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!

battle started by slamming

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Jung Soo felt his body slowly get

This crazy

was filled with venomous aura as he glared

It was too strong.

know how

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

his teammates

of the others were injured badly like

as if they would all

to run in order

was at

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

Flinch.

Jung Soo’s body started

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

Jung Soo had lost all sense of reality because of this

felt as if his heart was

started to

promise to let him live. However, you need to go to a different

‘What is it saying?’

lost because of these sudden statements. This situation is so unique that I am giving you

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

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

realized something as he recalled his grandfather’s words and this

started to speak again. I will let you live.

‘I can live.’

struck Choi Jung Soo's

was at

Baaaaang!

explosion filled

up a metal board to block the piece of a building wall the monster flung toward

see

“Ugh!”

board as if it was a shield, however,

and

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

of it! Do you want to die?! Why are

‘Ah.’

he

You’re in grave danger. Don't you

a

Jung Soo's sense of reality

another attack

“Ugh!”

Soo’s body was flung

as a temporary

Soo’s arm had twisted in an odd

Snap out of

grabbing his injured arm and

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

completely snapped

returned once again. You almost died again. What

Slap!

Soo

reached his hand

“What the hell?”

punk. Just support us

Kim Rok Soo to him by the collar

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the spot they

you pushing?! You made me fall! Can’t you

while listening to the grumbling Kim Rok

rear support to come

said something he did

knew what had happened. Kim

He looked around.

their teammates were fighting while putting half, no, almost

to do the

Wouldn't that be enough?

way I want to live. Isn’t

onto the sword in his hand

Attack and get hit.

get

the sword again and get sent

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

started to be unable to

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

slowly losing his sight as he

thankfully died with their body intact

‘…The team leader too……’

was

could also see Kim Rok

‘I'm relieved.’

least one

had never seen such an expression on Kim Rok Soo’s face before. He

expression on Kim Rok Soo's face.

‘It's happening again.’

dream to return to your hometown and live as

He wanted to laugh.

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

just

did he want to do once

team leader Lee Soo Hyuk about going down to the countryside and being farmers. He would have an orchard and save a plot of land

He and the team leader discussed

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

all

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

was all it

becoming difficult for Choi Jung

couldn’t see much

hear Kim

crying, Kim Rok Soo was

be calling for him. But why did it sound a shriek? Is this your

‘My decision?

this can happen

I do

want to live, but I can't leave

Soo could not

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

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