The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

Unlike his shocked master, Bihui seemed pleased as she closed her eyes and lowered her head toward the ground.

Why, just why?

Wasn’t Moa a dangerous child connected to evil beasts?

Jin Saheon wanted to ask Bihui, who was reacting to Moa.

If she were truly a dangerous and evil child, a spirit wouldn’t act so friendly like this.

He rather hoped for a proper explanation, but in the end, even as her master, it was difficult to fully understand a spirit’s intentions.

“So cute!”

Looking closely, she could see it wasn’t a rock but a coiled dragon, and its slow blinking eyes seemed utterly adorable.

-Kuuuuu

For once, Bihui even let out her voice.

“You like me? I like you too!”

To Bihui, who was expressing with her whole body that she liked Moa, Moa also responded with a bright smile.

Jin Saheon let Bihui capture Moa’s attention, then gave a low warning to the Elder.

“It’s been proven.”

His voice was cold.

“I trust the Vice-Chairman knows what it means that my spirit reacted first.”

What should be prioritized over trivial regulations is the will of divine beasts and spirits.

Finally, the lips of the Elder Council’s Vice-Chairman trembled.

“Master, please forgive my rudeness. Young Lady of Cheongbindang, I have committed a great discourtesy. I apologize.”

Bihui finally shook her body with a purr, as if pleased.

And Moa was surprised by the Elder’s suddenly respectful attitude.

The child looked up at Jin Saheon with wide, round eyes.

Having someone take her side like this… it was the first time in her life.

Moa’s small heart pounded rapidly.

‘There are adults who believe in me too…’

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After passing the test of the Master and Bihui.

The child’s daily life didn’t change much.

She was focused on completing her sub-mission.

Moa went to find Jin Dowoon whenever she had time.

As a result of visiting him several times a day and pestering him to drink tea-

Though she worried about going to the bathroom too often and possibly drawing maps on her blanket at night, she quickly finished all the tea-drinking missions!

“Now for the reward!”

Moa, sitting in her room, raised her hands up in celebration.

Something good! Really good! Super good!

Moa’s large eyes filled with greed.

She deliberately kept it out of her sight, focusing on the text she had postponed reading.

-Sub-mission: Drink tea with Jin Dowoon ten times (20+ minutes each) (Success)

·Before Guardian Spirit Contract

(Incomplete contact error. Contract required)

·Reward: Emergency Rescue Kit Level 1 (Cannot be provided)

“Success!”

Moa shouted excitedly, then soon tilted her head in confusion.

“Give me my reward!”

However, the text still just shamelessly flickered.

Moa pondered for a moment, then brought out her ears and tail to think more cleverly.

After tapping her tail on the floor and staring intently at the text, she discovered something unusual.

“Guardian Spirit… before contract?”

Moa’s small head spun rapidly.

Guardian Spirits were a higher level than Guardian Beasts.

They referred to the Twelve Guardians like the True Azure Dragon.

‘Do I need to contract with the True Azure Dragon?’

Moa knew what a contract was.

‘They made a contract with the family.’

Sehui had explained the Twelve Guardians in detail.

The Heavenly Deity sent down the Twelve Guardians, and each Guardian made contracts with twelve families to protect each family.

And those twelve families support the imperial family and make the Dan Empire a good place to live.

‘But why would I make a promise with a Guardian Spirit? What for?’

Moa pondered for a moment, then frowned.

“I don’t know, give it to me quickly, why aren’t you keeping your promise?”

If she drank tea ten times with difficulty, she’d get an emergency rescue something.

That was the promise with the game window!

As Moa got angry and stamped her feet, the game window’s text became flashy and sparkly as if telling her to look here.

·Before Guardian Spirit Contract

As if to provoke Moa, the text even grew larger and smaller in bumpy motions.

“I don’t know, what am I supposed to do? It wasn’t a promise to make a Guardian Spirit contract!”

Moa got angry at the game window.

Then the text next to the reward list quickly blinked, creating new gaps and repeatedly showing and hiding previously invisible text.

Moa read the text with the superior reflexes befitting a cat beastkin.

“Cannot be… provided?”

What does that mean?

Moa’s eyes narrowed, sensing something ominous.

“Just wait.”

Moa instantly tucked away her ears and tail and ran out to find Sehui. It was to ask about the word.

Since children asking “Why? What’s this?” repeatedly was a daily occurrence, Sehui wasn’t too flustered and explained the meaning to Moa.

Though it was too difficult a word for a child to understand…

“Really… you’re not giving it?”

Moa, who returned to her room after learning the meaning, initially didn’t want to believe it.

However, soon realizing she couldn’t receive the reward, she became greatly angry at the game window.

“I can’t forgive this. You’re a fraud.”

As if Moa’s anger wasn’t justified, the game window continued to emphasize the text “Before Guardian Spirit Contract.”

As if mocking her, flashing dozens of times.

Moa’s small fists trembled. She was so angry that her huffing breath was almost visible.

“What does that have to do with me! Then you should have said from the beginning that you couldn’t give the reward!”

Moa grumbled and stamped her feet, then finally screamed and threw a punch at the game window.

“Fraud! Give me something else at least!”

At that moment-

The air became taut, and brilliant light exploded throughout the room.

“Hieek?!”

Blinding multicolored light mixed together and tore through the air.

Moa squeezed her eyes shut, but the hot energy seeping through her skin made her breath catch.

‘…This is?’

She realized the identity of what had suddenly appeared.

Instinctively, Moa’s heart gave a loud thump.

The brilliant light filled the entire room.

Moa kept her eyes closed, but somehow that light seemed to penetrate her eyelids and warm her entire body.

Within the dazzling multicolored light-

Small footsteps, a familiar scent, and quiet whispers seeped in.

[Moa.]

Her heart sank with a thud.

The delicate but calm voice resembled the voice Moa heard every day.

The most precious voice in the world that called her name every day at the orphanage.

It was the same as the voice she heard in her dream on the last night she fell asleep at the orphanage.

Moa could no longer hold back and barely managed to lift her trembling eyelids.

The light gathered into a single point, then transformed into the shape of a small cat.

Though translucent like a ghost that walls could show through, and floating in mid-air, it was definitely Somi’s form.

[Amazing. You worked so hard to get this far all by yourself.]

Tears naturally welled up in Moa’s eyes. With her chest feeling tight, Moa whispered, “Somi…?”

“Is it really you? This isn’t a dream, right?”

Moa asked in a trembling voice.

Then she heard what sounded like soft purring.

“Why did you only come now? Where have you been all this time?”

Moa asked, sniffling quietly.

The translucent Somi slowly approached Moa.

[Sorry. I became too weak and could only come in this form.]

Somi’s spirit form flickered faintly.

Like a fragile candle flame swaying in a gentle breeze.

“You have to stay right by my side now!”

Moa tried to hug Somi tightly. However, her hands cut through empty air.

When Moa made a tearful face, Somi spoke comfortingly.

[If we make a temporary contract, I can stay by your side even in this state.]

“A contract?”

Moa asked while wiping her tears.

[I became a guardian spirit when I came here with Moa. I want to become Moa’s guardian spirit.]

“Somi… a guardian spirit?”

Moa thought of Geumoh that Yeongang carried on his shoulder.

She also remembered Bihui who was like blue rock, and Imun who stayed by Jin Dowoon’s side.

She had envied being the master of spiritual beings when she saw them, but now Somi was becoming her guardian spirit!

Wasn’t a divine beast that became a guardian spirit even more amazing than spiritual beings!

The reason Somi had been by her side in dreams must have been because she became a guardian spirit!

Moa forgot about the joy and sorrow that had alternated from longing and happiness, and opened her mouth wide.

[Even with a temporary contract, I can stay by your side. Though I’m in this form.]

Somi tried to wipe away the rest of Moa’s tears with her translucent tail. But the tail slipped through and passed through the air.

[Someday when I find my true body, we’ll be able to make a real contract.]

“I want to do it right now! What do I need to do?”

[Hold out your hand.]

When Moa extended her small hand, Somi pressed her translucent forehead against Moa’s palm.

Then brilliant multicolored light enveloped them both.

[Moa Han, do you have the will to be with me?]

“Yes! We promised to stay together forever!”

[Then the contract is established.]

“Wow!”

[Now we won’t be separated.]

Spirit Somi gently settled on Moa’s shoulder.

Though she couldn’t feel any weight, warm energy was transmitted to her.

At that moment, a mystical pattern flashed and was engraved on the back of Moa’s hand.

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