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.”

him. The young boy slowly raised

are people

such an expression

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

such a terrible person to want something like that for

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

Loss.

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

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

reason

saved me,

as soon

throw me away if

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

don't ask something

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss

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

pushing a fork toward

am strong enough to

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

the first time in a

the most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

if

pushing a plate full of food toward him and continued

something else would pop out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by

dark blue eyes then peeked to the side.

was full and

I can sleep

be busy starting early in the

so that he could do that. Of course, there were still

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

and decided he needed to

enough to protect myself.

not trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

first growth phase.

recalled 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. Cale wondered why Raon was suddenly

might be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be begging for

I answer that last time? Don't ask me

it okay if I

is

scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying

were weak when I met you in

paw touching the

The cave.

the moment he

was restricted as he was kept under

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 for

Then he was saved.

even though he was

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

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

changed

is not a problem

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

started

did you save

could see Cale leaning on the chair as

did I save

do you keep me

Raon who seemed to

need a

we not need

and why you travel with

need

asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected,

must be a reason Cale

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

our house. Is

is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started

right! Human, that

didn’t know what was going on but sternly

“The call.”