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!

by slamming away

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his

it! This crazy monster

filled with venomous aura as

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates were already

the others were injured

if they would all

run in

was at

for you. Why are you trying to die? He had

Flinch.

body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

voice did not respond to him. It

of reality because of

felt as if his heart was

subconsciously started to pay

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

‘What is it saying?’

situation is

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

It was like magic. We never heard from them again. How did our

who frequently read fantasy novels, realized something as he recalled his

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

‘I can live.’

Choi Jung

at

Baaaaang!

explosion filled

metal board to block the piece of a building wall the monster flung toward

could see his

“Ugh!”

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

around and glared at

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

to die?!

‘Ah.’

he

You’re in grave danger. Don't

was a tempting

of

monster launched another

“Ugh!”

Soo’s body was flung aside

as a temporary piece of

Rok Soo’s arm had twisted

bastard! Snap out of

Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and shout toward him

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

completely snapped

again. What do you think, do you want to go with

Slap!

Jung Soo

reached

“What the hell?”

you so shocked, you punk. Just support us from the

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

Baaaaaang!

attack charged past the spot

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

while listening to the grumbling Kim Rok Soo’s

the rear support to come all the way

something

Soo knew what had happened. Kim

He looked around.

their teammates were fighting while putting

to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

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

Soo clenched onto the sword in his hand and charged toward

Attack and get hit.

and get back

the sword again and get

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

started to be

getting harder and harder to breathe. He

losing his sight as he faintly made out his

with their body

‘…The team leader too……’

Hyuk was in a similar condition as

also see

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least one of

Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually had a grumbling face that always talked

Kim Rok Soo's face.

‘It's happening again.’

hearing that voice again. Choi Jung Soo, wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and live as a farmer? Is it okay

He wanted to laugh.

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

said, just something I said

he want to do once everything was

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 be a slacker

he was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed

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

all

it happened, but they were sharing their dreams as if they were jokes because the chances of it happening were slim. It was something like

all

was becoming difficult

couldn’t see much anymore

could hear Kim

Soo was not someone

why did it sound

‘My decision?

things like this can happen as

do want to

to live, but

Soo could

the one who was supposed to die. But

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