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

people around

seen such an expression on

I did not want it to be painful. I also did not want you

was not such a terrible person to

a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt pressure and burden rather than

Loss.

healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's

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

is no reason for

saved me,

stopped as soon as

away if I

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

in shock as Cale smiled back

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

something obvious.

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a

my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family, are stronger

could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

strong enough to protect you

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

for the first

even the most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

if it

toward him and continued to stuff

out if he did not do that.

The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the

he was full and

like I can sleep

be busy starting early in the

could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video

decided

to protect myself. It will be hard

level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take the video

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

stopped connecting the device and looked toward him. Raon

through my first growth phase.

Raon 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 Raon was suddenly bringing that

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

time? Don't ask

okay if I

is

in disbelief at what the scary Dragon that was far

you were weak when I met you

touching the round video communication

The cave.

the moment

he was

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

Then he was saved.

saved even though

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

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

and quickly changed it up before looking at

not a problem at

that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video communication

started to speak

save me? I am just

leaning on the chair as he

save you? Just

keep me by your

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

you need

not

and why

we really not need a reason

curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections

must be a reason Cale and he were traveling

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

house is our house. Is that

house is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

Human, that

but

“The call.”