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!

final battle started by slamming

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Jung Soo felt his

This crazy monster

face was filled with venomous aura as he glared

It was too strong.

how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

of his teammates were already

of the others were

felt as if they would all die if they

needed to run in

was at

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

sense of reality because

if his heart was

to pay attention to that

different world.

‘What is it saying?’

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

his ancestors. His grandfather had told him about the sorrows of

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

read fantasy novels, realized something

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

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung Soo's mind like

was at

Baaaaang!

loud explosion

board to block the piece of a building wall the monster

see his

“Ugh!”

metal board as if it was a shield,

then turned around and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

of it! Do you want to

‘Ah.’

that he

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

a tempting

Soo's sense of reality

launched another attack at that

“Ugh!”

was flung

picked up as a temporary piece of defensive

Rok Soo’s arm had twisted in

Snap out

Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and shout toward

he had used too much of his power, the punk who had no offensive strength at all, was

snapped out of

almost died again. What do you think, do

Slap!

Soo slapped

reached his hand

“What the hell?”

shocked, you punk. Just support us

Kim Rok Soo to him by

Baaaaaang!

attack charged past the spot

fall! Can’t you

Jung Soo chuckled while listening to the

to come all the

said something he did not

had happened. Kim

He looked around.

fighting while putting half, no, almost their

to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

I

onto the sword in his hand and charged

Attack and get hit.

and get

again and get sent

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo finally

slowly started to be unable

He had no

his sight as he

their body intact

‘…The team leader too……’

Lee Soo Hyuk was

could also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

least

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

like seeing this expression on Kim Rok Soo's face. You don't

‘It's happening again.’

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.

laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he responded

just something I said

did he want to do once everything

down to the countryside and being farmers. He would have an orchard and save a plot of land to farm.

this punk to be a slacker, he was bound to go cause trouble somewhere. He and the team leader discussed making him farm with them, so that they won't have to go save his

visit in the summer and help them harvest in the fall as

were 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. It was something like

was all

was becoming difficult

see much anymore

Kim Rok

Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry until

why

‘My decision?

things like this can happen as you

do want

to live, but

could

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

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