The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

 

“Don’t wash her! Absolutely don’t wash her!”

 

“Su, why are you acting so unlike yourself? Isn’t she dirty?”

 

“What if her scent changes after washing! What if this fragrance disappears!”

 

Haesoo’s eyes were desperate.

 

He was mistaken, thinking that Moa’s ability came from the grimy dirt and dust.

 

He couldn’t even believe Moa’s words that the curse was completely lifted.

 

Fearing that the only solution would vanish like bubbles, he resolved to firmly protect the dirt-covered Moa, who would normally make him faint.

 

“Don’t even let water touch her! I’ll leave her like this!”

 

Haesoo cried out, blocking the maids’ path.

 

Amidst the chaos of adults and Haesoo arguing between “she must be washed” and “absolutely not.”

 

The person in question, Moa, was lost in other thoughts while looking down at her clothes.

 

Moa’s eyes rolled around.

 

‘Hmm, but Sehui unni braided my hair from morning and dressed me up prettily.’

 

If I get wet, my hair will all come undone, what if unni gets upset?

 

[Really, humans are so noisy. Moa, you go quickly and soak your body in water.]

 

Somi popped out and clicked her tongue after seeing Moa’s state.

 

To Somi, who always kept her fur clean and groomed, Moa’s current appearance looked like a motherless kitten abandoned on the street.

 

“Eeeh.”

 

As Moa was being dragged away in the chaos, pouting her lips.

 

[Who dares to invade my territory?]

 

[Hiiik!]

 

Somi’s ears caught the voice of a hostile Guardian Spirit.

 

[How dare you trespass into this one’s territory without permission! Who are you!]

 

Haejeoryeong’s voice boomed loudly.

 

Just as Moa was about to tilt her head with an “Huh?”

 

[I’ll go handle this!]

 

Somi shot out like an arrow through the open door.

 

‘I should have held back.’

 

It was a mistake to pop out briefly to check on Moa because she was too frustrated.

 

When inside the bracelet, other Guardian Spirits couldn’t detect her, but suddenly appearing without permission within the territory was enough to anger Haejeoryeong.

 

[You there, reveal your identity! Sneaking into my descendant’s house!]

 

[Well, there’s a bit of a misunderstanding…]

 

Somi answered while flying toward the ancestral shrine where Haejeoryeong was.

 

Somi, who arrived like an arrow before Haejeoryeong, curled her tail slightly and cleared her throat deliberately.

 

The aura emanating from her opponent was formidable.

 

A massive shadow in the form of a house-sized wild boar flashed red eyes.

 

‘He’s probably not in peak condition because of that spiritual creature called Hongbok.’

 

As expected, a senior Guardian Spirit was not to be underestimated.

 

Somi tried to be as respectful as possible while not being intimidated.

 

[I am the thirteenth of the Twelve Zodiacs, the cat Guardian Spirit.]

 

[Thirteenth? Never heard of such a thing. We’re not the Thirteen Zodiacs!]

 

Haejeoryeong burst into booming laughter at his own words.

 

Seeing Haejeoryeong amused by his own joke, Somi shook her head with a look of disdain.

 

[Of course you wouldn’t know since you were just born! Anyway, I apologize for entering without permission. I had no choice but to protect my child.]

 

Somi gathered her front paws and apologized politely.

 

[Hmph, if you’re really a Guardian Spirit, you must have a territory! Where is your territory! How did you escape from there?]

 

Guardian Spirits couldn’t move freely.

 

This was because they were bound by the Heavenly Deity’s rules.

 

The reason Guardian Spirits each had their dwelling in one place within the houses they protected was also due to this.

 

[Moa’s side is my territory. I am a Guardian Spirit for Moa.]

 

[A Guardian Spirit given to one human? That doesn’t make sense… Hmm?]

 

However, when Haejeoryeong looked, Somi really was a Guardian Spirit.

 

A mighty power different from ordinary spiritual creatures was settled within her body.

 

Though, as Somi said, she was still at a newborn baby level and would need much more experience and power development.

 

[What kind of human is this Moa? I’m very curious.]

 

Haejeoryeong sniffed curiously with his nose.

 

Being a Guardian Spirit, one might think they could do everything, but paradoxically, being too powerful made it difficult to distinguish individual humans.

 

However, Somi spoke confidently.

 

[Look for the most familiar yet alien aura. That’s my Moa.]

 

At Somi’s words, Haejeoryeong’s shadow suddenly jumped, just as he was about to sneer that humans were all the same.

 

[Wh-what’s going on! The Heavenly Deity is in my territory… Hmm?]

 

Moa certainly possessed divine power, but she wasn’t a deity.

 

[Hehe, so it was Moa who saved this cursed young human too.]

 

[No wonder I suddenly felt power surging! Hey, you incredibly young Guardian Spirit. I want to commend that child, so bring her here.]

 

Haejeoryeong wagged his tail vigorously and shouted.

 

***

 

The bath door opened, and Moa, having finished her bath, came out.

 

“Ahh, so refreshing!”

 

Moa stretched both arms and smiled brightly.

 

Thanks to the efforts of the Haejeo Family’s maids, Moa was truly like a fluffy rice cake itself.

 

Her lustrous hair was neatly tied in a half-up style, and wearing spare clothes from the luggage Sehui had prepared just in case, she looked like a noble family’s young lady again.

 

“The scent!”

 

Haesoo, who had been waiting anxiously outside the door, jumped up.

 

Forgetting his manners, he rushed to Moa and buried his nose near her nape, sniffing.

 

The scent of freshly washed soap and rose water.

 

Though artificial fragrances were mixed in, Haesoo could smell Moa’s unique clear and pure divine power fragrance underneath.

 

With the dirt and dust washed away, that fragrance felt even more vivid and sweet.

 

“…Thank goodness.”

 

Haesoo’s face relaxed in bliss.

 

He had been worried about when he might smell that foul odor again, but seeing Moa put him at ease.

 

“How dare this fellow!”

 

Jin Saheon, who had been watching from behind, couldn’t stand it and grabbed Haesoo by the scruff of his neck.

 

Blue sparks flew from the Empire’s Greatest Swordsman’s eyes.

 

“Where do you get off with someone else’s precious daughter!”

 

“No, no, it’s not like that!”

 

Only then realizing that he appeared to be harassing Moa, Haesoo waved his hands frantically in denial.

 

“To act like this even after being cured… I cannot tolerate this, Young Master Hae!”

 

“Ahem, first… calm down.”

 

Haemuson, who came out to stop the commotion, cleared his throat trying to settle the atmosphere.

 

Then Moa threw cold water on them.

 

“He’s not completely cured though?”

 

“What? It wasn’t completely cured?!”

 

Haemuson’s eyes widened at the thunderbolt-like news.

 

He strode over and gripped Moa’s arm tightly.

 

“Was it completely untreatable? Does our Haesoo have to suffer that pain again?”

 

“Ow, ow, ow. Uncle, it hurts.”

 

“Head of the Manor!”

 

Haemuson, whose eyes had rolled back, was gripping too hard, making Moa wince in pain.

 

Just as Jin Saheon was about to intervene to pull him away.

 

“My son, please save my son. Hmm? Young Lady Jin surely has the ability to do so, doesn’t she?”

 

Haemuson, who had collapsed to the floor, pressed his palms together and prostrated himself flat, pleading to Moa, his only lifeline.

 

Seeing the father who had set aside everything to beg a young child for his son’s sake, Jin Saheon, as a fellow father, found it difficult to remain angry any longer.

 

“Mmm… Ah! He’s all better, but it’s not completely finished… something like that.”

 

Moa’s following words were even more difficult to understand.

 

As everyone wore puzzled expressions, Moa racked her brain to explain better.

 

“So, here. There, over there, um… here too.”

 

Moa poked at the curse marks visible to her eyes.

 

Haemuson’s cheek was also poked by Moa’s small finger.

 

Then Moa spread her arms wide.

 

“All the objects in this house, the people, everyone has bad stickers on them. That’s where I smell the bad smell.”

 

As Haemuson rubbed his cheek in confusion at Moa’s words.

 

[Moa! Haejeoryeong wants to see you!]

 

Somi, who had come to fetch Moa, called out loudly from a distance.

 

“Huh?”

 

She remembered learning about Haejeoryeong in the carriage on the way to the Haejeo Family.

 

As Moa tilted her head, a loud trumpeting sound echoed from the direction of the Ancestral Shrine.

 

“My, for Haejeoryeong to suddenly call…!”

 

Even after sending Somi as a messenger, Haejeoryeong, unable to contain his curiosity, had summoned Haemuson to bring Moa quickly.

 

“If you’re going to Haejeoryeong, I want to go too! He’s calling me!”

 

Haemuson was momentarily flustered by Moa’s words.

 

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t forbidden, but bringing outsiders to the Ancestral Shrine was extremely rare.

 

However, knowing that Moa possessed mysterious powers.

 

Haemuson decided to bring Moa, Haesoo, and even Jin Saheon, who absolutely refused to be separated from his daughter, all to the Ancestral Shrine.

 

The group headed through the Small Forest in the center of the house toward the Ancestral Shrine located within it.

 

Normally, only solemn silence would have pervaded, but today was different.

 

The massive doors of the Ancestral Shrine were open, and reddish-brown mist billowing from within undulated as if to devour the surrounding forest.

 

[You’ve worked hard to come here.]

 

Haejeoryeong, in the form of a wild boar with a mane, larger than a house-sized boulder, revealed himself.

 

“Descendant Haemuson pays respects to Haejeoryeong.”

 

“Descendant Haesoo offers greetings.”

 

Haemuson and Haesoo knelt on the spot and bowed deeply.

 

Jin Saheon also lowered his head with proper courtesy toward another clan’s divine spirit.

 

But only one person, Moa alone, widened her eyes and tilted her head back.

 

“Wow…!”

 

Moa’s mouth fell wide open.

 

Though not as large as Jin Cheonryong, Haejeoryeong was impressively huge nonetheless.

 

Compared to Haejeoryeong, Hongboki was like a newborn piglet.

 

“Are you Bokboki’s daddy?”

 

Moa asked innocently.

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