The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 14

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Chapter 14

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Warm morning sunlight pierced through the paper door and gently illuminated the room.

Moa yawned lazily and rubbed her eyes.

“Ahh, I slept well.”

She had slept so soundly that she couldn’t even remember when she had fallen asleep.

Moa blinked a few times, then sprang up from her spot. Her body felt as light as Somi’s fluffy fur.

‘That’s right, the reward!’

Moa jumped up and looked toward the air with sparkling eyes.

As if it had been waiting, the blue Samyeongrok appeared before her eyes.

-Main Mission: Remove Geumoh’s status abnormality (Success)

·Reward: ‘Curse Healing’ ability activated

·Additional Effect: Status abnormality ’30-day death sentence’ placed on target ‘Yeongang’ has been removed

“Death sentence?”

There were difficult words mixed in, but she could guess what the additional effect meant.

“I guess it means Yeongang oppa won’t die now?”

Moa pressed her chest firmly with her palm.

‘Really, oppa could have died.’

She was relieved that such a thing didn’t happen.

She looked for Somi to explain in detail, but even after looking around, he wasn’t nearby.

‘Did he go for a walk?’

Somi always enjoyed walks in the morning, so she thought he might still do that even as a ghost.

“I’m hungry…”

Perhaps because she had exerted so much energy yesterday, she was hungry.

‘I missed dinner time and skipped a delicious meal.’

Feeling sorry for herself, Moa whined and rubbed her stomach as she got up.

She was rummaging around to see if there were any leftover snacks.

Clatter.

Suddenly, she heard a presence at the door.

“Sehui unni?”

When Moa blinked and opened the door, unexpectedly, Yeongang was standing there.

He looked so different from the impression she had seen before.

His fierce, bristling eyes had become gentle, and his pale cheeks had a rosy glow.

“Oh! Your under-eyes were so dark before!”

Seeing his completely changed appearance, Moa pointed at Yeongang with her finger and reacted immediately.

The young boy who had seemed precarious as if he might collapse at any moment had completely changed.

When Moa tilted her head, Yeongang coughed softly.

“…I slept soundly for three days.”

“Three days?”

“I slept for three whole days.”

She had thought healing Geumoh was yesterday’s work.

Moa realized that she had slept absurdly long like Yeongang and opened her eyes wide.

No wonder she woke up starving enough to want to clutch her stomach – it couldn’t be helped!

“This can’t be…”

Moa made a tearful face as if the sky had fallen and clutched her stomach.

Knowing that Moa had exerted herself to heal Geumoh, Yeongang felt concerned.

“Once, twice… I missed ten delicious meals!”

“Why are you suddenly crying! Don’t cry! I came here first thing after waking up, and you’re going to show me tears?”

When Moa cried out with tears trickling down from her sense of injustice, the flustered Yeongang pulled out a pouch from his chest and held it out.

“Here, this!”

“What’s this? Are you giving it to me?”

When Moa opened the pouch with a puzzled face, it contained dried fruit pieces covered with sugar.

A sweet fragrance wafted up from inside the pouch.

Without hesitation, Moa devoured the fruit pieces to put out the urgent fire.

[Grumble!]

As Moa’s mood improved, a dark blue shadow popped out from behind Yeongang’s shoulder and rushed toward Moa.

“Oh? It’s Geumoh!”

When Moa spread her arms with joy, Geumoh snuggled into Moa’s embrace and met her gaze.

Thanks to the treatment, the dull and dingy scales now gleamed like jewels with a lustrous sheen.

The cloudy eyes also shone clearly with a golden light.

Geumoh rubbed his cold head against Moa’s cheek, showing affection enthusiastically.

[Kuu, kuuuuu.]

“Ah, that tickles! You’re like a puppy!”

Moa giggled and stroked Geumoh’s smooth body.

Seeing his spirit creature acting cute toward Moa without asking permission and without dignity, the corner of Yeongang’s mouth twitched slightly.

“Oh, this is terrible!”

Suddenly, Moa, who had been petting Geumoh, raised her head abruptly and shouted loudly.

“What, what is it?”

When the startled Yeongang panicked, Moa muttered with a gloomy face.

“I’m not full. Don’t you have more of these?”

At Moa’s words, Yeongang frantically shook out the empty pouch.

Only sugar powder fell out; there was nothing left.

“I brought a whole bunch… did you eat all of this already?”

“Moa’s stomach is still completely empty!”

Moa protested while patting her empty stomach.

Her stomach, which had been starved for three days, was churning, demanding proper food.

Yeongang looked down at Moa with a troubled face, then sighed and nodded.

“Fine, follow me.”

“Where are we going?”

“To raid for food.”

At those words, Moa’s cheeks flushed red with excitement.

Moa glanced around for a moment, then grabbed Yeongang’s hand.

“…Huh?”

The startled Yeongang looked down at his hand that Moa had grabbed.

A small, soft sensation touched his thin hand.

“You, you…”

Yeongang stammered for a moment, then left it alone because he liked the cotton ball-like touch of her hand.

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The two children and one dragon set out from Cheongbindang with determination.

Their target was the kitchen of Naedan.

Based on Yeongang’s insider information that all kinds of delicacies were piled up in the place responsible for managing the Jinryong Clan’s household, they began their raid.

“Oppa, but what if we get in trouble?”

“It’s okay. I’ve done it before.”

Yeongang spoke confidently, recalling the memory of raiding the Naedan kitchen with his brother Dowoon a few years ago.

The pleasant memory of bringing lots of delicious things from the kitchen with his brother when he was whining from hunger and secretly eating them together.

Surely no one had scolded him then.

Thinking it would be the same this time, Yeongang confidently led Moa across the garden of Naedan.

When the two children appeared, the gazes of passing servants were drawn to them.

“Oh, Second Young Master?”

They stopped what they were doing and gaped.

The boy who had holed up like a ghost for the past three years, rarely coming out, and when occasionally encountered, would have fits and be irritable.

That was the Jin Yeongang people remembered.

But what about now?

His clear face with healthy color and expression that seemed free of shadows was so different from before.

“My goodness, his complexion looks so good. How long has it been since…?”

“He’s with the young lady from Cheongbindang, isn’t he?”

Since she had been going in and out of Naedan to have tea with Dowoon, Moa was quite a celebrity among the servants.

They had gotten quite used to seeing Moa appear with a bright smile, but the problem was the combination of the two.

Yeongang, who used to avoid having people near him, was now firmly holding Moa’s hand and leading the way!

When people’s murmuring reached his ears, the tips of Yeongang’s ears turned slightly red.

However, he didn’t let go of Moa’s hand and instead straightened his shoulders and walked confidently as if to show off.

As if he wanted everyone to see him walking together with Moa.

[Grrrr!]

Even Geumoh excitedly wagged its tail as it followed along, making it a truly strange yet adorable procession.

The procession of the precious youngest master of the clan and the little guest ended in front of the Naedan kitchen.

Standing in front of the kitchen, delicious smells wafted over.

“Wow, it smells like meat!”

Moa exclaimed with sparkling eyes.

“Ahem, let’s go.”

Yeongang cleared his throat softly and solemnly threw open the kitchen door.

With his usual prickly temperament, he should have shouted “You’re not a pig!” but somehow Moa’s appearance, captivated by the food smell, seemed too cute to him.

“Give us some food.”

“…Pardon?”

The cooks who were busy preparing lunch all stopped their movements at once.

The sounds of chopping and stir-frying abruptly ceased.

Everyone’s gaze fixed on the two small children standing at the doorway.

The head chef approached with a bewildered expression.

“Young master? What brings you here?”

“She’s hungry. Give her food.”

Yeongang spoke in as dignified a voice as possible.

But to Moa, he just looked like a hungry baby tiger.

“We’ll bring your meal to your room shortly. The young lady from Cheongbindang’s portion should be being prepared in the Cheongbindang kitchen…”

Hearing the head chef’s words, Moa’s eyes widened with an “Oh!”

Sehui would be preparing food from the kitchen to bring up, so had she moved too hastily?

As Moa hesitated, Yeongang’s eyes sharpened.

Though still young, Yeongang considered himself a gentleman (in training).

If a gentleman drew his sword, he had to cut something!

He couldn’t fail to satisfy his benefactor Moa’s hunger and send her back to Cheongbindang like this.

‘And, I, I also need to eat lunch!’

It would be perfect if they could sit together and eat while chatting, but the head chef had said something unnecessary.

Yeongang stood with one leg cocked and glared fiercely at the head chef.

“Can’t you hear me? She hasn’t eaten for three days! Set something up here for now!”

Just then, a magnificent rumbling sound came from Moa’s stomach.

The head chef’s eyes widened.

“Oh my! You must be very hungry!”

He was a professional who had worked at Jinryongseoga for decades.

Receiving that piercing stare, he instantly grasped the situation and quickly nodded.

The precious young master who had gone outside after a long time, and the guest brought by the Master.

When such important people had personally come, he couldn’t send them away empty-handed.

“We were just making braised ribs. Please sit over here!”

The head chef made a fuss as he quickly cleaned the table used for inspecting ingredients and served the food.

Glossy braised ribs, steaming hot rice, and various kinds of vegetable side dishes were laid out.

Moa’s eyes sparkled like stars.

“Thank you for the meal!”

Moa held chopsticks and spoon in both hands and stuffed her cheeks until they were about to burst.

Her puffed-up cheeks turned happily pink.

“Eat slowly, you’ll get indigestion.”

Yeongang was busy constantly wiping the sauce from around Moa’s mouth as she ate with munching sounds.

She ate so well that just watching Moa eat made him feel full.

“Oh my, how adorable…”

Watching Yeongang, who hadn’t grown properly due to suffering from insomnia, and young Moa sitting together eating, the kitchen staff also smiled warmly.

The highest praise for a cook is seeing someone eat deliciously.

Moa felt that people’s gazes had become much softer and warmer.

‘Hehe, mission accomplished!’

As she munched on rice, Moa grinned inwardly.

Now that she had become friends with this house’s young master, she felt somewhat relieved thinking they wouldn’t try to chase Moa away for a while.

Her experience of hiding behind the older girls and reading the mood at the orphanage hadn’t been in vain.

“Ah, that was delicious.”

After Moa had thoroughly eaten even the honey rice cake that came for dessert, she patted her stomach.

“Oppa, I’m full now. Let’s go to big brother’s room and ask for tea.”

“To hyung-nim…?”

“Yes. We have to go.”

Moa spoke with serious eyes.

Yeongang, who had been awkward since becoming distant from his brother for three years after getting sick, slowly nodded.

‘Wait, big brother.’

Moa stood up from her seat.

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