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?”

Min Joon started to speak to Choi Jung Soo with

'food’ at the new central shelters. We brought ours from there

eyes opened wide as

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

that there were new central shelters, but we didn't know anything about

disappointed. He had not cared much about the fact that there were new central shelters

we’ve been telling people we’ve come across where the nearest central shelters are

than one or two new central shelters that have popped up. You

Kim Min Joon look toward Kim Rok Soo after hearing his question.

was a gesture that made a response

“Ho.”

gasped once

“First.”

speak again at that

been chatting at a distance had walked over

flinched after seeing the

even if he knew that it was on the

monsters

two monsters left saying that they had things to do

tiger monster was

is it blanking

Soo looked at the slightly different tiger monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi Han who was standing in

‘Hmm?’

realized

that Choi Han was

‘But why-’

some very

have even less wariness toward this person than even Kim Rok

a stoic expression, but it did not seem threatening at all to Choi

be because Choi Han was younger than Choi

‘What is going on?’

as Choi Jung Soo became even more confused while looking at Cale and Choi

The Gyeongju Service area

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made

pretty close

hour by bus from

were almost at

might be able to get to Busan in two

didn’t know the exact

shaking as they had been moving down

to speak at

might be better to keep moving for another hour

opened wide

want to keep moving even though the sun

Please

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

looked toward

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

Song-Yi started to

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared

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

night is a bit

could not finish her

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

noises from

yellow eyes looking at them from

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

came out

subconsciously started

because we

a fire

in the darkness without a fire. They took turns standing watch

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started

bastards move

Po-Chul pulled at

I'm going to go

tried to

don’t those bastards have

eyes

monsters moved in

had a

right. That leader is a Grade 1

turned his head after hearing a calm voice to

“It’s over there.”

saw a pair of red

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

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

before continuing to speak in a

be one of the stronger Grade 1 monsters. That must be why it is trying to attack

the

to

how can you

was at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

hyena monsters in the

“Gasp!”

Jung Soo got

a flash of rose gold light moving past

‘Huh?’

even realize

heard a

Baaaaaang!

of the dark

gold thunderbolt slammed

“Grrrrrr!”

in the middle between the monsters

a long line drawn on the ground where the thunderbolt had

Soo urgently turned his

gold thunderbolt just

Cale who

at some point and

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

monster that would be called the ‘Red Hyena’

if

Jung Soo's jaw

the Red Hyena launched

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

be gathering their

Soo could see two people darting forward at that

“I'll be back soon!”

be back

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

as

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

it is more important for us to keep

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum. He then turned around and

care of that

“No.”

head and

person who was even quieter than usual

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

two of them exchanged

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

“You got it?”

ask what that

Han's gaze moved to

take care of

“Okay.”

then

‘Hmm?’

eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

so short that he wondered if he

was at that

sword as he

draw was as natural as

“Huh?”

Jung Soo found the

“Wut the?”

Choi Han with a blank expression as

Soo. He then recalled what Choi

him. The things that have been cut off

then said something

Choi

snapped out of his thoughts and

had a job

Paaaat!

group could see

“Wow.”

in admiration while looking at the silver shield. The shield that had beautiful wings

“Choi Jung Soo.”

Cale who had walked up

"What is it?”