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

the new central shelters.

opened wide as he

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

central shelters, but we didn't know anything about them

about the fact that there were new central shelters because he was trying

That is why we’ve been telling people we’ve come across

that have popped up.

see Kim Min Joon look toward

that made

“Ho.”

Po-Chul gasped once

“First.”

to speak again

had walked over and

Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger

if he knew that it was

monsters

other two monsters left saying that they had things to

this tiger monster was now

it blanking

before making eye contact

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo realized something

that Choi Han was the strongest person

‘But why-’

some very

less wariness toward this person

expression, but it did not seem

seem to be because Choi Han was

‘What is going on?’

to speak as Choi Jung Soo became even

The Gyeongju Service area on the Gyeongbu Expressway

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made them

pretty close to

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

were almost at

get to

didn’t know

they had been moving down

to speak

better to keep moving for another hour and

opened wide at that

want to keep moving even

sir. Please come with

responded as Cale’s group members cleaned up the traces of

then looked toward

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

started

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared

had more restrictions than these nocturnal monsters at night. That was why they didn’t like running into monsters during the

night is

not finish

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises

yellow eyes looking at them from

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

resembled hyenas came out of

subconsciously

we had a

a fire

the night in the darkness without a fire. They took turns standing watch except for Seo Joon and

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started

bastards move

Po-Chul pulled at

I'm going to go

then quickly looked for his weapon and tried

bastards

yellow eyes that resembled

monsters moved

had a

is a Grade 1

turned his head after hearing a calm voice to see Cale nodding his head

“It’s over there.”

pair of red eyes within the horde

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

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

before continuing

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 Dark

Po-Chul started to speak

how can you be so

at that

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

roared and the hyena monsters in the

“Gasp!”

Jung Soo got into position to

saw a flash of rose

‘Huh?’

they could even realize

a

Baaaaaang!

of the

thunderbolt slammed

“Grrrrrr!”

in the middle

a long line drawn on the ground where the

Soo urgently turned

rose gold thunderbolt

toward Cale who had sent it

at some point and had his

at the monsters in front but the leader hyena monster in the

to speak to the monster that would be called the ‘Red Hyena’

guys are dead if you

Soo's jaw

Hyena launched an angry

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

be gathering their fighting spirits as if

Jung Soo could see two people darting forward

“I'll be back soon!”

be back

large spear and Bae Puh Rum was

them move as

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

kids that it is more important for us to

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

grabbed his gun and chased after Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum.

care of that leader-looking

“No.”

head and looked

who was even

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

them exchanged glances for a

get a message across with that short glance because of their relationship. Cale opened his

“You got it?”

didn't ask

moved to Choi Jung Soo

care of

“Okay.”

then quickly moved

‘Hmm?’

Jung Soo made eye contact with Choi Han for

‘Did I see wrong?’

was so short that he wondered if he had seen

was at that

sword as he

was as natural

“Huh?”

found the movement to be

“Wut the?”

Soo focused on Choi Han with a blank expression as

looking at Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled

The things that have been cut off need

then said

want to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled

out of his thoughts

job to do

Paaaat!

could see a silver

“Wow.”

while looking at the silver shield. The shield that had beautiful wings truly looked

“Choi Jung Soo.”

Cale who had walked up toward

"What is it?”