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.”

The young

are people

seen such an expression on Cale's

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

was not such a terrible person to want something like that

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

Loss.

death leads to Lock's

only 15 years old. You had

reason for you

saved me, and you trusted

stopped as soon as Cale asked a

away if I

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

something obvious.

Something obvious.

at a loss

repay me for my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends,

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued to

I am strong enough to protect you during

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

tasted good for the first time

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

full of food toward him

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

then peeked to the side. The

he was full and looked around the quiet

like I can sleep for about three

busy starting early in

that. Of course, there

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

and decided he

is difficult enough to protect myself. It will

he was planning on using his network. He watched

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

cannot go through my first growth phase. Is that

blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his

of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer

last time?

Is it okay if I

is

in disbelief at what the scary Dragon that was

when I

small paw touching the round video communication device

The cave.

moment he first

was restricted as he was kept under mana

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

Then he was saved.

though

Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old

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

mistake and quickly changed

not a problem

that

started

save me?

on the chair as he responded

save you?

you keep me by

Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

need a

not need a

saved me and why you travel

need a reason

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

there must be a reason Cale

that reason might be. The human who claimed to

is our house. Is

house is

statement in his head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

right! Human, that

what was going on but sternly

“The call.”