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 away

“Haaa…, haaa….”

his body slowly

This crazy

filled with venomous aura as he

It was too strong.

know how they would defeat

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates were

of the others were injured badly like

felt as if they would all die if they

needed to run in

was at

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

Flinch.

Soo’s body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

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

as if his

to pay

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?’

of these sudden statements. This situation is so unique that

ancestors. His grandfather had told him about the

heard from them again. How did our household end up facing such

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

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

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung Soo's

at that

Baaaaang!

explosion filled

board to block the piece of a

could see his teammate's

“Ugh!”

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

turned around and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

it! Do you want to

‘Ah.’

Soo realized that he had blanked out for a

unfamiliar voice continued to speak. You see? You’re in grave danger.

was a tempting

of reality shook once

launched another attack at that

“Ugh!”

teammate Kim Rok Soo’s body was flung aside

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

Soo’s arm had

crazy bastard! Snap out

grabbing his injured arm and shout toward him

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

snapped out

again. You almost died again. What do you think, do you want

Slap!

Jung Soo slapped his

then reached his

“What the hell?”

you punk. Just support us

Kim Rok Soo to him by the collar

Baaaaaang!

monster’s attack charged past the spot they

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

listening to the grumbling Kim

rear support to come all the way

said something he

had happened. Kim Rok Soo had come up here to save

He looked around.

fighting while putting half,

to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

the way I want to live. Isn’t

Soo clenched onto the sword in

Attack and get hit.

get

sword again and

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo finally

to be

breathe. He had no strength or feeling

slowly losing his sight as he faintly

body intact while others died terrible

‘…The team leader too……’

leader Lee Soo Hyuk was in a similar condition as

also see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

at least

expression on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He

seeing this expression on Kim

‘It's happening again.’

that voice again. Choi Jung Soo, wasn’t your dream to return to your hometown and live

He wanted to laugh.

laugh out loud after hearing that. However, he responded

I said, just something I said

did he want to

and save a plot of land to farm. He would

and the team leader discussed making him farm with them, so that

to visit in the summer and help

were 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

all

was becoming difficult for Choi

couldn’t see

hear Kim Rok Soo’s

like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone who

him. But why did it sound a shriek? Is this

‘My decision?

like this can happen

do want

live, but I

Soo could not

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

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