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.”

was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale

people around

such an expression on Cale's face

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

not such a terrible person to want something like that

he had a family. However, this timid

Loss.

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

had no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had

reason for you to

saved me, and you trusted

stopped as soon as

throw me away if I was

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

at a loss for

to repay me for my trust, show me that you are

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

am strong enough to protect

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

the first time in a long

had not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while

“…Delicious.”

if

food toward him and continued to stuff food in his

out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing his face with

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

was full and looked around

can sleep for

would be busy starting early in the

short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

Lock and decided he needed to call

is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard

That was why he was planning on

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

through my first growth phase. Is that

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

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

time? Don't ask me something so

okay if I

is he

the scary Dragon that was

you were weak when I met

touching the round video communication device

The cave.

moment he

power was restricted as he was kept under mana

point that he could not even run away and

Then he was saved.

even though he

hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet

am weaker than you, I've lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even

quickly changed it up before

is not a problem at

’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back

started to

why did you save me? I am just

see Cale leaning on the chair as

did I save you?

do you keep

but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed

need a

we not need a

and why

need a reason for

Everything in the world

there must be a reason Cale and he were traveling

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

house.

is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started

right! Human,

but sternly spoke

“The call.”