The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54

The pitch-black darkness of night had descended upon Jinryongseoga.

At the hour when all lights were extinguished, Moa’s room door opened very carefully.

‘Good, no one’s there, right?’

Moa poked her small head out and surveyed the corridor.

A gentle blue light flowed from the smartwatch on her wrist, drawing a map in the air.

-Beginning route navigation.

-Destination: Annex

-Scanning · · · · ·

“Wow, it’s a real map!”

Moa’s eyes widened in excitement for a moment.

She felt like the protagonist of a spy movie.

The complex structure of the manor rose like a hologram, with arrows showing Moa the path she needed to take.

Red dots were moving here and there – they were the guards on patrol.

[Oh, this is nice! If you turn that corner there’s a guard right there. Be careful!]

Somi whispered urgently while looking at the map.

Moa quickly hid behind a flower vase.

Shortly after, with the sound of heavy footsteps, two guards carrying torches passed by outside.

“Today especially….”

“…the weather….”

Perhaps because there was an outer wall between them, their voices couldn’t be heard clearly.

As the guards moved away, Moa let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

“Phew, I almost got caught.”

[This is fun! It’s like playing hide and seek.]

“Right? I’m totally like a ninja, aren’t I?”

Moa giggled and started walking again.

The performance of her newly acquired watch was perfect.

For places that were more than 70% explored, they could be registered on the map.

Based on that accumulated information, it would automatically complete maps of places Moa didn’t know by inferring through the thread network.

This was because the watch had taken over a considerable number of the thread network’s functions.

[This really is amazing.]

Somi looked down at the watch while floating beside Moa.

The watch automatically calculated the positions of threads and displayed other people’s movements on the map as well.

Thanks to this, Moa’s direct use of thread network abilities now focused mainly on targets she wanted to know about.

The elimination of overload was a bonus.

‘As expected, I’m smart.’

Moa’s self-esteem was incredibly inflated right now after receiving a barrage of praise from Somi.

Moa giggled inwardly and started walking again.

Following the watch’s navigation, Moa was able to reach the annex where Grandfather, who had emerged from the Sealed Prison, was said to be, without being caught by anyone.

The annex was clearly a proper building, but it gave off a strangely haunted house-like feeling.

Grandfather was inside there.

“Let’s go.”

Moa gulped down her dry saliva and stepped onto the creaking wooden floor.

As she passed through the corridor and approached the interior, Moa’s face became deeply furrowed.

“…Ugh.”

Moa instinctively rubbed her arms.

With each breath, it felt like a fishy metallic taste and rotting smell were entering her lungs.

Buzz.

The wrist wearing the watch vibrated lightly. The screen also flashed with noisy red warning lights.

-Danger alert!

-High concentration toxin detected. Respiratory and skin damage is a concern.

-Wearing protective gear is recommended.

It was a warning indicating abnormal conditions.

Moa tilted her head, then went ‘Ah!’ and brought her hand to the watch.

Among the new tools that appeared after upgrading to the general hospital system, there was definitely something called protective gear.

When she took out the protective gear, unlike other tools, it was put on automatically without Moa needing to wear it herself.

‘Oh, it’s so sparkly!’

Unlike real protective gear, it was like a translucent, aurora-like shining protective barrier outfit.

As safety goggles, gloves, and boots were automatically put on, Moa waved her hands in the air with curiosity.

“Huh? I can’t smell anything.”

Amazingly, as soon as the dragonfly wing-like protective gear appeared, the disgusting stench completely disappeared.

Somi wagged her tail in admiration.

[It’s worth the expensive price! Without this, you would have fainted before even going in, right?]

“Yeah, I was a bit scared earlier.”

Moa put on the protective gear and gathered her courage again.

Standing in front of the door to the innermost room, she could see something like pitch-black smoke leaking through the gap in the door.

Grrrrowl, aaaaah.

Monster-like screams also leaked out.

‘Grandfather….’

An environment that would naturally frighten a child.

However, having already seen Jin Wonbaek before, Moa felt pity rather than fear wash over her first.

Moa grabbed the door handle and opened it without hesitation.

Creak.

The sliding door opened with a rough sound.

The inside of the room was too dark, so Moa turned on the watch’s light.

Flash!

As the dazzling light cut through the darkness, the figure inside the room was revealed.

“Hiiik…!”

Moa unconsciously covered her mouth.

Jin Wonbaek had sealing talismans stuck all over his limbs and was even wearing a helmet, making him look inhuman.

It was a measure to prevent self-harm.

Jin Wonbaek raised his dim eyes and glared at where the light was coming from.

It seemed like he couldn’t see Moa.

He probably just thought of her as a grim reaper or hallucination.

“Don’t… come….”

“Ah….”

“Heuugh… get lost…!”

Jin Wonbaek coughed as if spitting blood and waved his hands.

It was an instinctive rejection, trying to push away the intruder in case the toxins he was emitting might harm them.

The sight was so miserable that Moa’s eyes began to sting.

‘I’ll help you right now.’

Whirrrr-

The watch’s scanner automatically activated, sensing Moa’s will.

Golden lasers swept up and down Jin Wonbaek’s entire body.

-Patient scan complete

-Diagnosis: Systemic necrosis

-Heart surgery kit is recommended.

Jin Wonbaek’s condition was displayed in stark detail on the hologram screen floating in the air.

Most of his bodily functions, including his organs, had been lost.

The curse medium that appeared to be the source of the problem was even embedded near Jin Wonbaek’s heart.

‘What is that?’

She could see something writhing.

Moa tilted her head.

[Ah! That… that’s a spirit beast!]

‘A spirit beast? Is it Grandfather’s spirit beast?’

Startled, Moa’s face contorted.

The cursed spirit beast had somehow settled near Grandfather’s heart.

In that state, it was spreading poison, so no matter how strong a warrior was, there was no way to endure the illness that arose from within.

Moa stepped right up to Jin Wonbaek’s face.

“Grandfather.”

At the child’s clear voice, Jin Wonbaek’s unfocused eyes wavered.

As if he couldn’t believe it, he stretched out his trembling hand, trying to grasp the small light before his eyes.

“Ah… ga…? Our eldest grandson… Grandfather is sorry…”

At the words that came from Jin Wonbaek’s mouth, Moa’s vision blurred.

Grandfather didn’t recognize Moa.

So upon hearing a young child’s voice, he seemed to think of Jin Dowoon, who was stuck in his heart like a thorn.

‘Just like how Oppa was sorry…’

It seemed he couldn’t get over showing his frightening appearance to his precious grandson.

“It wasn’t Grandfather’s fault. You must have been in so much pain, right?”

“…”

Moa squeezed out her strength and firmly grasped Grandfather’s gaunt hand as he waved it weakly.

It was cold and stiff, but there was still a faint warmth remaining.

Moa touched the watch screen with a determined expression.

The red cross button floating in the center of the screen – surgery mode.

As soon as Moa pressed it, particles of light burst out from the watch and began materializing around Moa.

-Deploying ‘Heart Surgery Kit’.

About a dozen toy medical instruments floated up around Moa, defying gravity.

The sight looked like a sword immortal commanding thousands of swords.

-Applying child protection system

The image visible through the safety goggles of the surgical protective suit set was somewhat different from reality.

Like a children’s surgery game, everything appeared in character form.

It was a system that protected Moa from getting scared.

‘First, I need to administer anesthesia.’

The first thing Moa picked up was a medicine bottle.

Anesthetic jelly that she had used several times before. This worked on people too.

She planned to remove Grandfather’s spirit beast from near his heart while anesthetized, then heal that spirit beast.

“If you take this, it won’t hurt as much.”

When Moa brought the anesthetic jelly to Jin Wonbaek’s mouth, the jelly mysteriously melted and disappeared.

Jin Wonbaek’s body, which had been writhing in pain continuously, slowly stopped.

Jin Wonbaek’s eyes, having lost both strength and pain, slowly closed. It was the first rest he’d had in years.

Moa then undid Jin Wonbaek’s front garment to expose his chest.

In the light, Moa gripped the toy scalpel in her hand.

Whirrrr-!

A golden laser shot out from the toy.

“Stay still. I’ll remove all the bad things.”

Without hesitation, Moa aimed the scalpel at Grandfather’s rotting, festering chest.

Sizzle!

What occurred after the scalpel made contact wasn’t the typical smell of burning flesh.

The black necrotic skin that had been giving off a foul odor disappeared without leaving even ash as soon as it touched the light.

Moa used divine power to first thinly scrape away the contaminated areas of the chest.

Miraculously, the healthy flesh and intact tissue weren’t damaged at all.

[Cut along there!]

The smart watch’s guideline marked the location where the spirit beast that needed to be extracted was with a red dotted line.

‘I can do this. Like a line-drawing game, following the line…’

Swoosh.

Following Moa’s hand, Jin Wonbaek’s chest was opened.

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