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

people around

seen such an

However, I

not such a terrible person to want something

knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed

Loss.

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

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

no reason

me, and

as soon as Cale asked

you throw me away

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

at a loss for words

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

could see Raon pushing a

to

joking tone. Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's

the first

had not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had

“…Delicious.”

if

pushing a plate full of food toward him

felt as if something else would pop out if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by

watched as Lock did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to the side. The six-years-old Dragon continued to

sent Lock out once he was full and looked around the quiet

sleep for about three

be busy starting

needed to get at least a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his roles

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication device

Lock and decided he needed

difficult enough to protect myself. It will

level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

my first growth

underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase. Cale wondered why Raon was suddenly bringing

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

answer that last time? Don't

Is it okay if

heck is

what the scary Dragon that was far

weak when I met you in the

paw touching the round video communication

The cave.

moment he

he was kept

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

Then he was saved.

even though he was

Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how

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

realized his mistake and quickly changed it up before

a

that all that matters?’ Raon

started

why did you save me? I am

Cale leaning on the chair as he

I save

you keep me by your

back to Raon who seemed to have more questions

you need a

we not need a

saved me and why you travel

not need a

Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and

that there must be a reason Cale and he

who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years

is our house. Is that

is

why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while before storing it

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started

Human, that is

what was going on but sternly spoke to the once

“The call.”