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 mistake and started to

people around

had never seen such an expression

alone hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I

to want something like that

he knew that he had a family.

Loss.

death leads to Lock's first berserk transformation and helps

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

reason for you to

saved me, and

stopped as soon as Cale asked a

away if I was

“What-”

that was

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock as Cale smiled

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his

don't ask something obvious.

Something obvious.

suddenly at a loss for words

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

see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

to protect you during a

seen many new expressions on

for the first time in

luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it is

full of food toward him and continued to stuff food in his

did not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing his face with

watched 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 he

was full

can sleep

starting early in the

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video

about Lock and decided

myself. It

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?”

the device and looked toward him. Raon looked at Cale and

my first growth phase.

recalled 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 phase. Cale

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

answer that last time? Don't ask me something

it okay

is

disbelief at what the scary Dragon that was far

were weak when I met

paw touching the

The cave.

moment he

as he

so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was

also heard Cale's quiet

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

realized his mistake and quickly changed it up before looking at

is not a

’isn’t that

then started

save

leaning on the chair as he responded

did I save you?

keep me by

to Raon who seemed to have

you need

we not need

you saved me and why you travel with

we really not need a reason for

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

be a reason

be. The human who claimed to

our house.

house is

sounded catchy. Raon thought

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly

right! Human,

what was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”