The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 278
Episode 279 The Truth
In order to achieve my goal.
You have to get their favor.
When judged objectively.
Nowadays, it is impossible to claim the identity of a ‘soldier from Gangwon-do’.
This guy like me was very, very, very suspicious.
‘He was with criminals, and he doesn’t know any information that everyone in Gyeonggi-do would know, and yet he’s somehow strong.’
Identity unknown.
Identity unknown.
Past unknown.
Even to me, it looks crazy suspicious.
‘Actually, if it were me, I probably wouldn’t have let this guy into the guild area in the first place.’
First, you must have activated the characteristics first to find out whether it was a humanoid monster or not.
so that.
It is normal for the task of gaining trust in myself to have been extremely difficult.
‘This is actually better.’
Understanding the truth from what the other person says.
If she is an opponent with a dog-killing skill.
I also have my identity.
Identity too.
The past too.
You can make it look realistic.
then.
‘How should I decorate it?’
My first thought was.
He hid his strength and naturally blended in with them.
Their average power is probably lower than that of the army.
I was at the highest level in that corps.
Even if there are some penalties, they may display abilities that are difficult to understand from their perspective.
‘It must be suspicious.’
If you hide those powers.
There will be less suspicion.
By blending in naturally, you will be able to quickly understand their situation.
But…
that thought quickly faded away.
Anyway, Gyeonggi-do is a place where I stop by for a while.
My base is in the Legion.
The sooner I can resolve this issue as quickly as possible, the better for me.
“Ever since Doomsday, I’ve been living in what you call Monster Land or the Demon Land… beyond that.”
“…That’s ridiculous!”
It’s not a lie.
‘Because Gangwon-do is really beyond that magical region.’
Yes I am.
Not a strong man who hides his strength.
‘Why are you hiding the power you have when you’re not even a nobleman? rather.’
Pretending to have power that isn’t there.
I decided to become a bluff.
* * *
“How could something like that happen….”
The branch leader of the ‘Northern Branch of the Awakened Association’.
[Shaman] Awakened.
Han Yi-seo’s expression turns grotesque in shock.
‘It’s been almost a year since the day of destruction began.’
The destruction that began in spring has continued until now, winter.
More than two-thirds of the year has passed.
But for that long time.
‘You only spent time in that demon world?’
That kind of thing…
is absolutely impossible.
Monster Land, where countless monsters have flocked since the beginning of its destruction.
Among them, the place where the largest number of monsters flock is the Demonic Garden.
Of course it is.
It’s not like the humans of Gyeonggi-do haven’t tried to attack the devil.
‘As soon as winter began and a strange cold wave arrived, the Association’s elites attempted an attack.’
The place where the cold wave has the least impact.
Humans are also greatly influenced by the environment.
It was a self-evident fact that recapturing that place would be a great help to survival.
and.
The result was simple.
‘A terrible defeat.’
Endless waves of monsters.
The moment when there are even casualties due to battle in those waves.
Monsters that smelled blood only targeted the wounded and weak.
After the awakened members of the Association approached Monster Land.
There was only one thing I got.
‘Humanity cannot survive there.’
That demonic spirit, of course.
Even Monsterland, to a lesser extent.
It’s a place that humanity will never be able to conquer…it’s no different from hell.
There was only one piece of information.
‘It’s hard to believe that there are people who can survive there for more than a month.’
From the day of destruction until now.
How many months have you been holding out?
‘There is no way a person who can do something like that exists.’
Her reason was clearly screaming that.
but.
[Truth]
“It doesn’t make sense…!”
What skills does she have?
What he says is clearly true.
They kept telling me.
“How can I eat anything!”
“Isn’t the reason you asked why I came from that demon world?”
She asked, unable to hide her embarrassment.
The man who smelled of blood crossed his arms and answered.
“I guess the answer to your question is that it never came down from up there. Do I need to answer more here?”
“…Okay.”
I’ve never come down from Monster Land.
It has been beyond Monster Land since the day of destruction.
So that doesn’t mean it was there with any intention.
Someone who was just there from the beginning.
Because it didn’t go anywhere, it just stayed there.
“Now that I’ve answered your question, here’s my question. You said it was an association, right? “What is that?”
He has finished answering.
Now it was her turn to be asked questions.
“Is the association some kind of government agency?”
“It’s a government agency…”
More than 99% of survivors are convinced that the government of the Republic of Korea would have been destroyed long ago.
She was dumbfounded by the question and continued talking.
‘A question like that would be something someone who suddenly traveled back in time from a civilization before its destruction would ask…’
The ridiculous [truth] that his skill was telling him.
I started to think that it might be true.
The other party really had no contact with humans after the destruction.
I may have been living only on the other side of the devil.
“The association is short for Gyeonggi-do Survivors Association. It is a joint organization formed by survivors and awakened people in Gyeonggi-do. “In terms of the system, it’s an organization equivalent to a [guild].”
“Guildra.”
“Originally, there were more diverse factions and guilds in Gyeonggi-do, but they were quickly integrated under the leadership of the association president. Now, all forces in Gyeonggi-do are uniting under the name of [the association].”
In those words.
The man who smelled of blood listened to the story with a curious attitude.
He quickly nodded.
“I see. Now it’s your turn to ask questions.”
“…then.”
She did so carefully.
I chose the following question:
“Are you really human?”
The first question that came to her mind
when she first heard that story .
‘There is no way that a human being who can survive in that demonic world exists.’
What’s in her head right now.
The focus was on whether that ridiculous thing was true or not.
“you’re right. “I was human from the moment I was born.”
“….”
“Even now, well… I am still human.”
Although I was a bit confused at the end.
“Especially because it’s not a monster. Rest assured.”
[Truth]
He still is.
was telling the truth.
‘Are you saying that the humanoid monster that took up residence in the demonic realm came down… isn’t it?’
Should I say that I am fortunate?
The assumption she was most concerned about was not true.
Although it was still unbelievable.
“I’m next. Please explain in detail about this association. “Is this some sort of headquarters?”
“…no. The southwest and northeast are currently uninhabitable for humans… There is a human territory in between. Among them, we are a force that corresponds to the northern base. “Besides us, there are other major bases in the central, eastern and southern regions.”
“Who is that person who is the president of the association? “If he took the lead in establishing such a force, he must have been a very powerful person.”
“…As you said, he is incredibly strong. From what I heard, he was the first person to create a ‘party’ in Gyeonggi-do.”
At those words, the man widened his eyes a little and was surprised.
“First time partying in Gyeonggi-do?”
“…Oh, of course you wouldn’t know if you really haven’t met anyone else. A party is a group of 5 or more awakened people. “I heard that he was not only the first in Gyeonggi Province, but also the second fastest party in all of Korea.”
“Second time in all of Korea….”
A man blankly reflecting on what he said.
He looked quite surprised.
‘but. If you were really alone… the concept of parties and such would be fascinating.’
She thought about the man’s expression and passed it on.
He continued speaking.
“He said that he gained a lot as a reward and that he used that as a starting point to increase his strength. He’s gone missing now… but his level before he went missing was a whopping 30. Under normal circumstances, you would have reached level 30 at a time when winter had just arrived… It was an achievement that could truly be called monstrous.”
“…okay. understand.”
“Then it’s my turn next.”
It was hard to believe, though.
It seemed true that the man in front of me was only active beyond Monster Land.
If so, there were more than one thing that puzzled me.
“You said you only stayed in that demonic realm, right? “But that’s impossible.”
“It actually happened, but even if you say it’s impossible.”
“Other things aside… food!”
okay.
Unless a single fruit grows around here due to the cold.
“Until this winter came… Beyond Monster Land, the trees would have had a hard time bearing proper fruit due to the heat radiating from the black barrier. There’s no way there’s anything worth eating in a place like that.”
Only now that the cold has suddenly become stronger, Monster Land has become a normal temperature.
There.
There would have been no way to procure edible food…
“Hmm. “What I mostly ate was monsters.”
“You… ate this monster…?”
[Truth]
A man’s words come out casually.
She was astonished.
“A person who eats a monster becomes another monster. “You know that…!”
“hmm. I guess it’s because I have my own know-how. “He was fine.”
“No, what…”
If her skills are what they say.
He was still telling the truth.
Those ridiculous stories.
It’s all true.
‘Is it broken? ‘Isn’t the skill broken?’
My mind is in confusion.
The man asked the fourth question without giving her time to calm down.
“I want to hear in detail about the disappearance of the president of the association.”
“…The first thing I did when winter started was conquer Monster Land.”
“You said it failed.”
“yes. But we can’t just die quietly. The association decided to resolve the situation in a different way. “That’s it.”
Unless you can run away to a warm place to avoid winter.
All you have to do is eliminate the cause of winter.
“The southwest where the cold gets stronger. Targeting the cause of the abnormal climate that exists there.”
“….”
“In the process, most of the elite members of the association’s central branch disappeared. “Right now… it’s just the people who are left leading this place.”
“It seems like a pretty sensitive topic, but is it okay to say something like this so easily?”
“Not really. I feel bad saying this, but this is so common information that no one knows about it. “It was such a hot topic when the president of the association went missing.”
The man nods his head.
Now again.
It was her turn to ask a question.
‘Up to 5 questions.’
That is, this question.
The last question she could ask.
“Are you not talking?”
“….”
She couldn’t bring up that important question lightly.
Monster Land is overflowing with monsters.
If you really spent a long time there.
‘It means that this man is also no different from a monster.’
Only the species is human.
maybe.
It will have the power of a monster.
Maybe the moment this contract ends and an attack becomes possible.
You might cut off your own head in one fell swoop, saying it was a fun pastime.
To that person.
What would be the last question she had to ask?
After she thought about it.
I soon made a decision and opened my mouth.
“You said you always stayed in that demon world…”
“Yes.”
The first question I asked him was.
Why was he in that devil’s land?
then.
The last question to ask is….
“Why did you come down from that demonic world… to the realm of humans?”
It seems like it has to be this.
I had intuition as a shaman.
“…hmm.”
The man who asked that question.
He seemed to think for a moment and then…
“Since the Day of Destruction…”
“?”
Looking down at your hands.
I started answering.
“I fought a lot of monsters out there.”
“….”
“I had a constant struggle with the thought that I didn’t want to die.”
[Truth]
“There were countless times when I almost died. In fact, if I hadn’t been a little lucky, I would have been a corpse by now.”
“So…”
“As I have almost died so many times, the number of monsters I have killed directly or indirectly… is probably too many to even count.”
[Truth]
“I filled my stomach with the flesh of monsters, and their blood is now flowing through my body.”
[Truth]
An endless fight against countless monsters.
And this world.
Even if it has become a sura that forces endless struggle.
“As a result… I was able to gain strength in my own way.”
As for the reward for that struggle.
It was a place that was not stingy at all.
‘If he’s been fighting those demonic monsters for that long… how strong is this man?’
While she trembled in fear.
The man raised his head and said.
“Once I gained my own strength, I started getting really nervous.”
“What’s bothering you…”
“Other people.”
Is it because of my mood?
The eye glow seemed to have a red tint.
“Family, friends… other surviving humans in Gyeonggi-do. “I was so worried.”
“….”
“Why did you bother to come here from beyond? There is only one answer.”
Before that ominous light, she wanted to close her eyes in fear.
I could barely muster the courage not to close my eyes.
“I use this power.”
Thanks to that courage.
She was able to obtain one piece of information.
It gives off a terribly strong smell of blood.
Exuding a force worthy of fear.
I must have overcome countless deaths every day.
That monster-like being.
“I came down to help the people here.”
[Truth]
“…Yes?”
That they are their allies.