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!

battle started by slamming away at

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Soo felt his

it! This crazy

venomous

It was too strong.

know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates

the others were injured badly like

they would all die

needed to run

was at that

are you trying to die? He had ended up

Flinch.

Soo’s body

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

voice. However, the unfamiliar voice did not respond to him. It

sense of reality because of this unfamiliar voice. I will

felt as if his heart was

Soo subconsciously started to pay

you need to go to a different world. That world

‘What is it saying?’

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

grandfather had told him about the sorrows

magic. We never heard from them again. How did our household

Soo, who frequently read fantasy novels, realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s words

again. I will let you live. I can promise

‘I can live.’

Choi Jung Soo's mind

at that

Baaaaang!

explosion

teammates holding up a metal board to block the piece

see his

“Ugh!”

board as if it was a shield,

around and glared at

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

Do you want to die?! Why

‘Ah.’

he had blanked

speak. You see? You’re in grave danger. Don't you want

a

Jung Soo's sense of reality shook once

another

“Ugh!”

Rok Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled

metal board he had picked up as a temporary piece of defensive equipment was crushed

Soo’s arm had twisted in an

bastard! Snap out of

Soo could see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and

used too much of his power, the

completely snapped out

sense of reality had returned once again. You almost died again. What do you think, do you want to

Slap!

Soo slapped his

reached his

“What the hell?”

shocked, you punk. Just support

Soo to him by the collar before

Baaaaaang!

charged past the

fall! Can’t you see

chuckled while listening to

told the rear support to come all the way up

said something he

knew what had happened. Kim Rok

He looked around.

putting half,

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

way I want to live.

Jung Soo clenched onto the sword in his hand and charged toward

Attack and get hit.

and get back

the sword again and

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo finally

to be unable

getting harder and harder to breathe. He had no strength or feeling

slowly losing his sight as he faintly made out his

their body

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was in

could also see

‘I'm relieved.’

least one of them would

Soo had never seen such an expression on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He

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

‘It's happening again.’

to your hometown and live as a

He wanted to laugh.

out loud after hearing that. However, he

said, just something

he want to do once

down to the countryside and being farmers. He would have an orchard and save a plot of land to farm.

bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm with them, so that

visit in the summer and help them harvest in the fall as long

were all

would die. It would be great if it happened,

all it

becoming difficult for Choi Jung

couldn’t see

could hear Kim Rok Soo’s

like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry

to be calling for him. But why did it sound

‘My decision?

things like this can happen

do

but I can't leave

Jung Soo could not

Soo was the one who was supposed

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