Ben told his friends to meet him for lunch, turned around and looked at his teacher. He realized how big Ackerman’s eyes have gotten. „I know this might sound crazy. But I have something for you.“ he paused to look at Benjiro. He got curious. „Okay what is it?“ he asked with high expectations. His teacher turned to his desk and started searching the drawers. He seemed to be a little nervous. The young boy wondered what it could be. After receiving his „gift“, he would've never thought that it could be something like that. Michael gave him an envelope. On the front it said „For Benjiro“. The handwriting looked like it was written by a woman. „I want you to read and understand every single word written in that letter, you got that?“ Ackerman said with a stern look on his face. He didn't reply anything. He just nodded. After putting the letter in his bag and thanking his teacher for giving it to him, he walked out of the classroom and looked forward to eat with his friends.
The magical cooking class was held by a young blonde lady who already published some cooking books. She enjoyed a decent amount of fame and decided to pass on her knowledge to the younger generation. Her name was Akira Nacho. She had changed her last name so she could keep her personal life private. Every day, during lunch break she showed her students new recipes, which ingredients to combine and helpful tricks for a great meal. Ben rejoined Itoe and Notomi. He was very happy to see them. Also, he procrastinated, whether he should tell his friends the news or not. Either way, he was very hungry so he paid attention to what Mrs. Nacho was talking about. The topic of today’s lesson was „the perfect steak“. One more reason to listen carefully. „Do not overcook your steak. If you want your steak to be perfect you can not take your eyes off it.“ she said with a little american accent in her voice. All the years she had spent overseas definitely had some impact on her. „For side dishes you can choose rice, any variation of potatoes or noodles. Bon appetit everybody!“ After finishing her speech, she walked around to look at what the students had done and help them if they had problems. Benjiro wasn’t what you would call a good cook. But he loved food. He wanted to improve his skills and one could even see that he had some sparks where he cooked amazingly well. So he definitely had potential. „What are you looking at?“ Mrs. Nacho woke Ben from a daydream. „Keep your eye on your meat!“, her voice filled with anger. He had burned his steak. Sadly, he had to take it off the grill and throw it away. Notomi was the complete opposite of Ben. Cooking was her passion. She had read a lot of Akira’s books and was secretly a huge fan. During the holidays, she also watched her appear on TV a lot. „Ben. I’m not very hungry. If you want we can share. I think my steak will taste great.“ Ben was very thankful for that offer. His hunger even pushed away the thoughts about the letter. He decided to read the letter before telling his friends about it. But first. Food. Notomi’s steak tasted great and they were laughing a lot while eating. Notomi suddenly shouted „Vitrum Aqua!“ and out of the blue every one had a glass of water standing in front of them. However, Ben would’ve preferred a cold glass of Moutain Dew.
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