Trash of the Count's Family

Cale then watched as many scenes passed by.

‘Kim Rok Soo!’

He could hear Choi Jung Soo’s voice. Choi Jung Soo was standing in front of him with his sword raised.

Cale could also see a large monster coming out of the ground, making it seem as if the world was covered in darkness and fire. Numerous other monsters that seemed to be the large monster’s subordinates were next to it.

He watched as his work buddies charged toward those monsters.

Fellow team members, his sunbaes, and his friends.

People who he had been working together were all charging toward this deathtrap.

‘Kim Rok Soo! Hurry up and contact the government and central HQ! Send an emergency signal to all guilds!’

Cale could hear his team leader, Lee Soo Hyuk’s voice.

This is what Cale, Kim Rok Soo, had said at that time.

‘…This is difficult. Team leader, this is too difficult.’

Kim Rok Soo who oversaw the strategical planning in the rear support calculated the numerous records in his mind ever since the monsters had appeared in the world and concluded.

‘We are all going to die if we try to fight that monster right now.’

This was how Lee Soo Hyuk had responded to him.

‘But what else can we do?’

Kim Rok Soo could not forget team leader Lee Soo Hyuk’s face as he asked that, as well as Choi Jung Soo's face as he held the sword in his hand again.

He had not been able to respond to Lee Soo Hyuk’s question.

The large guild in charge of this area had run away.

Because of that, there were no ability users nearby who could block the monsters that suddenly appeared.

However, there was someone who had anticipated this sudden monster’s appearance.

‘Kim Rok Soo, it’s not your fault.’

The voices of his only friend who had said that to him in a mischievous way hit Kim Rok Soo, Cale, like a tsunami.

‘Hey, it would have been really bad if it wasn't for you.’

The Kim Rok Soo at the time had so many records and data that he could use his ability to foresee the appearance of the second strongest monster ever seen in the history of the Earth.

One hour.

It wasn’t much time, but it had been enough for them to contact the guild responsible for that area to prepare and evacuate the citizens.

However, while Kim Rok Soo could foresee the location the monster would arrive but not its strength.

That was why his teammates who had already come here knowing that they might die had to face an existence beyond their expectations.

Cale could smell, see, hear, and feel the conversations from that day, the heat and burning smell in the air, as well as the black and red surroundings of that day.

‘Kim Rok Soo, wipe your nosebleed. You should get some rest if you have overloaded.’

Kim Rok Soo used his sleeve to wipe his nose. He had continued to pay attention to Lee Soo Hyuk as he did that.

‘Ah still, thanks to you and our efforts, most people evacuated on time. Well, although the guild in charge ran away as well. We just need to hold that monster back until reinforcements arrive.’

Cale felt his head getting hotter and hotter as if he was getting a fever.

However, the records in Cale’s mind did not stop.

He recalled what team leader Lee Soo Hyuk had said after that.

‘This isn't that hard. Actually, no.’

Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk had seemed calm even while looking at that scary monster.

‘Hey, have you ever seen our team do easy work? We always have had to do everything in our powers to survive.’

Not even once.

Kim Rok Soo had never fought a battle with an overwhelming advantage ever since joining the company and working under team leader Lee Soo Hyuk.

They really never had it easy.

‘This is just the same as usual. That is why we need to do what we need to do. Isn’t that right?’

Kim Rok Soo had laughed at that comment back then. It was because Lee Soo Hyuk was right.

‘Huh? You're laughing now, you little punk?’

Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo had left the laughing Kim Rok Soo behind as they joined the other team members to fight.

Cale felt his mind becoming a mess at that moment.

‘And then, after that-’

He knew that he had a clear record of what had happened next.

Those images quickly burst into Cale’s mind.

to read

of the

fighting

being put in

to run

mixed

if his hot head was cooling down

felt as if he had fallen to the bottom

someone down

down to see everything being destroyed

the siren behind him

‘…You, you-’

And then…

‘You-’

Soo was standing there unable to speak properly while Choi Jung Soo was kneeling in front of him with his sword stabbed

is it, you

blood left to

leave it

Hyuk close his eyes while leaving

All of them.

teammates had died just like

Soo!

he had snapped out of it after someone

and then

Kim Rok Soo had acted back then on the battlefield where all of his team members

had closed his eyes, and then once at Choi Jung Soo who had his head down.

the

officials, guild members, and ability users who had come to fight

team leader and his friends

explain the fighting

first explained about the battle. Then he asked the person next to him for something once he stepped back and the reinforcements moved in to fight against the monster because

‘Please collect their bodies.’

Rok Soo

with his remaining strength even as his nose continued to bleed. The reinforcements all focused on his explanation, but nobody said anything about wiping his bloody

Rok Soo had felt as if the world was crashing down at

‘…It's too late.’

reinforcements had been too

Boom. Boom.

suddenly

responsibility, anger, and sorrow that had made Kim Rok Soo’s heart boil had risen. The things that he had

at that

“Cale Henituse.”

Pat. Pat.

paw and a hand placed on

heard a voice behind him as well. Human, are you okay? I came over because I

paper. I just thought

was Raon and

Cale blinked his eyes.

and he could see

weird language the God of

concerned Alberu Crossman

Alberu and

is it, your

thought that Alberu Crossman would scoff if he asked this

as the rest of the group at the table, were starting to look at him in a

of them had serious

made eye contact

“Are you okay?”

could see Cale's pale white face and his lips that

was full of cold sweats

had seen Cale cough up blood or be in pain, but

who was in

from Cale’s face to the paper

seen what was written inside

what did

Alberu was blocked

Are you really okay? Grandpa Ron told me to remember and tell

Alberu who could not come toward him because of his hand as well

a bit. I haven’t finished

who had jumped up from her chair as

wait for you over there.” …I'll let it go for now as

opened the paper once again after feeling Alberu and

5 minutes.

dark in front of him. No, five

Kim Rok Soo’s

delivered to him via Cage.

be time

about the day that the

Jung Soo and Kim Rok Soo’s birthday. It should also

had to decide on

‘How cruel.’

of

what was written on

not supposed to die at

He was right.

Jung Soo was not supposed to

other team members should

And then…