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?”

Joon started to speak to Choi Jung Soo

central shelters. We brought ours

Po-Chul's eyes opened wide as he interjected into

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

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

Po-Chul 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 trying to get to his family as quickly as

why we’ve been telling people we’ve come across where

new central shelters that have popped up. You know where all

see Kim Min Joon look toward

gesture that made

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

to speak again

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

flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger standing

was scary even if he knew that

other monsters aren’t

monsters left saying that they had things to

tiger monster was

it

looked at the slightly different tiger monster for a while before making eye contact

‘Hmm?’

Soo realized something at that

was the strongest person in the

‘But why-’

very weird

toward this person than even Kim

a stoic expression, but it did not seem

be because Choi Han

‘What is going on?’

became even more confused while looking at Cale and Choi

Gyeongju Service area on the Gyeongbu Expressway is

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made them

pretty

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

were almost at

be able to get to Busan in two

know the

voice was shaking as they had been moving down the Gyeongbu Expressway without much

continued to speak

why I think it might be better to keep moving for another hour and spend the night at the Gyeongju

opened wide

to keep moving

Please

members cleaned up the traces of

looked toward

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

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

monsters appeared at

That was why they didn’t like running into

night is a

not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises

yellow eyes looking at them from within

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

came out of the

Po-Chul subconsciously started

because we had

a

Jung Soo’s group would curl up and spend the night in the darkness without a fire. They took turns standing watch except for Seo

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started

move as

pulled at

to go cwazy!”

looked for his weapon and tried to grab it. He then thought about

bastards

yellow eyes

moved in

all had a

leader is a Grade

his head after hearing a calm voice

“It’s over there.”

red eyes within the

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

least three times the size of

it move before continuing to

of the stronger Grade 1 monsters. That must be why it is trying to attack even though we have a Grade 1 leader monster

caressed the

Po-Chul started to speak

you be so

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

hyena monsters in the front started

“Gasp!”

and Choi Jung

saw a flash of rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

even realize what it

heard a loud

Baaaaaang!

of the

gold thunderbolt slammed down on

“Grrrrrr!”

right in the middle between

on the ground where the thunderbolt had

Jung Soo urgently

rose gold

toward Cale who had sent

moved next to Cale at some point and

was looking not at the monsters in front but the leader hyena

that would be called

dead if you

Jung Soo's

Hyena launched

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

monsters seemed to be gathering their fighting

Jung Soo could see two people

“I'll be back soon!”

be back soon

and Bae

move as he

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

kids that it is more important for us to keep moving without having anybody injured than to fight

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

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

of that leader-looking

“No.”

shook his head and

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

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

of them exchanged glances

with that short glance because of their relationship. Cale

“You got it?”

Han didn't ask what that

gaze moved to

take care

“Okay.”

Han then

‘Hmm?’

made eye contact with Choi

‘Did I see wrong?’

was so short that he wondered if he had seen

at that

as

as natural

“Huh?”

the

“Wut the?”

Choi Han with a blank expression as he quietly mumbled

was looking at Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled what Choi Han had

him. The things that have been cut off need to be passed down

had then said

want to leave him something. Choi

his thoughts and moved his

a job to do

Paaaat!

Soo's group could see a silver shield

“Wow.”

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

“Choi Jung Soo.”

could then see Cale who had walked up toward

"What is it?”