The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

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Moa, who had fallen asleep before early evening, woke up from her dream just after the midnight bell tolled.

‘Somi… I saw Somi in my dream.’

Tears welled up slightly in Moa’s eyes.

It was a dream where Somi appeared together with unfamiliar but very kind people.

Afraid she might lose that scene from her memory, Moa couldn’t open her eyes.

‘She told me to wait here.’

Moa clearly remembered that Somi had asked her to wait at Jinryongseoga.

‘If I stay here, I might be able to meet Somi!’

She would be tremendously helpful to the Head of the Manor, and she absolutely wouldn’t leave until she met Somi.

When Moa opened her eyes with that determination, something strange appeared in her vision.

-Main Mission: Prevent the Assassin

·Before Guardian Spirit Contract

(Incomplete contact error. Contract required)

·Reward: Beast Form Control

“Huh? What’s this?”

There were words written on the ceiling, and the moment she got up, they moved following her gaze.

Like text in a game, the letters glowed softly in the air with a blue light.

‘Is it a word puzzle?’

From Moa’s perspective, it looked like a sentence full of holes, like ‘Main □ssion: Prevent □ssassin.’

When Moa’s gaze fell away, the letters slowly faded, and when she tried to read them again, they became clear.

Perhaps because she had dreamed about Somi, these letters somehow felt connected to Somi.

Was there some kind of error because Somi wasn’t by her side?

“Main… mission, assassin?”

Difficult words that five-year-old Moa shouldn’t be able to read came out of her mouth smoothly.

Though they were written, she could read them fluently as if someone had spoken them in her head.

“…Assassin?”

Moa quickly remembered that Jin Saheon had called those bad men assassins earlier!

The letters flashed brightly one last time and then disappeared instantly.

At that moment, even the air in the room seemed to freeze cold.

Moa hugged herself and widened her eyes.

‘It must be those bad men!’

Moa’s lips trembled finely.

Moa was about to cry when she remembered the scene of Jin Saheon deflecting the boulder.

‘If I tell the Head of the Manor, he’ll solve it!’

At that moment, a black shadow appeared sliding from outside the window.

Soon, a crack like a small fissure appeared in the window inside the room.

A hand covered in black night clothes so no skin showed stealthily opened the window.

“Head of the Manor, it’s a bad person!”

Moa bravely hung on with all her might to prevent the window from opening and shouted.

After what felt like hours but was only an instant, sword energy flashed like lightning.

“How dare you in my house.”

A familiar low voice.

It was Jin Saheon.

Crash!

The wall shook as the assassin was miserably thrown out the window.

Jin Saheon leaped out the window in pursuit. He had deliberately thrown him outside to remove him from the child’s sight.

Moa instinctively grabbed the dagger that had rolled down beside the bedding.

At that moment, a scene flashed before her eyes.

A red and splendid space that hurt the eyes.

A man in dark green robes whose face couldn’t be seen.

“Make sure to confirm the medium.”

The figure of an assassin in night clothes bowing down with a “Yes.”

“Aah!”

Startled Moa threw the dagger to the floor.

The vision disappeared, leaving only an utterly ordinary piece of iron.

However, one phrase lingered in her ears.

-Make sure to confirm the medium.

That indifferent voice was eerily chilling for some reason.

Moa trembled at her fingertips without knowing why.

The next morning.

Moa was still under the blanket with only her eyes peeking out, as the night’s terror hadn’t yet faded.

-Main Mission: Prevent the Assassin (Success)

·Reward: Beast Form Control Available

Moa read the letters carefully.

“Beast form control… what’s that?”

The moment Moa rolled her eyes and muttered.

Suddenly her ears and tailbone felt itchy.

As Moa tried to scratch with her hand-

Swoosh.

“Huh?”

She felt something brush against her hair and clothes, then her ears and tail went in!

“Eek! My ears disappeared!”

Panicked Moa felt around her head.

But amazingly, when she thought about ears again-

Pop!

Her ears popped out again.

“Wow… I can transform as I want?!”

In- they went, out- they came.

Her ears and tail moved as Moa wished.

“Hehe.”

Moa had grown up reading people’s faces, so she knew that the butler and Sehui had been secretly glancing at her ears and tail.

Since that had made her quite uncomfortable, she was satisfied to be able to hide them.

She also learned something while controlling her body.

When she had her ears or tail out, her body was very light and she could hear outside sounds well.

On the other hand, when she hid them, her body became somewhat heavier and her sharp senses disappeared too.

‘I must have dodged well yesterday because of my ears and tail!’

Her impressive agility from yesterday, more nimble than most adults, must have been thanks to this physical change.

Moa deduced brilliantly and was relieved to find that hiding her ears and tail didn’t make her memories disappear.

‘And this dagger…’

Yesterday’s dagger that had rolled under the blanket and wasn’t confiscated when she accidentally dropped it.

The dagger only showed visions when she was in beast form.

Not wanting to hear that eerie voice again, Moa threw it far away as if touching something dirty.

“Sigh.”

Then with a gloomy face, she quickly folded her blanket neatly.

‘Wow, pretty!’

It was a habit learned at the orphanage, but the blanket that was always crooked was perfectly square today.

With this much, she wouldn’t be considered a ‘burden’!

As Moa was thinking this with sparkling eyes, footsteps could be heard from outside the door.

“Miss, I’ll bring in some washing water.”

Sehui had come to wake Moa up.

Sehui, who had set down a wide basin and towel, was startled when she checked on the child.

“Oh, no, Miss’s ears and tail are…?”

“Yeah, I can do this now!”

When Moa proudly made her ears appear and disappear several times, Sehui swallowed in relief.

She had been worried about whether she could properly prevent the child from wandering outside, but if she could look like an ordinary human child, things would be much easier.

“It would certainly be more convenient to hide Miss’s ears and tail when outside. You look so precious that someone might snatch you away.”

Hearing Sehui’s words, Moa accepted this as the minimum condition for staying at Jin Ryong Manor.

So she must hide them well when going around.

“…Really? I’ll definitely hide them!”

Sehui had scared Moa a little. There was no other way to make a young child keep a secret.

Instead, after getting her promise, she quickly diverted the child’s attention by washing her face and providing a delicious breakfast.

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Sehui reported on Moa’s condition.

The young child had folded her blankets so diligently from the morning that, feeling both proud and sorry for her, she subtly mentioned this point as well.

Though the Head of the Manor might not be interested in such trivial matters, she hoped someone would acknowledge the child’s efforts.

‘So she wasn’t just talking carelessly about running errands.’

Jin Saheon clicked his tongue inwardly and decided to give Moa a reward.

A reward allowing her to go out to the courtyard of Cheongbindang during the day!

“The Head of the Manor said he was proud that Miss folded her blankets so well. As a reward, he said you may go out to the courtyard.”

“Really? Wow!”

Moa, who had been wanting to take a walk anyway, was so excited upon hearing Sehui’s message that she immediately started bouncing around.

“I’ll bring comfortable clothes and shoes for activities. Please wait a moment.”

Sehui left the room for a comfortable outing, and Moa, left alone, waited with an excited heart.

‘I want to go out quickly…!’

She was grinning when.

Creak-

The door opened with a cautious presence.

“…Who are you?”

When Moa tilted her head curiously, an unfamiliar maid gently bowed at the waist.

“I am Chunsim, who originally managed the household affairs of Cheongbindang. It’s an honor to personally serve such a precious young lady.”

Her eyes swept over Moa’s white, soft platinum hair and bright blue eyes.

“Mm, hello. Where is Sister Sehui?”

At Moa’s question, the corners of Chunsim’s eyes twitched slightly.

She had read Moa’s awkward attitude, as she had never considered herself a precious young lady.

“Is there something you need me to do? Why are you looking for Sehui?”

“Oh, that’s not it…”

Actually, what Moa was curious about was Sehui’s whereabouts.

However, she couldn’t bring herself to say that with another person right in front of her, so Moa hesitated.

“If it’s not too rude… may I ask which noble family the young lady I’m to serve comes from?”

Even though she was a child, Moa’s attitude was hard to see as that of someone who commanded others.

Chunsim asked in a subtle voice to learn about Moa.

Just in case she really was an innocent precious child, she kept her tone respectful to the end.

“What’s a noble family? I’m Moa Han from Seedling Orphanage.”

Although this world didn’t have orphanages, the meaning got through, so Chunsim realized that Moa was an orphan.

Then, like magic, Chunsim’s expression changed.

The politeness was stripped away, and immediately her lips twisted.

“…A commoner orphan, perhaps?”

Though she had never heard the word “commoner” before, she instinctively felt that the tone wasn’t good.

Moreover, the word “orphan” was all too familiar and painful.

Even without fully understanding the meaning, Moa reflexively nodded only at the word “orphan” attached to herself.

“…So that’s what it is.”

Then Chunsim’s face completely twisted. The emotion of looking down on a lowly commoner-born orphan showed on her face.

“Hah-haha!”

When a vicious laugh burst out, Moa’s eyes widened.

“To think that Sehui girl was just taking care of an orphan.”

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