4. Invitation from the Sword

Restaurant was always busy. Until jerry and his friends in the kitchen were always exhausted when the diner was closed.

But that is why jerry gradually became accustomed to cutting. Although, sometimes he has to be scolded by the Head Chef for his broken piece.

"Jerry, how are you?" sim asked when the diner closes.

"You can see for yourself. Hufff! I was always scolded," Jerry said with a sigh.

Jerry doesn't receive reproof very often. He's certainly not as good as the other chefs that have worked long at DRUGI. There are many mistakes that require more study.

"It sucks," said one famous chef with a cool streak. So, the guy in there calls him Cooller.

"Hey! Don't talk like that!" Sim upset.

"Why?" asked the cold, without any guilt.

Sim clenched the hand tight with an angry expression. "You'll break his heart, you know!"

"Come on, it's true," Jerry.

That's when jerry was being taunted by cold at the diner. Sim will always defend him. Although, it means Sim has to be at a standoff with the cold.

"Do you wanna come back home?" sim asked as soon as jerry stood up and started to move from there.

Jerry nodded. "Can I take all this?" jerry's permission to pick up a set of knives in the kitchen.

"Of course," replied the chef, who turned out to be still there. Jerry thanked her and said good-bye right away.

***

The next day, Jerry was assigned to cut meat for the main menu. He and Sim both got stuck out at once.

"Wahh! Looks like the captain trusts you."

"Really? But why?"

Jerry pulled out a set of knives he had brought home yesterday. Last night, he worked hard practicing to cut. It wasn't easy. But, that did not prevent him from cutting out the various foodstuffs in front of him.

Today she instantly practiced what she had learned overnight. Jerry didn't realize that captain chef was watching him with a happy smile.

Sim approached him and said, "nice cut, jerry. You put your knife to good use."

Jerry paused. Never expected his work. He glared at the seams. Far from yesterday or the day before. Sim patted him on the shoulder.

Jerry loved working there. He has a very open friend with him, Sim. The head chef would not hesitate to give him a input for every meal he made.

Until the sunny day, two royal messengers came and brought an invitation with them that contained a layer of animal skin.

"Come tomorrow, we'll welcome you in front of the palace," one of them said.

***

King Luis is the 100th King Horathomi Kingdom. He led the empire right when the culture began to change. Understandably, he was called "the leader of the reformation."

 This afternoon, the king sits on a grand throne. Accompanied by the queen sitting on her knees, enjoying a refreshments prepared by the court ladies.

 "My husband, you won't come to eat with me?" asked queen erlina ina gentle voice.

 "Later. I was waiting for someone," replied king luis with a warm smile.

 Queen erlina smiled at her commanding husband's reply. The king is certainly not a talker. Just hearing her voice would bring joy to queen erlina.

 "Are you waiting for that boy?"

 "True."

 Before long, a messenger came who immediately bowed in the face of king luis. That is how they honor a king who is seated on his throne.

"Greetings, your majesty. The welcome one is here."

 "Send him in."

 "Yes, your majesty."

 The door was wide open. King luis smiled wide at jerry. Jerry came in slowly accompanied by the two messengers who had been assigned yesterday.

 "Bow down," whispered one of the messengers at Jerry's side. Jerry swiftly followed his words without question.

 This is a new situation for jerry. To come into the palace, to be greeted by royal guards, also to bow down before a king. He turned to look at the two messengers beside him who were bowing in that very moment.

 "Welcome to this magnificent palace, young man."

 "Thank you, your majesty," jerry said awkwardly. He's really not used to this kind of treatment. He feels that this is too much.

***

Jerry sat with the two envoys in the courtyard. Shade under a pretty shady tree while watching the royal guard practicing their combat.

 Jerry's stare immediately centered on someone who was quite interested in him. One young man with a royal headband swinging his wooden sword against the other. He moves fast. In fact, none of his opponent's swinging swords hit him or her body. All of his attacks were at once.

 "You're not in love with prince Edwin, are you?" One of the messengers that jerry had seen since his first meeting in Drugi.

 Jerry wide-eyed. "Are you crazy? No way," the eagle.

 "Jerry is nothing like you, a handsome admirer!" mocked ichiro. One other envoy who is jirou's brother.

 "Why not? It's nice to look at handsome guys," the jirou debate.

 "You may! Yet, it is strange for a man to stare at another man that way: "ichiro replied, who does not want to lose to his brother.

Jerry laughed at the arguments between the brothers. That was enough to keep him entertained as he nervously set foot in the palace.

 "He's a prince?" asked jerry then.

 "Yes. He's the most powerful man in the battle. He's never lost to anyone in battle," ichiro answered, instantly stopping the debate with his brother.

 "He was a troop leader during the war," added jirou.

 Jerry was astonished by the words war was coming out of their conversation. "War? Is there still a war going on today?"

 Ichirou and jirou frowned. "What do you mean? The war is not over yet."

 Jerry was a little bit of a jolt. "Did he go to school?" he asked suddenly remembered something.

 "Sure. He went abroad and returned to the kingdom when he graduated."

 "You know what? He went to the top of his class."

Jerry smiled forcefully to hear it. There was a mixture of admiration. There's a lot more to a prince than that. The goal of coming to the palace was to be a force at horathomi.

 In the beginning, jerry had no intention of coming to king luis' invitation. However, a license that poisons his mind with a myriad of advantages when he can be invited by the king. Starting from getting a decent place in the palace. Also could be royal messengers who would be honored.

 Finally, she remembered her goal when she left her family home, which was to prove that she could succeed despite her below average academic performance. His hope now is to succeed as a special force in Horathomi.

*** 

"The first day shouldn't be too hard,"

 Jerry furrowed his brow when a wooden sword was handed to him. The sword's even heavier than it looks. It sensed him when he didn't do everything in his power to take the sword.

 "Let's see what you got!"

 "Wha - what? I never used a sword."

To be continued....