The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 280

Episode 281:

After the ‘interrogation’ of the outsider is roughly over. Han Yi-seo, the

‘real shaman’ who was in charge of my interrogation,

disappeared, saying she would talk to others for a while.

“sorry.”

Come back soon.

He apologized to me and said:

“Going into the restaurant you mentioned… I think it would be difficult.”

“Is it for the reason you mentioned last time?”

“yes. “Restaurants aren’t my area, so…”

I thought there would be differences since it’s from a different region.

Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do.

The cultures of the survivors were quite different.

‘First of all, it’s surprising that most survivors belong to one group.’

Of course, it doesn’t contain 100% all humans.

Although there are a significant number of people who do not belong to this guild, and there are also people who are criminals.

First of all, there was only one most representative and normal organization.

‘It must have been possible because the areas of monsters and humans were clearly separated.’

Although our guild in Gangwon-do also boasted considerable influence.

It was impossible to affect all humans spread throughout Gangwon-do.

But not here.

An unidentifiable chill to the southwest.

Monsters flocked to the northeast to escape the cold.

No, they said that most monsters that were not immune to the cold flocked to the wall on the outskirts of Gyeonggi-do.

‘The area where humans are active is exactly the center.’

It was only in the center where there were relatively few monsters and the cold was relatively mild.

It may be that humans who gathered in one place relatively quickly were able to form one large force.

I guess so.

The organization’s policy soon became established as the culture of the survivors here.

The representative ones are those three leaders.

“There is a separate president who created our association.”

“yes. “I heard about it.”

“He said he encountered several monsters when he traveled throughout Gyeonggi-do to unite humans. Some even kill humans and steal their bodies.”

She continued speaking with a reluctant expression.

“They say there was a monster with a terrible ability… to control other people’s thoughts and emotions.”

“….”

At those words.

I muttered to myself.

‘This stings tremendously.’

The terrible ability to control the thoughts and emotions of others.

What does it mean to me?

I found it very familiar.

“If the leader of the group is defeated by such abilities, it is the end. Why do they say that Korean politics is also about the separation of powers? With that feeling in mind, we decided to have three leaders. Even if someone is manipulated or replaced by a monster, if the other two are normal, they will be able to keep that one person in check.”

“And now you are the one being held in check.”

“Ha, yes.”

She spoke with a sigh.

“With Mr. Jung-gu, who manages the combat team… we have been in the same group for a long time. Thanks to you, you tend to trust me. but.”

“The other one. “Isn’t this someone named Jaeho?”

“yes. Mr. Jaeho… he had a very suspicious personality even when he first joined our group. “It took a very long time to build trust to the current level.”

I heard that he was the leader of the group, so I naturally assumed that he was from the same group.

There were also people from other groups.

‘I don’t know why someone from another group is joining here and taking on the role of leader.’

anyway.

She continued speaking with a slightly sad look in her eyes.

“Still, the time we spent together wasn’t short. “At some point, he started calling me sister and following along with me… To be honest, I thought we could trust each other enough now.”

“…don’t be too disappointed.”

“Ha, yes. I also understand that Jaeho is right. However, especially in places like the kitchen and restaurant, they are quite important facilities in the current situation… so I think it would be a little difficult to get in there with just my persuasion.”

In her words.

I nodded calmly.

‘The kitchen is also the place that oversees the food that goes into people’s mouths.’

This means that it is not an easily accessible place.

It was completely understandable.

“Even if I don’t have any intention of stealing food, right?”

“It’s a place that manufactures food that goes into people’s bodies, right? “You never know what they might do.”

Rather, understand the importance of such a kitchen.

The man’s attitude of keeping suspicious people away was commendable as being cautious.

okay.

‘If that suspicious person wasn’t me… that is.’

In other words, to summarize the story.

No matter how successful I was in gaining the trust of this shaman.

“I will have to gain trust from the other one.”

and.

In order to do that….

“You have to show worthy behavior?”

“…yes. “I guess that will happen.”

To them.

What I was saying was that they would have to give me some kind of help that would make me trustworthy.

“First of all, Jung-gu trusts what I say, so there shouldn’t be any problem with moving around the wall.”

“Is that so.”

“Instead, it will be difficult to access some important facilities. “Especially in places like that kitchen… or the warehouse.”

Following her guidance, I was assigned a place to stay.

Fortunately, the number of survivors was lower than the number of buildings they were occupying.

The room seemed quite overflowing.

“Anyway, what am I going to do next?”

“We haven’t decided anything between us yet. For now, you will be treated as just a guest.”

“Well, isn’t it nice and comfortable for me?”

“…I don’t mean it in a good way.”

“hmm?”

A shaman sighs.

“The fact that I can’t entrust you with work means that you… I haven’t even heard your name yet.”

“My name is Shin Young-jun.”

“Four other survivors are working, but the fact that you can’t give them the job means that you don’t trust Youngjun that much.”

“Oh indeed.”

It’s not something you can just enjoy because it’s comfortable.

“Uncle Jung-gu at least trusted what I said, but after hearing what Jae-ho said, he hasn’t said anything about putting me in a combat position. “I think Jaeho has a point, so he’s trying to keep his distance a little bit.”

She seemed sorry about that fact.

I shrugged my shoulders and said.

“I understand, because you can’t entrust your back to someone you don’t trust during battle.”

“I’m glad you understand.”

“I’m glad that Mr. Jung-gu seems to trust me to some extent.”

“Hmm…”

At my words.

Han Yi-seo blurts out his words.

“…What else is there?”

“No, Mr. Jung-gu… Uhm. “I don’t think it’s anything to be terribly worried about.”

“…?”

“It may be my fault, but… Ever since Youngjun said there was a high probability that he was a strong person with tremendous skills, he strangely said that often.”

What do you mean by that?

I wondered what he had said.

“When we first met, I couldn’t really see his skills, so I’d like to have a match sometime soon or something.”

“….”

no.

What does this mean again?

“Uncle Jung-gu is basically a very generous and kind-hearted person.”

“…What do you mean by basically?”

“He is a very nice person, but he also has a very strong will to win.”

Umm.

Actually, I guessed it to some extent from the first time we met.

“It’s not like he does this to just anyone, but… he always wants to fight someone who might be similarly strong as him… he has that kind of side to him.”

The first thing you think about is wanting to fight when you see a person.

What kind of barbarian thinking is this?

“Isn’t he from the 21st century too? “It’s not like something from the Middle Ages or a martial arts genre.”

“well. Isn’t it something like the influence of occupation? “There are times when warriors have a strangely warlike personality.”

In those words.

I remembered the job that the man named Jung-gu had.

‘I said he was a barbarian warrior.’

It’s better than Gwangil, who had a job like a berserker.

It was definitely a job that was far from rational.

I guess that kind of job came about because I had a tendency to be a combat fanatic in the first place.

“It was like that when I first joined this association. There was a time when the president of the association and his group came to see our group join the association. At that time, Mr. Jung-gu…”

“…?”

“As soon as he saw the president of the association, he threw his ax at me without saying a word.”

Crazy battle fanatic…!

My complexion became distorted.

Han Yi-seo was embarrassed and started to explain.

“But you’re the type of person who admits it cleanly after losing once! “There was some friction with the president of the association, but it was only the first time… and since then, we have been getting along well without any minor problems.”

“Is that so…?”

“yes. In fact, after the president of the association, there was no one in particular who could stimulate Mr. Jung-gu’s winning spirit, so it may be correct to say that there were no problems.”

She hummed and got a little lost in thought.

He then nodded with a light expression and said.

“But, Youngjun, you said you survived beyond Monster Land, right?”

“…yes. for now.”

“Then there won’t be any problem with this part!”

“….”

Unlike her who said that and moved on.

I muttered to myself.

‘…X is done.’

It won’t be much of a problem?

What nonsense.

‘I would have rather had a confrontation.’

My job is a chef.

Basically, it is not a combat position.

I do have my own fighting method, though.

My fighting style basically requires preparation.

Through [chef’s eyes] and [food ingredient identification].

After careful preliminary research on the opponent.

The enemy’s weaknesses were investigated in this way.

My strategy is to attack through ‘cooking’.

Normally, I don’t have that kind of preparation in advance….

‘To be honest, it’s not much of a problem.’

It wasn’t long ago that I was panting that I had killed a few monsters in that ‘demon scene’.

and.

‘You threw an ax at me at first sight without saying a word?’

Something like that.

Without any preparation.

What if you are suddenly attacked?

I was not properly prepared.

If you act carelessly, you could get hit by that ax and leave this world.

‘Did I decide to act strong for no reason…!’

Have enough influence here.

In order to return to the corps as quickly as possible.

I thought there was a need for some level of bravado.

Because of that bravado, you could end up in a situation where you could be killed by a blind axe.

But now let me reveal that I am actually a production worker.

Surviving alone in Monster Land with this job means.

The catch was that it was virtually impossible.

‘The moment I reveal my occupation as a chef, the things I have said about myself so far collapse.’

In order for a chef to survive, he needs people to eat his food.

This was a fact that denied the stories up to now that I had survived alone.

in other words.

‘A foreigner…!’

oh my god.

From now on, when I walk down the street, I have to be careful about getting an ax stuck in the back of my head.

* * *

“Anyway, if you need anything else, you can come see me.”

You may or may not know that I am troubled by the matter of that barbarian warrior.

She seemed ready to return to her work, as if she had finished what she had to say.

“Hold on a moment.”

“yes?”

“I want to ask you something now. It’s not a lot, but…”

I don’t know about the other two.

At least she would have come to trust me.

I decided to ask for a few favors.

“First, I want to find someone.”

“Ah… you said something like that. “I want to find my family.”

“yes. I was beyond Monster Land when Doomsday began. “I’m so busy trying to survive that I don’t even know what happened to my family or close friends.”

“…Mr. Youngjun. “It feels a bit awkward to say this.”

Her expression darkened a little.

I said, waving my hand.

“I know that my acquaintances are less likely to be alive.”

“….”

“Still, I’m asking you a favor just in case. “I don’t have high expectations, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“Then… yes.”

She sighed and nodded.

“Most of the survivors are members of the association, so I’ll look into it next time I have a meeting with other groups. “What are the names of the people you are looking for?”

“That’s… a bit much.”

“yes?”

After a while.

I am looking for people in the notes she brought me.

I wrote down his name and personal information in detail and handed it to him.

“…Mr. Youngjun. “I guess you have really wide feet?”

“That’s um. “It just so happened that it happened that way.”

“I can’t believe it happened like that. “It’s amazing that you remember so many people…?”

Among the other unit members, I even wrote down the families of those belonging to Gyeonggi Province.

The numbers were significant.

In order to memorize this, I also had to eat dishes that helped memorize.

“I understand first of all. It’s not possible quickly, but we’ll find out at the next meeting between association members. “What else?”

“Other than that…”

I thought for a moment and then said.

Soon he opened his mouth.

“I’d like to get some radio.”

“Radio?”

“yes.”

“Why the radio…?”

It’s just that I have a place to use it.

It was a bit difficult to say it like that.

“You know those criminals who were with me?”

“yes.”

“I heard it from them. “That special radio broadcast is playing.”

“ah…!”

Only then.

Her eyes widened, she nodded and said:

“I think I know what you’re talking about. “Well, Youngjun said he didn’t meet people… so he must not have heard the radio.”

“yes. “I heard it was something special… so I wanted to hear it for myself.”

“Hmm. In that case, I would definitely like to bring it to you…”

Her face darkened.

“sorry. “Radios are also a relatively rare item, so they are a very carefully managed supply.”

in other words.

Now the man in charge of managing the supplies distrusts me.

It was said that it would be difficult to obtain it easily.

“But I am one of the leaders here. “I do have a radio that I was personally given.”

She thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“If you need it, I think I can bring you that.”

“Thank you, though. “Shouldn’t that be the case?”

“Of course, Jaeho will hate it if he finds out. Still, if you still need it….”

“No, if that’s the case, that’s fine. “If you do it for no reason and get caught, it will only make your image worse for those who are already suspicious.”

There is a place for it, though.

Then, I didn’t want my image to get worse for no reason.

“I see… But if you really want to listen to the radio, please come see me again. I could at least listen to the radio in my room. “There are notes containing the contents of the broadcast, but personally, I think it is a radio show that you must listen to in person.”

“yes. If it seems difficult to receive radio, I will come visit you. Thank you.”

So we ended the conversation.

After she left.

I was left alone in the room and thought.

‘Let’s put aside the matter of that barbarian man for now.’

You can also get what you want here.

I can also act freely.

‘First of all, you have to gain trust.’

Actually, Han Yi-seo was sorry for not being able to show me around the kitchen.

Rather, things like the kitchen and ingredients weren’t urgent right now.

Although it is very unsettling to see the shadows being so empty.

‘Because there is no urgent matter that needs to be solved through cooking right now.’

What’s more important than that is.

The trust of the people here.

‘It would have been nice if it could have been resolved through conversation with that shaman.’

Because even to myself, I am in a suspicious situation right now.

I guess it’s difficult to gain everyone’s trust with just one conversation.

The top priority is to remove that suspicion and gain trust.

For that purpose.

First of all…

“I guess I should go outside and have a look.”

What do these people want?

I’ll have to check it out myself.