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!

slamming away

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his body

it! This

filled with venomous aura as

It was too strong.

how

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

of his teammates were already

the others were injured badly

all die if they

to run

at that

heard an unfamiliar voice. Death is not fated for you. Why are you trying to die? He had ended up intervening

Flinch.

body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

respond to him. It only said what it needed

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

felt as if his heart

Jung Soo subconsciously started to pay attention to that

to a different world. That world will welcome

‘What is it saying?’

is

what his grandfather had told him after hearing the voice mention his ancestors. His grandfather had told him about the sorrows of their family once he got older and

heard from them again. How did our household

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

to speak again. I will let you live.

‘I can live.’

Jung

at

Baaaaang!

explosion filled the

his teammates holding up a metal board to block the piece of a building wall the monster

could see his teammate's

“Ugh!”

as if it was a

then turned around and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

Do you want to die?! Why

‘Ah.’

realized that he

You’re in grave danger. Don't you want to

was a tempting

Soo's sense of

launched another attack at

“Ugh!”

was flung aside and rolled on

board he had picked up as a temporary

Soo’s arm had twisted

crazy bastard! Snap out

see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and

mouth because he had used too much of his power, the punk who had no offensive strength at all, was shouting

snapped

again. You almost died again. What do you think,

Slap!

Jung Soo

reached his

“What the hell?”

punk. Just

Rok Soo to him by

Baaaaaang!

charged past the spot they had been

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

while listening to

to come all the

then said something he did

Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim

He looked around.

of their teammates were fighting while putting half, no,

wanted to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

live the way I want to live. Isn’t

onto the sword in

Attack and get hit.

get back

sword again and get

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

started to be unable to

He

as he faintly made out his

body intact while others died

‘…The team leader too……’

was in a similar condition as

could also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least one

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

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

‘It's happening again.’

wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and live as a farmer? Is it

He wanted to laugh.

loud after hearing that. However, he responded internally as he had no strength

said, just something I said in

to do once

save a plot of land to farm. He would also take this Kim Rok Soo

and the team leader discussed making

other teammates said they would come to visit in the summer and help them harvest

all

knew when you would die. It would be great if it happened, but they were sharing their dreams as if they were jokes because the chances of

all it

difficult

see much

hear Kim Rok

didn't sound like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry

seemed to be calling for him. But why did

‘My decision?

like this can

I do

live, but I

could

Rok Soo was the one who was supposed to

Kim Rok Soo, that punk. I