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.”

The young boy

people

had never seen such an expression on Cale's face

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

to want something like that for a

thought Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have

Loss.

the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's

that. Lock was only 15 years old.

is no reason

saved me, and you

stopped as soon as Cale asked

you throw me away if I

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his

ask something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss

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

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

tasted good for the first time in a

food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

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

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

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 the

I can sleep

busy starting early

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication device

about Lock and decided he

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

he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked

first growth phase. Is that

the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not

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

I answer that last time? Don't ask me something

Is it okay

is

what the scary Dragon that was far

were weak when

touching the round video communication

The cave.

the moment he first

as he was

was weak back then. He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark

Then he was saved.

even though he was

the rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and

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

quickly changed it up

is not a problem

that

started to speak

save me? I am

see Cale leaning on the chair as he

I save

you keep me by your

who seemed to have more questions than usual

need

not need

and why you travel with

we really not need a

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

that there must be a

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

our house. Is that

is our

head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while before storing it

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started

Human, that

was going on but sternly spoke to the once again energetic

“The call.”