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.”

telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale

people

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 be painful. I also did not want you to be

person to want

he had a family. However, this

Loss.

leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and

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

no reason for you to

saved me,

soon as

me away if I was

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

something

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss for

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

pushing a fork toward him.

enough to protect you during a

tone. Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock

first

had not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

plate full of food toward him and continued

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

dark blue eyes then

was

I can sleep for about three

starting

he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his roles was to sleep right

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

about Lock and decided

difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard to

was planning on using his network. He watched

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

who stopped connecting the device and looked toward him. Raon looked

cannot go through my first

how Raon had buried himself underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and

regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that

I answer that last time? Don't ask me

Is it okay if I am

the heck is

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

you were weak when I met you

touching the round video communication

The cave.

the moment he

restricted as he was kept under mana

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

Then he was saved.

though he was not

rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's

more than you. But I am

mistake and quickly changed it

is not a problem at

response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back

then started

save me? I am

Cale leaning on

I save you?

do you keep

to Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

you need

we not

me and why

need a reason

not asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were

a reason Cale and he were traveling

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

is our house. Is that

is

it sounded catchy. Raon

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started

Human, that is

going on but sternly spoke to

“The call.”