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

with

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

Sluuuuuuuurp.

up eating the hot

‘…Did she say despair?’

Choi Han despair when she cast the

had said that she showed him

meant that this was the

eyes looked up

is it not

He was asking himself.

at the worst moment from his

it not showing

he soon realized the

Hyuk who he had to send off during the worst moment of his

the moment Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk

“Heh.”

suddenly laughing? Is my ramen

Team leader-nim probably finds your

Cale started to laugh.

opened his eyes as Cale Henituse inside

had no regrets

cherished friends, family,

had been a bit

to his team if he

was what he had been

for work, and his subordinates such as Jung So Hoon and Kim Min Ah would have

they have seen once they

it have been Kim Rok

would it have been

had not been enough to let

curiosity for him to think about it every

However…

“I'm sorry.”

Ah! That’s okay. It’s

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,

Min Ah each brushed

quite serious for

He realized it.

despair that

down at the car.

do

Min Ah and Jung So Hoon once he was done

head down. You don’t need to do

“Yes, sir!”

need to rush so please feel free to take

Screeeech.

of them opened the door and headed out of

Cale quietly observed them.

door was Kim Rok

will see you

“See you soon.”

Clack!

the automatic lock made an

was left alone in

He looked around.

outfit he always

hand toward the black

felt the shirt with the

but wouldn’t it be fun to see the team members for the first time in a long while and experience the difficult but

“Fun my ass.”

of Kim Rok Soo’s lips twisted up and

Tick. Tick. Tick.

hearing a noise that filled the

the

it because it is an item from a

had been certain it was an

an illusion after seeing that Kim Min Ah and Jung So Hoon

Tick. Tick. Tick.

letter from the

in Kim Rok

Tick. Tick. Tick.

can I head out that door when I can

God of Death was still

was why Cale realized the

more of

true identity

In this world…

“It doesn’t exist.”

was not real in

story inside a novel and

mean that everything Kim Rok Soo experienced as Cale was fake

have a lot of

after realizing

then looked toward

was outside that

was why he would not head out the

“I need to go.”

to quickly wake up from

good idea about what he needed

medium that connected Kim Rok Soo

‘The Birth

specific, he grabbed volume

Shhhh-

snorted as he

It really is

pages were blank. There was

Cale had

in Kim

the book at a corner of the couch and reached toward

a Hero

held this back

had a ‘feeling’ that the illusion would break with

he didn't know what he needed to do with this book to break the

didn't think a

I rip it? Burn it? Maybe

debated before just opening the

Flip. Flip.

quickly turned

at the

Continued in the next

seeing

“How boring.”

closed