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!

by slamming

“Haaa…, haaa….”

felt his

This

with venomous

It was too strong.

how they would

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates

of the others were

would all die if they didn’t

needed to run

was at

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

to him. It only

sense of reality because of this unfamiliar voice. I will

as if his heart

Soo subconsciously started to pay attention

to go to a different world.

‘What is it saying?’

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

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

like magic. We never heard from them again. How did our household end up facing such

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

it started to speak again. I will let you live. I can promise

‘I can live.’

words struck Choi Jung Soo's

at

Baaaaang!

explosion filled

metal board to block the piece of a building

see his teammate's

“Ugh!”

teammate had held up the metal board as if it was a shield, however, he was pushed back and rammed into

around and glared at

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

Do you want to die?! Why

‘Ah.’

that he had

You’re

a tempting

Jung Soo's sense of reality shook

launched another attack

“Ugh!”

Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled

board he had picked up as a temporary piece of defensive equipment was

Rok Soo’s arm had twisted

crazy bastard! Snap out

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 no offensive strength at all,

completely snapped out of

sense of reality had returned once again. You almost died again.

Slap!

Soo

then reached

“What the hell?”

punk. Just support us from

Soo to him by the

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the spot they

why are you pushing?! You made me fall! Can’t you see that

chuckled while listening to

rear support to come all the way up

then said something he

Kim Rok Soo had come up here to

He looked around.

fighting while putting half, no, almost their whole

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

way I want to live.

Soo clenched onto the sword in his hand and

Attack and get hit.

get

again and get

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Soo finally

slowly started to

He had

was slowly losing his sight as he faintly

thankfully died with their body intact while others

‘…The team leader too……’

was in a

also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

at least

on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He usually had a grumbling face

seeing this expression on Kim Rok Soo's face.

‘It's happening again.’

Soo, wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and live as a farmer? Is it

He wanted to laugh.

Jung Soo wanted to laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he

something I said, just something I

to do

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 who

he left this punk to be a slacker, he was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and

visit in the summer and help them harvest in the fall as long as they fed 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 because

was all it

thinking was becoming difficult for Choi Jung

see much

hear Kim

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

calling for him. But why did

‘My decision?

can happen as

I do want to live

to live, but

Jung Soo could not

was the one who was supposed

Soo, that punk. I hope he lives a