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.”

him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his

people

never seen such an expression on Cale's

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

was not such a terrible person to want something like that

lonely as he knew that he had a

Loss.

healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first

on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years

no reason for you to

You saved me, and you trusted

mumblings stopped as soon as

me away if I was

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss

my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family, are stronger than you

a fork

am strong enough to protect you during

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

good for the first

not enjoyed even the most luxurious food

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it is

a plate full of food toward him and continued to stuff

out if he did not do that. He suppressed his

Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued to chew as he

out once he was full and looked around

I can sleep for about three

starting

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

Lock and decided

difficult enough to protect myself. It will be

strength. That 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?”

made eye contact with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked toward

my first growth phase. Is

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

Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back

time?

Is it okay if

the heck is he talking

at what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying

think you were weak when I

the

The cave.

moment he

power was restricted as he

even run away and could only live in

Then he was saved.

was saved even though

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

more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as strong as you front paw. Is that

mistake and quickly changed

a problem

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

started

did you save me? I am

could see Cale leaning on

save you?

keep me by your

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

need a

we not need

you saved me and

really not need

not asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had

that there must be a reason Cale

be. The human who

is our house. Is that

is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started to

Human, that

know what was going on but sternly spoke

“The call.”