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.”

Lock to look at him. The young

people around

an expression on Cale's

about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did

not such a terrible person to want something like

a family. However,

Loss.

death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps

plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You

no reason for you

me,

mumblings stopped as soon as Cale asked

away if I was

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork back

ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

at a loss for

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

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

strong enough to protect you during a

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

first

food while he had

“…Delicious.”

if it

pushing a plate full of food toward him and continued to stuff food

he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions

Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The

Lock out once he was full and

like I can sleep for

busy starting early in the

that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his roles

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

about Lock and decided he needed to call

protect myself. It will be hard to protect that

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

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the

cannot go through my first growth phase. Is that

cried about how he was not great and mighty because

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

I answer that last time? Don't

Is it okay

the heck is

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

think you were weak when I met you

touching the round

The cave.

moment

power was restricted as he

away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was not

head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and

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 as strong as you front paw. Is that

and quickly changed it

a problem

response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all

started to

did you save me? I

could see Cale leaning on the chair

save

keep me by

to Raon who seemed

you need a

we not need

and why you travel with

not need a

been curious. Everything in the world had a reason.

a

The human who

house. Is

house is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started to

right! Human, that

know what was going on but sternly spoke to the once

“The call.”