The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 204

Episode 204 Shaman

“It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve seen this.”

“That’s right.”

Changsu Lee.

The head of a guild named [Avengers].

He is a strongman of a similar level to the executives in our unit.

There was still frequent interaction with the guild he led, [Avengers].

Along with [Myoyangsa], it is the guild that boasts the largest power in this area.

but.

It had been quite a while since the leader, Changsu, visited us in person.

“It’s nice to see you again after a long time.”

“haha. “I’ve been busy in many ways.”

I asked what the reason was.

It seems like he didn’t have much time as a guild leader in many ways.

‘Actually, I’m kind of weird.’

That’s because I give Lieutenant Kim most of the work.

It’s normal for a guild leader to be extremely busy.

Thank you, Lieutenant Kim…

Please keep working hard like you are now.

“…I know you’re an important person.”

but.

It’s nice to be happy.

Work-related talk is separate from that.

“There’s a meeting going on right now, so why don’t you come back later?”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk said expressionlessly.

This is a guy who has awakened a sense of camaraderie in his own way through my cooking.

It was all directed at the same unit members.

In the case of other unit members.

Even if they are not corps members, those who fought together are often viewed as comrades in arms.

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk had quite strict standards.

As the head of a friendly force, he has a moderate attitude.

This guy seems a bit displeased with the fact that he interrupted the meeting.

“Um… about the contents of that meeting.”

“?”

The physical abilities of the awakened become stronger day by day.

Now that I have cooperated with the Legion and even acquired my own equipment.

Changsu’s abilities are similar to those of the officers in our unit.

“I didn’t mean to listen, but I ended up listening a little.”

That physical ability.

The same goes for hearing.

“…You’re crossing the line very blatantly.”

In Changsu’s words.

Seo Soo-hyuk’s eyes as he looked at him became very sharp.

“You can’t believe you eavesdrop on other people’s meetings.”

“therefore. “I’m sorry about that too…”

“If you’re sorry, please leave quickly-”

“I think that overlaps with the purpose of my visit.”

…huh?

Words that came out of nowhere and I don’t understand.

I tilted my head and looked at Changsu.

“That’s what you’re curious about.”

OK.

Changsu scratches his head and opens his mouth.

“Maybe I can help solve it.”

* * *

After somewhat wrapping up the meeting.

My executives and I followed Changsu and started moving somewhere.

“The boss of the last dungeon. “Do you remember?”

Changsoo was leading us somewhere with a spear draped over his shoulder.

He looked back at us and asked that question.

The dungeon boss.

“It’s about the Pope.”

“that’s right. For a while, all I wanted to do was kill him. But….”

The Pope of Dasmur.

Changsu and I witnessed the death of the Pope firsthand.

Furthermore, I even had a little conversation with the Pope.

“In the end, they were just victims of this world.”

“….”

That’s it.

I know it well too.

Those fish-men eventually went through the same things as us in their world.

Defeated miserably.

Only a small number of survivors were refugees who fled…

‘Because I experienced it firsthand.’

I took a quick look at his face.

I saw a slightly dark shadow fall on the face of Changsu, who was guiding us.

“Do you regret killing the Pope?”

“…no way. I still think you weren’t wrong about killing those fish. If we hadn’t killed those guys, we would have been doomed to drown in the water one day. but.”

Changsoo’s Guild.

[Avengers] had a slightly different personality from our guild.

Our guild actively promotes occupation wars.

Increase your power and expand your territory.

The corps focuses on stabilizing the forces thus secured.

The reason was simple.

I don’t know why this world has become like this.

‘Because [the system] recommends that we conduct a war of occupation.’

If you follow that path.

Because I thought the answer would come out someday.

On the other hand.

Even if they increase their power and influence.

No interest was shown in the ‘war of occupation’.

Except in cases where our guild requests help, we will not carry out any occupation activities.

“It would be too bad to end with just those guys.”

As the name [Avengers] suggests.

Their goal is only one.

plural.

‘Find the cause that made this world like this… and take revenge.’

Making the world like this.

The reason why precious people were taken away from him.

It’s not just about hunting monsters that murder people.

Those who dig deeper.

That is Changsu and the humans who follow him.

It was [Avengers].

“But whatever. You know. “Even if the world tries to find out why this is happening, it is a problem that has no answer.”

“That’s right.”

“So we looked for people who might know.”

“…People who might know?”

What does that mean?

‘Our guild alone would have the highest level of information in this area.’

Of course, the influence of the Legion itself is significant.

Continuously interact with merchants who are skilled in acquiring information.

We continuously collect information about our surroundings through spiritists and shamans.

This is a problem our guild does not know about.

I’ve been looking for people who might know that.

“There is no way there are people who know something like that…”

“Huh? iced coffee. I guess I didn’t explain it properly. “No one knows what you don’t know either.”

yet.

The place where Changsu dragged us.

A small warehouse-like building outside the city.

“I mean people.”

“…yes?”

Let’s open that door and go in.

What’s inside it.

-…Cruk.

Shiny green skin.

A roar like an animal.

Skinny and huge shape.

“That’s why this guy came here.”

“….”

My unit members and I saw that figure.

The gaze was fixed on Changsu.

“You crazy bastard.”

A soldier who already looked down on Changsu.

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk raised his gun and shouted.

“How was this area secured as a safe zone?”

“Uh uhh. Please calm down first.”

“Inside…”

Unless my eyes are wrong.

That green skin is definitely there.

“Bring a monster…!?”

Green Mane tribe.

They were at war with us not long ago.

Because it was that monster.

* * *

“therefore. “I told you to calm down first.”

“I guess you’re saying this because you don’t know me well… I’m more calm now than ever.”

“What are you doing when you point a gun at a person?”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk aims his gun at Chang-su.

The way he looked at him and the way he spoke both became sharp, as if he were cutting.

‘That doesn’t mean it’s a lie.’

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk basically shows little emotional change.

Even now, there is a high probability that he is quite calm.

But that doesn’t really mean anything good.

Even though I’m not excited.

Very calm and cool.

He prepared to shoot Changsu in the head.

“Hey chef. “What should I do with this person…”

When the situation goes like this.

Changsu turns his gaze towards me and asks for help.

But…

“Soohyuk.”

“yes. Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.”

“Watch them to make sure they don’t do anything strange, and even if you shoot them, don’t kill them.”

“Loyalty.”

Unfortunately.

I was also not in a situation where I could take Changsu’s side.

“The chef…!”

No, to be honest.

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk’s attitude is much more understandable.

‘The current situation… even I, who trusts Changsu, am a little embarrassed.’

of course.

He’s not the kind of guy who would just shoot a gun like that.

Even if they shoot, they will only move after receiving confirmation from me.

“What…!”

“Please be quiet. … Because we don’t want to lose a friendly guild.”

Let the gun point towards you.

Changsu calmly raised his hands and showed that he had no intention of resisting.

“…Whew. I understand. Just know that I didn’t mean to do anything bad.”

After checking that appearance.

I looked closely at the monster sitting in the corner.

[Identification of food ingredients (reinforcement)]

Then.

The characteristic has been activated.

[Green Mane Orc Shaman]

[Freshness – Medium]

Lack of Green Mane…

until not long ago.

The same monster that has been waging war with us over and over again.

‘It’s alive.’

no.

To be precise….

‘Is he just alive?’

The monster appears to be seriously injured.

He was breathing heavily and his eyes were closed.

That’s not all.

His entire body was wrapped in thick iron chains.

In his mouth was a gag made of iron and various cloths.

-Krr…black….

A guy breathing heavily while tied up.

Although I already noticed it when I saw his skinny body.

It was a shaman, not a warrior.

‘A shaman.’

Compared to warriors, it is a rare enemy to meet face to face.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t have any resentment.

That’s not the case either.

‘It was said that these guys were the ones who treated humans as slaves.’

Such a monster… now.

You’re still alive in front of me.

“under.”

Except for Ariella, who was taken as a servant.

There has never been a case like this before.

To be honest.

I’m not in a very good mood.

“Mr. Changsu.”

and.

That man is the one who dragged this guy here.

“How this happened… you will need to explain in detail.”

* * *

“…I was going to explain anyway.”

He seemed to notice a bit of anger in my gaze.

Changsu opens his mouth in a cautious manner.

Let me give you a little wink.

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk was seen slowly lowering the muzzle of his gun.

Changsoo muttered as if he was dumbfounded when he saw that.

“…We started on friendly terms from the beginning. I guess that’s why I didn’t know. You. “There were some parts that were bloodier than I thought.”

Changsu looks at us with surprised eyes.

I lightly shrugged my shoulders and answered.

“what. “Is it possible to live in a world like this by just being mean?”

“ha. That’s probably natural. “I now realize that I was underestimating you all.”

Was he quite overwhelmed by Seo Soo-hyuk’s momentum?

Changsoo wiped away the cold sweat, took a moment to catch his breath, and then began to explain.

“Hmm. As you all know, after we helped you win the battle against these guys last time, we did not withdraw from the front line right away.”

“I once heard something like that.”

When the first snow falls and we realize that winter is approaching.

For now, we retreated slightly from the front line to reorganize the interior.

‘Because Taejun said that was true based on his horoscope.’

As the size of the guild has grown.

There are many things to prepare for winter.

“We also need to prepare for winter, but we have more time than we thought.”

but.

Changsu’s guild is relatively small compared to the corps or Myoyangsa.

It seems that there was some freedom in terms of organizing such forces.

“Actually, that was only possible thanks to your help.”

“That’s it. “We received compensation properly, so there is no problem.”

“anyway. Since we had some free time even in the winter, we set out to subdue monsters every day. At first, I was thinking about leveling. “Compared to you, our guild members are somewhat lacking in abilities.”

“So what do you want to say?”

“Because they fight like that, some of these guys can speak Korean. “It was very rare, though.”

“…iced coffee.”

Those who can speak Korean.

We knew there were guys like that.

Same goes for Ariel, who is in my shadow.

The goblins occupying Inje County Office also spoke relatively fluent Korean.

Surely….

‘Did you say that even among the Green Mane tribe, there were some who learned Korean in order to treat humans as slaves?’

There are monsters from another world that can communicate.

And their purpose is.

The goal was to find out why monsters appeared in our world.

If you think about the purpose of their activities.

There is only one choice.

“You were trying to capture him alive.”

“Well, it wasn’t easy.”

Monsters from another world.

Asking questions directly to those monsters.