . Is he saying that he is not confident or doesn’t have the courage to win?
ㄴHelena Vodianova : I agree . It may be the work of the editing, but he didn’t look confident .

At this point, Jo Minjoon couldn’t help but to accept it . That what he said at that time was a mistake . Was it because he already knew the future and said that? No, perhaps that was merely boasting . Just as someone who boasts about his great father, was it that he wanted to boast about Kaya winning as her fan? Because Jo Minjoon was a fan of the chef Kaya . Because he wanted to become like her . It could be said that he was pleased by her skills and accomplishments . However .

This was a time he couldn’t let it end by just being pleased . He couldn’t misunderstand Kaya’s greatness as his . Because he was also standing in the same stage as her . To not fall behind, he had to have the resolution to surpass her . He couldn’t just become part of the audience who just looked at her abilities and her cooking . He wanted to grab pens in the same field as her . He wanted to do so .

To claim that Kaya was going to win was indeed rushing things . He couldn’t think it through . It could be said that he was thinking things through but, the end result was this . And only then, could Jo Minjoon realize that this wasn’t a school, nor the kitchen the thirty years old Jo Minjoon used to work . This was Grand Chef . A broadcast . It was a place where everybody would remember a word he said .

It wasn’t that the strength had left him . It was regret for saying something like that at that time . If he was a participant he couldn’t just casually say that the winner was already decided . That was something only the audience could say . And Jo Minjoon wasn’t a viewer right now .

There could no longer be defeats . Jo Minjoon’s gaze grew sharp . Jo Minjoon wrote an article . Of course, through a nickname .

Cooking Man: A chef should only through with his dishes .

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