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.”

Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly

people around

had never seen such an expression on Cale's face

learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I also did not want you to

not such a terrible person to want something like

thought Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have

Loss.

the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's

had no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to do something like that to

no reason for you

me, and you trusted

stopped as soon

throw me away if I

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his

ask something

Something obvious.

a

want to repay me for my trust, show me that you are

Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

strong enough to protect you during a

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

good for the first

most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge of

“…Delicious.”

if it is

a plate full of food toward him and continued to stuff food in

else would pop out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions

dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The

sent Lock out once he was full and looked around

can sleep for about

would be busy starting early in

could do that. Of course, there were still

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication device

about Lock and decided

is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard

was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take the video

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

through my first growth phase.

himself underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and

chose to answer back after

answer that last time?

it okay if

is he

what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was

when

small paw touching the round

The cave.

recalled the moment he first met

as he

so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave,

Then he was saved.

saved even though

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

years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am

changed it

is not a problem

’isn’t that all that

started to speak

why did you save me? I am

could see Cale leaning on the chair as he responded

I save

you keep me by your

to Raon who seemed to have more questions

need

we not need a

and why you travel with

really not need a

not asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those

be a reason Cale and he

what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have

house is our house. Is that not

is our

sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

right! Human, that is

but sternly

“The call.”