The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 147

Episode 147 If we continue like this, we will be ruined.

“This is a bit cheap.”

“yes? “What do you mean?”

“Just talk to yourself. don’t mind.”

In the meantime.

A middle-aged man who is still arguing with the monk.

“When deciding on important matters, wasn’t it supposed to be discussed among people? But again, the monks do whatever they want… Don’t worry about it because it’s what awakened people do. What is this? “You don’t even think about people!”

“So… these people are not like that. “They are awakened people from other regions.”

“An awakened person?”

He beat the monk Seungju who was talking to him.

An older man pointing his finger in our direction.

“Hey there man!”

Of course.

The person the finger was pointing at was none other than me.

“mister. “Awakened?”

no.

You look old enough to be my dad, older brother, or younger brother.

When did you see me and call me old man?

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then, if you’re an awakened person, you’re going to have a job, right? “What is your job?”

I felt a little offended by those words.

It is rude to ask awakened people about each other’s occupation.

The other person is not an awakened person, so he probably doesn’t know that.

“…I’m a chef.”

“Huh chef?”

Well, even if the level and stats are rude.

I thought it would be okay to tell you about your occupation.

“Is there such a profession among the awakened? “Aren’t you trying to trick me into thinking I’m a devil?”

“Please stop now. “Jinsu’s father.”

“Before the world went to shit, I ran a few restaurants. Even the kitchen ladies who work at our store are all awakened-”

“…Sir!”

Monk Seungju interrupted the older man.

“Please stop.”

“her. Are you now going around targeting outsiders?”

“I will tell you more details later. Please step aside for now.”

“…Tsk.”

He clicked his tongue briefly.

A man taking a few steps back.

“Now that you’ve said that, I’ll let it pass this time.”

“thank you.”

“There is no need to be thankful. “It will be mentioned at tomorrow’s meeting that the monks brought in an outsider again.”

“….”

“You will have to be very prepared.”

The old man left those words and walked away.

“sorry.”

Monk Seungju smiled bitterly as he saw that.

He said while looking at me.

“Jinsu’s father wasn’t the type of person to talk rudely to others like that. “I think you must have accumulated a lot of stress because the world is like this.”

“No, whatever. I’m fine. “It’s not something the monk should apologize for.”

“…You have a big heart, Lord.”

I really said it without thinking much.

The monk seemed to take it a little differently.

“You said your awakened profession was a chef, right?”

“…yes.”

“It is difficult to awaken to a non-combat position in a world overflowing with monsters. There. “He is none other than a chef in this world where it is difficult to find even a single ingredient. He must have gone through a lot of hardships.”

When I say there was a lot, it was a lot.

It probably wasn’t the feeling this monk had in mind.

“uh. “What is it?”

“You must have already accumulated a lot of things. Still, you put up with such insulting remarks. “You are amazing.”

A monk sighs while looking up at the sky as if thinking about something.

“Even though I am a monk, I often find it difficult to control my anger… I think I should follow the example of my lord.”

This guy.

I think I’m misunderstanding something.

The reason I wasn’t angry at what that middle-aged man said.

It’s not because I have a big heart.

‘If it’s so similar, I don’t even want to get angry.’

Of course, he wasn’t even awakened.

To be swayed by the words of someone who is busy criticizing others…

I am quite proud of the path I have walked.

I don’t know if my job was truly trivial.

Because I know better than anyone else that that’s not actually the case.

At this point, there is no need to worry about what others think.

* * *

“okay. “You came to make a deal?”

After a while.

We were able to chat with the head monk of this temple.

“yes. monk. “My name is Lee Sang-hyeop and my occupation is a merchant.”

“He’s a merchant. “That must be what it means to be an awakened person.”

“yes? iced coffee. of course.”

The head monk smiles strangely bitterly at the words “of course.”

“Anyway, if it’s a deal, we’re welcome. “We were in trouble because we didn’t have enough food… The question is whether we can pay enough.”

“There is actually one more problem.”

“yes?”

Sanghyeop opened the bag and took out the combat rations inside.

Beef jerky piled on a small piece of paper.

“that is. “Because this is the food I brought.”

“It’s beef jerky.”

“yes. that is. “I had no idea this place was pickled.”

I wonder if the deal might fall through.

It was an uneasy business negotiation.

“indeed. “I understand what you’re worried about, but I don’t think you need to worry.”

Actually.

The head monk’s reaction was quite acceptable.

“Meat…? “Can I eat meat?”

“haha. In fact, there is nothing in Buddha’s teachings that prohibits eating meat.”

“yes?”

“Rather, he taught us to eat whatever we received from almsgiving. “If you were given meat in the process, it didn’t matter if you ate meat.”

“Is that so?”

“The abstinence from meat-eating was a change that came about later when one of the precepts, the precept to not kill, was considered more important.”

Grinning.

The head monk smiles lightly.

“Because we are people who have already broken the commandment to not kill.”

“….”

indeed.

It was as he said.

[Identification of food ingredients (enhancement)]

[Awakened: Beophyeon]

[Job: Lesser Priest Lv. 17]

Unlike the countless people I saw while coming here.

All the monks had completed their awakening.

Not only are they just awakened, but all of them are of a very high level.

‘In terms of level, it is similar to the soldiers from the 423rd Battalion…’

Considering that our soldiers raised their levels by hunting monsters without rest after awakening.

They too must have completed their awakening not long after the ‘Day of Destruction’.

‘The problem is that even though they have known the awakening method for a long time, the number of awakened people is not large.’

so that.

The cold feeling I felt earlier made me even more confident.

“We are people who have already harmed lives. Even if that life is close to that of a devil, you have already broken the precepts, so eating meat will not cause any further problems.”

“iced coffee. “That’s true!”

anyway.

When Sanghyup found out that a deal could be made, he looked extremely happy.

“Then I’d like to talk about the deal in detail… This isn’t actually just beef jerky. “It’s especially good for awakened people, but it’s hard to explain in words.”

just as expected.

The commercial association starts work right away.

“Hmm. “I never thought it would be such a valuable item… I don’t know if there’s anything we have worth exchanging for.”

“no way. Don’t worry. In times like these, we need to help each other. “Even if I have to incur some losses, I will set it at a reasonable price.”

“Oh… I am truly grateful.”

I think the price may not be reasonable at all.

Well, that’s up to the commercial association to take care of.

“actually. There is another monk who knows more about such matters than me. I think it would be a good idea to talk to him… Unfortunately, he is out to deal with the monsters around the mountain. “I guess I’ll be able to see you in three days at the earliest.”

The conversation with the commercial association ended there.

No matter how much the head monk is, he cannot take charge of all things including managing supplies.

I guess I’ll have to talk to the monk who says he’ll be coming in three days.

* * *

After the merchant left.

I still remained in the room.

“…Do you have any other business?”

When the head monk saw me like that, he asked as if he was puzzled.

‘I think the monks should have me handle the business.’

I corrected my posture and opened my mouth.

“You can proceed with the transaction with that merchant. “What I came here for was that deal, but there was another reason.”

“Any other reasons?”

“I understand you have heard that there is a military base in the south.”

“Hmm… there were often people who met awakened people who said they came from there. “I thought there was a high possibility that it was just a rumor.”

After Chuncheon was liberated from the dungeon.

Although most of them remained in the city.

There were many people who moved in search of their hometown.

I guess rumors about us spread little by little through those people.

Since we have become a world without the Internet or anything else, it is natural for rumors to spread slowly.

“To be precise, our unit’s location is a bit far away. Anyway, it is true that they are active in Chuncheon and Inje-gun. And we have recently come into contact with some monstrous forces.”

A story about the Green Mane tribe.

Although the attack was barely prevented, small-scale skirmishes continue.

To the point that it is an enemy that is difficult to deal with on our own.

I confessed without hiding anything.

“Huh.”

“Hmm. “I can’t believe it was the same situation in other regions.”

I decided to get straight to the point.

“The world today is full of monsters. On the other hand, the number of humans has decreased too much.”

“…many people died. “It’s a shame.”

“I thought those who survived should help each other. “Because their territory also overlaps with this city, I was originally going to propose that we join forces to respond.”

“Let’s form an alliance. “That’s about it.”

“It was like that at first.”

at that time.

While listening to the story, monk Seungju said with a slightly puzzled expression.

“You’ve been speaking in the past tense since a while ago…?”

“yes. you’re right.”

I said, looking out the window with my arms crossed.

Countless people.

There are surprisingly few awakened people.

Until I passed through the mountain gate and came up here.

I didn’t see much, though.

Still, I was confident.

“Even if you try to form an alliance. “It can only be done with a worthy organization.”

“…What do you mean!”

“I apologize if I was rude.”

But

I have to say something.

“There were a lot of people.”

“….”

“There are not many awakened people.”

I thought about the group of marauders I met before coming here.

A group of about 30 people, about 20 of whom were awakened.

In the past, the method of awakening was not properly known.

There were usually one or two awakened people per group of 20 to 30 people.

Now, quite a bit of time has passed and many awakening methods have become known.

The result is that group.

There are only a few survivors.

They are slowly getting stronger.

“Except for you.”

“…!”

“I’ll just ask you bluntly. Even if I can’t do it, I think there are a thousand people staying at this temple. “How many of them are awakened?”

The strength of the armored man I met in the prose.

What if this number of people were gathered in a group with such a strong person?

It is normal for a group of marauders to not even be able to operate in the nearby area.

Because you will have no choice but to look at what powerful forces think.

But still, I was attacked by a group of marauders.

That’s right.

‘This organization. ‘I guess it means there’s a screw missing.’

Even I thought it was a little rude.

Monk Seungju gave me a hostile look.

“Be polite before you ask anything…!”

but.

“Monk Seungju.”

“Head monk?”

“Let’s stop.”

It was the head monk who caught Seungju.

He looked at me and said.

“It seems like the mayor has roughly guessed our situation.”

“yes. “The same thing could have happened to us.”

“haha. Did you ask about the number of awakened people? “There’s nothing I can’t tell you.”

He sighed and said.

“We’ve just passed the 100 mark.”

I was just wondering.

I knew it.

Early days of ‘Doomsday’.

Our unit began working to increase the number of awakened people in order to survive.

At that time.

There was one thing I valued above all else.

‘All members awaken. Illegality cannot be tolerated.’

All unit members must be awakened, even if by force.

An example of this is when Gwang-il, who was timid, forced the boy to awaken and turned him into a berserker.

If even one person is allowed to be excluded from awakening, it is obvious that the number of people who want to awaken will decrease.

What if a group like that is divided into awakened and non-awakened groups?

‘It is inevitable that there will be division.’

The power of the group is weakening.

My job is as a chef, which is difficult for me to survive on my own.

This is unacceptable to me.

It was a situation that was somehow prevented.

“I think you probably know.”

They were different from us.

That the situation could not be prevented.

“This temple will be ruined if it continues like this.”