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

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Jung Soo felt his body

This

with venomous

It was too strong.

didn’t know how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates

were injured badly like

if they would all die if they didn’t run

needed to run in

at that

Why are you

Flinch.

body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

voice. However, the unfamiliar voice did not respond to him. It

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

felt as if

Soo subconsciously started to

him live. However, you need to go to a different world. That world will welcome you.

‘What is it saying?’

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

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

We never heard from them again. How

Jung Soo, who frequently read fantasy novels, realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s words and this unfamiliar

to speak again. I will let you

‘I can live.’

Jung

was at that

Baaaaang!

explosion filled the

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

see his

“Ugh!”

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

and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

you want to die?! Why are you

‘Ah.’

Soo realized that he had blanked out

continued to speak. You see? You’re in

a tempting

Jung Soo's sense of

monster launched another attack at that

“Ugh!”

was flung aside and rolled on

had picked up as a temporary piece of defensive equipment was crushed as

Rok Soo’s arm had twisted in

crazy bastard! Snap out

Soo could see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and

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

finally completely snapped out

died again. What do you think,

Slap!

Jung Soo slapped his

reached

“What the hell?”

you so shocked, you punk. Just support

Soo pulled Kim Rok Soo to him by

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the

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

chuckled while listening to

the rear support to come all the

something

knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come up

He looked around.

putting half, no, almost

to

Wouldn't that be enough?

going to live the way I want to

onto the sword in his hand and charged

Attack and get hit.

and get back

again

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

to

He had no strength

losing his sight as

died with their body intact

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was in a

see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

looked like at least one of them would

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

this expression on Kim Rok Soo's face.

‘It's happening again.’

dream to return to your hometown and live as a farmer?

He wanted to laugh.

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

just something

to

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 claimed he was going to be a slacker

He and the team leader discussed

visit in the summer and help them harvest in

all just

was the type 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 happening were slim. It was

all it

was becoming difficult for Choi Jung

see much anymore

hear Kim Rok Soo’s

sound like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone

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

‘My decision?

like this can

course, I do

live, but I can't

could not respond

was getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who

Soo, that punk. I hope he lives