Thor was a cooking fanatic.
Unlike Kane, who considered himself a cooking fanatic.
Thor was considered one by others.
As an only child, Thor had two paths laid out before him: becoming a Trainer or pursuing further education.
But Thor chose a third-learning to cook.
He had no interest in becoming a Trainer or continuing his studies.
No one knew why he loved cooking.
He simply loved it.
Loved it from the bottom of his heart.
His parents respected his choice.
They sent Thor to study cooking under a master.
From then on, Thor spent over fifty years learning, starting as a kitchen helper and eventually becoming an assistant cook. Occasionally, he even got to serve as head chef.
That was the damned problem with talent.
Despite his passion for cooking, Thor had only average talent, with neither a particularly discerning palate nor a keen nose.
What he did have was boundless enthusiasm for cooking.
Fortunately, Thor's parents found him a good teacher, the same kind of good teacher as Ms. Miwa.
One who valued passion, not talent.
Thor formally became his apprentice, and everyone learned that Leze, a master chef who had never taken a disciple before, had accepted an apprentice with average talent but a love of cooking.
Thor's talent truly was unremarkable. His cooking could not even match Li Wei's dad's from last year, let alone now.
Now that his parents and his teacher, Leze, had passed away, Thor had reached retirement age, but he still loved cooking.
He was his teacher Leze's only apprentice.
He hoped that when people spoke of him, they would call him Master Leze's hardworking and accomplished apprentice.
Thor had spent his entire life striving toward that goal, even though Master Leze had already been very satisfied with him.
Originally, Thor had