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.”

to look at him. The young

people

an expression on Cale's

I did not want it

terrible person to want something

thought Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However,

Loss.

the novel, healer Pendrick's death leads to

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

reason for you to

me, and you trusted

as soon as Cale asked

away

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

ask something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss for

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

Raon pushing a fork

am strong enough to protect you during

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

the first time

luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

a plate full of food toward him

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

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

he was full and looked around the

sleep for about

be busy starting

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

about Lock and decided he needed to

speaking, it is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect that

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

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

Dragon who stopped connecting the device

go through my first

not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase. Cale wondered

but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that

answer that last time?

it okay if I am

the heck is

what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before

you were weak when I

touching the round

The cave.

the moment he

he was kept under

he could not even run away and

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he was

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

no, fifteen years more than you. But I

changed it

not a

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

started to speak

save me? I am

Cale leaning on

I save

you keep me by

casually but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have

need

we not need

you saved me and why you travel

really not need

had been curious. Everything in the world had a

there must be a reason Cale and

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

our house.

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly

right! Human,

on but sternly spoke to the once again energetic

“The call.”