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, Mr. Jung

“Excuse me?”

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

recorded what was here and what

records as foundation

“Spiders.”

“Excuse me?”

spiders are heading toward

Soo's

to happen here? D, didn't they say that there were no

Soo felt as if he might know what was going on,

the backpack he was

Boom.

backpack was placed on the ground with a thud and he opened the

“Ho-!”

Choi Jung Soo looked at Kim Rok Soo in disbelief after seeing what was inside the backpack, but Kim Rok Soo took

are heading to City Hall,

suppose so, Mr.

had two new

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

a monster has appeared or not.

Jung Soo tightened his grip around his

Mr. Rok Soo,

started walking

“One moment please.”

Chhhh.

his head after hearing Kim

of us might not be

Kim Rok Soo’s hand was

that really a signal flare, Mr.

“Yes, Mr. Jung Soo.”

shooting the signal flare into the

Paaaaat-!

flame shot up into the air and created a ray

under the grey clouds that were

Soo looked toward Kim Rok Soo

certain that there must be company employees watching

“...Watching us?”

so much work on

looking around even as he ran

see them with my current

not feel whether there

However, he was certain.

Soo

not put much meaning to the hazing

behind it was

on the

leader Lee

that Kim Rok Soo knew was

the team leaders

‘Safety. And the process.’

to see the process the newbies use to get things done and to keep them

reason Kim Rok Soo had

“Wow.”

Rok Soo did not have time

Rok Soo. You seem to have

you mean by

You’re immediately trying to head to City Hall. It might

why are you going, Mr. Jung

was able to respond to Kim Rok Soo’s

reason could he

have to

was going because he thought that he

the same with

chuckled at Rok Soo's response before

may I ask how

There was no response.

He was completely ignored.

Choi Jung Soo still smiled. Unfortunately, that smile quickly

Baaaaang---!

heard a loud noise from the east side of

* * *

shit! What

Ho frowned while

is there

the center of City Hall’s main building and moved east. The inside of the building was in better condition than they had expected.

wasn’t so cloudy and was a bright day today, they might have been able to

when they started their search in

“It’s all empty.”

drawer was empty as

is

think that someone else already went

were the first-,

and then frowned. Choi Soo-In's face did not look good

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

guess it is

through

"Damn it!”

Bang!

walking over to Choi Soo-In on

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.”

was touching his short spear with a disappointed look on his

been so mean to Mr. Choi Jung Soo and Mr. Kim Rok

“...Haaa.”

not say anything else. He changed the topic

other organizations would have

hunt was

and then

searching through the annex.

“Do whatever you want.”

starting to walk toward the door at the

get out of

“Okay. Huh?”

her head at that

are there

Kyung Ho also looked

"What the?”

sorts of large and small spiders in multiple lines moving

they were moving

there spiders all

was at

Shhhhhhh---

heard an

"Miss Choi Soo-In!”

Choi Soo-In and hid her behind his

Crack! Crack!

"T, that is-”

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

Choi Soo-In subconsciously shouted.

why is there

to 2 meters tall

could see red eyes in

There were eight eyes.

it as soon as he saw

‘This is a spider.

has

“...Huff.”

and it approached them just

Crack, crack, craaaaaaaaaack-

moving

monster was large enough to fill

monster was not

hunter never becomes flustered because

“R, run-”

Ho could not continue