The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

“The role of the Elder Chairman is not to break the Master’s will and overstep boundaries. While he may offer loyal counsel when the Master makes a wrong decision, he has no authority to deny that will.”

“M-Master. Master.”

As Jin Saheon’s words continued, the Elder Chairman’s face turned pale.

“I will suspend the Elder Chairman from his duties and promote the Vice Chairman to Chairman.”

Behind the Elder Chairman, people who had gathered after hearing the commotion were standing in a circle.

They were shocked to see the Master dismiss the Elder Chairman.

Afraid that sparks might fly their way, they could only gape without daring to make a sound.

“Master, please!”

Jin Saheon gestured to the guard warriors who came with him to drag the Chairman away.

Until the Chairman’s unjust screams as he was dragged away disappeared at the end of the corridor, no one dared to open their mouth.

After the commotion was settled, Jin Saheon bent his knees to match Moa’s eye level.

“…Uncle, is everything okay?”

Moa, who had seen an adult being dragged away screaming for the first time, fidgeted with her fingers and asked hesitantly.

“Of course it’s okay. You must have heard unpleasant words today, but that will never happen again.”

Moa blinked at Jin Saheon’s firm promise.

Then, Yeongang smiled brightly and grabbed Moa’s sleeve.

“Moa is a benefactor to our family!”

The young boy’s eyes were reddish from constantly sniffling as he genuinely worried about his mother and brother.

Dowoon also coughed awkwardly, then whispered softly with reddened ears.

“…Thank you.”

“Hehe.”

Moa grinned widely. Then she sneakily glanced at Jin Saheon.

There’s someone in this house who dislikes Moa. -1 point.

The person who disliked Moa got scolded severely and disappeared. +1 point.

Moa helped the pretty lady. +1 point.

Moa helped the big brother. +1 point.

She also helped the crybaby brother. +1 point.

‘With this much, won’t he let me stay…?’

After briefly calculating, Moa hesitantly approached Jin Saheon and clung to him.

“Uncle, then can I…”

“Hmm, is there something you want? Something you desire?”

“Um, so… can I keep staying in this house?”

She didn’t dare hope for adoption.

‘Anyway, Master will probably send me away soon when he gets annoyed. I won’t last long.’

But she remembered what Chunsim had said.

Moa wanted to keep staying in this house.

‘With this much, won’t he let me stay? Maybe I’ve earned… a little qualification.’

Because this time she was a helpful child.

At her cautious question, Jin Saheon awkwardly placed his hand on Moa’s head and nodded.

“I’ll provide you quarters in Naedan. No one in the family will dare treat you carelessly.”

Moa was no longer a ‘dependent’ but had become an honored guest under the Master’s protection.

“Wow! Next to my room would be good!”

“…My quarters are uselessly quiet, so they’d be good for studying.”

Yeongang jumped up and shouted, hoping Moa would get a room near his.

Dowoon also expressed his opinion subtly with sparkling eyes.

[Well done, Moa!]

Hearing even Somi’s congratulations, Moa stamped her feet and threw herself into Jin Saheon’s arms.

“Uncle, thank you!”

“Uh…”

Jin Saheon, who had caught Moa unexpectedly, felt awkward but slowly bent his arms to hug her back.

The Master of Jinryong Clan held good fortune in his arms for the first time in three years.

***

At the same time, the Imperial Palace.

The Emperor’s study decorated with splendid gold leaf.

Crack-!

A sharp sound echoed.

The Emperor, who had been deep in meditation, opened his eyes wide.

Due to the noise so close to the Emperor, shadow guards immediately reacted and appeared to check on his safety.

He approached the cabinet where gifts given to his subjects were stored.

When he opened the door and checked the items inside, he saw that among the intact treasures, one gourd bottle was cracked.

“…Interesting.”

He muttered in a low voice.

This gourd bottle was connected to the ‘gift’ he had planted in Jinryong Clan.

Judging by how the gourd bottle had cracked, there must have been a problem with the forbidden technique he had gifted.

An ominous aura settled in his red eyes.

“The doll’s preparation isn’t finished yet, and now another problem arises.”

He had been preparing a new gift after Jin Saheon’s assassination failed, but he hadn’t expected problems with the existing forbidden technique.

He had no choice but to think that Jin Saheon had noticed something.

“…How much does he know.”

He wouldn’t know about the Emperor’s abilities or methods to discover forbidden techniques.

However, it was certain that he had resolved the problem affecting his family members by some means.

He couldn’t even imagine that a mere five-year-old child had blocked his sorcery, and tapped his desk before saying.

“Even if the preparation is a bit lacking, it would be better to block it now.”

“I receive your command.”

“Also find out if there are any ancient artifacts suddenly excavated in the east, or what methods were used.”

The Emperor smiled grimly and swept over the cracked gourd bottle once.

***

Right after a loud sound came from Moa’s stomach, drained of energy from healing.

The three men carried Moa and immediately filled her stomach generously.

“Ah, I’m sleepy now that I’m full.”

Following Jin Saheon’s guidance, Moa yawned lightly.

“Now I see you’re not a pig but a cow.”

Remembering adults saying you become a cow if you lie down right after eating, Yeongang teased, and Moa’s face, which had been stretched from yawning, immediately puffed up.

“Moo, cows are cute. Oppa, you’ve never seen a cow?”

“N-no!”

When Moa calmly retorted, Yeongang’s lips pouted.

He couldn’t tolerate Moa seeing him as an idiot who didn’t even know cows.

“Stop it. Calling Moa a cow.”

Dowoon, who wiped away the tears that formed from yawning, scolded Yeongang.

Dowoon, who had regained his emotions to some extent, was incredibly gentle.

Moa looked up at such Dowoon with concern.

“They say you die if you change too much…”

“Then Moa will save me again, right?”

“I don’t know how to fix people.”

Moa shook her head and observed Dowoon carefully.

His face, which had been not just emotionless but cold, had become as bright as a warm breeze in summer.

She liked his sensitively smiling face, but…

“We’re here.”

While worrying about Dowoon and bickering with Yeongang, Jin Saheon’s steps had stopped in front of a room.

The place he stopped was the room closest to his own study.

“You’ll stay here from today onwards.”

Jin Saheon opened the door and stepped inside.

Moa followed him in and looked around the room.

The room was as spacious as a sports field.

Having been untouched by human hands for a long time, cold air lingered, and it was empty without a single piece of furniture.

“Wow… it’s huge!”

Moa’s voice echoed loudly.

As Moa’s voice reverberated through the empty room, Jin Saheon stroked his chin and pondered seriously.

This was a place for his benefactor to stay, yet it was freezing cold. It was a disgrace to the family.

“Wait here for a moment.”

The three men began moving busily as if they had made a pact.

Each was going to procure items they thought Moa would need.

A short while later. Jin Saheon was the first to arrive.

“Lay this down.”

What he carried in with a grunt was an enormous hide that looked too heavy even for three grown men to lift.

It was the hide of a white tiger, with lustrous pure white fur that was incredibly beautiful.

As soon as the hide was laid on the floor, the temperature in the room rose instantly.

“Just blocking the cold from the floor makes it warm. On top of this, you could sleep sweating even in the dead of winter.”

“Um, but…”

Moa hesitated with a troubled expression.

“If I step on it, won’t the tiger hurt?”

Jin Saheon’s lips twitched briefly at Moa’s innocent thought.

Moa, who had been worried that the already dead tiger might not be able to bear her weight, slowly stepped onto it after seeing Somi flutter over and lie down on it like bread being toasted.

Taking off her shoes and stepping up to feel the soft texture of the fur, Moa’s face brightened.

Around this time, Yeongang returned with an embarrassed expression, holding out something. It was a small pillow with a sharp, grassy scent.

“This is a pillow that’s supposed to help you sleep well.”

“Isn’t this yours, oppa?”

Moa asked, frowning at the grassy smell.

“You can’t sleep without this, oppa.”

“My insomnia is all cured now, so I don’t need it. You’re the one who won’t be able to sleep in this big room.”

Yeongang spoke as if showing off, then seriously worried about Moa.

Though the bitter grassy smell wasn’t pleasant, Moa felt grateful for Yeongang’s thoughtfulness and hugged his arm tightly.

“You should use that. And oppa can just sleep with me. Then I’ll sleep well.”

“…Gasp!”

Yeongang’s chest swelled with pride at Moa’s words as she looked up at him adorably.

‘Moa really is a genius.’

He could become her comfort pillow!

Determined to give Moa the best arm pillow, Yeongang rubbed his nose proudly.

“The room is too dark.”

Finally, Dowoon approached. He glanced around the room that didn’t even have a lantern, then placed a fist-sized orb next to the tiger hide.

It was an extremely precious luminous pearl.

As the precious treasure that was said to emit light that cuts through darkness gave off a gentle, soft glow, the empty room was filled with coziness.

“You might trip and fall.”

It was a very thoughtful gift, just like him.

A tiger hide, an old herbal pillow, and a top-grade luminous pearl.

It was a strange combination that didn’t match at all, but to Moa, it was the most wonderful gift in the world.

‘Most importantly… it’s my room!’

My room.

Though it was too big and scary with no furniture at all, she thought she would grow fond of it soon.

“Hehehe…”

Moa rolled around on the tiger hide, bursting into giggles.

Little did she know that her noisy, happy sounds might wake someone up.

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