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.”

young

are people around

never seen such an expression on

you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I also did

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

Loss.

the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and

something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years

reason

You saved me, and

as soon as

away if

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled back

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

don't ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss for

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

see Raon pushing a

strong enough to protect you during a

tone. Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock

the first time in

not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

of food toward him and continued to stuff food in

not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing his face

blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued to chew

once he was full and

I can sleep

would be busy starting

Of

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication device

about Lock and decided he

enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect that tall

own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

through my first

underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth

situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be

time? Don't ask me

it okay if

the heck is he talking

what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was

weak when I met you in the

small paw touching the round video

The cave.

the moment he

was restricted as he was kept

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 he didn’t hear anything or think

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was not

He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is still

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

and quickly changed it up before

not a problem at

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

then started

did you save me?

could see Cale leaning on the chair as

I save you? Just

do you keep me by your

casually but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed

need a

not need a

you saved me and why you travel with

really not need

now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections led

that there must be a reason

Dragon was curious as to what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have

is our house.

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

right! Human, that

but sternly spoke to the once again energetic

“The call.”