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

the new central shelters.

opened wide as he

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

central shelters, but we didn't know anything about them because we never stopped at

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

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

two new central shelters that have

see Kim Min Joon look toward Kim Rok Soo after hearing

was a gesture that made a response

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

speak

a distance had walked over and were looking

course, Choi Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger

scary even if he knew

other monsters aren’t

monsters left saying that they

was now quiet and seemed

it

making eye contact with

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized something at that

had said that Choi Han was the strongest

‘But why-’

very weird

toward

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

seem to be because Choi Han was younger than Choi

‘What is going on?’

Jung Soo became even more confused while

Service area on the Gyeongbu Expressway is about one hour

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made them

pretty close

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

were almost at

get

know the exact

as they had been moving down

speak

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

eyes opened wide at

keep moving even

Please

cleaned up the traces of their dinner and prepared to

toward Ko

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

started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared

these nocturnal monsters at night. That was why

night is

could not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises from

eyes looking at them

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

came

Po-Chul subconsciously started

we had a

a fire

without a fire. They took turns standing watch

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes

move as a

pulled at his

going to go cwazy!”

weapon and tried to grab it.

bastards have a pack

yellow eyes

moved

had

right. That leader is a

calm voice to see Cale nodding his head

“It’s over there.”

pair of red eyes within the horde

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

least three times the size of the other hyena monsters stepped

it move before continuing to

be why it is trying to attack even though we have a

caressed the Dark Tiger's

to speak

you

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

monster roared and the hyena monsters in the front started to charge

“Gasp!”

Po-Chul gasped and Choi Jung

saw a flash of rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

even realize what

heard a loud

Baaaaaang!

of

rose gold thunderbolt slammed down on the

“Grrrrrr!”

the middle between the

a long line drawn on the ground where the

Jung Soo urgently

rose gold

looked toward Cale who

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

at the monsters in front but the

would be called the ‘Red Hyena’ in the

are dead if you

Jung Soo's jaw

Hyena

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

gathering their fighting spirits as if to respond

Jung Soo could see two people darting forward at that

“I'll be back soon!”

back

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

watched them move as

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

more important for us to keep moving without having anybody injured than to

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

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

I taking care of that leader-looking

“No.”

head and looked

his hand on the shoulder of the person who was even quieter than usual

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

them exchanged glances for a

that short glance because of their relationship. Cale opened his

“You got it?”

ask what

Han's gaze moved to

take care

“Okay.”

then quickly moved

‘Hmm?’

eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

that he

at that

his sword as he ran toward the Red

as natural

“Huh?”

Jung Soo found the

“Wut the?”

focused on Choi Han with a blank expression as he quietly mumbled to

He then recalled what Choi Han

things that have been cut

then

want to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled a

thoughts and moved

had a job to do

Paaaat!

could see a silver shield surrounding

“Wow.”

in admiration while looking at the silver shield. The shield that had beautiful wings

“Choi Jung Soo.”

could then see Cale who had walked

"What is it?”