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.”

to look at him. The young boy

are people

had never seen such an expression on Cale's

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

was not such a terrible person to want something like that

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

Loss.

leads to Lock's first berserk

was only 15 years old. You had to be a

is no reason for

me, and you

soon as Cale

me away

“What-”

that

Lock throw Cale away?

opened wide in shock

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

at a loss for words

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

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward

enough to protect

many new expressions on Cale's face today. Lock slowly picked his fork back

tasted good for the first

enjoyed even the most luxurious food while

“…Delicious.”

if it

pushing a plate full of food toward

if he did not do that. He suppressed his emotions

dark blue eyes then peeked to

was full and looked around

sleep

be busy starting early in

that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video communication

decided

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

That was why he was planning on using

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

my first growth phase. Is

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

be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer

I answer that last time? Don't

okay if I

heck is he talking

scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before casually answering

weak when

small paw touching the round video

The cave.

recalled the moment he first met

was restricted as he was kept

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

the rough hands caressing his head. He also heard Cale's quiet sigh and mumble about how ‘a six-year-old

although I am weaker than you, I've 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 before looking

is not a problem

saying, ’isn’t that all that matters?’ Raon went back to connecting the video communication

then started to

save me? I am

on

did I save

do you keep me

who

you need a

not need a

you saved me and why you travel with

we really not need a reason

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

there must be a reason Cale and he were

what that reason might be. The human who claimed to

is our house.

house is

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

He suddenly felt full.

slowly started

Human, that is

was going on but sternly spoke to the

“The call.”