The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69

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Jin Saheon’s carriage passed through the main gate of Jinryongseoga smoothly without a single rattling sound.

However, the air inside the carriage was heavy.

Even with Moa sitting on his lap, Jin Saheon couldn’t hold her tightly for fear she might break, only stroking her back with trembling hands.

Yehui also looked down at the floor with a dark expression.

“…You did well.”

Jin Saheon’s voice was hoarse.

“Screaming and calling for daddy was really the right thing to do. But….”

“Wooong….”

Moa seemed to know what Jin Saheon was thinking and looked up at him worriedly.

“Daddy, I’m okay. And… nothing really happened there!”

Moa, who couldn’t accurately detect the slight leakage of divine power, felt a bit of unease and awkwardly comforted Jin Saheon.

“Now the Emperor will leave me alone too.”

After all, she had avoided the bluebird trap!

Moa decided to think positively and earnestly comforted the weakened Jin Saheon.

“Right. Never go to Saryeom House again.”

“Yesss.”

Moa, who answered obediently, cupped Jin Saheon’s cheeks with her small hands.

“But you were so cool earlier. Daddy came in like Superman with a bang! and saved me, so I wasn’t scared at all!”

“Moa….”

Though he couldn’t understand all the words Moa used, he could feel her heart fully.

Jin Saheon resolved to hide the child even more thoroughly and carried Moa down from the carriage.

“What happened!”

As they got off the carriage, Jin Wonbaek, who had been waiting, came running out in his socks.

“Why did you come back so urgently! What on earth happened to my granddaughter!”

It was still quite early for the tea party to end.

Jin Wonbaek, who had received the sudden message that they were returning, had been worrying the entire time.

It was because he was certain they had fallen into the Emperor’s trap.

“Father, please calm down. First, Moa was startled….”

Jin Saheon restrained Jin Wonbaek while quickly explaining the situation.

Then Jin Wonbaek’s anger flared even higher.

“They released a snake on my granddaughter! Let’s sweep away Saryeom House right now! Raise the troops!”

“Father….”

Jin Wonbaek’s face turned red as an octopus as he raged.

“Grandfather, I’m okay. Nothing happened.”

Worried that his blood pressure might rise and cause him to collapse, Moa smiled brightly and tried to calm him down.

“How dare they target our Baby Dragon!”

Jin Wonbaek snatched Moa from Jin Saheon and held her while turning the household upside down.

Physicians lined up on standby, and all kinds of medicines and tonics piled up like mountains.

“The floral scent clinging to the young miss is quite unusual.”

The physicians smelled the fragrance on Moa’s body and made serious expressions.

It was a plant that, when strongly refined, could be used as a truth serum.

“Ah, daddy! We can’t say anything about what flowers other people plant in their gardens!”

This time, she had to join forces with Jaseonghwa to stop even Jin Saheon from drawing his sword.

Of course, Jaseonghwa, who was trying to stop him, wasn’t entirely sane either.

Yehui and Sehui washed Moa while crying.

As if trying to wash away the damp floral scent of Saryeom House and the fishy smell of the snake, their touch was more meticulous and careful than usual.

“Young miss, I should have stopped it to the end…. *sob sob*, I’m the sinner.”

“Yehui, I trusted you and left the young miss in your care….”

“It’s not Yehui’s fault! I’m really okay, both of you stop crying!”

Moa broke out in a cold sweat trying to soothe the adults.

After the commotion passed and everyone had withdrawn, it was late at night when Moa could finally be alone in her room.

“Haah….”

Moa burrowed into her blankets and let out a long sigh.

She didn’t know how the day had passed.

But there was no time to rest. There was something she needed to check.

‘Somi.’

Moa called out to Somi in her mind.

‘Earlier, when I touched the snake.’

[Hm? Why?]

‘I was too surprised and out of it, but… I definitely heard it. A ding sound.’

Moa’s eyes narrowed.

[…You heard it?]

After a moment of silence, Somi answered in a hesitant voice.

[No, well… those snake clan humans are just so annoying! How dare they set a trap for our Moa!]

Somi bounced around in the air as she confessed.

She was so indignant that all her fur was puffed up as if struck by lightning.

[But a mission came up to heal that white snake… I was so disgusted that I closed it.]

Moa couldn’t help but chuckle.

Somi, who cared for her so much that she got angry on her behalf, was adorable.

‘I understand, don’t be angry. Just bring up the window for now. I need to see what appeared.’

At Moa’s words, translucent holographic text appeared in the air.

It was the content of Samyeongrok that Somi had tried to hide.

Ding!

-Main Mission: Treat Baeksa’s cold-blood disease

·Reward: Obtain ‘Baeksa’s Scale’, ‘Emperor’s Snake’s Loyalty’

·Upon failure, hostile relationship with Saryeom House confirmed

“…Haah.”

Moa held her forehead.

The reward was quite unique.

It wasn’t simply giving abilities or items.

‘What on earth is that?’

Emperor’s snake.

When Moa was confused, Somi spoke.

[It seems like a chance for the Emperor’s subordinate to become Moa’s subordinate!]

‘That’s… something I have to do, right?’

Moa thought of anime.

The development where you influence the villain’s subordinate to create an internal enemy.

And the thrill of the villain not knowing this and just flailing around uselessly!

“I have to do it!”

Moa excitedly clenched her fist.

She felt like the protagonist of an anime.

[Tch, I still don’t like it. Did you see their eyes? Completely slimy. They were desperate to devour Moa.]

Somi grumbled.

“That snake didn’t do anything wrong.”

When Baeksa had rushed at her, she was too surprised and terrified, but Moa had definitely seen it.

The yearning heart that dwelled in the snake’s eyes.

‘All the spirit creatures are kind to me….’

As time passed, she felt a little sorry for throwing away the snake just because it was a snake.

It wasn’t even a giant anaconda, just a small snake level.

‘She wasn’t hurt, right?’

Moa clenched and unclenched her fist.

The sensation from when she touched the snake earlier still lingered.

The cold, hard snake melting under her touch.

And the look in Rin’s eyes at that moment too.

‘That girl will definitely approach me again.’

If the main mission hadn’t appeared, Moa wouldn’t have even looked toward Saryeom House.

But now the situation had changed.

‘I need to heal Baeksa.’

To do that, she had to meet Rin again.

When Rin subtly requested a meeting or approached her, Moa now had justification to pretend she couldn’t resist and accept.

‘I told Dad I’d never meet her again though…’

Moa pulled the blanket up to her nose and blinked.

‘Sorry, Dad.’

…That’s how it turned out.

Moa steeled her resolve.

If Saem Lin approached with the snake, she would pretend not to know, act scared, while secretly treating it.

She decided to set aside worries about it reaching the Emperor’s ears for now.

Baeksa was Saem Lin’s spirit beast. So the Emperor’s snake probably meant… Rin herself.

Before going to report to the Emperor, she could heal Baeksa in one go and earn its loyalty.

‘I will definitely earn its loyalty!’

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The next day.

The morning at Jinryongseoga was the same as usual, but there was one difference.

Mountains of gift boxes were piled up in front of the main gate.

“What is all this?”

Jin Wonbaek frowned as he asked.

A procession of carriages stretched endlessly beyond the gate.

Each carriage bore the purple snake emblem of Saryeom House, and servants were constantly carrying boxes.

The guard on duty reported with a troubled expression.

“These are ‘apology gifts’ sent from Saryeom House. They say they deeply regret yesterday’s incident and sent toys and jewels that the young miss might like.”

“One, two… ten carriages? Send them back immediately! Don’t let those people’s things inside!”

Jin Wonbaek, who had been counting the carriages, shouted angrily.

“Uh, their young miss said ‘I’ll keep sending until Miss Jin is pleased’…”

“What? These bastards have really gone too far! Get lost right now!”

At Jin Wonbaek’s furious command, the servants hurriedly turned the carriages around.

Moa, who was secretly watching the scene, had a strange expression.

And the next day.

Refreshments that were supposedly popular among noble young ladies these days were delivered by the carriage-full.

Of course, Jin Saheon ordered them all disposed of, saying ‘they might be poisoned.’

Third day, fourth day, fifth day.

Every morning, the front gate of Jinryongseoga was bustling with Saryeom House carriages, and the day began with Jin Wonbaek’s shouting.

The clan members clicked their tongues.

With that level of sincerity, it would be reasonable to accept, but Moa didn’t show even her nose.

Of course, this was Moa’s strategy.

‘Even if I make her my ally, I can’t appear desperate.’

To hold the initiative when they met again, she had to reject all the gifts.

After a week passed like this, the gift offensive suddenly stopped as if by magic.

‘Did she give up?’

Looking toward the now-quiet gate area, Moa felt somewhat disappointed.

‘I was thinking of going out soon.’

After briefly pondering, Moa trusted that Saem Lin would approach in a different way and considered what to do today.

If Grandfather and Dad blocked her, going out and about seemed like a good way to create opportunities for approach.

“Sister Yehui, I want to go see the marketplace!”

The time to return to the Imperial Palace was approaching.

‘I need to buy the finest pillow!’

Moa decided to go out to buy a pillow for Danhwi.

Moa excitedly climbed into the carriage.

She was in a good mood since it had been a while since her last outing.

But when they arrived at the marketplace, the atmosphere was strange.

“…Huh?”

The street that should normally be bustling was quiet as a tomb.

There were no passing carriages or pedestrians. She could only feel the gazes of people watching from inside the shops.

It was like a ghost town.

“Miss, something’s strange. We should go back…”

“Wait! Just let me stop by there!”

Moa pointed to a fabric shop with its lights on.

Unable to stop Moa’s insistence, Yehui eventually opened the fabric shop door while staying alert.

There were no customers inside the shop either.

No shop clerks were visible either.

Only one person.

A girl sitting elegantly on a red chair placed in the center of the shop.

“Welcome, Moa.”

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