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 at the monster’s

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his body slowly get

This

was filled with venomous aura as he

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates were already

were injured badly

they would all die if they didn’t

run in

was at

Why are you trying

Flinch.

body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

had lost all sense of reality because of

felt as if his

Jung Soo subconsciously started to

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

‘What is it saying?’

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

Soo recalled what his grandfather had told him after hearing the voice mention his ancestors. His grandfather had told him about the sorrows of their family

heard from them again.

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

to speak again. I will let you

‘I can live.’

Jung Soo's mind

at

Baaaaang!

explosion filled

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

could see

“Ugh!”

had held up the metal board as if it was a shield, however, he was pushed back and rammed into Choi Jung

and

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

want to die?! Why

‘Ah.’

Soo realized that he had blanked out

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

a tempting

Jung Soo's sense of

launched another

“Ugh!”

was

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

Soo’s arm had twisted in

bastard! Snap out of

could see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm

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

snapped

returned once again. You almost died again. What do you think, do you want to go

Slap!

Jung Soo slapped

then reached

“What the hell?”

you so shocked, you punk.

Jung Soo pulled Kim Rok Soo to him by the collar before jumping up with

Baaaaaang!

monster’s attack charged past

You made me fall!

to the grumbling Kim Rok

rear support to

then said something he

had happened. Kim Rok Soo had

He looked around.

were fighting while putting half, no,

wanted to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

to live the way I want to

Jung Soo clenched onto the sword in

Attack and get hit.

and get back

the sword again and get sent

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

started to

harder to breathe. He had no

slowly losing his sight as he faintly

with their body intact while

‘…The team leader too……’

Lee Soo Hyuk was in a

also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

looked like at least one of them would

expression on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually had

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

‘It's happening again.’

that voice again. Choi Jung Soo, wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and

He wanted to laugh.

Jung Soo wanted to laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he responded

something I said, just something I

did he want to

about going down to the countryside and being farmers. He would have an orchard and save a plot of land to farm. He would also take this Kim Rok

trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm with them, so that they

and help them harvest in the fall as long as they fed them

all

you never knew when you would die. It would be great if it happened, but they

all

thinking was becoming difficult for Choi Jung

couldn’t see much

hear Kim Rok Soo’s

was not someone who would cry until

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

‘My decision?

things like this can happen as you

course, I do

live, but I

Soo could not

weird voice was getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who was

Rok Soo, that punk. I hope he lives