214 Chilling Aura

China - Tianjin City

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In the morning, when the birds have just started singing, a black-haired young boy shuffled in his bed. The alarm resounded in his room taking him out of his Dreamlands, with a tired arm, he reached for the clock and turn it off.

He slowly took off his blankets and stood up, stretching his arms and yawning like a Hippo. He went straight to his bathroom and washed his face, brushed his teeth to start a new day...Though, it is a vacation, so he doesn't have anything to do.

This boy was none other than Komatsu himself, the Chines Chef from The Gloutney Academy, and Alexander's friend. Komatsu scratched the back of his head as he walked down the stairs.

"Good morning!" Komatsu halted in his steps with shock, he heard someone other than him in the house. Komatsu looked at who it was and he was shocked "Dad?!" He spoke.

On the breakfast table sat a man, drinking a hot coffee with the newspaper in his hands, his eyes were never lifted his head and just nodded his black-haired head with that lone white strand of hair hanging from it "Come and eat your breakfast." This man was none other than Nakamura Azami.

Komatsu smiled and ran to sit with his father "You have returned from Japan? how long will you stay?" Komatsu asked.

"...I don't know..." Azami had a heavy heart remembering why he returned to China, his last attempt to get his family back again as a whole was lost.

"You don't know...?" Komatsu tilted his head in confusion, most of the times Azami returned to visit, he would name the exact time he will be leaving. But this time, Azami seems like he has nowhere else to g to, and judging by his casual clothes, he will be staying at his home here. Komatsu couldn't be happy at this.

"How was your school?" Azami asked while reading about some knows related to Totsuki and Blue.

"Ah! yes, I have passed my exams! I am now on vacation until the next school year which will be my 3rd and last year in the academy." Komatsu said with joy

"..." Azami nodded with an unchanging expression "Good, Totsuki has finished it's 2nd-year exams...The next year is the showdown of your generation." Azami spoke, and for the first time he looked at Komatsu "Are you ready?" he asked.

Komatsu was shocked again, this is the first time his father displayed any interest in his progress at all "I...I am..." Komatsu was confused for a second before he calmed down and looked serious "Of course, I have learned many new recipes and I am ready for [The Red] Tournament." He said.

Azami kept hos eyes on Komatsu and then sighed "In this upcoming vacation, I will train you myself...[The Red] Is closer than it looks like." He said. "You have no problem, right?"

Komatsu couldn't help but jump in his place "NOT AT ALL!!" he shouted.

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In another location... Italy. Alexander has finished his exam and was having dinner with Walter and Marlon before they split up, Walter couldn't shut up about Alexander winning over the customers. And Marlon was angry at the auto-pilot joke...again.

After being done with their little dinner, Alexander received a notification from Totsuki informing him that he has passed his exam, Alexander smiled in reaction to that. At least that got his mind off Walter's never-ending jokes about Marlon's account balance.

[A party to celebrate all of the elite 10's passing their exams has been prepared and it will be held at Lighthouse Hotel In Rome]

Alexander finished the message and smiled "Alright, that's it for me to leave." He said.

"Aaw! Already?!" Walter had a sad expression.

"We will see you another time." Marlon raised a cup of drink up to Alexander.

Alexander chuckled and left. Vlad was waiting outside in the car while playing some pop music, like some real shiny music, when he noticed Alexander he quickly switched to Russian bass music.

"Hey, man!" Alexander jumped inside the car

"Hello boss, how was your flight?" Vlad asked.

"Shit-like, but okay." Alexander responded, "Take me to Lighthouse hotel."

"Right away."

Vlad took off and in a matter of minutes, he was already at the door of the hotel.

Alexander left the car and walked to the door, and there he met a very familiar face, it was Takumi who was trying some food free samples.

"You can ones better than that if you want., Alexander said with a chuckle.

Takumi turned his head to Alexander with his face stuffed with food "Everything tastes great when it's free." He said.

"Yeah, right." Alexander shook his head. "Well, let's get inside."

Takumi looked at Alexander for a second and shook his head "If I were you...I wouldn't step inside even if it burned me." Alexander was confused at Takumi's confusing words.

But soon, he felt a chilling aura behind him "Crap!!" Alexander thought. He looked behind him to see Alice walking towards him with a smile on her face.

"Good day to you... Alexander Helmet." Alice said.