The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 419



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Episode 419 The Taste of Lying (2)

“Hey, Youngjun… … !”

Let us rise from our seats.

There was someone following us in confusion.

“What that guy Jang Young-woong just said was… …!”

“Yes, I know.”

I didn’t stop walking.

He said, looking back at her.

“I don’t know about other people, but that guy is lying.”

“… … That, that. I just figured it out. But.”

Okay then.

She looked at me with a puzzled look and asked.

“Even I saw the words as a mixture of black and white… … How did Youngjun do that?”

“… … .”

okay.

That guy named Jang Young-woong is lying.

I didn’t figure that out with Han-I-Seo’s help.

As I listened to her words, I recalled something that happened a while ago.

‘The being I met in that white space. Mirinae said that she called me to that space to help me.’

but.

‘Originally, I wouldn’t have believed that.’

No, what is that?

But you have to be somewhat suspicious to believe it.

Not only was I a being whose appearance kept changing, but I was also forcibly summoned to an entirely white space.

How can you believe anything a guy like that says?

Still.

At the time, I believed and accepted what he said.

The reason why it was possible was… … .

Just one.

‘Because it tasted like that.’

At first, I couldn’t help but feel bewildered when I felt that ‘taste’.

Only after some time had passed.

I could understand the identity of the taste I felt.

The rewards I received for leaving Gyeonggi Province.

One of the traits I gained then was.

[Enhanced taste buds]

[The taste buds, the organs that sense taste, become slightly stronger.]

[You will be able to feel more types of sensations through ‘taste’, and you will be able to find out more and more things through ‘taste’.]

Because this was it.

‘At first, it was an ability that made me wonder what it meant.’

Strengthening your taste buds.

At first, I thought it was some kind of ability that made me feel the taste more intensely, like [Absolute Taste].

I tried eating various dishes to investigate the effects.

‘The taste of the food was the same. The effects were no different.’

No matter how hard you go through.

I couldn’t figure out the effect at all.

and…….

It was only later that I was able to figure out why I hadn’t figured out the effect.

This ability is… … .

‘It’s not an ability that comes into play when you taste [the food].’

That white space.

When I opened my mouth to talk to Mirinae whom I met there.

There was a feeling on my tongue.

‘The taste of truth and goodwill.’

That wasn’t all.

A little bit of annoyance and anxiety.

Still, I felt a sense of resignation, as if there was nothing I could do.

And after that.

I got to taste different flavors by talking to different people.

‘I could sense a mixture of fear and trust in the soldiers who were looking at me.’

Among them, there were some who gave off a strangely strong taste of goodwill and trust.

There were also those who sent me a strong message of faith, as if I were some kind of divine being.

‘Most people I met in Seoul had a bit of a sense of caution and a taste of truth.’

When I first realized the nature of this ability.

I thought this was a power similar to Han Yi-seo’s false detection.

This has made it possible to detect other people’s lies and emotions.

‘Lieutenant General Kim Myung-hwan and Acting President Yoo Jin-hwan. I thought they would be honest people, even if there was some friction. Because they had that kind of flavor. But… … .’

but.

That wasn’t all.

The sensations this ability felt were not simply truth and falsehood.

A slightly broader sense than that.

[Enhanced taste buds].

To summarize the power of this ability:

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch. Beyond these five senses… … .

The sixth sense.

‘I can taste the lies from that man.’

That sixth sense.

It means that I can feel it with my ‘taste buds’.

and.

When I first entered this city, what I felt on my tongue was.

should…….

‘A terrible sense of discomfort.’

At first, I didn’t know the cause.

I think I finally understand now.

‘In the air of this city… … .’

A taste so distorted it was horribly distorted.

Was born.

* * *

“You must leave Seoul immediately.”

When I tried to move forward without hesitation with my unit members.

“Mr. Lee Seo too. I can’t give you a detailed explanation right now, but please follow us… … .”

“Wait, wait!”

Someone called us over.

“What on earth is the reason, Private Shin Young-jun… …!”

“… … Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan.”

“Didn’t you say yesterday that you thought the same as me?”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan.

It’s only been a few days since I’ve been here.

He was a person who had been friendly to us all along.

“… … The idea is still the same. However, it seems that cooperation right now will be difficult. I apologize.”

“There’s no need to apologize. But if you at least tell us what you’re dissatisfied with, we can at least try to change it.”

“We don’t know what the complaint is about… … either.”

“You don’t know? Is that why you don’t want to tell me?”

no.

That wasn’t it.

‘The cause of this discomfort is still unknown.’

The information I can learn through my ‘taste buds enhancement’ is conveyed entirely through taste.

It wasn’t powerful enough to accurately determine the cause.

But I was confident.

There’s something distorted about this city.

There is something here that evokes such a strong sense of discomfort.

‘First, I need to return to Gangwon-do and then come back after finishing a more proper investigation. This isn’t a place I can come to lightly.’

At least for the duration of my stay in Seoul.

This is something you should never do!

“… … If you leave like this, the unification of survivors within the Republic of Korea will inevitably be delayed.”

“… … .”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan seemed to think for a moment.

It seems like he’s already made up his mind.

He opened his mouth with a big sigh.

“I am in no position to let you leave like this.”

A “clank” sound was heard.

Let’s look back.

Soldiers stationed nearby were seen holding guns.

“Are you trying to stop our return?”

When Private Jeon Gwang-il saw that sight, he frowned and said.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan shook his head and said.

“Please think about it again. Can you at least give me a proper reason? If you just cooperate, I have no intention of being violent… … .”

“no.”

With a thud thud sound.

A large soldier walking towards soldiers with guns.

“You don’t have to give me that kind of consideration.”

“what?”

“If you want to stop it, then stop it. Oh, to be precise… … .”

Hiss.

Private Jeon Gwang-il said with a slight smile.

“If you can stop it, try to stop it.”

“… … !”

This basement was deep.

The National Assembly building where this underground bunker is located is also used as their headquarters.

At least the majority of the troops deployed to Yeouido will be nearby.

They’ll be coming in droves, and we’ll have to fight our way through that massive army of soldiers.

‘Was it a mistake to bring all the executives?’

On the other hand, we had no way to summon soldiers who were resting in other buildings.

The only power available right now is me, Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok, Corporal Seo Su-hyeok, and Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, a total of four people.

Even if we say that people from the Gyeonggi Province Association joined, there were not even 10 people there.

……but.

Still.

‘There’s no stopping us.’

The reason we judged Seoul’s power to be useful was because of the enormous number of survivors.

Unless all that power is concentrated here in Yeouido.

… … There was no way we could be subdued here.

“… …I saw you guys fighting those monsters.”

To that attitude of ours.

General Kim Myeong-hwan thought for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“It was a strength that made me feel wronged by the fact that I had no aptitude for it.”

……aptitude?

Words I didn’t understand came out, but they weren’t what was important at the time.

“To stop you, our soldiers will have to make many sacrifices.”

“That is.”

“… …Everyone, lower your guns!”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan raised his hand slightly.

The soldiers who were trying to stop us lower their guns.

“I’ll just let you go this time.”

“Lieutenant General… … .”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by those words.

We were pretty rude to them.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, he was trying to break up the alliance meeting and leave.

Whether or not that alliance exists is also closely related to the survival of the people of Seoul.

But, nevertheless.

“I hope we can have a proper conversation next time. I still believe that we can cooperate.”

He decided to let us go.

I felt truly grateful for those words.

That makes sense.

‘I’m being completely honest about this.’

Lieutenant General Kim Myung-hwan has not lied even once since meeting us.

The person who always showed us his true feelings was that general.

‘General Kim Myeong-hwan also said that Seoul is safe. He was sincere about that too.’

and.

That is why it is all the more puzzling.

‘But Jang Young-woong’s words, who said the same thing, were a lie.’

The secret this land holds.

Those who live on this land.

It meant that it was a type of thing that even those in high positions did not know about.

‘Is it a secret that only we, outsiders, can find out?’

I’m not sure though.

It’s something that has to be done.

“Thank you for trusting me.”

“… … Just leave without saying anything. I’ll let you go, but I’m not in a good mood either.”

“I repeat, we also want cooperation between humans. We want to figure out the problem as quickly as possible and then… … .”

I will come find you.

The moment I was about to say that.

“Kim Myung-hwan, bro, bro, bro, bro!!!”

“!?”

There was someone approaching from afar, shouting loudly.

There were several translucent birds sitting next to it.

“Stop those guys!!!”

Probably the only one here.

A person who knows the secrets that Seoul holds.

“Use whatever means necessary. Even if it means killing me, just make sure I don’t let them get out!!!!!!!!”

Jang Young-woong.

When he shouted like that.

“… … I’m sorry I have to go back on what I just said.”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan looked at him blankly and said with his mouth open.

“Please understand. I am a natural born soldier.”

“… … .”

“The hero ordered that guy over there. If that’s the case.”

Just a moment ago.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan, who wanted to show us kindness and send us on our way.

“I have no choice but to follow that order.”

Kaang!

He suddenly turned around and ran away.

It hit hard against a corner of the wall far away.

Okay then.

Daughter.

A part of the wall that had seemed ordinary fell away.

A small terminal-like thing inside popped out.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan opened his mouth without hesitation and grabbed the terminal.

-Ah, ah. Notify all troops performing headquarters defense duties.

The soldiers who put down their guns.

They’re pointing their guns at us again.

– Immediately close all areas from A-19 to E-20. Then, all troops are to be armed and gather near Area F.

Kuuuuuung!!!

In the hallway in the direction we came from.

A huge shield tens of meters thick descends.

-The mission is simple.

“Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan… … !”

-It doesn’t matter what means or methods you use. You can even kill the target.

Being controlled by some monster.

He didn’t desert and become a plunderer.

-Never let enemies who invade our territory go out alive!

Tadadadadang!!!

The soldiers’ gunfire.

They attacked our unit.