The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 319

Episode 319 Life in danger

“…traitors exist.”

“Who is that…!?

A traitor to humanity.

Let me mention its existence.

The two people who were standing firmly behind Jo Beom-seok looked so surprised that their seemingly solid posture collapsed.

I feel sorry for saying this after seeing you like that.

“It might be a little difficult to tell you who it is.”

“yes?”

I am.

It was difficult to answer their questions.

“You can’t tell me…”

“You’re sure of the existence of a traitor, but you don’t know who it is… Are you saying that?”

“It’s similar. “I think it’s okay to think of it that way.”

“…?”

The two people behind them seemed to be wondering what that meant.

He frowned at my words.

“I’m not sure, but it seems like there’s something complicated going on.”

“…Yeah, whatever. That’s right.”

Beomseok Jo looked at me calmly.

He quickly nodded and said.

“I don’t know what the circumstances are, but I understand that I can’t talk about it. But… you know that it’s a bit difficult to just say that’s the case, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Even though you are sure that there is a traitor, you don’t know who that traitor is. There are a lot of problems with this situation. In particular, a strategy meeting will soon begin as soon as the leaders of each region arrive, and if the contents of the meeting are exposed to the enemy… humanity in Gyeonggi-do will have no choice but to be helplessly annihilated. “Is that what you wish?”

Although he is speaking calmly.

The content was that they had to provide information about the traitor.

but.

I said, shaking my head.

“You don’t have to worry about that part.”

“hmm?”

Traitors definitely exist.

but.

That won’t be a big problem right away.

“What you asked me to do in the first place wasn’t to tell you the identity of the traitor.”

“What do you mean?”

Eliminating traitors.

Revealing its identity….

That kind of thing only goes so far.

It was merely a means to achieve what he requested.

“What you asked was to prevent that traitor from passing on internal information to the outside world or stealing operational information.”

“…That’s true, but what does that mean?”

and.

“That request has been completed.”

“…!?”

I said, crossing my arms.

“That traitor will not know anything about what will happen inside the Association in the future.”

* * *

After speaking with the leaders of the Southern Branch.

I came out of the building and moved toward the accommodation they had assigned me.

‘How far are the other branches… I guess there’s still a day or two left for everyone to arrive?’

The real strategy meeting would only begin once they arrived.

I was able to get to the central branch quickly because it was nearby.

different regions.

Especially since the northern branch is quite far from here.

Just like you did until then.

I’ll have to focus on improving my cooking skills here with Howard.

“…excuse me.”

“huh? Ah… you.”

With that in mind, I headed towards my assigned accommodation.

Someone spoke to me.

“Captain Aim?”

“Haha yeah. “This is Captain Joe.”

I am Jo Beom-seok’s grandson.

It was aiming.

“I think we’ve said everything we need to say inside, but why me?”

“It’s nothing much, just…”

Maybe I could ask for more information about that traitor.

I was thinking that if that was the case, I would have to reject it.

“I told you earlier inside. “But I want to tell you properly again.”

“What are you talking about…?”

“General Joe… thank you for saving my grandfather.”

“ah.”

I guess.

It seems that it was far from that.

“…Well, it’s not like you’re going to be that grateful.”

I was so embarrassed for no reason that I scratched the back of my head and said.

Definitely as I said.

It is true that I saved Jo Beom-seok and his group from being attacked by an unidentified enemy, but…

‘I originally planned to abandon them… I just couldn’t do it.’

At the time, I was so excited that all I could think about was finding the cause of the cold.

Originally, I was planning on just ignoring the fact that there were people being attacked and everything.

I got involved because it happened in a place that coincidentally coincided with my travel route.

If it wasn’t for that, I would have really ignored them and there would have been no need to save those people.

For me, it was an extremely embarrassing story.

“No, it is something for which I am extremely grateful.”

“…?”

but.

Jojun shook his head and said.

“As you can see from our conversation just now… the true leader of this southern branch is General Joe.”

“ah. “It seemed like it.”

Although there were two other leaders, including Jo Joon, in front of him.

They were standing behind Jo Beom-seok, who was sitting, as if he were guarding him.

“According to the rules of the association, we have three leaders, but in reality, that is just a façade.”

“The two people standing behind you didn’t seem that lacking in ability either.”

Beomseok Jo was quite strict with his grandson.

In terms of level, the level difference between Jo Beom-seok and the other two leaders was only about 1.

“No no! You heard about General Cho, right? “Compared to you, I am truly inferior.”

“Is that so?”

“yes! “The general often tells me that I should reach a higher position than him.”

I shook my head.

Aim lets out a sigh of uncertainty.

“Unlike the general, I took a proper elite course… If it were a normal era, things might have turned out as you said. “The ability to actually lead a group makes all the difference.”

“Hmm.”

“There is a huge difference in instantaneous judgment and leadership… plus the experience of leading someone. “I probably won’t be able to catch up with you even if I go on for the rest of my life.”

“I don’t think it’s something I’m that confident about doing.”

At the sight of him belittling himself.

I wondered if he was a person with low self-esteem due to the influence of his strict grandfather.

“Are you saying you’re not confident?”

That wasn’t it.

“I think you are mistaken. “I am proud that such a person is my grandfather.”

“Uh… Is that so?”

“yes! Isn’t he a great person? “He may have been unlucky not to be able to rise to a higher position, but if you look at his accomplishments while on active duty, he was a person worthy of being promoted to general rather than brigadier general.”

I didn’t know it when I only saw Jo Beom-seok’s attitude.

Apparently, this man named Jo Jun really liked the strict old man.

Because he respects his grandfather that much.

I wanted to elevate him even by lowering myself.

“If the general had passed away, the existence of our southern branch would have been in jeopardy.”

“….”

“You prevented that from happening.”

and.

From the grandson’s point of view, who likes his grandfather that much.

Was what I did really meaningful?

“Thank you so much!”

“…Keuhum.”

“I came here because I wanted to say this.”

Bowing your head 90 degrees.

Aim expressed his gratitude in a loud voice.

“Please raise your head, I’m embarrassed.”

“Haha… yes, I understand.”

The fact that it’s embarrassing for me hasn’t changed.

It was just embarrassing.

“I will make sure to repay this favor.”

Jo Joon said his thank you as if he really meant it.

Considering that he is a captain, he must be older than me.

It just felt odd to me to see a man like that come out so condescendingly.

“…by the way.”

“Isn’t the conversation over?”

“No, there is something I want to ask you.”

Jojun raised his head and said.

A face with a bit of puzzlement.

“I heard that you were a soldier not long ago.”

“…Ah, that? you’re right. “It’s been a while, but it feels like about a year.”

“Yes, I heard. “It is clear that he experienced [Doomsday] while on vacation in his later years.”

It was Yunseong who told me that.

At the time, there were many people who could hear the story, including Park Jung-gu.

“Well… what should I say. It was a pity. “I don’t know what to say….”

“….”

I experienced destruction on a vacation day in my later years.

It seems that the fact that he is truly an unlucky guy has spread quite widely.

“So then.”

He said while tilting his head.

“May I ask which unit you served in?”

“…Is this some sort of background investigation? Or organizing the ranks of soldiers as executives.”

I was a sergeant in my later years.

First of all, since he was not discharged from the military, his position as sergeant will still remain.

If you look closely, he is a subordinate of Captain Cho, an active-duty soldier.

‘Not long ago, I almost got rank-ordered against a certain chef.’

I said that just in case.

“No no! “That’s absolutely not the case!”

Aim waved his hands in confusion.

“Then why ask that question?”

“I was just wondering if you’ve ever met me. As I said, I am also a soldier.”

“Um… if that’s the case, then what? “I served in the 423rd Battalion.”

“If it’s the 423rd Battalion… Ah! I know. It’s a radar unit built in that very high alpine area. Under the direct control of the 18th Legion….”

“Yes. “I think you know?”

“It is one of the units that has its own symbolic meaning.”

but.

Although our unit is very small, it is still famous in its own way because of its height.

It wasn’t strange that he could understand the unit’s name just by hearing it.

“The 423rd Battalion… I’ve heard the name, but I’ve never been there…?”

but.

Even after hearing the answer, Jo Jun tilted his head.

“Then it doesn’t mean you haven’t met me.”

“Hmm, that’s not true… I thought it was someone I’ve seen before.”

“yes?”

“That Youngjun. “It might sound a little strange to say this.”

Aim speaks while scratching his cheek.

“By any chance… when have we ever met?”

“…?”

In those words.

I looked closely at Jojun’s face.

“No, I think it’s my first time seeing you.”

“Isn’t that right? sorry.”

A very sincere impression.

It’s not an incredibly clear impression, so it’s not impossible that I may have forgotten it even though I saw it in passing…

but I didn’t remember it.

“What makes you think you’ve seen me?”

“Haha, that’s it.”

Sounds like an old flirting comment.

I was dumbfounded when I heard that from the man, so I asked.

“Actually, I think this is my first time seeing Youngjun’s face.”

“…What do you mean?”

“I was a little more familiar with the voice than the face.”

voice?

Come to think of it.

I think this guy’s grandfather said the same thing.

“Since the first time we spoke in that conference room. “I thought it was a voice I had heard before somewhere.”

“Is that so?”

“But now that I think about it, it seems like it was a little different from the voices I’ve heard before.”

however.

Next, the words that came out of his mouth.

I couldn’t help but feel goosebumps.

“What did I hear? “I think there was a bit more crackling noise.”

“…ah.”

“I feel like I’ve heard a voice somewhere before, but I can’t remember who it is. “I was wondering if we had seen each other before… I guess I was mistaken.”

Jojun scratches his cheek and speaks in an embarrassed manner.

“I’m sorry I caught you for no reason. “Then rest in peace.”

It seemed like he thought his thoughts were mistaken.

He turned and left to do other things, but…

‘…Uh, this. no way.’

I am.

At the words he left behind… I felt a cold sweat break out.

‘Have you ever heard my voice crackling?’

When I crossed that [Wall of Fire].

Because no one knew what penalty would be given to me when I crossed the barrier.

My team members and I are thinking hard in many ways.

We came up with an expected penalty and a way to overcome that penalty.

Anticipating that guild messages would be blocked, I thought of exchanges through that radio.

It was something like that, but…

‘A voice…’

This.

I didn’t expect it.

-We are a legion.

A radio sent at the request of Minjae.

The contents of the first week of the radio.

‘The only time I read it myself was in the first week.’

The fact that it was me who read it….

‘You remembered that?’

Those who remember that voice.

It might be here.

[If the fact about the movement becomes known to the humans in the movement area.]

[A penalty is given.]

[Penalty]

[Death]

‘…You could die because of it?’

And because of that.

My life could be blown away.

‘Something like this…!’

There’s no way you could have predicted it.

* * *

It was a life-threatening crisis that came so unexpectedly.

There was nothing I could do about that crisis.

I’ve just been lucky so far in the first place.

It may not be just me who remembers my voice.

‘I can’t find and kill all the people who remember my voice.’

at last.

I just spent my time hoping that the aim wouldn’t deduce my identity.

like that.

It must have been about two days since we arrived at the southern branch.

“It’s been a while! Youngjun!”

“Haha, how have you been?”

The awakened people of the Eastern Branch and Northern Branch as well.

Each arrived with their own troops.