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 Choi Jung Soo with an awkward

central shelters. We brought

as he interjected into the

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

we didn't know anything about

tongue as if he was disappointed. He had not cared much about the fact that there were new central shelters because he was

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

one or two new central shelters that have popped up. You know where

Min Joon look toward

gesture that made a

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

started to speak again at

who had been chatting at a distance had walked over and were looking

course, Choi Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger

was scary even if he knew that it was

monsters

two monsters left saying that they had things to

was now quiet and

it blanking

a while before making

‘Hmm?’

realized something at

had said that Choi Han was the strongest

‘But why-’

very

even less wariness toward this

but it did not seem threatening at all

be because Choi Han was

‘What is going on?’

continued to speak as Choi Jung Soo became even more confused

Service

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made them

was pretty

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

were almost

might be able to get to

know

as they had been

speak at that

moving for

eyes opened wide

keep moving

sir. Please come

calmly responded as Cale’s group members cleaned up the traces of

toward Ko Seo

have a child with you, it is probably going to be more comfortable inside the service area rather than out here in the middle of the

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared at

restrictions than these nocturnal monsters at night. That was why they didn’t like running

night is a

could not finish her

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises from

at them from

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

that resembled hyenas came

Po-Chul subconsciously

because we had a

started a

group would curl up and spend the night in the darkness without a fire. They took turns standing watch except for Seo Joon and they were always ready to

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes

move

Po-Chul pulled at

going to

for his weapon and tried

those bastards have a pack

eyes that resembled

monsters moved in large

all had a

leader is a Grade 1

turned his head after hearing a calm voice to see Cale nodding his head

“It’s over there.”

red eyes within the horde of

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

three times the size of

before continuing to speak in a calm

must be why it is trying to attack even though we

caressed the Dark

to speak

you

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

monster roared and the hyena monsters in

“Gasp!”

Choi Jung Soo

rose gold light

‘Huh?’

even

heard a

Baaaaaang!

of the dark

thunderbolt slammed

“Grrrrrr!”

middle between the

drawn on the ground where the

Jung Soo urgently turned

gold thunderbolt just

Cale who had sent

Cale at some point and

could see that Cale was looking not at the

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

are dead if you cross

Soo's

the Red Hyena launched an

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

gathering their fighting spirits as if to respond

could see two people

“I'll be back soon!”

back soon

Bae Puh Rum

move as

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

us to keep moving without having anybody injured than to

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum. He then turned around and asked Cale a

taking care of

“No.”

shook his head and looked

shoulder of the person who was even quieter than usual and just smiling every so

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

of them exchanged

short glance because of their relationship. Cale opened his

“You got it?”

didn't ask what that

gaze moved to Choi

care of their

“Okay.”

Han then quickly

‘Hmm?’

made eye contact with Choi Han

‘Did I see wrong?’

that he wondered if

at

as he ran toward the

natural as the

“Huh?”

the movement to

“Wut the?”

Han with a blank

He then recalled what Choi

The things that have

had then

leave him something. Choi

thoughts and moved his hand

had a job to do

Paaaat!

group could see a silver

“Wow.”

admiration while looking at the silver shield. The

“Choi Jung Soo.”

Cale who

"What is it?”