Side Story. I want to know why a birthday is a special day, nya!

Side Story. I want to know why a birthday is a special day, nya!

<Special Side Story. I want to know why a birthday is a special day, nya!>

The baby kitten with red fur kicked the floor.

Tatap!

Huff, huff.

The breath was lacking in his chest despite taking deep breaths. His whole body was hurting as if he was being pricked by needles.

That was why he stopped walking. It was too hard.

Those damn street cats!

The red kitten curled his body up at that moment. He felt warmth embrace his body.

He then heard a scary noise.

Pow!

The kitten opened his clenched eyes.

A big rock slammed into the ground not too far from him.

His legs were shaking.

He was scared.

Hong.

However, the red kitten put some strength into all four of his legs.

The warmth he could feel behind his back

That was his sister, On.

Hong quickly kicked off the ground and ran forward after hearing his sisters calm but shaky voice. On followed behind him as if she was protecting him.

That, that!

They heard an angry voice behind them.

Meeow!

On ran past Hong and charged into the dark alley first. Hong followed behind her after hearing her meow.

These damn petty thieves!

Pow!

Hong heard a rock hitting the ground behind them again but he did not turn around. No, he couldnt do that.

He could only do whatever he could to continue breathing and push forward.

No.

He could only run away.

Huff. Huff.

He ran and ran until they finally made it to a quiet place.

It was an alley with regular looking houses.

Hong stopped in front of a small house with the lowest fence and tried to catch his breath.

Meeow.

On came over and looked to see where Hong was injured.

She did not let her guard down even as she did that.

Hong quietly whispered so that nobody else could hear.

I'm sorry, noona.

Even On and Hong, who were used to all sorts of situations, found it difficult to find food whenever they came into a city and hunting became tough.

J, just

Hong recalled what just happened in front of the bakery.

"I subconsciously touched it because the bread looked so warm.

He wasnt planning on eating it. He was roaming around the shop to see if there was any food that someone threw away but the bread on the stand looked so delicious that he subconsciously walked over and touched it.

That was the reason he had to be chased by that bakery shop owner.

Its okay.

Hong had to curl his body even after hearing Ons calm response.

I'm hungry.

He was hungry.

However, he could not complain. His sister roamed around even more than he did every day. She should be even hungrier than he was.

"What the?

They heard an unfamiliar voice at that moment and Hong curled his body even more.

Hmm.

The man looked at On and Hong for a bit before looking away and walking through the door of the gate within the fence.

I guess thats the person who lives here.

Hong slowly hid in the shade underneath the fence.

The sun was setting.

They might have to sleep underneath this fence tonight. That was why he didn't want to do anything to anger the person who seemed to live in this house.

Slam!

The door to the small house opened at that moment.

Daddy!

The door opened and a young child ran out.

Sophia! Were you waiting for daddy?

The man smiled brightly and opened his arms toward the approaching child.

The child jumped into the mans arms. She then asked with a smile on her face.

"Daddy, my present!

"Aw. You care more about your present than your daddy.

The man was smiling despite sounding disappointed. A woman appeared at the door. She shook her head at the child before talking to the man.

"She's been singing about presents left and right. She was just waiting for you to get home, honey.

Really?

The man handed the present in his hand to the child.

Both parents talked to the child.

Sophia, happy birthday.

Happy birthday, Sophia. I said happy birthday in the morning, but you like me saying it once more after giving you a present, right?

Yes I do!

The parents and the child walked into the house. Hong quietly watched them before turning his head.

Noona, what is a birthday?

The day you were born.

Then is the day you were born a day you get celebrated?

Hong wanted to ask that question. However, Hong asked a different question after looking at Ons eyes.

Noona, when is my birthday? And when is your birthday?

On looked at her younger brother.

Birthday-

It was faint.

There was a time when her birthday was celebrated like this girl named Sophia. However, it was when she was so little that she didnt know the exact date.

It was some point after the rainy season when the weather officially started getting hot. All she remembered was that it was during the summer.

She also faintly remembered that her brother was born in early fall.

We were young.

They were still young but Hong and On were too young to accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended up alone. To be more specific, it was too much.

It was a world where the King was celebrating turning 50. It was also a world where some bastards were going to terrorize the people using magic bombs on the same day.

It was just them choosing an anniversary for themselves.

Why would that be an issue?

Cale looked at the children as if to ask what the issue with it was, before flinching.

The black Dragon suddenly jerked his head up in an extremely odd manner. However, his neck was short and his face was round, making him look really funny.

Then this Dragon will think about it.

The black Dragon did not choose a date right away.

There were many dates he had not experienced yet.

Of course, there was a day he wanted to choose.

It was the day he first saw the night sky.

However, an even better day might appear in the future. He wanted to think about it a little longer.

I am going to make my own anniversary because I am great and mighty.

He was a great, mighty, and cautious Dragon.

I want to do the same, nya!

Hong trotted over to his sister On and rubbed against her body as he spoke.

You should do it too, noona!

As On stood there without being able to answer

Haaaaa.

Cale let out a deep sigh.

By the way, are you all not going to sleep?

I'm going to sleep now, nya!

Im hungry.

Haaaaa.

On watched Hong jump into the soft and warm bed and then Raon proudly raised his head while demanding some food before looking away. She looked at Cales hair, which was sparkling like the sunset underneath the magic light, and then slightly lowered her head.

She recalled a memory she had forgotten about for a long time.

On, you were born after the rainy season as the summer arrived. The hot sun signaled the day you were born.

Why did she suddenly recall this faint piece of memory from her extremely young days that she had not been able to remember until now?

Was it because she was no longer on the run and didnt have to look away from such a harmonious sight?

On, your brother was born. His name is Hong. Hong was born after the summer as the morning dew appeared on the leaves. I think that it will be good if our On sticks to Hong when he is cold and our Hong sticks to you when you are hot.

Of course, she didnt recall the exact dates. She just remembered the warmth of those moments.

On started to think.

Even if it wasnt their birthdays, she thought that coming up with an anniversary to celebrate Hong and her being alive wouldn't be bad.

I'm curious, nya!

Hong rubbed his head against Cales leg as he spoke.

I'm curious about everybody's birthdays, nya! I want to celebrate them, nya!

Ons eyes lightly sparkled.

On was curious about everybody's birthdays as well. She wanted to celebrate them. She wanted to celebrate them because they were alive together right now.

Cale looked at Hong, who was stuck to his leg, with a stoic gaze, before nonchalantly commenting.

Ask if you are curious.

Now that I think about it

Cale frowned after suddenly thinking about something.

Does the House of Henituse do something for birthdays?

Do they not do it for Cale because he is trash?

More importantly, when is this Cale Henituse's birthday?

Isnt that going to seem odd if I don't know that?

Cale frowned as if this was going to be a headache.

I guess I'll look into it later.

It would be bad if he asked about his birthday to someone and they treated him as something even worse than trash because the capital bomb terror incident was coming up.

He would take care of everything he needed to take care of before stealthily asking Deputy Butler Hans or Vice Captain Hilsman.

He picked up a bell from the bedside table.

Ring.

Raon added on in a low voice as the bell chimed to summon Ron.

Give me an extremely large steak.

Haaaaa.

It was a night where he couldnt help but sigh.

* * *

"Then we're going to pick that day?

"Thats great, nya!

Sounds great!

The children averaging nine-years-old nodded their heads with serious expressions on their faces.

"The human is a bit busy because of that motherfucking White Star so lets tell him a bit later!

"Thats great, nya!

"We will celebrate it really big!

Thats very good, nya!

The children averaging nine-years-old who were now family, who were now part of this extremely large family, were finally able to choose an important day for them.

It was very hard! It was an extremely big concern even for someone great and mighty like me! I had too many days I wanted to celebrate!

Me too, nya! But it's still fun, nya!

Hong. Where is the list?

Here!

Were missing a few people including the crown prince. We will soon fill them out!

Hong handed the list to On.

There were dates listed next to many peoples names starting with Cale.

<... Lock: October 1st. Rosalyn: April 5th.... Beacrox: December 17th. Ron: February 19th. Mary: Said we will choose together, nya! >

Special side story end.

< Author's Notes >

Hello, it is Yu Ryeo Han.

Today marks four years since < I Became the Trash of the Counts Family > was first released.

It has already been 4 years since the story started in 2018.

We are currently on a break waiting for Part 2, but I am here with this side story because I wanted to feel that this story was still alive.

Thank you very much for being here with me.

I truly mean that.

Mm As you already know I think I am going to spend the day eating a lot of food. I've already made a list of food to eat for all three meals. I'm quite serious when it comes to eating Hehe.

Then I will return with another side story at the end of April!

I hope you have a nice and warm day!

* I ask for your understanding for the individuals whose birthdays have not appeared yet as I plan on slowly releasing that information through the story or eventually in another post.

Translator's Comments

Oh the birthdays to come

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