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.”

was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head.

people around

seen such an expression on Cale's face

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

such a terrible person to want something like

as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt pressure and burden rather

Loss.

novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation

crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to

is no reason for

saved me, and you trusted

as soon as Cale

away

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

don't ask something

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a

for my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends,

a fork

enough to protect you during

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

the first time in

the most luxurious food while he had been at

“…Delicious.”

lot if

food toward him and continued to stuff

not do that. He suppressed his emotions

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

was full and looked around

I can sleep for about three

would be busy starting early in

could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

and decided

enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect that tall

on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

stopped connecting the device and looked toward him. Raon looked at Cale

my first growth

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

be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be

answer that last time? Don't ask

okay

the heck is

in disbelief at what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was

think you were weak when I met you in

small paw touching the

The cave.

the moment

restricted as he was

even run away and could

Then he was saved.

though he was

He also heard Cale's

thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even

quickly changed

is not a problem at

as if he was saying, ’isn’t that

then started to speak

why did you save me? I

on the chair as

I save you? Just

you keep me by

casually but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have more questions

you need a

not need

saved me and

need a reason

until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected,

must be a reason Cale and he were traveling

be. The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen

our house. Is that

is

repeated that statement in his head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy.

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started to

Human, that

on but sternly spoke to

“The call.”