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,

“Excuse me?”

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

here and what was

used the records as foundation to

“Spiders.”

“Excuse me?”

spiders are heading toward

Jung Soo's jaws

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

he might know what was going on, but he

lowered the backpack

Boom.

with a thud

“Ho-!”

the backpack, but Kim Rok Soo took

are heading to City Hall, Mr.

so,

had two new employees just

two, Choi Soo-In seemed to be someone

a monster has appeared or not. But

Soo tightened his grip

go Mr. Rok

started walking toward

“One moment please.”

Chhhh.

head after hearing

two of us might not be

Kim Rok Soo’s

signal flare,

“Yes, Mr. Jung Soo.”

shooting the signal flare

Paaaaat-!

flame shot up into the air and created

was extremely visible under the grey clouds that were now

Soo who spoke as he walked past

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

“...Watching us?”

leaders who have so much work on their plate show up

even as he ran

can’t see them with

there

However, he was certain.

leader Lee Soo Hyuk

Soo did not put much meaning

behind it

just on the

Team leader Lee Soo

Kim Rok Soo knew

were the team

‘Safety. And the process.’

the process the newbies use to

was the reason Kim Rok Soo had immediately

“Wow.”

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

Soo. You seem to

mean by

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

you

to respond to Kim Rok Soo’s question

reason could he

just have

going because he thought that

same with

Soo chuckled at Rok Soo's response before

Soo, may I

There was no response.

He was completely ignored.

Jung Soo still smiled. Unfortunately,

Baaaaang---!

loud noise from the east side of City

* * *

What is

Kyung Ho frowned while opening

there nothing

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

had been bright when they started

“It’s all empty.”

was empty as Choi

is it like

someone else

the

Choi Soo-In's face did not look good either. She

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

I guess

ruffled through his

"Damn it!”

Bang!

before walking over to Choi Soo-In on the other

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Yes. Let’s do that.”

spoke to Park Kyung Ho who was touching

shouldn't have been so mean to Mr. Choi Jung Soo and Mr. Kim Rok Soo if

“...Haaa.”

Kyung Ho did not say anything else. He changed

organizations would have already

hunt was

and then added

searching

“Do whatever you want.”

starting to walk toward the door at the center of the first

quickly get

“Okay. Huh?”

her head at

there

Kyung Ho also looked at where she was

"What the?”

sorts of large and small spiders in multiple lines

they were

are there spiders all of

was at that

Shhhhhhh---

an eerie noise behind

"Miss Choi Soo-In!”

Soo-In and

Crack! Crack!

"T, that is-”

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

Choi Soo-In subconsciously shouted.

is

to 2 meters

see red eyes

There were eight eyes.

it as soon as

‘This is a spider.

has seen us as

“...Huff.”

and it approached them

Crack, crack, craaaaaaaaaack-

was moving very

was large enough to

was not

hunter never becomes flustered because of

“R, run-”

Kyung Ho could not continue