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….”

felt his

it! This

with venomous

It was too strong.

know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates were

the others were injured badly like

all die

to run in order to

was at

voice. Death is not fated for you. Why are you trying to die? He had ended up intervening earlier

Flinch.

Soo’s body

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

fear and curiosity in his voice. However, the unfamiliar voice did not respond to him. It

Jung Soo had lost all sense of reality because of

felt as if his heart

to pay attention to

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?’

is so unique that I am giving you a

what his grandfather had told him after hearing the voice mention his ancestors. His grandfather

magic. We never heard from them again.

something as

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

‘I can live.’

words struck Choi Jung Soo's mind

was at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion

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

could see his

“Ugh!”

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

turned around and glared at

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

you want to

‘Ah.’

Jung Soo realized that he had blanked

unfamiliar voice continued to speak. You see? You’re

a

sense of

monster launched another attack at

“Ugh!”

body was

as a temporary piece of defensive equipment

Soo’s arm had twisted in an

bastard! Snap

Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm

his mouth because he had used too much of his power, the

completely snapped

had returned once again. You almost died again. What do you

Slap!

Soo slapped

then reached his hand

“What the hell?”

shocked, you punk. Just support us from the

Kim Rok Soo to him by the collar before jumping

Baaaaaang!

attack charged past

You made me fall! Can’t you see

chuckled while listening to the

the rear support to come

said something he did

course, Choi Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come up here to

He looked around.

were fighting while putting half, no, almost their

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

the way I want to live. Isn’t

clenched onto the sword in

Attack and get hit.

and get

again and

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

to

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

sight as he faintly made out his dead

their body intact while others

‘…The team leader too……’

was in a similar condition as

see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

like at least

on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually had a grumbling face that always talked in such an annoying

didn’t like seeing this expression on Kim Rok

‘It's happening again.’

Choi Jung Soo, wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and live as

He wanted to laugh.

to laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he responded

said, just

to do once everything

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

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

would come to visit in the summer and help them harvest in the fall

all just

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.

all

was becoming difficult for Choi

see

hear Kim

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

But why did it sound a

‘My decision?

can

course, I do want to live

want to live, but I can't leave

could

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

bit worried about Kim Rok Soo,