The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 417



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Episode 417 Invitation (2)

A bird with a translucent appearance that suddenly appeared.

“… … What is that?”

“That’s the new one from back then.”

The appearance of that bird.

It was quite familiar.

Because the very bird that invited us to Seoul looked just like that.

But, we’ve already gotten here.

I was confused as I didn’t know why the bird came to us.

Knock knock… … .

A translucent bird that came through the wall.

The bird was headed to none other than… … .

“Do you have business with me?”

-Kkiruk.

Arrived in front of me.

I wonder if it’s not a voice recording method like last time.

A bird puts a letter down in front of me.

Padadak!!!

The bird seemed to have completed its mission with that.

I flapped my wings and went out of the building again.

“… … .”

I carefully took out the letter and read it.

“Sergeant Shin?”

“What does it say?”

The soldiers asked curiously.

I answered the question with a frown.

“… … I have something to talk about privately, so I would like you to come out alone.”

“yes?”

“Keep it a secret from Lieutenant Kim. Right now.”

It’s not like it’s a love letter.

That was all that was written.

“Keep it a secret from me… … .”

A man who heard that said with a dumbfounded look on his face.

“Aren’t you saying that too blatantly to me… … ?”

“Well, they probably thought Lieutenant Kim was our captain, so they asked us to keep it a secret.”

Lieutenant Kim was also sitting in the room.

Earlier, Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan said he wanted to talk without us, so Lieutenant Kim just disappeared without a trace.

Because we were all talking in preparation for the meeting tomorrow.

I thought as I folded the letter.

‘what?’

The person who sent this message must be someone from Seoul.

Since it wasn’t the first time I was seeing that power, the bird’s appearance itself wasn’t surprising.

The problem is.

‘You’re not even Lieutenant Kim… … You want to talk to me privately?’

It’s not that I don’t understand it at all.

The only soldiers who followed me to the conference room were me, Jeon Gwang-il, and Seo Su-hyeok.

From their perspective, I think I have a relatively high position in this legion.

In reality, I was hiding my role as a corporal, and I didn’t even hide my status as a sergeant.

In the military these days, the word sergeant has come to mean a fairly high-ranking position.

‘He’s not Lieutenant Kim, the leader of the corps… …but he’s someone just below him.’

That was exactly my position.

I guess they have something to say to someone in that position.

I don’t know what that means though.

“Why are you suddenly asking me out? How rude.”

“What are you going to do?”

I thought about it for a moment.

He said, rising from his seat.

“I’ll be back in a bit.”

In that regard.

The soldiers opened their eyes wide and said.

“No, do you really have to go through with this?”

“I don’t know what it is, but he said he had something to say. I should listen.”

No, actually, you don’t have to listen.

But, I thought as I left the building.

‘I feel uneasy.’

As Lieutenant Kim said.

There were quite a few things about Seoul that I didn’t understand at the time.

Well then, there is only one thing I have to do.

‘I guess I’ll have to find out.’

To find out the cause of that discomfort.

I thought it might not be a bad idea to meet the person who sent this message.

That makes sense.

“Why did you call me?”

Let’s go to the place written in the letter.

What’s there is.

“Mr. Jang Young-woong.”

The de facto head of Seoul.

Because he was Jang Young-woong.

* * *

“Thank you for coming. I thought you might ignore me… … .”

“Why did you call me? If you have something to talk about, it would be better to talk to Lieutenant Kim.”

The real leader of Seoul.

If what the lieutenant general said is true, the reason why Seoul was able to remain in such good condition was because of that man.

“Um… …Can you follow me for a moment?”

I hesitated for a moment, then followed him.

Maybe this is a trap.

‘I’m confident I can withstand any attack.’

I glanced down at my feet.

Due to the recent reinforcements, my personal guard’s strength has become stronger than ever.

Because I was confident that I could overcome most traps.

“Youngjun… … did you say that?”

“Yes. My name is Private Shin Young-jun.”

“Sergeant… … You seem to be quite a bit younger than me, so can I speak a little more comfortably?”

“Whatever, do whatever you want.”

“thank you.”

He looked to be in his early to mid 30s.

It was hard to believe that a man so young was the mayor of Seoul, but… …there was also the case of me.

“I’m really sorry about what happened earlier.”

“Are you sorry?”

“I hid the fact that I was the representative.”

Where he took me.

It was an apartment in Yeouido.

“I received that apology from Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan earlier, so it’s okay. If I had to be picky, I think it would be right to give it to Lieutenant Kim.”

“That’s true too. I’ll talk to Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seok separately later. And, the reason I called you here.”

The apartment elevator was working, as if a generator was running somewhere.

A man taking the elevator to the rooftop.

“I know this is an apology for my mistake, but I thought I’d tell you a secret.”

“… … ?”

After reaching the rooftop, let’s go outside.

There.

-Kiruruk… … !

“……cage?”

There were countless birdcages laid out.

And inside that cage.

“This is… … .”

“This isn’t the first time you’re seeing me, is it?”

Translucent birds were flying around.

It’s certainly not the first time he’s seen it, as he said.

and.

[Food ingredient identification (reinforcement)]

[Awakened One: Jang Young-woong]

[Occupation: Information Agent Lv.34]

[Skill]

[White Bird of the Messenger]

[The Blue Bird of Rumors]

The fact that the bird’s owner is this man.

I already knew.

‘That’s why I received this invitation.’

Because I knew that the person who sent the message was the mayor of Seoul.

I came here without even putting off talking to Lieutenant Kim.

“Well… … As you can see, this is my ability as an Awakened One.”

“Is that so?”

“You’ve already seen that white bird, right? It has the power to convey messages to others. And besides that, that blue bird… … .”

“Just a moment.”

Jang Young-woong explains his abilities very naturally.

I cut him off with a start.

“… … Is it okay to say something like that so easily?”

“Huh? What?”

“No, if they’re Awakened, they’d all be reluctant to reveal their abilities… … It’s better to hide things like the effects of skills… … .”

Actually, other awakened people did that.

If we were a little closer, maybe we wouldn’t know.

It’s strange that they’re telling me this when we haven’t even formed an alliance yet.

To be honest, I was embarrassed.

But to my words like that.

“Uh… …Is it better to hide it?”

“… … ?”

“Why? What good is there in hiding your abilities?”

Only after hearing that.

I thought with a start.

‘Seoul… has a different environment.’

Gyeonggi-do or Gangwon-do.

No, the other areas we visited this time were places where asking for information felt threatening.

In a world without any social protection, the only thing you can rely on is your own abilities.

‘So many people survived… … .’

but…….

This is not the place.

‘… … the social system also survived.’

If the society before destruction survives the destruction.

As an Awakened Person, revealing information doesn’t seem that dangerous.

Even if your information is known, the social system will protect you.

“I see… … In other regions, that kind of culture… … somehow.”

“yes?”

“No, thanks to you, I learned something new. I almost made a mistake when talking to other people… … . Thank you.”

Only then did he seem to realize why the information was being hidden, and he muttered quietly.

He then shrugged his shoulders and said:

“Well, I appreciate your concern, but I thought it would be okay to reveal it, so I hope you don’t feel too burdened by it.”

“……yes.”

“To continue what I was saying, this blue bird is specialized in gathering information.”

“Information gathering… right?”

“The white bird delivers my messages… … and the blue bird tells me the gossip of the surrounding area.”

He approached a blue bird.

A man takes out the paper that the blue bird was holding in its paw and reads it.

“Oh. There’s a rumor going around Mokdong right now. Survivors from all over are coming to Seoul. Some of them are asking about the whereabouts of the Mokdong people.”

“… … !”

“Well, that’s how it is. Rumors are also mixed in, so it’s your job to pick out the correct information from among them, but it’s a pretty good skill, isn’t it?”

The power to detect rumors.

Although it was a different kind of ability from Park Tae-jun’s, it was an absurdly powerful ability in information warfare.

‘Is this ability what allowed me to survive like this?’

When I was thinking like that.

“Actually… … I’ve also figured out some rumors about Gangwon-do with this ability.”

“yes?”

“A place called the Legion. It seems like a pretty scary group.”

As we try to find out information from other groups.

It’s not surprising that someone would try to get hold of our information.

but.

“… …Why are you telling me that?”

The fact that you are getting information about other people.

This is something that can be considered unpleasant regardless of whether Seoul is intact.

He insisted on telling me that.

“There’s one thing I’m curious about among those rumors.”

“I have a question.”

“Among the rumors of the Legion, there were rumors about the Legion’s officers.”

He said, spreading his fingers.

“The leader of the corps is Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok. He is the best commander who gives command with a divine touch as if he knows all of the enemy’s weaknesses.”

“… … .”

“Other military officers include warriors, marksmen, and magicians, and there is one civilian officer in charge of equipment production.”

There are four fingers spread out in total.

“If we follow the guild system… … there should be a total of five executives.”

“… … .”

“But there were only four executives that were rumored. I kept wondering who the one person was that wasn’t even rumored.”

At those words, I frowned.

I never thought that someone would try to figure out our guild’s leaders in that way.

I attended that important meeting with Lieutenant Kim.

Next to me, two other officers, Private Seo Su-hyeok and Private Jeon Gwang-il, stood shoulder to shoulder with me.

in other words.

“Is that the other one you?”

Anyone can see it.

The situation is that the remaining one executive is considered to be me.

“Should I answer?”

“Haha, you don’t have to answer.”

It doesn’t seem to have been revealed that I am the leader, though.

That’s why I thought that I should be more careful about revealing myself from now on.

“An executive whose identity is unknown… … But I am also a person in a position with a sense of responsibility.”

“… … ?”

“I don’t know exactly who the executive is, but I tried to find out.”

As if asking whether I was an executive or not wasn’t the end of the matter.

Jang Young-woong continues speaking naturally.

“While looking into the rumors further, a person who might be a senior officer of the legion appeared.”

“… … ?”

“It seems that the Legion rarely engages in joint operations with civilians. Information about other officers is limited to eyewitness accounts of Legion operations. However… … It seems that they have engaged in joint operations with civilians very rarely.”

I wondered if we ever did that.

Soon I was able to nod my head.

“A huge monster force invaded… … and ordinary Awakened people worked together to stop the invasion. At that time, Awakened people who were not part of the Legion witnessed the Legion’s battle.”

Greenmane Tribe’s Raid.

At that time, we fought together with the Awakened Ones of Chuncheon.

“And… … there was a monster of incredible power there. A figure known for his overwhelming violence even among the officers of the legion… … Corporal Jeon Gwang-il. A monster so strong that it even defeated Corporal Jeon Gwang-il. The legion almost lost because of that monster.”

“… … .”

“But here, there’s one person who appears that we can’t just ignore, even if it’s just a rumor.”

He put his hand into his bosom.

He said as he took something out.

“When Private Jeon Gwang-il was defeated by the monster, a man appeared… … and killed the monster that had overwhelmed Private Jeon Gwang-il in an instant.”

“… … .”

“The man was said to have appeared suddenly, cutting the monster’s back, without even a shadow showing before. There had been no similar sightings since then or before… … But because the sight at that time was so overwhelming, rumors spread among the people.”

It’s like a clank.

I hear something being touched in my arms.

“There are assassins in the Legion who are like grim reapers.”

He said while holding something.

“Did you say Youngjun? Can you answer me?”

“… … .”

“The legion that received our invitation came to Seoul, accompanied by [Assassins]… … How should I interpret this?”