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 at the monster’s

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his body

This crazy monster

with venomous aura as he glared at the

It was too strong.

didn’t know how

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates were already

were injured badly

they would all die if they didn’t run

run

was at

for you. Why are you trying to die? He had ended up intervening earlier

Flinch.

Jung Soo’s body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

and curiosity in his voice. However, the unfamiliar voice did not respond to him. It only said what it needed to say. I will

Soo had lost all sense of reality because of this unfamiliar voice.

felt as if his heart

to

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

‘What is it saying?’

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

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

never heard from

who frequently read fantasy novels, realized something

it started to speak again. I will let you live. I

‘I can live.’

Choi Jung Soo's mind

was at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion

one of his teammates holding up a metal board to

see

“Ugh!”

a shield, however, he was pushed back and rammed

then turned around and glared at Choi

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

it! Do you want to die?! Why are you suddenly

‘Ah.’

that he had

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

a

Soo's sense of reality shook

another attack at that

“Ugh!”

teammate Kim Rok Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled

a temporary piece of defensive equipment was

arm had twisted in an odd

Snap out

Soo grabbing his injured

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

completely snapped out

again.

Slap!

Soo

then reached his hand

“What the hell?”

are you so shocked, you punk. Just support us

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

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the spot they had been

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

chuckled while listening to

to come all the way

something he did not

what had happened. Kim Rok Soo

He looked around.

putting half, no, almost

to

Wouldn't that be enough?

live the way I want to live.

onto the sword in his hand and

Attack and get hit.

get

sword again and get

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

slowly started to be unable

breathe. He had no strength

was slowly losing his sight as he faintly made out his

thankfully died with their body intact while others died terrible

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was in a similar condition

see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

at least one of them would

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

this expression on Kim Rok Soo's face. You

‘It's happening again.’

to return to

He wanted to laugh.

after hearing that. However, he responded internally as he

said, just

did he want to do once

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 be

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

to visit in the summer and

were all

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

was all

was becoming difficult for Choi Jung

see much anymore

could hear Kim Rok Soo’s

Rok Soo was not

why did it sound a

‘My decision?

like this can happen as you

course, I do want to live

but I can't leave

could not

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

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