Trash of the Count's Family

# The method to enduring memories (5)

“...Uhh, yeah.”

Choi Jung Gun accepted Cale’s greeting in an extremely awkward voice.

Cale peeked toward the notepad on the table where Choi Jung Gun had been sitting.

‘Everything else was the same.’

Cale had not noticed anything special after finishing his evening lessons and following his memories back to the orphanage last night.

‘My room was a single room.’

The children at the orphanage usually stayed with a roommate until the end of their freshman year of high school. However, Cale’s situation was different because the kid who was sharing the room with him had left the orphanage. He had heard that the kid had come to the orphanage because his family’s financial situation was not good but had returned home with his dad once it got better.

‘It’s a good thing.’

Cale was relieved that he had time to think alone without any interruptions.

“It seems like you two know each other?”

Cale gave a simple response as the book club president looked back and forth at the two of them and asked.

“I come here to borrow books every day at lunch. I've seen this sunbae-nim a lot during that time. That’s how we've become familiar with each other.”

“Oh, is that so? Do you like books?”

“Yes, sunbae-nim.”

“Wow. I'm glad that we got someone who likes books. The book club's tasks are surprisingly hard and very repetitive.”

The club president walked over to the desk where Choi Jung Gun was standing and pulled out an application form.

“We need to record and barcode every book, organize books, and clean the library daily. Everybody seems to think that the book club is a reading club but our school's book club has a lot of things to do. We are even busy during festival season. Anyway!”

He smiled warmly to the new freshman whose name was visible on his uniform.

“What I am saying is that you need some level of affection for books to be able to enjoy the book club's duties. Does that change your mind about joining the book club?”

Cale gave a firm response with a smile on his face.

“No. Not at all. It makes me want to join the book club right away.”

"Okay. That’s the right attitude for a good club member.”

Smile. The second year president smiled mischievously before handing Cale a pen and the application form.

Use the inside of the desk over here to fill out your application. It doesn’t look like there is anybody here today.”

The library was oddly empty today.

“You see that chair next to Jung Gun hyung? You can sit there.”

“Okay, sunbae-nim.”

Cale responded and quickly headed toward the chair next to Choi Jung Gun.

“Ah.”

Choi Jung Gun blankly watched for a moment before he flinched and urgently sat down. He then hurriedly started cleaning up his open notebook and pens. The club president looked apologetic.

“Hyung, I'm sorry for bothering you while you are writing.”

“Huh? No, not at all.”

Choi Jung Gun closed his notebook as he peeked to the side. Cale was focused on filling out his application.

“Huuuuuu.”

A quiet sigh flowed out of Choi Jung Gun's mouth.

However, Cale had already seen it.

He had not missed that instant of opening to see a word as the notebook closed.

Choi Han, Rosalyn, Lock... It was not the name of any of the people in The Birth of a Hero.

However, it was a special word.

‘Roan.’

Cale couldn’t help but smile after seeing those four letters.

‘I'm right.’

This Choi Jung Gun was that Choi Jung Gun.

He was the first Dragon Slayer, and Nelan Barrow, the author of the novel, ‘The Birth of a Hero.’ It really was that punk.

Choi Jung Gun noticed Kim Rok Soo raise his head a bit and look toward him.

Smile.

Kim Rok Soo smiled at him. It was not the same bright smile he had seen until now; it was extremely different and looked as if he was plotting something.

Choi Jung Gun turned a bit pale and his pupils started shaking.

“What, what is it?”

He subconsciously asked and Kim Rok Soo commented as if he didn't mean anything by it.

“I want to write too.”

“R, really?”

No. It was a lie.

“Yes, sunbae-nim. I want to write a popular fiction novel.”

“...What kind?”

Cale looked at Choi Jung Gun as if this was new and unexpected.

‘He seems a bit clueless.’

The Choi Jung Gun who stole Taerang from Ahn Roh Man’s world was extremely skilled according to Ahn Roh Man. He needed to be in order to steal Taerang without any issues.

However, the Choi Jung Gun in front of Cale right now was a bit-

‘He seems a bit dopey.’

He didn't seem to be that skilled.

Cale returned to ‘nice mode’ toward Choi Jung Gun, someone who was much older than him and was Choi Han's elder, as he responded. Of course, the individual he referenced for his nice mode was-

‘Hmm?

Who was it again?

Who was I referencing?

Ah, right.’

Alberu Crossman with a deal to be made. Cale was referencing the crown prince.

Yellow dust was fluttering underneath Cale’s shoes at that moment. It decreased in size the moment Cale thought about Alberu Crossman before it started increasing again.

However, nobody was able to see it.

Cale responded to Choi Jung Gun who gulped as he waited for Cale’s response.

“Fantasy.”

Choi Jung Gun's eyes opened wide after hearing that Cale wanted to write a fantasy novel.

“Really?”

No. What would be the point of writing a fantasy novel when he already lived in a fantasy world? Cale’s true desire was to spend that time reading a fun book and rolling around the bed.

“Yes, sunbae-nim. I really do.”

to be

“Mm.”

he was weird. Cale, who knew everything, instantly understood the meaning behind

not this

what the gaze seemed to

it was true

was not this kind of

Energetic?

not like that

Smiling?

corner of the lip

reason he was

figure

while lying on his bed and looking at the ceiling last

to come

to write The Birth of

of a Hero for Kim Rok Soo when he

Why?

is alive right

Jung Soo chose to

around me to observe me because I was affected by the aftershock of the White

possible and

now, the thing he is

not The

was how Cale should

Jung Gun was right to call

that case, who was

Jung Soo or

Han should be fighting in that world right now. He was in the Forest of Darkness long before Cale Henituse

‘Hmm.’

one more thing from

much of Choi Jung Gun, but he was trying to do something within his powers to help Choi Han

of cooperative relationship

president’s voice

“Are you done?”

“Ah, yes.”

see here. Good

checked Cale’s

“Please work hard.”

“Yes sir!”

responding Cale with satisfaction before turning his head toward the

Screech.

opened and a

“You were here?”

“What’s wrong?”

motioned

homeroom teacher is calling

“Oh, really?”

at Cale as if that put him in an awkward position. He needed to inform Cale, who applied

hesitated for a moment before looking at Choi Jung

as he transferred right before winter break of his second year and immediately asked to join the book club. He had a slightly stoic expression at the club president’s desperate-looking gaze as he nodded his

explain things to

you very much, hyung! Kim Rok Soo, listen carefully to

“I will, sunbae-nim.”

"See you later.”

have a safe

“I will!”

president left the library

silence for a moment but Cale simply looked around the desk as if he didn't notice. Choi Jung Gun was

you

“Me?”

came to check out

Gun

“I seemed bratty?”

not too bratty,

“A bit bratty?”

“No, no!”

saw the calm look on Kim Rok Soo's

you know how I said I am interested in writing? That is why I am trying to talk to you. It is taking a lot of courage for a person like me

“Ah.”

Jung Gun gasped before peeking at

novel do you

‘Mm.’

events that had happened to him the last few years serving as

guy who travels to a different

Jung

not notice as he looked up and

his companions. Then they get

subconsciously licked his lips as he

realized it at this

is easy

Choi Han and Choi Jung Soo's

They’re completely different.’

to write a

the main character a

“Yes. A swordsman.”

held back a laugh as

“In addition.”

Jung Gun was visibly waiting to

have to suffer a lot and easily takes care of the things they need

at Cale at that moment and Cale smiled

always the

closing it back. He avoided Cale's gaze and looked up at the

stories are the best. They really

They really are the

the

and rummaged through some documents on the desk. Shouldn’t he do his job as

kind of test isn't

the tips of Cale's foot increased

was at that

“You-”

Gun

Ding dong ding dong-

bell rang

after hearing the bell but said what he

umm, I'm going to go to an

‘Event?

the heck is

Gun did not look at Cale and continued very cautiously while Cale was finding this to be

our

Sword Art.

thought of someone

he thought

The Choi family.

who would be 17

be able

not hold back and asked after hearing Choi Jung

are you

the hell are you going

be obvious but he had

people I need to

Gun said that before looking at

good for you

it would be good. It’s obvious

responded as if he didn’t put much

helpful for my writing. I didn't have anything to do this weekend

thought about Choi Jung Soo as he said whatever came to

be bored this

bored. In fact, Cale

didn’t notice but Choi Jung Gun looked at the clean but extremely skinny Kim Rok Soo before clenching his

been on his own without even knowing his

on his face. He looked at Kim Rok Soo, whose gaze was quite bleak for someone

Jung Gun spoke in

you a few things that might

Why is he suddenly so

he simply nodded his head as being around this guy would make it easy for him to gobble up

it isn’t seeing Choi Jung Soo

that thought on