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 admitted his mistake and started

are people around

never seen such an expression on

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

terrible person to want something like that for

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

Loss.

healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's

plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to do something like that

reason

me, and

stopped as soon as Cale asked

me away if

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

ask something

Something obvious.

a loss for words

want to repay me for my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family, are

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued to

to

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

the first time in a

not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

if it

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

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

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

out once he was full and

can sleep

would be busy starting early in the

he could do that. Of course, there were still people

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

Lock and decided

is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be

on using his network.

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

first

not great and mighty because he could

regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's

that last time? Don't ask me something so

okay if I

the heck is

Dragon that was far from weak was

when I met

small paw touching the round video

The cave.

moment

restricted as he was kept under mana

could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was not

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

fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker

realized his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking at

not a

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

then started to

save

see Cale leaning on the chair as he responded

save you? Just

do you keep me by your

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

you need a

not need

and why you travel with

really not need

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

that there must be a reason Cale and he were traveling

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

house. Is that

is

his head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started to

Human, that

going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”