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.”

at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his mistake and

people around

had never seen such an expression

loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I

terrible person to want

feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt

Loss.

to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps him

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

no reason for you to

You saved me,

stopped as soon as Cale asked a

you throw me away if I was

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

ask something obvious.

Something obvious.

at a loss

are healthy first.

Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

I am strong enough to protect you

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

good for the first time

even the most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

lot if it

plate full of food toward

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

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

sent Lock out once he was full and looked around

sleep for about three

starting early

so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his roles was to sleep right

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

and decided he needed to

myself. It will be hard

not trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the device and looked toward him. Raon looked

first growth

Raon had buried himself underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate

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

answer that last time? Don't

okay

is he

at what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before casually answering

think you were weak when I met you in

small paw touching the round video

The cave.

moment he

restricted as he was kept

weak back 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

also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble

fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as strong as you front paw. Is that a

and quickly changed it up before looking

is not a

stern response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video

started

did you save

leaning on the chair

I save you?

do you keep me by

to Raon who seemed

need a

we not

and why you travel with

not need a

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

be a reason Cale and he

curious as to what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more

is our house. Is that

is our

He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy.

He suddenly felt full.

slowly

Human,

was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”