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 with an

shelters. We brought ours from there

eyes opened wide as

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

new central shelters, but we didn't

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

we’ve come across where the nearest central shelters

more than one or two new central shelters that have popped

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

a gesture that

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

started to speak again at that

a distance had walked over and were looking at Cale as

after seeing the Dark

scary even if he knew

monsters

monsters left saying that

was now

it

a while before making

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized

had said that Choi Han was the strongest

‘But why-’

some very weird

less wariness toward this person than even

a stoic expression, but it did not seem threatening at all to

didn't seem to be because Choi

‘What is going on?’

even more confused while

now. The Gyeongju Service

The Gyeongju Service area.

made

pretty close to

bus from

almost at

get to Busan in

didn’t know

they had been moving down the Gyeongbu Expressway without much

continued to speak at that

it might be better to keep moving for

Po-Chul's eyes opened

you want to keep moving even though

sir. Please

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

looked toward

the service

started

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared at

night. That was

is a

not finish her

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises

eyes looking at them

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came out

Po-Chul subconsciously started

it's because we

a fire

fire. They took turns

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started

bastards move as a

pulled at his

going to go

tried to grab it. He then

those bastards have a

with yellow eyes

monsters moved

all had a

leader is a

head after hearing a calm voice to

“It’s over there.”

of red eyes within the horde

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

the size of the

continuing to speak in a

It looks to be one of the stronger Grade 1 monsters. That must be why it

the Dark

started to speak in

can you be so

was at that

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

hyena monsters in

“Gasp!”

gasped and Choi Jung Soo got

saw a flash of rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

even

a

Baaaaaang!

middle of

thunderbolt slammed down

“Grrrrrr!”

middle

on

Soo urgently turned

rose gold thunderbolt

looked toward Cale who had sent it

at some point and had his hands clasped

could see that Cale was looking not at the monsters in

would be called the ‘Red

guys are dead if you

Jung Soo's

the Red Hyena launched

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

eyed hyena monsters seemed to be gathering their fighting spirits as if to respond to

see two people darting forward at that

“I'll be back soon!”

back soon

and Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward like

as he started to

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

the kids that it is more important for us to keep

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

chased after Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum.

of that leader-looking bastard

“No.”

his head and looked to the

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

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

two of them exchanged glances for

get a message across with that short glance because of

“You got it?”

ask

to Choi

take care

“Okay.”

Han then quickly moved

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo made eye contact with Choi Han for

‘Did I see wrong?’

short that he wondered if he had

was at

Han drew his sword as he

draw was as natural as

“Huh?”

found the movement to be oddly

“Wut the?”

focused on Choi Han with a

He

need to teach him. The things that have been cut

then said something

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

thoughts and moved

had a job

Paaaat!

could see

“Wow.”

at the silver shield. The

“Choi Jung Soo.”

could then see Cale who had walked up toward

"What is it?”