The White Tiger Clan’s Baby Cotton Ball - Chapter 50
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Chapter 50
Meanwhile, Saeon pondered Seolyeo’s identity.
Since he had introduced Seolyeo to the White Tiger Palace people as an ordinary black wolf, he needed a suitable new identity for him to stay at White Tiger Palace in the form of a boy.
After much consideration, he once again sought Sanho’s help and introduced him as her distant relative.
“He’s a very distant relative of the Blue Wolf Family. He’s been doing infiltration work in beast transformation form to become Cotton Ball Miss’s guard.”
Everyone was surprised to learn that Seolyeo, whom they thought was an ordinary wolf, was actually a beast-human, but most didn’t suspect much.
Only Su Ri, Sanho’s younger brother, tilted his head in puzzlement.
“That’s strange. I’ve never seen this guy before. Was there such a fellow in the wolf family?”
“I-it’s good to have one more person to play with! W-w-w-why are you being so su-suspicious!”
Gayul said something to Su Ri, worried that Seolyeo’s true identity might be discovered, but only received an even more suspicious look in return.
Seolyeo spent the entire day following closely behind Soya, and whenever other people appeared, he would quickly hide behind Soya.
Of course, since Seolyeo was taller than Soya, he was completely visible even when hiding behind her.
Seeing such behavior, the White Tiger Palace people chuckled, saying their young lady had gained a cute guard warrior.
“Guard? What’s a guard?”
“A guard is someone who follows you around and stays close by to protect you.”
“…!”
At those words, Seolyeo’s eyes sparkled brightly.
‘I’m Soya’s guard! I’ll protect Soya!’
Seolyeo stuck even closer to Soya’s side like someone carrying the most important mission in the world, never leaving her.
Then, when evening came.
As Seolyeo was following closely behind Soya, who was returning to her room after finishing dinner, he was suddenly grabbed by the scruff of his neck by Saeon.
“Go back to your sleeping quarters for today. It’s bedtime for children.”
“I-I’m going to sleep with Soya…!”
Seolyeo flailed in the air and shouted.
“Boys and girls shouldn’t share sleeping quarters after age seven. Haven’t you heard that?”
“I don’t know such words! Let go of this right now!”
Seolyeo growled fiercely at Saeon.
Having always slept by Soya’s bedside, he was thoroughly angry at Saeon for suddenly interfering.
At this, Saeon raised one eyebrow menacingly and snorted.
“You’re not a demon beast anymore anyway. Your teeth aren’t even sharp.”
However, as if mocking such words from Saeon, Seolyeo suddenly transformed with a ‘poof!’ into a tiger with sharp teeth.
“…?”
The flustered Saeon blinked his eyes and asked.
“You, you were a tiger beast-human?”
But if that were the case, there’s no way I wouldn’t have recognized it.
“I can become anything I want to become.”
“What…?”
While Saeon’s expression hardened in an instant, Soya and Gayul clapped their hands in amazement.
“Wow, Seolyeo is really cool!”
“Then can you also transform into a fox? What about a bear? A wolf?”
Gayul went even further, encouraging Seolyeo to try transforming into various things.
Seolyeo transformed with ‘poof! poof!’ into the animals Gayul mentioned as if it were nothing difficult.
“What about a dragon?”
“Dragon?”
“You don’t know what a dragon is?”
“….”
Seolyeo nodded his head.
Gayul tried explaining what a dragon looked like, but Seolyeo couldn’t transform into a dragon. Because he had never seen one before.
“Aw, what. You can’t even become a dragon.”
Unlike the children who were thoroughly fascinated by Seolyeo’s ability, Saeon’s expression was serious.
‘A beast-human who can change into anything.’
Although he had once been corrupted and lived in a form similar to a demon beast, Seolyeo was definitely a beast-human.
Because Seolyeo had a spirit core.
However, he had never heard of such a beast-human who could transform into anything they wanted.
It was when Saeon was looking at Seolyeo with a face full of thoughts.
“Family Head! So you were here!”
Jeok Yeong urgently sought out Saeon. At his ominous expression, Saeon hardened his eyes and asked.
“What’s the matter?”
“Well, from the Imperial Palace….”
Jeok Yeong, who had carelessly opened his mouth, hesitated upon discovering the children in the room, then lowered his voice to whisper only in Saeon’s ear.
Saeon’s expression instantly turned cold.
* * *
That day, after receiving Jeok Yeong’s report, Saeon left White Tiger Palace, saying there was urgent business at the Imperial Palace.
One day, two days, five days after Saeon left….
“Elder Brother, don’t you miss Saeon?”
“Father originally leaves White Tiger Palace frequently. In the past, he used to be away much longer when he went to the battlefield.”
Gayul shrugged his shoulders in response to Soya’s question.
‘But I miss Saeon so much….’
Seeing Gayul living as energetically as usual even without Saeon, Soya felt like she was the only one being childish, so she held back her longing for Saeon.
Then nine days passed, and ten days passed….
“Hyeoni Elder Brother. Don’t you miss Saeon?”
“Father left for important matters. Even if we miss him, we have to be patient. Our Soya, if you’re very bored, shall Elder Brother play with you?”
Looking at Ga Hyeon’s gentle smile, Soya thought to herself.
‘I’m not bored, I just miss Saeon….’
That day, Soya spent time with Ga Hyeon for the first time in a while, visiting the library and enjoying the autumn leaves, but her empty feeling didn’t disappear.
“Seolyeo, don’t you miss Saeon?”
“?”
She asked Seolyeo too, but Seolyeo just tilted his head.
Then on the fifteenth day.
Unable to bear it any longer, Soya asked the adults when Saeon would return.
“The situation at the Imperial Palace seems quite chaotic. They say the Fifth Prince is causing a bloodbath, purging his brothers.”
“What? The Fifth Prince?”
There was one face that immediately came to Soya’s mind.
With platinum hair and blue-green eyes….
[When I return, I’d like to take you to the Imperial Palace. If you, would allow it.]
The kind prince who had said those words while linking his finger with her pinky.
The events that followed were so hectic that she had temporarily forgotten about him.
Soya could hardly believe that such a kind person was causing bloodbaths.
“Our Family Head was the Fifth Prince’s teacher. So our Family Head is the only adult he trusts and relies on.”
“….”
“It seems he’ll probably stay in the Central Region until the Imperial Palace situation is sorted out.”
“….”
Soya was a bit upset since she hadn’t known she wouldn’t be able to see Saeon for such a long time.
‘But since it’s not just anyone else, but Irim Elder Brother, I can yield Saeon a little.’
He was the person who had given her the only kindness during Soya’s most difficult and lonely time before meeting Saeon.
Thinking this way, her upset feelings improved a little.
‘Instead of feeling gloomy because I miss Saeon, I should practice my special ability diligently until Saeon comes back.’
Soya courageously found something to do.
“Strange. Like this… isn’t this how I’m supposed to put strength into it…?”
She had been practicing by gathering strength at her fingertips whenever she had spare time, wanting to use her special ability again, but it wasn’t working easily.
“Was that day just a coincidence?”
It was when Soya let out a deep sigh.
“Soya!”
Colorful flower blossoms were suddenly thrust in front of her face.
Soya could tell who the owner of the flowers was without even looking at their face.
“Seolyeo.”
Soya looked up with a bright smile.
A boy with jet-black hair tied high like a horse’s tail handed the flower blossoms to Soya and plopped down beside her.
“Soya, are you in a bad mood?”
Seolyeo asked while glancing at Soya’s expression.
“Huh? How did you know?”
Soya was flustered and touched her own face. Had her gloomy mood been that obvious?
“Here. When Soya’s in a bad mood, this droops down.”
Seolyeo answered, poking the corner of Soya’s eyebrow with his finger.
“Ah, I see. It’s just that I want to handle my special ability well, but it’s not working as I think it should, so I was a little upset.”
Soya spoke about her concerns with a casual smile.
Seolyeo wanted to help Soya.
However, Seolyeo also didn’t know how to become good at handling special abilities.
It was then.
“The Family Head is returning!”
At someone’s voice, Soya jumped up from her seat.
“Saeon!”
Soya and Seolyeo ran together toward the main gate of White Tiger Palace in a hurry.
There, Ga Hyeon and Gayul, along with all the White Tiger Palace people, had already gathered.
“Huh…?”
In the distance, a golden palanquin drawn by six horses that only the Emperor of Taehwa Kingdom could ride appeared.
Saeon was riding a horse beside it.
However, Soya’s gaze was directed not at Saeon, whom she had been waiting for these past few days, but at the boy sitting on top of the palanquin.
This wasn’t just Soya alone, but everyone gathered here felt the same way.
“That palanquin is…”
“Could it be, the rumors…”
Leaving behind the murmuring voices of the people, Soya stared blankly at the boy.
More precisely, at the imperial crown placed on the boy’s head.
Soon the palanquin stopped and the boy on the palanquin gracefully stepped down.
“We have awaited your return, Father. And…”
It was when Ga Hyeon hesitated, not knowing how to address the boy.
The boy immediately walked straight toward Soya.
“I’m too late, aren’t I, Soya.”
Everyone was flustered by the boy’s sudden action, but he smiled gently and spoke as if he didn’t care about the gazes of others.
“I missed you.”
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