The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 454



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Episode 454: The Key is You.

“This time too… I thought that my benefactor was going to take care of it.”

“what?”

In that regard.

I tilted my head and asked.

“This time too… … what does this mean?”

“Whenever something happens in the unit, most of the time the problem is solved by the benefactor… … Aren’t we not of much help?”

“It doesn’t help. What do you mean?”

“Even what happened just now was like that.”

If it was something like that earlier.

“When you were talking with that monster, weren’t you attacked by a tentacle-like monster?”

Oh, that?

First of all, the identity was not an attack but an examination.

At first glance, it looked like a sudden surprise attack to anyone.

and.

“Even then, our response was too late.”

For me, it was surprising that they even responded.

If you look at the results alone, it seems like I only reacted after I was attacked.

It seems that this part was quite nerve-wracking for Jeong Su-ah.

“I wasn’t in any danger anyway. There’s no need to feel guilty.”

It was something I really didn’t think much of.

I guess that’s just my opinion.

“… … The benefactor had planned to come to Seoul alone.”

“hmm?”

“I went so far as to change my benefactor’s decision to go to Seoul alone and join the escort force… … .”

She let out a gloomy sigh.

“Because I wasn’t able to do my escort job properly.”

“… … .”

“I understand why my benefactor said he would go to Seoul alone… … and why he usually refuses the royal guard proposals. In fact, I knew it from the beginning… … but I just didn’t want to admit it.”

Not only that.

Is this fact quite infuriating?

“We are of no help to you, Commander.”

“what?”

“No. If it doesn’t help, that would be better. Rather.”

Trembling with fists clenched.

Jeong Su-ah continues speaking in a tearful voice.

“To the Commander… … aren’t you just a nuisance?”

In that regard.

I stared at her and her men with my mouth open in a daze.

“… … .”

“… … .”

With his head bowed in silence.

The unit members who have the same expression as her.

I guess so.

It seems that Jeong Su-ah isn’t the only one who thinks like that.

‘Were these guys thinking like that?’

Even.

There was even a hint of moisture in the eyes of Jeong Su-ah, the one who brought up the subject.

The taste I felt from her was… …deep sadness and helplessness.

… … To be honest.

It was a little embarrassing for me.

‘Is it really something to be this sad about?’

Well, that’s because they weren’t doing their job properly.

I guess you can feel some resentment.

In that sense, I can understand the soldiers with dark expressions behind them.

However, it is true that Jeong Su-ah’s fierce reaction felt a bit excessive.

It makes me wonder if there is another reason I don’t know about.

……but.

Let’s think about it a little more seriously.

‘I’ve been thinking about that a lot, so maybe those feelings built up and exploded like that.’

… … What is that?

I’m not stupid either.

‘Jung Soo Ah… …was one of the people who showed the greatest loyalty to me.’

Several soldiers, including her.

You’re being a little too loyal to me.

I knew that much.

In the first place.

Knowing that, he made sure that the soldiers would not waver.

That’s because I tried my best not to show myself as weak.

‘That’s why I clenched my teeth and kept the truth about my physical condition a secret.’

From my perspective, I’m just a regular cook.

It wasn’t for the [Legion].

More troops than expected were relying on the feat shown by their corps commander.

But my abilities are vastly overrated.

Because of such overestimation, the belief that ‘if you follow a commander like that, you might be able to survive’ spread.

‘Then I must never break the illusion they are seeing.’

It’s already a world where it’s hard to survive while maintaining your sanity.

In that world, the moment the belief that was holding their spirits together was shattered.

Because it will be difficult for them to survive in this world.

Yeah, I knew there were people like that.

Among them, those who have particularly high loyalty seem to want to show that loyalty to me.

He had been consistently bringing up the issue of creating a personal guard to me.

but.

‘I refused.’

Even though I knew their loyalty.

He has consistently rejected that offer.

If it’s like Minjae said.

The proposal was so persuasive that even Minjae Hyung had a hard time refusing it, as the content was constantly supplemented every time I rejected it.

But, I never even read the document in the first place.

There were two reasons.

-A person who doesn’t know his place is so arrogant…

One.

The point is that he already had some useful experience as a vampire.

-Ha! How dare someone who doesn’t even have the ability covet an excessive position.

“… … .”

-The role of protecting our master is our role as his subordinates… … .

[Ariela] and her followers can overwhelm even the elite soldiers of the Legion if the conditions are right.

If we include the power I was lucky enough to acquire in Gyeonggi-do, it would be excessive power for my personal guard.

but.

-Be quiet.

-……yes!

-You’re not in a position to show off in the first place.

If that were the only reason, the creation of the SS would not have been refused.

Vampires are certainly strong, but that’s only when the conditions are right.

-Under the sun, he is weaker than most awakened beings.

-… … I’m sorry to hear that.

Because they had obvious weaknesses.

-But, didn’t the master consistently reject the proposals that woman brought up?

-That’s true.

-I thought you were saying that because I thought we were enough.

And yet, the agenda related to the guards was consistently rejected… … .

The second reason was key.

-If you get too close to me, you’ll find out things you don’t need to know.

-… … .

The dark side of this world is darker than you think.

Even I, who have only seen a part of it, am getting tired of it.

I really wanted to keep it to myself.

I had no choice but to share some of it with a few of my close associates.

‘Even the leaders looked visibly flustered when they heard such stories. But what if I had a personal guard that would work with me?’

They are more than those bosses.

I will share information as I learn it in the future.

In the process… … I realized that the guy was not as trustworthy as I thought.

If you get to know him, you’ll realize that he has a lot of flaws.

A commander who I trusted and believed in so much, but turned out to be nothing more than a mere corps commander.

And… … a world too desperate to trust and endure such a commander.

‘Then it’s better not to know.’

With that in mind.

So far, the proposal for a bodyguard has also been rejected.

For me, it was a choice that was considerate of them.

“We, who were in a position where we couldn’t help and were the ones receiving help, talked about the guards and such… … I’m sure that when our benefactor saw it, he only felt like an added burden.”

that is.

I guess that’s how it felt to them.

“This time, you took pity on us and accepted our escort, but… … .”

but.

This time, I accepted the role of escort she offered me.

From her point of view.

Fulfilling the role of the bodyguard he had been so keen on.

It may have been seen as an opportunity to appeal to that need.

“We are of no help here either.”

The result was a miserable failure.

They have come to realize that they are useless to me.

‘Is it something worth crying about? … It’s still a bit ambiguous.’

still.

The resentment and regret they must be feeling.

It was understandable enough.

“I understand why you feel burdened. Now that I know how much I have overstepped my bounds in the agenda items I have submitted… … I feel so sorry… … .”

“… … .”

okay.

I understand.

“Sorry, sorry. I made you look ugly. Let’s stop talking and proceed with the plan… … .”

“No, wait a minute.”

I understand, but… … .

“What is that?”

still.

There’s a little bit to that.

“Are you kidding me?”

I need to give a rebuttal.

“……yes?”

“I think you’re mistaken about something.”

Yeah, that’s right.

Because I was the one who rejected the Royal Guard proposal.

You could think of it that way.

“Did you say that you accepted the escort proposal because you felt pity for them? Be honest.”

“… … My benefactor?”

“That was a very disappointing statement, Chief Jeong Su-ah.”

“… … !”

To my words:

You can see the already gloomy faces of Jeong Su-ah and her unit members turning pale.

“Sister! What have you done… … !”

“Quickly, quickly, apologize… … !”

Visibly embarrassed.

The unit members bow their heads to me.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Please, forget what I said. Please forgive me… .”

I feel a little sorry for reacting like that… … Honestly, I feel a little sorry.

“Because I felt sorry for you or something… … .”

“Uh, if you could tell me what the problem was, I’ll fix it somehow… … .”

Still, you know.

To be honest, I think it’s partly your fault for being so mistaken.

so.

“Did I look like the kind of person who would make such an inefficient choice?”

“What the heck… … is that?”

I must make what I have to say clear.

Because I feel bad for those guys.

You came here with me even though it was against my will?

“I think you’re mistaken. Let me clarify.”

“… … ?”

“To begin with, I’m not that kind of guy.”

That’s nonsense.

I looked at Jung Soo-ah and the unit members, who were bowing their heads, and thought.

It’s already a dangerous world.

I was confident that I would do anything to survive here.

and.

If only I had allowed you to accompany me.

“He’s not stupid enough to drag around a load that doesn’t even help.”

that.

That’s because they all have uses.

“I was wondering what you were talking about, but it was just some ridiculous nonsense.”

“… … I’m sorry.”

After I scolded Jeong Su-ah once.

Look away from her.

“It’s a shame I spent all this time chatting with you. There’s no time. Let’s get straight to the operation.”

Looking at the soldiers.

He began to explain the operation.

“Before explaining the operation, let me first explain our situation.”

I sat the men down and began to explain.

“First of all, our unit’s power is not that strong right now.”

“What is that… … .”

“I have some unspeakable circumstances, so I don’t plan on taking an active part in the battle.”

“… … !”

Except for Jeong Su-ah, it seems like no one knows about my physical condition yet.

A look of noticeable embarrassment.

“Not only me, but most of you are Awakened who specialize in covert operations. You may be able to do it in covert operations in the city, but you’re bound to be inexperienced in an all-out war to subdue the monsters inside.”

“… … We can fight just as well as the warriors!”

“It’s not that you guys are bad, it’s just that you can’t help it since your specializations are different.”

Assassins are weaker in all-out combat than warriors.

This is inevitable.

“The second is that we have no information about the enemy. As you all know, this Seoul is unknown territory to us.”

“But… … If I think about the tactical skills that the Corps Commander showed during the conquest of Gangwon Province… … wouldn’t it be easy to defeat an enemy we don’t know?”

“… … .”

It’s not me, it’s Taejun’s ability…

It’s something that can’t be revealed straight away.

“What is that? That is only possible when you know a little about your enemy.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. If you don’t know the enemy, how can you come up with a proper strategy? You only saw the results of the tactics I devised. In fact, there was a complicated process of finding out the enemy’s information in advance… … . Something like that.”

“Oh… … !”

what.

It’s all bullshit though.

“Anyway, to sum it up, we have no power and no information about the enemy. In other words.”

“in other words……?”

“That’s the worst.”

To my words which were spoken lightly.

The unit members clearly looked embarrassed.

and.

“It is impossible to achieve the objective in this state. So, before starting a full-scale battle, we must first resolve the two situations explained above.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Unfortunately, the electronic… … power problem is a bit difficult to solve right away. So.”

I am.

The unit members looked at me with puzzled expressions.

To be exact, he said it while looking at each other.

To be exact.

He pointed to a woman whose eyes were still red, and thought.

‘Useless?’

That’s ridiculous.

In the first place.

This is a dangerous place.

To be honest.

It wasn’t a situation where I could leisurely listen to my unit members’ concerns like before.

The content was more serious than I thought, regardless of what it was.

First of all, there is no reason to stay in a dangerous place for a long time.

Normally, we would have had a personal interview after returning to a safe place.

“The first phase of this operation begins with obtaining information about the enemy and formulating a strategy. And then.”

but.

Still.

I am in this dangerous place.

There was a separate reason why I decided that I had to listen to Jeong Su-ah’s worries.

“The core of this operation is.”

That she is very loyal to me.

If a member of your unit seems to have concerns, you want to listen to them… … .

“Leader Jeong Su-ah.”

“… … Yes! Reconnaissance Team Leader Jeong Su-ah!”

Of course, that wasn’t the reason.

That makes sense.

“It’s you.”

“……yes?”

If a key figure in the operation is judged to be in poor condition.

Because it was a situation where a temporary retreat had to be considered.