The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 3

Episode 3 Meeting

[Minimum Cooking Secret – ‘Enlightenment on Preparing Primates’]

It was said that ‘Chef’s Eyes’ only activates on ingredients.

The fact that it activated on them too.

“….”

I was dumbfounded as I looked at the phrase in front of me.

I felt eyes on me from all around me.

I looked around to see something, and saw several soldiers looking at me with uneasy eyes.

‘what.’

Is it because I’m naked while others are standing guard with guns?

Or maybe other people see the phrase about human grooming?

I should say it was fortunate, but neither.

“Sergeant Shin?”

“Why?”

“What does that look like…”

I looked down and wondered what I looked like.

The situation made no sense.

His face was disgustingly shiny from the grease sprayed at the restaurant and the monster’s blood, and his

navy blue chef’s clothes had turned dark red, soaked from the monster’s blood.

The sashimi knife he was holding in one hand was covered in the monster’s flesh.

‘It’s not even a horror movie.’

I can’t help but feel uncomfortable seeing him walking around looking like this.

‘It seems difficult now and I’ll have to wash it later when I have the chance.’

What concerns me more than that.

“What happened to you?”

Even though I didn’t look like anything at all.

The guys gathered here were also not in normal condition.

Everyone has pale, bloodless faces, and you can even see soldiers shaking in the corners.

The guy who spoke to me seemed to be mentally strong, but seemed normal.

If you look closely, you can see that his whole body was shaking slightly.

“We…”

After hearing the brief explanation, it wasn’t much different from what I expected.

As it was the weekend, we were spending time watching TV and chatting, but suddenly the TV stopped working and everyone was looking at the TV to see what was going on.

Suddenly the window breaks and monsters break in.

A lot of people died.

The surviving members of the unit somehow took guns out of the gun case and escaped to the ammunition depot.

They refilled their bullets and fought.

“Originally, the keys to the gun lockers had to be kept at headquarters, but our unit didn’t care about that.”

“I guess it was fortunate that it was a go-ahead unit.”

It is said that the key to the gun storage room that was supposed to be stored at headquarters was in the dormitory, and the key to the ammunition storage unit was in the pocket of the ammunition manager’s uniform.

Normally, people would curse and say, ‘Is this the military?’, but if the key had been far away, more people would have died.

Should I call this fortunate?…

“What was it like for Sergeant Shin? “Where are the rest of the cooks…?”

After finishing his story, the guy cautiously opened his mouth.

“Everyone died except me.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No, there’s no need for you to be sorry.”

The successor, Junhyuk.

Youngest Yongjun.

‘They were good guys.’

Junhyuk was an ace who was good at restaurant work and had a friendly personality, as expected from someone who came from a cooking background.

Even though Yongjun, the youngest, was a bit dull and not good at work, he had a very kind personality.

When I was working at a restaurant, I was scolded and scolded as a senior.

They weren’t the ones to die like this.

‘…I’m really the only one left.’

Is it because I feel relaxed at the thought of surviving?

I finally felt that fact.

I was so depressed for no reason that I lost my mind and looked up at the sky.

A soldier approached me from inside the ammunition depot.

“Sergeant Shin. “Lieutenant Kim would like to come by for a moment.”

“me? Why me?”

“I’m not just calling Sergeant Shin, I’m asking all the top brass from each department to come check the number of soldiers in each department.”

“Oh well. “It’s the weekend, so there aren’t many officers in the unit, so I’ll have to listen to the soldiers’ opinions.”

Normally, in an emergency like this, opinions would be exchanged among executives and then conveyed to the soldiers.

However, today, when the incident occurred, happened to be the weekend.

Since there are not many executives left in the unit, they are probably trying to take into account the opinions of the soldiers.

“…It’s not that much.”

“huh?”

“There were five executives who were at the unit today. “Everyone passed away except Lieutenant Kim.”

As he continued speaking, the soldier’s complexion gradually darkened.

‘Even the executives.’

I don’t know what’s going on here.

What is certain is that the situation is not good.

Some of the soldiers were sitting in a corner, hugging their knees and sobbing.

Some people even appeared to be completely out of their minds, staring blankly into space with their mouths open.

‘Damn it…’

As I headed to the place Lieutenant Kim had called, several other unit members other than me had arrived first.

And the man sitting in the middle.

“Is Youngjun here? “Sit there.”

Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seok.

With a pale face that seemed to have lost all blood, he opened his mouth.

“For now, let’s sit down and talk.”

His expression was trying to appear calm

* * *

Lieutenant Kim.

The first impression is that the person is not that bad.

Or rather, you could say it’s a favorable impression.

He is young, tall, and has a handsome face that makes him trustworthy.

Many people are fooled by that appearance and try to become friends at first.

‘But when you get to know him, he’s not very good at his job and is just greedy…’

A retired executive.

At first, I also cooked and offered it to make it look good.

Then, later on, whenever a tasteless menu came up, I said, ‘Youngjun, I’ll try a different menu next time.’ I couldn’t help but be shocked to see him ordering while doing this.

and.

‘This person is now the highest ranking member of our unit.’

I felt like my headache was getting worse.

I somehow managed to sit down without making a mark.

Soon, senior soldiers from other departments began to arrive one by one.

“Seongho came from the transport team? “Wasn’t the most senior person a junior teacher?”

“Oh, that’s it. “Sergeant Kim Jun-kyo is dead… no, he is dead.”

“Huh? Uh oh. okay.”

Lieutenant Kim swallows his words awkwardly.

‘Why are you asking me that now… What’s the mood like?’

About half of the most senior soldiers in each department gathered here were not originally the most senior soldiers.

Originally, the most senior soldier was either dead or out of his mind due to shock from the sudden incident.

Fortunately, only the soldiers who maintained their sanity under these circumstances gathered here.

But….

“Ugh….”

“Fuck. Fuck you. “Fuck…”

The guy was vomiting as if he was remembering someone dying.

Even the guy holding his head and swearing in a low voice.

Most of the people sitting here are just somehow holding on to their sanity.

He looked like he was on the verge of going half crazy.

As I am thinking this, the sight of my successors being eaten is also stuck in my mind and I cannot leave it.

“Hmm then let’s check the number of people first. “Can you tell me about the number of people in each class?”

Even in the meantime.

In order to survive, you need to understand the situation and everyone needs to agree.

After all the most senior soldiers had gathered.

The meeting has begun.

“There are ten people in the transport team.”

“The radar squad is seven…”

“There is only one cooking class left.”

As I answered, I also listened carefully to the numbers the other soldiers were saying.

What I learned as a result was quite shocking.

‘There are about 100 people who survived.’

As I am a cook, I know very well the number of people who eat in my unit.

The number of people eating means the people in the unit.

And according to my memory.

Normally, the number of people staying at the base on the weekend should be a little over 200.

‘Almost half dead.’

I expected there would be many casualties.

I never thought it would be like this….

“Can I give you one too?”

The one who raised his hand was Sergeant Lee Min-jae of the communications unit.

He is only one rider different from me, so now we are like older brother and younger brother.

While most of the soldiers were confused, Minjae seemed to be maintaining his composure.

Come to think of it, Minjae was the last one to attend this meeting.

“I checked with my successors before coming here, but it seems like communication with the outside world has been lost.”

“what?”

“All normal calls are going out of bounds, and all emergency contacts are also out of service. As well as TV and radio. “Intranet, military frequencies… I’ve tried every means of communication I can, but they all seem to be cut off.”

what?

What is this?

‘Is this bullshit?’

I guess I wasn’t the only one who was taken aback by the sudden news.

I could feel other soldiers around me also making noise.

“Are you saying there is no contact at all with the outside world?”

“What, did North Korea set off an EMP?”

“No. The military puts up things like shields to keep you safe even if an EMP explodes! why…!?”

Confusion was spreading quietly among the soldiers who had already gathered.

The soldiers were suppressing what little reason they had left.

Confusion began to spread rapidly, sparked by the news that contact with the outside world had been cut off.

“Damn it, aren’t we all going to die here!?”

“If we can’t communicate with the outside world, then my family…” The

confused soldiers continued to talk noisily.

He soon turned his gaze to Lieutenant Kim.

“Lieutenant Kim… what should we do now?”

When humans are anxious, they tend to look for a place to lean on.

The only officer remaining in the unit.

That is, Lieutenant Kim, the commander of our unit at this point.

I also thought that it would be nice for him, as the only executive, to sort out this confusion and calmly give instructions.

At least if the goal of what to do is clearly set.

The hope was that the soldiers’ anxiety would also be reduced a little.

“Well. “I’m fine too…”

What kind of cold-hearted instructions are you giving?

It was unreasonable to expect something like that from Lieutenant Kim.

“…what if you don’t know!”

“Hi!”

“Hey hey! calm down!”

One excited soldier barely managed to catch him as he tried to rush at Lieutenant Kim,

and the confusion only increased.

Lieutenant Kim, who was covering his head, opened his mouth as if he suddenly remembered something.

“That’s right. You said you lost contact, right? Shouldn’t we send just a few soldiers to higher units and try to make contact? “You can only do anything if you receive orders from higher-ranking units.”

“…Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”

I’m sorry for just expressing my opinion.

It was I who put the candle there.

Our unit is a radar base located in an alpine area 1400m above sea level.

It is a first-class remote area unit that takes an hour to reach the unit from the entrance of the mountain.

“Even if we go out by car, it would take one hour just to get out of the mountain and two hours to get to the upper unit. If a monster attacks during that time.”

Communication wasn’t cut off for no reason.

If you send someone out to contact a higher-level unit for no reason, they may never return.

I thought it might be safer to stick together with troops with guns.

“It may be dangerous… but it’s still necessary! Instead, let’s just select applicants and go.”

Lieutenant Kim seemed to have no intention of giving up on contacting higher-level units.

‘…Are you saying you don’t want to be the one in command?’

In a normal situation, monsters are attacking humans.

If you take the reins of judgment in this situation and make the wrong choice, the repercussions will be enormous.

It’s not that I can’t understand the idea of not wanting to take on such an important role, but…

‘That’s not the attitude a commander should show.’

Some of the soldiers who had some sense of judgment left, including me, looked very reluctant.

But I can’t refuse if the executive tells me to do it.

In the end, it was decided to gather volunteers and send them to higher-level units.

“Okay, okay… Then the rule is to wait in the unit until you can contact the higher unit.… Youngjun, how much food is left in our unit?”

I quickly turned my head and came up with an answer to the question pointing at me.

“Eh, since the food came in on Friday, there will be about 5 days’ worth of basic diet, and in addition, there will be about 6 weeks’ worth of emergency rations for the unit. Considering the reduction in unit personnel, I think it will be enough for about two months.”

“okay? So, food aside, what about ammunition for the unit?”

Another soldier answered those words.

“We used up all the bullets during shooting training last week, so the only combat ammunition we have in reserve is the ammunition. It’s not a small amount, but assuming there is no additional supply…”

“It’s not a lot. But if no more monsters appear, there won’t be a problem, right?”

“That’s right, but if it starts coming out more, won’t it be a huge problem?”

After that, various stories were exchanged.

How will we deal with the remaining monsters in the unit right now?

What should I do about electricity and drinking water?

Stories about how to protect the unit until a higher unit contacts you.

‘Still, I guess that’s because the goal of waiting for contact from a higher-ranking unit was set.’

Let’s create an immediate goal.

Even the confused soldiers were able to calm down to some extent and proceed with the meeting.

“Then let’s just do that and leave the rest to improvisation!”

…although it was a bit unreliable.

“Then let’s disperse.”

As if the conversation was almost over, Lieutenant Kim stood up.

The other soldiers nodded and pulled back their chairs.

Except me.

‘huh?’

The meeting ends like this?

Didn’t I tell you the most important thing?

“You’re not talking about awakening?”

“?”

I just raised my hand and said.

Everyone is wondering what is going on.

‘What am I strange?’

When you kill a monster, you gain strange powers.

Of course, I thought there would be a conversation about this and waited, but instead of talking about it, there was no conversation.

Everyone looked as if they didn’t even know what awakening was.

“Didn’t everyone say they hunted monsters?”

“okay. “I managed to arm myself with a gun and hunt. What’s the big deal?”

what?

Am I the only awakened person here?

I definitely succeeded in awakening as soon as I hunted the monster.

‘…Either the awakening happens randomly, or the problem is that I hunted with a gun.’

The important thing is that they don’t know about awakening.

then.

“Well, I have something to show you.”

After I got up from my seat.

I couldn’t wipe it off yet so I took out the bloody knife.

I felt eyes on Karl from those around me, but I just ignored them.

I looked at the table in front of me.

An ordinary wooden table with nothing special to say.

‘This works.’

From the moment I sat down here.

I had a strange intuition that it would be possible.

‘Like cutting vegetables.’

I put the kitchen knife in my hand on the table and pushed it away.

Then

suddenly.

A sashimi knife with no features other than some blood stains.

The sashimi knife sliced through the solid wooden table like a radish.

“crazy…?”

“What?…”

Everyone around me looks at me in shock.

Not even a chainsaw.

It would be strange not to be surprised since he cut down a wooden table with an ordinary kitchen knife.

There is only one reason why this is possible.

[Characteristic: Lowest level dagger proficiency]

‘This is the lowest level?’

A monster I met before meeting other unit members.

The feeling of lightly penetrating the monster’s flesh.

And even cutting down trees as lightly as radishes.

‘It’s a question of whether or not even those who have trained their swords their entire lives will become masters.’

If this is the lowest level.

What is the level of intermediate to advanced?

I continue speaking as I look at the unit members who are looking at me in surprise.

“This became possible after I experienced an awakening after killing the monster that entered the restaurant.”

And he pointed at Lieutenant Kim with the hand holding the sashimi knife.

“Didn’t you say earlier that if more monsters come out, you’ll run out of ammo?”

“That’s right.”

“Then this is our number one goal.”

Just like if you don’t have bread, you can just eat cake.

No ammo?

Wouldn’t it be okay to create an army that can fight without ammunition?

I recall the phrase I saw before my eyes immediately after awakening.

[World Event – Power War is in progress.]

We must unite to survive!

Create a faction or join a faction.

Those who build up their power the fastest may be given special perks!

‘That’s true.’

I will survive.

I will be discharged safely and open a restaurant.

If I want to survive, I have to come together.

‘I feed you guys.’

This group needs to be fed.

“The goal is to turn all unit members into awakeners.”