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.”

look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale

are people around

an expression on Cale's face

you here alone hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not

terrible person to want something like that

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

Loss.

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

Cale had no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to do something

is no reason

You saved me, and

soon as Cale asked a

you throw me away if I

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

ask something

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss for words

me that you are healthy first. And just watch. You friends, your family,

Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

am strong enough to protect you during

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

for the first time in

not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

lot if it

food toward him and continued to stuff food

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

Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked

he was full and looked around the quiet

I can sleep for about

be busy starting

get at least a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

about Lock and decided he needed to call that

enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect that tall

of 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 and looked toward him. Raon looked at Cale and

cannot go through my first

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

it 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

that last time? Don't ask me something

Is it okay if I

the heck is

scary Dragon that was

think you were weak when I met

small paw touching the

The cave.

moment

power was restricted as he was kept under mana

so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave,

Then he was saved.

was saved even though he

the rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is

than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even

his mistake and quickly changed it up

not a problem

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

started to speak

you save me?

see Cale leaning on the chair as he

I save you?

you keep me by your

responded back to Raon who seemed to have more questions than usual

you need

not

saved me and why

really not need a reason for

asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections led to different

there must be a reason Cale and he

to what that reason might be. The human who claimed

house.

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly

Human,

was going on but sternly spoke to the once

“The call.”