The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 90

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‘Oak tree? Ah! There it is!’

 

Several oak trees stood near the mountain entrance. Among them, one had a particularly thick trunk like a leader.

 

‘Thank you!’

 

Seo-yu gave her thanks and quickly approached that spot.

 

‘Under the thick oak tree… Found it!’

 

Indeed, she could see the Solitary Glow Grass. Just as Seo-yu bent down to gather the medicinal herb.

 

“Ah!”

 

Someone roughly pushed Seo-yu from the side. Losing her balance, Seo-yu tumbled down.

 

As Seo-yu fell, she saw a boy gathering the Solitary Glow Grass. It was a boy she only knew by face from the same class.

 

“Oh my, I’m sorry. But I discovered this first.”

 

When their eyes met, the child who had snatched the Solitary Glow Grass shrugged his shoulders. Then he disappeared immediately without giving her a chance to say anything.

 

The bewildered voice of the earth could be heard.

 

[What a bad child!]

 

[Are you okay?]

 

[Are you hurt? We made it soft and cushiony!]

 

“Mm, I’m fine.”

 

Seo-yu got up. Though her palms had some dirt on them, fortunately she wasn’t injured.

 

“Thank you. Thanks to you all, I didn’t get hurt.”

 

It was often like this when she was young too. Back then, she wasn’t familiar with the mountain and would fall frequently, but each time the soil or grass would embrace and catch Seo-yu.

 

Seo-yu had been seriously injured on the mountain only once, the last time she searched for the Snow Scale Flower.

 

‘Still, thanks to getting hurt then, I was able to come to the Golden Dragon Family.’

 

Come to think of it, perhaps that too was the earth helping her leave the Great Antlered Deer Family. It was truly something to be grateful for.

 

[There’s some next to that round rock too!]

 

“Yes, I’ll go check!”

 

Seo-yu cheerfully brushed off the dirt from her hands and knees and moved to find other Solitary Glow Grass.

 

But this time, two other students approached. One child smoothly blocked Seo-yu’s path.

 

“Oh my, what should we do? This is where we’ve been searching since earlier, so you’ll need to step aside.”

 

“That doesn’t make sense. The Physician told us to find medicinal herbs anywhere on this mountain.”

 

Though Seo-yu protested with the Solitary Glow Grass right in front of her, the child blocking her with both arms wouldn’t step aside.

 

“Exactly. You can just find them somewhere else, right? Since Miss Seo-yu is first place, you’ll surely do well.”

 

Meanwhile, the other child quickly gathered the Solitary Glow Grass.

 

“Got it, let’s go now.”

 

“Ah! You can search here now. When the young lady of the Golden Dragon Family is searching, what can we do about it? We’ll be going now.”

 

Solitary Glow Grass didn’t bloom in clusters. Once one root was gathered, none could be found nearby.

 

The two children left the land where there was no more Solitary Glow Grass, giggling.

 

The same thing repeated several more times after that. Whenever Seo-yu approached, children would appear from somewhere and snatch the medicinal herbs first.

 

‘They’re following me.’

 

Seo-yu had noticed this fact long ago, but she couldn’t use Beast Transformation where others could see, so she couldn’t run away either.

 

“Miss Su-jeong! We got some too!”

 

The mastermind was, of course, Su-jeong.

 

When she saw the girl who had received the silver bracelet from Su-jeong earlier, she was certain, but seeing her so excited while looking for Su-jeong, there was no mistaking it.

 

In the end, Seo-yu, who had found several clusters of Solitary Glow Grass but couldn’t harvest a single one, ended up climbing higher up the mountain.

 

The sun was gradually setting and the sky was turning crimson. At this rate, it seemed like the time would come when she could find Solitary Glow Grass even without the earth’s help.

 

‘That child…’

 

Seo-yu, who was swallowing a sigh, suddenly noticed a small child crouched down.

 

‘A rabbit beastkin, wasn’t it.’

 

Even to Seo-yu’s eyes, who wasn’t particularly large herself, she remembered this friend as being small. It seemed like she was looking for Solitary Glow Grass.

 

However, from Seo-yu’s perspective, it was definitely not a place where Solitary Glow Grass would be found.

 

“There wouldn’t be any Solitary Glow Grass there…”

 

Startled by her own unconscious muttering, the girl whipped around to look at Seo-yu. Seo-yu also flinched.

 

“Sorry for startling you!”

 

After apologizing, Seo-yu quickly added,

 

“I can see Dwarf Lilyturf and Korean Aster nearby. They both bloom in clusters, so Solitary Glow Grass doesn’t like them.”

 

Solitary Glow Grass wasn’t called that just because it bloomed alone. Even if they weren’t the same species, it got its name from growing sparsely in places away from colonies.

 

There was a reason why Solitary Glow Grass’s alias was ‘the grass that blooms in hiding.’

 

“Solitary Glow Grass likes to be alone. Um, around here… ah yes, over there!”

 

Seo-yu, who had been quietly looking around, discovered a single root of medicinal herbs blooming in exactly the kind of place where Solitary Glow Grass would be found. It really was Solitary Glow Grass.

 

“Like here in this spot!”

 

This time there was no one to intercept her. Everyone had already gone down the mountain long ago, leaving only Seo-yu and the rabbit child.

 

‘I finally got it!’

 

Whew, as she exhaled, the rabbit beastkin looked at Seo-yu with envious eyes. The child was empty-handed just like Seo-yu had been moments before.

 

After hesitating briefly, Seo-yu approached the child and held out the Solitary Glow Grass.

 

“I’ll give this to you.”

 

“…Then what about you? You haven’t gotten one yet either, have you?”

 

The child’s eyes widened. Seo-yu smiled brightly.

 

“I can find another one. I’ve looked for them a lot in the past.”

 

Solitary Glow Grass was a medicinal herb very effective for regenerating new flesh.

 

When Seo-yu learned about the effects of Solitary Glow Grass as a child, she wondered if it might help her horn grow too, so whenever she went out to gather medicinal herbs, she always searched for Solitary Glow Grass.

 

Of course, no matter how much Solitary Glow Grass she ate, she never grew another horn.

 

“You’re that Seo-yu, right?”

 

Seo-yu momentarily wondered what ‘that’ Seo-yu meant, but she didn’t ask. It probably wasn’t meant in a good way.

 

“Yeah, I’m Hwang Seo-yu.”

 

“I’m To Ryeong-ah.”

 

The rabbit beastkin, Ryeong-ah, gently touched the Solitary Glow Grass in her hand and said,

 

“Thank you for this.”

 

Then she looked around cautiously and asked,

 

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

 

“No. The sun will set soon, so go down first! I’ll find one quickly and follow.”

 

Ryeong-ah looked very sorry. But since thinking silently wasn’t familiar to her yet, it was more comfortable to be alone when trying to use Earth Communication.

 

“Actually, I spotted where one is earlier.”

 

“Alright.”

 

Only then did Ryeong-ah nod her head. With that, Ryeong-ah went down the mountain, and Seo-yu was alone again.

 

“Kids, I’m really sorry, but could you help me find more Solitary Glow Grass?”

 

[There doesn’t seem to be any more here.]

 

[There might be some higher up!]

 

Finding Solitary Glow Grass while avoiding the children.

 

Though her stamina had already dropped considerably, Seo-yu squeezed out her strength and climbed the mountain.

 

However, perhaps because they had picked so much on the way up, Solitary Glow Grass was hardly visible. Now even the sunset was gradually falling.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

A dark shadow suddenly fell beneath her feet.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Seo-yu, who casually looked down, blinked and then froze.

 

The shadow was floating in mid-air, not on the ground!

 

‘A gh-ghost?’

 

It might be that ghost she had seen before appearing again.

 

Startled, Seo-yu turned around and was about to instinctively scream.

 

“Kyaah…!”

 

A familiar figure came into Seo-yu’s view.

 

“Puhaha! Youngest, were you surprised? You look like you’ve seen a ghost!”

 

Float, float.

 

What was floating in the air was a young dragon with a completely yellow body. The young Golden Dragon’s eyes sparkled with mischief.

 

In other words, it was Yi-ryeong in Beast Transformation.

 

“Hey, Hwang Yi-ryeong! I told you to undo your Beast Transformation before coming! You startled Seo-yu!”

 

Li-gon, who came running after her, scolded Yi-ryeong. Seo-yu’s eyes widened like saucers.

 

“Sister Yi-ryeong, Brother Li-gon? How did you get here…?”

 

“We came to see Youngest!”

 

Flap, flap!

 

With vigorous wing beats, Yi-ryeong quickly approached and nestled into Seo-yu’s arms.

 

Poof!

 

And when she undid her Beast Transformation, this time Seo-yu ended up being embraced by Yi-ryeong instead. Li-gon, who quickly approached, also hugged Seo-yu from the side.

 

“I missed you, Seo-yu.”

 

“Me too! Didn’t Youngest miss us?”

 

“I missed you so much…”

 

Seo-yu stretched out both arms and quickly pulled Yi-ryeong and Li-gon into an embrace. Though they had only been apart for a few weeks, it felt as joyful as if years had passed.

 

“Oh right. Youngest, you got first place, right? Congratulations!”

 

“I knew our Seo-yu would do well.”

 

Yi-ryeong patted Seo-yu’s back enthusiastically, and Li-gon praised her with a proud expression. A smile naturally bloomed on Seo-yu’s face.

 

“But how did you two come all the way here? Did just the two of you come?”

 

“No, we followed Uncle. Uncle said he had to meet someone at the Medical Academy.”

 

“Huh? Then where is Master?”

 

“Up there. There’s some strange house. They say I need to meet an old man?”

 

Old man? Who could that be?

 

It seemed like some acquaintance of Master’s that Seo-yu didn’t know about.

 

While she was lost in thought, Li-gon casually asked.

 

“Are you doing well, Seo-yu?”

 

“Ah.”

 

Seo-yu, who had hesitated for a moment, quickly smiled and said.

 

“Yes! Of course. Classes are fun, and I made friends. Another friend besides the one I wrote about in my letter.”

 

“I knew everyone would like our Youngest.”

 

Yi-ryeong nodded vigorously. Just as she was about to feel relieved, Li-gon narrowed his eyes.

 

“But why are you so thin? Doesn’t the food taste good?”

 

Only then did Yi-ryeong look at Seo-yu again.

 

“It’s true. You were already as small as a fist, but you’ve gotten even smaller! Is someone bullying our Youngest?”

 

“N-no!”

 

Seo-yu hastily denied it. If she left it alone, Yi-ryeong seemed like she would go down the Mountain and turn the Medical Academy upside down. That would really cause a huge incident.

 

But lying to Yi-ryeong and Li-gon, whom she loved most, didn’t feel right.

 

She also felt pathetic for not being able to handle this situation by herself.

 

‘Sister Yi-ryeong and Brother Li-gon would have definitely solved it on their own.’

 

Didn’t they fight magnificently against the Azure Dragon Sisters in the Dragon Palace and win?

 

How could those two be so brave?

 

“Um… Sister, Brother. I have something I’m curious about.”

 

“Yes, Seo-yu. What is it?”

 

“Ask me anything. I’ll tell you everything.”

 

Hesitating, Seo-yu carefully began.

 

“If I have to fight someone, but that person is much stronger than me, what should I do?”

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