The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 196
Episode 196: Make the lame walk.
The reason this guy called me here.
I think I understand now.
The enemy’s tricks cannot be prevented anyway.
but.
There is a way to most efficiently prevent the consequences of that maneuver.
By increasing the capabilities of Sergeant Taejun Park.
Identifying the monsters unleashed around you.
‘You called me here to eat my cooking.’
My cooking will bring you this.
Aiming for a powerful buff.
* * *
One hour is an urgent situation.
I headed straight to the restaurant.
“It’s been quite a while since I’ve been here.”
Opening the restaurant door.
To be honest, I was a little worried.
‘It’s been a few months since I left the base.’
Those who remained here must have survived by eating only food reserves.
The kitchen has probably not been used for a long time either.
Of course I thought it wouldn’t be in good condition.
“…what. “Why is this okay?”
Surprisingly.
The restaurant was in very good condition.
I thought I would have to do a lot of cleaning.
I was a little puzzled by that appearance.
“I told you. “I knew you would come.”
“iced coffee.”
A man in a wheelchair.
Sergeant Park Tae-jun said while looking inside the restaurant.
“They say a cooking disease is coming, so the restaurant needs to be cleaned out in advance.”
indeed.
The restaurant had been managed in anticipation of my visit.
by the way.
I thought about this while checking the restaurant’s cooking utensils.
‘Write it. It’s a little embarrassing.’
For now, follow this guy’s plan.
I came here to cook, though.
‘Couldn’t you have told me in advance to some extent?’
It’s been a while since I came to see my friend.
Our unit is suddenly in a dangerous situation.
‘Honestly, I was a little embarrassed.’
If you look at the fact that they bothered to manage the restaurant.
At least Taejun must have known about this a few days ago.
However, there was no need to talk about it until now.
Well, whatever.
There may be no reason to hide it.
‘Is it called a leak in heaven?’
If you tell me such information in advance, something bad could happen.
They say that’s why shamans speak in a strangely roundabout way.
Taejun is a deep thinker.
There must be a reason.
It may exist, but…
‘But that doesn’t mean the unpleasant things will disappear, right?’
Sigh.
“This dish… I’ll do my best to make it.”
I need to repay you for this part.
“That’s to be expected. “It’s been a while since I’ve had your cooking.”
“You can expect plenty. “There are not many people who have tried the dishes I put my all into.”
Without even knowing what my words mean.
Sergeant Park Tae-jun nods his head as if he is looking forward to it.
“With all my might…?”
The soldiers who came to the restaurant together.
One of them was shocked and muttered.
“huh? what’s the matter?”
“No, that’s it. uh.”
Let’s look at the soldier’s face.
It felt familiar somehow.
A soldier and wizard who came with me as my guard.
Among them, definitely.
‘Electric wizard.’
As I said before.
There aren’t many people who have tried the dishes I cooked with all my might.
‘This guy must have… been the one who tried my best cooking at [Dasmur], right?’
Dasmur.
To clear that dungeon.
There was a time when wizards who were reluctant to participate in battle were gathered together and fed ‘all-out cooking’.
It greatly amplifies the magic power of wizards.
After channeling that magic power into Sergeant Lee Min-jae.
A lightning bolt of immense power struck the center of the dungeon.
Thanks to this, of course, it caused fatal damage to the boss monster.
I was even able to successfully conquer the dungeon.
in other words.
This guy….
“This is a dish that he put his all into. “I wonder if it’s okay to give that kind of dish to Sergeant Park Tae-jun…”
“Are you jealous that I’m being treated to a meal?”
“No, that’s it. “How should I explain this?”
I am someone who has tried my best to cook dishes.
What does that mean?
I mean, I know it at least roughly.
“So… uh.”
The guy trying to explain something.
I look at the guy.
‘Shhh.’
‘ah.’
He made a gesture to be quiet.
Then it seemed like he noticed what I was looking at.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“what? “He’s a bland guy.”
The guy who quietly retreats back.
It’s an emergency anyway.
It is a constant situation where you have to cook with all your might.
What kind of person will you be?
I don’t think it would be fun to tell you in advance.
‘Okay then…’
Let’s start cooking.
I was already thinking of cooking for you.
A state in which carefully selected materials have been placed in the shadows.
Tick, tick, tick, tick….
Turn on the fire in the burner.
Putting a pot of water on top of it.
Take a peek.
Taejun, who would be my guest, looked at him.
‘That guy… he’s in a wheelchair. I’ve gotten so used to it.’
The roads in the unit are not well maintained and are quite rough.
To make fun of a wheelchair so naturally in a place like that.
If I had been an ordinary unit member, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of it.
Our unit is quite small for a battalion.
That guy and I were the only riders in that unit.
My only motivation.
According to the culture of the military unit, each rider is a soldier who did the best in military service.
There is bound to be one so-called ace.
And…
among the members of the unit, our flag bearer was treated as an ace.
‘It’s him, not me.’
It was Sergeant Park Tae-jun.
‘Doing your job well is also good, but whatever. His overall ability is outstanding.’
It’s not just about doing a good job.
I’m also good at sports like soccer and basketball.
He had a good personality and the relationship between his predecessor and successor was good.
Although I don’t think I was bad at serving in the military.
I humbly admit that our jockey’s ace was that guy.
‘The guy like that is now more used to a wheelchair.’
To survive.
It was an undeniable fact that the unit needed to awaken.
but.
Those who had to take the greatest risk at that time
were Sergeants Lee Min-jae and Park Tae-jun.
‘The two people who were the first to come forward for awakening.’
Among them, Minjae was lucky.
Taejun… was unlucky.
no.
To be more precise.
‘I couldn’t have paid more attention.’
Well, that’s fine.
thinking back.
‘I was also very scared at the time.’
He’s a monster who murdered his successors, right?
No matter how awakened you are.
It wasn’t that easy to approach that guy.
‘If only I had been near Taejun at that time…’
It’s not that I was scared and stayed back.
I wish I had helped with the awakening work nearby.
There is a possibility that his legs ended up like that.
It could have been reduced a little.
I was busy pretending like nothing happened at the time.
It was only in appearance.
It was not a state in which a calm judgment could be made.
‘It’s not for nothing that Taejun was the ace of our team.’
Because I am a person with many shortcomings.
but.
Even though I have many shortcomings.
I don’t think I was unable to serve in the military.
‘There were no mistakes, but….’
Every time I made a mistake like that.
‘The training was also good.’
I made sure to fix any mistakes I made with my own hands.
It has been like that until now.
‘The same goes for this case.’
like that.
Ingredients were poured onto the heated pan.
* * *
“…Is this really this much?”
“It’s completely normal.”
Let’s start increasing the amount of dishes.
A guy who looks at me like I’m wondering if this is right.
Either that or not.
“You’ve had a hard time being stuck in this unit for so long.”
I haven’t been able to feed it for a while.
I cooked with the idea of feeding them all at once, so the quantity ended up being quite large.
Despite having an injured leg.
Trapped in the corner of this barren mountain range.
This is a guy who has dedicated himself to our unit.
‘Not just this guy, but the other raiders as well.’
At this chance.
I plan to take very good care of it.
The ingredients used in this dish were simple.
[Green Mane Great Shaman’s Right Leg]
The dark spirit that attacked me.
The fragments that made up that spirit.
‘Green Mane Great Shaman.’
The shamans of the Green Mane tribe alone were quite powerful enemies.
But the great shaman.
Doesn’t that mean he’s a monster who stands at the top of those guys?
‘Taejun said he had a fight with shamans in the spiritual realm.’
If it’s this guy’s meat.
It could greatly increase Sergeant Park Tae-jun’s spiritual abilities.
But unfortunately.
Monsters with spiritual powers were not that common.
[Left leg of Little Root Goblin Shaman]
At most, this guy was located in Inje County Office.
About a goblin shaman.
so that.
As for the other dishes….
‘I decided to fill it with slightly different types of things.’
[Light-footed Sleipa’s 3rd leg]
[Giorg the Strong’s hard left leg]
Actually, originally.
This ingredient was going to be the main ingredient.
My job is a chef.
It turns out that cooking has various effects.
Thanks to you….
[Healing Chef].
The result of treating people suffering from malnutrition.
A title like this has also been created.
‘Yes, he is a chef, but whatever.’
Compared to a priest or healer.
It would be a bit problematic to say that the healing ability is strong.
but.
‘I’ve already opened the eyes of someone who had already lost their eyesight.’
Jeong Soo-ah is a case in point.
Of course, in her case, I can’t say that my cooking opened her eyes… well.
It may be a little ambiguous.
‘Maybe he wasn’t completely blind to begin with.’
According to Minjae’s guess.
The result of giving away the magic power contained in the eyes in a contract with a spirit.
I just became temporarily blind.
Let’s regain that lost magic through my cooking.
There is a high probability that it opened my eyes.
but.
Quite a bit of time has passed since Jeong Soo-ah’s eyes were treated.
‘My level and cooking skills… have improved to the point where it’s hard to even compare them to back then.’
I guess there was also a title called [Healing Chef].
I’ve wanted to try it for a long time.
There was one thing I couldn’t try because I was busy.
Slowly.
I thought it was worth a try.
‘That guy’s legs… ‘Treat.’
No matter how much I am a great cook.
It was difficult for healers and priests as well.
You can heal a shattered leg just by eating a dish.
-Tiring!
It can’t be possible.
Perhaps it would be considered impossible.
[caution!].
[It is difficult to heal fatal wounds with just the chef’s cooking.]
“As expected.”
The system also seemed to realize what I was trying to do.
They started sending out warnings like this.
but.
However, I have no intention of giving up cooking.
That’s right too.
[Still, do you want to take on the challenge?]
For me now.
Making the impossible possible…
quite a spirited force.
“I challenge you.”
[It makes the impossible possible with ‘2’ divine power.]
There is a cheat.
* * *
[The course meal is complete!]
Just like that.
The dish is complete.
“…I’m sure I’ll break my upper leg.”
“You’re a young soldier, aren’t you? “Shouldn’t I eat this much?”
“what the. “I’m not some kind of grandmother.”
The table setting seems like it would be too much for one person to eat.
When Taejun saw that, he smiled.
I tried to put my chopsticks to the dish, but…
I stopped.
That hand.
It stopped for a moment.
“…Something.”
“huh? what’s the matter.”
“I have a feeling that if I eat this, I’ll be in a lot of trouble.”
“…Puhup.”
indeed.
Is it not for nothing that he is not a shaman?
‘I have a good feeling.’
but.
I am the cook in my unit.
I can’t forgive a unit member’s lack of food.
“You know that? “You have to eat it anyway.”
“You haven’t done anything strange, have you?”
“no way. “I guarantee that the taste and effectiveness will be of the highest level.”
“…okay. Because I’m not the type of guy to play around with cooking. “You can trust me.”
[This is a multi-course meal carefully prepared by a war chef.]
[It is a dish made for a specific person, and the effect is maximized if that person consumes the dish.]
Made for a specific person.
With sincerity.
Course meal.
‘I added all the phrases related to improving the effect that could be attached to my dishes.’
Literally.
This is a dish I cooked with all my might.
[Theme – ‘Close to the Stars’]
Just like that.
The meal goes into his mouth…
“…what does this taste like!”
Is it because of my job as a [shaman]?
This guy gave off a strangely magical vibe.
Slurp…
slurp…
I started to swallow my meal ravenously.
And…
that was enough.
“Kuhuh…!”
Sergeant Park Tae-jun finished a delicious meal.
The guy starts writhing in pain.
“Sergeant Taejun Park!”
“What is this!”
The soldiers who saw this panicked and rushed at Taejun.
A guy who was eating well suddenly twists his whole body.
That’s just embarrassing.
“…I knew it would end up like this.”
Just one person.
Only a lightning wizard has ever gone through cooking with all my might.
He was touching his forehead as if he was remembering the pain of that time.
‘When I eat the dish I put my all into… everyone feels very painful.’
But…
if you think about the reason for the pain, it’s not that bad.
‘Pain that occurs when the effect is too good and the body cannot handle it.’
then.
The way Taejun looks in pain.
You can at least see the pain in the process of healing the wound.
A course meal I made.
‘Close to the stars.’
The effect…
was extremely simple.
[When a specific person, ‘Sergeant Park Tae-jun’, tastes it, his spiritual ability is greatly improved.] [When a
specific person, ‘Sergeant Park Tae-jun’, tastes it, the effect of increasing regenerative power is applied to certain body parts.]
Strengthening the person’s abilities.
And the recovery of the leg.
‘But…’
If it’s obvious, it’s obvious.
I don’t think this one dish will cure his leg.
‘I have a conscience too.’
so.
There was one soldier who was brought in.
The soldier is currently running to Sergeant Park Tae-jun and checking his condition.
‘A new medic who arrived not long ago.’
Our unit has also added a lot of new personnel.
Private First Class Sa Ui-jun is no longer the only medic.
‘My cooking provides an opportunity for recovery…and the medic continues to heal.’
This was my plan.
It may take some time, though.
If only we could provide an opportunity for treatment like this, someday.
It will also be possible to walk little by little.
…Called.
That’s what I was thinking.
“Youngjun, you bastard…!”
Sergeant Park Tae-jun fell from his wheelchair in pain.
The guy, sweating coldly, seemed to be pushing away the soldiers who came running to help him.
“What on earth have you been going through?”
“…ok?”
I put my hand on the floor.
It can be done up to this point.
okay.
That could be possible…
My shaking feet hit the floor.
My knees straighten.
…Sergeant Park Tae-jun stands up on his own two feet.
“Is something this ridiculous even possible…!”
Even though it happened to my own body.
Taejun looks like he can’t believe it.
‘….’
and.
I couldn’t believe it either.
“Sergeant Shi Shin?”
The gaze of the medic I brought with me turns to me.
I will create a starting point for healing through my cooking.
Afterwards, a medic brought in to ask for Sergeant Park Tae-jun’s treatment.
That guy.
“If this were the case, there was no need for me to come, right?”
He looked at me with puzzled eyes.
no.
I thought about treating my leg.
‘Why are you standing up right away…?’
I never thought the effect would be this direct.
I didn’t know either.