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

are people

had never seen such an expression on Cale's

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

was not such a terrible person to want

he had a family. However, this timid child seemed

Loss.

Pendrick's death leads to Lock's first

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

no reason for you

me,

stopped as soon as Cale

me away if I was

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork

don't ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a

you want to repay me for my trust, show me that you are

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued

I am strong enough to

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

for the first time in a long

the most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge of

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

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

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

did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then peeked to

sent Lock out once he was full and

can sleep for about three

starting early in the

nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

and decided he needed to call

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

trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon prepared to take the video communication

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

contact with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the device and looked toward him.

first growth phase. Is

the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty because he could

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

that last time? Don't ask me something

okay if

the heck is

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

think you were weak when I met you in

the

The cave.

moment he

was restricted as he

run away and could only live in the dark cave, pretending that he

Then he was saved.

even though he was

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

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

changed it

not a problem

young Dragon’s stern response made Cale nod his head as if he was saying, ’isn’t that

then started to speak

did you save me?

Cale leaning on the chair as

save you? Just

you keep me by

back to Raon who seemed

need a

we not need a

saved me and why you travel

we really not need a reason for

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

that there must be a reason Cale and he were

was curious as to what that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more than he had,

our house. Is

is

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

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started to

right! Human,

what was going on but sternly spoke to

“The call.”