Trash of the Count’s Family

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When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel.

[The Birth of a Hero].

[The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent.

I became a part of that novel as the tr*sh of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located.

The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, is destroyed by assassins.

The bigger problem is the fact that this s*upid tr*sh who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp.

“…This is going to be a headache.”

I feel like something serious has happened to me.

But it was worth trying to make this my new life.

Associated Names
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LCF
Lout of Count's Family (Official)
TCF
TOTCF
قمامة عائلة الكونت
伯爵家の暴れん坊になった
백망되
백작가의 망나니가 되었다
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What Happens When the Second Male Lead Powers Up (18)
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Aballia
Aballia rated it
January 13, 2019
Status: c112
This novel is has both pros and cons, but overall it is amazing in my opinion.

Pros: plot twists which makes you certain but also uncertain about the future. One change of the plot leads to many unexpected changes and the ambiguity of why is the reason this novel is so compelling. The reality is you can never uncover all the reasons for everything and your actions will always have unexpected consequences. MC is more of a natural leader which you can't help but want to follow. He is basically a... more>> selfish weakling who scams others and relies on powers and he knows it. Yet you can see how he became that way due to a past trama which he does not wallow in self pity. Most people can't follow his logic, but essentially he just wants a peaceful life and I like how he does not put himself in unnecessary situations such as heroic savings or unnecessarily making strong allies just to satisfy plot. Both heroes and villians can't help but admire him. No fillers such as side character background or pov. Readers analyze them through eyes of MC and sometimes they sound confuzing but one can never truly understand the stories and thoughts behind every character. Also MC does not mess up by revealing a secret or saying something out of bounds causing suspicion. Even I sometimes forget there are some things that must not be revealed to certain ppl. Also very funny moments where MC is like "how the hell did I end up with these idiots sign..." I felt like I gained some internal unjuries from suppresing laughter.

The best part is the revenge section. Most stories is like "You hurt me so I will pay back a thousand times and end up destroying you" or "damn this enemy is persistent and can never die and phew I finally got rid of him... the end" This story gets revenge at a very satisfying way. What pisses off the enemy? Mess up their plans halfway through rather than waiting for the end and cleaning up afterward. What is the best revenge? Let them have a taste of their own medicine. What annoys the villians? Hit and run. Ambushes. Stealing their stuff. Never revealing own identity or leaving evidence behind.

Cons: too much characters, although each is well developed, it gets overwhelming. Also a little too much coincidences where his prior knowledge always comes in play or he accidentaly comes upon a super important item or person and has no choice to save them, of course not without scamming or gaining something in return. But I get why because author need to keep the story interesting.

Overall good novel. Lol I may be a little biased in weighing pros and cons since I thought this was the best novel so far. Ironically MC is weakest amongst all his companions and makes them do all the hard work but they still respect him since he is very reliable and capable. The side characters are not blind followers but are all smart which as you can see makes the MC even more worth admiring. <<less
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NaoRui04
NaoRui04 rated it
December 20, 2018
Status: c92
I love this novel so much, one of the best I read~~

I love how Cale is unknowingly very caring toward his people

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(like how was emotional when Ron return without his arm and poisoned)

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I think it is very realistic that Cale himself doesn’t know that he is getting attached to them.

The plot is really interesting and fun along with the awesome characters.

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I think it has a lot of development in the plot how the organisation, mermaid, whale, crown prince, and etc are all connected in some ways and it makes it more creative and increase people’s curiosity.

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I can also see the other character’s development through out the story while they come in touch with the MC, Cale. Like how others impression of Cale helps us to have an understanding of character and there the writer develop more detail.

I also like the development in relationship between MC and his people, how they are getting attached and loyal. <<less
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Zyst
Zyst rated it
September 29, 2018
Status: c25
This novel follows a common premise of transmigrating into a petty villain’s body. Frankly, I don’t like those kinds of stories much but I decided to give it a shot, and I’m glad I did.

The main character is weak, and conflict resolution is handled completely by using other people, or social methods. So far, the transition of the character going from tr*sh to what he is becoming has been handled very nicely. Most social interactions are heartwarming so far.

I’m not sure if the interactions will continue along this route, but... more>> seeing how well the writer has handled all the things they have done so far, I am sure that whatever they do will end up being good.

All in all, I would recommend this! If you are looking for a main character who handles their problems through other people, or through words this would be a great choice! <<less
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Missaaa
Missaaa rated it
February 28, 2024
Status: c932
What I like:

It's so far one of the best novels I have ever read. It's very rare for me to get past a hundred chapters but in TCF I'm already at part 2. I love the world-building even though it was a bit slow at first, but once you reach around 200 chapters, there are nonstop wars and politics (just as I like). The genre itself is Isekai, with your typical monsters, dragons, royalties, etc. Is generic but the way the author writes the plot is what blows my mind.... more>> So far, I haven't found a single plot hole yet and we are still at part 2. There is also no romance (as someone who is not a fan of romance like me, this novel is heaven). The women here are strong and not some damsel in distress that needs saving (FYI the MC is physically weaker than the women) and every character also has their own personality and doesn't feel like NPC or fodder. They have their own stories and stand out on their own.

My opinions on my favorite characters: I love Cale and Alberu so much. They are both strong and smart, which is my type of MC. I love how they scheme while casually drinking wine in the middle of the night. Cage and Hannah are my favorite strong women, their personalities are quite unique and suit my taste. I love Archie too, who is probably one of the characters who get a lot of development throughout the story.

Now, aside from all the positive things I've said, this novel isn't perfect per se. The only reason I rate this 5 stars is that I truly enjoyed reading this and isn't planning on stopping anytime soon. If I am someone rating this purely on plot, characters, and everything else without personal feelings involved, I'd say this is a 4-star novel.

What I don't like:

BTW, this came from someone who has been following and rereading this novel since 2020 so don't dare say anything like I didn't read enough, only here for the action, or something like that. This is my observation for the past years.
    1. The misunderstanding is becoming repetitive, some memes too, and the character developments, especially Cale (MC), are quite small. Even though I'm already at part 2, Cale is still struggling to open himself to his loved ones. There's progress but it's small.
    2. There are way too many characters and some of them don't even have personalities anymore. I feel like their personalities are just recycled from the other characters. It was fun at first, but I wasn't amused the next time it happened.
    3. I know why Cale always brings Raon (the black dragon) with him but I wish the other two children would also have more roles, even if not in fighting. They are mentioned sometimes, being in Cale's room playing, rubbing their heads on Cale, meowing, and so on but not enough screen time.
    4. I also wish Cale would participate more in politics to get more reactions from the extras (nobles and commoners) but he is always on the front lines so we only know what happens through Alberu. I badly want other's POV on Cale and his achievements.
Personal feelings about part 2 of the novel:

Be careful clicking, there are major spoilers here.

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To be honest, I didn't like part 2 that much. I don't like how we kept changing settings, world-building again, new characters, new plots, and world problem-solving. It's kinda overwhelming me. Especially these creepy *ss new characters who want Cale to leave his world and live in theirs without thinking he has a home and family to return to. I hate how Cale barely spends his day with everyone anymore because he is too busy.

Furthermore, the dead should just stay dead. As much as I like the dead characters, them coming back to life and getting a second chance is just not doing it for me. I cried a lot for the angst, about Kim Rok Soo's past, and all that emotion felt wasted, to be honest. Anyway, this is just my feelings so it's only natural you guys won't understand.

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TFM
TFM
February 18, 2024
Status: c170
Hello!

I'm side character #8!

After my initial introduction I won't have any character development!

My main thing is that I considered MC to be smart, unique, and incredible, but turns out that he's smart, unique and incredible! What a surprise!

95% of my screen time consists of reiterating this exact thought in this exact words!

The remaining 5% is unnecessary description that were done several chapters ago!
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Emmmm
Emmmm rated it
November 2, 2023
Status: v2c128
Hi! My review will be quite simple but keep in mind English isn't my native language! Is not even my second language is my 3th! so I might get confused!

Now, I started this novel as a simple fun thing to read, nothing more than a small expectation, I didnt f*cking know what I was getting myself into

i been reading for more than a year now, wow

... more>> You start thinking is a normal reincarnation novel, Oh how wrong you are you little summer child

It soon turns out there is much more, you might think it feels rushed or things are going too fast, we have 700+ chaps in the first volume only, if it went slower we would have died before the first volume finished, honestly.

The characters are interesting and amazing, especially female character are pictured as, well normal human beings (thank you that's surprisingly hard in novels somehow) They have good roles, they aren't love interests and they can do everything they want (I'm still dreaming of when Jopis will appear again) Anyways every character has some type of depth and character development, which makes a amazing story on its own

BUT IS NOT ONLY THAT, we also have amazing world building, like honestly amazing, Roan Kingdom and Alberu's prophecy for example, or the Ancient times.

And one of my favorite things is how Cale is narrated, he seems cruel at first, he doesn't want to help like other Mc's he just want money and to slack (me too Cale mee too) but the more you read the more you realize is nothing like that, he is so traumatized man, he has his own reasons and he isn't cruel at all, he is also oblivious about the fact that people care a lot about him, and all this has its own reason, is so perfectly narrated that if you don't squint you don't notice.

We might get examples of how nice he actually is by seeing how he never lets his kids get into anything dangerous or not under his control, even with Raon, who is a f*cking dragon btw, he stills tries to take care of him, he uses excuses sometimes to explain this but if you keep reading his excuses become worse and worse to the point where is obvious that he cares.

Now let's talk about my favorite character, drums please, is.... Kim Rok Soo! or OgCale ahah yeah His character has so much dept and is given in like some characters randomly, mostly in the first chapters, for no reason at that, he's a cutie in a way that you could compare him to a big old lazy dog ahah He has a really good personality that compliments Cale's a shame they won't meet again, at least for now

Thanks to KRS (OgCale) we get to know lots of things about Thames! Even if we don't know yet why is important we know it is, the plot thickens ahah

Anyways one of the best things for me is the fact that there is no romance, for that we can use fanfiction anyways but the lack of romance lets you enjoy it without having to put up with dumb decisions made because of love, I really don't like that, maybe is because im Aro but anyways, no romance, good plot, amazing storytelling.

I should also talk about how we collectively, once you are actually reading the novel, become sadic's, is character development dont worry about it you'll be okay, yes you might enjoy seeing Cale get hurt but don't worryyyy is nothiiing.

Wow, I wrote a lot I'm so sorry but I could talk for hours about more lore, is just so good, 10/10 would recommend, but if you don't like blood please don't! there are actually some chapters where they torture people (Venion cof- Clopeh cof-)

Thanks for coming to my ted talk (I'm so sorry this is so long omg im crying)

I forgot to add! you migth at first not understand why some stuff is said, but we have to remenber that Cale only read until volume 4, which is when Clopeh appears so dont complain about him knowing stuff cause that ends so fast so dont worry he wont be only using novel memories and belive me Cale has his reasons of why he remenbers everything perfectly, That's it Thanks!!!! <<less
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anjellyfeesh
anjellyfeesh rated it
October 10, 2023
Status: --
I stopped reading on the first part of the novel since I wanted to read it once it's completed but so far, one of the best KR novels I've read. So this review is mainly about the first half/first book of the series.

About the MC:

The MC, Cale Henituse (former Kim Rok Soo), is a very complex character, despite the first impression we get from him. While he appears selfish or manipulative, he is more than that once we see his interactions with his friends and the children. While... more>> it is a typical isekai novel with the usual MC becoming OP after stealing certain stuff from other characters (although, I don't think he stole anything if it doesn't belong to them in the first place), I focused more on his emotions, character development and relationships with the characters.

(Although, I admit that I like him a lot for his brains. I swear, if given the chance without his powers, he's still amazing because of his intelligence and wisdom.)

He's respectful to those who deserves respect like an old man who owns an inn, an exiled princess from another continent, and even a whole race who just genuinely wants to help people. And if he sees someone worth punishing, he'll deliver the punishment 10-fold like the first minor antagonist he meets.

While he's manipulative, he does it for the benefit of his friends and the people although he masks it as him being selfish and tr*shy. Basically, his mouth says one thing but his actions says another. But it's mostly because of what happened to him in his former life.

When I first read this, I was incredibly surprised by the reveal of his past so to those who are impatient, please try to read more until you reach his backstory before he transmigrated to Cale's body. He has a tragic story and it explains a lot why his personality seems indifferent, selfish, or tired.

His relationship with the ancient powers is a pleasant surprise as well and only further proves my point that he's not a selfish character. Instead of treating them as tools for power and self-preservation, he actively wants to avenge the former owners of the ancient powers. He's so attached to the voices in his head (lol) that he tells everyone who knows about them that he doesn't want them gone.

In short, Cale Henituse, formerly called Kim Rok Soo, is a very complex, tragic, and wonderful character. (And I will defend him until the day I die lol)

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There are many occasions when he sacrificed his own safety and almost his own life just to protect or save someone. And though he says he's tr*sh, it's not because he's Cale Henituse but because of his past life.

For character development, he went from thinking about his own survival and keeping people at arms length (he's a tsundere with a tragic life) to crying over being alone all over again (because of a trial that forced him to face his fears) to accepting that he's not entirely alone and he can rely on people to not endanger themselves to sacrifice their life for him. He finally accepts that it's not his fault when someone died to save him.

Yes, he has survivor's guilt.

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And to show that he's not all goody two shoes or cold-blooded, here's a short spoiler:

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What I like about his respectful personality:

During a naval battle that he went in as a commander (I won't spoil why he's so amazing as a leader. It has something to do with his past life), they won the battle in a one-sided manner because they were prepared for the army to come while their enemies didn't expect such a violent welcome.

After the battle, he told the army to gather all the dead enemies floating in the sea to create a proper burial for them. It's because he knows that in most wars, there are still people who are forced to fight in a war they're not supposed to be in. Some are innocent but are forced to sacrifice their lives. But because this is war, there is no mercy in battle.

What I like about his vengeful side:

He caught two men in separate accountsand had them tortured. One for information and because that man harmed his people and the other man because of revenge for torturing Raon.

So no. He's not completely nice or cruel. He's simply a human who wants to protect the innocent while portraying himself as tr*sh.

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About the other characters:

    • Female characters:
One good thing that I love about this novel is aside from the Found Family trope, is the author's and MC's respect towards women. It may seem small to other readers, but it's also one of the reasons why I keep reading this novel. It's not a secret that most authors treat women as NPCs or love interests or even poorly written antagonists. Reading about these incredibly strong women is amazing. And they're not just a few! Usually, novels do have strong independent women but they're often few and sometimes only one of them appears in those novels.

Cale himself respects them and believes that they're stronger than him. This is a nice change from those novels focused on making the men stronger and leaving the women weaker. Or you know, when authors love adding women in a harem. Thank God Cale is so focused on the children and his slacker life.

    • Children:
As for the children, I've seen some comments or thoughts about Cale using the children. While it does appear like that, he's actually pretty scared for and of them most of the time. While the kids do fight (since they're incredibly strong and can flatten a mountain or kill an entire army), it's usually for minor roles like in wars except for Raon who is a dragon. They go in, do some damage, and then leave. And they do it with adults with them, so yes, they're completely safe.

Usually, all the kids are there as support and leave the bigger fights to the adults (except for Raon who is told by Cale to be invisible for his own safety).

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There was this one instance when Raon was asleep because of a trial and they were in the midst of battle. Lock couldn't use his abilities so Cale simply entrusted him with Raon and went to the front by himself to serve as a shield and commander. If that is not selfless and caring for Raon and Lock, who he sees as a kid as well, (who are both more powerful and dangerous than him), then I don't know what is.

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    • Choi Han (original MC) :
At first, I thought Choi Han is a simple and gullible character. But after finding out about Cale's secret, he reacted more mature than I expected. He didn't lashed out and instead wanted to protect Cale since despite Cale's denial, Choi Han sees the man as someone worth protecting, especially since Cale is the most self-sacrificing person he's ever met.
    • Main antagonist (first part) :
To those who are complaining that Cale is OP, let me tell you that the antagonist is way scarier. He's too powerful and has a whole freaking army devoted to him and his goals. He's not afraid of sacrificing his own people (except for the strong ones) and he's not entirely sane (once you know his background, it does make sense why he's not completely right in the head).

When he first appeared, I felt scared for everyone. He's very intimidating and powerful, maybe more than most of Cale's strong allies. It took a whole first book just to find out how to defeat this guy.

And while Cale is smart, the antagonist is just as smart. Power and intelligence combined together made him the best and worst enemy for the protagonists of the story.

Setting and story:

The world building threw me off guard. While I was right with the author writing about kingdoms and nobles and dragons, the history behind the world Cale landed in is full of surprises. There's a reason why he transmigrated. There's a reason why the antagonist is strong. There's a reason why there's ancient powers and why most of them are in the West continent. There's a reason why there's a baby dragon near him. And there's a reason why Alberu/Alver is the crown prince. Let's just say that every question has an answer.

So yes, TCF is my number one favorite novel. It has everything I'm looking for in a transmigration novel. I might continue reading the rest once the whole series is completed. <<less
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DaddyCH
DaddyCH rated it
August 10, 2023
Status: v2c104
This novel is my WOS. I’ve been with this novel since middle school and still counting. It’s a typical iseaki story but the story building the author builds through chapters is really great. The foreshadowing from earlier chapters too shows how the author truly thought hard for the readers.
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hansel_biscuits
hansel_biscuits rated it
June 9, 2023
Status: v2c86
This is so good.

Tl;dr: I love this book and the author so much.

I kid you not... I have lost track of how many times I have re-read this from start to finish. It became a tradition ever since the start of 2022. This book is so good and definitely is a comfort novel. It’s a book that I’ll never get tired of and will continue to be amazed each time I read it once more. Everything, from the characters, the world, the interaction with the environment and even the villains,... more>> they’re all amazing and so well written and I can’t help but want more and more. It never gets old and I never get tired of reading it all. Yoo Ryeo Han is an incredible author and AAA I just love it all! <<less
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Braindean
Braindean rated it
April 30, 2023
Status: c776
Before I read it, I heard a lot of good things about tr*sh of the Count's Family. I can vaguely remember that it was said to be part of the holy trinity of Korean action fantasy web novels alongside ORV and one other that I can't remember exactly (either SSS-Class su*cide Hunter or The S Classes I Raised). I don't know if there actually exists a holy trinity as such, but the point is that TCF is held in high regard.

Now that I've read it, honestly, I don't know how... more>> this novel has a 4.5/5 rating. It's really overrated. I mean, it's pretty decent sure, but it's nowhere near that good. I would say this deserves more of like, a 4.2/5 or maybe 4.3/5 if I'm really generous, but NU doesn't let you put decimal ratings. I would never compare this to ORV, ORV is a masterpiece while TCF is just good.

I liked the characters a lot. Cale Henituse is a likable protagonist, and it's entertaining to see him interact with all of the other characters which is a good thing. There is definitely a noticeable lack of character development. Nobody really seems to change very much long term. The only characters I can think of that change perceptibly are Alberu and Eruhaben. The rest stay the same for the entirety of part 1, more or less. This is a tolerable flaw since none of the characters are initially unlikable, but it's still a flaw.

I find the idea of a weaker MC somewhat refreshing even if it has been done before. I know it's not for everyone, but so many other novels have their MCs be action heroes that surpass everybody else and it's nice to see something different every now and then. Cale being forced to sacrifice himself is something I like, but I think it happens so often that it gets a little old. As for the other characters, it doesn't feel like they grow stronger at all. Similar to character development, power progression is practically imperceptible. We don't have a benchmark to measure a character's strength. The only time a character grows visibly stronger is when they obtain a new power, such as a new ancient power or a different ability. Otherwise, it might as well not happen. Even at the end of part 1, I can hardly tell you how much stronger Choi Han is than when he started besides the new ability he gains.
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For example, the necromancer Mary is said to grow stronger in the novel, but never performs any feats of strength that would impress upon the reader that she has really grown. This is the same for Ron, Beacrox, Choi Han, Raon Miru, Toonka, Witira, Archie, On, Hong, Hannah, literally everybody besides Rosalyn and Lock. Only those two display growths in strength that don't come from obtaining some new power like Choi Han's inherited black yong or a new ancient power.

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The antagonist of part 1 is a spoiler so, unless you want to hear about it, don't spoil yourself.
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The White Star is a creative antagonist. The idea of a man willingly embracing a curse of reincarnation in order to gain power and ascend to godhood is novel. He's also really intimidating in the beginning. TCF does a good job of showing off the power of the White Star the first time he appears. He overpowers everyone including Choi Han and the ancient dragon Eruhaben all at once. However, over time he just becomes way less of a threat since he loses almost every time. It almost seems like he gets weaker, even as he canonically grows stronger. In the end of part 1, as the White Star becomes complete, Cale still 1v1s him and and wins, TWICE. The White Star literally gets nerfed.

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I really feel like this story could have just ended with part 1. Part 2 is pretty unnecessary and kind of feels like when the MC of a cultivation novel ascends to a new realm and just does it all again or when the MC of a shounen manga defeats an enemy that they've been fighting for a long time and it gets revealed that that enemy was part of some unknown organization and they were actually one of the weaker members. If part 1 just didn't bother introducing some of the new stuff to tie into part 2 and finished up the last of its plot threads, it would have been a perfectly acceptable ending.
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All that stuff about hunters and single-lifers could have been left out of the novel entirely. There wasn't really a reason to introduce those new concepts. The story could've been self-contained and ended with the defeat of the White Star. It didn't need to be a story about Gods and Demons.

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Overall, I'd still recommend the story even though it has problems. It's still a fun, pretty light hearted novel to skim over the course of 3 days and immediately forget all the details.

Edit: It looks like there may be a little misunderstanding in the above review about what I was referring to when I talked about "character development". Well, who knows, maybe they weren't talking about me? Anyways, I stated that "nobody really seems to change much long term". This is talking specifically about long term character development. You see, there are generally two types of character development. By far, the most common type is the short term development. This is the kind seen mostly in this novel. What I'm talking about is the change that happens in a character over the course of one or maybe two arcs that focus on that character. This change happens rapidly, and, if the character in question is a recurring character, they never really change again even after hundreds of chapters. A prime example is Raon Miru. Raon changes very rapidly in the arc following his rescue, and then is set in stone from chapters 200 to the end of part 1. The same thing for the cats On and Hong. This is... fine, but it's a lesser form compared to long term character development.

Long term character development happens over the course of hundreds of chapters, very gradually. It is fairly uncommon. That being said, long term character development does still happen even if it's a bit rare in this novel. As I said before, Alberu and Eruhaben undergo long term character development. I totally forgot about the half-blood, and yes, he does develop too. If you really want to stretch it, you can say Ron and Beacrox do too barely, but that's going too far for me.

However, it is simply untrue that Hannah develops as a character. She's the same person the entire novel, even during the portion that focused on her. Her personality does not change. Her allegiance does, sure, but this does not come due to any growth or change in character traits. She joins Cale because of external factors. It is not as if she decided to join Cale, she was forced to. There's no development here, don't conflate external change with internal change. If you changed your job, that does not mean you changed your personality. It could just mean that you needed a new job.

The same can be said of Cale Henituse, the main character. He doesn't change throughout the entirety of part 1. The following will have spoilers about the past of the main character.
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You cannot say in good faith that Cale Henituse develops as a person. At least, not throughout the story. He behaves exactly the same at chapter 750 as in chapter 150. I know the novel has an entire arc where he goes into an alternate dimension and "overcomes his trauma" and saves all the people that died. But, seriously, ask yourself this: Did any of that even matter? The novel can say Cale overcame his trauma, but what really changed about him? He acts the same, thinks the same... he IS the same. If Cale, for instance, stopped sacrificing himself after resolving his trauma or changed anything about the way he acted, we could say that short term character development happened. A big part of this problem is the way Cale is written. He's too stoic. He's like the epitome of the toxic masculine "men are supposed to show no emotion" notion. There is only one instance in the entire novel when Cale shows any emotion besides anger or annoyance, and that's when he wakes from the God of Death's dream with Lee Soo Hyuk. He cries. I thought that would have been such a good emotional moment, but the novel has to reinforce the fact that Cale is not actually sad, just that he's crying for some reason. Why bother? Why can't Cale be sad? Why can't he cry? In that scene, Rosalyn noted that it would've been normal to see Cale cry out of anger instead of sorrow. Why? Cale is human too, so he should be written like a human. And humans get sad, humans cry. Humans aren't cold, collected robots. This stoicism that Cale is afflicted with rejects any change that comes to him. Perhaps part 2 will open Cale up a little more and allow for some development, but I doubt it.

In addition, the original Cale Henituse (the one that inhabited the body before Kim Rok Soo took over) does indeed change from who he originally was, sure. But that doesn't count. We don't see any of it happen, we just get to see the starting point and the end. Imagine if a character in a novel is shown in the beginning, and then once again in the end and that character has changed a lot by then. We could say that they went through a lot of character development, but since we haven't seen ANY of it, it doesn't matter at all and therefore counts for nothing.

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Was this addendum necessary? Probably not, but I feel that information should be clarified when possible and I felt like doing this and no one stopped me. <<less
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Filledokka
Filledokka rated it
April 9, 2023
Status: v2c2
This was my first web novel, and oh boy did that rabbit hole run deep.

I've always loved books and manhwa/manga/manhua became fun for me 3 or 4 years ago since writing this. Then I saw the first chapters of the manhwa of TCF and wanted to know more of the story, and as you can see I have no regrets. This novel kept me cooped up indoors for weeks/months in complete bliss. Hating going to work, gatherings or whatever that would take me away, and I would sneakely read a... more>> bit every now and then on my phone whenever I was actually out. After a long while, I started to look at other web novels, but that's another abyss I fell in for another time.

My point is, if you are new or a veteren when it comes to novels, this novel will most likely devoure your time and you'll love every secend of it. Of course, not everyone will love it as much and that's fine. We all have different perspective and opinions of how we want a story to go. If you do want to give this a try though, get past maybe 100 chapters. This is one of those stories that get's better the further down the rabbit hole you go. <<less
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Cymax.01
Cymax.01 rated it
March 25, 2023
Status: --
This novel is the best so I don't understand why some people are complaining about it.

Can't they understand that their all perfect the way they are? Their flaws are also their strength.

I probably sound crazy right now but TCF is the best novel I have ever read.

... more>> It's easy to understand, there's lots of nice characters, a lot of scamming, money, destruction, arson and most of all, there's the main character Cale nim.

Cale nim who gave these people their home when their previous was destroyed.

He's not a saint but he's also not a cold hearted monster who just kill without any reason and says 'the world is unfair woo hoo hoo so I'm killing you'.

Cale knows that the world is unfair but still strives to make sure that his family won't ever experience indignity.

He's not a goody two shoes except for the time when he's scamming Litana..

There's no romance so we can let our imagination go wild pairing Cale nim with characters (although ships including the children are a huge no) be it straight or bend circle.

The female characters are also badass, their not weak and fragile like other stories make them to be. Their very greedy and protects what's dear to them. <<less
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kimdj5149
kimdj5149 rated it
January 16, 2023
Status: c286
I can not disagree with the fact most of the time this was boring but I rest assure you that many interesting scenes made me want to rip my soul out of excitement.

I just wanted to tell for those who read the bad reviews to ignore it and try reading it! So far I'm in the chapter 286 and it's soooo good! This was my first time to stay in a novel that had so many chapters it's very interesting and I really like the main character, I also like... more>> the fact that it has literally ZERO romance that is pointed to the MC, and there's no harem or anything which made me really love it! <<less
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leticiagnunes
leticiagnunes rated it
September 18, 2022
Status: c776
What a master piece, it's just getting better, everything is so well connect and they keep adding new stuff and stillas good as it was at the begging, I can't wait until the next part
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Shio
Shio
August 4, 2022
Status: c732
Some reviewer already mention this but tr*sh of the count family has both factor that make people love korean novel and factor that make people don't want to read kr novel.

Things that are great:

+ unique storyline (the first time it was translated at least), lots of cute characters that has strong bond with MC, no harem, no forced comedy or romance

... more>> Things are not so great:

- while there are lots of side character that appear often, most of them are only relevant on their story arc. After that they will only exist as 'sasuga mc' army and give reaction to event. There's almost close to none scene where the side characters shine, since all the important moments are given to the MC. If there's any, it's because the MC literally gave them the opportunity to do so.

- there is no tension at all. We all know it doesn't matter how crazy stuff are, the MC will always safe the day. There's a crazy power scaling, and the other chatacter ended up being redundant compared to MC deus ex machina.

- have I mentioned deus ex machina?

- all in all, it feels like the author already have plans for several hundreds early chapters, but have none for the rest and just develop things as the story went on.

All complains aside, it's pretty solid. I totally understand the high rating. It's one of the first popular translated kr novel. <<less
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Linshi
Linshi rated it
July 7, 2022
Status: c750
This is good, addicting. The characters have their own personalities but I think many would still not like it because the MC is weak. This kind of MC isn't also my type but because the story is good, I continue reading it.

Highly recommended ☺
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flighty01
flighty01 rated it
May 12, 2022
Status: c776
I am a type of reader who gets bored easily so when I kept going back to this novel, I was really surprised.
    • Kim Rok Soo
Spoiler

Kim Rok Soo is forcefully transmigrated into a character from a book he hasn't finished, Cale Henituse.

Cale Henituse is known as a tr*sh by everyone and he immediately uses this to his advantage.

He is initially cold and cared mostly about his survival but as he meets characters and the story progresses, he slowly becomes warmer and thinks more about his friends and family.

He may seem selfish and cold but his actions says otherwise. He says he's tr*sh (not because he's Cale but because of his past as Kim Rok Soo) but acts in defense of his friends and family if threatened or harmed.

There is a huge plot twist about his backstory, the reason why he is really calm after transmigrating and how he quickly overcomes his enemies with his strategies.

He comes from an apocalyptic world in Korea. One day, the world suddenly gains monsters and unexpectedly, humans suddenly gains abilities to defeat said monsters.

Kim Rok Soo has an ability to remember everything he sees and reads. And also has an ability to defeat enemies in an instant but both abilities have a backlash.

He wants to be a slacker after a promise he made to his friends.

    • Original Cale Henituse

Originally a cannon fodder, it was revealed that he made a deal with a god and is the reason why Kim Rok Soo took over his body.

He is now in Kim Rok Soo's body.

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    • Choi Han
Spoiler

Is the original protagonist from The Birth of a Hero. He was transmigrated into another world and wants revenge after a secret organization kills the people who saved him. He originally hates Cale Henituse but because Kim Rok Soo is different from Cale, he becomes a loyal friend and ally instead.

There is also a huge plot twist about his origins and role in the story.

He is related to Kim Rok Soo's dead team mate and friend and is also related to the author who created The Birth of a Hero.

He finds out about Cale's real identity.

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    • Raon Miru
Spoiler

A black baby dragon who was tortured by a minor villain in the novel. He was originally killed by Choi Han as a form of mercy but was saved by Cale simply because Cale wants to help him and destroy the minor villain.

He is really OP but can be quite naive about the world because he was imprisoned most of his life but knows when someone is kind or not. He wants to live peacefully with his human and family.

He is the son of a dragon lord but after a series of events, was sold to Venion.

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    • Alberu/Alver
Spoiler

The crown prince of the Roan Kingdom. He is secretly a dark elf, a being that is hated by humans because of their abilities that is related to dead mana.

His goal is to become a king and have the dark elves become accepted by the people.

His personality is similar to Kim Rok Soo/Cale Henituse's. They initially are simple business partners but once Cale found out about his identity and other secrets, Alberu becomes close to him and treats him like a brother.

He also finds out about Cale's real identity.

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    • Cale's friends and family
Spoiler

Originally, most of the characters are either dead or will die but because of the God of Death and the Original Cale Henituse, Kim Rok Soo was transmigrated and saves them from their fates.

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    • Cale's enemies
Spoiler

A secret organization formed by the antagonist who wants to become a god.

They are connected to a mysterious sealed god.

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    • Plot
Spoiler

It may seem slow at first but this novel is actually fast paced. There are a lot of schemes and fights against the antagonist and Cale is incredibly busy because of it.

It may also seem as if the story is simple but in the end, everything is connected and everything has a reason.

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I advise new readers to read more before forming an opinion. There's a lot of plot twists and hidden back stories. Again, everything is connected and has a reason.
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pum_pumpkin
pum_pumpkin rated it
May 10, 2022
Status: c776
AAAHHAHSGS this story is genuinely one of my favorites, the writing, the characters, the univers, everything is so well-thought and just omg, perfect, I feel a bit sad about finishing the part 1, I'm really gonna miss cale and everyone else so I'm probably just gonna re-read it until the part two comes lmao
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Aculin
Aculin rated it
April 14, 2022
Status: c769
I am writing this because it will end soon. Firstly, forgive me for my bad English. I hope whoever read my comment can understand.

I first read this as a manhwa and I cant stop my curiousity for the next chapter which is I search for the novel. Luck with me, I found it on novelupdate. Thanks transalators!

I'm rating this as 5 star because I really like it and satisfy with the plot and characters (either good or bad ones). And the thing I like most no harem, not that I... more>> dont read harem, but some full with annoying women and MC that cannot reject them because think he is gentleman or whatever.
    • Spoiler

      at first, in few earlier chapters, I thought MC just transmigrate from normal world but no. There are appocalypse in mc's old world. This is for new readers who just want to start reading novel/manhwa

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    • Spoiler

      there are some parralel worlds same with earth named as earth 1, earth 2,.. Also experience the appocalypse, just read and you will reach that chapters

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Overall I recommend this novel for people who dont care that many chapters, can be patient, like fantasy world and adventures and can accept the illogical that exist. I dont write many spoilers because there are others already write that. Hope the second book not going let me down. <<less
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Ferhul von Catonyan
Ferhul von Catonyan rated it
January 24, 2022
Status: c346
Good read, though stopped after feeling a little bored, but I'm going to continue it, one day.

A bit overrated maybe, but definitely recommended.
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