Trash of the Count's Family

Kim Po-Chul subconsciously started to speak.

“Wait, is something like that possible?”

Joo Ho-Shik gently nodded his head.

“It is possible. You must have faith.”

Gulp.

Kim Po-Chul gulped before turning to the side.

He could see the man who had introduced himself as Kim Rok Soo chatting with some people from his group.

Seo Joon's aunt Baek Song-Yi also asked in shock.

“Did you really survive without anybody dying? Nobody died all night?”

Her gaze and Seo Joon's gaze from within her embrace were focused on Kim Min Joon.

Choi Jung Soo's gaze was focused on Kim Min Joon as well.

Kim Rok Soo had introduced Kim Min Joon to them earlier.

‘Min Joon hyung can explain to you about our situation.’

He had then started to chat with some of his group members to the side.

That was why Choi Jung Soo and the others ended up hearing about the '24-hour battle’ from Kim Min Joon.

“Yes, sir. There were some people who were injured, but nobody died and so we were able to safely move to the new central shelter.”

Park Mal-Sook was gasping over and over after hearing Kim Min Joon's calm response.

"So, you're saying… That young man named Kim Rok Soo used his ‘foresight’ ability as well as many other strong abilities to lead the battle toward victory?”

She looked as if she saw something that was unbelievable.

"Wait, how does that make any sense? How can one person-”

“You must have faith.”

Joo Ho-Shik calmly started to speak.

“I used to be someone who had a lot of doubt and didn't know what to believe. But the moment I met Mr. Kim Rok Soo, I accepted that unbelievable reality and started to have faith.”

“Haaaaa.”

Lee Jin Joo sighed while Kim Min Joon smiled awkwardly and slightly shook his head.

But Joo Ho-Shik remained firm.

“That is why you must have faith.”

His gaze then moved to Seo Joon who was in Baek Song-Yi’s arms.

“Did I lie about anything?”

Seo Joon and the others flinched for a moment, but Seo Joon started to speak once Baek Song-Yi nodded her head.

“Not at all! That uncle and the mister both spoke the truth!”

Seo Joon pointed toward Kim Min Joon and Joo Ho-Shik and was full of confidence.

“…Ho.”

That was why Kim Po-Chul and Park Mal-Sook gasped.

It was at that moment.

“How is your dinner?”

Cale had walked over and started to speak.

It was less gentle and more stoic than earlier, but it sounded more comfortable, probably because that was Cale’s normal tone.

But the people who were on the receiving end of that question were not feeling good.

“…You.”

Kim Po-Chul started to speak and Cale looked at him with a confused expression.

Kim Po-Chul finished his question after seeing his gaze.

“Are you human?”

‘Hmm?’

Cale then looked toward Kim Min Joon.

Kim Min Joon quickly responded to Kim Po-Chul.

“He is human.”

Then he smiled toward Cale.

‘…Something seems off.’

Cale looked back at the others after getting an iffy feeling. An awkwardly smiling Lee Jin Joo stealthily pointed toward Joo Ho-Shik.

Joo Ho-Shik had his hands clasped together as he looked at Cale.

‘Mm.’

Cale decided not to think about this anymore.

Instead, he turned toward Choi Jung Soo.

Choi Jung Soo could see Cale start to frown as soon as he looked toward him.

That gaze made him slightly flinch. Choi Jung Soo's pupils were shaking as he looked at Cale.

‘…He has a foresight ability but can also control fire, water, wind, and a shield? How could such an individual be human?’

Choi Jung Soo was starting to believe less and less that Kim Rok Soo was human after seeing the way Kim Min Joon and Joo Ho-Shik were acting.

He just felt like a different existence than humans.

The fact that such a person had recognized him through foresight was shocking, and it was weird that he was being so friendly.

He also found something weird about himself as well.

‘…I don’t feel any wariness toward him.’

Choi Jung Soo had been quite tense since the world became like this.

It was because he was weak.

This world was now one where the weak could be preyed upon by the strong at any moment.

But for some odd reason, he didn't feel any wariness toward this man named Kim Rok Soo even after hearing how strong he is.

Choi Jung Soo found that the current situation was even more chaotic as he had never felt this way before.

Cale started to speak at that moment.

Choi Jung Soo saw Cale’s mouth opening as if it was done in slow motion and slowly started to become nervous.

To be clear, it was a different kind of nervousness than wariness.

What would this strong person have to say?

Choi Jung Soo waited for him to speak with a thumping heart and he finally heard Cale’s voice.

"Choi Jung Soo, why did you eat so little?”

‘Huh?’

Cale was speaking informally to Choi Jung Soo again as he had done when they first met earlier, but he didn’t recognize this as he looked down.

He could see the food that Kim Rok Soo's group had prepared.

Choi Jung Soo then looked around. He saw the same amount of food in front of other people as well. He also observed the odd gazes from his group as well as Kim Rok Soo's group.

Choi Jung Soo hesitated and debated what to say before he finally responded.

Since they were the same age and the other side started it…

“I already ate an entire boxed lunch set.”

He’ll just speak informally as well.

Choi Jung Soo had responded with a slightly relaxed expression.

But that made Cale frown even more.

‘One boxed lunch set?! This punk only ate one boxed lunch set?! You always eat at least two plates!’

Cale wanted to say that, but he stopped himself and kept his mouth shut.

‘Man, this is hard to do.’

Cale felt that it wasn’t very good to be the only person to remember things.

Choi Jung Soo urgently started to speak at that moment.

“Umm, it's been a long time since I could eat so much food! I ate enough!”

It was the truth.

It had been difficult for Choi Jung Soo to eat three meals a day since the world became like this.

Actually, this was the case for not just Choi Jung Soo, but everybody else in this world as well.

“Mm, Mr. Jung Soo?”

“Yes, sir?”

started to speak to Choi

'food’ at the new central shelters. We brought

opened wide as he interjected into the

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

knew that there were new central shelters, but we didn't know anything about them because we never stopped

cared much about the fact that there were new central shelters because he was trying to get to his

we’ve come across

one or two new central shelters that have

Kim Min Joon look toward Kim Rok Soo

that made

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

speak

a distance had walked over and were looking at

flinched after seeing

knew that it was on

monsters aren’t

saying that they had things to do

this tiger monster was now

is it

slightly different tiger monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized

said that Choi Han was

‘But why-’

very

have even less wariness toward this person than even

with a stoic expression, but it did not seem threatening at

because Choi Han was younger

‘What is going on?’

to speak as Choi Jung Soo became even more confused while looking at Cale

pm right now. The Gyeongju Service

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made

pretty close

hour by bus from the Gyeongju terminal to

were almost

get to Busan in

didn’t know the

voice was shaking as they had been moving

to speak at that

think it might be better to keep moving for another hour and

eyes opened wide at

to keep moving even though

Please come

Cale’s group members cleaned up the traces of their dinner and prepared

then looked toward Ko Seo

comfortable inside the service area rather than

started

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared

at night. That was why they didn’t like

is a

could not finish

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises

looking at them from within

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came out

Po-Chul subconsciously

because we had

had started a

without a fire. They

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started

move as

pulled

I'm going to go cwazy!”

looked for his weapon and tried to grab it. He then

don’t those bastards

eyes that

monsters moved in

all had

is a Grade

his head after hearing a calm voice to see Cale nodding his head and pointing

“It’s over there.”

of red eyes within the horde of yellow

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

three times the size of the other

move before continuing to speak

must be why

the Dark

Po-Chul started to speak

how can you

at that

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

roared and the hyena monsters in the

“Gasp!”

Jung

a flash of rose gold

‘Huh?’

could even realize

heard a loud

Baaaaaang!

middle of

thunderbolt slammed down on the

“Grrrrrr!”

middle between the monsters and

long line drawn on the

urgently turned his

gold

Cale who

had moved next to Cale at some point and had

at the monsters in front but the

to speak to the monster that would be called the ‘Red Hyena’ in the

guys are dead if you cross

Soo's jaw

Red Hyena launched an

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

gathering their fighting spirits as if

Soo could see two people darting forward

“I'll be back soon!”

back soon

forward while holding a large spear and Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward like an arrow with the wind surrounding

watched them move as he

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

more important for us to keep moving without having anybody

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

and Bae Puh Rum. He then turned

of that leader-looking

“No.”

head and

his hand on the shoulder of the person who was even quieter than usual and just smiling every

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

two of them exchanged glances for a

to get a message across with that short

“You got it?”

ask what that

Choi Han's gaze moved to Choi Jung Soo for

care

“Okay.”

Han then quickly

‘Hmm?’

Soo made eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

that he wondered if

at that

drew his sword as he ran

was as natural as

“Huh?”

Jung Soo found the movement to be

“Wut the?”

focused on Choi Han with a blank expression as he

Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled what

teach him. The things that have been

had then

to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled a lot on

snapped out of his thoughts

a job to do

Paaaat!

could see a silver

“Wow.”

Soo gasped in admiration while looking at the silver shield. The shield that had beautiful

“Choi Jung Soo.”

then see Cale who had walked

"What is it?”