The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 59

Episode 59 Opening the eyes of a blind man (2)

Eyes that had lost their pure white light.

Thanks to that, those eyes aroused a strange feeling of fear.

Now, the eyes have turned into strange blue eyes.

Su-ah, who was touching her eyes, spoke in a slightly trembling voice.

“I thought I would have to be blind for the rest of my life.”

“….”

“It wasn’t a bad deal. Even though it was a trait obtained at the cost of eyesight, it was a powerful ability. After becoming an awakened person, my senses became more sensitive and I had no problems in life to some extent. But…”

A drop of tear.

“I thought it was a good deal, but I was scared when I woke up and couldn’t see. “I trembled at the thought of having to live like this for the rest of my life…”

“I understand that.”

“You won’t understand. “It feels like I’ve regained something I once lost…”

Jeongsooah says, wiping away her tears.

“Is this what you intended?”

“I don’t know if I should say it was intentional or not.”

It’s true that I aimed to cook dishes that are good for the eyes.

…Regaining my lost vision wasn’t my intention at all.

How did you understand my answer?

“Open the eyes of the blind. “This kind of thing only appears in the Bible…”

Jeong Soo-ah mutters to herself and looks at me in shock.

Blue shining eyes turned towards me.

It looks pretty good, though.

That’s not a normal eye color either.

‘Is it the influence of the spirit eye?’

ah.

Come to think of it.

“Miracle….”

“Soo-ah.”

“A miracle… Ah. yes?”

What are you thinking about?

She is still muttering to herself.

I’m sorry that it seems to be interfering with your recovery of sight and indulging in sentimentality.

There was something I needed to check.

“In return for the contract, I lost my eyesight and gained the spirit eye. “You said that, right?”

“yes. “It was like that.”

“Then now. “Are you sure the spirit eye remains intact?”

Ability gained at the cost of sight.

Well then, now that my eyesight has returned.

perhaps.

Could it be that the spirit eye has also disappeared?

If so, it’s a big deal.

The plan to suck honey with a spirit drone was ruined from the beginning.

I asked nervously.

“I don’t think you need to worry about that.”

“ah.”

“Bullet.”

Unlike me, who was nervous.

She waves her hand casually.

I could see the water droplets I had seen before gathering in that hand again.

“The contract with Bangul is still the same. “The spirit eye seems to be fine as well.”

“That’s a good thing.”

You were really fed up.

“Now that we’re talking, shall we take a look around?”

The spirit leaves the restaurant with her words.

Her eyes looked into space as before.

Although the posture is similar.

Is it because the white, cloudy eyes have changed to the color of the blue sea?

If it felt a bit bizarre before.

Now only a mysterious atmosphere remained.

“Incredible.”

She was staring into space and opened her mouth blankly.

“How long is it?”

“You can almost see the county from here. I’ve never seen anything this far away before. “This is really…”

She trailed off, perhaps because she was so shocked.

From my perspective, it was just good news.

‘done.’

This may be a bit cold-hearted, though.

My goal is not to restore vision, but to strengthen the spirit eye.

What was more important than that her eyesight was restored was that her characteristics were strengthened.

“I really… thank you so much.”

She was speechless for a moment, as if lost in sentiment, then wiped away her tears and spoke.

“Thank you very much.”

“My cooking. “Can you trust me now?”

“I’m really sorry for doubting you. I don’t know how the other group members feel, but I will never forget the grace I received from you. “I promise.”

Grace is something grandiose.

It’s not a bad thing for me.

“then. “Let’s carry out the transaction first.”

“That’s right… You gave me a miracle, so I have to do my best to repay you… Yes?”

“We subdue the looters and rescue the captured group members. In return, they will join our unit. “It was that kind of deal, right?”

“But that’s true.”

She says with an apologetic face.

“It’s something I can’t say to my captured colleagues, though. I have received such grace. To be honest, if you just asked me to join, I would do it right now.”

“You can’t do that. “I made a promise.”

Promises are meant to be kept.

…It’s actually not that important.

“Besides, this deal isn’t specifically for you.”

“yes?”

“anyway. Since you said that the performance of the spirit eye has also improved, are you able to identify the looters’ base now?”

“I know the area where these guys were active. “If you start searching from the water around there, you’ll probably be able to find it quickly.”

“Then let’s do that.”

Although it has become semi-commanding.

Jeongsooah rather nodded and said.

“I’m not sure, but suppressing looters is also helpful to the benefactor. “That’s the story, right?”

“Well, that’s kind of it.”

“Then… I understand. “Just leave it to me!”

The way he answers energetically.

What should I say?

It doesn’t matter that I was able to save my comrades.

It feels strange that they seem to be focusing on helping me.

‘Isn’t that bad?’

* * *

“My eyesight has returned….”

After solving Jeong Su-ah’s problem to some extent.

I also want to discuss the unit’s affairs.

I told Minjae what happened.

Minjae, who heard the whole story, thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“This is just my guess.”

“hmm?”

“Probably the price of that contract. “Maybe it wasn’t my eyesight.”

It’s not eyesight.

“Speaking of spirits. “There are no images that speak clear language.”

“then?”

“It’s not vision, but the magical power in the eyes, for example. Couldn’t it have been that kind of contract? But ordinary people have almost no magic power.”

“You paid that little magical power as a condition of the contract and lost your sight?”

“And when I ate food that contained only good magical powers related to the eyes, my eyesight came back. “Maybe it’s something like that.”

Minjae shrugs, saying that this is just a guess.

but.

I thought this guess was pretty plausible.

‘I wouldn’t know if I were a healer-type awakened person.’

Something like reviving a completely blind eye.

This is not an area that can be done through cooking.

I’m confident in my cooking skills, but I’m not at that level.

“anyway. “It’s not a bad thing for us.”

“yes. “We were able to identify the looters’ base.”

“That’s true, too… I just talked to her for a moment.”

“With Jeongsoo?”

“okay. The woman. It seemed like he was giving quite a strange meaning to what he saw. what. “It’s not that I don’t understand because it was such a big deal.”

“Giving meaning?”

“What, didn’t you notice?”

I felt like I had received a great favor.

Was there anything that could be said to give meaning? want.

“Does it matter if I don’t know anything? Anyway, she already feels great gratitude towards you. “Then I wonder if there is any need to take the risk.”

“Are you talking about suppressing looters?”

“okay. “It seems like she is willing to join the unit even if she doesn’t fulfill the deal.”

I understand what Minjae is trying to say.

My thoughts were the opposite.

“The sooner we subdue the looters, the better.”

“Why?”

“Because they’re the ones you’ll bump into someday anyway.”

This is what I experienced when I came down to earth.

Our unit is probably quite strong among humans.

no.

It will be an extremely strong axis.

‘But this difference was possible because of the rapid growth in the mountain range.’

Things are a little different now that we have come down to earth.

“Now that the others have awakened, they will be aware of the power struggle. “The moment you become even a little complacent, the gap with others will narrow.”

“That might be true.”

“That’s right. It’s better to fight now when we’re clearly ahead. “The unit members should also use this opportunity to gain experience fighting against humans.”

“It’s an experience fighting against humans.”

Minjae asked with a meaningful expression.

“Can we just kill all those marauders?”

“no. “If possible, capture him alive.”

“Captured alive. Isn’t this too complacent? Even if you capture them for no reason, you will only waste their food. “Even in the military unit, you said that killing is not good, but I don’t think there is a need to maintain the principle of non-killing even after coming here.”

This brother.

I think I’m misunderstanding something.

“Murder is bad. “Do you think I asked you to keep me alive for that reason?”

“You mean no?”

“no way. “I’m not that kind of a guy.”

“Then where did you capture the marauders alive… ah.”

It seemed like I realized something only then.

Minjae looks at me with his eyes wide open.

“you. “I guess they are planning to increase the number of ‘excluding riders’.”

“answer.”

Except for the number of riders.

A word that literally means a soldier who is excluded from being a standard bearer.

It was a term used to refer to soldiers who were not treated as ranks in general units.

It’s a little different now.

‘Criminals.’

past.

Five criminals who came to the mountain range unit as part of leader Lee Sang-ah’s group.

The guys bowed to my cooking and swore loyalty.

As a result.

Regardless of the rider, these guys started out being treated as the youngest.

It’s the past, whatever.

Those guys.

It’s a pretty good power now.

“The looters are basically criminals and their minds may be rotten. “Isn’t that just a matter of rehabilitation?”

“….”

Although it is not a normal method of rehabilitation.

The effect is certain.

‘I don’t necessarily want to use [special sauce] for ordinary people.’

A typical example is Gwangil.

At first, I just thought about letting go of my timid personality a little.

Whenever I see a guy who has completely become a berserker.

To be honest, there are many times when one side of my heart gets stabbed.

but.

“The marauders are separate.”

Attacking other humans.

They even treated them as slaves.

Do you even care about the personalities of those guys?

why me?

“Indeed… if what you say is true, we will be able to increase the number of troops in an instant.”

“It’s like that.”

“…good idea. Honestly, I didn’t know you were thinking that far, but did you calculate this from the beginning?”

Minjae looks at me with admiration.

Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I waved my hand and said.

“I wasn’t aiming for it. “It just so happened that Adari got hit well.”

“If that’s what you want to think. Think of it like that.”

That’s not the way you say it at all.

* * *

A few days later.

“From now on, we will subdue the group of marauders.”

I stood in front of the soldiers and opened my mouth.

The results of Jeong Soo-ah’s investigation through the spirit eye.

It is said that the group of looters took over an entire villa village.

They said they fortified the area by putting up a fence and building a wall.

Of course, farming was done through slaves.

The battle team that includes the awakened people roams around the outside of a safe base and commits plunder.

I don’t really want to praise you, though.

When I heard Jeong Soo-ah’s story.

The first thought that came to mind was this.

‘I can’t believe we’ve created this much power at this point.’

Did you say that it is the largest force among the marauders operating nearby?

These guys.

It certainly didn’t seem like an organization worth ignoring.

These are the guys you will have to bump into anyway as you expand your territory at some point.

It would actually be beneficial for us to collide now.

“As everyone knows, the enemies in this battle are not monsters.”

The soldiers’ expressions changed little by little.

Although some of the soldiers had somewhat stiff faces.

There was no sign of hesitation.

There’s no need to worry about guys like that.

The problem is on the other side.

There were soldiers who could not hide a hint of anxiety on their faces.

‘Everyone is used to fighting against monsters.’

Pointing a knife at a human being.

There are some people who still have hesitation in that regard.

‘It’s actually a good thing.’

At this chance.

Let unit members experience combat with humans.

Aside from encountering those deserters, I have never had a chance to experience combat with humans.

Although [Chef’s Special Sauce] can temporarily change one’s mind.

The effect from the source is temporary, but the aftereffects are long-lasting.

If used incorrectly, it can have the opposite effect.

That should be it.

I decided that it would be better to experience it directly.

“Then… um. “I don’t really have anything to say.”

“Phew.”

“Sergeant Shin. “What is that?”

“I should have done something like the principal’s lecture. “It looks like everyone is ready. Let’s go.”

I’m sorry that this is a very disappointing entrance ceremony.

The phenomenon that occurred as a result was quite grand.

“Go!”

“For the Legion’s victory!”

Soldiers carrying a variety of weapons

began moving in unison.