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

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his body slowly

This

was filled with venomous aura as he

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates

were injured badly like

would all die if they

to run

was at that

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

voice did not respond to him. It only

all sense of reality because of this unfamiliar voice. I

if his

Soo subconsciously started to pay attention

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

‘What is it saying?’

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

His grandfather had told

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

fantasy novels, realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s

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

‘I can live.’

Jung

at that

Baaaaang!

explosion

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

see

“Ugh!”

as if it was a shield, however, he was

and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

to die?!

‘Ah.’

Soo realized that he had blanked out

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

a

sense of reality shook once

monster launched another attack at

“Ugh!”

Kim Rok Soo’s body was flung aside

a temporary piece of defensive equipment was

had twisted in

bastard! Snap

Soo grabbing his injured arm and shout toward

of his power,

finally completely snapped out

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

Slap!

Jung Soo slapped his

reached his hand

“What the hell?”

are you so shocked, you punk. Just

Rok Soo to him by the collar before

Baaaaaang!

past

You made me fall!

while listening to the

to come all the way

said something he did

Choi Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok

He looked around.

putting half, no, almost their whole life at

to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

to live the way I

in his

Attack and get hit.

and get

sword again and get

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

started to be unable

getting harder and harder to breathe. He had no strength or

sight as

died with their body intact while others

‘…The team leader too……’

Lee Soo Hyuk was in

also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

least one of

Soo’s face before. He usually had a

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

He wanted to laugh.

wanted to laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he responded internally as he had no

I said, just something I said

to do once

had 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 of land to farm. He would also

He and the team leader discussed making him farm

come to visit in the summer and help them harvest in the fall as long as they

were all just

would be great if it happened, but they were sharing their dreams as if they were jokes because the

all

thinking was becoming difficult

couldn’t see

Kim Rok

Soo was not someone who would cry

But why did it sound a shriek? Is this your

‘My decision?

can happen

I do

to live, but I

Jung Soo could

was getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one

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