The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 94

Chapter.21 Piner, the pottery maker

, intervened and Mr. Hornet shouted with an angry face.

I looked at Elena. She nods.

It’s not like Elena can use mind reading. In other words, you have to say it to know whether it is real or not.

As a result of the reading, it seemed that Piner’s words were sincere. The desire to receive permission.

Then the young man next to him, who seemed to be a competitor, started saying something to Mr. Horne’s daughter.

“Tena, don’t think so much. I can make you happy for the rest of your life. What on earth can that guy do? My older brother will inherit my master’s workshop, but if you marry someone like that, you won’t be able to afford it. It is clear that the legacy to be inherited is the goal. A guy like that would just run away if he received an inheritance. “I’m happier if you come to me rather than that funny guy!”

“Do not be ridiculous. I don’t need that. Finner also said there was no need for a legacy!”

“Then you will have to live in poverty, but tsk tsk, you don’t know anything because you haven’t suffered any hardships.”

“Gedroa, that’s enough.”

Mr. Horne shook his head at the rich young man from the next city. The young man named Gedroah kept his mouth shut at that sound.

When I look at Elena, she nods her head. It was a bit ambiguous, but it seemed to be the truth. It means that you really think of Finner that way.

“Teena! Just stay still for now. There is no need to fight now. Today I will decide fairly who is more worthy of my daughter. “My family has been making pottery for generations, and you two are also my students.”

Mr. Hone said so, and I had Rurin come in at the same time. Rurin, who was even softer after washing, pretended to serve and poured water on the two young men.

No, I just sprayed it openly.

There’s no acting or anything. I can’t live.

Anyway, the acting had to continue, so I reflexively jumped out.

“Yumma! “Why are you spraying water on the guests?”

“You told me to sprinkle it!”

“What?”

“I told you to pour it out, pour it out. “When did you tell me to sow it?”

I whispered quietly and Lurin shook her head. It’s a face that says I don’t know.

“Pouring is sowing. Don’t you know it’s hot! Hi-Hi.”

Who doesn’t know that personality? Ugh.

“It’s okay. Well, it could be so. ha ha ha.”

But Gedroah was playing a good guy with a smile on his face.

Did you know why you were acting?

But this time, Elena shook her head violently. He was taken on a lie detector test.

At this moment, it was decided who was the better man.

In that case, you can help Finner.

“Hmm, anyway, you two. This is my new bowl. This is a pair of bowls that Tena made to give when she got married. “It always conveys the meaning that two are one.”

“Oh, that’s amazing!”

When Mr. Hone took out the bowl he had made from the wrapping cloth, the two young men looked at the work with surprised faces. Gedroah was making a fuss and talking flattery while looking at the bowl, while Finner was almost mesmerized.

So this time I dispatched Serena and Lurin.

With a wink, the two dragons suddenly start fighting. Since they are two people who fight all the time, it feels very natural, unlike when they spray water.

“Ugly red guy!”

“You say I’m ugly? “Am I called the flower of red?”

“Yes. “I think I’m a hundred times better than you.”

“You’re laughing. “Did you get brain damage when you fell last time?”

The two dragons approached Horne’s table, bickering as if they were fighting. At that moment, when the eyes of the four people sitting at the table due to the fight were all turned to the dragon, Sereina pushed Lulin hard.

And Lurin stepped away, smashing the bowl on the floor.

“oh? I do not know! “You stupid Black is awake!”

“You pushed me and I woke up! I don’t know.”

“Where are you running away!”

Red and Black disappeared outside as planned, and I rushed out again.

“Oh, I’m sorry. The employees… . Anyway, I will reimburse you for this right away.”

“No. “It’s also my fault for putting this on the table.”

“but… .”

“It’s better than that because it turned out this way.”

“yes?”

The two young men opened their mouths at the same time, expressing doubt about their teacher’s words.

“Didn’t the two plates split nicely into two halves? You’ve become a piece of me. I was going to do another test, but I thought of a better way. I’m going to take these two broken pieces and test who can fix them better. Of course, I know your skills best. So keep in mind that we are not only evaluating skills. The deadline is tomorrow! “Fix the dishes and bring them right here by the same time.”

“Are you talking about the test?”

“okay.”

Finner looked at the bowl, Thena, and Mr. Hornet with surprised eyes. On the other hand, his competitor, Gedroah, picked up the plate with confidence.

“I am confident about the test. Master. But this test… ”

“Yes, I will give my daughter to the winner.”

“dad! “How can you decide on marriage based on a test like that!”

“This is something like that! I devoted my whole life to this vessel. You, too, have grown up so far with the money you earned from selling this bowl, so isn’t it natural that the bowl will determine your marriage? Since your mother is no longer here, I will decide everything through this test.”

The daughter, Thena, couldn’t help but run to Finner and waved her arms after hearing such firm words.

“Are you okay? “I know that if I lose, I’ll die with you!”

“Tenna!”

Tena had no choice but to return to Mr. Horne due to his strong shouts.

“I will do my best too.”

When Finner answered, the two people eventually agreed and the incident ended.

And the next day.

The two young men returned to the restaurant carrying the repaired plates in the same cloth.

“Piner. Are you okay? If you can’t win, I… .”

“it’s okay. miss.”

Finner nodded confidently. Gedroah is equally confident. A strong level of confidence that cannot be shown without resorting to doing something overnight.

Gedroah finally took out the repaired vessel. The reason for the confidence soon became clear.

This was because the bowl had been almost completely restored.

“Hmm.”

Mr. Horne stroked his chin as he looked at the restored bowl.

“Gedroa, have you risen to this level?”

“thank you! “Master!”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Do you think I don’t know that you received help from your family’s father-in-law?”

“You’re not saying that without any proof!”

“But still… .”

Apparently, there was no evidence. Tena couldn’t refute her father’s words and looked at Finner.

“it’s okay. miss. “I will slowly let you know my skills from now on.”

Gedroah said to Thena with a look on his face that he had already won.

A perfectly restored bowl with no joint marks. It’s worth it.

Finner’s face was stiff, but he still didn’t feel discouraged as he took out the bowl he had restored.

Of course, it was far from a perfect recovery.

There was a seam in the center. However, the seams were in great harmony with the bowl.

“Hmm, you fixed it the traditional way. Still, it’s stylish. However, it is difficult to say that you have done a perfect repair like Gedroah’s, but as far as I know, you have the skills to easily restore the bowl, so why did you make this choice?”

When Mr. Hornet asked a question, Piner shook his head.

“I was honored to touch the teacher’s work with my meager skills, but at the same time, I was very worried. Of course, it may not be as perfect as the restoration that Gedroah did, but I think there is the technology to stitch it together smoothly. But Master, aren’t we making dishes?”

“Of course it is.”

Mr. Hornet’s eyebrows twitch at Finner’s question.

“If you attach it in that way, you have to use an adhesive material, which inevitably uses ingredients that are harmful to the human body. We thought it did not fit with our spirit of making restorative vessels like that. So, we used traditional methods without using harmful substances. I’m sorry for ruining your work with my poor skills. “Master!”

“Huh.”

At Finner’s words, Mr. Hornet nodded with a meaningful smile. And declared.

“I’m sorry, but I think I’ll have to leave my daughter with Finner. “Gedroah.”

It meant Piner’s victory.

“What do you mean! I don’t understand. “Of course it’s called repair, so the person who makes the best repair wins!”

“I made it clear yesterday. I know your skills very well. I was trying to see the spirit with which dishes are treated. As Piner said, what we sell is the vessel on which the food is placed. “We must not forget its essence.”

When Mr. Hone said that, Gedroa huffed and jumped up from his seat.

“Ha, I was trying to get rid of a deceitful woman who has no use for anything other than using her to take over the bowl market in Gray City. What’s the point?”

Gedroah shouted and stormed out. Looking at that, Mr. Horne shook his head and Tena ran to Finner.

“Piner!”

“miss… !”

“Congratulations to you both. Would you please give me the plate you repaired? “I’d like to congratulate you with a pretty dish.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Mr. Hone looked at me and nodded. Then, Finner suddenly knelt down in front of Monsieur Hornet.

“Master!”

“Why are you doing that? Besides, why are you still Master?”

It seemed like he was asking why he didn’t call me father-in-law, but Finner slammed his head hard into the ground and opened his mouth.

“Actually, I cheated. I am… I love you so much, but… “I was wandering around because I couldn’t touch Master’s work.”

“Huh, so?”

“At that time, I took El’s advice and threw it away. So it’s not fair, Master!”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on me after Finner’s bombshell statement.

Of course, it is true that I gave some advice. Why do you even call something like that a cheating act?

That was just yesterday.

***

“Why do you drink so much?”

After everyone left and I asked Finner, who was drinking soju, a big sigh came back.

“This is Master’s masterpiece. How dare I touch it… But you have to do it. but!”

“Is that dish precious or is your beloved girlfriend precious?”

“Of course she is my girlfriend.”

“Then do it. “It’s not something to hesitate about.”

“but… How to touch it… .”

“If I were to give you one piece of advice, it would be to look at the essence.”

The essence of the vessel.

Of course, we did not discuss how Mr. Horne would test the two people. But to me, what Mr. Hone was thinking about seemed to be about the essence of vessels. That’s why I gave that advice to Piner.

“You mean the essence…? If it is the essence, what is the essence of the vessel? The essence of the bowl is… Me, me! Let’s go now. “Something important just occurred to me!”

Fortunately, Finner seemed to have realized a lot from that one word, “essence.” And this is the result we have now.

***

I explained yesterday’s events and added one word at the same time.

“After hearing those words, Mr. Piner left the store. The reason I noticed this in the word ‘essence’ is because Mr. Piner’s usual thoughts considered it important. “You can’t call this cheating, right, Mr. Horne?”

“First raise your head. Finner. “I had some help, but I decided to leave Tena to you anyway.”

“dad!”

Tena, who had a distressed face at that declaration, jumped at her father.

Finner bowed his head repeatedly with a grateful expression on his face. He finally called Hone his father-in-law.

Yeah, it’s okay if there’s a happy ending.