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.”

sounded as if Cale was telling Lock to look at him. The young boy slowly raised his head. Cale admitted his

are people around

an

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

terrible person to want something like

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

Loss.

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

no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had

no reason

You saved me, and

soon as Cale

me away if I was

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

wide in shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork back

ask something

Something obvious.

at a loss for

are healthy

see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

I am strong enough to protect you

in a joking tone. Lock had seen many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly

the first time in

had not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he

“…Delicious.”

a lot if

plate full of food toward

if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing

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

was

I can sleep for

would 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?”

the video communication

about Lock and decided he

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

why he was planning on using his network.

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked

my first growth phase.

and mighty because he could not activate his

but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's gaze that seemed to be begging for a

answer that last time? Don't

it okay if I

heck is he

Dragon that was

weak when I met you

touching the round video communication

The cave.

the moment he first met

power was restricted as he was kept under

He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he didn’t hear anything

Then he was saved.

was saved even though

He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old is

am weaker than you, I've lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I

changed it up

a problem

was saying, ’isn’t that all

then started

did you save me? I am just

could see Cale leaning on

did I save

do you keep me

Raon who

you need

not need

saved me and

really not need a reason for

been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections led

be a

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

house.

is our

sounded catchy.

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started to

right! Human, that

going on but sternly spoke to the once

“The call.”