The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 293

Episode 293: Really?

“This man, Park Jung-gu! “I humbly admit defeat!”

“….”

I said we would have a meeting after I regained my strength.

In fact, as soon as Park Jung-gu completed his recovery.

Someone came and called me into the conference room.

and.

I did something very sorry to that man named Jung-gu, who was about my uncle’s age.

I thought it would be difficult to have a very good relationship with him in the future.

“After all, in a world like today, strength is everything! The truly overwhelming power that my brother showed me…! “It was truly touching!”

What greeted me as soon as I entered the conference room.

It was Park Jung-gu’s face with shining eyes.

“…No, everything else is good.”

It was completely destroyed like that.

How can you approach someone like this?

Honestly, I had doubts.

The real question was something else.

“What do you mean by brother?”

If I were to be specific, he’s a man closer in age to my father than to me.

The point was that he was calling me brother.

“Now that the existing civilization has virtually collapsed… Isn’t this world all about power?”

“Yeah… so? “What kind of name is that brother?”

and.

The reason was simpler than I thought.

“In a world where the strong become the best, it is natural to treat the strong as your older brother!”

“….”

I asked, dumbfounded.

“Then what about those other two leaders? They are weaker than you, so are they your subordinates?”

“Hmm… these two people are definitely less skilled than me in combat. However, there are other abilities that are similar to or even superior to mine, so it would be correct to say that we are equals.”

When someone older than me calls me brother.

Although it seemed ridiculous.

If you think about it.

It didn’t seem like something to be taken lightly.

‘I’m sure this man isn’t the only one who has such thoughts.’

Right now, in our corps, the position of squad leader was only given to the strong.

As time passes…

level will determine the difference in status more than anything else.

This man already seems to have a personality that values strength.

It may be that I came to that thought a little sooner than others.

Actually as he said.

It was also true that this world was becoming a world centered on the power of the awakened.

This is an era where strength determines whether you go up or down.

I think that the era of civilization collapsed and the world has become like that in less than a year.

I also felt a little sad.

“I wish you wouldn’t do that because it’s too burdensome.”

“…is it? “Then I understand.”

Let’s say that with that sad heart.

Jung-gu didn’t seem to understand, but quickly nodded.

“Anyway, can I call you Youngjun? I’ve seen your skills well. “If he has accumulated that much power… I guess you can say he has accumulated a lot of experience that is different from ours inside that demon realm.”

anyway.

By successfully pretending to defeat

Jung-gu with an overwhelming difference in skill .

I received confirmation of my sincerity from ‘shaman’ Han Yi-seo.

‘Druid’ Kang Jae-ho not only verified my sincerity, but also confirmed that I could be helpful to this group.

I proved to ‘Barbarian Warrior’ Park Jung-gu that I have sufficient skills.

The three leaders of this northern branch.

I succeeded in being recognized by all of them.

“According to your conversation with Ms. Lee Seo, you don’t seem to have any intention of harming us… If you have any advice to give to our group through the experience you have accumulated, please feel free to give it to us.”

“yes. “Let’s do that.”

for the first time.

I am from this northern branch group.

‘Is it really true that I have succeeded in joining now?’

there.

I was able to successfully join in the role of advisor.

* * *

like that.

After receiving a certain level of recognition from all leadership figures.

“Can we take a look around inside a little more first?”

“Well, as much as you want.”

I am finally.

You can now move around the group as you wish.

Why did I try to contact friendly survivors?

It was to lay a foundation for properly utilizing my abilities.

I immediately…

“Where is the kitchen?”

“kitchen?”

I found the kitchen.

OK.

Kang Jae-ho tilted his head and said.

“Now that I think about it, I also heard this from Sister Lee the other day… Why are you looking for the kitchen?”

I had talked about looking for a kitchen when I first met Han Yi-seo.

The reason for this has not yet been explained.

“Oh, that’s it…”

And.

I’m a little troubled here.

‘Uhm. ‘I guess I should just be honest and confess that I’m trying to cook.’

If you are discovered too quickly as a chef.

I thought the problem might be how I survived in Monster Land.

But now, they have proven their skills to some extent by overpowering Jung-gu.

Wouldn’t it be okay to just insist that there are such strong chefs?

Something I thought about doing.

“hmm. “I have a rough guess.”

but.

“Youngjun is probably an awakened assassin.”

What came into the conversation.

“But when he confronted me, he didn’t use what an assassin should use.”

“Brother Jung-gu?”

The person who commanded the warriors of this branch was Park Jung-gu.

“I can’t believe I didn’t write what I should have written.”

In Jung-gu’s words.

Han Yi-seo and Kang Jae-ho looked at each other and said.

“…Didn’t you only use a few abilities when you first fought with Brother Jung-gu?”

“That’s right.”

“…Hmm, that’s true too.”

My face turned a little red.

Park Jung-gu cleared his throat and continued speaking.

“I guess that means there is a big difference in skill. I understand. However, it is my expectation that there may be abilities that are not used, but I think there are also abilities that cannot be used because they cannot be used.”

“What is that?”

“Well, what means could an assassin use in battle?”

Park Joong-gu said it seemed like a natural thing to say.

He said, crossing his arms.

“It’s poison.”

“…!”

In those words.

Kang Jae-ho and Han Yi-seo’s mouths fell open.

“It’s poison…!”

“I know that poison has a bad image, but it is something that an awakened assassin of the assassin class must deal with.”

He looked at me and said.

“Perhaps we need an environment to create such dangerous items. A kitchen with a fire and various dishes and pots would be perfect for that purpose. “Am I right?”

In those words.

I thought for a moment and then nodded.

“Well… something like that.”

“also.”

Jung-gu nods happily at the thought that he got it right.

To be exact, it’s not the right answer.

‘If you look at the reaction when I asked Han Yi-seo… people here probably think that eating monsters turns them into monsters.’

At least, unless there’s a chef like me around here.

Explaining and making people understand that they can cook and eat monsters was a difficult process.

Rather than going through the process right now.

It would be better to just explain in the convenient way and move on.

“As an extension of that, I would like to be able to receive some monster corpses and such. “It was piled up in the warehouse over there.”

“It’s a monster’s corpse, so I guess it’s needed to make something like poison.”

“Ah, to be exact, it’s not poison… You saw why intelligence was brought to life in that land.”

“Ah yes.”

Because it’s something to do with myself.

Kang Jae-ho nodded and said as if he was interested.

“It was a miracle at a level that I still don’t quite understand how something like that was possible, but is that really possible?”

“yes. You said you needed ingredients, right? “You can think of it as the corpse of a monster.”

“….”

At those words.

Kang Jae-ho’s gaze became slightly sharper.

“Perhaps… I sacrificed the corpses of those monsters to draw out their evil power or something like that…”

“….”

“….”

“….”

“I’m sorry. “I have some suspicions.”

Let’s look at me like I’m dumbfounded.

Only then does Kang Jae-ho blush and make an excuse.

“Anyway, it’s definitely not that kind of ability, so don’t worry too much.”

“Uhm, I understand. However, materials such as leather and teeth are saved for production workers… If we try to use even that, the story will become complicated.”

“ah. You don’t need that part. “Rather, if you bring me the carcass, I can prepare all the ingredients and send it to you.”

“If you will do that… Uhm, I understand. “Let’s talk about allowing free access to that warehouse.”

at last.

like that.

[With the utmost care of a war chef-.]

I.

We were able to secure a significant amount of combat rations.

‘after…! I’m finally feeling a little more at ease.’

In the past, a huge amount of combat rations were stored even in the shadows.

Most of the things that were left behind in that fortress, or those that were taken just in case, were all burned up after crossing that wall.

‘I felt like the warehouse was running out of ingredients… I was quite anxious.’

In addition to those made as combat rations right now.

After preparing all the ingredients that could be used by the production workers, only the meat was piled up in the shadows.

If you have the chance, you might be able to cook a proper dish with them.

‘Anyway, this is how I secured the kitchen and ingredients.’

It would be a bit difficult to feed them my cooking right now.

If someone suddenly tells you to eat monster meat.

‘Eat monster meat and become a monster? This bastard…! As expected, it was a scam from monsters!’

With that thought.

Because it was something that could cause you to lose the trust you had built up in one fell swoop.

But whatever.

You just have to think about how to use cooking.

If you really want to, you can forcibly inject buffs using ‘force feeding’.

Now that we have secured a kitchen and some ingredients.

What to do next.

“Know your customers.”

Although I succeeded in getting the leaders to acknowledge me.

I just received the recognition of those three leaders.

On the way to the restaurant.

I remember the conversation I had with Park Jung-gu.

-The gaze…isn’t very pleasant, still.

-Haha… I’m sure there are people who have animosity towards me for liking me like a dog.

The looks of people walking around nearby were not friendly at all.

What Jung-gu said about this.

-Well, don’t be too upset. In fact, it’s not just you that people’s eyes are so cold on.

-yes? Is that so?

-Basically, life is difficult… It’s hard to look at each other with friendly eyes.

-….

He is looking at me with a harsh gaze.

Those ordinary group members.

‘Rather, they will be the real customers of my cooking.’

I am.

People who give me cold looks.

“…Haha hello?”

To those people.

I approached him as friendly as possible.

People who are wary of me.

It might not be easy to become friends with them.

It wasn’t that I wasn’t confident.

Since ancient times.

The easiest way to seduce someone.

The law is to seduce people with food.

* * *

“Do you know where Youngjun is right now?”

A few days after Shin Youngjun joined the group.

Shaman of the Northern Branch.

Han Yi-seo sets out to find Shin Young-jun.

“Ah, you mean the new person who joined this time. “What about him?”

“I thought it would be something you asked me to do last time, so I wanted to tell you about it and also consult about the future.”

Although he did join.

I’m busy in many ways just trying to survive right now.

Over the past few days.

He just joined as a member of the group.

I have never done anything active.

‘But… I can’t just sit still when someone with that level of talent has come in.’

She said deep down.

This bleak situation they are in now.

I had hopes that that man might be able to solve the problem.

I know it’s too shameless to hope that this harsh environment will be resolved.

‘Because he said he came to help us…!’

Isn’t it okay to have a little bit of expectation?

Now that I’ve resolved the busy work as quickly as possible.

Now I was about to consult him in earnest.

‘It’s something he asked me to do earlier, so let’s talk about it first… Since I’m still going to face the group members, I’ll introduce them properly…’

That’s what I was thinking.

She immediately went to see Shin Young-jun, but…

“Yeo… Young-jun is a bachelor. “Can’t there be just one more of the one I gave you last time?”

‘…huh?’

In addition to the gaze towards outsiders.

The atmosphere among the insiders was not good.

however.

An outsider who is not even an insider.

Near Sergeant Shin Youngjun….

“No, grandma! Observe the order!”

“Mister Youngjun, let me go first….”

“Please, me first…!”

A huge number of group members gathered together.

was calling his name.

‘What the hell is this…?’

It even feels like a bit of madness.

Let’s see what it looks like.

‘no way?’

In Han Yi-seo’s mind.

An uneasy imagination sprouted.