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True Essence

'The world we live in is a world of essences. Everything has an essence, animals, plants, elements, concepts. And only those who can understand them, can see the world as it is.' Gen ended up losing his essence, and after trying everything and not being able to get it back, when he was just about to give up, he meets a man at a pub who after hearing his story, says to him, "Have you ever heard of Dahji? He was the emperor of the greatest empire that once existed in this world. The legends say that every year he would hold a tournament, giving the winner a wish of his choice." "But the empire doesn't exist anymore." "Who said that? Have you ever heard of a desert south of here?" "Yeah, the desert of ..." "Dahji." Gen then decides to go to the desert, and after three years living there, Gen finally leaves towards a ruin that could be the solution he was looking for. but little did he know that this ruin wasn't the end of his troubles, but the beginning of his journey. Follow Gen on his journey in this world of essences, making friends, finding unimaginable places, and dominating the essences.

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Let me analyze you

The man had short red hair with a few white strands and appeared to be about Gen's height. He had orange eyes, which showed that he was not from the desert, and was wearing a white apron that had written, 'Cook with love.', with a heart on the side.

He then saw the three of them looking at his apron and said, "My wife made it for me. Magnificent, isn't it? Hahaha. Well, again, welcome. My name is Tiran, what's your name?"

And Gen said, "My name is Gen. This one next to me is called Raja, and she is called Lina."

Lina smiled briefly in his direction, and Raja then said, "Nice to meet you. What kind of food do you sell here?"

And Tiran said, "I can cook all kinds of food."

"All kinds of food?"

"Yes."

Raja then said, "Well, then, to start, I'll have-", but he was interrupted by Gen, who said, "One moment, Raja."

And Raja said, "What is it, Gen? Do you want to order something for us to share?"

"No. I need to make sure of something."

Gen then looked at Tiran and asked, "Is the food here included in the fifteen silver coins I paid for?"

And Tiran said, "Yes, don't worry."

"Good. You can continue, Raja."

Raja then said, "Okay. Well, as I was saying, I'll have-", but was interrupted by Tiran this time, who said, "Ah!", and then he asked, "What is it this time?"

And Tiran said, "I'm sorry, I forgot to explain how things work here in the restaurant."

"How things work? What do you mean? Do you have a dish order that must be followed or something like that?"

"It's not that. The point is that we don't take orders here."

"What? You don't take orders?"

"No."

Gen then asked, "Didn't you say you could cook any food?"

And Tiran said, "Yes, and I can."

"So why don't you take orders?"

"I do things differently here. First, I analyze the person, then I ask some preferences, and then I make a dish that will help them the most.

Raja then said, "What kind of analysis is that?"

And Tiran said, "Don't worry, there is no need for physical contact or anything like that. It's easier for me to show you than to explain. Why don't I start with you, Lina."

Lina then said, "Why me?"

And Tiran said, "Well, you were so quiet, so I decided to pick you."

"Ok, but if you do something weird, don't blame me for hurting you."

"Don't worry. I promise you there's nothing weird about the analysis."

"That's for me to decide."

"Ok. Well, let's get started."

Tiran then closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, he opened them and said, "Nutritional table."

Gen and Raja then saw some mist coming off Tiran. It then passed through Lina and then back to Tiran and stopped in his hand.

He then said, "Let's see what kind of dish I should make for you. Hmm, Lina, twenty-one years old, fifty-eight kilograms(128 pounds)-"

And Lina said, "Hey! What do you think you're doing?! How do you know these things about me?!"

"I said I would analyze you. I'm just reading ... Oh, I'm sorry! I have this habit of reading the information in front of the customers to make sure everything is right, but I always forget to skip the weight part, even though my wife says that women don't like being told their weight out loud. Good thing she's not here. Otherwise, I would be in big trouble."

"Well, your wife is right, but that's not all. It makes me uncomfortable to know how much you know about me with this analysis."

"Oh, don't worry, the analysis only contains pertinent information in text format. Let me show you."

Tiran then made more mist come out of his body, and then the mist condensed in one place and formed two large identical information tables full of information.

Tiran then said, "See? That's what I was reading. There's nothing you need to worry about."

And Lina said, "Hmm, I see, but do you really need all this information to make a plate of food for me?"

"Not all of it. I just need some key data like age, weight, height, and some information about your essence."

"Then why did you make such a big analysis?"

"Well, I didn't make it that big. That's the least information I can get out of it. This skill is used when hunting animals for consumption."

"What?! And you used it on me?"

"Don't worry. I just said that's its primary function, but I can use the information from it to cook the perfect food for the moment you are in."

"Okay, but if you say anything else weird, you'll have to deal with me."

"Don't worry. We'll just talk about your essence now."

"Great."

"Well, let's see."

Tiran started going through the information on the chart until a moment when he said, "Here's the part about essence. Let's see. Essence, Desert Rose, special type, Outer level ... Easy there! Are you one of the Roses?! What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean one of the Roses?"

"Didn't your mother tell you about the Roses?"

"Not that I remember, but what are these Roses you're talking about?"

"Well, since she didn't tell you, it's not up to me to explain it to you. You'd better ask her when you see her."

"What do you mean? You can't just come in and drop information like that without explaining anything! Tell me what these Roses are!"

"Calm down. I really can't tell you, and besides, it will be better if your mother explains it to you, trust me."

"I don't see the difference between you telling me now and me asking my mother later, besides the fact that if you tell me now, I'll know sooner."

"Well, I don't know much about the Roses, and it could be that I might accidentally give you some wrong information, but your mother will certainly know how to explain it better than I do, and she'll know what she's talking about."

"... Fine."

"Good. Let's continue, then. Who wants to go next?"

Gen and Raja then looked at each other, and Raja said, "You can go ahead, Gen."

And Gen said, "No, Raja, you should go ahead of me."

The two then stayed at it for a while until Lina said, "I think Raja should go next."

Gen then said, "Well, Raja, it's two against one. It looks like you have no choice."

And Raja said, "Damn. Fine."

Tiran then said, "Can I start?"

"Yeah."

"Okay."

He then repeated the process he did with Lina and started saying, "Raja, twenty-three years old, let's skip the weight this time, ... Essence, Mirage, Conjoint type, Influence level ... Pretty peculiar that essence of yours."

Tiran then looked at Raja, and Raja looked him back in his eyes and said, "I know. It matches its owner perfectly."

"... That's right. Let's go to the next one, then."

Gen then said, "Looks like it's my turn. You can start."

Tiran then repeated the process with Gen and said, "Gen, twenty-one years old, ... Essence, Endless, conceptual type, Outer level. Well, apart from the fact that your essence is conceptual, you are the most normal ... Wait a minute. What's that?! There's more? How strange to see a person with two essences here. Let's see what it is: Essence, ----------, conceptual type, level ----------. What is this?! Why is your information censored?!"

"Well, some things happened in the past that caused me not to be able to talk about this essence of mine."

"You can't talk about it?"

"No."

"And what happens if you try to talk about it?"

"I don't try. I can't take the risk of something going wrong."

" You do well. To be censored even for me, the world must be watching you to make sure you keep your end of the bargain."

Lina then asked, "The world? What do you mean by that?"

And Tiran said, "Well, -", but was interrupted by Gen, who said, "Let's not talk about that, please."

The three looked at Gen, and then Tiran said, "All right, but it looks like you still have another essence. Essence, Spear, physical type, level Half King ... You ... How could you have become a Half-King here? Is there such a strong person out there? Who is your master?"

"Well, I don't like to talk about my master."

"Can you at least tell me the technique?"

"... A spear to break the heavens."

"... That's not possible. Didn't you confuse what you said? Are you sure this is the technique?"

"Yes. This is the technique my master taught me."

"... It can't be. As someone from here ... ah, it can't be. Your master ... What's his name?"

"I already told you. I don't like to talk about him."

"Please. I need his name to confirm something."

"No."

"Please, it's for your good."

"I said no!"

Raja then said, "What's wrong with talking about your master's name, Gen?"

"My master said that for my good, it was better that I avoid talking about him."

Tiran then said, "Oh yeah? So, maybe I'm in the right line of thinking. Tell me, Gen, your master's name is Darko, isn't it?"

Right after hearing this, Gen got up from his chair, put one of his feet on the counter, and put his hand on Tiran's neck. Half of a crown then appeared on his head, and a massive amount of mist came out of his body, which surrounded Tiran and soon afterward turned into several spears that began to press on his body. 

Gen then asked, looking him in the eyes, "And how do you know this?"

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