The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71

“Hm?”

Moa tilted her head briefly.

Then Rin slowly spoke again.

“I understood the analogy you mentioned. How often do we need to meet for treatment?”

“Hmm~ I think we’ll need to meet quite frequently.”

Moa muttered with a thoughtful expression.

Then Rin’s eyes flashed.

This was what she had secretly wanted. She wouldn’t have to do the crazy thing of renting an entire street with money, and now she had a legitimate reason to meet openly.

“Every day? Should we meet every day?”

“No, if we meet every day, people will think it’s strange. Our families too, and His Majesty the Emperor as well.”

Moa shook her head and spoke firmly.

“Once a week. That would be good.”

“…That’s too little!”

“Meeting more often than that would be troublesome.”

Rin bit her lips in conflict.

She felt like she’d go crazy wanting to feel that warmth every day, but Moa was right.

Too frequent contact would arouse the Emperor’s suspicion, and if they were caught, treatment and everything else would be finished.

Even if she felt thirsty, it was better to guarantee reliable treatment.

“…Fine. Once a week. Where?”

“You’ll have to handle that yourself, sister. Our family worries about me too much, so please make good excuses.”

At Moa’s bold answer, Rin let out a hollow laugh.

This tiny thing was trying to boss around the eldest daughter of Saryeom House.

But she didn’t feel bad about it. She could see a way to survive.

“Alright. I’ll arrange the location. Somewhere no one can interfere.”

“Good. Then the first condition passes!”

Moa’s face became even more serious.

Now the most important ‘confirmation’ was needed.

“This is the second condition.”

Moa’s voice lowered. The playfulness disappeared, and even a cool, mysterious aura began to swirl around her.

Rin realized that Moa’s childish tantrum had been an act and swallowed a sigh inwardly.

“Are you going to tell His Majesty the Emperor… that I healed you?”

Suddenly, tense tension flowed through the shop.

Yehui was far away checking pillow stuffing with a clerk and couldn’t see this way.

Rin stared intently at Moa.

She had an intuition that if she lied here, the deal would be over.

She remained silent for a moment, then opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.

“…No, I didn’t.”

“Huh?”

“Last time when you touched Baeksa and ran away… His Majesty asked me. Whether you had abilities.”

Rin’s eyes didn’t waver as they faced Moa.

“I said no. I reported that you were just a cowardly little kid who only cried when seeing a snake.”

“…”

“If I had told the truth, you would have already been dragged to the Imperial Palace by now.”

At Rin’s confession, Moa cheered inwardly.

As expected, Rin was someone who valued her own life and the spirit beast’s life more than loyalty to the Emperor.

From the moment she failed to report it, Rin had already betrayed the Emperor and chosen Moa.

“You did well, sister.”

Moa spoke as if praising her.

“Please continue to do so. If His Majesty the Emperor finds out… I’ll just die.”

Moa threatened with a calm face, speaking as casually as grandmothers saying ‘I should just die now~’.

“If I die, Baeksa can never be healed. It will return to being a cold glass cup forever.”

At Moa’s words, Rin’s shoulders trembled slightly.

A child that small saying she would die was just an empty threat.

But even if there was just a 1% possibility, Rin had to prevent it for her own sake.

It was a threat more frightening than a sword, with survival at stake.

“Don’t worry. I’ll keep the secret with my life on the line. His Majesty will never find out because of me.”

“Good. Then we’re ‘accomplices’ now, right?”

Moa said with a satisfied smile.

If you give something, you must receive something in return.

Moa was still sulking about Rin creating that scary atmosphere earlier, so she had no intention of working for free.

“Since we’re accomplices, can I ask you one favor?”

“…A favor?”

“Yes. Actually, I’d like to ask you to look after my friend.”

Moa lowered her voice further to whisper.

“Brother Danhwi, His Majesty’s younger brother.”

“…!”

Rin’s eyes widened.

Her gaze quickly swept toward the door and the clerk first.

“…Shh, try not to say that name outside.”

A brief silence flowed.

The crown prince who was rumored to be so cherished by the Emperor that he was kept deep in the Imperial Palace and raised preciously.

However, Rin, as the heir of Saryeom House and the Emperor’s confidant, was someone who knew the reality behind the rumors.

‘That child the Emperor despises is friends with Moa?’

Suddenly Rin’s mind became complicated.

‘Couldn’t I use this as leverage to pressure Moa more?’

But Rin soon shook her head.

Reporting Moa to the Emperor would only earn her praise.

But keeping quiet and cooperating would earn her life.

Moreover, if she reported that Moa had also betrayed the Emperor, it would only lead to mutual destruction.

There was no comparison in value.

“…You’re friends with That Person?”

“Yes. But I can’t go to the Imperial Palace often. So I was hoping sister could help me.”

Moa gestured with her eyes toward the large pillow Yehui had wrapped.

“Brother is living a very difficult life. I’d like you to deliver that pillow to him and make his room look a bit nicer.”

“…What?”

“I heard Saryeom House has free access to the Imperial Palace. Please deliver it secretly, sister. And please check if he’s eating well and if he’s hurt anywhere.”

Rin burst into a hollow laugh.

What Moa was asking of Rin was no different from asking her to become Danhwi’s backer.

“That’s something that could cost me my head…”

“Can’t you do it?”

Moa tilted her head.

It was a shameless attitude, holding the treatment hostage.

Rin shook her head back and forth.

“The cost-benefit doesn’t match…”

“We’re secret friends, right? I believe sister can handle it well.”

Moa said with a bright smile.

Her sparkling eyes that seemed to trust her were cute, but Rin felt momentarily frustrated inside.

‘I’ll need to plan a good strategy so it doesn’t harm the clan…’

For some reason.

The fact that she didn’t dislike such a shameless attitude.

Was it because they were in a safe accomplice relationship, each holding the other’s secrets?

“…Alright. I’ll give it a try.”

“Thank you, sister!”

Moa held out her pinky finger.

“Here, let’s promise.”

“…What’s this?”

“It’s a pinky promise. It means we’re making a promise.”

Rin hesitantly extended her own pinky finger.

Moa’s small, warm finger hooked around Rin’s pale finger.

Rin tried to pull her finger away, but somehow it felt heavier and warmer than any contract, making her hesitate for a moment.

“Miss! The pillow packaging is finished!”

Just then, Yehui approached with a pillow in her arms.

Moa quickly released her hand and feigned innocence.

Rin also composed her expression and gracefully stood up.

“Well then.”

“I’m going, sister!”

Moa gave a meaningful look indicating to send the same pillow to the Imperial Palace, then took Yehui’s hand and left the shop.

Moa disappeared with light, cheerful steps.

‘Quickly….’

Rin’s fingertips touched the table where Moa had placed her hand, as if tracing the warmth.

***

Meanwhile, Moa’s face was absolutely radiant, having shed all her worries and concerns.

Because of this, she didn’t notice that Yehui’s complexion was dark.

Yehui remained silent the entire time, then entered the room with Moa.

“Miss, please sit down for a moment. I have something to say.”

“…Huh?”

Moa’s eyes widened as she felt the somehow heavy atmosphere after humming the whole time.

Moa hesitantly sat down on the bedding.

Yehui sat across from her, looking at Moa with serious eyes.

“Today I need to hear it.”

“Uh, huh?”

“I need to know what you’re hiding so I can help you, Miss.”

“Hid, hiding? What?”

She could lie calmly in front of people she disliked, but Yehui was Moa’s close family.

When it came to lying, Moa’s attitude became clumsy due to guilt.

Yehui’s gaze intensified as she watched such a Moa.

“Miss. I think of myself not as a simple maid, but as a kind of nanny.”

“That’s… true.”

Teaching Moa what she needed to know, protecting her, treating her affectionately.

Sehui and Yehui were no different from Moa’s nannies.

When Moa readily acknowledged this, Yehui’s attitude softened a little.

“It would be unbecoming of a maid to interrogate the master she serves, but since you’re still only five years old, Miss… I think I must know about any major problems concerning your safety.”

“My safety?”

“Something unusual seems to be happening around you, Miss, so today let’s talk about that together.”

Yehui said with a bright smile.

‘It’s, it’s a smile but why is it scary?’

A cold sweat trickled down Moa’s spine.

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