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

the new central shelters. We

wide as

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

new central shelters, but we didn't

tongue as 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

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

shelters that

Kim Min Joon look toward Kim

was a gesture that made a response

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

started to speak again at that

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

Choi Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger standing behind

even if he knew that it was on the human

other monsters aren’t

saying that

monster was now quiet and seemed

is it

for a while before making eye contact with Choi

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized

had said that Choi Han was the strongest person in the

‘But why-’

very

have even less wariness toward this

expression, but it did not seem threatening

seem to be because Choi

‘What is going on?’

Jung Soo became even more confused while looking at Cale

now. The Gyeongju Service area on the

The Gyeongju Service area.

made them

pretty close

than an hour by bus

almost

might be able to get to Busan

know the exact

had been moving down the Gyeongbu Expressway without much

speak at

is why I think it might be better to keep moving for another hour and

eyes opened

keep moving even though the sun went

sir. Please come with

as Cale’s group members cleaned up the traces

then looked toward

the service area rather than out

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared at

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

night is a

not finish

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises from the

at them from within

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

that resembled hyenas came

Po-Chul subconsciously started

we had

a

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

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes started

move as

Po-Chul pulled at his

going to go

quickly looked for his weapon and tried

bastards have

eyes that

monsters moved in large

had a

leader is

a calm voice

“It’s over there.”

pair of red eyes within the horde of

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

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

watched it move before continuing

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

caressed the Dark Tiger's

Po-Chul started to speak in

how can you be so

was at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

leader hyena monster roared and the hyena

“Gasp!”

Po-Chul gasped and Choi Jung

a flash of rose gold light

‘Huh?’

even

a

Baaaaaang!

the middle of the dark

slammed down on the

“Grrrrrr!”

landed right in the middle between the monsters and the

on the

Jung Soo urgently

rose gold

who had

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 leader hyena monster

speak to the monster that would be called the ‘Red

are dead if you

Soo's

the Red Hyena launched an angry

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

gathering

two people darting

“I'll be back soon!”

be back

moving forward while holding a large spear and Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward like an arrow with the wind

as he started to

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

important for us to keep

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

chased after Kim Min Ah and Bae

taking care of that

“No.”

and looked to

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

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

of them exchanged glances for

short glance

“You got it?”

ask what

to Choi Jung Soo for

take care of their

“Okay.”

then quickly

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo made eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

so short that he

was at that

as he

was as natural as

“Huh?”

Soo found the movement to be

“Wut the?”

with a blank expression as he quietly mumbled to

Choi Jung Soo. He

things that have been cut off need

had then said something

also want to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled a

snapped out of his thoughts

a job

Paaaat!

see a silver shield surrounding

“Wow.”

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

“Choi Jung Soo.”

Cale who had

"What is it?”