The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 429



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Episode 429: Invasion of Seoul (1)

I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded by Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok’s words.

I thought I could solve it.

“… … How?”

“I don’t know.”

I thought maybe it was because I thought of a way that only I could do.

It wasn’t like that either.

“If even Lieutenant Kim doesn’t know, then isn’t there no answer? In the first place, there’s no way to deal with the ability to turn back time.”

“No… … That can’t be it.”

fortunately.

It seemed like Lieutenant Kim didn’t just thoughtlessly pass the work on to me.

“If it was a power that really had no corners to conquer, there’s no way you could have regained your memories like this.”

“… … .”

“There will definitely be gaps to dig into.”

and.

The method is… … .

“You, who have all the memories, have to find out.”

“In that sense of discomfort you felt… there must be a strategy.”

* * *

‘This is a strategy… … .’

Even if you hear something like that.

There was no method that came to mind immediately.

To begin with, most of the discomfort I felt was felt through my tongue.

And, perhaps.

‘This is just… … I just felt a strange taste mixed in the air.’

There was no clear reason.

I had to find the answer somewhere else.

I looked around with that thought in mind.

‘Since there was such a big battle, Seoul must be aware of this as well.’

Even if we assume those assassins were sent secretly.

The main force of Seoul’s power was concentrated in this outlying area connected to Gangwon-do.

What I faced in that bunker was only a small portion of Seoul’s forces.

The real power was those soldiers guarding this outlying area.

‘The water defense forces waiting nearby will come to check this area soon.’

At least before that.

I had to find an answer.

‘… … First, let’s return to Gangwon-do.’

My first thought was.

It was the simplest and safest way.

I quickly shook my head.

‘The initiative to turn back time belongs to that man named Jang Young-woong. If he returns to Gangwon-do and it turns back, that’s the end.’

I needed Lieutenant Kim’s orders to regain all my memories.

At least until this world is turned back around, I need to keep Lieutenant Kim by my side.

If time were to turn back when I returned to Gangwon-do and Lieutenant Kim was no longer around.

I will once again lose all my regained memories, and all control will once again go back to them.

‘Assassination is not allowed.’

This isn’t something that can be solved by killing.

Because it seemed like he had turned back time at the time of his death.

‘Capturing it alive and then feeding it… will be difficult.’

If it succeeds, that’s fine.

It would have been pointless to turn back time at the point where we were attempting to capture him.

‘What? There must be something… There must be something.’

Thinking like that.

I looked around, squeezing my head as hard as I could.

and.

“……uh?”

In the scenery that suddenly appeared before my eyes.

I felt a sense of disconnect with the scenery in my memory.

“Hey, it wasn’t like that originally… … .”

The scenery that appeared before my eyes was ordinary, if ordinary at all.

A view of the buildings that were destroyed during the battle we fought.

I looked at the building that was half destroyed and collapsing.

‘Come to think of it… Yeouido was like that too.’

There were things that came to my mind.

At first, I just thought it was a little strange and moved on.

After I regained all my memories, I thought about it.

There were definitely some parts that were strange.

‘Just as I was able to regain my memories… … there is clearly a loophole in this power.’

… … If that’s the case.

perhaps.

Now I may have found a solution to this phenomenon.

“Hey, Sergeant Shin?”

but.

“Why is your face like that?”

“uh?”

“The cold sweat is no joke… Are you okay?”

In the words of the soldiers.

Only then did I become aware of my expression.

Turned white.

A face dripping with painful cold sweat, as if suffering from a serious illness.

“Is something on your mind?”

“……uh.”

“But why that expression?”

“I did think of a way.”

The reason I couldn’t help but make that expression was simple.

A method did come to mind.

That’s the problem.

“Because it’s something I really hate doing.”

“yes?”

Seriously.

That it was something I really didn’t want to do.

“… … But, what can I do?”

I squeezed my eyes shut and muttered in a small voice.

“This is what the world has become.”

“Sergeant Shin?”

“Even if it’s something you don’t want to do… … you have to do it.”

Phew.

I sighed and turned my head to look at the soldiers who were looking at me and opened my mouth.

“Hey guys.”

“Yes, Sergeant.”

“This may sound crazy, but let me give you one order.”

To my words:

The soldiers answered with a snicker as if to ask what he was talking about.

“What are you talking about now?”

“If it’s an order from Corporal Shin, then I don’t mind doing something a little crazy.”

Elite soldiers who have done strange things on my orders time and time again.

I opened my mouth and snickered at what the guys said.

“Thank you. Then what… …what we have to do from now on is simple.”

I saw it unfold before my eyes.

I opened my mouth as I looked at the scenery that was so similar to the past.

“Destroy this city.”

“Huh?”

* * *

Kookookookookung… … .

“… …Is this the sound of battle?”

A major hub in Seoul connected to Gangwon-do.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan, who was staying there, frowned when he heard the sounds of battle coming from afar.

“Have there been any monsters nearby? We should send troops… … .”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan tried to respond quickly to the sound of battle.

“Lieutenant General Kim.”

What caught him like that.

“Isn’t there really a need to respond so hastily?”

“… … Mr. Hero? What do you mean?”

The man who currently reigns as the leader of Seoul.

It was Jang Young-woong.

“I can hear the sounds of battle, but there is no need to respond immediately.”

“The North is already a place where monsters are less cleared out. When the barrier opened, monsters from Gangwon Province would have started to roam around, so there would have been clashes between those monsters. It’s become rare these days, but it used to be common.”

“… … That may be true, but you know that, Mr. Hero.”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan opened his mouth with a voice filled with concern.

“That north is where the soldiers from Gangwon Province are. We sent them an invitation a while ago.”

“That’s true.”

“If they responded to our invitation, there’s a chance they were attacked by monsters on their way here. We should send troops to find out what the situation is… … .”

But, to Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan’s words.

Jang Young-woong shrugged and answered.

“That is why we must not disperse our troops unnecessarily.”

“What is that?”

“I sent an invitation to Gangwon Province, but if it goes as expected, they will be the ones who absorbed the military power of Gangwon Province. If they have bad intentions and head south… … we will have to do everything in our power to stop that attack.”

In that regard.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan opened his mouth with an expression full of displeasure.

“Are you saying that soldiers from Gangwon Province might attack us?”

“It’s not very likely, but it’s not impossible either.”

In that regard.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan looked at the man in front of him.

‘I feel like screaming, but.’

Those soldiers from Gangwon Province are a target of surveillance, so he said he would also help guard the area just in case… … .

The leader of the current South Korean government.

At this point, he was also his only boss.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan spoke with as much restraint as possible.

“They are the ones who have released information that is helpful to many people without any compensation. They are great soldiers who have devoted themselves to the people even though government support has been cut off. To doubt them without any basis… … is honestly a little unpleasant.”

“I apologize if I offended you.”

“The Capital Defense Command is under my jurisdiction. Since there’s a battle nearby, I’ll handle the response. There’s a chance that those soldiers are fighting, so send troops… … .”

“Hmm. But Lieutenant Kim.”

Even though Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan tried to persuade them verbally.

Jang Young-woong said with a troubled expression.

“I hope not.”

“… … .”

At first, there was friction with him.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan is a soldier who swore loyalty to his country.

That Jang Young-woong tried to treat him as if he were his subordinate.

“Then give me the order. If it’s an order, I will follow it.”

But, that is a thing of the past.

The many accomplishments he has achieved over the past year.

After a meeting between the surviving citizens’ representatives, he was elected as the interim leader of the current government.

Now, Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan acknowledged him as his superior.

“… … Rather than an order, I’m asking for a favor.”

“ha.”

and.

Jang Young-woong looked at Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan and smiled bitterly inwardly.

‘He really is a difficult gentleman to deal with.’

He said he would follow orders though.

He is a soldier who seems to have a generous attitude, but is actually very tough on the inside.

If you give an order, they will follow it.

He was a person who would be wary of someone who was not even properly elected and was just giving out orders without any sense of shame.

‘I would have liked to put someone easier to handle in this position.’

There was actually a time when that happened.

However, none of them trained their soldiers as well as the general before them.

A person who is a bit difficult to handle, but has the ability to overcome it.

“Think about it. Even if those soldiers are really fighting, they are the ones who finished the occupation war faster than we did. They have that much power, so they should be able to handle a little bit of fighting on their own.”

“But since we invited them, they are our guests. And… … they are soldiers of the same country to me. If our allies are in trouble, I have to help them in some way.”

In that regard.

Jang Young-woong thought with a bitter smile on his face.

‘Helping? Who?’

He saw the power those soldiers possessed.

There are only about 100 humans.

I have personally experienced how powerful such a small number can be.

‘I intentionally left the monsters in the north unexploded. Those monsters probably don’t mean much.’

Those soldiers would be able to tear apart the monsters that were left in the North without a problem.

In the first place, he didn’t think that ordinary monsters could stop those soldiers.

There is only one thing he is after.

‘That assassin… … We just have to eliminate Sergeant Shin Young-jun.’

The person who discovered the information he had tried to hide thoroughly and reported it to Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

An assassin who boasts stealth skills so excellent that even high-level Awakened people cannot detect his presence.

That’s why he came here.

The battle that is taking place there.

Until there was only one casualty in that battle.

To prevent Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan from deploying troops.

‘He may be a fairly powerful assassin… … but he’s still an assassin.’

For that job.

He selected only the strongest among the extremely small number of Awakened forces and secretly sent them there.

‘It’s common sense that assassins are weak in all-out warfare.’

A clash with the monsters that have been abandoned in the North.

What if an unexpected attack by the Awakened takes place within it?

No matter how excellent an assassin you are, you will be helpless against an assassin who is weak in an all-out battle.

And, as per that goal.

“… … It’s become quiet.”

“It looks like the battle is over.

While they were having a bit of a squabble.

The sound of battle that had been continuing for some time had disappeared.

‘It’s a success.’

To that fact.

Jang Young-woong smiled inwardly.

“Haa… … I don’t know what you’re trying to accomplish by doing this.”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan said with a sigh.

“We need to check what happened. I was thinking of sending a few soldiers… … Will you stop that too?”

“No, that’s impossible. The water defense department is under General Kim’s jurisdiction, so you can do whatever you want.”

“You’ve been holding me back like this for so long and you’re still shameless in your speech.”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan looked at Jang Yeong-ung with a weary expression.

He soon chuckled and shook his head.

“Well, it’s not the first time that Mr. Hero has done something incomprehensible.”

“haha.”

“There must have been a reason this time too. I don’t know what it is, but from now on, I’ll do what I have to do.”

He turned his head and called out to an executive behind him.

“Captain Seo! Have you finished estimating the location of the place where the sounds of battle were just heard?”

“Yes. As you expected, it seems to be near the border with Gangwon-do.”

“Hmm, it just so happens that it’s a place that our surveillance can’t reach. Are there any soldiers who witnessed the battle?”

“Haa… … I guess I should have increased the number of reconnaissance posts in the north.”

“There’s nothing we can do. The North hasn’t been completely cleared of monsters yet.”

Most of the monsters in Seoul have already been eliminated.

Some areas, including the northern border, were still not fully within their influence.

It was because their leader, Jang Young-woong, had been delaying the subjugation of the monsters near the north for some reason.

“First, prepare the soldiers for deployment. I have to go and see for myself what happened.”

Looking at that sight.

Jang Young-woong thought.

‘Private Shin Young-jun must have been eliminated… … The rest of the soldiers must have finished their fight with the monster and are coming here.’

Now that we have eliminated the assassin, Private Shin Young-jun.

There is no way for Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok to gather information.

‘On the first day, Lieutenant Kim was generally cooperative with us. Before receiving suspicious information through Shin Young-jun, Lieutenant Kim was favorable to the government. This time, I will step forward myself and start persuading him from now on.’

Even if you fail to persuade them several more times, if you keep trying.

One day, just as he had hoped.

‘Countless Awoken of the Legion will come under my command.’

With that in mind.

When he was smiling with joy.

Peeeeeeeing… … !

“……huh?”

There was a loud noise coming from far away.

and.

Jang Young-woong and Kim Myeong-hwan turned their heads in the direction where the sound came from, and their faces hardened.

“… … Red flares, five.”

Five red threads embroidering the sky.

And what that meant was simple.

‘Invasion of the strong enemy.’

Jang Young-woong looked at the city without knowing English.

and.

‘… … I guess.’

Jang Young-woong looked at that sight.

I couldn’t help but think to myself.

‘If something is wrong, it seems seriously wrong.’

Numerous high-rise buildings dot the sky of Seoul.

Those buildings.

Kwaaaaang… … .

Because it was falling apart.