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!

started by slamming away at the monster’s

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his body slowly

This crazy monster

was filled with venomous aura as

It was too strong.

know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates were

of the others were injured badly

they would all die if they

needed to run

was at that

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

Flinch.

body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

his voice. However, the unfamiliar voice did not respond to him. It only said what it needed

reality because of this

as if

to pay attention

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

‘What is it saying?’

This situation is so unique that I am giving you

mention his ancestors. His grandfather had told him about the sorrows of

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

novels, realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s

will let you live. I can promise you

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung Soo's

at that

Baaaaang!

explosion

his teammates holding up a metal board to block

see his teammate's

“Ugh!”

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

and glared at

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

out of it! Do you want to die?! Why are

‘Ah.’

realized that he had blanked out for a

unfamiliar voice continued to speak. You see? You’re in grave danger. Don't

was a

sense of reality shook

launched another attack at that

“Ugh!”

teammate Kim Rok Soo’s body was flung aside

he had picked up as a

arm had twisted in an

Snap

see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and shout toward him

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

snapped

had returned once again. You almost died again. What do you think, do you

Slap!

Soo

then reached his hand

“What the hell?”

you so shocked, you punk. Just support us

Soo pulled Kim Rok Soo to him by the collar

Baaaaaang!

charged past the

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

Jung Soo chuckled while listening to the grumbling Kim Rok Soo’s energetic

to come all

something he did not

what had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come

He looked around.

teammates were fighting while putting half, no, almost their

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

live the way I want to live.

clenched onto the sword in his hand

Attack and get hit.

get

the sword again

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

slowly started to

harder to breathe. He had no strength

sight as he faintly made out his

died with their body intact while others

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was in

also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least

never seen such an expression on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually had a grumbling face

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

‘It's happening again.’

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

He wanted to laugh.

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

something I said, just something I said

to do

countryside and being farmers. He would have an orchard and save a plot of land to farm. He would also take

go cause trouble somewhere. He and

they would come to visit in the summer and help

all

of thing you talked about because you never knew when you would die. It would be great if it happened,

all it

thinking was becoming difficult for

see much anymore

could hear Kim

sound like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone

for him. But why did

‘My decision?

things like this can happen

course, I do

to live, but I

could not

was the one who was supposed to die. But that

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