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.”

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

are people around

had never seen such an expression on Cale's face

I did not

not such a terrible person to want something like that

had a family. However, this timid child seemed to

Loss.

leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps him

only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to do something like that to a

is no reason for you to

saved me, and

stopped as soon as Cale

throw me away

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a

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

Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

to protect you

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

first time in a

luxurious food

“…Delicious.”

lot if

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward him and continued

not do that. He suppressed his emotions by

that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued

once he was full and looked around

like I can sleep for

starting

nap in so that he could do that. Of course,

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

and decided he needed to call

difficult enough to protect myself. It will be

his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

stopped connecting the

through my first

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

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

last time? Don't ask me

Is it okay if I am

is

the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying

you were weak when I

the round video

The cave.

moment he

restricted as he was kept

that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he didn’t hear anything or think

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was

felt the rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is still a

no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as strong

mistake and quickly changed it up

not a

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

started to speak

you save me? I am

see Cale leaning on the chair

did I save

keep me by your

honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to

need

we not need

me and

really not need a reason

asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things

must be a reason

as to what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have

our house. Is

house is

but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while before storing

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly

Human, that

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

“The call.”