The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 123

Episode 123: Isn’t this a nuclear weapon?

my job.

[Chef] was not a job that ended with making delicious dishes.

At the beginning of my awakening, I wondered what kind of job this was.

I was reluctant to eat a monster that eats people, so I only cooked with ordinary ingredients.

‘That was stupid.’

This job.

It is a job that shows its true value when cooking monsters in the first place.

A monster’s body that humans cannot properly consume.

Refining and processing it.

Cooking is a ritual that humans can use as their power.

The chef is like a shaman who presides over the ceremony.

-taste…? What are you talking about?

and.

There was one idea that came to mind in that area.

[Abnormal appetite].

At the end, the blood and flesh were filled with someone else’s.

A human who has become a mess.

At first glance, it looks like a monster.

In fact, it is much more than the abnormal eater from the group of looters that we met and dealt with last time.

“Let me ask you just one question.”

-what?

“you. If there is a way to return to human form. “What do you want to do?”

but.

If I had to compare, this one is closer to being human.

Aside from everything else.

Because he is barely able to maintain his human spirit.

-There is no such way. I should have said it. That’s how the system explained it.

“Assuming there is one.”

The guy opened his mouth as if speechless for a while.

After a while.

-…I want to go back.

He said that in a voice without confidence.

-Do I deserve it? Although I don’t know.

“That’s enough.”

An important thing is.

Does this guy have any desire to live as a human being?

That’s it.

Confirmation is complete.

then.

“Ariella.”

“…?”

Let’s call our family members by name.

She, who had been listening to the conversation from behind, came closer.

“you. You said it hurt your pride, right? “If I was in my original condition, I would have easily defeated this guy.”

“…I did say that.”

“Because I am the one who made it that way. “I will give you back what I took from you.”

“yes?”

I thought I needed to raise this guy too.

In the meantime, I have been regularly fed the blood of nasty monsters.

There was no significant growth with that alone.

“How about this guy’s blood?”

A powerful monster that swallowed up a huge number of monsters.

Wouldn’t that blood be quite useful?

“Hmm. The quality isn’t that good because it’s a bit mixed up…”

“Is it not that good?”

“no.”

Grinning.

Her eyes glowed red.

“The quality is a bit low… but the magical power is strong enough to ignore that.”

“I’m glad.”

I stood up and ordered her.

“Drain all of this guy’s blood. Don’t worry about the poor quality. “I will cook it myself.”

“I’m thankful for it, but you’re saying it’s everything?”

“Just before I die. “Don’t ever kill me.”

“…I won’t kill you. hmm. “I have a bit of an idea of what you’re trying to do.”

Did he realize what I was trying to do?

“I felt it from the moment you cooked my arm. master.”

It seems absurd.

The blonde vampire laughed.

“Are you out of your mind?”

“That’s not something I want to hear from a monster.”

I roughly shrugged my shoulders and approached the giant who had fallen on the floor.

Ariella, who heard my command, also approached the area around the nape of the guy’s neck.

-What are you trying to do?

“Be quiet.”

Okay.

Ariella’s nails dug into his thick flesh and cut through blood vessels.

Blood is flowing from the body of the fallen guy.

Sreuk.

I thought the flow of blood that had been pooling on the floor had naturally stopped.

I looked inside my shadow.

“This side is ready.”

It seems so.

Next will be my preparation.

Sreung.

After I approached the giant.

I took out two knives that Grandpa Park had made for me.

-You mean you can’t kill him easily?

“huh?”

Before starting work.

As I took out the whetstone and sharpened the blade, the guy spoke to me.

The guy’s eyes were fixed on the knife I was holding.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

It seemed like he was strangely sweating coldly.

-…also. Is it because of the people I killed? Is the sin too great to be easily killed?

“What bullshit?”

-Yes… I know that too. A comfortable death would have been too much for a guy like me.

ah.

Only then did I begin to understand what kind of misunderstanding I was making.

That’s right.

Immediately after refusing the request to kill him comfortably.

Suddenly I started sharpening my knife.

‘Where are you going to die comfortably? ‘I can’t just let you go.’

I guess I misunderstood what this meant.

“It’s not like that.”

-what?

“hmm. “How should I explain it?”

It’s a bit complicated to put into words.

He said while scratching his head with the handle of his knife.

“Hey. “You said that when your blood and flesh became that of a monster, you also turned into a monster, right?”

-…Yes.

The result is that the blood and flesh are filled with those of the monster.

It became a monster.

then.

“What would happen if all that blood and flesh were removed?”

-…what?

The guy had his eyes half closed, as if he was very tired.

He seemed quite surprised to hear what I said.

Eyes wide open.

I guess it was only then that he realized what I was trying to do.

Even after eating food related to the opposite sex, an excited voice comes out.

-You crazy guy.

“what. “That kind of reaction is normal.”

Okay.

After confirming that the blade has been cleaned well.

[Secrets of Intermediate Cooking]

[Primate Human Species – Understanding How to Care for Abnormal Eaters]

Gently place it on the animal’s flesh.

“I won’t kill you. “I’m not going to kill you.”

And warned.

“A little… no. “It will hurt a lot.”

-You… you are a madman!

Suddenly!

The monster’s flesh was torn off.

* * *

-Kahah…!

Although I’m pretty used to it now.

It is quite difficult to prepare a living creature to an edible level.

The first time I prepared my own food, no matter how much I did, I had to break out in a cold sweat.

-Kk…

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

How does the person being groomed feel?

Painful groans continued to echo in the dark underground cavity.

‘…what should I say. ‘I feel a little strange.’

Rather than cooking.

I felt like I was a doctor performing surgery.

Considering that he wasn’t under anesthesia, he may not be a normal doctor.

It is said that Hwata from Romance of the Three Kingdoms operated on Guan Yu without anesthesia.

It’s just like that.

‘I was wondering if I should feed him some food for pain relief.’

It’s also difficult because there’s already food to eat.

Everyone except me won’t receive the new cooking effect until the cooking effect is removed.

After all, thanks to that dish, this guy is maintaining his senses.

If you wait for the cooking effect to end, it will regain its strength and go on a rampage again.

In the end, we had no choice but to proceed without anesthesia.

‘After all, the cooking effect is also [Calm Spirit].’

Without even being able to pass out comfortably.

You must be feeling the pain vividly while maintaining your sanity.

I’m sorry, though.

“Think of it as punishment.”

This guy is a monster that killed hundreds of humans.

Even if it is said that killing people was not intentional.

The act itself does not disappear.

And I…

the monster who did that.

I have no intention of forgiving you easily.

-Cruck… I’d rather kill you, please…

-Uh, mother. Father…

this pain.

It will be worth it.

* * *

A long time passed like that.

“It’s over here.”

“This side is almost finished.”

[The mixed magical power flesh of an abnormal glutton]

[It is flesh where the magical power of various monsters is jumbled and mixed together.] [

The quality of the mixed magical power is by no means high, but the absolute amount of magical power is considerable, so it blends well with any material.]

The blood and flesh of monsters.

The work of cutting and extracting them all was completed.

What remains at the bottom of the underground cavity.

-big. Wow.

A human figure groaning in pain.

I tried to scrape away as little as possible without dying.

The appearance was at least closer to that of a human.

Of course, what it originally looked like.

Although it is difficult to distinguish between genders.

-Isn’t this pain enough? Kill me. please.

“Even if they don’t kill me. “Just hold on a little longer.”

-Ahhh…!

“what. Are you still crying tears of blood? “Pick that up too.”

“yes!”

All blood and flesh were removed so as not to cause death.

But the work wasn’t finished yet.

‘First of all, the shape appears to be human.’

Those bones and flesh too.

The proportion of monsters will still be high.

“What do you plan to do now?”

“I drew blood and vomited out flesh. Now…”

Wiping the blood off the knife.

I turned my gaze towards the vampires waiting behind me.

“We have to fill the empty space again.”

Vampire workers enter the [Shadow Curtain].

I began to gradually take out the ingredients that were piled up inside.

and.

Chiiikik….

Simple cooking utensils that were carried around in the shadows.

After taking them all out.

The real cooking began.

“Fortunately, there is a lot of meat and we have recently replenished the vegetables.”

There was plenty of material.

Enough to fill the space emptied of all monster things with ‘human’ things.

[Stir-fried meat of black sand larvae]

[Arachron egg roll]

[Mixed magical powers…]

Simple stir-fry, of course.

From fried foods to stews and soups.

Cooking I learned in the military.

Among them, we used all recipes that can be cooked quickly and simply.

This is a guy who is already receiving the effect of [Calm Spirit] cooking.

‘The buff will not be applied even if you feed it a different dish.’

so that.

I decided not to think about what kind of buff effect cooking would produce.

Just fill it up and that’s it.

There is only one important thing.

‘Spew out what you ate the wrong way and then feed it the right way!’

After cutting off all of the monster’s blood and flesh.

If I fill that spot with my own dish.

‘That blood and flesh. It will be filled with my cooking.’

Note that.

I know people whose blood and flesh have been filled with my cooking.

These people are far from monsters.

“They are members of my unit.”

Same goes for this guy.

If my prediction is correct.

“Eat.”

-Ugh…?

The moment you eat all of this dish.

This guy.

‘Return to human.’

The amount of dishes piled up was enormous.

An amount that would make it difficult for an ordinary human to eat even 1/10th of it.

but.

This guy is an [abnormal eater].

-Ah, I’m hungry…

This guy is said to have devoured countless monsters.

There were no limits to that disguise.

I put the finished dish into my open mouth.

No, to be precise.

Literally ‘poured it out.’

I can’t believe I’m cramming the food like that.

The guy muttered even though he was in pain.

-It’s delicious.

Eat.

“Who made this dish? of course.”

Although it has shrunk to the level of an ordinary human.

Nevertheless, it is a dish that is constantly included.

A long time has passed like that.

By the time I had put in a little more than half of the dish I had cooked.

…to be honest.

I started to feel a little scared.

“…Why is there no response? this.”

An idea that suddenly came to mind after listening to this guy’s story.

If it’s natural, then it’s natural.

There was no certainty that this would be possible.

– I understand what you are trying to do.

I guess I wasn’t the only one who felt anxious.

-but. I told you so.

The guy who was devouring the dish said.

I felt like I knew what he was trying to say.

The phrase in the status window that he last saw.

[We are on the verge of leaving the human realm.]

[If further indiscriminate consumption is repeated, it is impossible to return.]

Definitely.

The system doesn’t lie.

-You’ve already left the path… you can’t go back.

“….”

-The pain I went through is cheap compared to the price of my sin. I understand. So now please.

I want you to kill me.

Although I wanted to grant that wish.

There was one part that bothered me a little.

‘You may be guilty of eating humans, but you may also be guilty of sending a request for salvation.’

Let’s say sin is paid for with pain.

What about that ball?

If I die like this.

He only pays a high price for his crimes and does not receive compensation for his merits.

That’s a bit much.

What should I say?

“It’s annoying.”

You said the system doesn’t work?

What should I do?

That kind of stuff is none of my business.

“If it doesn’t work… make it happen.”

This is something I’ve been hearing ever since I was a private.

Is something like this possible when you live from scratch? There are a lot of things I want to do.

Surprisingly.

Something you thought was impossible. There are many cases where you can just give it a try.

The same goes for this case.

“What can’t be done?”

Push it in until it works.

Until the ingredients that make up its body change from those of monsters to those of humans.

If you keep pushing hard, anything will happen!

The moment I was about to put in the dish with that thought in mind.

-Tiring.

‘…?’

With a refreshing sound ringing in my ears.

A system message appeared before my eyes.

[Caution!]

[It is impossible to return a non-human being to its original state.]

What?

Now even my system window is telling me that something like that is impossible.

“A kind message. “Thank you, though.”

You’re just blocking my gaze for no reason.

“It’s useless kindness.”

Let’s just wave our hand and get that message away.

Below that.

A new message occurred to me.

[Do you still want to try?]

….

“What?”

* * *

[Do you still want to try?]

What.

This is the system that was said to be impossible just a few seconds ago.

But are you asking the question of whether you really want to take on the challenge?

I glanced down at the abnormal eater who looked like a corpse.

‘Someone I don’t even know very well.’

Originally, the only reason I came here was to get confirmation on my questions.

That confidence has already been obtained.

They even drained all of the guy’s blood.

It will also help Ariella grow.

Actually….

‘If I leave like this, I have nothing to lose at all.’

There is no need to challenge the impossible.

There was no reason for that.

But…

there is only one thing holding me back.

“Ugh. “This damn pride.”

Not anyone else.

This is my cooking.

The more others tell you it can’t be done, the more you do it.

‘It’s not? ‘Is it possible if it’s my cooking?’

The thing that makes me want to say that is because I am a bastard.

“There are still dishes left. “Open your mouth.”

-…!

No matter what the status window says, I just keep doing my job.

I threw the next dish into the guy’s mouth that was forced open.

OK.

[User attempts the impossible.]

[Checking conditions….]

“?”

A message appeared before my eyes.

[Conditions have been confirmed.]

[Power: 1]

What is shown in the message window is.

One day, it settled into the stat window.

An ability whose purpose I never knew.

divine power.

[It makes the impossible possible as much as ‘1’ spiritual power.]

[Caution!]

[If your challenge fails, your divine power stat will be permanently removed and will never be able to be restored.]

“What is this?”

That moment.

Something inside the body.

I felt an unfamiliar energy starting to move.

It wasn’t difficult to guess its identity.

‘divine power?’

I don’t know why this guy suddenly becomes active.

The stat called spiritual power is starting to have some effect.

That much was certain.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but…!”

There was only one thing for me to do.

To keep doing what you are doing.

-Krukkruk…!

How many times did I have to shove the food into my arms until my arms got sore?

Time passes.

Even the effect of ‘calm spirit’ that had been applied to him was cut off.

Nevertheless.

I continued to cook the dishes.

With the simple thought of doing it until it works.

-Grrr.

like that.

After what seemed like an eternity passed.

-Tiring.

[The target’s racial occupation changes.]

When there are no more dishes left.

A message fills my eyes.

[Lee Hyun-jin]

[Primate Human Species – Abnormal Appetite]

[Converting….]

A human figure lying on the floor.

In the body where only bones and blood vessels remained until a moment ago…

flesh began to sprout.

[Conversion is complete.]

[Awakened Person: Hyunjin Lee]

[Primate – Human Species]

[Job: Abnormal Appetite Lv.1]

Not that of a monster.

human flesh.

[Job Quest – Killing the Adversary has been completed.]

[Quest goal has been exceeded.]

[Quest completion reward will be given.]

[Achievement achieved!]

[Achievement: Miracle Chef]

[Humanity through cooking The adversary who strayed from the path has been returned to its rightful place!]

[A miracle rarely seen even in all dimensions.]

[It is one of the greatest achievements that can be achieved as a chef!]

[Achievement rewards are given.]

[In mythology You have achieved an achievement worthy of being recorded!]

[The spiritual power stat increases by ‘1’.]

[Sacred power: 2]

‘Spiritual power.’

It was a stat whose identity I could not figure out at all.

I guess the effect was quite disciplined…

a spirited type of thing.

‘The power to make something that shouldn’t happen happen.’

Making the impossible possible.

“Heh heh….”

The world has become like a game.

When we put it into that kind of world.

What do you call this power?

I know roughly.

cheat.

or.

“…Isn’t this a nuclear weapon?”