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.”

telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his mistake and

are people around

had never seen such an expression on Cale's

you here alone hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I

to

he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt

Loss.

to Lock's first berserk transformation and

15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to

is no reason for you

saved me, and you

stopped as soon as Cale asked

you throw me away if

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

a loss

you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family, are stronger than you

pushing a fork

enough to protect

seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly picked his fork back up and started

good for the first time in a

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge of

“…Delicious.”

lot if

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward him and

pop out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing

Lock did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued to chew as he looked toward

out once he was full and looked

sleep for about three

starting early in

get at least a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his roles

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication device

decided

enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect

was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked toward him. Raon looked

cannot go through my first growth phase.

blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could

thought it might be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing

last time? Don't ask

it okay if I

the heck is he talking

the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before

when I

paw touching the round

The cave.

recalled the moment

power was restricted as he was

away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he didn’t hear anything

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was

rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old

years more than you. But I am still

changed it

not a

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 video communication device while peeking toward

started

you save

on the chair

did I save you? Just

do you keep me

Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

need a

not need

and why

not need

asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world

be a reason Cale

human who claimed to have lived

our house.

house is our

repeated that statement in 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.

Dragon slowly started to

Human, that

was going on but

“The call.”