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 get

it! This crazy

with venomous aura as

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates

of the others were

they would all die

needed to run in

at that

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

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

felt as if his

subconsciously started to pay attention to

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

‘What is it saying?’

situation is so unique

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

never heard from them again.

realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s words

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

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung

at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion

Jung Soo could see one of his teammates holding up a metal board to block the piece of a building wall the

see his

“Ugh!”

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

around and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

it! Do you want to

‘Ah.’

that he

You’re in grave

was a tempting

of reality

monster launched another attack

“Ugh!”

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

a temporary piece of defensive

had twisted in an

crazy bastard! Snap out

Jung Soo could see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and

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

finally completely snapped out of

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

Slap!

Soo

reached

“What the hell?”

punk. Just support us

Rok Soo to him by the

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the spot they had

why are you pushing?! You made me fall!

while listening to the grumbling Kim Rok Soo’s energetic

to come all the way

then said something

course, Choi Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo

He looked around.

teammates were fighting while putting half, no, almost their

wanted to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

I want to live. Isn’t that the

onto the sword in his hand and charged toward

Attack and get hit.

and get back

sword again

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

started to be

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

slowly losing his sight as he faintly made out

body intact while others died

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was

see

‘I'm relieved.’

at least one of

Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually

expression on Kim Rok Soo's

‘It's happening again.’

dream to return to your hometown and live as a

He wanted to laugh.

that. However, he responded internally as

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

trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm with them, so that they won't have to go

summer and help them harvest in

were all

of thing you talked about because you never knew when you would die. It would be great if it happened, but they were sharing their dreams as if they were jokes because the chances of it

was all it

was becoming difficult for Choi

see much

hear Kim

Rok Soo was not someone who would

for him. But why did it sound a

‘My decision?

can happen

do want to live

live, but

could

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

a bit worried about Kim Rok Soo,