"May wants to be a chef?" Heath was somewhat shocked. He looked at Norman, then at May, and even wondered whether he had misheard. But seeing Norman's serious expression, Heath knew he was probably serious. May was also looking at him expectantly, and he had to admit that this left him rather bewildered. He had thought Norman wanted him to cook a few more times or planned to request some unusual food, but Heath had never imagined that Norman actually intended for May to become his apprentice.
That really was surprising. After all, Heath had always assumed that protagonists from the main games like May would become outstanding Trainers. Even if May became a Coordinator in the future, that still counted as one of the established professions. He really had never expected May to plan on becoming a chef. What was this? Had the timeline changed? Heath was a little confused. If May became a chef, would Ash still meet her when he traveled to the Hoenn Region in the future? Would they still form all those bonds? Heath was not very sure.
"Yes, this child is very interested in cooking." Norman smiled gently. Looking at his precious daughter, he felt for the first time that she had grown up too and had ideas of her own. She was no longer the little girl who tugged at his hand every day, asking him to lift her up high. For some reason, this made Norman feel that he was getting old. Heath scratched his head. Seeing May's expectant gaze and how clearly she idolized him, he also knew that she was probably serious. Still, taking on an apprentice did not seem out of the question. The only problem was that he did not know how to teach May to figure out