The Blue Dragon Clan’s Very Suspicious Little Chick - Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

Well, I did say something like that, but that was before…….
At that, Hui winked and whispered close to Aran’s ear.
“Little one, I don’t translate strange words. No one’s disappointed, so who exactly are you apologizing to?”
Aran persisted, undeterred.
“Chirp chirp. Chirp?”
(That’s not it. I overheard Father say yesterday that he was disappointed in me. I’m not blaming him—I’m just truly sorry, and this time couldn’t you please pass along what I’m really trying to say?)
Hui suddenly looked straight up at Cheongun.
“Father, did you tell Aran yesterday that you were disappointed in her? She overheard you. If that’s true, then I’m the one who’s disappointed.”
Aran was so startled that she shot straight up off Hui’s palm.
“Chirp-chirp!”
(Hey, why would you tell it like that—!)
Everyone said there was no one in this world you could trust.
Hui had always been so good at knowing what should and shouldn’t be said, which is why Aran had confided in her honestly……!
While Aran awkwardly circled around her new room, confusion flickered across Cheongun’s sand-colored eyes.
“I’m disappointed in Aran? Whatever for?”
What? Well…….
Wait, you’re denying it?
Sorim clearly heard you yesterday!

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In other words, the whole story was…….

”
“If the youngest
lady should take it to heart, what will we do?
It seems unlikely we can manage it
by tomorrow.”

Huirim, having heard from Sorim about Aran’s state of mind, was the first to voice her worry.

”
Indeed.
If Aran becomes too
disappointed,
what will we do.”
“According to Sorim, she seems quite anxious, more than usual. This is
quite troublesome.”

And so Cheongun, too, was simply worried about Aran.
“Chirp…….”
(No, I just couldn’t hear properly because of the distance…….)
Instead of translating Aran’s words, Hui gently scolded her.
“It’s bad manners to eavesdrop like that, Aran.”
“Chirp! Chirp…….”
(I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop! I just went out for some air and happened to overhear…….)
By now, Aran was almost grateful she hadn’t yet gained human form.
Had she been wearing a human face, it would have flushed deeper red than a ripe persimmon.
Watching Aran fluster and shake her head back and forth, Hui delivered another interpretation of her own invention.
“Aran says she must have misheard, and she’s sorry.”
Only then did Aran let both her wings droop and bow her head.
Hui was right.
Now was indeed the time to apologize.
Just as she’d thought her family wouldn’t come looking for her during the Twin Dragon Festival, Aran had once again underestimated their hearts.
She’d assumed they would judge her and be disappointed, as always.
A hundred years that Aran had lived through were filled with people just like that.
Cheongun gently drew the dejected Aran toward him and placed her in his palm.
“Your father worried you so much that even trivial words seemed frightening. That’s my fault.”
Could the Great Lord, ruler of this vast land, truly step back so? How could everything be your responsibility?
Aran thought such things inwardly, but she could no longer keep her distance from Cheongun with words like that.
“Chirp…….”
(No, Father. I’m…… sorry for misunderstanding.)
Huirim stroked Aran’s head and interpreted freely once more.
“Aran will become an even more adorable youngest daughter from now on, Father.”
Aran’s bewildered gaze turned toward Huirim, but he seemed not to care in the slightest.
Cheongun chuckled.
“More than this? Aran, you’re such a trial on this heart……!”
Aran looked back and forth between the two of them.
Foolishly good-natured Blues…….
Tears welled up abundantly from her small, dark eyes.
She who had not even cried at birth…….
“Chirp-chirp…….”
(Among all the fools of Blue Dragon Palace, the eldest brother must be the greatest fool…….).
Just as she complained pointlessly, Huirim smiled brightly while wiping her tears away.
“Yes, I know how much you love your big brother.”
It was entirely the wrong interpretation to the very end.

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A few days later, Suryeon was in the Garden helping Aran with Flight practice.
Help was hardly the word for it.
He simply watched as Aran fluttered this way and that, and caught her gently before she could crash down when she landed.
Whenever she looked tired and he pushed her slightly with wind, she’d notice at once and complain.
“Chirp-chirp-chirp!”
Whatever she meant, the tone was full of protest.
Suryeon snorted and spoke curtly.
“What? I’m not helping you—I’m practicing my Supernatural Ability, remember?”
“Squeak-squeak! Chirp-chirp-chirp!”
“What? I’m busy, so don’t keep bothering me with chatter, all right?”
Suryeon pretended it wasn’t so as he chased after her, helping with her practice while observing Aran carefully.
Truth be told, he’d spent the last few days practically living in the Library, reading every single book about the Phoenix, and the more he recalled the contents, the more he sighed.
There were far too few points of agreement between what the books said about the Phoenix and what he observed in Aran.
According to the texts, Aran had hatched later than a typical Phoenix, walked and flew slowly, and hadn’t even acquired a human form at the appropriate time.
Suryeon was repeating his sigh for the umpteenth time when a jay suddenly flew down toward Aran, who was perched on a low shrub.
“Chirp-chirp! Chirp-chirp!”
Yet for some reason, Aran recoiled in disgust.
“Squeak! Chirp!”
But the moment Suryeon drew near, she suddenly flew into his arms in panic.
“Oh dear…….”
Suryeon caught her in surprise and gently stroked the frightened creature’s head.
“Did Chirp get scared? That’s just a jay. There’s nothing to fear.”
“Chirp-chirp!”
Yet Aran was trembling as if terrified still.
At the sight, Suryeon’s expression went blank for an instant.
No matter how young the youngest was, surely a jay didn’t dare frighten a Phoenix Humanoid Spirit?
Wait—why did Father believe Aran was a Phoenix Humanoid Spirit in the first place?
What evidence was there that Aran was a Phoenix?
While the rest of the family had resolved this question long ago and accepted Aran as one of their own, this matter remained fresh and urgent for Suryeon, who had never fully acknowledged her as family.
Aran was…… definitely a Humanoid Spirit, right?
While he sank into peculiar worry, Aran cried out excitedly in a loud voice.
“Chirp, chirp-chirp-chirp……!!!”
(Suryeon, that fool is bringing me a cricket as tribute! Idiot! How would a great Phoenix eat a cricket! And it’s still alive……!)
She was startled because the cricket kept fluttering its wings!
“Chirp-chirp!”
(Ah, this is troublesome! That dim-witted hawk from the festival must have spread the word that I live here. How tiresome…….)
Unaware of any of this, Suryeon continued to worry alone.
What if Aran wasn’t a humanoid spirit after all?
What if Aran had mistaken herself for one because of them, and was waiting for a human body?

***

Meanwhile, at the Black Tortoise Palace.
Tae-o was confined to the Library as punishment for the recent incident, forced to read every single book there.
No matter how clever or quick to mature, it was hardly a punishment that would sit easy on anyone’s conscience—not for the youngest, born less than a year ago.
Uicheon found himself pacing outside the Library doors day after day, wondering if his son was eating well, sleeping properly.
And finally, when a week had passed, desperate to forgive the child, he pushed open the Library door and stepped inside.
Then he caught sight of his son sprawled across the desk with both legs propped up, and he pressed his forehead with his palm for a moment.
Whether the boy had actually read anything was questionable—scattered around him were crumpled, stained papers and small Beads of unknown purpose, all in complete disarray.
“……Tae-o.”
Tae-o whipped his head around to look at his father, then in the next moment rolled his body over with the sluggishness of a caterpillar before barely managing to sit up.
Knowing the boy could move as swiftly as any adult, it was infuriating—but by now, even getting up seemed like an accomplishment.
Uicheon sighed quietly and asked:
“Did you read many books this week?”
The Blue Dragon Clan’s Oddly Suspicious Aran: Episode 21
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