The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 11

Episode 11: Survivors (1)

After learning that there was no way to summon the perks we got right away.

We first returned to the dormitory.

Even if I can’t use it right now, I think there will come a day when I can use it.

It was already long past lunch time.

I thought I should go back to the restaurant and prepare dinner now.

“Other soldiers are probably having a hard time and don’t even think about going to the cafeteria.”

“is it?”

“It would be better to take out some combat rations and eat them. “Shouldn’t you get some rest too?”

According to Minjae hyung’s words,

I decided to take a short break.

“Okay, I should take a day off too.”

Although I can’t say it with my own mouth.

I’ve been working so hard all this time.

It would be crazy to do all the cooking by myself since I was the only one left with the cooking disease.

Should I even make a buff dish for the awakened people?

Should we make a special meal to feed the mentally weak soldiers?

I went through all kinds of hardships.

Still, it was rewarding in its own way.

‘The reward isn’t just a feeling.’

[Awakened: Shin Yeongjun]

[Job: New Chef Lv. 9]

[Attributes: Strength 12, Agility 13, Magic Power 10, Luck 10]

[Attributes: Lowest dagger skill, Lowest cooking skill, Lowest ingredient discrimination, Lowest fire affinity]

[Skill: Chef’s eye, Chef’s special sauce]

[Points: 1032pt]

It can be seen in numbers as well. Reward.

‘Level 9!’

Experience has been steadily accumulated.

When hunting a monster or completing a dish.

And another supply source that I recently discovered.

[The person who served your meal was active in battle.]

[The chef’s reputation is spreading! Experience increases.]

If the person who eats my cooking uses that buff.

That becomes experience again!

‘Thanks to that, I made a lot of money from yesterday’s battle.’

Every time the level goes up, the stats also go up by one.

Now, I have reached a level that was only possible when I was at level 1 by eating buff dishes.

I’m saving it without using it in case the moment comes when I need it.

A lot of points have also accumulated.

According to what I asked other awakened people.

There is no one in the unit who is higher than me in terms of current points or level.

“My growth is also good. Since yesterday’s fight, the number of lizards attacking the unit has been reduced by about half, and the unit members’ awakening is progressing well…”

Everything went smoothly.

When I first got killed by a monster, all I could think was that I didn’t want to die.

Now, it was a situation where I felt a little bit of freedom.

Thinking about how hard it was to create this situation.

You can’t not feel something if you don’t feel it.

Although it may only be a brief period of peace.

If you continue to handle things like this well…

“Hey, Youngjun!”

At that moment, I was happy thinking about various things.

Someone called my name.

There are only a few people left in the unit who will call me by my name.

The moment I turned my head in the direction the voice came from, I thought it was Minjae.

“Are you here…?”

I am.

Miraculously, I was able to keep my expression from collapsing.

“Lieutenant Kim….”

“I heard you worked hard! great job!”

It was Lieutenant Kim who called me.

The company commander of our unit.

The only officer currently remaining in the unit.

in other words.

He is currently the highest commander.

“…no. “Isn’t it something that should be done?”

“How many people can’t do that obvious thing! uh?! “Be confident!”

The words are flashy.

In reality, the words coming out of that mouth are a compliment.

I probably would have felt good about it if it weren’t for Lieutenant Kim who said that.

‘A person who can’t do that obvious thing.’

More than ten days have already passed since the monster appeared.

Soldiers gather together to fight monsters.

Increase the number of awakened people.

Awakening the outsiders somehow.

Create a defense net around the dormitory.

Scouting the surroundings.

Even fighting the Lizard Chieftain.

During those ten days.

Here’s what Lieutenant Kim did:

[.]

Let me explain what it means.

does not exist.

There just isn’t any.

Lieutenant Kim for the past ten days.

Really surprising.

Nothing was done!

Even when we decided that we needed to increase the number of awakened people.

‘okay? Then let’s do that.’

When gathering supplies near the living quarters and creating a defense net.

‘It’s nice to see everyone working hard.’

When the Lizard Chieftain was first discovered.

‘There is such a monster? I have to be careful. I have to wait for a call from a higher-level unit that might come. ‘I’ll leave that to you.’

Although the words are flashy.

In the end, all work was handed over to the soldiers.

no.

It would be better to just leave everything to the soldiers without doing anything and be done with it.

It would have been better.

After the monster first appears.

Although there were injuries in our unit, there were no more deaths.

but.

There were two missing people.

‘I sent him away because Lieutenant Kim insisted that he contact the higher-level unit. Two drivers.’

Communication via wired or wireless communication is not possible.

The drivers left because they had to send someone to make contact.

They have not returned even after ten days.

‘Maybe I’m not doing it right.’

Some soldiers who were close to the two were angry.

He even went so far as to say without hesitation that Lieutenant Kim was as good as dead.

That’s still a noble person.

As a commander, he patrols the unit a lot.

Every time, I do a lot of likability work.

In my case, it goes something like this.

‘Youngjun, you’re having a hard time. I’ll have a good lunch today too! Ah, today’s lunch is Gosuntwiga…? Gosun fried food is a bit… Can you make pasta for me?’

While conserving the food I didn’t have and paying for it, I refused the food offered and ordered the food.

He doesn’t hesitate to do things that make you wonder if a person with a sense of humor could do that.

Thanks to this, I used olive oil and minced garlic, which are high-quality ingredients that I already didn’t have enough of.

I had to offer it by saying alio olio.

Due to these events, Lieutenant Kim’s current evaluation within the unit is the lowest.

It was a bad review even before the monster appeared.

It was falling vertically every day, as if to prove that there was more to the floor.

I was wondering what you came here to say this time.

just as expected.

“I heard today that we don’t have restaurants and eat combat rations. Can’t we just eat something by ourselves?”

As expected, this was the intention.

“sorry. I’m having a hard time right now and I need to save on ingredients. “It’s noticeable that we cook and eat only among ourselves.”

“Hey, what are you looking at? If anyone says anything, tell them to come out. “I am an executive.”

I’m saying that because I wanted to say something.

“And you’re funny? “Do you think I don’t know that you guys sometimes cook and eat together?”

“yes?”

What does that mean?

It’s going to be hard to save on the ingredients I have.

“What are you doing, cooking for the kids whose turn it is to wake up? “Last time, I cooked it really well for the awakened people to eat together.”

oh my god.

I never thought I would find fault with something like this.

“It was provided as a special meal to relieve tension as the awakening process was dangerous. Lieutenant Kim, if you want to awaken at any time…”

“Then what did you do for the kids who have already awakened?”

“That’s in case the monster I reported about last time attacks…”

“You’re talking about increasing your abilities with food? That’s right, no matter how much the food increases….”

All I’m saying is just an excuse.

Lieutenant Kim mutters that he just ate it with friends.

‘I really can’t do anything about this.’

Even though it looks like this, he is the only officer left in our unit.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is of no use now.

There are still armies from the outside world.

If I ever come into contact with them.

This is someone who will become incredibly important.

“That buff is bigger than I thought.”

“Hey, that’s enough. “I don’t eat it because it’s dirty.”

I’m the one who finds it absurd.

Lieutenant Kim actually looks angry.

“You don’t only take care of people you’re close to.”

Lieutenant Kim spoke like that out loud.

He opened the door and went out.

Conversely, seeing him get angry just leaves me dumbfounded.

‘How can I feel this bad for a cigarette I’ve never smoked before?’

My head hurt strangely, so I held my head.

Someone else opened the door and came in.

smart.

“Sergeant Shin Youngjun? “Do you look bad?”

“Lieutenant Kim came and went…”

“Ah…”

It was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.

“Haha, that’s right. I don’t know what they said, but whatever. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Don’t say anything. Ha… really.”

“Still, don’t you think that if something is difficult, something good can happen?”

“huh?”

He looked at me sighing because my headache wasn’t going away.

The guy who suddenly smiles and says that.

“Sergeant Park Tae-jun is said to have woken up.”

“…!”

My classmate woke up.

* * *

“There is no problem with your health, but you will have some trouble walking.”

“Was it difficult to have a healing priest?”

“Yes… it might have been possible if I had treated it right away after the injury, but it was impossible to completely heal the wound even if it was 10 days old. sorry.”

“No, no, you have nothing to be sorry about, thank you. great job.”

I heard that Taejun opened his eyes.

I urgently went to the unit’s infirmary.

‘My only motivation.’

Sergeant Park Tae-jun of the radar squad.

He is the most senior soldier in this unit along with me.

We even set a date to go on vacation in the last year of our lives.

A comrade who was attacked by a monster the day before his vacation.

Let them know that if I kill a monster, they can awaken.

He was also the first person to attempt awakening.

Unfortunately, I didn’t know at that time that the monster lizard’s vitality was enormous.

His leg was bitten by a monster while he was still strong, and he suffered serious injuries and fainted.

I have finally opened my eyes.

‘It was such a serious injury that the bones were visible.’

After that, private First Class Sauijun, a medic, continued to provide care by changing bandages.

Uijun majored in physical therapy.

I don’t know if it’s because my bones are cold or something.

There was no way to treat a wound where the bone was clearly visible.

In the end, the limit was to prevent it from getting worse.

Then, during the last fight, Uijun awakened as a healer.

I began treatment with Jungsu, a military chaplain who had awakened to become a priest.

As a result.

It was half a success.

Even if walking is difficult, there are no health problems.

‘If that’s all you’ve done, you’ve done your best.’

“Hey, Taejun Park. long time no see?”

“Are you here? “I feel like we met just yesterday.”

Let’s open the door to the hospital room and enter.

Taejun, looking a little grumpy, greeted me.

“Is it really better? Can you see how many fingers there are?”

I waved my index finger in front of Taejun’s eyes.

“one.”

“There are two? “You bastard’s head is not in good condition.”

“Sergeant Shin Young-jun… I’m not making fun of patients.”

“Giggle. “Crazy guy.”

After briefly saying hello.

I told Taejun what had happened in the unit so far.

From the day he fainted.

Even the current situation of the unit.

“There was a lot of this and that, but the situation is pretty stable right now.”

Ever since the mountain range became our territory.

The monsters’ attacks were reduced by less than half.

It was strange that even though the Lizard Chieftain was taken away, attacks were still coming.

It doesn’t look like it’s moving under orders.

We understood that the remnants of the defeated soldiers were remaining and attacking us.

Now the number of awakened allies has increased considerably.

The lizards that attacked one by one could be suppressed quite easily.

Currently, it is being used as an ingredient for the incoming awakening.

As I said, the situation is very stable.

“okay. “We did all the hard work while you were lying down.”

“haha.”

“All you have left to do is suck honey. “You envious bastard.”

“Youngjun. “There is no need to be so considerate.”

….

“It’s not that I’m being considerate, but now I really…”

“No. I’m speaking in such a light tone out of consideration for my friend who can’t even walk properly. “You don’t think I know.”

“…greatness.”

Shit.

Anyway, the problem is that this guy is too quick to notice.

“There’s no way there won’t be a problem just because there are fewer monsters.”

In the end, there is no contact with the outside world.

The electricity is out and the generator is running.

“Generator power is not infinite. There will also be food problems. “Is it possible for me to just eat alone in a situation like this?”

“Well, whatever…”

“So there’s no need to be considerate.”

Sergeant Park Tae-jun looked into my eyes and said.

“Have you already forgotten? “I too have awakened.”

“Is it possible you forgot?”

This guy finishes off the monster while having his leg bitten off by the monster.

I fainted while awakening.

The reason I didn’t bring that up was.

There is no way the situation will change significantly even if the number of awakened people who cannot walk increases.

ha.

“Okay then, let’s see if you ask. “What made you awaken?”

Now that it’s like this.

I decided to ask something I was already curious about.

“Warrior? No. “Considering your personality, I think you’d be a wizard.”

“A wizard. “It’s similar, but a little different.”

If you’re not a wizard, you’re probably a warrior.

A job that doesn’t mean much to a guy with an injured leg –

“It’s a planetarium.”

“Planetarium?”

It’s a planetarium.

Umm.

“what is that?”

“If you look at the explanation, it is about reading the movements of the stars, peeking into the sky, and predicting the rise and fall of one’s journey-”

Taejun started the explanation while muttering something.

From the beginning, I could only stare blankly at the incomprehensible noise.

“done. It’s complicated, so skip it. “Even I, the person involved, couldn’t understand it.”

“Hmm.”

“instead. “Please take me outside.”

“outside?”

At Taejun’s request.

I brought the wheelchair from the corner of the hospital room and placed Taejun in it.

I came out of the building.

“Our unit really likes this.”

midnight.

The moon and stars were twinkling beautifully in the sky.

“There are no lights around and we are on a high mountain. “I can see the stars really well.”

“Well, the scenery of our unit is really pretty.”

“Thanks to you, I learned two things.”

huh?

two?

“A customer will come tomorrow.”

You’re a guest.

Suddenly what-

“And… you’d better hide your claws.”

* * *

At first, I thought that was what it meant.

I found out right away the next morning.

“It’s true! “There is a military base!”

“What did I say! Look over there! There are soldiers there too!”

“Mommy.”

“Sujin, we are alive now….”

It has been 11 days since the monsters attacked the unit.

Survivors appeared.