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.

similarly to Choi Jung Soo

am different than Choi Jung

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

still took the things he

was Choi Jung Soo's

Rustle.

turned his head after

forest. Choi Han noticed the

old me couldn’t do

that he had not seen that gaze and ended up as the

and

wild animal. He didn't care that his uniform pants ripped after being

had not even realized how hard it was to breathe or that his

He just kept running.

He had then fallen.

on the ground, got back up, and continued running without realizing that the wallet he had carelessly shoved back in

memories of the

memories

“Ah.”

Choi Han’s sight changed.

had

“Grrrrrrr-”

memories he had just recalled started to replay

running could see the wild animal leisurely

it was savoring the

blankly stared at

Han of the past had cried at this

‘Soooooooooob. Ugh.’

to get back up and keep running

‘…Dad, mom……’

had been painful and he was too

he had trained in ancient martial arts and developed his strength since he was young, this

wanted to

Han of the past could not

needed to get

moment he needed to get back up replayed itself

Crack.

paw. The past Choi Han had recalled his family picture and the faces

had riled him

I need to survive no matter

it at the wild animal and thankfully

to keep running away

after a few days but the

see the wallet under the wild

“…No.”

illusion, no, maybe because he knew it was an illusion, Choi Han picked up

the wild

“Roooooooooooooooar!”

head and could not open one eye

reaction. He then quickly started

not running away from the

wallet was not something that should be stomped on like this. He would save it this time. Choi Han did not

“Ah.”

let out a

He stepped forward.

He tried to move his foot

the past even in

Boom. Boom.

could not approach the wild animal no matter

not follow his will. The wallet was crushed and crushed again each time the monster moved while

would crumple and rip

‘…Dad, mom……’

Han’s ears. His gaze was focused only on the wallet. The

was at that

Chhhhhhh-

were continuing to try to approach the wild animal were caught in red chains. The red chains stealthily but quickly tied Choi

“Ah.”

then pulled Choi

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

“Damn it!”

kicked his leg and tried to remove the chains. However, it was useless. He used his hands to

Chhhhhhh-

Choi Han’s hands were soon caught by more red chains that came out of the darkness. Choi Han

slowly moved away from the wild animal as he had done in the past and watched as the world slowly became

animal on his first day inside the Forest of Darkness. It was the night he barely survived as he shivered in fear that something else might appear and kill him. It was

for Choi Han after moving away from

“…Ha, haha-”

started