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?”

all bugs, Mr.

“Excuse me?”

Rok Soo's eyes thoroughly scanned the area around City Hall. He recorded

recorded what was here and

as foundation to figure

“Spiders.”

“Excuse me?”

spiders are heading

Jung Soo's jaws

to happen here? D, didn't they say that

Soo felt as if he might know what was going

he lowered the backpack he

Boom.

the ground with a

“Ho-!”

what was inside the backpack, but

City

suppose so,

had two new employees just like

Of the two, Choi Soo-In seemed to be someone with a

a monster has appeared or not. But I

tightened his grip around

go Mr. Rok

immediately started walking

“One moment please.”

Chhhh.

after hearing Kim Rok Soo's voice

two of us might not be

Rok Soo’s

a signal flare, Mr.

“Yes, Mr. Jung Soo.”

calmly before shooting the signal flare into the

Paaaaat-!

shot up into the air and created a ray of

light was extremely visible under the grey clouds that were now

Soo looked toward Kim Rok Soo

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

“...Watching us?”

have so much work on their plate

was looking around even as he ran toward

can’t see them with my current

there were other

However, he was certain.

Lee Soo

did not put much meaning to the hazing

reason behind it was

the item

leader Lee Soo Hyuk accept

Soo knew was

the team leaders

‘Safety. And the process.’

process the newbies use to get

Kim Rok Soo had immediately fired the

“Wow.”

in admiration while looking at Kim Rok Soo, but Kim Rok Soo did not have time to

seem to

do you mean by that, Mr. Jung

immediately trying to head to City Hall.

why are you going, Mr. Jung

to respond to Kim Rok Soo’s question

could

just have

was going because he thought that

with

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

Soo, may I ask how old you

There was no response.

He was completely ignored.

still smiled. Unfortunately,

Baaaaang---!

a loud noise from the

* * *

What

Ho frowned while opening a crushed

is there

was in better condition than they had expected. Of course, it

it wasn’t so cloudy and was a bright day today, they might

face had been bright when they started their search in this still

“It’s all empty.”

empty as Choi

is it like

that someone

were the

then frowned. Choi Soo-In's face did

employees to come here, but it is highly likely that other organizations have already been

guess it is

ruffled through his hair

"Damn it!”

Bang!

over

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.”

was touching his short spear with a disappointed look on

shouldn't have been so mean to Mr. Choi Jung Soo

“...Haaa.”

anything else. He changed

other organizations would

treasure hunt was apparently harder than

and

should still be outside searching through the annex. I should

“Do whatever you want.”

walk toward the door

quickly get out

“Okay. Huh?”

lowered her

there so

Ho also looked at where

"What the?”

of large and small spiders in multiple lines moving

they were moving past

spiders

at that

Shhhhhhh---

heard an eerie noise behind

"Miss Choi Soo-In!”

Soo-In and hid her

Crack! Crack!

"T, that is-”

east side of the first floor... Something was approaching them from this end

Choi Soo-In subconsciously shouted.

why is

meters

could see red

There were eight eyes.

realized it as soon

‘This is a spider.

that bastard has

“...Huff.”

and it

Crack, crack, craaaaaaaaaack-

moving very

monster was large enough to fill the wide

was not

never becomes flustered because of the

“R, run-”

Ho could