Trash of the Count's Family

TCF S2-1

This place that is simply called the ‘company’...

Team 1, which is said to be the most militant even in this place...

Jang Sejong, the new employee and therefore the newest to this team, was walking past the employee break room with a lot of files in his hands.

He could hear some whispers through the slightly opened break room door.

“Don't you think that team leader Kim Rok Soo has become a bit weird?”

Flinch. He stopped walking.

Although the voice was so quiet that regular ability users would not be able to hear, this newbie, Jang Sejong, could hear it because he had a sensory-related ability.

“Mm.”

“Seriously, don't you think that is the case? It looks likes he might be burnt out, but... it also looks like... he might have gone crazy... Drinking at work-”

“...You talk like this is the first time that bastard Kim Rok Soo has been weird. He’s always been a crazy bastard.”

The brusque voice was Park Kyung Ho's voice.

He had joined the company at the same time as team leader Kim Rok Soo and was the Team 2 leader right now. However, he was said to be promoted soon.

“No, he is a crazy bastard, but... He's never been a crazy bastard in this way. Something, something seems weird.”

“I thought you were busy? Stop being nosy and focus on your own work.”

Screeeech. Park Kyung Ho stopped talking and the break room door opened immediately.

Jang Sejong flinched after making eye contact with Park Kyung Ho. Team 2 leader Park Kyung Ho, who was called the Spearman of Thunder, scowled after looking at Jang Sejong.

Flick.

However, he simply motioned with his head for Jang Sejong to move along and Jang Sejong bowed while curled up in fear and quickly walked past the break room to his office.

“Haaaaa.”

Jang Sejong let out a light sigh.

He could not brush aside what he had heard in the break room.

“...Somewhat-”

As the person talking to Park Kyung Ho had said...

Team leader Kim Rok Soo...

“He really has somewhat become weird.”

Jang Sejong thought about Kim Rok Soo's odd changes that the whole company was talking about and then recalled the moment two weeks ago when it had started.

* * *

Two weeks ago was the first time that Kim Rok Soo was missed work at the company without notice.

“What? Team leader-nim is not here yet?”

Assistant Leader Kim Min Ah, who had been dispatched in the morning, frowned while looking at Jang Sejong. Jang Sejong looked a bit scared as he nodded his head.

“Yes, yes ma’am. The team leader-nim has not come yet.”

“Wasn't his time off until yesterday?”

A Support Agent, Jung So Hoon, chimed in as well.

“Yes, ma’am. It was until yesterday and he should have been back at work today.”

“...Something is weird.”

Agent Jung So Hoon immediately picked up his coat.

Assistant Leader Kim Min Ah quickly scribbled something and handed it to Jang Sejong.

“Hand this to Agent Cha. I'm going to go see the team leader-nim.”

Jung So Hoon and Kim Min Ah... The looks on their faces were quite serious.

Jang Sejong could clearly hear their extremely quiet whisper as they left the office.

“Do you think the team leader-nim fainted after pushing himself too much these days?”

“Agent Jung, have you ever seen the team leader-nim faint? He’s the type of person who would call first even if he was going to faint. This... Something must have happened.”

think one of the illegal guilds attacked

Hoon's voice was slightly shaking

Doesn’t the team leader-nim live in the outskirts

decide after going to

someone like the team leader-nim who makes a

knows? He said he needs a lot of money to

looked around after watching two of his company

nobody in the

the only newcomer this

“Mm.”

anxious look on his face. There weren’t even

Kim Rok Soo.

here. In fact, Team 2 leader

gathering information about the company after deciding to come here, he was able to learn that Kim Rok Soo was quite

known the name because this person doesn't show himself in the media, he was the leader of Team 1, the greatest force in the company, as well as implicitly the leader of

even the people in charge of the ‘Head’ were said to be unable to

nicknames they had for Kim Rok Soo

this

he couldn't help but gasp after learning the

since Kim Rok Soo became

had also not failed any of the missions

to come up with a thorough plan and complete the mission under any and all circumstances, even if he

many people’s abilities developed even further when they were in his

he was said to have

is the person

was what they were

Rok Soo’s amazingness after

Lee Soo Hyuk.

up every time the history of Korea after the cataclysm was mentioned. Furthermore, that person was the foundation of this company

he had

Rok Soo was said to be the person who survived the battle where Lee Soo Hyuk passed

“Mm.”

that Kim Rok Soo truly is the person to follow after Lee Soo Hyuk. Team 2 leader Park Kyung Ho had said something when he

something. Jang Sejong had been the only one

people who were supposed to

sound that way.

hope it is

suppress the worry in

quite nervous. However,

you, Mr.

Team leader-nim! Please speak

‘Okay then.’

by name and greeted him as soon as he saw him, even though Jang Sejong

He gave off the aura of a

relaxed yet sharp aura was

a long time, make a

there was at least a little bit of warmth in the

must make sure to

Newbies can

What about your meals? You just

with his stoic voice... Kim Rok Soo looked after Jang

could not be a part of the strategy meetings or go out to mission, making him not work with

Jang Sejong after stopping by the office a few days ago, completely covered in blood after

far from here. I paid for a few side dishes

eat properly. I heard you were a support but wanted to be in the field? Fitness is

seemed like

all of

that there weren’t

“...Assistant Leader-nim?”

weird after returning from going

her face but also seemed to kind of be blanking out while

called out to

“Assistant Leader-nim?”

ah. What is

team

“Ah.”

Min Ah

was just tired from

“Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

be

odd look on her face after hearing that question before shaking her

I think he will be resting for

office saying that she needed to check how much PTO the team

the first time Kim

things Kim Min Ah was

goodness, it makes

not say anything else

was fine, something more serious than he had expected must have happened

had to be the

team leader Kim Rok Soo when