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 head. Cale admitted his mistake

are people

never seen such an expression on Cale's face

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

terrible person to want something like that for a

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

Loss.

death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps

that. Lock was only 15 years

reason for

saved me, and

soon as Cale asked a

throw me away if I was

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

don't ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

a loss

me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You

see Raon pushing a

to protect you during a

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

first time

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

of food toward him

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

did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The

once he was full and

like I can sleep for about three

starting early

to 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 was to sleep right

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

Lock and decided he needed to

it is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard to

planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

stopped connecting the device and looked

my first growth

himself 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 Raon was suddenly

he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to

time? Don't ask me

okay

heck is he talking

at what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before casually answering

were weak when

touching the round video

The cave.

moment he first

restricted as he

then. He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was not

rough hands caressing his head. He also heard 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.

quickly changed it

is not 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 connecting the video communication device

started to speak

did you save me? I am just

see Cale leaning on the chair as

did I save

keep me by

Raon who seemed to have more questions than

you need

not need a

and why you travel with

need

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

knew that there must be a reason

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

house is our house. Is that

is our

didn’t know why but it sounded catchy.

He suddenly felt full.

slowly

right! Human,

on but sternly spoke

“The call.”