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

are people around

never seen such an

left you here alone hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did

was not such a terrible person to

a family. However, this

Loss.

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

that. Lock was only 15 years old.

no reason for you to

saved me, and you

stopped as soon as Cale asked

you throw me away

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

a loss for words

that you are

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork

am strong enough to protect you during a

new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly picked his fork

the first time in a

food while he had been

“…Delicious.”

lot if

full of food toward him and continued to

he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing

blue eyes then peeked to the side. The

was full and looked around the quiet

like I can sleep for about three

would be busy starting early

a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course,

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

about Lock and decided he needed to call

myself. It will be hard to protect that

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

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked toward him. Raon looked

my first growth phase.

not great and mighty because he could not activate

he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be begging for

time? Don't ask

okay

heck is

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

when I met

small paw touching the round video communication

The cave.

the moment

he was kept under mana

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

Then he was saved.

though

heard Cale's quiet sigh

than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as strong as you front paw. Is that

mistake and quickly changed it up before

a problem

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

then started

you save me? I

on the chair as he

save you?

you keep me by your

Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

need a

we not

and why you travel

not need

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

be a reason Cale and he

The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more

house.

is

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

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started to

right! Human, that

going on but sternly spoke to the once again energetic

“The call.”