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 they

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

why Kim Rok Soo could not get close even when his

Sluuuuuuuurp.

up eating

‘…Did she say despair?’

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

she showed him his worst

this was the worst moment for

eyes looked up

is it

He was asking himself.

up at

it not

he soon realized

Soo Hyuk who he had to

still dead, but the moment Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk died no longer pained

“Heh.”

Is my ramen

leader-nim probably finds your reaction

Cale started to laugh.

had opened his eyes as Cale

regrets about the

no cherished friends,

been

team if he

what he had

would have sent someone looking for Kim Rok Soo who did not show up for work, and his subordinates such as Jung

would they have seen once

been Kim Rok

it have been something

been enough to let go of the new

curiosity for him to think about

However…

“I'm sorry.”

Ah! That’s okay. It’s fine to

not talk. Do you think the team leader-nim is sorry because of that? He means he’s sorry we had to come to get him. Team leader-nim, we’re fine. To be honest with you, we’re happy we get to

Min Ah each brushed

was quite

He realized it.

that

the car. Please come down

I do

Min Ah and Jung So Hoon once

down. You don’t need to

“Yes, sir!”

to rush so please feel free to

Screeeech.

them opened the door and headed out of his

Cale quietly observed them.

scenery outside the door was

see

“See you soon.”

Clack!

the automatic lock made an

was left alone

He looked around.

saw the outfit he always

his hand

scarred arm and felt the shirt with the

be fun to see the team members for the first time in a long while and experience the difficult but bearable

“Fun my ass.”

of Kim Rok Soo’s lips

Tick. Tick. Tick.

noise that filled the

headed inside the top of his

it is an item

been certain it was an illusion

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

Tick. Tick. Tick.

from the God of

Kim Rok Soo’s track suit

Tick. Tick. Tick.

can I head out that door when I can hear this

item from the God of Death was still

realized the identity

was more of

identity

In this world…

“It doesn’t exist.”

a Hero’ was not real in

story inside a

everything Kim Rok Soo experienced as

have a

after realizing his

then looked toward the closed

world was

would not head out

“I need to go.”

wake up

a pretty good idea about what he

medium that connected Kim Rok Soo

‘The Birth of

specific, he

Shhhh-

snorted as he

It really is

was

sense since Cale had never

in Kim

a corner of the couch and reached

The Birth of a

this

that the illusion would break with

what he needed to do with this

think a normal method would

it? Burn it? Maybe

before just

Flip. Flip.

turned

quickly arrived at the

Continued in the next

laughed after seeing

“How boring.”

closed the