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.”

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

people around

seen such an

hoping that you could learn about a wolf’s loneliness. However, I did not

terrible person to want something

feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt pressure and

Loss.

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

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

is no reason for

You saved me,

stopped as soon as Cale asked a

you throw me away

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his

something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss

show me that you are healthy first.

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

I am strong enough to

expressions on Cale's face

first time in

most luxurious food while he had been at the

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it

pushing a plate full of food toward him and continued to stuff food

not do that. He suppressed his emotions by stuffing

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

was full and looked around

sleep for about three

be busy starting early in

do that. Of course, there were

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

and decided he needed

is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be hard to protect

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

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

cannot go through my first growth

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

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

that last time? Don't

Is it okay if

heck is he talking

Dragon that was far from weak

weak when

touching the round video communication device

The cave.

recalled the moment he first

as he was kept

weak back then. 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 or think for

Then he was saved.

though he was

rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how

lived at least thirty, no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even

his mistake and quickly changed it up

is not a problem at

Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video

started to

save me? I am

see Cale leaning on

save

do you keep me by

back to Raon who seemed to have more

you need

not

me and

not need a reason for

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

a reason Cale and he were

reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived

our house.

is

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

He suddenly felt full.

slowly

right! Human,

going on but sternly spoke to the once again energetic

“The call.”