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.”

Cale was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy

people around

seen such an

learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not

person to want something like that for a

too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid

Loss.

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

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 like that to

reason for you to

You saved me, and you trusted

as soon as

you throw me away

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

don't ask something

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss for

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

see Raon pushing a fork toward him.

strong enough to protect you

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

for the first time in

food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it is

full of food toward

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

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

Lock out once he was

like I can sleep for

be busy starting

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

about Lock and decided he needed to

enough to protect myself. It will be

his own level 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?”

made eye contact with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked

first growth phase. Is

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

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

I answer that last time? Don't ask me

okay if I am

the heck is he talking

what the scary Dragon that was far from

when I

small paw touching the round

The cave.

the moment

he was kept under mana restricting

the point that he could not even run away

Then he was saved.

saved even though he

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

I am still weaker

his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking at

not a problem

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 device

then started to speak

why did you save me?

Cale leaning on the chair as

did I save you? Just

you keep me by

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

you need

we not need

saved me and

need a reason

in the world had a reason. All things were

that there must be a

what that reason might be. The human who claimed to

is our house. Is that not

house is

know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought

He suddenly felt full.

slowly

Human, that

didn’t know what was going on but

“The call.”