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 body

it! This crazy

Jung Soo’s face was filled with venomous aura as he glared at

It was too strong.

how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

of his teammates were already

were

they would all die

needed to run in order to

at that

for you. Why are you trying to die? He

Flinch.

body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

voice did not respond to him. It only said what it needed to say. I will make you a

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

if his

subconsciously started to pay attention

different world. That world will welcome

‘What is it saying?’

sudden statements. This situation is so

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

heard from

Jung Soo, who frequently read fantasy novels, realized something as he

will let you live. I can promise

‘I can live.’

Jung Soo's

at

Baaaaang!

explosion

up a metal board to block the

could see

“Ugh!”

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

around and glared at

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

want to die?! Why

‘Ah.’

realized that he had

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

was a tempting

Jung Soo's sense of reality shook

launched another attack at

“Ugh!”

teammate Kim Rok Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled

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

Rok Soo’s arm had

bastard! Snap out of

Soo grabbing his injured arm and shout

from his mouth because he had used too much of his power, the punk who had no offensive strength

finally completely snapped out of

again. What do you think,

Slap!

Soo slapped his

reached

“What the hell?”

you punk. Just support us from the

Soo to him by the collar before jumping up

Baaaaaang!

charged past the spot they had

me fall! Can’t you see that my arm

while listening to the grumbling

to come all the way

something he did not

Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo had

He looked around.

teammates were fighting while putting half, no, almost their whole

wanted to

Wouldn't that be enough?

to live the way I want to live. Isn’t that the

onto the sword in his hand and

Attack and get hit.

and get

again and

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

to be

harder to breathe. He had

was slowly losing his sight as he

with their body intact while others died terrible

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was in a similar

see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

looked like at least

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

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

‘It's happening again.’

to return to your hometown and live as a

He wanted to laugh.

laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he responded internally as he had no

just something

want to do once

an orchard and save a plot of land to farm. He would also take this Kim Rok Soo who

trouble somewhere. He and the team leader

teammates said they would come to visit in the summer and help them harvest in the fall as long as they

all

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

was all

was becoming difficult for Choi

see much

Kim Rok Soo’s

Soo was not

why did it sound a shriek? Is this

‘My decision?

can

course, I do want to

to live, but I

Jung Soo could not

getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who was supposed to die. But that

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