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 Hall. He

here and what

used the records as foundation to

“Spiders.”

“Excuse me?”

spiders are heading

Soo's jaws

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

felt as if he might know what was going on, but he did not respond as he was not

he lowered the backpack

Boom.

was placed on the ground with a thud and he

“Ho-!”

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

are heading to City

so, Mr. Rok

new employees just

Ho and Choi Soo-In. Of the two, Choi Soo-In

has appeared or not. But I need to

Soo tightened his

go Mr.

started walking toward

“One moment please.”

Chhhh.

his head after hearing

two of us

Kim Rok

signal flare, Mr. Rok

“Yes, Mr. Jung Soo.”

Rok Soo responded calmly before shooting

Paaaaat-!

the air and created a

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

toward Kim Rok Soo who spoke as he

be company employees watching us from

“...Watching us?”

team leaders who have so much work on their plate show up

Rok Soo was looking around even as he ran toward

can’t see them with my

feel whether there were other

However, he was certain.

Soo Hyuk

did not put

behind it

the

leader Lee 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 keep

the reason Kim Rok Soo had immediately fired the

“Wow.”

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

Soo. You seem to have no hesitation

you mean by

that... You’re immediately trying to head to

why are you going, Mr.

Jung Soo was able to respond to Kim Rok Soo’s question

reason could

have

was going because he thought

is the same with me, Mr. Jung

response before looking

may I ask how

There was no response.

He was completely ignored.

Choi Jung Soo still smiled. Unfortunately, that smile quickly

Baaaaang---!

noise from the

* * *

shit! What is

Kyung Ho frowned while opening

there

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 was not bright since the electricity had gone out, but they were

and was a bright day today, they might have been

bright when they started their search in

“It’s all empty.”

was empty as Choi

why is it like

that someone else already went

were the first-,

Kyung Ho gasped and then frowned. Choi Soo-In's face did not look good either.

the first of the new employees to come here, but

I guess

Kyung Ho ruffled through his hair before standing

"Damn it!”

Bang!

walking over

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.”

Park Kyung Ho who was touching his short spear

Mr. Choi Jung Soo and Mr.

“...Haaa.”

say anything else. He changed the topic

think that other organizations would have

This treasure hunt was apparently

and then

outside searching through the annex.

“Do whatever you want.”

walk toward the

quickly get

“Okay. Huh?”

Soo-In lowered her head

Why are there so many

also looked at where

"What the?”

large and small spiders in multiple lines moving

they were moving

spiders all

was at

Shhhhhhh---

heard an eerie

"Miss Choi Soo-In!”

Soo-In and hid her

Crack! Crack!

"T, that is-”

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

Choi Soo-In subconsciously shouted.

is there a

to 2 meters tall was coming toward

see red

There were eight eyes.

Ho realized it as soon as

‘This is a spider.

bastard has seen us as

“...Huff.”

eyes flashed and it approached

Crack, crack, craaaaaaaaaack-

was moving very

was large enough to fill the wide

was

never becomes flustered because of the

“R, run-”

could