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.”

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

people

had never seen such an expression on Cale's face

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

terrible person to want

he knew that he had a family.

Loss.

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

that. Lock was only 15 years old. You

is no reason for you

me, and you trusted

mumblings stopped as soon as Cale asked

me away if

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as Cale smiled back at

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his

don't ask something obvious.

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a loss for words

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

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale

I am strong enough to protect

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

the first time in

food

“…Delicious.”

a lot if it is

of food toward him

out if he did not do that. He suppressed

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

he was full and looked around the quiet

can sleep for

would be busy starting early

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

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

video

Lock and decided he needed to call

it is difficult enough to protect myself. It will be

trust his own level of strength. That was why he was planning on

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

who stopped connecting the device and looked toward him.

cannot go through my first

how Raon had buried himself underneath the blanket and cried about how he was not great and mighty

thought it might be because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to

I answer that last time? Don't ask me

it okay

heck is

what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying before

think you were weak when

the round video

The cave.

recalled the moment he first

power was restricted as he was kept under mana

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

Then he was saved.

saved even though he

heard Cale's quiet

years more than you. But I am still weaker than you.

realized his mistake and quickly changed

is not a problem

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

started

why did you save me? I

could see Cale leaning on the chair as he responded

save

you keep

honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have more

you need a

not

and why you travel with

need a

asked until now, but he had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All things were connected, and those connections led

there must be a reason Cale

that reason might be. The human who claimed to have lived at least fifteen years more

house.

is our

but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about that for a while

He suddenly felt full.

six-years-old Dragon slowly started

right! Human,

on but sternly spoke

“The call.”