Beneath all of Musaki's busy schedules, there's one thing he has to sacrifice; training at the Jade Palace. So...what can he do? Turn to someone for advice.


Chapter 3: Lunch Break

Musaki was heading his way back home, but his stomach had other options as it was growling and he lets out a big sigh and made his way over to Mr. Ping's to have a little lunch there and as he got there, he saw Samurai passing the orders around most of the tables and he thought it would be great to have a little lunch there with him...because it is Sam's lunch break after all and after Samurai got finished with the orders, he saw Musaki coming by and waved at him.

"Hey, cuz." Musaki said, waving back.

Before long, it was time for Samurai's lunch break and Musaki sat down on one area of the tables as Samurai came out with mounds of food for two and sat down with a deep sigh and he said, "Hungry, huh?"

"Big time. But I don't have a Dragon Warrior sized appetite, you know." Musaki replied.

Samurai chuckled softly as he passed a few things down to Musaki and said to his cousin, "Don't worry about paying. It's on the house."

But Musaki remained as honest as he could and gave Samurai a few coins anyway for that portion and another coin and said, "That one's a tip."

Samurai was surprised that Musaki gave him a little tip and he smiled at that and said, "You know, it's the first time in a long time that someone's given me a tip."

"Don't you get tips?" asked Musaki.

"Sometimes...but not a whole lot." Samurai replied, with a chuckle.

As the two were eating, Musaki expressed everything about cutting back time for training at the Jade Palace and is a little reluctant to depart from there, even when he has two years left in the Valley of Peace to live at and Samurai said, "Saki...what do you want to do?"

"Part of me wants to stick around a little longer, but then another part of me wants to end my training early because I got a job and blacksmith apprenticeship. I'm not complaining at all. It's just...I'm kinda overcomitting too much." Musaki said.

"I see. We all have to sacrifice one thing for another. But you just do what you feel is right. If you want to end your training early, that's cool. If not, that's okay too. But personally...I think it's up to you to make that decision." Samurai answered.

Musaki agreed with that particular fact and that it is up to him to decide what he should do and he's always one to choose from his heart rather than what's on his head or other's opinion and he said, "You're right about that. Only...how will the masters take it?"

"Maybe they'll understand. You've known them for as long as most of us have." Samurai stated.

"Yeah, I do. I really appreciate them for taking me in for six years and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be where I'm at right now...and I wouldn't have found you guys." Musaki added.

Samurai chuckled at this and he knew that the reunion became a highlight of that memory and it just became a huge turning point as they did catch up with each other and would always cherish that forever and said, "Yeah, you're right about that. They definitely deserve our gratitude."

"I still want to embrace more of my Japanese heritage though and I've learned a few Chinese heritage on my mom's side,, but I still need to learn more." Musaki stated.

"I believe you'll learn everything about those heritages and I'm actually cool with the fact that you've come to terms with your Japanese heritage. You're starting to connect a little more of that side more." Samurai replied.

"True that." Musaki answered.


Musaki will make the right decision, huh? We'll see later on!

Voice of Samurai: Josh Peck