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

shelters.

as he interjected into

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

central shelters, but we didn't know anything about

He had not cared much about the fact that there were new central shelters because he was trying to get to

been telling people we’ve come

one or two new central shelters that have

Po-Chul could see Kim Min Joon look toward Kim

was a gesture that

“Ho.”

gasped

“First.”

speak again at

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

other monsters

monsters left saying that they had things

monster was now quiet

is it blanking

while before making eye contact

‘Hmm?’

Soo realized

said that Choi Han was the

‘But why-’

some very weird

less wariness toward this person than even

there with a stoic expression, but it did not seem threatening

because Choi Han was younger than Choi

‘What is going on?’

even more confused while looking

right now. The Gyeongju Service

The Gyeongju Service area.

made

pretty

take less than an hour by bus from the Gyeongju terminal

were almost

might be able to get to Busan

didn’t know the

had been moving

speak at

I think it might be better to keep moving

eyes opened wide

moving

Please come with

the traces of their dinner and prepared

looked toward

it is probably going to be more comfortable inside the service area rather than

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters

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

is

not finish

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises from the

at them

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

came

Po-Chul subconsciously started to

it's because we had a

had started a fire

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 started

move as

Po-Chul pulled at his

to go cwazy!”

for his weapon and tried to grab

those bastards have a pack

eyes

monsters moved in

had

right. That leader is a Grade

a calm voice to see Cale nodding his head and

“It’s over there.”

saw a pair of red eyes within the horde

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

three times the

move before continuing

monsters. That must be why it

caressed the Dark Tiger's

started to

how can you

was at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

and the hyena monsters in the front started to charge

“Gasp!”

Kim Po-Chul gasped and Choi Jung Soo got into

saw a flash of rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

they could even

a

Baaaaaang!

the middle of the dark

gold thunderbolt slammed down on the

“Grrrrrr!”

the middle between

long line drawn on the

Soo urgently turned his

rose gold thunderbolt

who

at some

Jung Soo could see that Cale was looking not at the monsters in front but the

speak to the monster that would

dead if

Jung Soo's jaw

the Red Hyena launched an angry

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

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

Jung Soo could see two people darting forward at that

“I'll be back soon!”

back soon

moving forward while holding a large spear and Bae

them move as he started to

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

to keep moving without having anybody injured than

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

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

of that leader-looking bastard

“No.”

shook his head and looked to the

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

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

exchanged glances

with that short glance because of their

“You got it?”

didn't ask what

Choi Han's gaze moved to Choi

care

“Okay.”

Han then quickly moved

‘Hmm?’

eye contact with Choi Han for a

‘Did I see wrong?’

was so short that he

at that

as

draw was as natural as the flowing

“Huh?”

found the movement

“Wut the?”

with a blank

at Choi Jung Soo. He then

him. The things that have been cut off

then

want to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled

out of his thoughts and

job

Paaaat!

could see a silver shield surrounding

“Wow.”

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

“Choi Jung Soo.”

could then see Cale who had walked up

"What is it?”