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….”

his

it! This crazy

face was filled with venomous aura as he glared

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates

of the others were injured badly

they would all die if they

to run in

was at that

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

unfamiliar voice did not respond to him.

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

as if

Soo subconsciously started to pay attention to that

to go to a different world. That world will welcome you. You'll meet a lot

‘What is it saying?’

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

voice mention his ancestors. His grandfather had told him about

heard from them again. How did our household end up facing

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

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

‘I can live.’

Choi Jung Soo's

at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion filled the

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

see

“Ugh!”

as if it was a shield, however, he was pushed back and rammed into

turned around and glared

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

to die?!

‘Ah.’

realized that he had blanked out for a

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

was a tempting

sense of reality

monster launched another

“Ugh!”

Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled

he had picked up as a temporary

Soo’s arm had twisted

bastard! Snap

Soo could see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and

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

finally completely snapped out

You almost died again. What do you think, do you want

Slap!

Jung Soo

reached his

“What the hell?”

you so shocked, you punk. Just

Jung Soo pulled Kim Rok Soo to him by the

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the

pushing?! You made me fall! Can’t you see that my arm is

listening to

to come all the

said something he

Kim Rok Soo had come up here to

He looked around.

fighting while putting half, no, almost

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

way I want to live. Isn’t that

in his hand and charged toward

Attack and get hit.

get back

the sword again and

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo

to be unable

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

was slowly losing his sight as

their body intact

‘…The team leader too……’

was

also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least one of them would

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

Kim Rok Soo's face. You don't regret

‘It's happening again.’

wasn’t your dream to return to

He wanted to laugh.

that. However, he responded internally as he had no

something I said, just something

want to do once everything

would have an orchard and save a plot of land to farm. He would also take

go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making

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

all just

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

all it

difficult for

couldn’t see

hear Kim

didn't sound like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry

seemed to be calling for him. But why

‘My decision?

things like this can happen as you

course, I do want to live

but I can't leave

Soo could not respond

voice was getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who was supposed to

worried about Kim Rok Soo, that