The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 279
Episode 280: Suspicion
“I came down to help the people here.”
“…yes?”
The man.
He said he came down to help the people here.
He says he is an ally of humanity.
So claimed.
‘Nonsense.’
of course.
It wasn’t enough to survive that magical world.
He came down to earth not for himself but to help others.
There is no way such a person exists.
Her reason denied this with all its might.
[Truth]
Her skills.
It was proving that the man’s words were the truth without a single lie.
“Of course, you don’t have to believe it. “It would be wise to doubt me.”
[False]
Doubting him.
It was unwise.
“Maybe I have bad intentions for you that I can’t tell you about.”
[False]
He is.
I didn’t have any bad intentions.
“I plan to help you however I want.”
[Truth]
“I warn you, you better be suspicious of me.”
[False]
“There is a possibility that he is trying to use you to commit evil deeds.”
[False]
The man continues talking.
The skill determines the truth of that fact.
It gives off a strong smell of blood and iron.
Despite that bloody and fearful aura.
He….
‘He was a person who came to save other humans.’
The energy it gives off is like a ghost.
There was a separate word to describe those who showed such behavior.
‘hero.’
and.
A man who doesn’t know whether he’s a ghost or a hero.
“Now that you’ve answered the question, it’s my turn to ask the question.”
to her.
I was about to ask the last question.
“Here…”
She looked at the mouth nervously.
and.
What came out of that mouth.
“Where is the kitchen?”
“yes?”
For her.
It was something I couldn’t understand at all.
* * *
The moment a woman with a job as a shaman told me the location of the kitchen.
All five questions were answered.
“I think this is the end of the deal.”
“….”
“It wasn’t the interrogation you wanted, but I think it was a fairly fair exchange of information… Can we go now?”
When I ask that.
The woman, a real shaman, looked at me with disbelieving eyes.
“You…”
she said, barely able to open her trembling mouth.
“You really came to help us.”
“I heard it might not be true.”
“…without any conspiracy or hidden agenda.”
“I’m glad you think so, but that contract meant it was possible to lie. “Maybe you shouldn’t believe it so easily.”
Well actually.
It is true that I came to help them without any other hidden agenda.
I know that they would have realized that was true.
‘Still, a person who always advises you to be skeptical is more trustworthy than a person who tells you to completely trust me.’
To gain real trust.
I decided this was better.
“…I understood well.”
Within.
She stands up and speaks.
“If you want to help us, what do we have to offer?”
“Like I said, I’d like to see the kitchen first.”
“…kitchen.”
In that word.
It seemed as if her soul came into her mesmerized eyes.
“It’s a kitchen kitchen.”
“hmm?”
however.
Even though you obviously know that everything I say is true.
“Does it have to be a kitchen?”
“…?”
she is.
He seemed hesitant when I asked him to show me the kitchen.
‘What are you doubting more about?’
I can’t believe you’re suspicious even though you’ve made it clear that you have no malicious intent to this extent.
Does a human being who survives in a world like this have to be like that?
I was even a little impressed on the inside.
“I trust you. Since you said you would help us, I would like to cooperate to the extent possible.”
“Then why…?”
“But the kitchen is a little difficult.”
She opened her mouth with an expression that made her feel truly sorry.
“Because I’m not the one in charge of the kitchen.”
* * *
“The interrogation is over.”
“Oh, Lee Seo-nim!”
“You worked hard, Ms. Lee Seo.”
A group called the northern branch of
the ‘Gyeonggi-do Survivors Association’ .
Two of those three leaders.
Jung-gu and Jae-ho welcomed their shaman upon his return from the interrogation.
“So what was the result of the interrogation?”
“Ah yes. Actually… things went a little wrong and I failed to get a ‘confession’.”
“what?”
“It has the power to bounce off curses. I couldn’t even imagine that there was someone with that kind of ability…”
In those words.
The two men frowned and said.
“So you haven’t found out the man’s identity?”
“…That’s not it.”
“hmm?”
“Through ‘Finding the Truth’… I was able to find out some information.”
“oh…!”
Both men are well aware of her abilities.
Even though there aren’t many spirits who listen to her request.
The abilities she could demonstrate were enormous.
“And as a result of examining the lie with my ability….”
“Result?”
however.
Even though it is such a reliable ability.
“The conclusion was that this person is a trustworthy person.”
The results of this interrogation are:
It contained content that was not easily understood.
“….”
“….”
“huh?”
These two people thought there would be more explanation.
Han Yi-seo said no more.
“Is that all? sister.”
“yes.”
When she stopped talking.
The two asked in bewilderment.
“No, isn’t there something more to it than that?”
“So, that’s right. “Something like the reason why that man was in the demonic realm.”
“…There was no special reason for that.”
“What do you mean there isn’t one?”
Even when questioned by two men.
There weren’t many answers Han Yi-seo could give.
“He just said… he’s been living beyond Monster Land since Doomsday.”
“….”
for a moment.
Silence flows between the three people.
“Wow, he was someone who had been living nearby there from the beginning, so he said he didn’t go there for other reasons. “According to my research, it was all true.”
“….”
The two men looked into each other’s eyes.
A confirmation process that makes you wonder if you are the only one who thinks this is strange.
As their eyes met, they were both convinced that this was clearly a strange sound.
“Miss Lee Seo, do you think that makes sense?”
“No, then why did a man who was living well beyond Monster Land suddenly come down?”
“I came because I wanted to help other people…”
“…What is that?”
In those words.
The two men were so dumbfounded that they opened their mouths wide.
“Isn’t this too absurd?”
“That’s what I thought, but what I confirmed with my abilities was that it was all true. He has been fighting monsters beyond Monster Land, and now his strength has become somewhat stronger. “I came down to help other people.”
“Hmm… I guess so.”
The two men let out a sigh.
Soon he opened his mouth in a heavy voice.
“Miss Lee Seo probably knows, but….”
“Yes.”
“That doesn’t make sense at all.”
“…That’s right.”
Listen to them.
Shaman Han Yi-seo thought.
‘Even after I told you this, it’s natural to doubt it because you wonder if it makes sense.’
If there was some other reason, I would have talked about it.
If so, they would have been able to understand it somehow.
‘I was really beyond that monster land and now I’m here after fighting monsters. That’s all I found out, what more can I say…’
The problem was that there was nothing else worth talking about.
It’s strange how easily people believe such absurd stories.
Even herself.
It was to the extent that he could not completely rule out the possibility that the other person was a being with some special power that could deceive his own abilities.
“…But whatever.”
The good news is that
There was quite a lot of trust built up between the three of them.
“If that’s what Miss Lee Seo says, let’s just believe it and move on.”
“Mister Jung-gu…!”
“Miss Lee Seo’s abilities have never been wrong so far. It’s ridiculous, but… he’s the one who said he was innocent from the beginning. “You can’t say you don’t believe it without any other evidence.”
By saying that.
Jung-gu smiles while stroking his chin.
“Anyway… You didn’t just go beyond Monster Land for a short time and come back alive, you were only inside it?”
The outskirts of Monster Land.
The Magyeong region consisted of wide mountain ranges and forests.
Coincidentally, there was a human inside it.
If the monsters flocked to the Doomsday and were trapped in that large forest.
It was understandable that he couldn’t escape for a long time.
The number of monsters flocking there was enormous.
Escaping through it would have been close to impossible.
and.
“He’s the one who managed to escape, hmm!”
Surprised, he immediately smiled and said.
“As expected, my eyes were not wrong…. At the very least, he must be strong enough to be on the same level as me.”
“Is it that much?”
“Well, maybe it’s more than that. Even though I keep getting rejected… I really want to try again.”
Jung-gu smiled happily and nodded.
“Then Miss Lee Seo, what do you think is the best way to treat that man?”
“I don’t know if it’s possible, but… for now, I hope you accept it as a member of our group and give it to us.”
“hmm. Like I said, I don’t care. “Because there was always a shortage of workers.”
“And he said…”
She looked a little anxious.
A young man who has remained silent until now.
“He said he would like to be allowed to use the restaurant.”
“….”
I looked at Kang Jae-ho.
Unlike Jung-gu, who boldly believed Yi-seo’s words.
“You mean a restaurant?”
“yes.”
“Sister Lee Seo. “It may be rude to say this.”
One of the three leaders.
A young man named Jaeho frowned and said.
“How can you trust him?”
“Mr. Jae-ho…”
He was a young man who called Han Yi-seo “sister” and treated her kindly.
The voice was quite sharp.
“As I said, based on my abilities, I can see that he has no other intentions…”
“I heard that too. Of course, that could have been due to Lee Seo’s abilities. but. “Isn’t it possible that I have the power to deceive Sister Lee?”
“…Do you think it has that kind of power?”
“Even if it’s not that.”
3 leaders.
Their work was divided into quite detailed sections.
All work related to combat.
It is managed by Jung-gu, the strongest warrior in the group.
Something like the general direction of the group.
This is presented by Yi-seo, who as a ‘shaman’ can listen to the advice of spirits.
And this young man.
In Jaeho’s case.
“Managing supplies and resources… especially food, is my area.”
“…Yes.”
He was in charge of overall material management.
“No matter what Lee Seo says, I can’t let such a suspicious man into the restaurant.”
“What do you mean, it’s suspicious? Miss Lee Seo guaranteed it.”
“Brother Jung-gu…! “What are you talking about, brother?”
He said, looking sideways at Han Yi-seo.
“Every group in the association must have three leaders.”
“….”
“This law. And I’m sure you haven’t forgotten why this rule exists.”
Gyeonggi-do Survivors Association.
These were the forces that achieved unification among humans at a very rapid pace.
However, Gyeonggi-do has a very large land area.
Not everyone lived together in one place.
Right away, there were four major branches centered in the center, adding the northeast, south, and north.
The number of separate groups living under their influence was also significant.
and.
All groups belonging to such an association had something in common.
‘The group leader must consist of at least three people.’
The reason was simple.
“Isn’t this a law that came about because there are monsters that manipulate humans… or transform into humans?”
“yes. “If one person leads the group, there is a possibility that that person may be replaced by or controlled by a monster, so we had multiple leaders to prepare for that.”
Monsters that appear in the world.
Among them, there are beings that can control humans or imitate humans.
If it’s for the group’s survival.
This is because it was too dangerous to entrust full authority to just one leader.
“Mr. Jaeho. Saying that now…”
“Yes. “I feel sorry for Lee Seo.”
He said, crossing his arms.
“It’s absurd that there is someone who has continued to live beyond Monster Land, but that person approached us without any intention?”
“The successive relationship must be made clear. “He didn’t approach us, we brought him here.”
“Anyway, doesn’t that mean that such a suspicious person is in our group? “I find this situation very suspicious.”
When I came back from the first interrogation.
Jae-ho looks at her with eyes that are completely different from the ones that welcomed her.
“This situation, where Lee Seo believes such absurd facts and is defending that person… is similarly suspicious.”
“….”
Although he didn’t say it directly.
What he said was simple.
‘I suspect that you have been manipulated or replaced by the enemy.’
Although it was unfair for her.
Even herself.
It was to the point where I thought what he said was so unreliable.
‘What Jaeho said… is right.’
Although I am angry.
He is just making careful decisions for the sake of the group.
I wasn’t saying anything that went against logic.
“If it’s any other part, you can skip it. Put them in a group and make them do the work as Lee Seo says? “It’s possible because Lee Seo is in charge of the overall affairs of the group.”
“….”
“Entrusting you with the work? They say there is a high possibility that he is a strong awakened person, so if he gets into it, it will be a combat position. If Jung-gu, who is in charge of the combat position, is okay with it, there will be no room for me to get involved in that part.”
The young man who was speaking got up and moved somewhere.
The side with the window.
Outside, the exterior of the building was visible.
“but!”
Due to the extreme cold wave.
Except for the areas where firewood is burned, the land is still covered with a lot of snow and frozen in many places.
but.
The scenery outside the window Jaeho approached was a little different.
“Not in restaurants or warehouses.”
It seems like harvest season is approaching.
The trees grew tall and bore countless delicious fruits.
Beautiful orchard.
“There’s no way I could entrust the food I made to such a suspicious guy!”
Kang Jae-ho.
The reason why he was able to take charge of the distribution of this group was simple.
The only one in this group.
Because he was an awakened person who could produce food.