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

Jung So Hoon's voice was slightly shaking

this. Doesn’t the team leader-nim live in the outskirts of the city?

decide after going to the team

who makes

needs a lot of money to become a

watching two of his

was nobody in the

the

“Mm.”

anxious look on his face.

Kim Rok Soo.

2 leader Park Kyung Ho was the famous one while the name, Kim Rok Soo,

to learn that Kim Rok Soo was quite famous not just in the company, but also throughout the industry

in the media, he was the leader of Team 1, the greatest force in

even the people in charge of the ‘Head’ were said to be unable to hold in their admiration at Kim Rok

nicknames they had for Kim

thought that this was a negative

help but gasp after learning the

mortality rate was 0% since Kim Rok Soo

any of the missions

plan and complete the mission under any and all circumstances, even if he was lacking the

even further when they were in

he was said to have received

Rok Soo truly is the person

was what they

Rok Soo’s amazingness after

Lee Soo Hyuk.

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

he had passed

to be the person who survived the battle where Lee

“Mm.”

recalled that moment when he heard that Kim Rok Soo truly is the person to follow

had been mumbling as if he was discontent about something. Jang Sejong had been the only one to

people who were supposed to follow after

it did not sound that way. It sounded more like there

it

tried to suppress the

had been quite nervous. However, Kim Rok Soo had been a bit different from

meet you, Mr. Jang

leader-nim! Please speak

‘Okay then.’

by name and greeted him as soon

and had a mysterious aura about him. He gave off the aura of a leader

sharp aura

make a

was at least a little bit of warmth in the words he nonchalantly said

food? You must make sure to

home. Newbies can slowly

about your meals? You just eat

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

be a part of the strategy meetings or go out to mission, making

Soo had said the following to Jang Sejong after stopping by the office a few days ago, completely covered in blood after a

for a few

you were a support but wanted to be in the field? Fitness

Soo seemed

all of

Sejong prayed that there weren’t any issues

“...Assistant Leader-nim?”

Soo's face looked quite weird after returning from going

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

Sejong called out to

“Assistant Leader-nim?”

Ah, ah. What

team leader-nim

“Ah.”

Ah

he was just tired from

“Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

he be coming to work

had an odd look on her face after hearing that

I think he will be

the office saying that she needed to check how much PTO the team leader-nim had

Sejong heard about it later, but this was the first time Kim Rok Soo

was able to hear the things Kim Min Ah

it

did not say anything else after

leader was fine, something more

to be the

different about team leader Kim Rok Soo when he came