Trash of the Count's Family

Choi Han had lost consciousness while watching Eruhaben catching his falling body with a shocked expression.

Tons of memories had flown into his mind.

He had then become Choi Jung Soo.

“Hey, Jung Soo.”

Choi Han had become Choi Jung Soo, starting with Choi Jung Soo’s mom smiling and telling him something.

“Our family has stayed here for generations. We cannot leave.”

“Why not?”

His grandfather had faintly smiled and answered Choi Jung Soo’s question.

“I had a nephew…I guess he would be your uncle once removed. Anyway, it is because there is someone who needs to come back. There’s my younger brother as well… what would happen if they came back here thinking that they were back home only to not find anyone here?”

The young Choi Jung Soo had nodded at his grandfather’s explanation and smiled.

The largest tile-roofed house in the neighborhood. He liked this house and enjoyed watching his older cousins, his mom, and his dad moving around while punching or swinging wooden swords.

Choi Jung Soo slowly got older.

Choi Han had experienced everything as Choi Jung Soo.

Then one day as he finished his studies and prepared to take the exam to enter college in the physical education department…

The world turned into chaos.

Something that seemed straight out of a movie happened.

A terrible horror movie at that.

Once the first part of that movie ended…

“…I promise I will return.”

Choi Jung Soo had kowtowed twice while looking at the destroyed tile-roofed house.

Nobody lived in this house now. He worked hard while trying to repair it as much as possible, but the grandeur of this upright place was long gone.

“I will return… and turn this place back to how it used to be.”

Choi Jung Soo, the only survivor from this house, made a promise with everyone.

He then started to work for a company.

It was a company in an awkward position as it was neither a guild nor a government entity, but it was able to take on all sorts of jobs because of this ambiguous status.

“Oh! Are you the only other rookie? My name is Choi Jung Soo! Nice to meet you!”

“…Kim Rok Soo. Nice to meet you.”

Choi Jung Soo had warmly greeted his new colleague.

“Time to go on a business trip.”

“Team-leader-nim, you mean to go to work, right?”

“Same difference.”

Choi Jung Soo started to do all sorts of jobs with his fellow rookie Kim Rok Soo, team leader Lee Soo Hyuk, and the others on their team.

He was always getting hurt and doing the hard tasks because he was responsible for fighting in the vanguard.

It was still bearable.

It was because he had people who were like family, no, because he had a new family.

Choi Jung Soo's memories had continued.

‘I hope peace returns to Earth and we can all live happily ever after.’

He had looked at his teammates and started to think.

‘I'm going to take everyone to my hometown. The tile-roofed house is large, and it looks like I already convinced the team leader-nim and Kim Rok Soo!’

He could smile while thinking about the future every so often as they completed their missions.

It was a pure smile that was not forced.

However, he was always worried.

This world was one where he never knew when he would die.

‘Looks like that time is finally here.’

Choi Jung Soo had to face a time when his concerns had become reality.

“…Choi Jung Soo.”

“I'm okay, team leader-nim.”

He smiled and responded to Lee Soo Hyuk. However, his gaze could not move away from the large monster.

It was the appearance of the monster that Kim Rok Soo had predicted.

That monster was beyond their wildest imaginations.

‘I might die.’

He couldn't help but have that thought.

“Pfft.”

He could hear team leader Lee Soo Hyuk laughing. Jung Soo turned his head to see Lee Soo Hyuk stoically start to speak while pointing at his hand that was holding the sword.

“You can talk like that while your hand is shaking that much?”

Jung Soo could see his shaking hand. He then started to smile and asked as if nothing was wrong.

“Hyung, is it that obvious?”

“Yes. Very obvious.”

“Ay, that’s too bad.”

The team leader had shaken his head at Jung Soo’s response. He then sent the signal.

“Attack! Use the paths that Kim Rok Soo predicted!”

All of their teammates had started to charge toward the monster.

“Team leader, the three o’clock direction! Two of you head North while three go Northwest!”

Choi Jung Soo listened to Kim Rok Soo's support from the back as he pulled out his sword.

Baaaaaang!

final battle started by slamming away at

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Jung Soo felt his body slowly

it! This

Soo’s face was filled with venomous aura as he glared at

It was too strong.

know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates were already

of the others were injured

all die if they didn’t

needed to run

at

not fated for you. Why are you trying to die?

Flinch.

body

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

in his voice. However, the unfamiliar voice did not respond to him. It only said what it needed to say. I will make

Soo had lost all sense of reality because of this unfamiliar voice. I will let you

if his heart was

to pay attention

you need to go to a different world. That world will welcome you. You'll meet a lot of great

‘What is it saying?’

because of these sudden statements. This situation is so unique that I am giving you a

His grandfather had told him about the sorrows of

never heard from

frequently read fantasy novels, realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s words and this

speak again. I will let you live. I

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung

was at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion

Jung Soo could see one of his teammates holding up a metal board to block the piece of a building wall the

see

“Ugh!”

it was a shield, however, he was pushed back and rammed into Choi Jung

then turned around and

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

it! Do you want to die?! Why

‘Ah.’

he had blanked out for

You see? You’re in grave danger.

a tempting

sense of reality

monster launched another attack at

“Ugh!”

Kim Rok Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled on the

picked up as a temporary piece

Rok Soo’s arm had

crazy bastard! Snap out

grabbing his injured arm and

much of his power, the punk who had no offensive strength at

completely snapped

returned once again. You almost died again. What

Slap!

Soo slapped

reached

“What the hell?”

punk.

Kim Rok Soo to him by the collar before

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the spot they

are you pushing?! You made me fall! Can’t

Jung Soo chuckled while listening to

to come all the way up

then said something he

course, Choi Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come

He looked around.

putting half, no,

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

to live the way I want to live. Isn’t that the

onto the sword in his hand

Attack and get hit.

and get back

sword again and

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo finally

to be unable

harder and harder to breathe. He had no strength or feeling in his

his sight as he faintly made out his dead

thankfully died with their body intact while

‘…The team leader too……’

Soo Hyuk was

see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least one of them

such an expression on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually had a grumbling face that always talked in such an annoying

expression on Kim Rok Soo's face. You don't regret your

‘It's happening again.’

Jung Soo, wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and live as a farmer? Is

He wanted to laugh.

to laugh out loud after hearing that. However,

I said, just something I said in

he want to do

an orchard and save a plot of land to farm. He would also take this Kim Rok Soo who claimed he

left this punk to be a slacker, he was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm

come to visit in the summer and help them harvest

all

type of thing you talked about because you never knew when you would die. It would be great if it happened, but they were sharing their dreams as if

was all it

becoming difficult for

see

could hear Kim

Kim Rok Soo was not

him. But why did it sound a shriek? Is this your

‘My decision?

can happen

do

live, but I

could not

getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who was supposed

am a bit worried about Kim Rok Soo, that punk. I