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?”

Min Joon started to speak to Choi Jung Soo

the new central shelters. We brought ours

eyes opened wide as he interjected into

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

central shelters, but we didn't know anything about them

if he was disappointed. He had not cared much about the fact that there were new central shelters because he was trying to get to his family as quickly

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

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

toward Kim Rok Soo after

was a gesture that made a response

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

speak again

chatting at a distance had walked over

Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger standing behind

was scary even if he knew

monsters

saying that

monster was now quiet and seemed

it blanking

Soo looked at the slightly different tiger monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi Han who was standing in

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized something at

Choi Han was the strongest

‘But why-’

very weird

wariness toward

expression, but it did not seem threatening at all to Choi Jung

be because Choi Han was younger than Choi Jung

‘What is going on?’

Choi Jung Soo became even

approximately 7:30 pm right now. The Gyeongju Service area on

The Gyeongju Service area.

made them

was pretty close

hour by bus from the

were almost at

able to get to

didn’t know the exact

they had been moving down the

to speak

be better to keep moving for another hour and spend the night at the Gyeongju

opened wide

you want to keep moving even though the

Please

cleaned up the traces of their dinner and

toward Ko

is probably going to be more comfortable inside the service area rather than out here in the

started

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared at

at night. That was

is a

not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises

were yellow eyes looking at them from within the

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came out of the

Po-Chul subconsciously started to

because we

started a fire

night in the darkness without a fire. They took turns standing watch except for

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes started to

move as a

Po-Chul pulled at his

I'm going to

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

those bastards have

with yellow eyes that

monsters moved in

had

leader is a Grade

a calm voice to see

“It’s over there.”

red eyes

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

times the size of the other hyena

continuing to speak

one of the stronger Grade 1 monsters. That must be why it is trying to

caressed the Dark

Po-Chul started to speak

you be

at that

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

hyena monsters in the front started

“Gasp!”

and Choi Jung

a flash of rose gold light

‘Huh?’

they could even realize what

heard a

Baaaaaang!

the middle of

thunderbolt slammed down on

“Grrrrrr!”

in the middle between the monsters

was a long line drawn on the ground where

urgently turned

gold thunderbolt

toward Cale who had sent it

Ho-Shik had moved next to Cale at some point and had his hands

Jung Soo could see that Cale was looking not at the monsters in front but the

would be called the ‘Red Hyena’ in

dead if

Soo's

Red Hyena launched an angry

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

monsters seemed to be gathering their fighting spirits as

see two people

“I'll be back soon!”

back

moving forward while holding a large spear and Bae Puh Rum

watched them move as

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

the kids that it is more important for us to keep

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

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

taking care of that leader-looking

“No.”

and looked to

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

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

two of them exchanged

across with that short glance because of their relationship. Cale

“You got it?”

Han didn't ask what that

to Choi Jung Soo for

care of

“Okay.”

then quickly moved

‘Hmm?’

made eye contact with Choi

‘Did I see wrong?’

he wondered if he

was at that

Han drew his sword as he

was as natural

“Huh?”

the movement

“Wut the?”

Han with a blank expression as he quietly

was looking at Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled what

things that have been cut off

then said something

leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled a lot

thoughts and moved

had a job to do as

Paaaat!

Jung Soo's group could see a silver shield

“Wow.”

Soo gasped in admiration while looking at the silver

“Choi Jung Soo.”

who

"What is it?”