The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 149
Episode 149: I’m busy anyway.
“Monk Seungju… do you have any guesses?”
“I’m sorry. “Head monk.”
“I’m sorry. “What on earth?”
“I can’t tell you the details. Just trust me. “I never did anything strange.”
It’s about here.
Even the most oblivious person has no choice but to realize this.
“Monk Seungju… Anti-horse and monk martial arts. “It appears that it was not handed down from Ambassador Yuhyeon.”
“…I’m really sorry.”
“Huh! “When I first heard it, I thought it was such an absurd story.”
It’s not the Shaolin temple you see in movies.
The martial arts practiced by monks during the Joseon Dynasty improves the combat power of today’s awakened people.
‘That’s nonsense.’
There are people in our unit who are trained in martial arts.
A representative example is Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
Starting with boxing, boxing, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, etc.
As a way to overcome my timid personality, I learned all kinds of martial arts.
I assure you.
Those martial arts might be of some help.
It is not possible to dramatically increase the combat power of an awakened person.
‘Because ordinary humans and awakened people have different physical abilities.’
A martial art created with the assumption that it would be performed with the physical abilities of an ordinary human being.
No matter how great it is.
It cannot be beaten by an awakened person with physical abilities that surpass those of humans.
I glanced at the head monk.
[Awakened: Beophyeon]
[Job: Lesser Priest Lv.17]
[Martial Arts]
[C – Anti-Equity Martial Arts Lv.2]
At least.
Except for that nobleman named Seungju, what is in the status window of everyone else is anti-horse and monk martial arts.
But the problem is the grade.
The martial art that monk Seungju learned is A.
The anti-horse and monk martial art is C.
It’s the first time I’ve seen it written like that.
One thing is certain: there is a big difference between the two technologies.
‘The anti-horse and monk martial arts… are far backwards compatible with the skills possessed by monk Seungju.’
I was looking at you with my arms crossed.
Monk Seungju trembled and spoke as if he could not believe it.
“How…did you notice?”
“what. “Because I have my own know-how.”
“….”
“In the first place. Isn’t this a ridiculous setting? The martial arts of the Joseon Dynasty were only good for humans. “What help does it have for the awakened?”
“….”
“Who is fooled by this? “People aren’t stupid.”
“Keo keuhum!”
The head monk’s face turned slightly red at the last words.
“I, too, thought it was a bit absurd, but there is no way such an outstanding technology could suddenly come out of the ground. “There must be some origin.”
“In the end, you believed that nonsense.”
“…greatness.”
The head monk lowers his head as if he has nothing to say.
“Whoa.”
After a while.
Monk Seungju, who was shivering and drenched in cold sweat, sighed and said.
“I don’t know how you noticed, but it seems like you already know everything.”
“Well, roughly.”
“You are right.”
I knew it.
“The techniques I have learned are not anti-horse and warrior martial arts. “The martial arts handed down from Master Yuhyeon was also a lie.”
“Are you saying that the name itself was a lie?”
“…yes. What I passed down to the monks was a simplified version of my martial arts. Although it makes it easy to learn quickly, it has the disadvantage of being difficult to master. “The name Anti-horse and Monk Martial Arts was chosen appropriately by me.”
The guy was trembling when he first thought he was caught.
Now, he said rather shamelessly, as if he was going to get caught anyway.
“…You’re quite confident, aren’t you?”
“Didn’t you all know this even if you didn’t say it?”
hmm.
It’s a simplified version of other monks’ martial arts.
I didn’t know about that.
“Besides, I’ve already broken the commandment to kill anyway. Wouldn’t it be worse for breaking the precept not to lie?”
“…Tsk tsk. “Well, that’s true.”
Although it is true that it is a bit absurd.
I actually like it when it comes out so shamelessly.
“What is more important than that is this. “Can you really solve our problem?”
“it’s possible. “This is something we have already experienced.”
“Hmm. then.”
He seemed to think about it for a moment.
He opened his eyes a moment later and said:
“Do you mind if I pay the price in arrears?”
“That means.”
“If the method you mentioned is successful, then I will tell you about the martial arts I have.”
Originally, the goal was to form an alliance with them.
When I came here, I was quite disappointed because it was a group with serious problems.
In other words.
‘It means that this is a group that will be quite useful if they just solve the problem.’
Maybe the information he has isn’t as important as you think.
Returning them to a normal group was something that had to be done anyway.
If only they could be reborn as an organization worth forming an alliance with.
“It’s not bad.”
Let’s mutter that and get up.
Monk Seungju asked curiously.
“You woke up suddenly. “Where are you going?”
“We’re a bit busy too. “I don’t have time to wait leisurely.”
“…?”
“I heard that even the bull’s horn was pulled out because it was sweet.”
Sigh.
“The problem you mentioned. “Let’s solve it right away.”
“…!”
“for now. “Let’s use the kitchen here.”
* * *
I took the two monks and headed to the temple kitchen.
“Why the kitchen…”
“Then you said your profession is a chef.”
“Huh! Chef… is there such a job?”
“…Okay.”
The head monk looked a little surprised.
What can I do?
It’s because there are so few people who have awakened to this profession, so I have to do it.
‘It would be nice if it could be resolved simply by feeding [Courage]’s food…’
In the case of our unit.
In the process of making all unit members awakened, feeding them [Courage] dishes was enough.
Because I was able to care for them by continuously feeding them dishes filled with emotions.
‘It’s an impossible method here.’
Because I don’t belong to this temple.
It is impossible to stay here day and night and cook meals for the survivors whose turn has come to awaken.
so.
A slightly different method was needed.
To remember how.
I sat down on the kitchen floor, took out a piece of beef jerky, and put it in my mouth.
[Alaur Beef Jerky overheard by the War Cook]
“What are you doing…”
“Shh.”
[Temporarily acquire the characteristic: keen hearing.]
Let’s block out the monks’ questions and concentrate.
Sounds began to come from all over the mountain.
The sound of animals stepping on the ground.
The sound of trees swaying in the wind.
The cries of monsters.
Even the rough breathing of zombies.
and.
I hear it in between.
-Today during the day…
-Soldiers?
-It is clear that the army is ruined….
Voices of the people.
I focused on the sounds they shared.
and.
How much time has passed?
“Monks.”
After a while.
I got up and turned on the fire in the kitchen pot.
Preparing food.
He said to the monks:
“You said it doesn’t matter if you lie since you’re busy anyway, right?”
* * *
Myoyangsa Temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.
Now, many of the survivors of Yanggu County were gathered there.
Among them, there are a few people who are representative.
One of them was originally a local official.
Hong Jeong-su.
Also known as Jinsu’s father.
He said while looking at the people.
“I saw people in military uniforms walking around the temple during the day today.”
“People in military uniform. “Are you a soldier?”
“I wish so, but it’s probably not the case. You all know it well. “The military unit was completely destroyed.”
“That’s right.”
“There is a high probability that he is a deserter.”
People were taken aback by those words.
“Why are monks deserters?”
“well. I don’t know about that either. One thing is for sure… it’s probably not for a good reason for us at the point where you’re trying to hide it from me… I have a guess though.”
“Any guesses?”
Hong Jeong-su opens his words cautiously.
“I think they are trying to change the current structure of monks.”
“With the current structure.”
“Hmm. “This is the situation where the monks are protecting us.”
In fact, it was not a normal situation.
Wherever you look in the world now, the awakened people have the advantage.
“It wouldn’t be surprising if the moment we let our guard down, those monks start acting like nobles.”
“You’re acting like a nobleman.”
“Well, it’s because of them that we make a living, so listen to what they say… or something like that.”
“But they are still monks. “Would we go that far?”
“under. Even monks are not human beings. If the current situation continues, it could naturally deteriorate. “
People’s faces darkened at those words.
“We must be as vigilant as possible to avoid such a situation. “That’s how we can stay safe.”
Some people looked a little reluctant.
“I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but doesn’t this feel like they’re just taking advantage of the monks?”
“It is true that we are able to make a living thanks to the monks.”
but.
Jeongsoo laughed and said, as if it was rather funny.
“her. If you think so, Mr. and Mrs. Kwak, go wake up and help the monks. “Because no one will stop you.”
“….”
“but. After awakening like that, you will fight against monsters together with the monks. Come to think of it, a monk passed away the other day. I heard that they couldn’t even find the body because it was eaten by those monsters… Well. That probably doesn’t matter. “If you’re going to go, go.”
OK.
The two men and women who had reluctant expressions calmly sat down.
“ha. They say that if you just keep doing it now, you can live comfortably under the protection of monks, but why do you keep dragging the conversation on in a strange way? Tsk tsk….”
Jeongsoo said, clenching his tongue.
“There may be things that prick your conscience. Change your thoughts. “They are monks.”
“What are you talking about?”
“So, these are people who want to become Buddha through training and accumulating merit. But if the world becomes like this and you suddenly turn into a nobleman and treat people as slaves, wouldn’t you be wasting all the discipline you’ve built up so far?”
On the other hand.
If you protect people by sacrificing yourself.
“It’s all merit, so the chance of becoming a Buddha increases.”
“Is that what happens?”
“Something like that. This is for their performance. “There is no reason for us to feel any remorse.”
There were still people who looked uncomfortable.
No one came forward separately.
‘I don’t like fighting monsters anyway. Why are you pretending to be nice? Why are you pretending to be nice?’
Huh.
“anyway. We have to prevent that from happening. “I’m not sure why they brought the deserters, but… we have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning, so we’ll find out then.”
“Whew. “I’m worried.”
“One important thing. “No matter how the conversation flows at that time, it is important to keep the conversation in a direction that prevents the monks from becoming corrupted!”
“all right.”
“I don’t want to fight monsters either… I understand.”
Looking at people nodding their heads.
Jeongsoo grinned.
‘Because monks are extremely naive. ‘As long as this many people take my side… I won’t be able to say anything.’
As long as public opinion is on this side.
Those naive monks will have to continue to work like their slaves.
* * *
No matter what the monks say, let’s focus on maintaining the current situation.
The survivors made that promise and went to the general meeting the next day.
“I came from the 12th Legion.”
“…12th Legion?”
Their conversation partners.
It wasn’t monks.
Soldiers wearing military uniforms and armed with guns and various equipment.
‘What a big guy…’
He was not an ordinary soldier.
Each and every one of them is huge.
One of them seemed to be over 2 meters tall.
The colors of the military uniforms are also strangely different.
I thought it might be some kind of special forces unit.
‘At least there’s only one person who looks ordinary…?’
Between those big guys.
There was also one man of average build.
In any case, it means that he is ordinary among big people.
A rather handsome face.
But maybe it’s because of the strangely sharp impression.
A man who gives off a slightly dangerous vibe.
He, who was standing in the middle of the soldiers, opened his mouth.
“To be exact, it came from the 423rd Battalion, a direct unit under the 12th Corps. “Please call me Sergeant Shin Young-jun.”
“Am I really a soldier?”
“no. “I believe the military unit was wiped out.”
Let the people buzz.
Sergeant Youngjun Shin nodded and said.
“We are aware that it is widely known that way. In fact, it is true that the majority of military units were destroyed.”
“….”
“but. There are no surviving military units. “Our 12th Legion has gathered such military units and is waging war against monsters.”
“Oh oh…!”
About that story.
Excitement spread among the people.
An army that was thought to be destroyed.
That the army remains and has come to save them.
It was a story you couldn’t help but be excited about.
‘Stupid… you believe that?’
But one person.
Hong Jeong-su had a slightly different idea.
“But as I said, many military units were destroyed. We don’t have a lot of free time either…”
“Hey you!”
When Sergeant Shin Young-jun was about to continue saying something.
Hong Jeong-su stopped talking and stood up.
“…You look a familiar face. Is there a problem.”
“no. What unit are you from? You’re good at talking. “It is a story that no one knows about the destruction of a military unit.”
Jeongsoo said that and was about to take a step towards the soldier.
That guy’s face was familiar.
The same soldier that monk Seungju brought in yesterday.
I don’t know what they did with the monks.
If you thought it would be easy, you were mistaken.
“Where is the evidence that you are not a deserter?”
Hong Jeong-su approached the soldier with that thought in mind.
That moment.
“for a moment.”
“Do you mean-”
“Who said it was okay to move as you please?”
Crash.
“…ok?”
Towards the approaching Hong Jeong-su.
Sergeant Shin Young-jun takes out a pistol.
“her. Why would you even shoot with that-”
Taaaang!!!
A sudden gunshot.
It echoed throughout the sacred grounds.
“….”
Hong Jeong-su.
He was always confident and never lost his composure and confidence.
That is why he was able to stand out among the numerous survivors gathered at the temple.
But now.
Cold sweat began to flow down his face.
Turn your gaze slightly and look at the floor.
“…gulp.”
Stuck on the floor between your feet.
One bullet was seen.
“This was a warning shot. “If you move without saying a word again…”
Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s sharp gaze was aimed at Hong Jeong-soo’s eyebrows.
With the muzzle of the pistol in his hand.
“At that time, it won’t end with a warning.”
“….”
That moment.
All the survivors gathered at the temple felt this intuitively.
‘Something is going wrong.’
That too.
It’s going very wrong.