The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 64

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Chapter 64

[Deploy immediately!]

Somi, who received Moa’s plan, immediately possessed the Bungbung Car.

And Moa crouched down.

“Waaah! Scary! Go away!”

She lay flat on the ground and wailed loudly.

Goseol, whose eyes had gone mad with pain and couldn’t recognize Moa, tried to attack her.

At that moment, something invisible flew up from the air at fierce speed.

The target was under Goseol’s right wing.

Thud-!

The Bungbung Car, made invisible by its stealth function, precisely struck the head of the black needle embedded in Goseol’s armpit.

The needle that had been stuck in the flesh was knocked out.

-Kiiiiiak!

Goseol screamed and tumbled backward.

It wasn’t because of pain.

As the source of the curse that had been pressing on his nerves disappeared, his body became light and he lost his balance.

Black smoke rose from the black needle that had fallen to the ground and then disappeared.

The curse’s medium had lost its power after being separated from its host.

The powerless needle turned to ordinary silver color.

‘Success!’

Moa pretended to cry while opening her eyes slightly.

Goseol was looking bewildered, trying to peer under his own wing.

Goseol’s eyes, now free of madness, had returned to their gentle state.

[Moa, now’s the time! Retrieve the Bungbung Car!]

At Somi’s voice, she cried “Wah, wah, wah” with her mouth while swiftly launching her body.

Moa simultaneously picked up the needle on the ground and the Bungbung Car that had revealed itself as stealth mode was released.

It was right after that when the Emperor, Jin Saheon, and others quickly entered.

“What happened! I heard crying!”

The Emperor immediately scanned the surroundings with eagle eyes upon entering.

The scene he had expected was Moa exhausted from using divine power, or Goseol still rampaging.

But the scene before his eyes was completely different.

He saw Moa covering her eyes and crying loudly, and Goseol who had become docile and was restlessly fidgeting as if sorry.

‘I can’t… sense any energy.’

The Emperor’s brow furrowed.

The needle didn’t only have a curse to torment Goseol.

There was also a double curse that would paralyze anyone who touched it unless purified with divine power.

But he hadn’t felt any divine power fluctuations since earlier.

Yet Goseol had become quiet, so he couldn’t understand the reason.

“…The spirit beast has become quiet. Are you alright?”

The Emperor approached Moa with suspicion.

“Huuung…”

“Moa! Why are you so frightened?”

Jin Saheon hurried over and lifted Moa up as if blocking the Emperor’s gaze.

Moa ignored the Emperor’s question and burst into louder tears.

And she showed the needle to Jin Saheon.

“Goseol tried not to recognize me and kept trying to peck me!”

“What? Such a dangerous situation…!”

“So I went ‘Hey! Go away!’ and threw this.”

Moa showed the Bungbung Car to everyone.

The Emperor looked at the needle in Jin Saheon’s hand and hardened his expression as if defeated.

‘How on earth did she remove it without divine power?’

The Emperor’s curiosity was simply resolved by Moa.

“I was scared so I threw my toy, then Goseol went ‘Squawk!’ and fell over, and the thorn popped right out.”

Moa made a throwing motion with her small hands holding the Bungbung Car.

The Emperor looked back and forth between the bent needle and the Bungbung Car.

‘She threw a toy because she was scared, and it happened to hit the needle and knock it out?’

It was an incredible coincidence.

But looking at the situation, it seemed plausible.

The child was terrified, and the toy had dirt on it as if it had fallen to the ground.

A needle that was forcibly pulled out by physical impact, not processed and extracted with divine power.

Since he couldn’t reveal it was a hidden weapon he had planted, the Emperor had no grounds to refute.

“…You threw this and hit it?”

“Yes! I’m the stone-skipping champion! I was lucky!”

Moa wiped her tears and smiled brightly.

“Such…”

When the Emperor looked at Moa with suspicious eyes, Jin Saheon glared at the Emperor with a hardened face.

“The child says so, doesn’t she? Or do you think this child directly pulled out a needle from that giant spirit beast?”

At Jin Saheon’s words, the Imperial Guards and Palace Servants standing behind murmured.

The Palace Servants who looked back and forth between tiny Moa and the giant spirit beast seemed to agree that an incredible coincidence had occurred.

“And…”

Jin Saheon looked down at the needle thoughtfully.

He had come running because they said the spirit beast he was caring for so devotedly was in pain, but why was that spirit beast pierced with a needle as if someone had harmed it?

The Emperor, noticing that Jin Saheon was about to raise such questions, rubbed his temples with his fingers in frustration.

“Enough. Your luck is truly… good.”

The Emperor spoke through gritted teeth.

His anger could be felt in the grip strength of his clenched fist that seemed ready to crumble.

But after finishing his words, he regained his benevolent smile.

“Your Majesty, Goseol must have had a hard time, may I take a walk with him?”

Since she had accomplished something anyway, Moa decided to get one more thing from the Emperor.

When talk of taking a walk with a bird came up, the Emperor and even Jin Saheon looked at Moa as if bewildered.

“Moa, a walk with a bird spirit beast?”

“If I leave, Goseol will have to be locked in restraints again. I want to comfort him while walking.”

Moa swayed her body and wheedled, saying “Pleeeease.”

The Emperor, watching the child throw a tantrum, suddenly gave permission before Jin Saheon could say he would accompany them.

“Fine. But… you and Goseol must walk alone, just the two of you, without the Jin Family Head.”

“What do you… Your Majesty. Moa just nearly faced danger. What problem is there with me, her father, staying by her side?”

“During the time Jin Young Lady spends calming Goseol, even I cannot interfere… that was a contract condition.”

So no one could come near, and only Moa and Goseol should be together – that was the Emperor’s unreasonable demand.

Originally, Moa had set such conditions with the Emperor to prevent him from watching the treatment, but she didn’t know he would use it like this.

Moa didn’t understand what malicious intent the Emperor had, so she pouted her lips, then nodded.

“It’s a promise, so it’s okay.”

Anyway, if she was going to take Goseol to see Danhwi, it would be more convenient without Dad.

When Moa answered generously, Jin Saheon let out a long sigh.

“Right, when the daughter tries to keep her word, what use is it for the father to act like this.”

The Emperor smiled sluggishly and waved his hand, telling Jin Saheon to go wait in the waiting area Moa used when coming to the Imperial Palace.

“If you don’t return within half a si-jin (one hour), promise or not, I will definitely come looking.”

“Mm-hmm, I understand.”

Moa decided to ask her watch to set an alarm and nodded.

Waving to her worried father, Moa approached Goseol.

“Goseol! Let’s take a walk!”

-Kuuuu?

Although Goseol had acted that way because he was confused, he was deeply reflecting on the fact that he had almost put Moa in danger.

When Goseol cried briefly with a dejected face, Moa bounced up and down.

“Hurry, hurry! You need to take a walk to get healthy!”

-Kuung.

When Moa urged him, Goseol got up from his spot with a listless appearance.

His body had become lighter, but his heart felt heavy.

“I’ll introduce you to a new friend!”

Moa whispered to Goseol so the adults wouldn’t hear.

Then she deliberately put on a transparent protective suit to avoid turning into a cat again from touching Goseol carelessly.

Naturally, this was done after confirming that the Emperor had disappeared.

“Now, let’s go!”

Moa stroked Goseol’s feathers and shouted while pushing firmly.

-Kuuk!

As if pleased to be taking a walk with Moa, Goseol also cried out energetically and moved as Moa guided him.

The Emperor watched the disappearing figures of Moa and Goseol from behind with a cold smile.

Moving along the familiar side path, Moa soon discovered a problem.

“Oh my, Goseol is too big and all the trees are breaking!”

Moa, who had been grumbling, saw Goseol blinking and quickly covered her mouth, saying “Oops!”

“Sorry, I heard it’s rude to call someone fat.”

Goseol wasn’t fat, but rather his body itself was tremendously large.

Moa rubbed him gently so Goseol wouldn’t get hurt feelings, then turned on her watch’s map function to find another path to the Abandoned Pavilion.

‘Oh, he’s not there?’

Today Danhwi wasn’t at the Abandoned Pavilion.

“Brother must be in his room today.”

Moa whispered to Goseol as if giving commentary.

“Let’s fly carefully so we don’t get caught.”

They had to be careful since someone might notice they visited Danhwi by seeing the traces of broken trees.

“That’s the room where my brother stays. It’s really ugly, isn’t it?”

Danhwi’s quarters were very shabby and old.

Moa cursed the Emperor for not giving him a proper room and spread her arms toward Goseol.

“Can I ride on your back? Let’s surprise my brother!”

-Kuuuk.

Goseol obediently offered his back.

Moa, who was struggling to climb up, found it difficult and glared at the black back for a moment, then only let her ears pop out.

‘It’s easier to move when my ears and tail come out!’

When she bounced as if springs were attached to her feet, she was able to climb onto Goseol’s back in an instant.

After climbing onto his back and hiding her ears again, Moa poked Goseol’s back to make him approach Danhwi’s room window.

Through the window, she could see Danhwi sitting hunched over.

Moa tapped the window frame and opened the window.

Startled by the sudden sound, Danhwi looked up.

He saw a strange bird with dark blue eyes staring at him through the black window.

“Brother!”

And beyond that, he heard Moa’s voice.

‘Is, is that bird threatening Moa?’

Although it was a bird that somehow felt nostalgic rather than dangerous, Moa’s voice was more important to Danhwi than the strange bird.

He grabbed whatever he could get his hands on and approached the window.

He had to save Moa.

“Hiyah…!”

What Danhwi held in his hand flew toward Goseol.

Flap!

Goseol was startled and spread his wings.

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