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….”

his body

This

with venomous

It was too strong.

know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates were

of the others were

as if they would all die if they

needed to run in order to

was at

not fated for you. Why are you trying to die? He had ended

Flinch.

Jung Soo’s body started to

‘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

all sense of reality because of this unfamiliar

if

subconsciously started to pay attention

different world. That world will

‘What is it saying?’

situation is so unique that I am giving you a choice, unlike

after hearing the voice mention his ancestors. His grandfather had

disappeared. It was like magic. We never heard from them again. How did our household end up

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

speak again. I will let you live. I can promise

‘I can live.’

Choi Jung Soo's

at that

Baaaaang!

loud explosion filled the

see one of his teammates holding up a metal board to block the piece of a building wall the monster flung toward

see

“Ugh!”

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

and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

you want to die?! Why are

‘Ah.’

he had blanked out for

unfamiliar voice continued to speak. You see? You’re in grave

a tempting

Soo's sense of reality shook once

another attack at

“Ugh!”

body was flung aside and rolled

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

had twisted in an

Snap out of

grabbing his

too much of his power, the punk who had

finally completely snapped out

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

Slap!

Jung Soo slapped his

reached his hand

“What the hell?”

so shocked, you punk. Just support us from

Jung Soo pulled Kim Rok Soo to him by

Baaaaaang!

past the spot they had been

pushing?! You made me fall! Can’t you see that my arm

Jung Soo chuckled while listening to the

support to come all the

then said something

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

He looked around.

teammates were fighting while putting half,

wanted to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

the way I want to

Jung Soo clenched onto the sword in his hand and charged

Attack and get hit.

and get

again

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

started to

and harder to breathe. He had

was slowly losing his sight as he faintly made out his dead

with their body intact while others died terrible

‘…The team leader too……’

was

see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

least one of them

before. He usually had a grumbling face that always talked in such an annoying

expression on Kim

‘It's happening again.’

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

He wanted to laugh.

to laugh out loud after hearing that. However,

something I said, just something I

he want to do

talked to team leader Lee Soo Hyuk 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 Soo who claimed he was going to

he was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and

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

were all just

happened, but they were sharing their dreams as

was all it

was becoming difficult for Choi

see much

hear Kim Rok

Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry until the

to be calling for him. But why did it sound

‘My decision?

can

course, I do want

but

Jung Soo could

was getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who was supposed to die. But that has

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