Trash of the Count’s Family

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Choi Jung Soo felt as if this was not like Choi Han before he was swept up with an eerie feeling.

His last name, birthday, and sword art…

They were all the same or similar.

“Yes.
Let’s go.”

Choi Jung Soo followed Choi Han outside.

They then stood in a corner of the hallway facing each other.

Choi Han did not say anything for a while.

“…What did you want to see me for?”

Choi Jung Soo could not hold it in any longer and asked, and Choi Han responded by taking a thick pile of papers out of his pocket and handing it to him.

“What is this?”
“Take it.”

Choi Jung Soo was confused but still accepted the pile of paper.

He peeked at it for a moment but it was difficult to tell what it was as the first page did not have anything written on it.

Choi Jung Soo had no choice but to look toward Choi Han for an answer.

“…It’s a present.”

He didn ’t know why, but he started to frown after hearing that.

Choi Jung Soo subconsciously started to speak.

“Do you know me?”

Choi Jung Soo slightly regretted the thing he said.

The hands that looked nervous until now calmed down and Choi Han’s face no longer showed any emotions.

“I will not answer any of your questions.”

Choi Jung Soo became frustrated after hearing Choi Han’s response.

That was why he impulsively responded back.

“Then I guess you won ’t mind me figuring it out on my own.”

Choi Jung Soo could see a small smile appear on Choi Han’s face at that moment.

“Yes, I would have no choice if you did that.”

Choi Jung Soo felt as if his heart was tightening for some reason.

He had already been thinking about his family because everybody had wished him a happy birthday.
His heart was beating restlessly.

Choi Jung Soo ’s expression and his demeanor calmed down in order to hide the restlessness inside him.

It was similar to what Choi Han was doing.

Neither Choi Han nor Choi Jung Soo knew how similar they were right now.

“I understand.”

Choi Jung Soo put the present in his pocket and started to speak.

“I will definitely figure it out.”

He then looked toward Choi Han and added on.

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“I don’t have a present for you.
However, happy birthday.”

Choi Han ’s eyes opened a little wider.

“I mean it.”

Choi Jung Soo answered honestly.

“You’ve helped me with my sword art and training.”

He didn’t know why Choi Han did all of that, however…

Actually, there were too many suspicious things for him to claim that he didn’t know the reason at all.
He couldn ’t help but have many ‘maybe?’ types of thoughts.

But Choi Jung Soo did not say those out loud.

It was okay to say it once everything became certain.

“I know that you are taking a lot of time to help me.”

That was why Choi Jung Soo slightly bowed toward this man who was younger than him but did not seem younger at all.

“Thank you very much.”

Maybe…

Just maybe, Choi Han was the first sword instructor Choi Jung Soo ever had, aside from his family.

Choi Jung Soo had just called him Mr.
Choi Han since Choi Han didn ’t call himself instructor nor master and didn ’t want to be addressed that way, but…

Choi Han was still like a master for Choi Jung Soo.

Choi Jung Soo started to raise his slightly lowered head.

He heard Choi Han’s voice at that moment.

“It’s me.”

His voice was a bit cracked.

“It’s me who is thankful.”

Choi Jung Soo urgently raised his head after hearing Choi Han speaking informally in a different voice than normal.

But Choi Han’s expression was the same as usual.

It was as still as his blade.

“Please head in first.”

Choi Jung Soo suppressed this iffy feeling inside after hearing Choi Han’s comment and nodded to say goodbye before heading toward the door.

“Mm!”

He flinched after seeing Cale standing by the door, but managed to get the words out.

“Happy birthday.”
“Thanks.”

Choi Jung Soo opened and closed his mouth a few times after hearing Cale’s calm response before he walked past Cale and back into the room.

Choi Jung Soo started to think.

‘I have a lot of time.’

After they took care of this unranked monster that was trying to attack this Seomyeon shelter… He could get rid of these frustrating and annoying things on his mind at that time.

And-

‘If we get a bit closer…’

They could talk about it at that point.

Choi Jung Soo had those thoughts as he closed the door behind him.

Choi Han and Cale were the only ones left in the hallway.

“Choi Han.”
“Yes, Rok Soo hyung?”

Cale, who quietly looked at Choi Han who was acting as if everything was fine, chuckled before starting to speak.

“I thought you had no plans on revealing the truth, but I guess that’s not the case?”

Choi Han’s shoulders slightly flinched.

“…That-”

He opened his mouth but could not say anything.

He wasn’t planning on telling Choi Jung Soo that he was his paternal cousin once removed.

But it was his birthday.

It was the birthday of Choi Jung Soo who was all by himself now.

For Choi Han, who didn ’t know when he would leave this world, this might be the first and only time he could celebrate Jung Soo ’s birthday with him.

But Choi Han had endlessly worried about whether he was making the right decision.

That concern was still going on.

Choi Jung Soo was continuously questioning Choi Han’s existence.

It was at that moment.

”Good job.”

He heard Cale’s warm voice.

Choi Han focused to hear the quiet voice that only he could hear.

“You wanted celebrate it with him.
Your family member’s birthday.”

Choi Han couldn ’t respond to that.

“Good job.”

But Choi Han’s lips started to move after hearing Cale praise him.

His lips formed a straight line, making it unable to tell whether he was trying to smile or stop himself from crying.

Pat.
Pat.

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Cale patted Choi Han’s shoulder.

Choi Han could see Cale heading out of the hallway once those pats did not feel weird anymore.

”Where are you going?”
”The watchtower.”
“…Let’s go together, hyung-nim.”

Choi Han could not tell him to get some more rest.

It was because Choi Han was the person who understood Cale’s desire to protect this place and quickly head back to the people waiting for him more than anybody else.

But even Choi Han didn ’t know everything.

Cale quietly looked down at the watch in his hand.

11:55 pm.

That day would soon arrive.

The day that the God of Death told him to make a decision would arrive in 5 minutes.

He recalled the text from his memories.

< Grade 1 ability user Kim Rok Soo.
>

< Do you wish to return to your original world? >

< Or will you die in this world? >

In five minutes…

The time to make that decision would be here.

Cale felt the calm night air as he quietly looked at the watch.

Choi Han walked toward him.

The people standing guard had headed down and only Cale and Choi Han were up here right now.

“Rok Soo hyung, why don ’t you head down and have a warm cup of tea-!”

Choi Han stopped talking.

“Ugh!”

It was because Cale suddenly clutched the area by his heart and curled forward.

Choi Han saw it at that moment.

He saw that Cale seemed to be in so much pain, pain that was incomparable to anything he had felt until now.

“Cale-nim!”

Choi Han subconsciously called him Cale and started to support him.

But Cale was looking down at the watch.

“…Why? Ugh!”

It felt as if his heart was being ripped out.

No, an intense pain that felt as if his soul was being ripped out overwhelmed Cale.

”Why?”

It wasn ’t November 8th yet.

What was going on?

November 8th.

Something was supposed to happen on that day.

The God of Death was going to do something.
That was what Cale had thought.

But it was still November 7th.

Cale started to frown.How entertaining.

It was at that moment.

“Fuck!”

Cale started to frown even more after hearing a voice in his head.I can’t just let you overcome your despairs, now can I?

The sealed god was the one talking to him.

Author’s Note

Hello, it’s Yoo Ryeo Han!

I just left an author’s note two days ago with chapter 600, but here I am again.

I am leaving this author’s note because we have some great news!

Immediately! Immediately!

Right now!

In 60 seconds!

Well, not really…

But!

The < Trash of the Count’s Family > webtoon is launching!

The launch date is September 1.

On the first day of September…

I’m happy and thankful that we will be able to release an amazing piece of work thanks to the work of a wonderful webtoon artist, dramatist, and many others.

Now that I have given the good news, I will take my leave.

Thank you very much.

I hope that all of you continue to stay healthy.

Sincerely,

Yoo Ryeo Han

1.
This is different from the raw because in Korean, there is a respectful way to say ‘birthday’ which you use for your elders.
English doesn ’t have such equivalent, so I added sir to find the best suitable translation.
Grandma Kim says she can’t use the respectful term for birthday since she is older than Cale.

2.
Remember, accents are translated like this.

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