The entire royal kitchen abruptly fell silent. All of the chefs turned to the attendant in unison with shock etched on their faces.
"H-how is that possible?!" Vasir's jaw dropped to the ground as he struggled to process what he was hearing.
Nandel's eyes rolled over into the back of his head, and he fell backward like a dead weight. Thankfully, one of his student chefs was standing behind him, and he hurriedly caught Nandel before he could fall to the ground.
Everyone had their own guesses about whom the award for the best dish of the day would be presented to, but none of them had imagined that it would be awarded to a completely unknown chef from Chaos City.
A tall and thin chef standing beside Bellmann strode forward with incredulity etched on his face as he yelled, "That's impossible! Are you sure you've delivered the correct message? How could an unknown chef like him be given this award? Are you sure His Majesty didn't present this award to Chef Bellmann instead?"
