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 Choi Jung

shelters. We brought

Po-Chul's eyes opened wide as he interjected into

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

We knew that there were new central shelters, but we didn't know anything about them because we never stopped

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

is why we’ve been telling people we’ve come across where the nearest central

central shelters that have popped up. You know where all of them are

Po-Chul could see Kim Min Joon look toward Kim Rok

gesture that made a

“Ho.”

gasped

“First.”

speak again at that

who had been chatting at a distance had walked

flinched after seeing the

if he knew that it was on the

monsters

saying that they

this tiger monster was now quiet

it

different tiger monster for a while before making eye contact

‘Hmm?’

realized something at that

Han was the strongest person in the

‘But why-’

very weird

toward this person than even Kim Rok

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

Choi

‘What is going on?’

continued to speak as Choi Jung Soo became even more confused while looking at

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

The Gyeongju Service area.

word made

was pretty close to

hour by bus

almost

able to get to Busan

didn’t know

been moving down the Gyeongbu

continued to speak at

might be better to keep moving for another hour and spend the night at the Gyeongju

Po-Chul's eyes opened wide at that

want to keep moving even though the

Please come

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

toward Ko

inside the service area rather than out here in the middle of the road even if the

Song-Yi started

“But still-”

nocturnal monsters appeared at

these nocturnal monsters at night. That was why they

is a bit

Song-Yi could not finish her

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises

were yellow eyes looking at

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

came

subconsciously started to

it's because we had

had started a fire

fire. They took turns standing watch except for

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

eyes started

bastards move

Po-Chul pulled

I'm going to

and tried to grab it. He then

those bastards have a

eyes

monsters moved in

had a

is a Grade 1

calm voice to see Cale nodding his head

“It’s over there.”

of red eyes within

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

monster that was at least three times the size

continuing to speak in a

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

caressed the

to speak in

how can you be so

at

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

the hyena monsters in the front

“Gasp!”

Jung Soo

rose gold light

‘Huh?’

even realize

a

Baaaaaang!

of

rose gold thunderbolt slammed down on

“Grrrrrr!”

the middle between the monsters

line drawn on the ground where the thunderbolt had

urgently

gold

toward Cale who had sent it

Cale at some point and had his hands

not at the monsters in front but the leader hyena

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

dead if you cross that

Soo's jaw

the Red Hyena launched an angry

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

be gathering their fighting spirits as if to respond

could see two people darting forward

“I'll be back soon!”

back

Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward like

move as he

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

for us to keep moving without having anybody injured than

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

and Bae Puh Rum. He then turned

taking care of that leader-looking

“No.”

his head and looked to

person who was even quieter

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

exchanged glances for a

get a message across with that short glance because

“You got it?”

ask what

Han's gaze moved to Choi Jung Soo for

care of their

“Okay.”

then quickly

‘Hmm?’

Soo made eye contact with Choi

‘Did I see wrong?’

that he wondered

was at

his sword as

as natural as the flowing

“Huh?”

found the

“Wut the?”

Soo focused on Choi Han with a

looking at Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled

need to teach him. The things that have

then

something. Choi Jung

of his thoughts and moved his hand

a job

Paaaat!

group could see a silver shield

“Wow.”

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

“Choi Jung Soo.”

see Cale who had

"What is it?”