The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 263

Episode 264 The third reason.

After Borgin returned.

Me and Vimanar in the Jitong room.

And only Jeong Soo-ah remained.

‘…isn’t he going?’

Even though you probably know there’s nothing more to do.

Does Jeong Soo-ah want to watch this situation any longer?

He still remained in his seat and watched the situation with strangely anxious eyes.

‘It doesn’t matter, right?’

It was then that I

He spoke to the spirit core that kept its mouth shut.

“In any case, your proposal is rejected.”

= Lord Seong….

“You said you knew that I would have rejected it due to my inclination? “Then you probably expected this when you failed.”

He seemed to think about my words for a moment.

He continued speaking soon.

= Lord Seong.

“uh.”

=The fortress clearly knew that the lord of the castle would be against this. Therefore, it is true that the work was carried out while hiding the explanation. And…

“And?”

=I can guess to some extent what the Lord of the castle is thinking about the spirit he saw.

Of course.

The guy who did this unexpected thing.

I was in a situation where I couldn’t look favorably on that guy.

Just like the guy said.

=The lord’s trust in this fortress is probably not very high.

“Is that all? “I’m already at rock bottom, man.”

I am.

I couldn’t believe this spirit.

=But still… like I said. This fortress puts the Lord’s interests first and acts accordingly.

“hmm.”

=It was judged that not trusting this spirit would not benefit the lord of the castle. Therefore, I would like to make an excuse for this incident.

Make excuses.

Not because I want to defend myself.

I’m talking about making excuses for my own benefit.

=Remark. Could you please give me permission?

“…It’s an excuse.”

what.

I don’t know what kind of excuse it is.

There’s nothing I can’t listen to.

“Tell me.”

=Thank you.

“Instead, if I don’t like that excuse…”

Sreuk.

A familiar knife strapped to one’s waist.

Put your hand there.

“My credibility will go through the roof and reach my core.”

=….

“If that happens… hmm.”

I have no plans to do anything right now.

When I didn’t even like that excuse.

“I don’t know if you know, but this is the spirit core used to create you. “It was a [high-quality food ingredient].”

=…I fully understand.

What a high-quality food ingredient.

How delicious dishes made from spirit cores will be….

‘You’ll find out for yourself.’

The spirit jade spun around.

He moved slightly towards Jeong Soo-ah.

I flinch.

“What is it?”

= Lord Seong. Those spiritists and otherworldly shamans. I think you know that the two have different attitudes toward spirits.

“for now.”

Jeong Su-ah and Borgin.

Could it be that Jeong Soo-ah made a contract with a spirit through the system?

I felt very free in accepting information about elemental magic.

‘Borgin was a little different.’

A being that has grown in strength by interacting with spirits over a long period of time.

Be more sincere towards the spirits.

I took a more conservative attitude.

=Similar to what I said last time about the possibility of different destruction in each world… the way to deal with spirits differs depending on the character or civilization.

“so?”

=The reason I judged that the castle lord would reject this proposal was because the spiritist that the castle lord encountered first was someone who focused on communicating with spirits.

“Are you saying it wasn’t your world?”

=Spirits were just beings that could be used efficiently, but they were not objects of communication.

In those words.

Jeongsooah’s eyes were wide open as if she was amazed.

‘If it were Borgin, he would have been angry at those words.’

This is the point.

The difference between elementalists from other worlds and elementalists from Earth.

and.

The world in which Vimanar was created also has differences.

However…

“By my standards, your world is a bit worse.”

=I guess so. However, in the world where this fortress was built, it was not particularly defined as an evil thing.

“…I can’t believe it’s okay to use spirits like that.”

I frown and think.

To put it bluntly, that means treating spirits like slaves.

Even if I think about it again, it doesn’t look good…

= What is the world of the castle lord like?

“huh?”

There was no concept of spirit messengers on Earth.

I wondered why he was suddenly asking about the Earth.

=To obtain food… or for their own entertainment… didn’t they catch healthy animals, raise them in a small space, and eat them?

“…hmm.”

Something like that.

Logic that could only come from vegans comes from an artificial spirit.

I’m a little embarrassed, though.

“Are you saying it wasn’t you?”

=Babylonia respects everyone in that world, even though it uses spirits, which are beings from another world. It was unthinkable that all life in Babylonia would be used as livestock by someone else.

“Then what about food…”

= There was a solution. In Babylonia, even the smallest and most insignificant beast was a great king. We lived with respect for each other.

In those words.

I recalled the people who worked on the vimana.

‘The king and the beast were together.’

I was wondering why beasts participated in the construction of the fortress.

From the beginning, the two were considered equal in that world.

=From the perspective of the residents of Babylonia, your world is committing great evil. To abuse and even eat creatures from the same world like that… It’s a terrible story that would make anyone faint-hearted.

“…You’re not planning on suddenly criticizing us, are you?”

=Of course not. I just wanted to say that it’s just a different world and different values… that’s just the difference. The idea of using spirits might not be evil at all in another world. The main fortress also did not recognize it as an evil deed, so that was the way to obtain the body of the main spirit.

…indeed.

It’s just a difference in values.

Since I met Borjin first, I thought it was natural to communicate with spirits.

If only I had first heard the concept of spirits from this fortress.

‘You might have thought Borjin was strange.’

What I’m saying is that he didn’t do it with bad intentions.

But…

“But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of listening to you again.”

=I know. However, I hope you do not lose too much trust in this fortress.

“…Whew.”

I don’t like it at all, though.

If all goes according to my plan, I plan to use any beings that can be used in the future, even monsters from other worlds, as members of my unit.

Their values must be very different from those of humans.

If I ignore all the differences and only enforce my own values.

In other words, it will be difficult to accept the enemy’s surrender.

“…i get it. “I don’t like it, but I’ll move on.”

=Thank you.

What he said made sense.

Here, I have no choice but to understand and move on.

One thing is important.

‘In the end, I’m the one who makes the decision.’

Even if the content of the proposal is different from my values.

As long as there is no malicious intent, it should not be viewed as a bad thing.

but.

“Don’t fool me like this time.”

To the extent that values can differ.

They act arbitrarily based on their own values, judging that it is beneficial to them.

Something that can never be forgiven.

“I’ll just let it go this time… but if something like this happens next time.”

=…The castle lord’s orders are at the top of the fortress’ action conditions, so don’t worry.

I am.

You will get the experience of cooking spirit jade.

=But… Lord Seong.

“huh?”

=I understand that you declined the offer. But may I ask what you plan to do then?

Vimanar was still talking to me from a position where he seemed to be looking at Jeong Su-ah.

=Due to this incident, the dependence on the castle lord has greatly increased… and the strength of the forces within the fortress that depend on the castle lord have increased rapidly.

“I guess so.”

=This will be a big limitation on the castle lord’s actions.

The fact that dependence on me is increasing itself.

I already heard it.

It wasn’t anything particularly strange to me, but…

that’s what I said.

“…yes!?”

“It’s a surprise.”

A person who was quietly listening to the conversation.

Jeong Soo-ah shouted in great surprise.

“…Why are you so surprised?”

“Oh no. “That… benefactor, what were you talking about just now…?”

“ah. It’s not a big deal. “It has nothing to do with you, so you don’t have to worry too much about it.”

Actually, I wonder if it’s okay to say it like this.

“You are the leader of our unit, so it will be okay. Instead, go somewhere else and don’t talk about it.”

Jeong Su-ah is in charge of reconnaissance of our unit.

First of all, his title is also the leader of the reconnaissance team.

Same as Corporal Lee Gong-woo and Mr. Park’s grandfather.

I don’t participate in the leader’s meetings.

He is a person of high status in his own right.

‘If it was something that would harm me, that spirit would have hidden it.’

It prohibited hiding something, but did not prohibit the act itself.

Last time, he immediately hid the conversation that needed to be hidden.

That wasn’t the case this time, so it’s okay to tell this much.

“That…”

“…?”

“Relying on a benefactor could cause harm to the benefactor… So what should I do…”

I don’t know what shocked me.

Jeong Soo-ah mutters to herself.

“…?”

“I’m sorry. My benefactor. “I have something to think about for a moment, so I’ll come back now.”

“Uh oh. “Anyway, from now on it’s going to be about me and this guy.”

She muttered to herself as if she was lost in some complicated thoughts.

I left the room holding my head.

=….

Then.

The main body of Vimanar, which had been facing Jeong Su-ah until then, finally came in front of me.

=With the current situation, there is a high probability that the Lord of the Castle will not be able to achieve what he wants. May I ask what you plan to do?

okay.

Ultimately, the problem is this.

As he said, the conditions for Vimana to reach level 3 have been met.

They have done it so extravagantly that if they leave the unit like this, there could be chaos in the unit.

Vimanar tried to steal Ozrock’s body to solve the problem.

Now that I’ve blocked that.

From his perspective, it would seem that there is no other solution.

okay.

At least from his point of view.

“I didn’t tell you that.”

=Yes?

“There are three reasons why I rejected your offer.”

One is because he deceived me and proceeded to do things that I didn’t like.

Another reason is that you cannot force someone who is no different from a member of your unit to make a sacrifice.

And…

“That means we had to discuss it.”

=What are you saying…?

“I have a general idea that you are a pretty good guy. But you can’t say that the method you know is everything.”

There was a third reason.

“If it’s as you said, you can steal the body of a creature with a [Core]… right?”

=That’s right.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be a spirit, right?”

=First of all, yes, but…

the condition for becoming his body is the core.

So, like the spirit core.

It must have body organs that can control everything about the creature.

This guy seems to think that spirits are the only ones that meet the conditions in the current situation.

“Hmm… This was before I even summoned the fortress, so it’s not surprising that you don’t know.”

=…?

“First of all, as I said earlier. Transforming into the body of another spirit is prohibited.”

=Then how do you plan to resolve this situation?…”

Actually.

This is the third reason.

The biggest reason why I rejected his offer.

Sigh.

“I will provide you with your body.”

There’s a better way.

Why bother using the body of a spirit at the expense of loss?

‘I have a good item.’

That kind of thing…what should I say.

It’s such a waste, isn’t it?