The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 268
Episode 269: My Meat (2)
When I deserted my unit and wanted to go somewhere else.
The most unsettling things were two things.
One is the anxiety of the unit members caused by my disappearance.
And another thing…
Actually, I tried not to worry about it.
‘The chef is absent.’
what is it.
Since ancient times, a soldier’s entire combat performance comes from his heart.
I was concerned about the loss of [chefs] who could feed the soldiers properly.
The amount of combat rations made is considerable.
The effectiveness of those combat rations is not even close to the dishes I made with all my might when I was at that level.
Although it has the advantage of being able to be consumed in the field, it is less effective.
‘But where can we find more cooks?’
This job as a chef.
It seems like it’s a fairly rare job in this world.
Until now, I have never met an awakened person with the same job as me.
‘Honestly, it was a bit disappointing.’
In other occupations, members of the same occupation group together and test each other’s abilities.
Although there are positive interactions such as exchanging know-how.
For now, I only work in production positions.
Because the types of things we make are so different from other production jobs.
Even that kind of exchange was impossible.
I had no choice but to figure it out on my own and develop my abilities on my own.
Quite a lonely job.
but.
“Lord Seong… that thought!”
That [Drop of Legion].
The ability can be reproduced by copying the object eaten.
Even if the reproducibility is low.
‘It just makes you a little weaker… It’s the ability to reproduce all characteristics, right?’
then.
Although it is worse than a vampire, it still has tremendous regenerative power.
and.
While accumulating countless achievements, he has accumulated so many [characteristics] and [skills] that he cannot be compared to other soldiers.
Even if they become a little less effective.
It will be useful enough and overflowing!
“This is crazy!”
‘Well, that statement isn’t wrong.’
The target that satisfies all those conditions.
This means that it is an excellent copy target.
‘I had already failed to copy a rare job called [Abnormal Appetite] not long ago.’
They said it failed back then.
They say it is possible to copy another rare job.
There is no reason to hesitate, right?
Passing by Vimanar’s words.
I looked down at my hands.
At that place.
[‘Secrets of high-end cooking – enlightenment on how to prepare primates.’]
“I never thought I would be able to cook something like this.”
The most efficient way to take care of ‘me’.
It was clearly presented.
* * *
“The battle is over!”
“Thank you everyone for your hard work!”
recent.
Among the legion’s soldiers, combat positions are in charge of occupying areas.
The [occupation team] continued to carry out a fairly difficult schedule.
A battle to occupy an area within Gangwon-do.
This did not end with simply going to the area and occupying the core area.
In order to safely advance to that area, you must clear out all the dangerous elements around you.
It was a very complicated and arduous process.
‘Thank goodness all battles are won thanks to the strategy coming down from the top.’
How can a person who was not that noticeable during the 423rd Battalion continue to come up with such incredible strategies?
Although I was a little surprised.
Still, thanks to that, the unit’s morale was maintained.
‘But…’
One of the soldiers belonging to the occupation team.
Private Fire Wizard Jang Hong-su thought.
‘I’m tired.’
The battle continues over and over again.
These are people who lived ordinary lives until not long ago.
No matter how many times you keep winning.
The life-threatening battle itself was bound to cause great stress.
But that doesn’t mean we can fight leisurely in today’s world.
They had to repeat the battle without rest.
furthermore.
If you keep repeating the battle like that.
‘Just because we fight so hard…’
Exhausted soldiers.
There were often times when anxious imaginations took root in my head.
‘Is it really possible to survive?’
In a rough battle.
The number of soldiers suffering serious wounds was widespread.
Although the number is not large, deaths occur frequently.
All of the soldiers of the Legion.
He was fully aware of the fact that he might die someday.
‘I’m afraid of death too.’
but.
What scared me the most was something else.
‘If I die like that, wouldn’t all my suffering now be meaningless?’
This is a difficult time for him as he struggles to survive.
I wonder if it might end up being meaningless.
‘In the end, everyone will be wiped out… and I, too, will die meaninglessly.’
The fear of that futility.
“…hot.”
“Private Jang Hong-su? “What’s going on?”
“No… no.”
Private Jang Hong-su thought that far.
Immediately, I shook my head and pushed the thoughts out of my head.
‘Stupid guy. ‘You know that nothing good will come of getting lost in negative thoughts, but you do this again.’
Legion soldiers receive continuous mental care.
His spirit was very healthy compared to other survivors.
To put it the other way around.
To the extent that it is difficult for the soldiers of such a corps to completely shake off their anxiety.
It was also said that this world had turned into hell.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“I said it’s okay. I’m sorry for worrying you. “Let’s come back quickly.”
“…yes. All right.”
Private Jang Hong-su moves his body with difficulty.
I tried to think as positively as possible.
Even if it seems difficult to survive right now.
Being buried in negative thoughts will only bring you closer to death.
Private Jang Hong-su returned to the temporary guard post built near the occupation team’s battle area.
he there.
“uh?”
I encountered an unexpected person.
“Sergeant Shin?”
“oh. “Is there a flood?”
He is the one who is delivering a great strategy to them.
Commander of the Legion.
“Why is Sergeant Shin here….”
His occupation is a chef.
At the same time, the position in the guild is that of guild leader.
His place was not the battlefield where the occupation forces were fighting.
The first base, Vimana, which is the safest and produces supplies.
‘Why is someone who should be in the safest place in that vimana here?’
But to that question.
Their corps commander answered casually.
“I’m sore from staying in the military base.”
“Yes?”
“And it bothered me a little.”
“What do you mean you’re worried?”
“rice.”
rice?
“It’s hard for you to return often because of the expedition, so you’re probably only eating combat rations.”
After hearing that, I looked closely.
He only came out briefly to see the faces of the returning soldiers.
It seemed like he was working on something with his sleeves rolled up.
“What is there for a cook to do? “We should at least provide food for the soldiers who are having a hard time fighting.”
“Sergeant Shin…!”
“everyone. “You had a lot of trouble.”
No big deal.
These are truly light words.
“You guys are doing such a great job. thanks.”
But to those trivial words.
‘…uh?’
Private Jang Hong-su himself could not understand why.
‘I feel like my anxiety… is disappearing.’
That feeling of anxiety that I couldn’t shake off even though I tried to shake it off just a moment ago.
I felt like it was fading away little by little.
“Just wait. “For the first time in a while, I will feed you some delicious food.”
‘Sergeant Shin’s food.’
Why was it that I was healed by those words?
I don’t quite understand, though.
Nevertheless, the fact that Sergeant Shin Young-jun was cooking the meal was something I was quite looking forward to.
In a difficult world.
Because the most enjoyable thing was food.
‘Hmm, it would be nice to look at the menu.’
Private Jang Hong-su felt moved.
I watched Sergeant Shin Youngjun cooking.
At first, I just did it because I was curious about the menu.
however.
‘hmm?’
Private First Class Jang Hong-soo has been working with Sergeant Shin since the 423rd Battalion.
I was able to discover one strange thing.
‘Cooking… seems to be a bit difficult for you.’
It wasn’t the first time I’d seen something like this.
Cooking for more than 100 people by yourself.
Even if you are an awakened person, it will not be an easy task.
but.
After Sergeant Shin’s level and stats increased tremendously.
Exactly.
My cooking skills have improved so much.
If you feed him the dish he gave it his all.
Rather, after the soldiers had to bear the penalty due to excessive effects.
He relaxed some effort into cooking.
Still, it tasted good enough and overflowing.
But now.
It was as if Sergeant Shin Young-jun had returned to the past.
Cooking with such difficulty….
‘Of course Sergeant Shin must be having a hard time too.’
He was the head of a huge guild.
Soldiers often encountered other survivors while doing outdoor activities.
And I also knew that the survivors’ leaders were busier people than we thought.
‘Sergeant Shin is the head of an organization much larger than that group of survivors. As a corps commander, you must be extremely busy.’
In addition, there is only one [chef] awakened person in all of Gangwon-do.
Not only is his role as a corps commander not only important, but he is also in charge of cooking.
It is natural that they must be extremely busy and repeat hard labor every day.
Even in the midst of all this, he made time for himself.
He appeared to cook for the soldiers fighting on the front lines.
You must have a very busy schedule.
It won’t be easy since you’re cooking with a tired body.
‘When you become the head of the most powerful force in the area, you can relax a little.’
Of course, Sergeant Youngjun Shin is busier than anyone else.
Compared to him, he didn’t forget to take care of other soldiers who had more spare time.
Looking at that.
Jang Hongsu thought.
‘What were you thinking about when your senior, Sergeant Shin, is working so hard?’
Doubts and anxiety were sprouting in my head.
When I think of myself thinking like that.
It made me laugh out loud thinking that it was such a small concern.
and.
After a while.
“It’s complete!”
The dish is finished.
“thank you for this food!!!”
The soldiers of the occupation team ate only combat rations for a while.
They lifted their spoons with joy.
The taste of the dish seemed like it took a lot of hard work to make.
For some reason, it was similar to the dish Sergeant Shin used to cook at the vimana…
“It’s delicious, it’s delicious!”
“Battle rations are delicious, but they cannot be compared to properly cooked food.”
Nevertheless.
A proper meal tasted great compared to combat rations.
The anxious feelings in the hearts of
the soldiers who had left the fortress for a while and continued to fight .
It gradually disappears with the power of hearty cooking.
And what fills that position.
‘He is a great person.’
Admiration for the person who provided the meal.
and. The fact that
such a great person…
is at their head.
‘okay. I might die someday. But…’
that arises as a result.
‘If you follow that person, even if you end up dying someday.’
It was a firm belief.
‘I don’t think it would have been in vain.’
Only then did Private Jang Hong-su.
After hearing his words earlier, I realized why my anxiety had subsided.
The anxiety he was feeling.
In the end, I thought that all of this would be meaningless.
‘I just needed assurance.’
That great person.
Because I assured them that they were doing well.
Just with that one word.
They say they have gained confidence that they are doing well.
After the meal is over.
The soldiers, who looked stressed, flashed their eyes and shouted loudly.
“It was delicious!!!”
“OK.”
Their corps commander answered casually.
None of the soldiers gathered here knew anything.
A dish I thought he would have roughly prepared and served.
That dish was actually my best effort.
‘The Lord of Seong has been doing this kind of work?’
I did my best to cook hundreds of servings.
He was even in a state where his entire body felt weak and he wanted to collapse.
Because there was no way I could have noticed.
* * *
and.
When Private Jang Hong-su finished his meal and was lost in his thoughts.
“Huh…! Corps Commander.”
“Yeah man. “Don’t cry.”
“Yes, thank you!”
somewhere.
As a result, a new soldier who had recently joined discussed his concerns with his corps commander.
I was so moved that I cried when I was served a bowl of delicious food.
“I… I’ll try harder.”
“Yes, I will support you.”
“yes!”
Somewhere,
there is a soldier who has recently been suffering from stunted growth.
I was able to shake off my hesitation through cooking and psychological counseling.
“Sergeant Shin is with us in this battle!”
“For those who show an ugly side, be prepared to get punished later!”
“KIYOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!”
somewhere.
The soldiers, boasting great morale at the fact that their corps commander was with them on the battlefield, began slaughtering the monster.
“Ah… Corps Commander….”
“As expected, he is a great man.”
And somewhere else.
Seeing him appear to boost the morale of the soldiers.
There were even cases of solidifying their fading faith.
like that.
Various Sergeants Shin Young-Jun appear simultaneously in various fields.
Thoroughly carrying out the role of corps commander, which has been lacking so far.
If you look at the aspects of a corps commander other than cooking.
Rather, it is when they are performing overwhelmingly better than before.
“It doesn’t seem like much time, but why does it seem like it took so long?”
“Well, a lot of things happened after I realized that I could actually overcome the barrier. You might think so.”
One of the countless Sergeant Youngjun Shin.
A huge black barrier radiating tremendous heat.
I was standing in front of him.