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?”

speak to Choi

'food’ at the new central shelters. We brought

opened wide as

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

central shelters, but we didn't know anything about

Po-Chul clicked his tongue as if he was disappointed. He had not cared much about the fact that

why we’ve been telling people we’ve come

that have popped up. You know where all of

Min Joon look toward Kim Rok Soo after

a gesture that made

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

started to speak again at that

at a distance had walked over and

Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger

if he knew that it was

monsters aren’t

left saying that they had things

monster was now

it

monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi Han who

‘Hmm?’

realized something at

was the strongest person

‘But why-’

some very weird

I have even less wariness toward this

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

be because Choi Han was

‘What is going on?’

Choi Jung Soo became even more confused while looking

approximately 7:30 pm right now. The Gyeongju Service area on the

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made

was pretty

by bus from the Gyeongju terminal to Busan’s

almost

get to Busan in

didn’t know

Mal-Sook's voice was shaking as they had been moving down the Gyeongbu

continued to speak at

to keep moving for another hour and spend the night

Po-Chul's eyes opened wide at

moving even

sir. Please come with

the traces of their dinner and prepared to move

then looked toward

the service area rather than out here in the middle

started

“But still-”

monsters appeared at

restrictions than these nocturnal monsters at night. That was

night is a bit

not finish her

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises from

at them from within the

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came out of the

Po-Chul subconsciously started to

it's because we had a

a fire for

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

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes

bastards move as a

pulled

I'm going to go

looked for his weapon and tried to grab it.

bastards have

yellow eyes that resembled

moved in large

had a

That leader is a

a calm voice

“It’s over there.”

then saw a pair of red eyes

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

monster that was at least three times the size of

watched it move before continuing to speak in a calm

be why it is trying to attack even though we

caressed the Dark

to speak in

you be so

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

leader hyena monster roared and the hyena monsters in the front

“Gasp!”

Kim Po-Chul gasped and Choi Jung Soo

a flash of rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

could even realize

heard a loud

Baaaaaang!

the middle of the

slammed down on the

“Grrrrrr!”

the middle between

line drawn on the ground where

urgently

rose gold thunderbolt

toward Cale who had sent it

to Cale at some point and

at the monsters in front

the monster that would be

guys are dead if you cross that

Soo's

Hyena

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

eyed hyena monsters seemed to be gathering

Soo could see two people darting forward

“I'll be back soon!”

be back

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

as

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

it is more important for us to keep

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

Ah and Bae Puh Rum. He then turned

care of

“No.”

his head and looked to

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

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

exchanged glances

short glance because of their relationship. Cale

“You got it?”

Han didn't ask what

gaze moved to Choi

take care

“Okay.”

Han then

‘Hmm?’

made eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

that he wondered if he had seen

was at

Han drew his sword as he

draw was as natural as the flowing

“Huh?”

Soo found the

“Wut the?”

Choi Han with a blank expression as he quietly mumbled

Jung Soo. He then recalled what Choi

that have been cut off need

then said something

want to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo

thoughts and moved

a job to

Paaaat!

Jung Soo's group could see a silver shield

“Wow.”

while looking at the silver shield. The shield

“Choi Jung Soo.”

then see Cale who had

"What is it?”