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 head. Cale admitted his

are people around

such an expression

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

terrible person to want something like that

too lonely as he knew that he had a family.

Loss.

leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps him

no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to

is no reason for you to

me, and you

as soon as Cale

you throw me away if I

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss for

that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family, are

Raon pushing a

strong enough to protect

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

tasted good for the first time

the most luxurious food while he

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

full of food toward him and continued to stuff food in

would pop out if he did not do that.

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

once he was

sleep for

starting early

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

about Lock and decided he needed to call that

myself. It will be hard to protect that

was planning on using his network. He watched

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the device and looked toward him. Raon

first growth phase. Is that

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

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

time? Don't ask me something so

okay if I

heck is he talking

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

were weak when I met you

small paw touching the round video

The cave.

recalled the moment

restricted as he was kept under

then. He was so weak to the point that he 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.

saved even though he was not

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

weaker than 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 strong as

realized his mistake and quickly changed it up before

a

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

then started

did you save me? I am just

leaning on the chair as he responded

I save you? Just

do you keep me

who seemed to have more questions than

you need a

we not

me and why you

we really not need a

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

that there must be a reason Cale and he were traveling

to what that reason might be. The human who

house is our house.

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started

Human, that

going on but sternly spoke to the once

“The call.”