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 Jung Soo with

is 'food’ at the new central shelters. We brought ours

opened wide as he interjected into

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

we didn't know anything about them because we never stopped

had not cared much about the fact that there were new central shelters because he

That is why we’ve been telling people we’ve come across where the

than one or two new central shelters that have popped up. You know where all of them

toward Kim Rok Soo

a gesture that made

“Ho.”

Po-Chul gasped once

“First.”

to speak again at that

distance had walked over

Soo flinched after seeing

even if he knew

other monsters

that they had things to do

tiger monster was

is it blanking

while before making eye contact with Choi Han

‘Hmm?’

realized something at that

had said that Choi Han was the strongest person in

‘But why-’

some very

have even less wariness toward this

expression, but it did not seem threatening

be because Choi Han was younger than Choi

‘What is going on?’

continued to speak as Choi Jung Soo became even more

7:30 pm right now. The Gyeongju Service

The Gyeongju Service area.

made

was pretty close

less than an hour by bus from the Gyeongju terminal to Busan’s Nopo-dong

were almost at

be able to get to Busan in two

know

they had been moving down the Gyeongbu Expressway without much

speak at

be better to keep moving

Po-Chul's eyes opened wide at that

want to keep moving even

sir. Please

up the traces of their dinner and

toward

child with you, it is probably going to be more comfortable inside the service area rather than

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters

nocturnal monsters at night. That was why they didn’t like running into monsters during the

is

not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises from the

eyes looking at them from within

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

came out of

Po-Chul subconsciously started

it's because we had

a fire for

and spend the night in the darkness without a fire.

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started to

move as

pulled at

to go

and tried to grab it.

don’t those bastards have

yellow eyes that resembled

monsters moved in large

had

That leader is a Grade

calm voice to see Cale

“It’s over there.”

red eyes within the horde of yellow

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

that was at least three times the size of the other hyena monsters stepped

move before continuing to speak in

to be one of the stronger Grade 1 monsters. That must be why it is trying to attack even though we have a

the Dark Tiger's

Po-Chul started to speak in

you be

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

leader hyena monster roared and the hyena monsters

“Gasp!”

Kim Po-Chul gasped and Choi Jung Soo got into position to

rose gold light moving

‘Huh?’

they could even realize what it

a

Baaaaaang!

of

slammed down on

“Grrrrrr!”

middle between the monsters and the

on the ground where the

Soo urgently turned

gold thunderbolt just

toward Cale who had

to Cale at some point and had his hands clasped

Cale was looking not at the monsters

to the monster that would be called

dead if

Soo's jaw

Hyena launched

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

to be gathering their fighting

could see two people darting forward

“I'll be back soon!”

back

spear and Bae Puh

as he started

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

that it is more important for us to keep moving

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

Jin Tae grabbed his gun and chased after Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum. He then turned around and asked Cale

of that leader-looking bastard

“No.”

and looked to the

hand on the shoulder of the person who was even quieter than usual and

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

them exchanged glances for a

to get a message across with that short

“You got it?”

didn't ask

gaze moved to Choi Jung

care of their

“Okay.”

then quickly

‘Hmm?’

eye contact with Choi Han for a

‘Did I see wrong?’

so short that he wondered if he had seen

at

as he

was as natural as the flowing

“Huh?”

found the movement to be

“Wut the?”

Jung Soo focused on Choi Han with a blank expression as he

was looking at Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled what Choi Han had said

teach him. The things that have been cut off

then

him something. Choi

snapped out of his thoughts

job

Paaaat!

Soo's group could see a silver shield surrounding

“Wow.”

at the silver shield. The shield that had beautiful wings truly looked

“Choi Jung Soo.”

Cale who had walked

"What is it?”