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

are people

seen such an expression on

I did not want it to

such a terrible person to want

thought Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child

Loss.

novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation

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

reason for you to

saved me,

as soon as Cale asked a

me away

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss for

you are healthy first. And just watch.

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him.

strong enough to protect you during a

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

the first time in a

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

full of food toward him and continued to stuff

he did not do that. He suppressed

did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The

out once he was full and looked around the quiet

can sleep for

busy starting early

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

Lock and decided he needed to call that

speaking, it is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect that tall

was why he was planning on using

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

connecting the device and looked

cannot go through my first

the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase. Cale wondered why

but regardless, he chose to answer back after

last time? Don't ask me something

Is it okay if I am

is he

Dragon that was far from weak

weak when I met

small paw touching the round

The cave.

recalled the moment he first

he was kept under mana restricting

then. He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending

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 six-year-old is still a

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

realized his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking at

not a problem

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

started

save me? I am just

Cale leaning on the

I save you? Just

you keep me by

but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to

you need

not need a

and

we really not need a

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

must be a reason Cale and

what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more than he

house. Is

is

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

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started to

right! Human,

on but sternly spoke to the

“The call.”