The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

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Moa, who had come out to the inner garden with Sehui, still hadn’t recovered from the shock of the vision.

“Oh, Miss. Shall we go that way?”

At that moment, Sehui saw the young boy standing by the pond on the other side of the garden and hurriedly tried to divert Moa’s attention.

It was because Yeongang was standing there.

‘Oh no… of all times!’

To meet right after the two children had such a big clash.

“Oh, a pond!”

However, before Sehui could stop her, Moa spotted the pond and jumped with excitement.

Discovering Yeongang was a natural next step.

Moa opened her mouth wide in surprise when she saw Yeongang with his dark expression and Geumoh drooping listlessly on his shoulder.

“Big brother!”

Before Sehui could stop her, Moa ran toward him with quick steps.

At the voice calling him, Yeongang slowly turned his head.

Moa running toward him fluttered into view in his still empty eyes.

“You are…”

“Yeah, I’m Moa!”

As if representing Yeongang’s surprise at the sudden reunion, Geumoh on his shoulder opened its eyes and stirred.

“Miss…!”

Sehui covered her mouth in panic.

She looked like she was wondering how to mediate the situation.

Yeongang gave Sehui a look as if telling her not to interfere.

“Big brother, hurry up and apologize to me!”

“What?”

Yeongang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at her bold words.

“I almost got hurt because of you and Geumoh earlier! You have to say sorry quickly or I won’t play with you!”

Moa put her hands on her hips and spoke primly, saying she couldn’t apologize first when she hadn’t even received an apology.

“You…”

Yeongang bit his lip.

For the first time in three years since developing insomnia, someone was scolding him.

The boy had been constantly tormented by being treated like a glass doll, as it seemed to constantly remind him of his illness.

However, seeing Moa stamping her feet and throwing a tantrum, demanding an apology as if she had no interest in such things, the corners of his mouth naturally softened.

Sehui, who had been watching anxiously from behind, also felt slightly relieved as she observed the atmosphere between the two.

“…That was my oversight.”

“What’s oversight? Don’t use difficult words!”

Moa tilted her head, then reached out her hand toward Yeongang.

“Geumoh looks sick.”

Yeongang flinched but didn’t stop Moa.

Instead, he even bent his knees slightly to match her height.

He remembered that when Moa had touched Geumoh earlier, Geumoh’s eyes had cleared for the first time.

The moment Moa’s small hand touched Geumoh.

A small spark like static electricity flew from Moa’s fingertips.

It was a power that no one could properly see.

Following that, though not completely, Geumoh’s face became a little more comfortable.

“Huh? Geumoh is…”

The moment Moa’s eyes widened.

“Yaaawn…”

Suddenly Yeongang yawned. Strangely, his body felt drowsy as if sinking into waves.

“Huh? Big brother, are you sleepy?”

Moa asked in surprise.

“It’s strange. Somehow… I feel like I could sleep.”

This was the first time he’d felt this way since he first started suffering from insomnia. It was a mysterious feeling that came to him like certainty.

“Then let’s sleep over there!”

Moa grabbed Yeongang’s hand and dragged him to the pavilion in the garden.

“But…”

“It’s okay! I’ll watch over you so no one wakes you up!”

Yeongang seemed confused for a moment, but unable to resist the drowsiness, he leaned against the pavilion.

The boy’s eyes slowly closed.

1 minute… 5 minutes… 10 minutes…

“He’s really sleeping…”

Sehui whispered as if she couldn’t believe it.

Yeongang, who absolutely couldn’t sleep without very strong medicine.

Even then, he could only sleep for about half a shijin (1 hour) when forced to sleep with drugs about once every three days.

“I did well, didn’t I?”

Moa boasted with a proud voice.

Then she continued to stroke Geumoh, who had curled up on Yeongang’s lap like a guardian protecting its master.

And even after half a shijin had passed.

Yeongang was still sleeping deeply.

‘Thank goodness.’

Moa giggled.

Just then-

“What are you doing?”

A voice as cold as a blade.

The eyes of the boy standing below the pavilion were as hollow as an empty mirror that reflected nothing.

His face was the spitting image of Jin Saheon, but he didn’t seem like a living person.

As if he would never laugh or cry-

He seemed to lack even breath.

Moa held her breath tightly without knowing why.

“…Who are you?”

Moa asked carefully, feeling a sense of alienation.

“Young Master…”

Sehui stood up and bowed her head.

“This is Miss Moa. The Master brought her when he returned from his outing. Miss, this is Young Master Jin Dowoon. He is the Master’s eldest son.”

“Ah, so you’re the one.”

Jin Dowoon nodded lightly, as if he had no intention of denying that he already knew about Moa.

Moa’s hand, which had been stroking Geumoh, stopped. Without realizing it, she tensed her hand.

Even at the orphanage, there weren’t no children who disliked Moa, who received the teachers’ trust.

Though Moa herself often envied those children who received attention even when being scolded.

However, those children at least didn’t look at Moa the way Jin Dowoon was looking at her now, like a stone on the roadside.

‘This is uncomfortable…’

And it’s different from what she saw in the dream.

Moa remembered how tenderly Dowoon had looked at her future self in the dream.

But why did he have such an icy expression now?

‘Does he… hate me too?’

Moa felt her stomach shrinking for no reason.

When Moa frowned, afraid that Dowoon might drive her away, Jin Dowoon’s gaze turned to Yeongang, who was sleeping soundly.

“What did you do to Kang-ah?”

His cold, emotionless eyes flashed sharply for a moment.

Moa held her breath tightly, then puffed out her cheeks.

“Yeongang oppa is just sleeping… Hey!”

For a moment, Moa, who had briefly considered using formal speech because Dowoon was scary, gathered all her five-year-old boldness and turned her head away with a sharp “Hmph!”

“That child hasn’t been able to properly close his eyes for three years. Yet he sleeps so soundly next to you?”

Dowoon’s words weren’t suspicion, but sharp certainty like a blade.

Moa reflexively placed her hand on her waist and clenched her sulking lips tightly.

Geumoh opened his eyes slightly and growled low, as if disliking that Dowoon was suspecting Moa.

However, Dowoon’s eyes didn’t waver at all.

“Oppa is a me-meanie. Moa didn’t do anything wrong.”

Angry Moa’s cheeks turned bright red.

Moa blurted out whatever insult came to mind and even chattered her teeth like a chihuahua.

In the heated atmosphere, Sehui looked at Moa with worry for a moment.

She also found it impressive that Moa didn’t lose her spirit even when facing Jin Dowoon’s mask-like face.

“…Moa.”

A small voice echoed through the pavilion.

Yeongang, who had been sleeping, slowly opened his eyes.

“Oh my, that oppa made Yeongang oppa wake up!”

With the tone of an orphanage teacher dealing with a disobedient child, Moa stomped her right foot with a thud.

Of course, she was too light for it to make any particularly dignified sound….

“I really… slept.”

Yeongang’s face was pale, but peaceful like someone who had woken up after sleeping for a long time.

His hand searched for Geumoh. The spirit creature’s eyes also cleared up a bit for once.

Yeongang smiled faintly.

“I even… had a dream. I don’t remember it well, but….”

Moa’s nose tingled with relief.

Jin Dowoon didn’t change his expression at all even while looking at his younger brother’s relieved face.

“Good to hear it wasn’t anything serious.”

Then he turned around as if there was no reason to get further involved.

At that moment-

-Side Mission: Become friends with Jin Dowoon

·Before Guardian Spirit Contract

(Incomplete contact error. Contract desired)

·Reward: Emergency Rescue Kit Level 1

Glowing letters appeared before Moa’s eyes again.

Moa’s eyes shook with bewilderment as she read the letters large enough to cover Jin Dowoon’s face.

‘With Jin Dowoon, surely… it can’t be about becoming friends?’

“No way, surely not.”

She must have seen it wrong. How could she with such a prickly oppa?

When Moa rubbed her eyes and looked again, the letters sparkled annoyingly bright as if to say she had seen correctly.

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