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

are people

an expression on Cale's face

loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I also did not want you to

such a terrible person to want something like that

a family. However, this timid child seemed

Loss.

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

that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be

is no reason

saved me, and you

mumblings stopped as soon

me away if

“What-”

like that

Lock throw Cale away?

shock as

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

picked his fork back

ask something obvious. Just

Something obvious.

a loss for words

me for my trust, show me that you are healthy first.

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him.

I am strong enough to protect you during a

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

good for the first time in a long

not enjoyed even the most luxurious food while he had been at the Gorge

“…Delicious.”

if

food toward him and continued to

felt as if something else would pop out if he did not do that.

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

out once he was full and looked around the quiet

can sleep for

busy starting

so that he could do that. Of course, there

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication

and decided

to protect myself. It will be hard to

he was planning on using his network. He watched as Raon

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

eye contact with the six-years-old Dragon who stopped connecting the

go through my first growth phase.

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 wondered why Raon was

because of Lock's berserk transformation situation, but regardless, he chose to answer back after seeing the Dragon's

time? Don't ask me

okay if

heck is he

what the scary Dragon that was far from weak was saying

you were weak when

small paw touching the round video communication

The cave.

moment he

power was restricted as he was kept

was weak back then. He was so weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only live in the dark

Then he was saved.

even though

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

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 as strong as you front paw. Is

quickly changed

is not a problem

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

then started to speak

why did you save me?

leaning on

save

keep

Raon who

need a

not need

and why you

need a

the world had a reason. All

knew that there must be a reason

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

our house. Is

is

head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon thought about

He suddenly felt full.

slowly

Human, that

was going on but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”