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.”

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

are people

such an

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

was not such a terrible person to want something

feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family.

Loss.

the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps him

15 years old. You had to

reason

saved me, and

stopped as soon as Cale asked

me away if I was

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

ask something

Something obvious.

a

show me that you are healthy first.

a fork

enough to protect

speaking in a joking tone. Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's face

good for the first time in a

food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

plate full of food toward him

as if something else would pop out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing his face

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

sent Lock out once he was full and looked around

can sleep for about

be busy starting early

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

thought about Lock and decided he needed to call

enough to protect myself. It will be hard to

trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network.

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the device and

first

blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty

but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be

I answer that last time?

Is it okay if I

is he

what the scary Dragon that was far

you were weak when I

paw touching the round

The cave.

the moment he first

as he was

the point that he could not even run away and

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was not

rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how

But I am still weaker than

changed

is not a

he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video communication device while peeking

started to speak

why did you save

see Cale leaning on the chair as he responded

did I save you?

keep me by

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

need

not need

and why you travel

need a

in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections

knew that there must be a

what that reason might be. The human who

house is our house. Is that

is our

why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started to

Human,

know what was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”