The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 443



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Episode 443 Promotion Ceremony (1)

Before I knew it.

The soldiers who were attacking us have disappeared.

And that’s not all.

Damn it… … .

The black cracks continued to grow.

From some point on.

“That is… … ?”

“I see something on the other side.”

Something began to appear beyond the crack that had been dark.

The world beyond the cracks.

‘reality.’

As the great mother leaves this land.

The otherworld she had built over reality began to crumble.

Could it be the influence?

“… … Ugh… … ?”

“……! what’s the matter!?”

Soldiers who were looking at the crack suddenly fall down, clutching their heads.

“Okay, it’s okay.”

“Are you okay… … . You don’t look okay, what’s going on?”

“I remember… … .”

I approached them in confusion.

They answered with cold sweat.

“Memories… are coming in.”

“… … !”

“This is… … . Oh my god.”

It was only after I heard that that I realized.

As this other world that the godmother had covered disappeared.

The oblivion she had placed upon us has also disappeared.

“We… … this isn’t our first time in Seoul.”

Everything that happened here.

It started to come to their minds.

‘… … It’s fortunate that I saved my vampire power as much as possible.’

There’s no chance that anything will be discovered that shouldn’t be discovered.

The repercussions of this incident will not be small.

That makes sense.

“Oh my goodness, if only this were true.”

“Our enemy… … .”

“Did you turn back time?”

In the eyes of the soldiers.

A strange fear sets in.

“It’s fortunate that Corporal Shin resolved the issue in the middle… … .”

“That kind of ridiculous being is our enemy… … ?”

They saw [the godmother].

Because they are people who cannot face [Godmother] directly.

He would have just closed his eyes and bowed his head in silence.

A conversation between me and my godmother.

And the godmother must have noticed what she did to them.

Many people may feel fear at the sight of such transcendent power.

About this matter.

I guess I’ll need to sort this out soon.

‘Whew. I have a lot of work to do.’

Anyway, that’s for later.

It doesn’t seem like a very dangerous situation right now.

I let out a sigh of relief inside.

‘I almost got into trouble.’

If you’re not careful.

I almost fell for Jang Young-woong and his godmother’s plan and ended up serving under them.

Even if I somehow cooperate with Jang Young-woong and succeed in surviving in this world.

The ending is probably.

‘It must have been the world of the Great Mother… where time does not pass.’

If there is one thing that is fortunate.

‘I’m glad you backed down more easily than I thought.’

Like that bat monster said, I’m afraid to use my power directly.

or not.

Either I realized that I wasn’t the right person to have a child of my own.

She eventually backed down obediently.

If only she had held out until we could demolish this illusion by force.

Maybe it was our side that was losing.

No, it would have been more likely that way.

Damn it… … .

The reality beyond the cracks invades the other world.

The surrounding scenery begins to change little by little.

I stared blankly at the sight.

But, at that time.

“……ah.”

From far away.

There was a figure walking towards me, staggering.

“Yeah. Is that how it happened… … .”

Just like other soldiers.

A man holding his head, seemingly having a headache.

If there’s anything a little unusual.

The fact that the cityscape was vaguely visible beyond the translucent body.

The point was that there were black cracks all over his body.

“The person called the country… was nothing more than an illusion.”

but.

If we set that aside, he was a fairly familiar figure to us.

“Lieutenant General Kim… … .”

Commander of the Capital Defense Command.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan came to see us.

* * *

The other world created by the godmother disappears.

The inhabitants who had been realized within that other world were also disappearing.

“Ha, haha. Oh my god. I get it now.”

There seems to have been an order to the disappearances.

The first to disappear were the soldiers from all over the country, who seemed to have been hastily implemented by the Godmother.

but…….

“I… was just an illusion.”

These people were originally implemented as residents of Seoul.

They still remained faintly, their shapes still remaining.

‘It’s not just General Kim.’

That hero, Jang Young-woong, can deal with us just in case.

All of Seoul’s troops have been stationed around here.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Leaders from all over Seoul.

He was looking at us with vain eyes.

“I remember now.”

and.

“I died in vain less than half a day after the destruction began.”

I thought those residents were just dolls created by that great mother herself.

It seems that the process by which the Godmother embodied the inhabitants of this other world was not like that.

“Lieutenant General Kim… … .”

“Haha. How ridiculous. I was feeling proud of myself for overcoming this destruction in my own way… … .”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan smiled hollowly.

He said, wiping his face.

“Do you know what? My end was truly a most filthy one.”

“yes?”

“I was attacked by a monster while I was walking around the neighborhood, and my mind was frozen, so I couldn’t respond properly. I screamed and ran away, begging someone to save me… … and in the end, I shit and piss and was eaten by the monster.”

The godmother is a character that was exactly like someone who existed in the past.

They are all humanity and soul of the past.

It seemed like he even had memories.

“Really. It was so ugly that I wondered if it could be this ugly.”

“… … .”

Even.

In the original history, not something that Jang Young-woong wrote anew.

Even what kind of end they met.

‘… … .’

What’s frustrating is.

Looking at them like that, I realized that there was nothing I could say.

Even if you say that there is no need to blame yourself here.

‘They are destined to disappear as soon as they regain their memories.’

No matter what I say.

There is no way to comfort those in such a situation.

All I can do is.

All I can do is silently listen to the lamentations of those who are in despair… … .

With that in mind.

When I just look at them without saying anything.

“Still, that’s a relief.”

“yes?”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan said with a small smile.

and.

I looked at that sight and thought.

……perhaps.

It’s just my illusion that they are in despair.

“Even if it had to be like this. So that I could see you guys.”

They.

They might have been stronger than I thought.

* * *

‘What a relief.’

It’s not my place to say that.

They are in a situation where death is certain.

No amount of power I can muster can change that fact.

“What does that mean?”

“Because my body met a rather unsightly end.”

It’s fortunate that the word “fortunate” comes out here.

It was something I couldn’t understand.

“At the last moment… … I regretted so much that I couldn’t do what I had to do.”

“What should I do…?”

The soldiers and I looked at each other with puzzled eyes.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan said with a sly smile.

“I couldn’t do the handover.”

… … A handover?

When we are dumbfounded by such thoughts.

He looked back and shouted.

“Mr. Jin-Hwan!”

“… …Why are you calling me again?”

What he called was.

A man who was clearly some kind of vice minister.

He was the current lawful acting president of this country.

“Still, Jin-hwan has to do it. But there is a class difference.”

“I’ve said this many times, but I don’t like this position. So I’ll act as your proxy… .”

As if the positions of president and general were meaningless to them.

We talked as colleagues who have been together for a long time.

“I will appoint Mr. Myung-Hwan with full authority.”

“What, is that okay?”

“It’s a national emergency, so what? There’s no one to point out that you’re doing something strange. Let Myung-hwan do whatever he wants.”

“Hmm… … I see, if you say so.”

There is a conversation going on in English that I don’t understand.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan nodded, looked at us, and said.

“I don’t know if you know, but all the commanders-in-chief in Seoul are already dead.”

“… … Yes. I expected it.”

“So, I am currently the highest-ranking person in the military. To be exact, there is one person above me… … but that person just delegated full authority to me.”

He said that far.

He said, looking to one side.

“So, let’s come forward.”

and.

The answer to that question was none other than:

“yes.”

The highest ranking officer in our unit.

It was Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

“Are you the supreme commander of the legion?”

“It’s a little bit off, to be exact.”

“hmm?”

As for me, I still don’t understand this situation.

Unlike me.

Lieutenant Kim seemed to know what they were trying to do.

“Do you see that soldier over there?”

“Ah. That’s what I saw in the conference room.”

“That guy is the real leader of the ‘Steel Legion’… …and my superior.”

“… … !”

To his words:

The eyes of the people of Seoul are fixed on me.

“That guy… … .”

“Indeed. We too have a hero who has taken that friend as our leader.”

“I thought Lieutenant Kim was quite a person… … but then there was this person that Lieutenant Kim followed.”

but.

I was still confused and couldn’t figure out what was going on.

“Then things get a little complicated. Would it be right to do it over there?”

“No. Due to circumstances, I am taking on the role of external leader of the legion.”

“Oh, that’s good. I guess we can proceed as we originally planned.”

Is the effect of [meeting expectations] still there?

Lieutenant Kim seemed to understand Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan’s intentions.

I was naturally exchanging opinions with him.

“Then… … as the Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, I hereby give the order. Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seok?”

“Yes, Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.”

and.

When I was blankly staring at that sight.

“Considering his merits in the previous battles and the deaths of high-ranking officers, Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok is promoted seven ranks.”

The words that came out of Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan’s mouth.

It was so amazing.

“Your rank after promotion is… … Lieutenant General.”

Me, of course.

The soldiers who had been blankly listening to the conversation also opened their eyes wide in surprise.

‘This is, no way.’

Only now.

I also thought I knew what Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan wanted to do.

“In addition, South Korea is currently facing an unprecedented crisis.”

After the day of destruction.

We were a group that had been active in the military.

There have been times when I have benefited from that name.

There have been times when I have suffered losses… … .

“Martial law is declared throughout the Republic of Korea, and Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok is given the position of martial law commander.”

actually.

There was a problem with that identity.

“Until the normalization of the Republic of Korea is achieved, Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok will have command of the entire Republic of Korea Armed Forces.”

Our unit.

The mission given to the 423rd Battalion was to manage the radar located on the top of the mountain.

“Change the status of the 423rd Battalion commanded by 1st Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seok and the unit comprised of survivors and civilian collaborators from that battalion.”

At the point when he abandoned that mission and began his own activities.

We have lost the justification to call ourselves a legitimate military force.

They have become a force that is essentially no different from the deserters that others so feared.

but…….

Not anymore.

“The organization after the change is at the corps level.”

The last surviving supreme commander of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

The last powerful people in this country.

“The mission is… … .”

To us.

Because I was giving new orders.

“The territory, territorial waters, and airspace of the Republic of Korea, which were previously managed by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Army Corps… … the defense of the entire country.”

The identity we lost.

Because I was giving it to you again.

“The symbolic name is… … .”

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan said that.

He smiled faintly and looked at Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok’s shoulder.

“They are called the Steel Legion.”

There.

The markings of a lizard with skin like steel.

It had our unit’s mark engraved on it.