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.”

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

are people

an

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

not such a terrible person to want something like

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

Loss.

healer Pendrick's death leads to

was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to

is no reason for

You saved me,

soon

you throw me away if I

“What-”

like that was

Lock throw Cale away?

eyes opened wide in shock as Cale

“Lock, you wouldn’t, right?”

his fork

something

Something obvious.

was suddenly at a

repay me for my trust, show me that you are

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

I am strong enough to protect you

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

good for the first time in a

food while he had been at

“…Delicious.”

lot if it is

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

else would pop out if he did not do that.

just quietly watched as Lock did that. The Black Dragon’s dark blue eyes then

sent Lock out once he was full and

like I can sleep for

be busy starting early in

get at least a short nap in so that he could do that. Of course, there were still people standing guard, but one of his roles was to sleep right

“Raon.”

“What is it, Human?”

the video communication device

decided he needed to call that

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

why he was planning on using his network.

“By the way, human.”

"What is it?”

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

first growth

how he was not great and mighty because he could not activate his first growth phase.

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

that last time? Don't ask me something so

it okay if

is he

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

when I met you in the

paw touching the round video communication device

The cave.

the moment he first

he was kept under mana

weak to the point that he could not even run away and could only

Then he was saved.

saved even though he was not

heard Cale's

no, fifteen years more than you. But I am still weaker than you. I am not even

and quickly changed it up

a

that

then started to

you save me? I

see Cale leaning on the chair

did I save you?

do you keep me by

but honestly responded back to Raon who seemed to have more

you need

not need

me and why

not need a

had been curious. Everything in the world had a reason. All

that there must be a reason Cale

might be. The human who claimed to have lived

our house.

house is our

in his head. He didn’t know why but it sounded catchy. Raon

He suddenly felt full.

Dragon slowly started

Human, that is

but sternly spoke to the once again

“The call.”