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

are people

had never seen such an

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

a terrible person to want

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

Loss.

to Lock's first berserk transformation and

like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had

reason for you to

saved me, and you

mumblings stopped as soon

me away if I was

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his

ask something

Something obvious.

a loss

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

pushing a fork

enough to protect you during a

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

good for the first

most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

if it

of food toward him and continued to stuff

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

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

once he was

can sleep for about three

would be busy starting early

short nap in so that 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

decided he needed to call

it is difficult enough to protect myself.

planning on using his network. He

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

stopped connecting the device and looked toward

cannot go through my first

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

Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be

I answer that last time?

it okay if I

heck is he

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

think you were weak when I met

touching the round video communication device

The cave.

the moment

power was restricted as he was kept under mana restricting

could not even run away and could only live

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was

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

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

his mistake and quickly changed it

not a problem

’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video communication device while peeking

then started to speak

did you save me?

see Cale leaning on the chair as

I save you? Just

you keep me by your

honestly responded back to Raon who

need

not need

and why

not need a reason

now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a

knew that there must be a reason Cale

The human who

is our house.

is

head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

Human, that

was going on but sternly

“The call.”