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.”

be energetic as

“Mm.”

as if he was weird. Cale, who knew everything, instantly understood

this

the gaze seemed to be

it was

was not this kind

Energetic?

not like that at

Smiling?

corner of the lip

was only one reason he was doing this right

can’t figure this

his thoughts while lying on his bed and looking at the ceiling

come up

to

Hero for Kim Rok Soo when he transmigrates as Cale. However, he came to a different conclusion after thinking about

Why?

Jung Soo is alive right

Cale ended up in that world was sort of like a butterfly effect. Choi Jung Soo chose to die in Kim Rok Soo’s place and taking Cale was

Jung Gun is probably around me to observe me because I was affected by the aftershock of the White

was possible

right now, the thing he

not The Birth of a

was how Cale should

right

that case, who

Choi Jung Soo

now. He was in the Forest of Darkness long before Cale Henituse regressed through time and transmigrated

‘Hmm.’

conclude one more thing

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

that why he formed a sort of cooperative relationship with the

the club president’s voice at

“Are you done?”

“Ah, yes.”

see here. Good

club president checked Cale’s application and

“Please work hard.”

“Yes sir!”

at the energetically responding Cale with satisfaction before turning his head

Screech.

and a student

“You were here?”

“What’s wrong?”

motioned

teacher is

“Oh, really?”

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

hesitated for a moment before

sunbae was a bit unique as he transferred right before winter break of his second year and immediately asked to join the book club. He had a slightly

I'll explain things

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

“I will, sunbae-nim.”

"See you later.”

have a

“I will!”

president left the library with

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

think you were

“Me?”

to check out

Choi Jung Gun was unable

“I seemed bratty?”

too

“A bit bratty?”

“No, no!”

saw the calm

said I am interested in writing? That is why I am trying to talk to you. It is taking

“Ah.”

Jung Gun gasped before

of fantasy novel do you

‘Mm.’

the events that had happened to him the

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

Jung

as he looked up and said whatever came

they get involved with a Dragon. They also work with the crown

Choi Jung Gun subconsciously licked his lips

it at this

really is easy

guy is Choi Han

They’re completely different.’

to write a story like

...Is the main character a

“Yes. A swordsman.”

held back a laugh as

“In addition.”

was visibly waiting to

to write a story where the main character and his companions don't have to suffer a lot and easily takes care of the things they need to do and

looked at Cale at that moment and Cale smiled while

always the

for a moment before closing it back. He avoided Cale's gaze and looked up at the ceiling as

the best. They

They really are the

filled the

rummaged through some documents on the desk. Shouldn’t he do his job as a book club member properly while he was here? It was his first time doing club activities like

kind of test

tips of Cale's foot increased in

was at

“You-”

Gun opened

Ding dong ding dong-

bell rang at

the bell but

I'm going to go to an

‘Event?

is he

at Cale and continued very cautiously while Cale was finding

event about the past martial arts of our country.

Sword Art.

of someone at that

he thought of a

The Choi family.

who would be 17 years old and a freshman

to come? I should be able to bring in one person without a

not hold back and asked after hearing Choi Jung

are you going

are

Jung Gun's answer would be obvious but he had no choice but

are some people I need to

Jung Gun said that before looking at

be good for you

would

nodded his head and responded as if he didn’t put much thought into

it would be helpful for my writing. I didn't have anything

as he said whatever came to

bored this weekend so this

being bored. In fact, Cale

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

must he have been on his own without even

at Kim Rok Soo, whose gaze was quite bleak for someone

Jung Gun spoke

you a few things

is he

he simply nodded his

if it

had that thought on his