The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 442



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Episode 442: Back to reality.

CROOO …

{I think I know what the situation is. We probably don’t have enough troops, right?}

Monsters pouring down, screaming.

They were hideous, hideous, horrifying amalgam-like monsters.

{My kids will help.}

now.

Those monsters were not our enemies.

“What are those monsters… … !”

“What the hell is going on in Seoul… …!”

“Don’t panic and respond calmly!”

Those monsters have invaded.

They were soldiers rushing towards us.

“Oh, no. Don’t come… … !”

-Keep on going… … !

I already felt it when we fought in Yeouido.

Those monsters weren’t just numerous, they were also of considerable overall quality.

Even our unit thought that it would be impossible to completely subdue them, even if it could break through.

And then, those monsters clashed with the military unit.

“Kuaaaaaaah!!!”

Damn it… … .

Those powerful monsters literally started tearing the living people apart.

The military was also dealing with those monsters with powerful firepower.

They are monsters that suddenly fall from the sky.

“Where do these monsters come from… … !”

Because of the monsters pouring down inside the formation.

A large number of soldiers are brutally killed.

That wasn’t all.

“… …We need air support!”

“Okay! I requested it, so soon… … .”

Fighter planes and helicopters that decorated the sky and dropped shells on us.

There were figures running towards those helicopters.

-Keeeeeek!!!

Phew… … .

As hideous looking monsters with bat-like wings latched onto the fighter jet.

Fighter planes that are no longer properly controlled crash all over the city.

A sight of countless humans dying while fighting monsters.

and.

‘… … I know those soldiers aren’t real, but still.’

I know those humans are my enemies.

I felt so awkward about the fact that monsters were helping us.

And then,

{What are you doing… …!}

Suddenly there was a loud voice that echoed throughout the city.

Let’s look up to the sky at that voice.

Black holes appearing all over the sky.

In the sky beyond… … .

A figure appeared looking down on this place.

{Everything was about to end, and you dared to interfere… …!}

A body made entirely of black.

Eyes embedded all over his body, shedding tears of sorrowful blood.

[Godmother] was looking down on this place from outside.

{… … Indeed. I wondered what kind of being would have to interfere to create such a world.}

and.

Despite the mighty Mother showing her anger without hiding it.

{As expected, it was you guys outside. I really can’t get enough of what you guys do.}

{How dare something like a bug… …!}

{A bug?}

The bizarrely shaped bat monster looked up at the sky.

He squinted his eyes, which were sewn shut, and spoke in a disgusted tone.

{If these bugs bother you, why don’t you come down and trample them yourself?}

{… … What?}

{If you have that much power, there’s nothing you can’t do if you try.}

In that regard.

I looked at the monster-eyed creature in surprise.

‘You’re provoking me!’

I’m also fighting with my godmother.

That’s because the Great Mother wanted to forcibly bring me and the Legion under her command to expand her influence in this world.

If you can get through this without fighting.

Rather than having a conflict with such a being, I would have tried to handle it as amicably as possible.

{I guess I can’t do it.}

But, it wasn’t that guy.

{If he were to descend to this land with so much confidence, he would be able to trample on me and even that legion commander in one go. He keeps saying things like, “Bug, bug,” but he can’t actually do it.}

The eye monster saw that his godmother had no response to his provocation.

He said it with a mocking voice, as if he knew what he was talking about.

{Shall I tell you why? It’s because I’m scared.}

{You.}

{Isn’t it because I’m afraid that if I were to descend to this earth in person, I might suffer even a minor injury?}

Heh heh.

A monster with eyes that emit a contemptuous smile.

{He only forcibly raised his status, but in reality, he is a coward who is afraid of even one scratch. No matter how strong he is, his nature is worse than that of an insect… … He treats and plays with beings weaker than him as insects.}

{… … .}

{Ugly and disgusting things.}

That guy is very blatant.

He was despising the beings outside.

‘This guy is… … hostile to outside beings.’

I wondered why he suddenly helped us.

It wasn’t something he did out of wanting to help us.

‘[Godmother]… …was doing that because she wanted to interfere with the existence outside.’

I don’t know the reason though.

anyway.

It was a blessing for us.

“Keep going!”

Strange-looking monsters stop the soldiers who are rushing to defend Seoul.

We, the soldiers, indiscriminately destroy Seoul.

An irony that makes you smile bitterly inside.

Even I was starting to doubt my current appearance.

{… … You human being with excessive greed.}

Such behavior of ours.

It seems that it wasn’t meaningless.

{Why are you rejecting me?}

That godmother.

Because you spoke to me.

* * *

{If you follow me, everything you have regretted so far will be set right.}

As the destruction of the unit continued.

The giant in the sky above, shedding tears of blood, looked at me and said.

{It’s not just you. All the children on this earth who have regrets, their sorrow will be completely healed.}

“… … .”

{Why do you reject these conditions?}

I replied with a hollow laugh at that.

“Shit. That’s all a lie.”

The past shown to Jang Young-woong was ultimately an illusion.

This world today is also nothing more than a fake that arose from that illusion.

{It’s a lie. It might be true for now. But.}

but.

{If you become my child and this world becomes mine, things will be different.}

“what?”

{Because now, this seemingly cramped sanctuary of mine will cover the entire world.}

I said in advance.

The reason why those outside beings want to exert influence on this land is.

In the end, I want to become the master of this world.

{My sanctuary is an illusion for now, but if my sanctuary covers the entire land and is painted over, the truth inside will fall asleep beneath the illusion.}

“… … !”

{If that happens, the inside and the outside will be reversed, reality will become illusion, and illusion will become reality.}

I guess so.

If that guy becomes the master of this world.

{An ideal world without any regrets… … all my children will be happy in that land.}

The laws of this world.

It seemed to have changed a little.

{The child before that was unqualified, but you are not. You are a legitimate hero who was born in this land and has achieved your own status.}

“… … .”

{If you become my eldest son and lead my children to take over this world, I can deny all the history of this land and add the history you want on top of it. That will become reality.}

Hands soaked with the godmother’s bloody tears.

Coming down towards me.

{It’s not too late. Take my hand, child.}

I hold that hand.

If we join forces with that guy, we can take over this world.

It is about the coming of a world where there are truly no regrets.

{Let’s set everything right with me.}

If that’s true… … .

No, that’s probably true.

It was quite an attractive offer.

but…….

“I’m sorry, but this is a rejection.”

{… … why?}

To my rejection like that.

The godmother spoke in a voice that seemed to be aggrieved.

{Could it be that it was because I brought that unqualified person into my family?}

“huh?”

{You seem to be upset with me for that, but there is something you don’t know. In fact… . }

“No. I know.”

surely.

He tried to exert his influence in this land by using Jang Young-woong, who was not qualified to do so.

That was a pretty frustrating part.

So I said something to that guy earlier.

‘After all, that guy’s name is [The Godmother of the Regretful].’

As the name suggests.

A being that embraces those who harbor deep regrets.

“No matter what, that must have been what he wanted, right?”

Or taking advantage of someone who has deep regrets.

It will not be a deceiving being.

{… … Even though I kept some secrets from the child, it was for the child’s sake.}

It was also possible for the godmother to discover Jang Young-woong.

It was also possible to give him his own power.

In the end, it was because Jang Young-woong himself had such great regrets.

{Even if all those secrets were revealed, nothing would have changed.}

As you said.

Godmother, everything you show me is just an illusion.

Jang Young-woong, who accepted his power, will reach ruin one day.

Even if I had told you all those facts in advance.

{Those who have such deep regrets… … eventually choose to become my children. I think that’s better than dying with regrets.}

Jang Young-woong accepts his godmother’s power.

I would have chosen the path that would lead to catastrophe.

{I just wanted to… …make the child feel a little more comfortable by hiding the truth that would only cause him pain if he found out.}

The godmother is just.

Share your power with someone who harbors regrets so deep that they are noticeable to you.

They simply wanted to use him to expand their influence in this land.

If you succeed in expanding your influence in that way and take possession of this land.

In that land, Jang Young-woong could have shaken off all his regrets and enjoyed happiness.

“It’s true that it’s a little uncomfortable… … but not to the extent that I would turn down the offer.”

{If you know that. Why?}

“What could it be?

Still.

The reason I declined my godmother’s offer was simple.

“That’s because that’s not a good suggestion.”

{… … ?}

It takes away all the things I regret.

It sounds good just hearing it.

but.

“Even though I regret it… … .”

The reason why I couldn’t shake off those regrets in the end.

Because they weren’t so light that they could be easily shaken off.

“Those things weren’t meaningless to me.”

These were not things that could be lightly dismissed like this.

“furthermore.”

Me a while ago.

I thought back to the landscapes that Mirimae had shown me in that white space.

“You only talk about the past.”

{… … ?}

“The soldiers who are attacking us and the power they have displayed so far.”

The world ruled by the god of [Death] was rife with death.

The world ruled by the god of [grass] was filled with trees so large that no other living things could survive.

And, that girl is the godmother of those who regret.

That guy’s name only contained words related to the past.

“In the world you rule… there is only the past, right?”

Just like that Jang Young-woong’s son never grew old.

It’s as if the Awakened ones that guy created didn’t grow.

“If you spend all day obsessing over past regrets… … it’ll be a world where you can’t move forward. Isn’t that right?”

{… … Maybe so.}

The power of the godmother is a power that remains in the past.

It was far from the strength to move forward.

{But, child. Children who harbor many regrets… … sometimes want to correct their past mistakes, even if it means giving up on moving forward.}

“Well, there are people like that.”

{That world will be a utopian space for the children who follow me.}

Before I knew it.

She spoke, looking as if she had been transformed into the detailed woman she had been when she first appeared.

{I see all the regrets inside you.}

“… … .”

{You may not have as many regrets as my other children, but don’t you? And yet, despite having so many regrets… . . }

My godmother.

He spoke in a slightly subdued voice.

{Is it more important to move forward?}

“I’m sorry, but just living day to day is too much for me.”

If an outside entity offers me a contract.

It shouldn’t have been that kind of power.

“What I need is the strength to get through this fucking world and move forward.”

{… … .}

“Your strength is below my standards.”

I’m debating whether or not I should accept a contract with better terms.

How could anyone accept such a proposal?

{……I see.}

Okay then.

The godmother said with a faint sigh.

{I thought you were worthy of being my child.}

“Is that so? It’s a shame though.”

{Yeah. I guess it was my mistake.}

A giant woman covering the sky.

The shape begins to change.

{He who does not wish to be bound by the past is not worthy of being my child.}

The woman’s appearance becomes blurred.

The black cracks covering the sky begin to grow larger.

{Even though I have so many regrets, I just want to look forward.}

within.

The black cracks filled all of Seoul.

{Oh, my. That road will be filled with nothing but suffering.}

“… … .”

{Do you still want to go that way?}

To her words like that.

I shrugged my shoulders and answered lightly.

“Well, military life is kind of like that.”

That’s what military life is like.

It’s natural that nothing is easy and that it’s full of pain.

{Yeah… … . If you want to bear that pain yourself, there’s no reason to stop you.}

The blurred figure of a giant woman spoke as she walked away from this world.

{Do as you wish for now, child.}

That’s the last thing I’ll say.

The woman’s form completely disappeared.

{The day when you will regret your choice.}

The black cracks that covered the sky fill the entire city.

{I will come back to you again.}

Created by an external entity.

A city of illusions superimposed on reality.

Damn it… … .

It started to fall apart.