The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61

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Jin Saheon led his family toward the family shrine.

It was to report to their ancestors that they had finally defeated all curses and protected the safety of the Jinryong Clan.

Haesoo also accompanied them to announce that the Haejeo Family had become their ally.

‘Will Dragon Grandfather be here today too?’

Moa touched her pocket while thinking of Jinryongnyeong.

Inside her pocket was a bluish stone she had brought from the treasure vault.

It was a mysterious stone that made water sounds.

‘Should I give it to Dragon Grandfather?’

Suddenly thinking of Jinryongnyeong, she felt the stone’s energy was similar to his.

Would it be okay to give him a stone she had buried in dirt piles and used as pretend food?

After tilting her head briefly in thought, Moa followed the adults into the shrine.

‘Strange, why is it warm?’

As soon as she entered the shrine, the stone in her pocket began to feel warm like a heat pack.

The stone even vibrated faintly with a humming sound.

“Daddy, Daddy.”

Moa tried to tell Jin Saheon about the strange phenomenon happening with the stone.

“Shh, Moa. The shrine is where our ancestors reside, so you must be quiet.”

However, Haesoo stopped Moa from beside her.

“But…”

“It’s okay, just stay quietly by my side. I’ll teach you.”

Haesoo already knew from Moa’s behavior in front of Haejeoryeong that she wasn’t familiar with proper etiquette.

He planned to use this as an excuse to keep Moa right by his side.

He had followed her all the way home because he wanted to be near her, but his complaint was that Moa was too popular and he couldn’t spend much time with her.

“Don’t be ridiculous, the little one will stay by my side.”

However, Yeongang, who had figured out Haesoo’s intentions, growled and positioned Moa next to himself.

“You should be grateful we’re even including the Master of Haejeo Family in our family event.”

Jin Dowoon, who had also become more casual in his speech, looked at Haesoo with disapproving eyes.

‘That guy’s face just makes me feel uneasy.’

‘Somehow, just seeing Master Hae makes me feel ominous.’

Was it the instinct of brothers with a younger sister?

As a result of unintentionally sticking together to prevent him from getting close to Moa, the three had grown strangely closer despite seeming to dislike each other.

“I also know I’m attending this event for a reason.”

“Anyway, don’t be ridiculous.”

Though Haesoo grumbled, Jin Dowoon cut him off firmly.

“Boys, you need to be respectful.”

No matter how quietly they whispered, it would echo loudly in the small space of the shrine.

Eventually Jaseonghwa stepped forward and stopped the children with stern eyes.

‘Hmm, this is really getting strange…’

Moa pouted her lips like a duck’s bill.

Still, unable to disobey her mother’s words, everyone became quiet, and Jin Saheon, as the head of the family, stepped forward first to reverently light incense and bow.

Behind him, former family head Jin Wonbaek and Jaseonghwa stood side by side.

“This unworthy descendant Jin Saheon greets our ancestors. We have washed away the calamity that befell our family and risen again.”

Jin Saheon’s heavy voice echoed through the shrine.

As the family’s earnest hearts rose with the incense smoke.

Wooooong-!

The blue stone, heated to its limit, finally burst out of Moa’s pocket.

Without causing any damage to the child’s body or clothes, the stone transformed into intense waves that enveloped the shrine.

Flash!

The orb embedded near the shrine’s ceiling sensed the waves and emitted a strong light.

[Welcome.]

Blue mist swirled above the altar where the ancestral tablets were enshrined.

The mist quickly began to take on a massive form.

It was a giant blue dragon with scales that gleamed like jade.

Jinryongnyeong, the clan’s guardian spirit, had manifested directly.

“Jin, Jinryongnyeong!”

Jin Saheon and his family prostrated themselves flat on the ground.

Even Jin Saheon, the current family head, was seeing Jinryongnyeong’s form so clearly for the first time.

He had only appeared as a voice on New Year’s Day or during ritual ceremonies.

“Dragon Grandfather!”

Moa opened her mouth wide and called out to Jinryongnyeong.

Last time she had only heard his weakened voice and seen him as a shadow.

Seeing his actual form like this, he appeared larger and more magnificent than she had thought, which was fascinating.

“Moa!”

Seeing Moa call the guardian spirit by that strange title again, Haesoo was horrified and grabbed the hem of Moa’s clothes.

Everyone had prostrated themselves, but Moa alone stood upright with a bright red face.

[The child has done something very admirable. She kept her promise with me.]

“Dragon Grandfather, are you all better now?”

[Of course, of course.]

However, everyone was bewildered to see that the relationship between Jinryongnyeong and Moa seemed closer than expected, like affectionate grandparent and grandchild.

“Moa. What on earth is all this about?”

Jin Wonbaek lifted his head slightly and asked Moa.

Then Moa smiled brightly and answered.

“Dragon Grandfather called me before. So I came here and met him!”

At those words, the family members looked at each other.

There weren’t many times when Moa was alone.

Except for the occasional times when she played by herself in the front courtyard.

That no one knew she had come to the shrine alone was an impossible story.

‘She snuck out at night again.’

For the child to not sleep at night and keep secretly enjoying adventures.

Jin Saheon’s brow furrowed slightly.

Until now, Moa’s actions had helped the family, but even for the child’s own sake, it wasn’t good behavior.

“Jin Moa.”

Jaseonghwa had the same thought.

Thinking she would have to scold her once they left the shrine, she called the child’s name.

Called by her name with even her surname attached, Moa froze.

‘Scary!’

When adults called her “Moa” or “baby” and then switched to using her full name, it was a very bad sign.

Moa rolled her eyes and read the room before quickly shouting.

“Dragon Grandfather called me!”

Since an adult had given permission, it wasn’t her fault anyway.

Despite speaking so brazenly, Moa’s gaze quietly turned to the side.

She did know she had done something wrong.

[Ahem, I won’t call the child at night again. Anyway, all my power has returned and I can now manifest.]

Feeling somewhat like he had been scolded too, Jinryongnyeong spoke in an embarrassed voice.

[That child doesn’t seem to be from the Jinryong Clan?]

Then, to change the subject, he pointed directly at Haesoo.

As the dragon’s gaze turned toward him, cold sweat ran down Haesoo’s spine.

‘How can Moa be so calm?’

Guardian Spirits were no different from gods in human eyes.

Though the true god, the Heavenly Deity, existed, he was a legendary being who had long ceased to set foot in the human world.

What lowly creature wouldn’t prostrate themselves when a god looked upon them?

Haesoo looked with wonder at Moa, who treated the Haejeoryeong and Jinryongnyeong like neighborhood grandfathers.

“I am Haesoo, Master of the Haejeo Family. Having received Moa’s help to break the curse, the Haejeo Family has formed an alliance as true friends with the Jinryong Clan.”

[Ho, you came personally to report this? What a well-mannered child.]

In truth, he had only come because he wanted to be near Moa, but Jinryongnyeong mistakenly thought Haesoo had come specifically to deliver this news to him.

Haesoo didn’t correct this misunderstanding and obediently bowed his head.

[I’m curious about news of Haejeoryeong. Come again next time to inform me.]

“I understand.”

Haesoo answered respectfully. As the atmosphere settled for a moment, Moa suddenly realized something she had forgotten and bounced excitedly.

“Oh right, this belongs to Dragon Grandfather, doesn’t it? It has the exact same energy.”

Moa held out the stone that was still vibrating and radiating heat on her palm.

[Ho, so that was the reason.]

Jinryongnyeong smoothly lowered his body until he was right in front of Moa’s nose.

It was a situation that would make any ordinary child faint from shock, but Moa just widened her eyes and looked up at the dragon.

[No wonder I suddenly felt more power surging through my body.]

“Wow! I’ll give this to you!”

Moa wiped away any remaining sand with her sleeve and held it out.

Then the stone flew away on its own and was absorbed into Jinryongnyeong’s body.

[This is a fragment of power I shared with you all.]

“Huh? But it was in the Treasure Vault.”

[Some fool must have stashed it away there.]

He didn’t know how it had ended up there, but it sounded like it was some ancestor’s mistake.

[Stuffing it in a corner of the vault to rot away. Tsk, tsk tsk.]

“I… I’m terribly sorry…”

Jin Wonbaek felt wronged since he hadn’t lost it himself, but as the current family head, he ended up being scolded as the representative.

He simply bowed his head, thinking it was fortunate that Moa had discovered it now.

“I heard water sounds from there.”

[Indeed. This has the ability to summon rain. With the fragment missing, children with that power weren’t being born properly.]

Jinryongnyeong recalled the requests from successive family heads who had subtly asked for help, saying children who could summon rain weren’t being born.

Since he had already shared his power, there was nothing he could do but tell them to wait.

But the truth was simply that someone had failed to recognize the power fragment and lost it.

He looked at Moa and breathed very gently on her.

“Whoa whoa whoa.”

Moa flailed her arms to keep from falling backward after receiving the dragon’s breath.

[What a precious child. I want to reward you for making me and the clan complete.]

“You’ll give me a present?”

Moa’s eyes sparkled.

Then Jinryongnyeong’s gaze secretly reached toward Moa’s watch.

[I give you permission to roam freely in my domain without looking over your shoulder. That should be enough, right?]

No one understood what Jinryongnyeong meant, but Moa grasped his intention.

He was saying he would overlook the unauthorized tenant named Somi freely roaming around his house.

Somi had been afraid of being discovered by Jinryongnyeong, and especially after he had recovered most of his power, she had barely come out of the watch properly at home.

It was because she had been desperately watching for signs to avoid being caught.

[And I’ll give my foolish descendants another gift.]

Jinryongnyeong’s gaze turned to Dowoon and Yeongang standing behind.

Kugugung!

Jinryongnyeong roared toward the sky.

Along with that resonance, the dragon orb glowed and shot out toward the brothers.

“Aaaaah!”

Dowoon and Yeongang screamed and collapsed to their knees.

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