To Find What Is Desired
So delicious...!
Meat's always delicious! No matter how much I eat, I never get full!
...
Captain, are you full? You've got one piece of meat left.
Do you want it?
Yes! I want it!
Mmmn...
While eating with Tanya after training, a question suddenly popped into my mind.
Did you find it?
Find what?
...Hmm?
What I want...?
...That's right.
I forgot... I'm supposed to figure out what I want...!
If I don't, I can't do the Journey!
...Hmm?
So I won't fail without it? Then I don't need to worry?
But you'd like it if I found out what I really want?
Because it's like finding a life goal?
A goal...?
...Honestly, I don't know.
I do what I like, eat what I like... Do I really need more than that?
I'm not sure.
...But if you say it's important, Captain.
Then I'll look for it!
So soft... So fluffy...
This makes me happy... Plushies are the best...
...But no.
I like them. But it's not what I want. It's different!
Next place.
You tore off another faucet with your bare hands!
...No.
This isn't it either. I like building stuff, but...
This isn't what I want...
The valve! You've gotta shut off the valve!!
We kept looking around, but Tanya still couldn't figure out what she truly wanted.
...I don't know.
I really don't know what it is I want.
...Captain.
Am I... weird?
Do other people all know what they want? What about you, Captain?
If so... then does that mean...
I'm a failure...?
I thought about it, and...
And...?
Isn't wanting something kind of like liking something?
...No, it's different.
I like plushies. But that doesn't mean I want one.
R-really? Then... what about fried food?
Fried food?
You love fried food, right? How about that?
...Fried food.
Well, no need to rush.
We'll figure it out together. The two of us!
The two of us...
...Mm.
Ah, Master! And Captain! Hello!
Hmm? Apprentice No. 1. Long time no see.
Wait, do you also have a No. 2 and 3 now?
About the next lesson... I'm sorry, but can we reschedule?
I got a booth for the New Year's festival! Haha! I've still got a long way to go to match you, but...
I want to serve some delicious fried food to the people of NOA.
Delicious fried food...?
Well then, I'll be off! Gotta prep all the ingredients and paperwork!
Until next time, stay healthy, Master!
Oh right, the New Year's festival is coming up...
Nyahaha! Fried food's the best! Eat up, eat up!
Wow, not bad! You're a mess on the worksite, but when it comes to fried food, you're pretty good!
...Captain.
I think I found what I want.