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.”

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

people

such an

learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful.

such a terrible person to want something like that

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

Loss.

death leads to Lock's first

had no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to

is no reason for you

saved me, and you trusted

as soon as

throw me away if

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

ask something

Something obvious.

at a loss

are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family, are stronger

see Raon pushing a fork toward

I am strong enough to

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

good for the first time in

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he

“…Delicious.”

lot if it

food toward him and continued to stuff

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

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

Lock out once he was

I can sleep

would be busy starting

could do that. Of course, there

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication device

decided he needed to call

enough to protect myself.

planning on using his

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

stopped connecting the device and looked

through my first growth phase. Is

cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate

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

I answer that last time? Don't ask

it okay

is

was in disbelief at what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before

were weak when I met you

the round

The cave.

recalled the moment

restricted as he was kept under mana

weak back then. He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he didn’t hear anything or

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was not

also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble

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

mistake and quickly changed it up

a problem at

if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon

started to

why did you save me? I

Cale leaning on the

I save

do you keep me by

honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

need

not

me and why you travel

need a reason for

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

knew that there must be a reason Cale and he

that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived

house.

house is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

Human, that

but

“The call.”