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 boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his mistake and

are people around

never seen such an expression

loneliness. However, I did not want it to be

person to want something like that for a

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

Loss.

Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation

was only 15 years old. You had to be a

reason for

me, and you

mumblings stopped as soon as Cale asked a

away if I was

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his

don't ask something

Something obvious.

at a loss

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

see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

strong enough to protect you during

expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly picked his fork back up and

for the first time in

had not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he

“…Delicious.”

if it is

plate full of food toward him and continued

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

as Lock did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued

was full and looked around

sleep for about three

be busy starting

nap in 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?”

video communication

decided he needed

myself. It

of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network.

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

cannot go through my first growth

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. Cale wondered why Raon was suddenly

thought it might be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's

last time? Don't ask

okay if I

heck is he talking

Dragon that was far from weak was saying before casually answering

think you were weak when I met you in

small paw touching the

The cave.

the moment

he was

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

Then he was saved.

saved even though he

He also heard Cale's quiet sigh

although I am weaker than you, I've lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am

changed it up

not a

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

then started to speak

you save me?

Cale leaning on the chair as

did I save you? Just

keep

who seemed to have more

you need a

not need a

me and why

we really not need a reason for

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

there must be a reason Cale and

that reason might be. The human who

is our house. Is

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

Human,

was going on but

“The call.”