Trash of the Count's Family

Choi Han felt no emotions about returning to the day he fell into this world and the Forest of Darkness.

“It is an illusion, but it feels real.”

The feeling of the leaves rustling and crunching under his feet, the breeze brushing past his cheek, and the scent of the forest mixed inside the breeze. Everything felt real.

The scent of the forest.

Although it sounds beautiful, a fishy and rotten scent was mixed inside that scent of the forest.

It was the scent of the Forest of Darkness that was a mix of the fresh scent of a forest and the cruel and vicious creatures inside it.

The breeze blowing through this place where weak creatures and monsters could die at any moment had the fishy scent of blood within it.

Choi Han had not known what these scents were when he first arrived, but the now older Choi Han knew the identity of these scents too well.

He had seen a countless number of deaths.

That was why he was feeling nothing right now.

Choi Han lowered his head and continued to look at the family picture inside his wallet.

“…This.”

However, the blurry faces of his family members stabbed at him as it reminded him of his forgotten past.

“This is a bit painful.”

He was sad about all the time that had passed rather than the illusion itself. He could calmly talk about it, but he could not hide the feelings.

‘I did get much older.’

Choi Han realized that he had aged quite a bit as he became nostalgic about the past.

‘But I'm relieved.’

Choi Han was thinking that ‘relieved’ was the best word to describe his feelings right now.

He was relieved because he had seen the older versions of his family through Choi Jung Soo's memories. There were none of his direct family members and he had only seen older versions of some of his cousins, but he was thankful for that.

Choi Han’s hand holding the wallet grew weak.

“…I told you to carry a wallet.”

He didn't remember her face, but he remembered his mom’s voice.

His dad had given him some allowance as he quickly grabbed the wallet after hearing her comment.

‘I remember that.’

Choi Han carefully put the family picture back in the wallet and safely put the wallet in his pocket. He then started to walk.

‘I need to quickly get out of this illusion.’

It was obvious how bad it would be for Cale who was left alone while he was in this illusion. Of course, the situation could be different if Raon quickly made it over.

‘Still.’

Choi Han now had Kim Rok Soo, no, Cale, as his family.

He had considered Cale to be like family for a while, but Cale became his true family after seeing through Choi Jung Soo’s memories.

‘Oh, come on! Kim Rok Soo, why do we share the same birthday too?!’

‘I'm quite annoyed that we were born on the same day so shut up.’

‘…Wow, I'm hurt. Kim Rok Soo, you're so cold.’

‘Shut up.’

Choi Jung Soo and Kim Rok Soo had the same birthday.

‘Hey, hey, Rok Soooooooo.’

‘Don't call me in such a disgusting way.’

‘Ah, it’s such a pity the more I think about it. I could have taken you as a dongsaeng if you were born later than me.’

‘Talk to the wall if you're going to continue with this nonsense.’

‘Wow, team leader-nim! Listen to the way Kim Rok Soo is talking to his one fellow employee! He’s so cold!’

‘Cold my ass.’

Choi Jung Soo had considered Kim Rok Soo to be his brother. He considered Kim Rok Soo both as his dongsaeng and his hyung.

Choi Han felt similarly to Choi Jung

am different than Choi Jung

just seen Choi Jung Soo’s memories but had even experienced them first hand, but Choi Han did not mistake Choi Jung

took the things he

of those things was Choi

Rustle.

his head after hearing a

forest. Choi Han noticed the gaze of the enemy hidden inside the shadows

me couldn’t do

such panic walking around the forest in confusion that he had not seen that gaze and ended

and ran some

escape that wild animal. He didn't care that his uniform pants ripped after being snagged by a tree branch

hard it was to

He just kept running.

He had then fallen.

running without realizing that the wallet he had carelessly shoved back in

of the

those memories filled Choi Han’s

“Ah.”

Choi Han’s sight changed.

surroundings had

“Grrrrrrr-”

had just

could see the wild animal leisurely

if it was savoring

Han blankly stared at

of the past had cried at

‘Soooooooooob. Ugh.’

to get back up and

‘…Dad, mom……’

been painful and he was too scared

ancient martial arts and developed his strength since he was

wanted to drop

the Choi Han of the past could

to

get back up replayed itself in front

Crack.

Han had recalled his family picture

riled

need to

rock and throw it at the wild animal and thankfully it had landed on the wild animal's

was able to keep running away thanks to

a few days but the wallet that was stomped

wallet under the wild

“…No.”

he knew it was an illusion, Choi Han picked up the rock and threw it

hit the wild animal's

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

shook its head and

after seeing the animal's reaction. He then quickly started to

running away from the

He would save it this time. Choi Han did not want to go through his memories, as he had accepted

“Ah.”

let out

He stepped forward.

would not move. He was just walking in place. He tried to move his foot forward with everything

the past even in an

Boom. Boom.

could not approach the wild animal no matter how hard

The wallet was crushed and crushed

crumple and rip

‘…Dad, mom……’

cries echoed in Choi Han’s ears. His gaze was

at that

Chhhhhhh-

caught in red chains. The red chains stealthily but quickly tied Choi

“Ah.”

pulled Choi Han

wild animal as the young Choi Han of his memories had run

“Damn it!”

it was

Chhhhhhh-

chains that came out of

as he had done in the past and watched as

Darkness. It was the night he barely survived as he shivered in fear that something else might appear and kill him. It was the night he cried while thinking about his family picture. It was the night he continued to say the names of his

was waiting for Choi Han after moving away from

“…Ha, haha-”

Han started