Trash of the Count's Family

Cale looked around to see who was in the room after noticing he only had ten minutes.

Choi Han and Lee Soo Hyuk.

Only the two of them were there.

“Hyung-nim, Alberu-nim has already returned.”

Cale nodded his head and started to speak after seeing the anticipation and concern on Choi Han's face.

“I have ten minutes late. Come back before midnight.”

“Ah.”

Choi Han quietly gasp.

10 minutes.

He needed to go back if Cale went back as well.

There were ten minutes left until they went home.

It was obvious why Cale was telling him the time that was left.

Choi Jung Soo.

Choi Han immediately headed toward the door. He heard Cale's voice behind him.

"Call the other people here.”

“Yes, hyung.”

The other people.

Cale didn't need to specify who he meant by that.

He was talking about his allies who had been waiting for him to wake up and Choi Han immediately understood without needing an explanation.

“It’ll be quick because they are in the next room.”

Click.

Choi Han’s movements seemed oddly urgent.

Cale looked at Choi Han leave before turning his gaze to Lee Soo Hyuk.

There was a gentle smile on Lee Soo Hyuk’s face.

“Rok Soo, the yellow head is completely dead.”

“I am aware.”

“And that bastard’s scales were left in pretty good condition, so I'm thinking about using it to create some weapons.”

“That is a good idea.”

“Right? There was also a cintamani-like orb that came out from its body.”

“Really? I guess it really was like an imugi.”

Their conversation was peaceful.

“I guess you didn’t know about the cintamani?”

“I didn’t know. My past has no records of such a thing.”

“Hmm. Really? Anyway, we’re thinking about researching that along with the scales. It’ll probably help in some way.”

“That is a good idea. Please ask Lee Seung Won to record everything you find out.”

“That’s the plan.”

Lee Soo Hyuk definitely heard that there was only ten minutes left and Cale knew that as well, however…

The two of them were acting the same as usual right now.

Of course, things were much more peaceful and quiet than before with no present danger in sight.

“Rok Soo.”

“Yes, hyung.”

"Are you not hurting anymore?”

Cale turned toward Lee Soo Hyuk.

“Yes, hyung. I am not hurting.”

“I'm relieved.”

Lee Soo Hyuk nodded his head and continued to speak.

“Rok Soo.”

“Yes, hyung.”

“Should I say that I'm relieved you didn't immediately head back?”

Smile. Lee Soo Hyuk smiled again.

“I am not going to tell you the long story again.”

“Okay.”

Lee Soo Hyuk looked at the clock.

It had already been a few minutes.

“Han is a bit slow even though they are just next door.”

“I'm sure they’ll be here soon.”

The two of them enjoyed this short duration of peaceful silence.

Choi Han entered the next room and started to speak.

“Rok Soo hyung. He has woken up.”

“Really?”

“Ah! I'm so relieved, so so relieved.”

“…Sigh.”

Everybody looked relieved even if they responded in very different ways.

“He asked everyone to come over.”

“Really?”

“Bae Puh Rum, let’s go.”

“Okay. Let’s go, Min Ah.”

Choi Han slowly observed every person who left through the door he was holding open.

Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum were the first to leave.

Then it was Lee Seung Won and Lee Jin Joo. After them was Grandma Kim, Doctor Kang, Joo Ho-Shik, etc.

A lot of people walked past Choi Han.

There were a lot of people not here right now as well.

For example, Heo Sook Ja and Kim Woo were currently busy keeping the Seomyeon shelter safe.

Some of the ability users from other areas had quickly left saying they needed to go back to their shelters.

Others had stayed saying they would help the Seomyeon shelter return to normal first.

Finally, there were people who were resting because they were completely drained.

Choi Han thought about the people who had been together with Cale and him.

Everybody was probably waiting for Cale to wake up.

He looked at the person who was now walking past him.

It was Park Jin Tae.

“…Do you have something to say to me?”

Choi Han asked Park Jin Tae who had stopped next to him.

Park Jin Tae had not said a thing while waiting in this room since the battle had ended.

“…You.”

Park Jin Tae slowly started to speak.

He was looking at Choi Han's appearance.

“…Kim Rok Soo is up now. Why don't you take care of yourself as well?”

Choi Han's eyes opened slightly wider.

Park Jin Tae avoided Choi Han's gaze and resumed walking.

“…The punk who struggled the most after Kim Rok Soo should take care of himself too.”

Choi Han subconsciously stared at the awkwardly mumbling Park Jin Tae before letting out a chuckle.

However, that quickly disappeared.

The last person was about to leave the room.

Choi Han closed the door even though he saw that person starting to walk to the door.

Screeeeech- click.

Choi Han looked at the person who was left with him and started to speak.

talk for

remaining person, Choi Jung Soo, slowly

looked

11:53.

seven

was the same for

up while looking at

rushed over and helped

Soo, are you feeling

“Yes, Grandma.”

after hearing

and

Commander. No, when Kim Rok Soo had collapsed…

the moment everybody thought the back that they had thought

realized once again that Cale’s back

realized that their collapsed commander was a child who had just become an adult but

"Are you really okay?”

at Kim Min

slowly looked at each of

had been alive

had died

some people with whom he did not have

seeing all these people gathered in one

Tick. Tick.

could hear the sound of the

smiled as he started to

lost most of my

“Gasp.”

Rum

are you talking

heard Park Jin

were violently

Abilities disappearing.

Was that possible?

of them had

anything to

many new things would happen from here on as well. They thought

made eye contact with Kim Rok

Soo

just telling you

some

He looked very calm.

the others

of my

looked out the

It was night time.

and beautiful as if there had

am still

was calm and firm but there was a

the

Soo Hyuk and asked

“Did anybody die?”

“No.”

0 people dead.

like a

was indeed

that they had created

slowly closed his

“…It’s peaceful.”

end of a fierce

that

his eyes

“Good. Very good.”

had been looking at him

knows how to smile

subconsciously mumbled

Brightly.

brightly with a relaxed expression

though he had just told them that he had lost the

to speak at

“I'm tired.”

short statement changed the

better and his voice was peaceful, but he was

had he been until the moment

couldn't help but become tense after thinking about that

looked at them

I will tell you all the rest

on the bed again and the others quickly

“Yes. That sounds good.”

please rest well, rest

Let me know when your condition

any complaints even though they had only been here for a short

behind them as they were

way, have

walked out of the room and some of them turned their heads back and others turned around once they were in the

sure to never skip

to them with the most serious expression they

worse than me. Please go get some rest. Eat well, sleep well, and rest well. Those three things are very

“Pffft.”

Ho-Shik chuckled before

don't miss a meal. We take

right. We are taking good care

smiled before agreeing with

had been the last

sure

said the following as he closed

“Get some rest.”

Click.

The door closed again.

sure to keep Jin Tae's words to

at Lee Soo Hyuk, who was the only person to not

will make

suddenly started to

thinking about the moment that the tear-soaked apple pies had been shoved in

was also thinking about the lemon teas that Ron had

thinking about that dreadful lemon

about that but closed his eyes for a moment after seeing Ron’s face appear along with

are two

“I know.”

Screeeech.

The door opened.

“You’re here?”

calm expression as well as Choi Jung Soo

Jung Soo’s expression looked

his mind was

the same time, it looked oddly

relieved

Choi Han and Choi Jung

because although Choi Han's face was calm, his eyes were red. It didn’t look as if he had cried

in or stay

flinched before walking into the room and Lee Soo

“Choi Jung Soo.”

“…Yeah?”

eat properly and rest

“You, you-”

Soo could

before turning back toward Cale and

you eat properly and rest well

closed his mouth over and

"And, and-”

Han. He

"And see you again.”

“Haaaa.”

of Choi Han’s mouth that he couldn't tell whether it was a sigh or

Han pretty much

to have made up his mind after hearing him

was at that

“Rok Soo.”

heard Lee Soo

I want to

for a moment before continuing to

been through a

clenched his eyes

expected to hear such words from Lee

Lee Soo Hyuk’s voice again

"And see you again.”

eyes and

that that would be hard to do. He wanted to tell him not to

Soo Hyuk was a

I, or any one of us, might be able to go

Hyuk started

"See you again someday.”

to

could not

“Choi Han.”

out to Choi

less than one

to do to go

was Choi Han

Han had entered Cale’s test thanks to the God

to say

do I need

toward Choi Han who was smiling without

he soon started to

he needed to tell

was only one thing

“Let’s go home.”

Going back.

the place where people were

the only thing

was at

“…Ah.”

Choi Jung Soo gasped.

Crack, crack-