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.”

if Cale was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his mistake and started to

are people around

an expression on Cale's face

left you here alone hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did

was not such a terrible person to want something like that for

a family. However, this timid child seemed to have

Loss.

death leads to

Cale had no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years

no reason for you

me,

stopped as soon as Cale

away if I was

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

ask something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss

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

see Raon pushing a fork toward

enough to protect you during a

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

the first time

even the most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge of

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

food toward him and continued

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

eyes then peeked

out once he was full

can sleep for

busy starting early

get at least a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

about Lock and decided

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

why he was planning on

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

cannot go through my first growth phase. Is that

Raon had buried 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

berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that

that last time? Don't ask me something

Is it okay if I

the heck is he

scary Dragon that was far from weak

think you were weak when I met

small paw touching the round video

The cave.

recalled the moment he

was restricted as he was kept under

was weak back then. He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was

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

than you, I've lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker

realized his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking

a problem

stern response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting

started to speak

did you save me?

leaning on the chair as

did I save

do you keep me by your

who seemed to have more questions than usual

you need a

we not need

me and why you

we really not need a reason

now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had

a

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

our house. Is that

is

sounded

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started

Human, that is

didn’t know what was going on but sternly spoke to the

“The call.”