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

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

why Kim Rok Soo could not get close even when his

Sluuuuuuuurp.

warmed up eating the

‘…Did she say despair?’

was going to show Choi Han despair

that she showed him his worst

was the worst

looked up

it not

He was asking himself.

up at the worst moment from his

it not

he soon

Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk who he had to send off

the moment Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk died no longer pained him

“Heh.”

laughing? Is my ramen so good that you can’t help but

probably finds your reaction more

Cale started to laugh.

opened his eyes as Cale Henituse inside ‘The

no regrets

had no cherished

he had been

would happen to his team if he was

what he had been worried

Rok Soo who did not show up for work, and his subordinates such as Jung So Hoon and Kim Min Ah would have been the ones to

have

it have been

it have been something

that curiosity had not been enough to let

for him to think

However…

“I'm sorry.”

That’s okay. It’s fine

really should not talk. Do you think the team leader-nim is sorry because of that? He means he’s sorry we had to

Min Ah each

was quite serious

He realized it.

realized the despair that came looking

be down at the car. Please

do

to Kim Min Ah and Jung So Hoon once he was

get ready and head down. You don’t need to

“Yes, sir!”

please feel free to take

Screeeech.

opened the door and headed out of

Cale quietly observed them.

was Kim Rok Soo’s old

we will see you in

“See you soon.”

Clack!

closed and the automatic lock made an odd noise as

alone

He looked around.

the outfit he always

reached his hand toward the

arm and felt the shirt with

illusion, but wouldn’t it be fun to see the team members for the first time in a long while and experience the difficult but bearable company work and relive the tiring work

“Fun my ass.”

corner of Kim Rok Soo’s lips

Tick. Tick. Tick.

hearing a noise

the top of his track

it is an

was an

Kim Min Ah and Jung So Hoon could not hear that

Tick. Tick. Tick.

letter from the God of

letter was in Kim

Tick. Tick. Tick.

door when I can hear

item from the God of Death was

realized the identity of

was more of a

identity

In this world…

“It doesn’t exist.”

of a Hero’ was not real in

story inside a novel and not

Kim Rok Soo experienced as

I have a

after realizing his

looked toward the

was

why he would not head

“I need to go.”

wake up from this

good idea about what he needed to

that connected Kim Rok Soo

grabbed ‘The Birth of

specific, he grabbed volume

Shhhh-

as he

really is an

There was nothing

Cale had never read

recorded in

threw the book at a corner of the couch and reached toward

The Birth of a

this back

the illusion would break

what he needed to do with

think a normal method would

I rip it? Burn it? Maybe

debated before just opening the

Flip. Flip.

turned page after

at the

Continued in the

seeing the

“How boring.”

closed the