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 monster’s

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Jung Soo felt his

it! This crazy

was filled with venomous aura as he

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

of his teammates

were injured badly like

as if they would all die if

needed to run

was at

unfamiliar voice. Death is not fated for you. Why are you trying to die? He had ended

Flinch.

body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

respond to him. It only said what it needed to say. I will make

reality because of this unfamiliar voice. I will

felt as if his heart was

started to pay

to let him live. However, you need to go to a different

‘What is it saying?’

these sudden statements. This situation is so unique that I am giving you a choice,

His grandfather had told him about the sorrows of their family once he got

We never heard from

read fantasy novels, realized something as

will let you live. I

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung

at that

Baaaaang!

explosion filled

his teammates holding up a metal board to block the piece of

could see his

“Ugh!”

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

around and

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

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

‘Ah.’

Soo realized that he had

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

a tempting

Soo's sense of

launched another attack

“Ugh!”

was flung aside and rolled

up as a temporary

Soo’s arm had twisted in an odd

Snap out

grabbing his injured arm

too much of his power, the punk

snapped

died again. What do you think, do you

Slap!

Jung Soo slapped

reached his hand

“What the hell?”

you so shocked, you punk. Just support us from

him

Baaaaaang!

monster’s attack charged past the spot they

me fall! Can’t

listening to the grumbling Kim Rok

to come all the way

then said something he did not

had happened. Kim

He looked around.

their teammates were fighting while putting half, no, almost their whole life at

wanted to

Wouldn't that be enough?

live the way I want to live.

sword in

Attack and get hit.

and get back

the sword again

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo

to be unable

harder and harder to breathe. He had no strength or feeling in

sight as

with their body intact

‘…The team leader too……’

Lee Soo Hyuk was in a

also see

‘I'm relieved.’

least one of them would

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

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

He wanted to laugh.

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

said, just

did he want to do once

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

was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm

said they would come to visit in the summer and help them harvest in the

all just

would die. It would be great if it happened, but they were sharing their dreams as if they were

all

thinking was becoming difficult for

see

could hear Kim Rok Soo’s

like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not

for him. But why did it sound

‘My decision?

can

do want to

want to live, but

Jung Soo could

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

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