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-”

be the fact that it is not

Soo Hyuk blanked out

“…What?”

nonchalant

I'm saying that the Kim Rok Soo you know is not the

Click.

Hyuk placed his

Hyuk silently removed his scabbard from his hip. He then placed it on one side of

looked

“Explain.”

Hyuk, who unarmed himself to make the gesture

“I.”

Cale started to speak.

Rok Soo you don’t

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

I guess I'm thirty-eight now. Anyway, I'm

Cale chuckled.

actually the

looked away from Lee Soo Hyuk whose eyebrows had slightly lifted

now early

cold morning breeze brushed

to share his

world, once I turned thirty-six

filled the area

soon started

is no longer a team leader

“Mm.”

Hyuk let out

Kim. The Lee siblings,

Cale stopped talking again.

Soo Hyuk just quietly

had felt from Kim Rok

thought it was because Kim Rok Soo had used very odd abilities

Kim Rok Soo had seemed sharper than before and had a way of drawing people

were

‘Those eyes.’

the enemy that might show up at

they were the eyes of a twenty-year-old, even if they had become deeper because he knew some things about the

say that it was just because he

lot of emotions in

who had dreamt of becoming an

there were numerous emotions behind Kim

They were always there.

He finally realized it.

finally started

the only

Everybody had died.

am

Soo Hyuk thought Cale looked extremely tired as he

A firm yet

Rok Soo's true age

much older than I

Soo Hyuk was thinking and just focused on explaining things

of emotions that remained in his

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

was

not the past but a

“…A parallel universe?”

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

Soo Hyuk was thinking that Cale's voice was

to do everything I could do since I realized

That sentence…

could sense the heavy weight of everything

was because he had seen, heard, or experienced everything Kim Rok Soo had

‘Anyway.’

explain the time

‘Everything I could do.’

words were too trivial to explain everything

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

pointed toward his

Rok Soo is in here. He’ll return later. He’s also seeing and hearing this conversation as

Soo Hyuk stopped

much like

this was something that

stopped there and quietly observed

was also looking right at Cale as he started

“I see.”

he got back was

don't question whether

“Rok Soo.”

walked

Plop.

placed his hand on

was

was your hyung

“…Yes.”

was his hyung, team leader, role model,

this world's

smile appeared on Lee Soo

It’s rude to call your hyung, ‘you.’

“Ha!”

out a

• expected of

‘I know, right?’

this world’s

Soo Hyuk continued to speak as if he said

in this world. Something

picked his

Not just me, everybody saw it. How could we suspect you after

had seen

not something

Such a person…

I would question someone who tried to save

Soo Hyuk shook his

“I can't do that.”

how you are,

Hyuk nodded his head with satisfaction after seeing that Cale had returned

nonchalantly

did I die

Cale nonchalantly responded back.

“Saving my life.”

Hyuk turned

as well. You saved people

“Sounds exactly like you.”

“…Me?”

look like you would even get yourself killed to save the person next

take care of yourself