With Azula away, Kahn had no desire to go out and have fun, so he obediently stayed on Air Temple Island and ate with everyone that day.
Besides Tenzin's family, Air Temple Island was also home to monks who admired the Air Nomads' ideals and followed Tenzin in their practice, so the island had a vegetarian canteen as well.
Still, it had to be said that the vegetarian food on Air Temple Island tasted quite good. Having it occasionally was rather pleasant.
Eating it all the time, of course, was out of the question.
Mako and Bolin had also stayed for the meal at Korra's invitation. The two sat diagonally across from Kahn, whispering about something and glancing at him from time to time.
After a while, Mako finally ventured to speak.
"Mr. Kahn, my brother and I came here first of all to thank you for saving him."
"Also, I heard from Korra that you seemed willing to lend us some money to help us enter the next match?"
"The organizers have already been pressing us. If we don't pay in time, we'll be disqualified, so..."
"Oh, so that's what this is about."
Understanding dawned on Kahn, and he smiled.
"No problem. I'll go withdraw the money for you in a bit."
"Thank you so much! We'll definitely pay you back as soon as possible!"
Mako gave his grateful assurance. He exchanged a glance with his brother Bolin, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Kahn smiled.
"Whether you pay the money back isn't important. What matters is that you don't embarrass me after borrowing my money. Winning the championship shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"No problem! We'll pay you back, and we'll win the championship too!"
Mako gave his solemn assurance.
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