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!

slamming away at the monster’s

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Soo felt his body

This

Jung Soo’s face was filled with venomous aura as

It was too strong.

know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

of his teammates were already

the others were injured badly

if they would all die if they didn’t run

run in order

was at

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

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

felt as if his heart

to

However, you need to go to a different

‘What is it saying?’

was lost because of these sudden statements. This situation is so unique that I

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

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

who frequently read fantasy novels, realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s words

I will let you live. I

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung

was at that

Baaaaang!

loud explosion filled the

a metal board to block the piece of

see his

“Ugh!”

board as if it was a shield, however,

then turned around and glared

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

you want to die?! Why are you suddenly

‘Ah.’

that he had

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

a

of reality

launched another attack at that

“Ugh!”

body was flung aside and

a temporary piece of defensive equipment was

arm had twisted in an

Snap

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

bleeding from his mouth because he had used too much of his power, the punk who had

completely snapped out of

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

Slap!

Soo slapped

then reached

“What the hell?”

shocked, you punk.

him by the collar before jumping up with

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past

pushing?! You made me fall!

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

support to come all the way

something he did

had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come up here

He looked around.

fighting while putting half, no, almost

wanted to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

way I

sword in his hand and charged

Attack and get hit.

get

the sword again and get sent

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

to

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

his sight as he faintly made out his dead

thankfully died with their body intact

‘…The team leader too……’

was in

also see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

at least one of them

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

didn’t like seeing this expression on Kim

‘It's happening again.’

was 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.

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

something I said, just

did he want to do

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 take this Kim Rok Soo

trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm

visit in the summer and help them harvest in the

were all

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

was all

becoming difficult

couldn’t see

hear Kim Rok

like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry

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

‘My decision?

this can happen

I do

to live, but I can't

could

Kim Rok Soo was the one who was

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