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.”

young boy

are people around

had never seen such an

loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I

person to want something like that

thought Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family.

Loss.

in the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first

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

no reason for you to

saved me,

mumblings stopped as soon as Cale

you throw me away

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

at a

want to repay me for my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And

pushing a

I am strong enough to protect you

Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly picked his fork back up and

first time in

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward him

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

then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued to chew

Lock out once he was full and

sleep

would be busy starting

do that. Of course, there were

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

decided he needed

speaking, it is difficult enough to protect myself.

not trust his own 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?”

made eye contact with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device

go through my first growth phase. Is that

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

regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the

that last time? Don't ask me

Is it okay if I am

heck is he talking

the scary Dragon that was far from weak was

when I met you

the round video communication device

The cave.

recalled the moment

he was kept under mana restricting

so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only

Then he was saved.

though he

also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is

you. But I am still weaker

and quickly changed it up before looking at

a problem

saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back

then started to

why did you save me? I

on

did I save

do you keep me by

to Raon who seemed

you need a

we not need

saved me and

not need a reason

curious. Everything in the world had a reason.

there must be a

human who claimed to have lived at least

our house. Is that

house is our

didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started to

right! Human, that

didn’t know what was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”