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.”

look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his mistake and started

people

seen such an expression on Cale's

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

terrible person to want

knew that he had a family. However, this timid child

Loss.

Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and

doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You

reason

me, and

stopped as soon as Cale asked

me away if I

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork back

don't ask something

Something obvious.

at a

are

a

enough to protect you during a

had seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly

good for the first time

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

if

of food toward him and continued

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

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

sent Lock out once he was

sleep for about three

be busy starting

needed 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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

decided

to protect myself. It will be hard

why he was planning on using his

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the device and looked toward him. Raon looked at

my first growth phase.

cried about how he was not great and

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

time? Don't ask me

Is it okay

heck is

the scary Dragon that

when I met

paw touching the round video communication device

The cave.

recalled the moment

was restricted as he

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

Then he was saved.

though he

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

I am weaker than you, I've lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not

mistake and quickly changed it up

is not a problem

as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video

then started to speak

save me? I

could see Cale leaning on the chair

save you? Just

keep me by your

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

need a

not need

you saved me and why you

need

Everything in the world had a reason. All things were

must be a reason Cale and

be. The human who claimed to have lived

is our house. Is

house is

didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

Human, that

what was going on but sternly

“The call.”