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 an

'food’ at the new central shelters.

eyes opened wide as he interjected into the

“Really?”

“Yes, sir.”

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

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

we’ve come across where

new central shelters that have popped up. You know where

Kim Min Joon look toward Kim Rok Soo

gesture that

“Ho.”

gasped

“First.”

started to speak again at

been chatting at a distance had walked over and were looking at Cale

Soo flinched after seeing the

if he knew that it was

monsters

two monsters left saying that they had things to do

was now quiet

it blanking

tiger monster for a while before making eye contact with Choi Han who was standing in front of the Dark

‘Hmm?’

realized something at

said that Choi Han was

‘But why-’

very

I have even less wariness toward

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

to be because Choi Han

‘What is going on?’

became even more confused while looking at Cale and Choi

right now. The Gyeongju Service area on the Gyeongbu Expressway

The Gyeongju Service area.

made

was pretty

than an hour by bus from

were almost at

might be able to get to

didn’t know the

was shaking as they had been

speak at

think it might be better to keep moving for another hour

Po-Chul's eyes opened

you want to keep moving even though the

Please

cleaned up the traces of their dinner

looked toward Ko Seo

with 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 at

these nocturnal monsters at night. That was why they didn’t like running into

night is

not

"Grrrrrrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrr-”

heard noises

eyes looking at them from within

“Grrrrrrr- grrrrrrr-”

“Grrrrrr-”

hyenas came out of

subconsciously started

we had

had started a

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

“Grrrrr-”

“Gr-, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr-”

yellow eyes

bastards move as a

pulled at

going to go cwazy!”

for his weapon and tried

don’t those bastards have

eyes

monsters moved

had

leader is

after hearing a calm voice to see Cale nodding his head and pointing

“It’s over there.”

a pair of red eyes within the

“Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

times the size of the other

watched it move before continuing to speak in a calm

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

the

to speak in

how can you be so

at that

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

roared and the hyena monsters in the front started to

“Gasp!”

Choi Jung Soo got into position

rose

‘Huh?’

they could even

a

Baaaaaang!

middle of the

rose gold thunderbolt slammed down on

“Grrrrrr!”

landed right in the middle between the monsters and the

long line drawn on the ground where the thunderbolt had

Soo urgently turned his

rose gold

toward Cale who

Ho-Shik had moved next to Cale at some point and

was looking not at the monsters

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

guys are dead if you cross

Jung Soo's

Hyena launched an angry

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

to be gathering their fighting spirits as if to

Jung Soo could see two people darting forward at that

“I'll be back soon!”

back

Bae Puh Rum was shooting forward like an

watched them move as he

“Park Jin Tae.”

“Haaaaa.”

for us to keep moving without having anybody injured than

“Haaaaaaaaa, fine.”

Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum. He then

taking care of that

“No.”

his head and looked

shoulder of the person who was even quieter than usual and just smiling every so

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

two of them exchanged glances

were able to get a message across with that short

“You got it?”

didn't ask what that ‘it’

moved to Choi Jung Soo for

care of

“Okay.”

Han then quickly

‘Hmm?’

eye contact

‘Did I see wrong?’

was so short that he

was at

his sword as he

was as natural as the

“Huh?”

found the

“Wut the?”

Soo focused on Choi Han with a blank expression as

Choi Jung Soo. He then recalled what Choi Han had said

things that have been cut

had then

also want to leave him something. Choi Jung Soo struggled a lot on his

thoughts and moved his hand

had a job

Paaaat!

group could see a silver shield

“Wow.”

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

“Choi Jung Soo.”

could then see Cale who had

"What is it?”