The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 100

Episode 100 Patient Food (2)

“What is this taste!”

“delicious…!”

A group named ‘Avengers’.

I nodded while watching them eat.

‘of course. ‘Who made this dish?’

Honestly, when people admire me and say I’m a space wizard or something.

I was a little disappointed.

‘You haven’t even eaten my cooking yet.’

I saw the admiration in other parts even before showing the real thing.

As a chef, I was a little disappointed.

But whatever.

In the end, it was just a matter of time.

Are other emotions diluted because of the desire for revenge?

People who behaved strangely bluntly and without humanity.

It seemed like his expression would never brighten except when he was killing a monster for revenge.

-Wagu wagu.

-Slurp….

-Slurp.

now.

A strange vitality appeared on their faces as they hurriedly chewed their food.

“Tsk tsk tsk. “No matter how long it’s been since I last had a proper meal, that’s true.”

“Damn, it’s so delicious!”

People who can’t contain their excitement and stuff food into their mouths.

I was so worried that I might act like that.

‘It always makes me happy to hear that it’s delicious.’

As I looked at the scene, it was hard to stop my dad from smiling.

And after a while.

I found out that this wasn’t everything.

“Puh-ha! I really enjoyed the meal!”

The man must have had a very large mouth, so he finished his meal at an incredibly fast pace.

The moment he emptied his bowl and declared that he had eaten well.

Tiring.

Right in front of you.

A message appeared.

[A condition has been cured through cooking.]

[Experience points have been gained.]

‘Huh?’

At the same time, I felt energy called experience building up inside my body.

…What did you treat?

[Abnormal condition – malnutrition]

[The nutrition in the body is imbalanced. Physical ability collapses.]

[Magic power is continuously consumed to maintain active physical ability.]

[Ability level decreases.]

‘Ah… When I looked around at those people with [Food Ingredients Identification], I saw that phrase. It seems like it is.’

A message that also appeared to me after I cooked it.

There was no way that those whose condition had been cured would not notice.

“Hey hey. wait for a sec.”

After finishing his meal, the man stood up and said.

“uh. hey. wait for a sec.”

“Wagu wow…what are you doing that’s stopping me from eating?”

“Because I ate all the dishes. The debuff has been lifted.”

“what?”

“No, that’s not all. My abilities have increased tremendously… Is it like a buff skill? No matter how temporary it is, it is true. “Ability level increases this much…?”

“What are you talking about?”

Since it is a dungeon without sunlight, growing vegetables is impossible.

It was natural for nutritional imbalances to occur.

Imbalance tends to cause the body to collapse.

‘It’s something I’ve had to pay attention to for a long time.’

I went from having to cook only the menu provided by the catering station to having to create my own menu that took nutrition into account.

It was quite a headache.

Since they had limited ingredients to begin with, they didn’t even have a chance to think about it.

‘At least the awakened man’s magic prevented the collapse.’

In order to prevent the body from collapsing, magical power is constantly consumed.

It seems that it has been acting as a debuff.

And now.

[Healthy meal set made with the care of an intermediate chef]

The moment when nutrition is replenished through my own cooking.

That means the debuff has been cured.

‘In other words. Are you saying that these people are people who have survived while fighting monsters despite being debuffed?’

That debuff has been lifted.

The capabilities of this alliance have increased dramatically.

‘The only thing they make is with nutrition in mind.’

I never thought it would work this way.

Even the amount of experience gained to me as the condition was cured was enormous.

The amount of experience gained when curing one person’s condition is similar to the amount received when cooking a week’s worth of meals for unit members.

It was difficult to accept the rushing energy.

“…That’s amazing.”

After finishing the meal, Changsoo sneakily approached me and spoke to me.

“The debuff was lifted, even if it was because I ate the right food. Eating food increases your abilities. Is this also magic? Enchantment or something…”

“It’s just cooking.”

“It’s not magic?”

It was then.

I saw a man standing up in the corner holding a dish.

“If it’s not magic, what-.”

“wait a minute.”

Changsoo opened his eyes wide and looked puzzled.

I left him behind and spoke to the person who stood up.

“Where are you going?”

“ah. “I’m sorry…”

Changsu said after discovering the man.

“Mr. Beomseok? Is there a problem.”

“that is. “It’s really not that big of a deal.”

The man seemed rather embarrassed that his attention was drawn to this matter.

He answered while scratching the back of his head.

“It’s my first time eating such delicious food, so I wanted to let my father taste a little too…”

“Father?”

“…one of the people lying in that room is my father.”

also.

I was worried when I got up with the food, but it was a good thing I stopped.

“That dish was made for you to eat, so eat it all.”

“still.”

“I’m planning on making separate dishes for those people.”

“yes?”

Cooking isn’t just about making it well.

When cooking, you need to keep in mind the circumstances of the guests you are eating.

“It’s a dish made for healthy people like you to eat. “Those people are patients, aren’t they?”

“Ah…”

“We have to make it patient-style.”

The man’s eyes widen when he hears that.

“Were you planning on cooking for those people too?”

“It sounds obvious. “If only some people are going to starve, it’s better not to cook.”

OK.

The man named Beom-seok started looking at me with a somewhat complicated expression.

‘…Come on?’

I’m not sure.

After confirming that he quietly retreated.

He approached Changsu and said.

“So, I’d like to get some help with feeding the patient.”

“It’s help. “As I said before, just say anything.”

“There are the bodies of the fishmen we killed earlier, right?”

“Why is that…?”

At least I made food for those who were fine using the ingredients I brought.

It would be better to use fresh ingredients when preparing patient food.

“It’s a bit like giving and taking away. “Can I use it as an ingredient?”

“…Nonsense!”

The simple reason was that I wanted to use fresh ingredients whenever possible.

Changsu, who heard that, was shocked and answered.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen this man look so surprised.

“I brought you here for awakening anyway, right? “I’m going to use that.”

“That’s not it. “I’m not saying I’m going to eat a monster.”

“…ah.”

Oops.

I didn’t even think about it because the culture of cooking and eating monsters was so natural in the unit.

‘I forgot that it would be quite unpleasant to eat a monster that eats humans again.’

however.

It seemed like that wasn’t the reason Changsu was scared.

“Do you even know what happens if you eat the corpse of a monster?”

“…?”

After hearing that.

Of course, the soldiers also had question marks on their faces.

Do you know what happens if you eat a monster’s corpse?

‘Is there anyone who knows as well as we do?’

These are people who eat only monster food for three meals a day.

The soldiers who were listening to the conversation between me and Changsu spoke.

“I don’t know exactly what’s going on.”

“If you do as Sergeant Shin tells you, there won’t be any major problems.”

“Right. Especially if it’s a field related to cooking…”

“Umm.”

Let’s say this to our unit members as well.

“…If a problem arises, I won’t sit still.”

Changsoo speaks with a sigh.

It seems that there is another reason why they did not eat the meat of those fish people.

Well, that’s something to find out later.

I decided to immediately approach the fishman’s body and start cooking.

‘It’s pretty miserable.’

Monsters that died quite harshly in the process of being used for awakening.

If you look at it from the perspective of a production worker who uses monster materials to demonstrate their abilities, it’s a visual that will make you frown, wondering why they treated it so harshly.

What now?

It won’t matter.

After having the wizards boil the water.

The monsters’ flesh was placed in water and boiled thoroughly.

At the same time, I put the rice that I had taken out from the shadows into water and soaked it for a little bit.

‘Is it almost cooked?’

After a while, when the flesh was fully cooked.

After inserting the strainer and pulling out all the flesh.

Push, stand, stand….

I laid the kitchen knife aside and crushed all the flesh.

‘It doesn’t matter if the meat is handled a little roughly, as long as it’s an ingredient that will be crushed anyway.’

The dish I was going to make was a pretty simple one.

When you think of ‘patient food,’ the first thing that comes to mind is, of course, porridge.

And there are fresh ingredients.

‘Oh no.’

actually.

I thought about cooking something like this for the man who fainted after calling the unit for help.

Since I was completely unconscious, I was told that if I did something wrong, I could end up in prayer, so I endured it.

‘It seems like those people have lost their minds and instinctively chew when they put it in their mouths.’

If it’s a soft porridge, you can easily go through with it.

Lastly, I placed my hand on top of the dish and gently rubbed my fingers.

Finish by adding [special sauce].

[The dish is complete!]

[Dasmur’s special fish porridge filled with the vitality of an intermediate chef’s life]

“It’s complete.”

“Is it okay if I feed you this…?”

When the dish was finished.

Several people came forward and accepted the dishes.

‘They said it was a family of people who had lost their minds.’

After receiving the fish porridge, they picked up the bowl and headed into the room.

Looking at the back.

One of the ‘Avengers’ was heard muttering softly.

-They are people who have lost their minds anyway, so there is no point in cooking and feeding them with care… -I

understand the desire to be good to your family, but… it is meaningless.

It’s meaningless?

‘Well, let’s come.’

That remains to be seen, right?

“father. “I’m here.”

“…Baa….”

A man named Beom-seok sat in front of an old man and said.

but.

Even though his son came to see him, the old man did not recognize him but stared blankly into space and drooled.

“…Tsk.”

Did he become angry when he saw that?

Beomseok grits his teeth.

But then he shook his head, moved the spoon, and took a spoonful of fish porridge.

“Try some of this. The ingredients are a bit weird, but it’s patient food. “I tried this person’s cooking and it was very delicious.”

Beomseok talks to himself and brings the spoon filled with fish porridge to the old man’s mouth.

Has this type of care been around for quite some time?

It was a hand gesture that seemed quite familiar.

So, spoon by spoonful.

Fish porridge entering the old man’s mouth.

“…thank you.”

yet.

After emptying all the dishes, Beomseok looked at me and said.

“I feel a little lighter when I think about how I served my father a delicious meal.”

“thank god.”

“You won’t be able to taste it anyway, so it will only be self-satisfaction.”

Beomseok speaks with a bitter smile.

After hearing that, I tilted my head and said.

“You can’t taste it? “What are you talking about?”

“yes? It is as you see. “Everyone in this room lost their minds.”

This man.

I guess I’m misunderstanding something.

“Do you think I worked so hard to cook for people who don’t even know the taste?”

“Even if you say so. “To be honest, I’m not sure what you want to talk about.”

Beomseok frowns as if asking what he wants to say.

That moment.

“Beomseok? “Is that you?”

“…!?”

Behind Beomseok’s back.

A hoarse voice was heard.

‘There’s no need for me to explain.’

Beomseok hears that voice and turns his head in confusion.

There was no old man there, just staring into space with soulless eyes.

What is there.

“Oh father!?”

“son. Right? “The faces were similar, but the atmosphere was so different that I almost didn’t recognize them.”

He was Beomseok’s father.

“Okay. “It feels like I had a nightmare.”

“It’s a miracle…”

“Anyway. Where on earth are we? “Why did you lose so much weight?”

“I’ll explain everything step by step. father.”

“What are you doing all of a sudden? “A grown man behaves like a man!”

Beomseok held his father in his arms, shedding tears.

It wasn’t just those two.

“Ugh, why is my body so sore?”

“Honey? “Have you come to your senses?”

“Why is it so dark? “I need to at least turn on the light…”

“Mommy…!”

People who have lost their minds due to heartache.

They all started to come to their senses.

People who had just come to their senses were embarrassed as they did not know what was going on.

And the families who took care of them…

“Thank God.”

“Thank you… thank you…”

I hugged them with tears in my eyes.

“what? what’s the matter?”

“Those people. “Have you come to your senses?”

“suddenly…?”

People nearby began to flock to the sudden commotion.

When I saw the crowd of people, I slowly backed away and left the room.

“what. “I think Sergeant Shin did something again.”

“What are you doing again this time?”

Among them were unit members.

I paid no attention and stepped back.

‘I’m worried about my parents too, but there’s no point in worrying right now.’

What I need to do right now is to somehow build up the strength to survive and go see my parents.

To do that.

‘Off. ‘I’m starving.’

first.

I have to start by solving the meal I missed while cooking.

* * *

Beomseok couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.

My father always seemed as strong as a giant.

After seeing him lose everything and lose his mind to monsters.

Beomseok had made a promise.

‘I take revenge on those who made my father like this. Even if it means giving up my whole life!’

Every time I saw my father getting thinner by the day, my resolve became stronger.

Beomseok’s life became about revenge.

When killing monsters.

Beomseok felt joy at the thought of avenging his father.

Even though it was a difficult battle, the joy was so great that I didn’t even feel tired.

But very occasionally.

There were times when I had other thoughts.

Kill the monsters.

After returning to the base with a wet body.

A thought that comes to mind sometimes while taking care of my father who is staring blankly into space.

‘…What does this mean?’

No matter how many monsters you kill.

The father who lost his mind is not coming back.

‘Running out for revenge… isn’t it actually meaningless?’

but.

Giving up revenge doesn’t mean your father will come back.

In a situation where there is no answer.

Beom-seok chose to focus frantically on revenge rather than fearfully imagining that what he was doing was meaningless.

okay.

Until the father opened his eyes.

“Yes… something like that happened while I was lying down.”

“Huh. yes.”

Beomseok explained to his father what had happened.

Still, it was difficult to hold back the tears that were flowing out.

After hearing the whole story, Beomseok’s father thought for a moment.

He nodded and said.

“It must have been a lot of hardship. thanks. son.”

“Father….”

“Keuh. Deep down, I was confident that I was pretty good for my age. “I never thought that at this age, I would lose my mind and tell my son to take care of me.”

“Haha… really. “I thought I would die from hardship.”

“But now my father has come to his senses. “Let’s suffer together as a family.”

“What do you mean by suffering?”

“What do you mean?”

An old man who answers with an expression that asks if he is asking something obvious.

“Don’t we still have to live from now on?”

“Ah…”

Beomseok couldn’t help but be taken aback by those words.

I always thought about revenge.

Because I never thought about life other than revenge.

“First of all, we have to solve this city’s anomaly. “For that to happen, we’ll have to cooperate with those soldiers.”

“That’s right.”

“Okay. I don’t know if Abby can be of any help. First of all, that awakening? “If I start with that, I think anything will be possible.”

Although Beom-seok’s father had been absent-minded for a long time.

It didn’t happen suddenly.

Sudden flood damage and the appearance of monsters.

Because of that, I lost everything I had achieved.

‘Everything I achieved throughout my life has disappeared. Now I… have no confidence in living.’

I lost my mind due to the shock.

But how is he now?

“I was stupid. “I only thought about what was lost and didn’t think about what was left.”

“….”

“You have no idea how thankful I am that you are alive. “Let’s figure out a way to live together from now on.”

He is so positive and full of vitality for life that it is incomparable to the person who lived a life obsessed with revenge.

“…father. “There is something I want to confess.”

“hmm? What?”

Beomseok spoke timidly, like a child who had made a mistake.

“While my father was losing his mind, I lived to get revenge on those who made him like this.”