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?”

the area around City Hall. He recorded

was here

records as

“Spiders.”

“Excuse me?”

spiders are heading toward

Soo's jaws

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

know what was going on, but he did not respond

lowered the backpack he was

Boom.

the ground with a thud and he

“Ho-!”

what was inside the backpack, but Kim Rok Soo took a few things out before putting the backpack back

to City Hall,

suppose so, Mr. Rok

had two new employees

Kyung Ho and Choi Soo-In. Of the two, Choi Soo-In seemed to be someone with a healing

a monster has appeared or not. But I need to go

Soo tightened his grip around his

Mr.

walking toward City

“One moment please.”

Chhhh.

turned his head after hearing Kim Rok

two of us might not

item in Kim Rok

that really a signal flare, Mr. Rok

“Yes, Mr. Jung Soo.”

Rok Soo responded calmly before shooting the signal flare into the

Paaaaat-!

up into the air

light was extremely visible under the grey clouds that were now in

Jung Soo looked toward Kim Rok Soo who spoke as he walked past

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

“...Watching us?”

who have so much work on their plate show

around even as he ran

see them with

whether there were

However, he was certain.

Soo Hyuk

Soo did not put much

behind it was

the item they brought

leader Lee Soo Hyuk

Soo Hyuk that Kim Rok Soo knew was not

why were the

‘Safety. And the process.’

process the newbies use to get things done and to

reason Kim Rok Soo had immediately fired

“Wow.”

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

Soo. You seem to have no hesitation

you mean by that, Mr.

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

are you going, Mr. Jung

able to respond to

could he

just have

was going because he thought that he needed to

is the same with me,

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

I ask how

There was no response.

He was completely ignored.

Soo still smiled. Unfortunately, that smile

Baaaaang---!

a loud noise from the east side of

* * *

shit! What is

while opening a

there

in better condition than they had expected. Of course, it was not bright since the electricity had gone out, but they were at least

was a bright day today, they might have been able to do

had been bright when they started their search

“It’s all empty.”

was empty as Choi Soo-In

why is it like

think that someone else already

the first-,

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

new employees to come here, but it is highly likely that

guess

Ho ruffled through his hair before standing

"Damn it!”

Bang!

before walking over to Choi Soo-In on the

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.”

slowly spoke to Park Kyung Ho who was touching his short spear with a disappointed

have been so mean to Mr. Choi Jung Soo and Mr. Kim Rok Soo if it was going to be

“...Haaa.”

anything else. He changed the topic

think that other organizations would have already searched all government

hunt was apparently harder than

smiled and

Mr. Jung Soo should still be outside searching through the annex. I should

“Do whatever you want.”

walk toward the door at the center

get

“Okay. Huh?”

Soo-In lowered her head at that

there so many

also looked

"What the?”

sorts of large and small spiders in multiple lines

were

there spiders all of a

at that

Shhhhhhh---

heard an eerie

"Miss Choi Soo-In!”

immediately moved toward Choi Soo-In and hid her behind his

Crack! Crack!

"T, that is-”

floor... Something was approaching them from this end that they had yet

Choi Soo-In subconsciously shouted.

why is there

meters tall was

red

There were eight eyes.

soon as he

‘This is a spider.

has seen

“...Huff.”

flashed and it approached them just as he

Crack, crack, craaaaaaaaaack-

was moving very

monster was large enough to fill

was not

becomes flustered because of

“R, run-”

Kyung Ho could not