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?”

to speak to Choi Jung Soo with an awkward

at the new central shelters. We

wide as he interjected

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

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

the fact that

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

two new central shelters that have popped up.

Po-Chul could see Kim Min Joon look toward Kim Rok Soo after hearing

that made a response

“Ho.”

Po-Chul gasped

“First.”

to speak again at

at a distance had walked over and were

Choi Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger

scary even if he knew that it was on the human

monsters

monsters left saying that they had things to

this tiger monster was now quiet and seemed

it

the slightly different tiger monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi Han who was standing in front of the Dark

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized something at

Choi Han was the strongest

‘But why-’

some very weird

have even less wariness toward this person than even Kim

was standing there with a stoic expression, but it

be because Choi Han was younger than Choi

‘What is going on?’

Soo became even more confused while looking at Cale and

now. The Gyeongju Service area on the Gyeongbu Expressway

The Gyeongju Service area.

made

was pretty close to

take less than an hour by bus from the

almost at

to get to Busan

know

voice was shaking as they had been

speak

to keep moving for another hour and spend

Po-Chul's eyes opened wide

moving

Please come with

the traces

then looked toward

the service area rather than out here in the middle of the road even if the building is

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

monsters appeared at

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

night is

could not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises

yellow eyes looking at

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came

Po-Chul subconsciously

because we had a

a fire

a fire. They took turns standing watch except for Seo Joon and

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes started to

bastards move as a

Po-Chul pulled at his

I'm going to

quickly looked for his weapon and tried to grab

don’t those bastards have

yellow eyes that resembled

monsters moved

all had a

That leader is a Grade 1

voice to see Cale

“It’s over there.”

then saw a pair of red eyes within

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

three times the size of the other hyena

watched it move before continuing to speak in a

the stronger Grade 1 monsters. That must be why

caressed the Dark Tiger's

Po-Chul started to speak in

can you

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

hyena monsters in the

“Gasp!”

gasped and Choi Jung Soo got into position

rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

even realize

a loud

Baaaaaang!

the middle of

slammed down

“Grrrrrr!”

middle between

was a long line drawn on the ground where the thunderbolt had

urgently

gold thunderbolt

toward Cale who had sent

had moved next to Cale at some point

the monsters in front but the leader hyena

that would be called the ‘Red

if you cross that

Soo's jaw

the Red Hyena

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

seemed to be gathering their fighting spirits as if

Soo could see two

“I'll be back soon!”

be back

was moving forward while holding a large spear and Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward

as he started to

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

us to keep moving without having

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

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

of

“No.”

his head and looked to the

who was

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

them exchanged glances for

to get a message across with that short glance because of their relationship. Cale opened his mouth

“You got it?”

ask what that ‘it’

Choi Han's gaze moved to Choi Jung Soo

take care of

“Okay.”

Han then

‘Hmm?’

Soo made eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

so short that he

at

sword as he ran toward the Red

draw was as natural as the

“Huh?”

Soo found the movement to be

“Wut the?”

on Choi Han with a blank expression as he quietly mumbled

at Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled

have been cut off need to

then

something. Choi Jung Soo struggled

of his thoughts

job to

Paaaat!

see

“Wow.”

in admiration while looking at the silver shield. The shield that

“Choi Jung Soo.”

could then see Cale who had

"What is it?”