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!

battle started by slamming away at the

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Jung Soo felt his body

This

Soo’s face was filled with venomous aura as

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates

were injured

felt as if they would all die if

needed to run in order to

at

is not fated for you. Why are you trying to die?

Flinch.

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

lost all sense of reality because

if

subconsciously started to

live. However, you need to go to a different world. That world will welcome you. You'll

‘What is it saying?’

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

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

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

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

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

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung Soo's mind like

at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion filled

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

see his teammate's

“Ugh!”

held up the metal board as if it was a shield,

and

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

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

‘Ah.’

realized that he had

You’re in grave

a tempting

sense of

another attack

“Ugh!”

Rok Soo’s body was

up as a temporary piece of defensive equipment

Soo’s arm had twisted in an

Snap

could see Kim Rok Soo grabbing

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

finally completely snapped out of

returned once again. You almost died again. What do you

Slap!

Jung Soo

reached his

“What the hell?”

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

Rok Soo to him

Baaaaaang!

charged past the

me fall! Can’t

to the grumbling

support to come all

then said something he did

Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come up

He looked around.

putting half, no,

to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

way I want to live.

the sword in

Attack and get hit.

and get

again and get

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo finally

started to

and harder to breathe. He had

losing his sight as he faintly made out his

their body

‘…The team leader too……’

Hyuk was in a

see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least one of them

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

didn’t like seeing this expression on Kim Rok Soo's face. You don't regret

‘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 to die like

He wanted to laugh.

laugh out loud after hearing that.

just something

did he want to do once everything was

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

this punk to be a slacker, he was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm with them, so that they won't have to go

the summer and

were all just

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 something like

was all it

thinking was becoming difficult for Choi

see much

hear Kim

Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry

be calling for him. But why did it sound a shriek? Is

‘My decision?

like this can happen as you

course, I do want

but I can't leave

Jung Soo could not

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

Kim Rok Soo, that punk. I hope he lives