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 boy slowly raised his

people around

an expression on

that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I

person to

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

Loss.

healer Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation

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

is no reason for you to

me, and

as soon as

throw me away

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

something

Something obvious.

at a loss

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

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward

I am strong enough to protect you during

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

good for the first time in

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

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

full of food toward him and continued

would pop out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by

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

Lock out once he was full and looked around the quiet

I can sleep for about

busy starting early

that. Of course, there were still people standing

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video

thought about Lock and decided he needed to

is difficult enough to protect myself.

was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

go through my first

the blanket and cried about how he was 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 seemed

I answer that last time? Don't ask me something so

it okay

the heck is

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

were weak when I met

small paw touching the round video communication device

The cave.

recalled the moment he

as he

he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he didn’t hear anything or think for

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was

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

more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even as strong as you front paw. Is

changed it up before looking at

not a problem at

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

started

did you save me? I am

on the chair

save you? Just

do you keep me by your

who seemed to have more

you need a

we not need a

and why

need a

had not asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world

must be a

as to what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived

our house. Is that not

house is our

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

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

Human,

going on but sternly

“The call.”