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.”

looked at Cale as if he was weird. Cale, who knew everything, instantly understood the meaning

not this

gaze seemed to be

knew it was true

Rok Soo was not this

Energetic?

not like that

Smiling?

of the lip was

reason

can’t figure this

had organized his thoughts while lying on his bed and looking

come up with something

no reason for Choi Jung Gun to write The Birth of a Hero right

Gun was writing The Birth of a Hero for Kim Rok Soo when he transmigrates as Cale. However, he came to

Why?

is alive right

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

Gun is probably around me to observe me because

was possible and

right now, the thing

The Birth of a

how Cale

Gun was right

that case, who

Choi Jung Soo

He was in the Forest of Darkness long before Cale Henituse regressed through

‘Hmm.’

one

was trying to do something within his powers to help Choi Han and

a sort of cooperative relationship with the God

the club president’s voice at that

“Are you done?”

“Ah, yes.”

see here.

checked Cale’s application and patted his

“Please work hard.”

“Yes sir!”

at the energetically responding Cale with satisfaction

Screech.

opened and a student

“You were here?”

“What’s wrong?”

person motioned with

teacher

“Oh, really?”

in an awkward position. He needed to inform Cale, who applied later than the others, the basics

for a moment before

as he transferred right before winter break of his second year and immediately asked to

I'll explain things to

Kim Rok Soo, listen carefully to Jung

“I will, sunbae-nim.”

"See you later.”

have a

“I will!”

club president left the

looked around the desk as if he didn't notice. Choi Jung Gun was

think you were like

“Me?”

to check out

chuckled and responded as Choi Jung Gun was unable to say

“I seemed bratty?”

not too bratty,

“A bit bratty?”

“No, no!”

was objecting intensely before he saw

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

“Ah.”

gasped before peeking at Cale and

of fantasy novel do you want to

‘Mm.’

said things with the events that had happened to him the last few

guy who travels to a different

Jung

notice as he looked up and said whatever came

and mm, a Beast person as his companions. Then they get involved with a Dragon. They

Flinch. Choi Jung Gun subconsciously licked his lips as he rubbed his palms

it at this

is

Choi Han

They’re completely different.’

to write a story

...Is the main

“Yes. A swordsman.”

held back a laugh as

“In addition.”

Gun was visibly waiting to

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

Jung Gun looked at Cale at that moment

are always the

closing it back. He

the best.

really

the

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

of test isn't

the tips of

was at

“You-”

Jung Gun opened

Ding dong ding dong-

bell rang

the bell but

to go to an e, event this weekend for a

‘Event?

heck is

continued very cautiously while Cale was finding this

arts of our country. There

Sword Art.

someone at

thought

The Choi family.

also thought about Choi Jung Soo who would be 17 years old and a freshman like him

want to come? I should be able to bring in one

and asked after hearing Choi Jung Gun

why are you going

are you

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

are some people I need

that before

be good for you to

sure it would

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

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

Soo as he said whatever

bored this weekend so this is

In fact, Cale liked being bored 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 so that Cale could not

been on his own without even knowing his

with a determined look on his face. He looked at Kim Rok Soo, whose gaze was quite

spoke in a

a few things that

he suddenly so

Gun's demeanor had changed like this but he simply nodded his head as being around this guy would make it easy

not that interested if it isn’t seeing

had that thought on his