"I won."

Throwing the kitchen knife on the cutting board, Merlin said lightly as he wiped his hands.

Opposite him, the Dumpling brothers, especially Takeo, who has the qualification of a special chef, were kneeling on the ground with a lonely face.

Unlike the flaming dumplings made by the Dumpling Brothers, Merlin's cooking is actually quite simple.

It was a pastry, or rather, a cookie-like cookie.

Knead the flour into a dough, sprinkle some chocolate chips and bake in the oven to create a small snack.

Needless to say, even if you don't use the legendary kitchen utensils, these cookies still make those who eat them feel what is called heavenly enjoyment.

“……”

Although he had long understood that he would lose, Takeo would never have imagined that he would lose so badly.

The judges, without even tasting his flaming dumplings, pronounced Merlin's victory. Such a result, to be honest, really surprised him.

Takeo is also a special chef, although his special chef qualification was not obtained in Guangzhou, but so many years of experience, his cooking skills have reached the same level as Guangzhou super chef, and in terms of dumplings, it is much more than that!

But, but!

Even so, he is still no match for Merlin, even if ...... The work handed over this time is the flame dumpling that he is most proud of.

"Brother......

Takeo's younger brother, Aru, looked at Takeo worriedly.

"I'm fine."

Faced with his brother's worries, Takeo smiled, although the smile was not very pretty.

Stand up. Re-facing Merlin. Tasted the defeated Takeo. He wasn't as hysterical as his previous challengers – although the Merlin he faced and the Merlin he faced before him weren't in the same weight class either.

"Congratulations."

Takeo stretched out his hand, and although he lost the match, he was not ready to lose the momentum.

In the long journey, he has not been without failures. If you fail, as long as you continue to hone your skills, you will be able to win it back one day...... Forehead. Well, judging from the current situation, maybe when you are seventy or eighty, you may not be able to defeat the man in front of you.

Takeo sighed lightly, in this world, there may really be a so-called genius......

"Thank you."

Like Takeo, Merlin also held out his hand, and he had a smile on his face, but now, even Takeo could spot it lightly. The deep worry on Merlin's face.

"Yes...... Did something happen? ”

Takeo is not a gossip person, but he does become curious about Merlin's cousin. A few games before that. Merlin didn't use all his strength, you know, among the previous challengers, there were several people who were in the same cooking realm as Takeo, but Merlin, he only used all his strength against Takeo.

Is it just because Merlin has expectations for Takeo?

Takeo doesn't think so, he's never been an arrogant person. Judging from the previous situation, the reason why Merlin is so anxious is, yes, anxious! It must have something to do with the girl who suddenly broke into the venue before the game.

The girl, with her long blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin, did not look like a Chinese person, but a little like someone from the far west.

She wore a blue and white dress and held a heavy cowhide book in her hand. Just rushed straight into the venue.

And after seeing the girl, Merlin, who was originally easy-going, showed such a worried look now.

"Sure enough, is it related to the girl from before?"

Takeo couldn't suppress his curiosity, he looked at the venue and found that Merlin's wife, the woman known as the 'Sichuan Fairy', didn't seem to be here.

Not only her, but there was another person, the woman known as the 'Dongei Shrine Maiden', who was not at the venue at the moment.

It's a strange thing.

You must know that whether it is the 'Sichuan Fairy' or the 'Dongying Witch', they have always been inseparable from Merlin.

Even in the Juxia Building in Sichuan, the three of them often go in and out of the double ...... Well, it should be three out and three in three.

However, now the two of them are not by Merlin's side, and there is no shadow of the two of them in the venue. Such an abnormality, perhaps, is the reason for Merlin's previous expression.

"Hehehe, since you have seen it, I won't hide it from you." Merlin smiled bitterly, and his face showed a complicated look mixed with happiness and helplessness, "Actually, according to calculations, today should be the day when my inner child gives birth." ”

"Ahh Congratulations! When Takeo heard this, he was surprised at first, but then he showed a sudden look, "Then, this duel competition?" ”

"Well, I was going to stop or postpone it, but my inner son Abbe stopped me, she said she didn't feel the feeling of giving birth, and Nana Jia she ...... Well, we won't mention that. Merlin pretended not to see Takeo's look at the scum, and just continued, "Anyway, the two of them won't let me stop this competition. ”

"So, you're going to hurry up and end the game and go back to see them?"

Takeo suddenly realized that the girl before must have been arranged by Merlin before, and once she came to the venue, it meant that the two ladies had already begun to give birth.

"Well, since you understand, then next, please forgive me for taking my leave."

Seeing that Takeo understood, Merlin did not hesitate, he beckoned to the blonde girl who had rushed into the venue earlier, and then rushed towards the backyard without looking back.

"It's really ......"

Seeing Merlin running away like this, Takeo, who had planned to discuss cooking skills with him, could only shrug his shoulders helplessly.

"Let's go, Aru, now that we understand the gap with the top chefs, let's continue to work hard!"

"Yes, brother!"

……

Not to mention the dumpling brothers, Merlin, who started their journey again, are running at a rapid speed at this time.

"Alice, Abbe and Nanaja have really started?"

"Yes, teacher, Mrs. Pei originally wanted to wait for you to start after the game, but the child in Mrs. Pei's womb is very peculiar, he not only resisted the pressure released by Master Xing, but also made Mrs. Pei's pregnancy time advance, and even Mrs. Nanajia's pregnancy time was finally affected."

The girl who was called Alice by Merlin, she nodded slightly, and her cold voice was not mixed with a little fireworks in the world.

"That's right...... I'll go to the kitchen to prepare first, and you go and tell Teacher Xing and them, if you encounter danger, don't hesitate, just activate the magic array I engraved on the sheets. ”

Merlin groaned, and then, making this judgment, and Alice ...... (To be continued......)