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.”

pretended to be energetic as he

“Mm.”

at Cale as if he was weird. Cale, who knew everything,

this

what the gaze seemed to

it

Kim Rok Soo was

Energetic?

was not like that at

Smiling?

of the lip was

only one reason he was doing

can’t figure

thoughts while lying on his bed and looking at

able to come up with something

to write The

thought that Choi Jung Gun was writing The Birth of a Hero for Kim Rok

Why?

is

world was sort of like a butterfly effect. Choi Jung Soo chose to die in Kim Rok Soo’s place and taking Cale was the God of Death's

is probably around me to observe me because I was affected by the

possible

the

The Birth

how

was right to

who was

Soo or Choi

now. He was in the Forest of Darkness long before Cale

‘Hmm.’

could conclude one more

was trying to do something within his

sort of cooperative relationship

the club president’s voice

“Are you done?”

“Ah, yes.”

see here. Good

club president checked Cale’s application

“Please work hard.”

“Yes sir!”

looked at the energetically responding Cale with satisfaction before turning his head toward

Screech.

door opened and

“You were here?”

“What’s wrong?”

motioned

homeroom teacher

“Oh, really?”

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

a moment before looking at

immediately asked to join the

I'll explain things

Kim Rok Soo, listen carefully to Jung Gun

“I will, sunbae-nim.”

"See you later.”

have a

“I will!”

president left the library with

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

you were like

“Me?”

to check out books you seem a

Jung Gun was unable to

“I seemed bratty?”

too bratty,

“A bit bratty?”

“No, no!”

he saw the calm look on Kim Rok

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.’

to him the last few years serving as the

a story about a guy who travels to a different dimension at around my age and

Choi Jung

not notice as he looked up and said

companions. Then they get involved with a Dragon. They also work

licked his lips as he rubbed his palms against

it at this

is easy to

is Choi Han

They’re completely different.’

to write a story like

main character

“Yes. A swordsman.”

back a

“In addition.”

visibly waiting to hear what Cale had to

have to suffer

Jung Gun looked at Cale at that moment and

stories are always

for a moment before closing it back.

the best. They

They really are

filled the

Shouldn’t he do his job as a book club member properly while he was here? It was his first time doing club

kind of test isn't

roaming by the tips of Cale's foot

at

“You-”

Gun

Ding dong ding dong-

bell rang at the same

hearing the bell but

going to go to an e, event this weekend for a

‘Event?

heck is he

Gun did not look at Cale and continued very cautiously

our country. There is a part

Sword Art.

thought of someone

he thought

The Choi family.

be 17 years old

you want to come? I should be able to

hold back and asked after hearing Choi

why are you going

are

thought Choi Jung Gun's answer would be obvious but he had

some people

said that before looking

for you to

it would be good. It’s obvious

head and responded as if he didn’t put

great! I think it would be helpful for my writing. I didn't have anything to do this weekend

Choi Jung Soo as he said whatever came

bored this weekend so this

being bored. In fact, Cale liked

Choi Jung Gun flinched before looking at Cale with a pitying gaze. Cale didn’t notice but Choi Jung Gun looked at the clean but extremely skinny Kim Rok Soo before clenching his eyes shut for a moment. He then quietly mumbled

must he have been on his own without

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

Jung Gun spoke in a

will show you a few things that might help you with your

is he suddenly so

nodded his head as being around this guy would make

it isn’t seeing

he had that