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

people

such an expression

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

terrible person to want something like that for

feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child

Loss.

leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and

years old. You had to be a lunatic

no reason for you to

saved me, and you

soon as Cale asked a

me away if I

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork back

ask something obvious.

Something obvious.

at a loss

are healthy first. And just

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork

I am strong enough to protect you during a

had seen many new expressions on Cale's

for the first

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward him and

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

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

out once he was full and looked

like I can sleep for

be busy starting

Of course, there were still people standing guard, but

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication device

Lock and decided he needed

protect myself. It will be hard to

planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

go through my first growth phase.

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

chose to

time? Don't ask me something

Is it okay

heck is he talking

in disbelief at what the scary Dragon that was far

you were weak when I met you in the

touching the round video communication device

The cave.

recalled the moment he first met

was restricted as he was kept under mana

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 think

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was not

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

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

realized his mistake and quickly changed

a

that all that matters?’ Raon went back

then started

why did you save me? I am

Cale leaning on

did I save

keep me by

to Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

need a

we not

me and why you travel

really not need a reason for

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

that there must be a reason

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

our house. Is that not

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly

right! Human,

going on but sternly spoke to the once again energetic

“The call.”