Bab 298: Bow of Gratitude

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I nervously go inside the kitchen. 

This single instant will determine my future. 

First, I should state my official purpose. 

"Hello, I'm coming to deliver the gold from the sale of the gems!"

[Hey there! I'm right here.]

I head deeper. 

There he is. 

Apparently in the process of baking. 

[Are you here for a rematch?] 

There is no way I would! 

I instantly slide to the ground. 

I adopt a perfect kneeling posture and plead. 

"Please accept me as your student!" 

He ponders for a few seconds. 

What feels like the longest seconds of my entire existence. 

[I can, but you will have to work extremely hard.]

He agreed! This is amazing! 

This right here is the moment I change my destiny. 

In the future, my name will resound across this continent. 

Everyone will envy and look up to me! 

I'm ecstatic but I keep my tone serious. 

"Of course!"