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

“Haaa…, haaa….”

Soo felt his

it! This

Soo’s face was filled with venomous

It was too strong.

how they

He looked around.

“…This crazy!”

teammates were

were

they would all die if they

run

at

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

Flinch.

Jung Soo’s body started to

‘What is this voice?

Who is it?’

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

lost all sense of reality because of this unfamiliar voice.

felt as if his heart was

Jung Soo subconsciously started to pay attention to

live. However, you need to go to a different world. That world will welcome you. You'll meet a lot of great

‘What is it saying?’

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

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

It was like magic. We never heard from

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

I will let you

‘I can live.’

Choi Jung

was at that

Baaaaang!

loud explosion filled

Jung Soo could see one of his teammates holding up a metal board

could see

“Ugh!”

the metal board as if it was a shield, however, he was pushed

around and glared at Choi Jung

“Hey! Choi Jung Soo!”

“…Kim Rok Soo.”

Do you want to die?! Why are you suddenly

‘Ah.’

Soo realized that he had blanked out for

voice continued to speak. You see? You’re

was a tempting

sense of reality shook once

another

“Ugh!”

Rok Soo’s body was flung aside and rolled on

a temporary piece of defensive equipment

had

bastard! Snap

see Kim Rok Soo grabbing his injured arm and shout toward

too much of his power, the punk who had no offensive strength at

finally completely snapped out

had returned once again. You almost died again. What do

Slap!

Soo slapped his

reached his

“What the hell?”

shocked, you punk. Just support us from

him by the

Baaaaaang!

large monster’s attack charged past the spot they had

me fall! Can’t

to the grumbling Kim Rok

to come all the

something he did not

Choi Jung Soo knew what had happened. Kim Rok Soo

He looked around.

while putting half, no, almost their whole

to do

Wouldn't that be enough?

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

Jung Soo clenched onto the sword in his hand and charged toward the

Attack and get hit.

get

sword again and get sent

“…Huff… huff. Huff……”

Jung Soo

started to

harder and harder to breathe. He

his sight as he faintly made

body

‘…The team leader too……’

was in a similar

could also see Kim

‘I'm relieved.’

least one of them would

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

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

‘It's happening again.’

your dream to return to your hometown and live as a farmer? Is it

He wanted to laugh.

that. However, he responded internally as he had no strength

said, just something I said

to do once everything was

a plot of land to farm. He would also take 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

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

were all

when you would die. It would be great if it happened, but they

all

thinking was becoming difficult for Choi

couldn’t see

Kim

didn't sound like crying, Kim Rok Soo was not someone who would cry

why did it sound a shriek? Is this your

‘My decision?

can happen as you

do want to live

to live, but I can't leave

Jung Soo could not

getting quieter. Kim Rok Soo was the one who was

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