Trash of the Count's Family

“…Suddenly.”

It really had been all of a sudden.

“I suddenly couldn't go berserk. I can’t remember how I did it. I need to quickly overcome it and take care of the issue, but I don't remember the method. It really was all of a sudden. I don't know why-”

“Lock, since when did it not work?”

Pat, pat. Lock stopped talking as Raon patted him on the shoulder. However, his eyes were still showing signs of uncertainty.

Cannot enter his berserk transformation.

This sudden regression of strength.

Lock knew when it had started. That was why he could not say it. It would make him seem too stupid and useless.

“That, you see, the moment it started was…”

The tips of Lock’s lips started to turn blue.

Cale started to speak at that moment.

“No need.”

Lock flinched and looked to the other side.

“I'm sure it'll return some day.”

“···Excuse me?”

Lock could see that Cale was speaking with a calm expression on his face. Lock could feel the emotion coming from Cale through his expression and his voice.

“First, we need to fatten you up. Relax and roll around doing nothing.”

“He's right! Lock, you are too skinny!”

They were extremely calm, as if they had come here to vacation. That made Lock open and close his mouth a few times before finally managing to get a word out.

“…But the battle is coming up.”

Battle.

It was such a scary and fearful word.

“And?”

However, the response he got back was extremely calm.

Lock suddenly felt upset. He started to speak.

“I couldn’t go berserk since I heard about the war!”

‘Oops.’

Lock’s expression crumbled after revealing that fact. He lowered his head and buried his face in his hands.

He recalled the moment he realized he could not go berserk.

It was when Rosalyn told him about the upcoming battle.

It was when she had told him that the Indomitable Alliance was headed to the Breck Kingdom for a final battle.

His heart had started to beat wildly at that moment. It was then that he realized he could not go berserk anymore.

“Since that moment, since I learned that we are going to fight, I can’t go berserk anymore. I should be fighting alongside everyone else. But why is it that I cannot go berserk right before the battle?”

Lock was full of despair at that fact.

In fact, he was despising himself.

Anybody could see why he would be like this with this timing.

“…It’s like I'm trying to avoid the battle. It’s as if I am afraid. I need to grow quickly to help.”

Lock recalled Rosalyn's look of confusion about how to console him, as well as the shocked expressions on the faces of the others whom he had not seen for a while.

Their concerns for him made him hate himself even more.

“Choi Han hyung and Rosalyn noona saved my siblings and I.”

Lock did not think he came all this way on his own. There were too many people who helped guide his cowardly and timid self.

“Young master-nim also saved us and gave us a home. I need to pay you back for that! But why am I like this!”

That was why Lock hated himself right now.

He was embarrassed.

Forget the Wolf King, he was just a weakling.

Lock sighed after seeing that his two hands were still shaking.

He heard Cale's voice again at that moment.

“It’s okay.”

Cale put down his fork and looked toward Lock.

“Lock.”

sounded as if Cale was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his

are people

seen such an expression

However, I did not want it to be

was not such a terrible person to want something

Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this

Loss.

death leads to Lock's

that. Lock was only 15 years old. You

is no reason for

saved me,

stopped as soon as Cale asked

you throw me away if I was

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a

my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward

I am strong enough to protect you

joking tone. Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly picked his fork back up

good for the first

even the most luxurious food while

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it

toward him and

he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing his face with

dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon

once he was full and

sleep for about three

be busy starting early in

do that. Of course, there were still people standing

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

and decided

enough to protect myself. It will be hard to

not trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

connecting the device and looked toward

go through my first

underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase. Cale wondered why

but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be begging for a

I answer that last time?

it okay if I am

is

that was far

think you were weak when I met you in the

small paw touching the round

The cave.

the moment he

as he was kept under

the point that he could not even run away and

Then he was saved.

saved even though he

also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is still

although I am weaker than you, I've lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even

his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking at

is not a

young Dragon’s stern response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the

started to speak

did you save

leaning on the chair as he responded

did I save you?

do you keep me

who seemed to

need

we not need a

you saved me and why you

really not need a reason for

but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections led to different

be a reason Cale and he were

what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more than he had, answered

is our house.

house is

his head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while before storing it in

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started to

right! Human,

on but sternly

“The call.”