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

people

such an expression

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

was not such a terrible person to want something like

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

Loss.

leads to Lock's first berserk transformation

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

reason

saved me, and

as soon as Cale

throw me away

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as Cale smiled back

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork back

don't ask something obvious.

Something obvious.

at a loss for words

show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You

pushing a fork

I am strong enough to protect you during

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

tasted good for the first time in a long

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while

“…Delicious.”

if it is

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward him and continued to

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

just 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 as he looked toward

sent Lock out once he was full and looked around the quiet

sleep for about

would be busy starting early in

a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard,

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication device

about Lock and decided he needed to call that

speaking, it is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect that

on

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

who stopped connecting the device and looked toward

through my first growth phase. Is

how Raon had buried himself underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase.

Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing

I answer that last time? Don't ask me something

okay if I

is he talking

Dragon that was far from weak was saying before

weak when I

touching the round video communication device

The cave.

moment he

he was kept under mana restricting

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

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he

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

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

realized his mistake and quickly changed it

not a problem

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

started to speak

did you save me?

see Cale leaning on the chair

did I save you? Just

do you keep me by

honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to

you need a

not need

saved me and why you travel

we really not need a reason for

he had been curious. Everything in the world had

a reason Cale

be. The human who claimed to

house. Is

house is

but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while before storing

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started to

right! Human,

know what was going on but

“The call.”