The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

It was a critical moment where the rock seemed about to smash the carriage to pieces.

Jin Saheon swiftly drew his sword and slashed through the air.

The moment the blue sword light cut sharply through the air, the rock was deflected away from the carriage by that force.

Kuwoong-!

The ground shook and a thunderous roar echoed.

“Kyaak!”

Moa, whose imagination was further stimulated by closing her eyes, screamed.

When it finally became quiet, Moa’s ears twitched between her fingers and then flapped upward.

“Huu…”

Moa, who couldn’t even breathe properly, slowly lowered her sweat-dampened hands to cover her eyes.

Since blocking her ears had failed, she planned to keep her promise by closing her eyes even tighter.

And after a moment.

Just before her five-year-old patience was about to snap, Jin Saheon, who had soared up the cliff using martial arts, returned to Moa’s side.

Tak. Hearing the neat footsteps, Moa’s eyelids trembled within her small hands.

It was instinctive relief.

“U-uncle? Can I open my eyes now?”

“You endured well enough.”

Only then did Moa let out a sigh of relief, “Huuuu,” and opened her eyes with a sparkle.

Unlike what the men who had threatened Moa had said, Jin Saheon appeared unharmed as he dusted off his black robe and entered the carriage to sit down.

“What about those uncles? The bad uncles.”

Jin Saheon looked quietly at Moa’s innocent face, swallowed his cruel words, and shook his head.

“They won’t be able to bother us for now.”

They were thugs hired by someone.

Since they knew nothing about who was behind it, he had killed them all.

This wasn’t something to tell a child.

“Haaa…”

Relieved, Moa leaned her small body back against the seat.

“Where are your parents?”

“I don’t have any.”

Moa obediently shook her head.

What came back wasn’t the pitying look that adults sometimes gave, but an unchangingly calm expression and a question purely filled with curiosity.

“Then how did you get to the mountain alone?”

“I woke up and found myself there…”

Jin Saheon inwardly sighed at Moa’s words as she tilted her head.

Orders from an unknown person, and a child left alone in this treacherous place. It was too suspicious to be mere coincidence.

“Would you like to come with me to Jin Ryong Manor?”

“Where’s that?”

“My home.”

Jinryongseoga was the most powerful family in the Dan Empire.

They didn’t invite just anyone to Jin Ryong Manor, the estate of such a prestigious clan…

‘You never know. This child might have been planted by the enemy, assuming the assassination would fail.’

Even if she wasn’t related, since she had gotten involved in this situation, the child might also become a target of enemies.

Moreover…

Beast ears perked up on top of the human child’s head.

He had never heard of such an existence before—

And he could sense a sacred energy from that fur.

The ‘divine power’ that only divine beasts and royalty could possess.

He decided to take this suspicious little one who had fallen from the sky to Jin Ryong Manor, if only to observe her.

“To uncle’s house? …Hmm.”

Moa thought for a moment, remembering Somi.

She knew she shouldn’t follow strange adults, but he had helped her when she was in danger, and she might need more help to find Somi.

Moa’s eyes rolled around, scanning the interior of the carriage and Jin Saheon.

Inside the luxurious and beautiful carriage, though the ceiling had disappeared.

Jin Saheon’s attire looked like something from a historical drama—unfamiliar in style but clearly made of expensive fabric.

‘Hmm, he must be rich.’

Surely in dramas too, the older kids at the orphanage said money could solve everything.

Maybe he could help find Somi with money!

Moa decided to follow the handsome rich uncle and nodded her head.

With their smooth agreement, Jin Saheon started the carriage toward Jin Ryong Manor.

***

Upon arriving at Jin Ryong Manor, Moa was immediately housed in Cheongbindang.

Since Cheongbindang was right next to Naedan where the direct descendants of Jinryongseoga resided, he could personally check on the child if anything happened.

It was a guest hall for distinguished visitors when heads of other families or their direct descendants visited, so it seemed excessive for one child, but it was the best choice for safety and security.

“You can stay here for the time being.”

“Wow.”

Moa admired the neat and bright interior.

She had been overwhelmed by the enormously large spaces from the moment she arrived at Jin Ryong Manor, but she really liked the elegant atmosphere of this room.

“Can I go outside to look around?”

Moa wanted to go out to the courtyard of Cheongbindang that she had seen when entering.

When the child swung her legs while being held in Jin Saheon’s arms, he set Moa down on the floor and shook his head.

“The assassins… those guys from earlier saw your face, so they might target you.”

“…Hiik!”

Moa, who had been mulling over Jin Saheon’s words to understand them, sharply inhaled.

‘Ah, so that’s why he wrapped me up tightly with cloth!’

Just before getting out of the carriage, Jin Saheon had wrapped Moa tightly in his robe until it was suffocating.

To cover her ears, tail, and face.

Even when she whined because it was very stuffy, he absolutely wouldn’t let her remove it until they entered Cheongbindang.

Moa, who had cleverly deduced the reason, trembled all over. She was scared that bad people might chase after her.

“So stay in this room for now until safety is confirmed.”

Moa nodded enthusiastically at Jin Saheon’s words. The child’s complexion had turned pale.

“I will protect you, so you don’t need to keep trembling in fear.”

Moa looked up at Jin Saheon. He stood firm like a rock. As if he would really protect Moa.

‘He’ll protect me? …Really?’

That can’t be. Adults are liars.

Moa reflexively shook her head.

It had been the same at the house where she was placed when she was three.

The new dad and mom she met in the foster home had initially smiled warmly and said, “Now that we’re family, we’ll protect you.”

But after the words “we’re having a baby,” they fought with each other every night.

Then one morning, without explanation, she was put back on the orphanage bus and returned.

Dad and mom patted her head saying they were sorry, but never told her why this had happened.

In the end, Moa had no choice but to think about it herself.

‘Ah, I… became unnecessary.’

‘Is this another lie…’

Was it because Moa was still young that she hoped this time would be different?

Moa kept glancing at Jin Saheon’s cold blue eyes.

As if she could tell by looking whether he was lying.

‘Still… I need an adult’s help to find Somi. And this uncle saved my life.’

In the end, Moa carefully thought of reasons she wanted to believe.

‘If I’m a helpful child… he won’t throw me out again, right.’

This time, she didn’t want to be kicked out helplessly without even knowing why.

“Then, instead of staying here, should I run errands or clean? I’m really good at folding blankets too!”

Actually, her skills were still crooked and clumsy, but Moa desperately offered compensation.

She felt that only then would Jin Saheon listen to her.

She had promised to take good care of the baby and be a good older sister, but her mother looked troubled and eventually sent her back to the orphanage.

That was probably because Moa wouldn’t be helpful.

So this time, she absolutely had to show that she could be useful.

Jin Saheon, who had been quietly looking down at Moa with her eyes shining with determination, answered softly.

“Just focus on eating well and sleeping well.”

Jin Saheon answered Moa’s words indifferently, but inwardly he was surprised.

What kind of life had this little one, who looked like a child from a noble family, lived for such words to come out so naturally?

He instinctively knew that this tiny child’s life had not been easy.

“Then, after I eat well and sleep well, can I meet you again?”

Perhaps that was why. Even though she might be connected to the evil beast, he wanted her to feel at ease in this place.

“Yes. Today must have been difficult for you, so rest now, and we’ll meet when you wake up.”

He left Moa with the maid and exited Cheongbindang, instructing her to watch carefully so Moa couldn’t wander off recklessly.

“I am Sehui, the maid who will serve the young miss from now on. I will help with bathing and bring meals.”

“Bathing? Meals?”

“I will first help you bathe, then prepare your meal.”

It was a strange situation where an adult was calling her ‘young miss’ and speaking respectfully to her.

And to think they would take care of her like this…

Just the two of them, not with a group!

‘They’re going to look after just me? Wow!’

Moa twisted her body and nodded her head.

“…Phew.”

After washing in the warm bath and changing into new clothes, Moa was finally able to see her transformed body through the mirror Sehui handed her.

‘…Is this me?’

Startled Moa opened her eyes wide.

Lightly arranged soft curls gently covered her nape.

The platinum blonde bob cut, soft and white like milk with a drop of moonlight, looked exactly like a baby angel from a fairy tale.

Above that, light pink cat ears perked up.

Her two eyes were blue as if she were wearing colored contacts. Only the center of her lake-blue pupils was golden.

‘Wow, they must have dyed my hair when the ears appeared!’

Moa smiled brightly, pleased with her unique hair and eye color that had become like the idols her older sisters liked or anime characters.

After eating in the inner room when she returned, Moa, exhausted from the whole day’s ordeal and drowsy after bathing, slowly blinked her eyes.

‘Somi… I need to ask them to find her…’

But contrary to her will, she couldn’t stop her eyes from closing.

Soon, only the sound of the child’s gentle breathing quietly filled the room.

***

Moa watched the dream world from the sky as if being drawn into it.

A garden bathed in warm sunlight.

Pink skirt hems fluttered beside a pavilion carved with a blue dragon.

A creature covered in dark blue scales blocked her view.

“Good job, Geumo! Keep going!”

A boy with blue eyes resembling Jin Saheon shouted cheerfully.

“Brother Yeongang, that’s too much! I can’t see!”

Even while scolding, Moa laughed merrily.

The Moa in the dream was a little older than now.

“Be careful not to get hurt.”

The young man’s voice was warm as he watched the two with affectionate eyes.

[To the right, Moa! Throw the bean bag to the right!]

And from above Moa’s head came a voice so longed for it brought tears to her eyes.

Black fur, warm body temperature. It was Somi.

Somi soared up to the sky as if flying, then approached the dreaming Moa.

[We meet again and are together.]

Moa intuitively realized this was a future situation.

“When is this? When do we meet?”

Right now Somi wasn’t by her side.

Would Somi be waiting when she woke up?

Licking her forehead while saying she overslept?

[Just wait a little at Jinryong Clan.]

Somi smiled slightly and continued.

[You’ll soon know what you need to do. Our Moa is smart.]

“Somi, wait!”

Moa reached out her arms and flailed, trying to catch Somi.

But even though it was her own dream, cruelly, Somi remained out of reach.

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