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

are people

an expression

wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to

person to want something like that for

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

Loss.

to Lock's

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

is no reason for you to

You saved me, and you trusted

stopped as soon

you throw me away

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

in shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

something obvious.

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a

you are

pushing a fork

strong enough to protect

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

good for the first time in a long

even the most luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it

Cale pushing a plate full of food toward

as if something else would pop out if he did not do that.

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

sent Lock out once he was

sleep for about

starting

to get at least a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video

Lock and decided he needed

myself. It will

strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take the video communication

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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 first growth phase. Cale wondered why

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

time? Don't ask me something

it okay if

is

that was far from

weak when I met you

the round video communication device

The cave.

the moment he first met

was restricted as he was

point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he didn’t hear

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he

rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a

than you. But I am still weaker

and quickly changed it up before looking at

is not a problem at

if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back

then started to

did you save me? I am

on the chair as he responded

I save you? Just

do you keep

casually but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have more questions

need a

not need

me and why

really not need

had not asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected,

a reason Cale and he were

The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more than he had, answered

our house. Is that

is

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

right! Human,

going on but sternly spoke to the

“The call.”