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.”

was because they had

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

Kim Rok Soo could not get close even when his subordinates tried to

Sluuuuuuuurp.

up

‘…Did she say despair?’

the First had said she was going to show Choi Han despair when she cast the illusion on

had said that she

was

looked up

is it not

He was asking himself.

not ended up at the worst moment from

not showing him that

he soon realized

he had to send off during

leader Lee Soo Hyuk died no longer pained him

“Heh.”

are you suddenly laughing? Is my ramen

Team leader-nim probably finds your reaction

Cale started to laugh.

opened his eyes as Cale Henituse inside ‘The Birth

regrets about the

had no cherished friends, family,

he had been a bit

team

was what he had been

and his subordinates such as Jung So Hoon and Kim

they have

have been Kim Rok

would it have

curiosity had not been enough to let go of the new life he had

for him to think about it every

However…

“I'm sorry.”

Ah! That’s okay. It’s

talk. Do you think the team leader-nim is sorry because of that? He means he’s sorry we had to come to get

Kim Min Ah

it was quite serious

He realized it.

that came looking

be down at the car.

I do the

responded to Kim Min Ah and Jung So Hoon once he was

and head down. You don’t

“Yes, sir!”

to rush so please feel free to take

Screeeech.

of them opened the door and headed out of his

Cale quietly observed them.

the door was Kim Rok Soo’s old

see you

“See you soon.”

Clack!

closed and the automatic lock made an odd noise as it locked the

alone in the

He looked around.

saw the outfit he

hand toward the black

the shirt with the

but wouldn’t it be fun to see the team members for the first time in

“Fun my ass.”

Kim Rok Soo’s lips twisted

Tick. Tick. Tick.

sighed while hearing a noise that filled the quiet

inside the top of

it is an

was an illusion from

seeing that Kim Min Ah and Jung So Hoon could not hear

Tick. Tick. Tick.

from the God of

letter was in Kim Rok Soo’s track suit

Tick. Tick. Tick.

I head out that door when I

of Death was still telling

was why Cale realized the identity

was more of

identity

In this world…

“It doesn’t exist.”

Hero’ was not real

was just a story inside a novel and not

would mean that everything Kim Rok Soo experienced as Cale was fake and just part of

have a lot of

sighed after realizing his

then looked toward

world was outside that

why he would not head

“I need to go.”

quickly wake up from this

pretty good idea about what

connected Kim

Birth of

he grabbed volume

Shhhh-

snorted as he

It really is an

was nothing written in

Cale had never read

not recorded in

a corner of

The Birth of a

this back

‘feeling’ that the

what he needed to do

think a normal

Burn it? Maybe eat

before just opening the

Flip. Flip.

quickly turned page after

quickly arrived at the last

in the next volume.

after seeing the

“How boring.”

then closed