The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다)

THE LEGEND OF KITCHEN SOLDIER

SYSTEM OVERLOAD SHUTTING DOWN SYSTEM

Where am I?

No way.

EPISODE 4

BASED ON THE WEBTOON SERIES THE LEGEND OF KITCHEN SOLDIER BY ROBIN J, JIN-SU LEE.

You're here.

- Dad. - Oh, son.

It's been a while.

Oh, my.

I thought you were all grown up, going to the military.

My goodness.

Dad.

How's military life treating you?

I don't even know how I get through each day.

It's just that

there's never a quiet day.

Is this how it's supposed to be?

Well, it's tough when you're doing something you've never done before.

Do you remember that one time?

I asked you to add some salt

and you put in a ton of sugar and ruined all the food.

Did I do that?

You'd make the ramyun all watery, too.

And now you're a cook. My goodness.

I can handle that much now.

Right.

At least I don't have to worry about you starving somewhere.

I still have a long way to go to be like you, Dad.

How did you get up so early every day

to prep, cook, and clean the kitchen?

Now that I've tried it myself

it's truly amazing.

The thing about cooking...

If you think of it as a chore

it becomes an endless chore.

But when you see the happy faces of people eating your food

all those thoughts just disappear.

Yeah, that feeling is what keeps you going.

Dad.

I'm sorry.

Every time I cook a meal...

I think about how you worked so hard your whole life

and it just hits me.

My son has really grown up.

I can tell by how many things you feel sorry about. My goodness.

Son, if you only rely on your skill

and overuse it, you won't improve.

You knew all along?

Getting cut by knives, burning your hands...

Carve those lessons onto your body

to become a true chef. Understand?

Slurp down this bowl.

And

promise me you'll never come back here again.

What do you mean?

Why shouldn't I come back?

You punk. If you stay here

what about your mom and Eun-jae, who are waiting for you?

You need to finish your quest and live a better life than I did.

Then...

I'll try my best to live just like you, Dad.

There's no time.

Hurry and drink.

Hero.

You have consumed the Seaweed Soup of Resurrection.

Would you like to reconnect?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECONNECT?

STAMINA

Stamina has been fully recharged.

Stamina?

- Who's this guy? - He's from the Ganglim Outpost.

Well... they say he collapsed

- while cooking, sir. - Okay.

Ah, crap. I'm out of hearts.

Send me some hearts later.

Yes, sir.

- Kang Seong-jae? - Private Kang Seong-jae.

Does he have a fever?

No, sir.

Do you have any preexisting conditions?

No, sir. I even got a top grade on my physical.

Oh, really?

Everyone gets top grade, even if they're sick.

So what, you just suddenly collapsed?

There must be a reason, right?

Well...

Warning. Stamina is low.

If you do not rest immediately

the system will shut down.

- Oh, stamina... - What?

It says I'm low on stamina.

Stamina?

Damn it.

Hey, I'm always low on that because of guys like you.

Why is everyone from Ganglim like this?

Hey.

If you're going to slack off, at least...

Never mind. Good job. Very good.

Hey, send one of those hearts to this guy too.

Okay? So he can go with his stamina fully charged.

- Yes, sir. - Get some good rest.

Jeez...

For a dream

it felt incredibly real.

Wait, Cho Ye-rin!

Hey, long time no see.

Hey I heard you're at Ganglim.

That's rough.

One of your guys is here. Did you come to see him?

Yes. How is he doing?

What do you think?

He's fine, but he collapsed for no reason.

He's just faking it.

If you ask me

the vibe at Ganglim is just bad.

I see army doctors practice feng shui these days.

I thought it had perfect feng shui.

Must be nice.

Then you can live there happily ever after.

Later.

- Salute! - So raising my level

boosts stamina?

So, as a noob

I keep my head down and grind for Experience Points?

I've still got a long way to go.

This is...

Sa... salute!

What were you doing?

Oh, well...

I thought I saw a fly buzzing around, ma'am.

A fly's been buzzing around for a while.

They're bad to have in the hospital.

For hygiene and all that.

Gosh, this thing. Yes.

COUNSELING OFFICE

Are you really okay?

Yes, I'm really fine, ma'am.

I should have taken better care of myself.

I apologize.

Well, that's a relief...

But I was worried you were pushing through the pain.

It's not because I'm sick or anything.

I suppose

since the high-ranking officers were coming.

I felt pressured to do well.

I pushed myself to try and make it extra delicious,

but I guess I overdid it.

You sure did.

Everyone was making such a fuss, asking if a private should do that.

I'm sorry.

Kang Seong-jae.

Everyone's going crazy asking what on earth the recipe is.

It's a humble meal.

I hope it's to the congressman's liking.

Our soldiers work so hard.

Instead of this

a bit more hearty meal

like a whole chicken soup would've been nice.

You've come a long way to see what our military's meals are like.

So rather than a special dish they rarely get to eat

I thought it was right to serve you

what our soldiers normally have.

Still, with guests here, you could've been more flexible.

You little...

Please, enjoy.

Sure.

Thank you.

- Please, dig in. - Enjoy your meal.

Man, I can't watch this anymore.

It's...

It's...

Congressman, are you all right?

It's a thief!

It's a thief!

WANTED NOTICE

The suspect is wanted for theft.

Over there!

Let's go, run!

Finally caught you

you thief!

I can't stop eating this white rice.

This dish is the real culprit.

A rice thief!

I guess you need to act like that to get elected.

I almost bought his act.

He's such a pro at his eating show.

The way his eyes lit up...

The way you put it, Congressman

now I'm curious too.

Hey, you scoundrel!

Stop right there!

Stop! Give that back!

Stop right there!

Is it because the rice is so good?

I can't stop eating.

Is this Koshihikari or something?

Or maybe Icheon rice?

The rice is just the standard-issue military kind.

Then this must be the culprit!