Trash of the Count's Family

Cale started to speak.

“Jung So Hoon.”

“Why are you suddenly calling my name? Are you still not fully awake, sir?”

The person grumbling back was sitting in a corner of the room eating cup ramen.

Cale just stared at him. That made Jung So Hoon frown as he put down the chopsticks in his hand.

“…Should I boil another one?”

“I want regular ramen instead. Make sure to add an egg.”

“Ow.”

Jung So Hoon who got up while grumbling slowly headed to the small kitchen.

“Team leader-nim! Is this the time to be eating ramen? Are you eating one too because that punk is eating one?”

A woman who seemed to be in her early thirties gathered the documents on the table before frowning toward Cale.

“Kim Min Ah.”

She was the one who had shaken Cale awake earlier. She had headed toward the documents once Cale had opened his eyes.

“Yes, yes sir. My name is Kim Min Ah and that punk’s name is Jung So Hoon.”

“Ah, come on, assistant leader-nim. Please stop saying punk this, punk that. It's not nice to hear.”

“Not nice to hear?”

Kim Min Ah snorted as Jung So Hoon, the man who seemed to be in his mid-twenties grumbled.

“Should I make one for you too, Assistant Leader-nim?”

“No egg for me.”

“Ah. Looks like I’ll need to use two pots.”

Jung So Hoon looked through the cabinet and pulled out a pot as he grumbled.

Cale blankly sat there watching this.

Assistant Leader Kim Min Ah.

Agent Jung So Hoon.

These two people were Cale, no, Kim Rok Soo’s team members. One was in charge of the support team while the other was in charge of the attack team.

Cale quietly sat there before starting to speak.

Kim Rok Soo’s voice had been coming out of his mouth since a few moments ago.

“I didn't come to work today?”

“Yes, sir. How about we go to work now?”

Assistant Leader Kim Min Ah was glaring at Cale.

Cale lowered his head to see that he was wearing a track suit.

He could see Kim Rok Soo’s messy bed hair when he looked at the single mirror in the room.

“Team leader-nim, I didn't even go to the morning Time Attack to come to wake you up. Do you understand? You know how much they pay for those!”

Assistant Leader Kim Min Ah was in charge of one of Cale’s team's attack squads.

She was one of the members of the vanguard.

“I have a lot of documents to organize as well.”

Agent Jung So Hoon grumbled while putting the noodles and seasoning into the boiling water.

He was a supporter with healing abilities who had come out of a guild that shut down about two years ago.

The pot with ramen was soon placed in front of Cale.

Tap.

Two pots of ramen were placed on the table that was mainly used for eating.

“Here’s some kimchi.”

Kimchi was placed between the two pots.

Agent Jung So Hoon had already gone through the fridge to find the location of the side dishes.

“…Ha.”

Cale gasped as if he was shocked.

The corners of Jung So Hoon's lips twitched in response.

“It's unbelievable, right? I am very good at making ramen.”

“Team leader-nim, we’ll eat quickly and head out. Okay?”

Cale listened to the two of them as he picked up his chopsticks.

He put some ramen in his mouth.

It was a familiar and nostalgic taste and just too good.

‘…This is an illusion?’

Cale was shocked because it seemed so real.

He slightly raised his head.

Agent Jung So Hoon had pushed his cup ramen to the side and was eating microwaved rice with kimchi. Assistant Leader Kim Min Ah was quickly gulping down ramen.

‘…The two of them are illusions as well?’

Once Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk, Choi Jung Soo, and the others had passed on, Cale had drawn a clearer line with his employees.

“Ah! Assistant Leader-nim, Eun Soo is coming back soon, right? She said she was going to her grandma’s house or something?”

“Yes, she’s coming back tonight with her dad. You have a day off next Friday, right?”

“Yes. It’s my dad’s birthday and he’s been nagging at me to come down for a while. I'll be heading home for it.”

“Ah, have fun. Did you get him a gift?”

“He says money is best. He wants cold hard cash.”

“Cash is indeed best.”

because

without families had gathered together, people with families to take care of had gathered when Kim Rok Soo had

close even when his subordinates tried to get to know him

Sluuuuuuuurp.

body warmed up

‘…Did she say despair?’

to show Choi Han

she showed him his worst

was

eyes looked up

is it not

He was asking himself.

not ended up at the

not

he soon realized the

leader Lee Soo Hyuk who he had to send off

moment Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk died no longer

“Heh.”

why are you suddenly laughing? Is my ramen so good

probably finds your

Cale started to laugh.

opened his eyes as Cale Henituse inside ‘The Birth

no regrets about the real

cherished friends,

had been a

to his team if he was not

what he

someone looking for Kim Rok Soo who did not show up for work, and his subordinates such as Jung So Hoon

have seen

have been Kim

it have

enough to let go of the new

was just enough curiosity for him to think about it every

However…

“I'm sorry.”

It’s

means he’s sorry we had

Hoon and Kim Min Ah each brushed aside Cale’s

quite serious

He realized it.

despair that came looking

car. Please come

do the

Kim Min Ah and Jung So Hoon once

head down. You don’t need to

“Yes, sir!”

rush so please

Screeeech.

opened the door and

Cale quietly observed them.

was Kim

we will see you

“See you soon.”

Clack!

and the automatic lock made an odd noise as it locked

was left alone in the

He looked around.

the outfit

hand toward the

arm and felt the shirt with the tips of his rough

to see the team members for the first time in a

“Fun my ass.”

corner of Kim Rok Soo’s lips twisted

Tick. Tick. Tick.

sighed while hearing a noise that filled the quiet

the top

it is

certain it was an illusion from

Min Ah and Jung

Tick. Tick. Tick.

the God of

in Kim Rok

Tick. Tick. Tick.

head out that door when

the item from the God of Death was still telling him that his remaining time

realized

of

identity of his

In this world…

“It doesn’t exist.”

Birth of a Hero’ was not real

just a story inside a novel and not

Kim Rok Soo experienced as

a lot of

after realizing his

then looked toward the closed

world was

why he would not head out the

“I need to go.”

wake up from this

pretty good idea

medium that connected Kim Rok Soo and

grabbed ‘The Birth

specific, he grabbed

Shhhh-

snorted as

It really

was nothing written

since Cale had never

recorded in

at a corner of

a Hero Volume

held this back and

a ‘feeling’ that the illusion

to do with this book to break

a

Burn it? Maybe eat

before just opening the

Flip. Flip.

turned

quickly arrived at the

Continued in the next

seeing the

“How boring.”

closed the