Trash of the Count's Family

TCF S1-3

“What the hell? How did they know about this place?”

Park Kyung Ho grumbling in such a loud voice that it was hard to think that he was talking to himself.

He then walked over to Choi Jung Soo.

"We are going to search here so why don't you go somewhere else?”

“Ah, Mr. Kyung Ho.”

His companion, Choi Soo-In, tried to stop him, but Park Kyung Ho was still looking at Choi Jung Soo and Kim Rok Soo with a disapproving gaze.

‘I wanted to learn under Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk-nim.’

Park Kyung Ho had become an ability user half a year ago. His ability was given quite high marks and he was immediately designated as a Grade 4 user.

This was quite a good start.

After that, he trained and practiced quite a bit to come into this company and his efforts paid off when he was hired on the first try.

That was why he had been pretty certain that he would be in Lee Soo Hyuk's team.

Lee Soo Hyuk was one of the first multiple ability users.

Only the warriors among warriors were said to be in his team.

That was why it only made sense for that position to be his.

‘But these two are going to be under him?’

He especially did not like Choi Jung Soo, who was clearly not a rear support member and would be in the battle squad.

“Mm. We were planning on starting our search here as well.”

Choi Jung Soo scratched his head.

“The main building is quite large so why don’t we split it half and half to search?”

"Why should we do that? We were here first so the respectful thing to do would be for you go to somewhere else.”

“Ah, that...”

Choi Jung Soo could not hide the awkwardness he was feeling in this situation. The supporter in Team 2 was feeling the same way. She knew it would be great if Team 1 left but Park Kyung Ho's attitude was quite shameful to watch.

“I understand.”

Kim Rok Soo moved next to Choi Jung Soo at that moment.

"We will look through the annex before going somewhere else.”

Park Kyung Ho scowled at the stoic response but did not say anything else. He quickly turned around and headed for the City Hall building.

“Let's go, Miss Soo-In.”

“O, okay.”

She bowed toward Choi Jung Soo and Kim Rok Soo.

“I'm sorry. But this is a competition, so I trust that you will understand. It is true that we got here first.”

“Ho.”

Choi Jung Soo gasped before turning his head.

“Will it be okay, Mr. Rok Soo?”

“Who knows, Mr. Jung Soo.”

Kim Rok Soo responded as if he didn't care much for it and looked around.

“To be honest with you, I was not expecting to find anything in City Hall.”

“Excuse me?”

“The government or a guild would have gone through City Hall first.”

“...Then?”

"There was a famous architect’s office around here. I heard that he was preparing the model for a new City Hall.”

“...Excuse me?”

“The judicial scrivener and tax accountant office buildings seem to have maintained their form as well so we can look around it.”

Choi Jung Soo looked at Kim Rok Soo, who seemed to be in his early to mid twenties like himself, and blankly asked.

“...How do you know such things?”

“There will always be records somewhere.”

Kim Rok Soo didn't even look at City Hall or the annex before walking around it.

“Wow.”

Choi Jung Soo gasped in admiration before following behind him.

“Wow. Seriously...”

He gasped in admiration a few more times before quietly mumbling to himself so that Kim Rok Soo could not hear.

“I should be good friends with this guy.”

Kim Rok Soo suddenly stopped walking at that moment.

‘Hmm?’

Choi Jung Soo flinched, wondering if Kim Rok Soo had heard his mumbling. He slowly walked over to Kim Rok Soo, who was standing stiff while looking down.

“Umm, Mr. Rok Soo. What I said was-”

“...Let’s go to City Hall, Mr. Jung Soo.”

“Excuse me?”

Choi Jung Soo found this comment to be odd and stood next to Kim Rok Soo.

‘Mm.’

He then flinched for a different reason from earlier.

Kim Rok Soo’s gaze was even sharper than before. He was cowling while looking down.

Choi Jung Soo looked down as well.

“Huh? The bugs......?”

Ants and other bugs were moving in a long line.

He had seen ants do this before, but it was his first time seeing all sorts of bugs doing this.

Kim Rok Soo’s gaze slowly moved and Choi Jung Soo's gaze followed.

“...That is-”

The bugs were all leaving from around City Hall in this long line.

The bugs were running away.

“What the heck?”

Choi Jung Soo felt an unexplainable sensation. His back became cold.

This was anxiety.

He was anxious because he felt as if something, something bad, was about to happen.

“Mr. Rok Soo, why are all of the bugs running away from City Hall?”

bugs,

“Excuse me?”

Soo's eyes thoroughly scanned the area around City

was here and what was

the records as

“Spiders.”

“Excuse me?”

spiders are heading

Soo's jaws

D, didn't they say that there were no monsters in this

what was going

he lowered the backpack

Boom.

the ground with a thud and he

“Ho-!”

at Kim Rok Soo in disbelief after seeing what was inside the backpack, but Kim Rok Soo took a few things out before putting the backpack

to City

so, Mr.

2 had two new employees just like

Choi Soo-In seemed to be someone with a

monster has appeared or not. But I

tightened his grip

go Mr. Rok

immediately started walking toward

“One moment please.”

Chhhh.

his head after hearing Kim Rok Soo's voice and a

two of us might not be

item in Kim Rok Soo’s hand was

that really a signal flare, Mr.

“Yes, Mr. Jung Soo.”

responded calmly before shooting the signal flare

Paaaaat-!

shot up into the air and created

was extremely visible under the grey clouds that were now

toward Kim Rok Soo

there must be company employees watching us from a distance, Mr.

“...Watching us?”

leaders who have so much work on their

around even as

can’t see them with my current

feel whether there were other

However, he was certain.

Lee Soo Hyuk is

not put much

behind it was

the item they

Team leader Lee Soo Hyuk

Hyuk that Kim Rok Soo knew was not that kind

the team leaders

‘Safety. And the process.’

came to see the process the newbies use to get things done and

Soo had

“Wow.”

Rok Soo did not have time to pay attention to something like that. He had a

Mr. Rok Soo. You seem to have no

mean by that, Mr.

just that... You’re immediately trying to head to City Hall.

are you going,

was able to respond to Kim Rok

reason could he

just have to

was going because he thought that he

with me, Mr.

chuckled at Rok Soo's response before looking at his back

Rok Soo, may I ask how

There was no response.

He was completely ignored.

Jung Soo still smiled.

Baaaaang---!

heard a loud noise from the east

* * *

shit! What

Ho frowned while

there nothing

had started from the center of City Hall’s main building and moved east. The inside of the building was in better condition than they had expected. Of course, it

and was a bright day today, they

been bright when they started their

“It’s all empty.”

every drawer was empty as Choi Soo-In

is it like

you think that someone else already

the

Choi Soo-In's face did

to come here, but it is highly likely

I guess

Kyung Ho ruffled through his hair before standing

"Damn it!”

Bang!

kicked a drawer before walking over to

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.”

was touching his short spear with a

we shouldn't have been so mean to Mr. Choi Jung Soo and Mr. Kim Rok Soo if it was going to be like

“...Haaa.”

not say anything else. He changed

other organizations would have already searched

hunt was apparently harder than

smiled and then added

still be outside searching through the annex. I

“Do whatever you want.”

walk toward

quickly get out

“Okay. Huh?”

Soo-In lowered her head

are there so many

also looked at where she

"What the?”

sorts of large and small spiders in multiple lines

they were moving

there spiders all

at that

Shhhhhhh---

Kyung Ho heard an eerie noise behind

"Miss Choi Soo-In!”

toward Choi Soo-In

Crack! Crack!

"T, that is-”

the east side of the first floor... Something was approaching them from this end that they had yet to

Choi Soo-In subconsciously shouted.

is there

2 meters tall was coming

see red eyes in

There were eight eyes.

soon as he

‘This is a spider.

has seen

“...Huff.”

spider’s red eyes flashed and it

Crack, crack, craaaaaaaaaack-

was moving very

monster was large enough to fill the wide

was not

never becomes flustered because of

“R, run-”

Ho could