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 slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his mistake

people around

had never seen such an expression on Cale's face

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

terrible person to want

a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt

Loss.

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

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

reason for

saved me,

soon as

throw me away if

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

don't ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss for words

my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just

pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

to protect you during

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

tasted good for the first time in

food while he had been at

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

plate full of food toward him and continued

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

quietly watched as Lock did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued to chew

was full and looked around the

like I can sleep for

would be busy starting early in the

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

Lock and decided he needed to call that

to protect myself. It will be hard

That was why he was planning on using his network. He

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

who stopped connecting the device

cannot go through my first growth phase. Is

cried about how he was not great and mighty because he

berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to

that last time? Don't ask

okay

is he

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

were weak when I met you

small paw touching the round video communication device

The cave.

recalled the moment he first met

power was restricted as he

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

Then he was saved.

though he was

felt the rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble

least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am

his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking

not a problem at

as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video communication device while

started to

save me? I am

see Cale leaning on the

save you? Just

you keep me

Raon who

need

we not need

saved me and why you travel with

really not need a reason

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

there must be a reason

Dragon was curious as to what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived

is our house. Is that

is

that statement in his head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while before storing it in

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

Human,

was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”