The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 121

Episode 121: Abnormal Appetite (3)

There was a police officer in Chuncheon City.

When the police officer was young.

There was a burglary at home.

If I were not careful, it could have remained a lifelong trauma.

thud!

The police broke down the door and entered.

Thanks to the quick response, the family was safe.

How cool it was.

The child who saw that dreamed of becoming a police officer.

[Service and order.]

No matter what others say.

It was the birth of a new police officer united in his will to punish evildoers and save citizens.

I don’t know what will happen as time goes by.

The new police officer was even prepared to die in the line of duty if necessary.

Anything that is within your reach.

I will do my best to solve it.

Although he was a police officer who promised that.

Unfortunately.

What happened right after was beyond the police officer’s control.

A city submerged in water.

Loss of contact with the outside world.

The appearance of a monster.

When many people die and order in the city collapses.

There was nothing that a newly commissioned police officer could solve.

There is one thing the police officer could have done.

To keep order in the city.

Catching and killing monsters that disturb order.

-You want to join our group?

Coincidentally, there were people with similar goals.

Those who hunted monsters for revenge.

Although his motivations were slightly different from those of the new police officer.

If you think about it, it wasn’t much different.

If they became avengers due to the death of someone around them.

Police officers only seek revenge for the broken order.

The problem was food.

The group provided some food, but the police officer found it difficult to accept it.

A situation where everyone has to worry about food.

In a situation where the order of the city was broken, he was unable to keep the order and was unable to get rid of the precious food.

Although many people were puzzled.

The police officer gave food to others.

Because it wasn’t like there was nothing to eat.

-You want to eat a monster? Is this a hatred that makes you want to chew it up?

-…My sister is also very friendly.

Although it tastes disgusting.

I thought that if my stomach was full, that was enough.

* * *

Ugh….

His huge body falls to the floor.

The sound of the man falling echoed through the empty cavity.

Cough.

I managed to defeat it somehow.

The situation wasn’t very good for me either.

“Tsk… I’m dying, damn it.”

They were on a different level from the abnormal eaters of the predator group.

Even I, who had the [Adversary] buff, could have beaten that guy.

This was a strong enemy that even struggled.

Let’s take a quick look at our body.

I could see that there was no sound part of my body.

There was even an overlap of dishes due to [absolute taste].

If it were an ordinary human being, it would have been in a normal state if it were already a corpse.

The good news is that

Slowly…

the crushed flesh is recovering on its own.

“No matter how many times I see it, I can’t get used to it.”

It was quite disgusting to see the crushed flesh recovering on its own.

The result of drinking vampire blood raw rather than cooking it.

My body became ‘a little’ closer to that of a vampire.

I have no intention of becoming a monster.

Fortunately, to the extent that it has achieved this level of regenerative power, it seems to be treated as a human being.

Thanks to this, I was able to suppress the penalty due to [absolute taste].

The same goes for being able to survive even with such serious injuries.

It is true that this regenerative ability gives us an advantage in survival.

You should think positively.

‘I’m at least fortunate.’

I took a quick look around.

-Kkiing.

It was a black fish that grew in size by picking up and eating the debris left by the battle.

Now it has changed back to the size of a kitten and is resting and whining.

And what is scattered around it.

[The hind legs of the lowest level vampire knight]

[The head of the lowest level vampire knight]

“…Tsk.”

The corpses of vampires were torn apart here and there.

“Even if it’s like having an extra life thanks to [Fogification]. “After all, there is a cooldown.”

Once caught, you can escape through fog.

However, the second it was caught, it went straight into the mouth without a trace.

As if the name is not [Abnormal Appetite] for no reason.

It seemed like every time it caught and ate a vampire, it regained its stamina little by little.

Even as if he was receiving a buff, his strength gradually became stronger.

…Is that how the enemy feels when they see the soldiers who ate my cooking?

I thought so.

“…Incompetent things.”

Looking around like that.

A small clicking sound was heard from next to me.

When I looked over, I saw Ariella with a frown on her face.

He didn’t seem to be in a good mood.

“What are you? “Don’t you like fighting?”

“It’s not that I like fighting, but I like the growth of myself and my family.”

Was it something like that?

He seemed to like it even when I put him in difficult battles, so I wondered if he had a battle-mad personality that didn’t suit him.

Looks like that wasn’t the case.

The reason why he looks strangely angry right now is…

I don’t know.

It’s not like I have any affection for my relatives.

It wouldn’t be because a relative died.

“Because my pride was hurt.”

It was a pretty simple reason.

“It is not clad in divine power like the army the master led. I don’t know how to do anything other than physical attacks. “It’s literally a pig-like monster that only believes in its power and pounces on you… In terms of compatibility, I and my subordinates would have had the upper hand.”

What is the result?

As you can see.

Me and Kamangi participated and won.

Still, it was close.

It would probably have been impossible to subdue the vampires alone.

“You won in the end, right? “I wonder if it would hurt my pride.”

“…If my abilities and my subordinates had been intact, we would have been able to win on our own.”

is it?

but.

Before they were subjugated by me and my unit members, the number of their subordinates was enormous.

Ariel was also much more powerful than she is now.

We might have somehow won through humane tactics.

‘also. ‘I need to let it grow to some extent.’

Tsk!

After roughly spitting out the blood that had accumulated in my mouth.

After struggling to get up, I approached the fallen guy with an abnormal appetite.

Then he spoke to the vampires lying around him.

“I don’t know when I’ll get my energy back and run wild again. Bind him so he can’t move.”

“yes…!”

“Ugh. “Brothers, wake up.”

“This is your master’s command.”

“Ugh. “My back…”

The vampires who somehow survived the battle.

They dragged his sick body and tied him up so that he could not move.

-Cruk!

The guy who was deprived of his physical freedom made an unpleasant animal-like sound.

I approached cautiously.

-Kaaaaaagh!

“Wow. “It’s bloody.”

It must be difficult to hold your body up due to lack of strength.

Just the face was extremely bloody.

At least we spoke at the beginning of the battle.

Once the battle became more intense, they completely turned into beasts.

“hmm. “I think it would be difficult to hear anything in this condition.”

Fortunately.

I came here because I wanted to hear something from this guy.

I also thought about the situation when I lost my temper like this and went on a rampage.

I moved my body closer to his face.

Okay.

The guy’s face.

To be precise, let’s carefully extend the military flag towards the mouth.

-Kaaaak!

A huge monster lunged at me and tried to bite my foot.

“Oh no stop.”

-Grrr.

After narrowly avoiding having my foot torn off, I grabbed the guy’s gaping teeth.

Open your upper mouth with one hand.

Open your lower mouth with your feet wide open.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

After being forced to open my mouth like that.

I threw the food I had prepared in between them.

thud!

The mouth closes roughly as soon as you put food in it and take your hand out.

If I had been a little late, one of my hands or feet would have been cut off.

“I’m bored.”

-Grrr!

Even then, the guy continued to thrust his teeth in my direction.

Even saliva is flowing from the mouth as it screams like an animal.

beast.

No, it felt like I was seeing a real monster.

But even for a moment.

By the time the dish I threw reached his stomach.

-…What on earth are you doing?

From the mouth of a monster-like guy.

I heard plain Korean.

* * *

“Are you out of your mind?”

-I asked what he was doing.

“hmm. “It seems okay.”

The appearance of running wild like an animal was nowhere to be found.

A guy who is a bit grumpy but speaks normally.

[Sloth Brisket of Cool Reason]

[Sloth] was a monster that looked similar to a sloth.

Although it is a threat because it has strong physical strength.

A guy who didn’t get excited at all even when he was attacked and fought looking listless.

This is exactly the trait he had.

[Characteristic: Unwavering spirit]

[Maintains calm and reason in most situations.]

Additionally, the effect of my [Special Sauce] is ‘Cool-headed reason.’

The result of overlapping effects of characteristics and sources.

-I’m hungry….

“I’m sorry, but hold on.”

Although I still feel hungry.

anyway.

The important thing is that conversation is possible.

“My name is Shin Young-jun.”

-….

“My occupation is a soldier. “Cooking sergeant.”

I sat down in front of him and started by introducing myself.

I was planning on giving you an answer when you asked me what I was doing.

-…Know. A soldier from outside.

“what? “I knew it.”

He spoke as if he knew me.

but.

“Is it natural since you led me and my unit members to the dungeon?”

-….

A man who escaped the dungeon and requested rescue from our unit.

This guy is the one who sent that man.

Although he did not appear during the dungeon raid.

Maybe he was watching us from afar.

“If you don’t need to explain, it’s fine with me. Unfortunately, we don’t have much time to talk.”

-What does it mean…?

“Because the effect of that dish didn’t last long. “Sooner or later you will go crazy again.”

-….

“Shouldn’t we say everything we need to say before that?”

This guy looks at me strangely.

I decided to ignore those stares and get straight to the point.

“My job is a chef.”

-chef…?

“okay. chef. “At first, I wondered what kind of job this was, but as I got used to it, it wasn’t that bad.”

-Why is the chef to me?

“I’ve been feeling a bit anxious about this job lately.”

He points the kitchen knife at the guy and says.

“I think you can give an answer to that.”

-….

“you. They say he was originally an ordinary human being. Explain how it ended up like this. From beginning to end. “As much detail as possible.”

Glancing.

The eyes buried in the flesh glanced at me.

-Should I listen to your orders?

“huh. “If you don’t listen, you will be beaten severely.”

-….

“what. “What I just said was a joke.”

It seems like his pride was a little hurt that he came out with such an orderly tone.

If you look at it with those eyes, what are you going to do?

“There was a man who escaped from the dungeon and came to our unit. The man said you sent him. With orders to go outside and call someone to save the city.”

-….

“We were the ones who received the request for salvation and came and liberated the city. in other words.”

Okay.

Point your finger between the guy’s eyes.

“You owe us one thing. is not it?”

-…Whew.

“We gave you what you wanted. There should be repayment on your part as well.”

It seems like he still doesn’t like it.

He was glaring at me with strange eyes.

-There is one condition.

“condition?”

-After the story ends. Please do me a favor.

Please.

“I see what you are misunderstanding. “You’re not in a position to ask for anything right now.”

-It’s easy for you. If you don’t like it, you can refuse it. It’s okay if I don’t open my mouth.

“…Sure.”

I’m sorry to say this, but

‘If the request is too difficult, it’s okay to just go ahead and pretend it never happened.’

A world ruled by power.

I am the stronger one.

There is no problem even if you later pretend it never happened.

This guy is the only one who will get sick.

Then all you have to do is hit it a few more times.

-Promise. Believe.

You may or may not know what I’m thinking.

The guy seemed to agree in his own way.

I carefully closed my eyes.