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

new central shelters. We brought

eyes opened wide as

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

were new central shelters, but we didn't know

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

we’ve been telling people we’ve

are more than one or two new central shelters that have

Joon look toward

a gesture that made a response

“Ho.”

Po-Chul gasped once

“First.”

speak

been chatting at a distance had walked over and

Jung Soo flinched after seeing the Dark Tiger standing

he knew that it was on the human

other monsters aren’t

left saying that they had things

was now quiet and seemed

is it

monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi

‘Hmm?’

realized something

Choi Han was the

‘But why-’

some very

I have even less wariness toward this person

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

be because Choi Han was

‘What is going on?’

even more confused while looking at

The Gyeongju Service area on

The Gyeongju Service area.

made

was pretty close to

an hour by bus

were almost at

be able to get

didn’t know the exact

voice was shaking as they had been

speak at that

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

opened wide at that

want to keep moving even though the sun went

sir. Please come

Cale’s group members cleaned up the traces of their dinner and prepared to move

toward

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

started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared

night. That was why they didn’t like running into monsters during the

night is a

could not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises from

looking at them from within the

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came out of

Po-Chul subconsciously started to

we had

started a fire for

without a fire. They took turns standing watch except for Seo Joon and they were always

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started to

move as

Po-Chul pulled at his

I'm going to go cwazy!”

for his weapon and tried to grab

bastards have a

yellow eyes

moved

all had a

is a

head after hearing a calm voice to see Cale nodding

“It’s over there.”

saw a pair of red eyes within the

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

three times the size of the other hyena

before continuing to

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

caressed the Dark

Po-Chul started to speak in

how can you be

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

the hyena monsters in the

“Gasp!”

gasped and Choi Jung Soo got

a flash of rose

‘Huh?’

even

heard a

Baaaaaang!

middle of the

thunderbolt slammed down

“Grrrrrr!”

the middle between

was a long line drawn on the ground where

urgently turned

rose gold thunderbolt

Cale who

Cale at some

not at the monsters in front

would

dead if

Jung Soo's jaw

Red Hyena launched

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

hyena monsters seemed to be gathering their fighting spirits

could see two people darting forward at that

“I'll be back soon!”

be back soon

Min Ah was moving forward while holding a large spear and Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward like an arrow with the

move as he started

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

to

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

after Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum.

care of that leader-looking

“No.”

head and

put his hand on the shoulder of the person who was

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

them exchanged glances

across with that short glance because of their relationship. Cale opened his mouth

“You got it?”

didn't ask what that

Choi Han's gaze moved to Choi Jung

take care of

“Okay.”

Han then quickly moved

‘Hmm?’

made eye contact with Choi Han for

‘Did I see wrong?’

was so short that he wondered if he

at

Han drew his sword as he ran toward

as natural as

“Huh?”

found the movement to

“Wut the?”

Han with a blank expression as he quietly mumbled to

Soo. He then recalled what Choi Han had

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

had then

to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo

snapped out of his thoughts and

had a job

Paaaat!

Soo's group could see

“Wow.”

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

“Choi Jung Soo.”

Cale who had walked up

"What is it?”