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.”

Cale was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his

are people

seen such an expression on Cale's face

I did not want

a terrible person to want

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

Loss.

the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to

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

is no reason for

You saved me, and

as soon as Cale

away if I was

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

don't ask something

Something obvious.

a

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

Lock could see Raon pushing a

strong enough to protect

many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly

for the first time in a

not 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 and continued to stuff food in

did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by

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

once he was full and looked

can sleep

be busy starting

short nap in so that he could do that. Of

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication device

and decided he needed

to protect myself. It

why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take the video communication

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the device and looked toward him. Raon looked at Cale

first growth phase. Is

was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase. Cale wondered why Raon was suddenly bringing

but regardless, he chose to answer back after

I answer that last time? Don't

okay if I am

heck is

disbelief at what the scary Dragon that

when

the

The cave.

the moment he first

was restricted as he was kept

the point that he could not even run away and could only live in

Then he was saved.

though he

hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is

thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as

quickly changed it up

is not a problem at

young Dragon’s stern response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that

then started to

did you save

leaning on the

did I save you? Just

you keep me

back to Raon who seemed to have

you need

not need

me and why you

really not need a reason for

world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections led to

must be a reason Cale and he

what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have

is our house. Is

house is

sounded catchy. Raon thought about that

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started to

right! Human, that is

was going on but

“The call.”