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.”

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

are people around

never seen such an expression on

here alone hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to

was not such a terrible person to

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

Loss.

in the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to

that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to do something like

is no reason for

You saved me, and you

mumblings stopped as soon as

away if I was

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

something obvious.

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss for words

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

could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

to protect

new expressions on Cale's face today.

good for the first time in a long

had not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward him

he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by

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

out once he was full

can sleep for about three

would be busy starting

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

Lock and decided he

it is difficult enough to protect myself. It will

could not trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network.

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

my first growth phase.

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

might be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze

last time? Don't

okay if I

heck is he

scary Dragon that was far

when I

the round video

The cave.

recalled the moment he first

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

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was not

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

although I am 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

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

started to

save me? I am just

leaning on the chair as he

did I save

do you keep

honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have more

need a

we not need a

me and

not need a

he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things

a reason Cale and he

might be. The human who claimed

our house. Is that not

house is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

right! Human, that is

what was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”