Trash of the Count's Family

“Rok Soo, is your body feeling okay?”

Cale started to think after hearing what Lee Soo Hyuk said to him as soon as he came up.

‘Is this the right time to tell him?’

The Kim Rok Soo of this world responded to him.

• You're probably thinking about telling him after taking care of the monster. But who knows when you will go back?

‘That is true. But what if his mind is a chaotic mess during the battle because I tell him the truth right now?’

• Soo Hyuk hyung already knows that you are different from before, doesn’t he?

Cale recalled what Lee Soo Hyuk had told him earlier in the night before they started the battle.

‘Kim Rok Soo, I know that you are hiding something.’

‘You are the same Kim Rok Soo I know from the past, but I know that something has changed.’

The Kim Rok Soo of this world calmly continued to speak.

• I understand why you are hesitating.

“Pffft.”

Cale subconsciously chuckled.

Although the Kim Rok Soo of this world was only twenty years old, Cale thought that the only one who could truly understand him was himself.

‘It is beneficial to tell him.’

• Yes. Plus, Soo Hyuk hyung isn’t the type to carry a chaotic mindset into battle.

‘That’s true.’

It was beneficial to tell him.

However, Cale couldn’t help but think about the Lee Soo Hyuk of his world who had left his side a long time ago.

‘I also need to think about your situation once I leave.’

• Yes.

The situation once Cale left this body.

It was possible that the Kim Rok Soo of this world would take over the body right away, but it was also possible that he might faint or something and take some time before he woke up in his body again.

It would be great to have at least one helper in case something like that happened.

“Rok Soo.”

Cale made up his mind.

“Yes, hyung?”

“Your body?”

Cale nodded his head after hearing the question again.

Lee Soo Hyuk felt relieved seeing Cale smiling and nodding his head unlike how he had been earlier.

Cale's condition was much better than earlier now.

‘Objectively speaking, it’s still not good though.’

He was still pale.

But the fact that he was no longer convulsing or coughing up blood was a relief.

Cale started to speak at that moment.

“My body is still not in a good condition.”

Flinch.

Lee Soo Hyuk's shoulders flinched.

‘…I thought he had been okay since our meeting in the grand assembly hall earlier.’

Had all of that been an act?

Had he pretended to be okay because he was concerned that the others would be worried?

Lee Soo Hyuk's face completely stiffened after hearing what Cale said next.

“Soo Hyuk hyung, to be honest with you, my body's condition has been terrible since before I met up with you here.”

Step step.

Cale slowly walked to the railing of the watchtower. He then looked far out in the distance.

It was morning.

Cale Henituse’s day would end in that world soon.

“Rok Soo.”

Cale could feel Lee Soo Hyuk moving over and standing next to him even without looking at him.

“What’s wrong with your body?”

“There are many issues.”

Lee Soo Hyuk had a rare frown on his face.

Lee Soo Hyuk and Kim Rok Soo. Lee Soo Hyuk brushed his hair back and started to speak again since only the two of them were up here right now.

“Okay, what kind-”

would be the fact that it is

Soo Hyuk blanked

“…What?”

heard a nonchalant voice respond to

the Kim Rok Soo you know is not

Click.

Hyuk placed his hand on his

removed his scabbard from his hip. He then placed

looked back

“Explain.”

Soo Hyuk, who unarmed himself to make the gesture that he would

“I.”

Cale started to speak.

a Kim Rok Soo you don’t

how the Kim Rok Soo of this world was still young, the Lee Soo Hyuk here was much younger than the final memory Cale had

No. I guess I'm thirty-eight now.

Cale chuckled.

the hyung

casually looked away from Lee Soo Hyuk whose

now early

cold morning breeze brushed

started to share his

once I turned

area for

soon started to

no longer a

“Mm.”

Hyuk let out a

The Lee siblings, Park Jin Tae, none of you are

Cale stopped talking again.

Soo Hyuk just quietly stared

had felt from Kim Rok Soo had

had used very odd abilities to be considered as

than before and had a way of drawing people to him

they were both

‘Those eyes.’

the future and the enemy that might show up at

deep to say that they were the eyes of a twenty-year-old, even if they had

to say that it was just because he

lot

who had dreamt of becoming

was why he could tell that there were numerous emotions behind Kim Rok Soo's

They were always there.

He finally realized it.

finally started to speak

am the

Everybody had died.

I am

looked extremely tired as he

out of his eyes. A firm yet stoic gaze was directed at Lee Soo

Soo Hyuk felt this Kim Rok Soo's true age for the first

an adult. He’s much older than

was thinking and just focused on explaining things

was no need to share the pieces of emotions that remained

up in this world's Kim Rok Soo's body. I

place was not the

was not the past

“…A parallel universe?”

that it was a parallel universe. This is a different Earth. It is different from the place I

Hyuk was thinking that Cale's voice

everything I could do since I realized that

That sentence…

the heavy weight of

experienced everything Kim Rok Soo had done since

‘Anyway.’

word could not explain the

‘Everything I could do.’

words were too trivial to explain everything he had

once we defeat this first unranked monster… I think that I will probably return

toward

is in here. He’ll return later. He’s also seeing and hearing this conversation as well as everything that

Soo Hyuk stopped

that this was very much like

all of this was

there and quietly observed Lee

was also looking right at Cale as he

“I see.”

back was

question whether

“Rok Soo.”

walked over

Plop.

placed his hand on

was

Hyuk was your hyung in that

“…Yes.”

was his hyung, team leader,

am this world's

picturesque smile appeared on Lee

me hyung. It’s rude to call

“Ha!”

out a

• of

‘I know, right?’

world’s Kim Rok Soo's

Hyuk continued to speak

happening in this

then picked his sword back

much you’ve struggled. Not just me, everybody saw it.

Soo Hyuk had seen the

was not something anybody

Such a person…

to save not just me

Hyuk

“I can't do that.”

you are,

seeing that Cale had returned

then nonchalantly made

I die

Cale nonchalantly responded back.

“Saving my life.”

Hyuk turned toward

and other people as well. You saved

“Sounds exactly like you.”

“…Me?”

That’s exactly how you look right now. You look like you would even get yourself killed to save the person next

care of