Episode 36
“You, you too. You too, follow me.”
Choi Hyun-seok walked around and pointed out several soldiers.
There are a total of five soldiers selected in this way.
They were friends who would make great bait.
Rachel tilted her head as she looked at the chosen bait agent.
“Sir, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Is there a reason you chose those five?” “Nothing in particular. Is there a problem?” “I thought it would be better to choose the ones that look fast.”
What is the most important thing in taking bait?
It’s speed.
Even if you meet the devil and can’t escape, if you get eaten, that would be a dog’s death.
“Look! Especially this sloth-like one, it looks like it’s going to be incredibly slow.” “It’s okay. Everyone’s running skills are just average anyway. Those who are meant to live will live, and those who are meant to die will die.”
“Is that so?”
“Oh. So I just picked the ones that looked unpleasant.”
Choi Hyun-seok said with a sly smile.
Rachel nodded with a slightly bewildered expression.
“Aha… I see…”
Just by hearing him speak, it wouldn’t be strange to say that he wasn’t a warrior but a psychotic killer with no screws.
‘There’s no problem since the warrior will be dealing with the Demon King’s army anyway…’
There was no problem, but I just felt a little bit complicated and subtle.
“Okay! Let’s cut the small talk and get started.”
Choi Hyun-seok brought the five soldiers he had selected to a secluded place.
“I’m going to give you a very special mission from now on.”
“duty?”
The sloth-like soldier Rachel had mentioned looked puzzled.
The head-tilting action was so slow that it seemed like running was really slow.
“Yes! This is a very important mission.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded with a serious expression.
“Hey, sloth. Why do you think we came to this forest?” “To hunt.” “That’s right! But we can’t hunt right now, right?”
“Yes.”
“That’s right! That’s right! I need to hunt like you said, but I can’t. This is a serious problem!”
“…”
“So, I guess you guys need to help me out.”
Choi Hyun-seok raised his hand and pointed to the forest.
“Go and take a spin.”
All five Demon Kings tilted their heads at a 45 degree angle.
What I meant was, what the heck is that nonsense?
“What do you mean? I don’t understand.”
The sloth asked back as a representative.
“Go to the forest and take a walk and come back.” “There’s a demon in that forest.”
“I know.”
“If we go alone, we will die.”
The sloth spoke quite logically.
The other soldiers nodded in agreement.
“No, no! You’re wrong about dying.”
Choi Hyun-seok held out his index finger and wiggled it.
“You could die! That’s the right thing to say.” “That’s it… Anyway, I don’t want to go.”
The soldiers all nodded at the sloth’s words.
“That’s right. Why are we the only ones going?” “I want to live long and eat a lot of meat!” “I don’t want to go either. Kuruk! The forest is scary! Kuruk!”
The soldiers raise their hands and each say something.
The atmosphere became chaotic in an instant.
Choi Hyun-seok sighed, resting his hand on his forehead.
“Haa, I can’t help it.”
Despite his troubled expression, Choi Hyun-seok was actually at peace.
This level of rebellion was common enough among ordinary people.
‘If talking nicely doesn’t work, I have no choice but to resort to threats.’
Choi Hyun-seok decided to immediately take out his next negotiation card.
“I’m going to give you two choices from now on.”
Choi Hyun-seok pointed to the forest with his finger.
“First. Just explore the forest quietly like I said. You might die, but you might also live.”
This time, he moved his finger from the forest and pointed at Bobo next to him.
“Second. Exploring the stomach of Bobo, who is extremely hungry right now. This can kill you, but it can’t save you.”
Did you understand what Choi Hyun-seok said?
Saliva flowed out of Bobo’s mouth excitedly.
“Wow!”
The barking seemed to urge me to choose the second option.
Choi Hyun-seok smiled like a devil and pushed his face close.
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“Choose. What do you want to do?”
***
Naturally, all the poor soldiers chose the first option.
Because it’s better to possibly die than to die unconditionally.
“Okay. Are you ready?”
“This is strange! This is strange!”
The sloth cried out in anguish.
“Chef! I told you to go for a walk! This isn’t a walk!” “What are you talking about? This is all for your convenience. You should be thankful that I changed the round-trip ride to a one-way ride.”
Currently, the sloth soldier was being held in Usaru’s hands.
Now, with just a single word from Choi Hyun-seok, the sloth will have the rare experience of flying in the sky.
‘Because these guys can’t just hang around nearby and then come back.’
There’s no point in those who need to bite the devil just wandering around this area.
After much thought, Choi Hyun-seok decided to have Usaru throw out the bait.
“Don’t worry too much. See the fire I lit here? Just run over here when you see the smoke. Easy, right?” “Help me! Help me!” “If someone hears you say that, they’ll misunderstand.”
Choi Hyun-seok chuckled and lightly tapped Usaru.
“You know? You throw it with all your might, with all your might.”
Usaru nodded with a bright smile.
He looked very excited and found this situation amusing.
“Okay. Throw it!”
“Usa~ru!!!”
Usaru swung his huge arm.
Boohoo!
A noise like the air is being torn apart resonates.
At the same time, a sloth flew across the sky.
“Kuaaa …
Choi Hyun-seok smiled with satisfaction as he watched the giraffe moving away in an instant.
“Okay. Next, throw it in that direction.” “Usaru! Got it!”
Usaru picked up the next victim.
“Hey, please save me! Chef!”
The soldier even went as far as implementing a polite speech patch to survive, but it was no use.
“If anyone heard that, they’d think I was going to die, Inma. If you just run, you can survive.”
“Oh, no!”
Choi Hyun-seok wiggled his fingers with an indifferent expression.
“Throw it.”
“Usaru!”
“Kkaaaaaaah!”
The second soldier also flew into the sky.
“Sir, you really fly far!”
Rachel stretched her head out, shielding herself from the sunlight with her hand.
The soldier seemed curious as to how far he could fly.
“Sir, I have something to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“What if I die as soon as that falls?”
Choi Hyun-seok was troubled by Rachel’s question.
That was an unexpected problem.
“Hmm, wouldn’t they survive? In movies or cartoons, they always survive by bumping into tree branches or something.” “They’re not the main characters.”
In this case, only the protagonist survives.
Will there be such an opportunity for the extra Demon King Army?
“That makes sense…”
It seemed pretty plausible.
Choi Hyun-seok, who had been scratching his head, opened his mouth.
“I don’t know. I’ll just throw everything away and wait.”
The bonfire is burning hard and the smoke is rising.
If the soldiers who flew away are alive, they will see this smoke and come back.
“Keep going.”
“Usaru!”
The excited Usaru threw bait one after another.
“Kkaaaah!”
“Save me!”
It didn’t take long for all five baits to fly into the sky.
The cooks watched the scene, shivering.
“Kick! I want to live long…!” “The chef human. He’s not in his right mind.” “They’re just crazy guys…”
Only voices of discontent were heard here and there.
But no one actually steps forward.
It was obvious that if I spoke without thinking, I would end up being used as bait.
The Demon King’s Army is a group whose rank is military power.
The only people stronger than Choi Hyun-seok here are Usaru and Bobo.
Of course, if the soldiers rushed in as a group, Choi Hyun-seok would be subdued in an instant.
As I said above, it was impossible because of Usaru and Bobo.
With two monsters out of standard size still standing, the soldiers could not even dream of attacking them.
“Hmm… It’s pretty late.”
Choi Hyun-seok frowned and looked up at the sky.
“Wait a little longer, warrior. Only ten minutes have passed.”
Rachel said, checking her wrist.
There was a clock drawn with a pen.
“Could it be that they all fell to their deaths as you said?” “That’s possible.”
“Hmm, what should I do?”
“Sir, how about throwing a few more of them?”
“Are we going to throw it again?”
“There’s no harm in throwing out the bait in advance.”
“That’s true.”
The only thing that is lost is the lives of those who are thrown.
It was when Choi Hyun-seok was seriously considering throwing more soldiers.
“Eww!”
Screams began to be heard from inside the forest.
“Oh! It’s coming!”
Rachel said in an excited voice.
“Hey, save me!!!”
The first bait to return was the sloth.
Unlike before when he moved slowly, he was running through the forest at incredible speed.
“Look. Even if it looks slow, it gets faster when you put everything together.”
“Oh, I see.”
“By the way, how much did you drag me here?”
Choi Hyun-seok looked at the forest carefully.
“Kwaaaaah!”
“Keeeek, keeek!”
There weren’t many devils chasing the sloth.
“Only three…”
They are all guys you’ve seen in ‘Encyclopedia of Useful Things to Know! – Demon’s Edition’.
It didn’t seem like it would be that difficult to handle even if I went it alone.
“Then shall we go?”
It was when Choi Hyun-seok was about to step forward.
“Usaru!”
Usaru, who was excited at seeing the demon, started running first.
“Hey! Hey! Where are you going? Hey, Inma!”
Choi Hyun-seok followed late, but he couldn’t catch up with Usaru, who had far superior physical abilities.
“Usaru!”
Usaru, who arrived in front of Masu, started swinging a huge wooden club that was two meters long.
“Usagi! Usagi! Usagi! Usagi! Usagi!” Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Wow~! Lou!”
Kwaaang!
It took less than 10 seconds for the demons to turn into blood clots.
Choi Hyun-seok made a dejected expression as he looked at the demons that had been oxidized into a handful of blood.
“I wonder if they’ll cook that meat properly…”
I thought it would have to be used as a simmered meat.
***
The bait operation was carried out several more times since then.
The results were all the same.
“Usagi! Usagi! Usagi! Usagi!”
Just seeing the demon, Usaru got excited and ran out, making everyone suffer.
“Kwaang!”
Bobo, who was hungry, joined in, and it became a full-blown monster war.
In that gap, Choi Hyun-seok desperately tried to gain experience, but the results were disappointing.
“Is it true that you only went up two levels…”
Even though I hunted dozens of demons, my level barely increased.
Choi Hyun-seok returned to the kitchen with a dejected look on his face.
“Everyone worked hard today. Get some rest and see you early tomorrow morning.”
The cooks turned around with gloomy faces at Choi Hyun-seok’s words.
“Cooking sickness… I want to stop…” “Mom! I miss you!” “I, I don’t taste good! I don’t taste good!”
Some of the cooks who became bait were even showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Everyone will lose sleep at night, trembling with anxiety about who will be the bait next.
“Okay, okay. Everyone worked hard. See you tomorrow.”
I didn’t care what happened to the Demon King’s army.
Warrior Choi Hyeon-seok waved his hand roughly and returned to the kitchen.
“Is this the real fight from now on?”
The hunting soldiers’ work for today was over, but the cooking soldiers’ work was just beginning.
Of course, Chef Choi Hyeon-seok still had a lot of work to do.
“Where is Gollum!?”
Choi Hyun-seok found the deputy chief of the department, Galum.
“Here you go!”
From inside the kitchen, Galum came running out, out of breath.
‘Why are you calling me again…’
It was already difficult because all the meat was brought in as minced meat.
He watched in fear, wondering what the crazy human chef would order him to do next.
“I called you because I had something to ask you.”
“yes.”
“Did you say that the officers who eat food prepared in the kitchen are from the battalion commander onwards?”
“you’re right.”
“Where do you eat? Do the executives come and eat in person?”
Galum shook his head.
“The soldiers in charge will come and take the food themselves.”
“Oh, really?”
Choi Hyun-seok’s head rolled quickly.
‘Hemis told us to start normal operations at the kitchen starting tomorrow. So the executives will start eating tomorrow or the day after.’
That means you can use the meat I brought today however you like.
Choi Hyun-seok, who had finished thinking, looked at Galum.
“Gather all the soldiers in charge of cooking. We will now begin cooking practice.”
It was a good opportunity to see the soldiers’ cooking skills.
