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 and started to

are people around

had never seen such an expression on

loneliness. However, I

to want something like that for

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

Loss.

leads to Lock's

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

reason

saved me, and you trusted

as soon

me away if I

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock as Cale smiled back

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork back

don't ask something

Something obvious.

a loss

that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends,

pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

I am strong enough to

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

tasted good for the first time in

food

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

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

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

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

out once he was full and looked around

like I can sleep for

would be busy starting early

in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard,

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

decided he needed to call

myself. It will

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

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

made eye contact with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked toward him. Raon looked

go through my first growth phase. Is

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

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

time? Don't ask me something

Is it okay if I am

the heck is

what the scary Dragon that

when

the round

The cave.

recalled the moment

was restricted as he was

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

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was not

caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a

you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as strong as you

changed it up

is not a problem at

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

then started to

you save me?

could see Cale leaning on the chair as he

save

you keep

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

need

we not need

saved me and

we really not need

in the world had a

must be a reason Cale and he

who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years

house. Is

house is

know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

Human, that

know what was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”