《A Dragon That My Cat Brought Home》


 Prologue

    Prologue


    The harvest is pretty good today. This is a sessful hunt.


    I happily tapped my backpack filled with prey and left the hunting grounds without regrets.


    "Are you heading out now?"


    A female employee standing at the entrance greeted me with a smile.


    "Yes. A lot of low price and good quality products came out this year."


    It was a Pet Fair held at a convention. Morepanies participated in it this yearpared tost year, and they gave plenty of pet food and snack samples, so my backpack was heavy.


    "Since you bought a Kasha-kasha fishing rod cat toy, you must have a cat."


    "Yes, that''s right."


    Thedy looking at my fishing rod sticking out of the top of my backpack grabbed a cookie in the shape of a dog''s face from the counter behind her and handed it to me.


    "We have two dogs at home, but we also love cats. I have two Schnauzers; how many do you have?"


    "I have two as well."


    I quickly greeted her goodbye and left the fair as I thought she would ask more questions about what breed and age my cats are. It''s a little chilly in early April, but this warm wind makes it seem inevitable that spring hase. Imagining the sight of Baek-Ho and Blue Dragon weing the newly bought snacks and toys made me happy, and I hurriedly walked back home.


    "Meow~"


    As soon as I opened the door, Baek-Ho greeted me and rubbed himself on my legs, followed by Blue Dragon.


    "Wait one moment. I''ll show you what your brother has been hunting to give you guys."


    Baek- Ho and Blue Dragon sat beside each other and looked at me with bright eyes in anticipation.


    Baek-Ho is a 7-year-old cat with silver-gray fur and dark gray stripes. Most people think it is a pedigree cat, but it is actually a stray cat. I took it in and saved him when I found it alone in the streets after his mother died. His mother was just an ordinary yellow cat.


    When my mother died as a baby, I picked up the leftovers and brought them back to life. The mother who died was an ordinary, yellow-eyed stray cat. Maybe one of his ancestors was a pedigree cat, but that''s not something that I would know.


    The blue dragon sitting quietly next to Baek-Ho is now 7 months old, it''s still rtively young, and it''s a male whose body is still smaller than Baek-Ho. It hasrge, round amber eyes and beautiful blue-grey fur, I mean, scales.


    Blue Dragon is, as its name suggests, a blue dragon.

 Chapter 1: My cat does a ‘Dragon-Jub’ (1)

    Chapter 1: My cat does a ¡®Dragon-Jub¡¯ (1)


    Bringing a kitten or a homeless cat from the street is often called Nyang-Jub.'' In other words, I Nyang-Jub''ed my Baek-Ho, the cat I have adored.


    I have an older sister above me, and she also likes animals, and I can''t just walk by when I see something pitiful. Ever since I was little, I would pick up stray dogs or kittens that had lost their mother, and I would often get scolded by my parents. Even if my parents scolded me, they couldn''t drive out a life that had entered the house, so there were always a few pets in the house.


    Baek-Ho is a cute cat that I brought with me right after graduating high school when I became independent from my parents. He is now 7 years old, so he has reached middle age for a cat, and he is an intelligent guy who understands people well.


    Because we live together like this, we reached a point where we can understand each other just by looking at each other''s faces because we are family rather than pets. Like how my father fills in most of the words with that'' and says, there''s that, that''s what I did then, and my mother still understands perfectly.


    It was the day afterst year''s Korean Lunar New Year when an untimely thunderstorm apanied by heavy rain came all night. The rain was getting lighter, but it was still raining in autumn all day long, and from about evening onwards, Baek-Ho was hanging around in front of the front door, feeling uneasy.


    Baek-Ho is very gentle, polite, and has no wild side at all, so even friends whoe to y say that he is like an esteemed daughter of a respectable family, but his attitude was strange that day.


    Baek-Ho, who usually never goes out even if the door is open, kept meowing in front of the door that day, so I opened the door for a moment to see what was outside.


    As soon as the door opened, Baek-Ho jumped out in the rain instantly. Our house has a palm-sized yard outside the door, a vi that connects directly to the alley, and it''s also on the first floor. In the blink of an eye, Baek-Ho turned the corner and disappeared.


    I couldn''t even bring an umbre because I was so frightened, and I ran out into the rain, but there was no trace of Baek-Ho. I ran around in the rain for a while, calling his name, but I couldn''t find him. I returned home, ming myself for the carelessness of opening the door.


    I''m sure we won''t be able to find him, but our Baek-Ho is smart, so he''lle back home. Why did a homebody who never went out before, and a neat cat who hates even a drop of water on his body, go out when it was raining like this?''


    It was strange no matter how much I thought about it, but first I changed my clothes and prepared a raincoat, boots, a long umbre, and a shlight. I was about to start looking for him. If I can''t find him today, I must make a flyer and post it. asionally, when I saw the flyers looking for dogs or cats posted on bulletin boards at veterinary clinics, I med the careless owners and clicked my tongue at them, but the day came when I had to post them.


    The moment I left the house with a resolute determination and stepped into the rain, I ran into Baek-Ho, who was returning home drenched in the rain. Baek-Ho had something like a mouse in his mouth.


    "Hey, what is that? Is it a rat? Throw it away quickly. Drop-in ande in. You''re going to have a talk with your big brother today. It almost gave me a heart attack. Where did you run out to when it''s raining?"


    Instead of throwing away the mouse, Baek-Ho crept into the house with it in his mouth, put the mouse on his cushion, and started licking it.


    "Hey, hey, don''t lick that. Dirty dirty, don''t touch it!"


    When I got closer to take away the mouse, I saw


    It wasn''t a mouse. It was a kitten that appeared to have been newly born. It hasn''t even opened its eyes yet; it''s just a little bigger than a finger. Seeing it moving slightly, I knew it was still alive.


    I hurriedly turned on the electric nket, wrapped the kitten in a towel, tucked it into the warm side, and picked up the phone.


    Hello, is this Myung-Hoon?


    "Noona! Baek-Ho went somewhere and brought back a baby cat? I don''t think it''s been long since it was born. What should I do? Are you off work right now?"


    TN: Noona is the word a younger brother would call his older sister.


    I was just about to leave work. Did Baek-Ho go outside? What do you mean by a kitten? Did you not see its mother?


    "Baek-Ho suddenly ran out alone and brought it from somewhere? I''m a baby that can''t even open its eyes. I didn''t see its mother."


    Umm. I''ll go take a look sometime soon. Keep the cat warm and wait. I''ll be going soon.


    My dear older sister is the director of a veterinary hospital. She does not earn money because there are more abandoned dogs and cats without guardians than hospitalized animals in the vet, and although the hospital is small, her love for animals is as big as the sky and the earth.


    I put my mind at ease when an older sister who has a lot of experience in artificially feeding dogs and cats ising. After wiping Baek-Ho from the rain, I questioned him until my sister came, but Baek-Ho remained ignorant of my interrogation, pretending to be sleeping next to the kitten.


    Less than an hourter, my sister arrived with a package of liquid colostrum, powdered milk, syringes, and artificial feeding bottles. When the older sister took the kitten out of the nket, the cat groaned, making a sound like a chick''s cry, Piii-,'' and Baek-Ho, pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, jumped up and stuck to my sister''s side.


    The older sister skillfully fed the kitten with liquid colostrum in a needleless syringe. The cat seemed so small that a syringe was better than a bottle. I was afraid to touch it because it looked so small and weak, it was barely the size of a finger, but my sister handled it well.


    The kitten licked its little pink tongue, like the tip of a fingernail, took quite a few drops, and ate it. Seeing as you''re eating fine, it seems you will survive.


    After feeding a little colostrum, the older sister''s face as she looked at the kitten became strange. She turned her cat around and turned her face into something puzzling.


    "Why, sister? Is there anything strange?"


    "Myung-Hoon, get some sses from my bag over there."


    The older sister put on her sses and looked closely at the kitten again, and with a ghostly face, she put the cat down on the towel.


    "Why are you so anxious? What''s wrong with him?"


    "No, that''s not it."


    The older sister hesitated for a moment and spoke as if in disbelief.


    "This kitten  doesn''t have an umbilical cord. It doesn''t have a belly button."

 Chapter 2: My cat does a ‘Dragon-Jub’ (2)

    Chapter 2: My cat does a ¡®Dragon-Jub¡¯ (2)


    No belly button, is that possible?


    "It looks like he''s only been born a day or two ago, then it''s supposed to have an umbilical cord attached to it. But there isn''t even a mark."


    I took the kitten from my sister''s hand and looked at the belly. The stomach, which had just eaten colostrum and became chubby, was only smooth and clean with a pale pink color. This was really weird.


    All mammals have a belly button. The only exceptions are the echidna and the typus, which live in Australia. A typus is a fascinating animal with a body resembling an otter, a duck-like beak, a beaver-like tail, and webbed feet.


    Although I had never seen a typus baby in person, it was certain that the baby that Baek-Ho had brought was not a typus. Although it was still too small to reveal its shape, in the eyes of the veterinarian and veterinarian''s brother, the baby was closest to that of a newborn kitten. Even if it is a congenital anomaly, it could be missing a limb or a body part, but it can''t be born without a belly button. Could it be you were born from an egg? There''s no way.


    My sister, who had been wandering in the chaos for a long time just like me, finally came to her senses and sighed.


    "I want to take him to the hospital and do some tests, but he''s still too young, so let''s just leave it alone. Saving it is the number one priority. The inspection can be done after it gets a little bigger."


    My sister was also bold to ept a cat without a belly button so casually; if it were another veterinarian, they would have sent him to theboratory or called the National Forensic Service.


    I was a little anxious, but I just decided to take care of it like a normal kitten. typus also feeds on its mother''s milk after hatching from the egg. Seeing that this little thing also eats colostrum, it seemed like it could be raised with form milk.


    Since my older sister had to go to the hospital and do chores there, I decided to take over the role of feeding. After all, I spent most of my time sitting at home because I was writing novels.


    I have no experience with breastfeeding because Baek-Ho was brought in at around 2 months old when it was already weaning. After teaching me how to artificially feed it and induce a bowel movement, my sister left the house.


    "You have to feed every two or three hours. After about 4 weeks, it will sleep a little longer, so it will be challenging until then. If you find it difficult to take care of yourself, tell me. I''ll take him to the hospital during the day and drop him off when I finish work."


    "No. For now, I''ll try to manage on my own. Thank you, noona; see you. I will be waiting for my brother-inw and children."


    I put a cardboard box next to the bed, put a nket in it, and put the little baby in it. My older sister had asked me to keep it warm, so I wrapped a stic bottle of hot water and a hot towel and put them together.


    I put a mesh lid on the cardboard box in case Baek-Ho might try to touch it, but Baek-Ho quietly watched from the side and did not touch the box with the baby. Our Baek-Ho was such a wonderful cat. Even though we lived together for 7 years, I didn''t realize it. As a reward, I gave him a packet of chicken breast.


    The baby woke up almost two and a half to three hours apart and cried like an rm. The cry sounded like that of a chick. He had a ratherrge head than his tiny body and slender legs. It was amazing to see that it had little fingertips on its legs, which were as small as peas.


    At first, I was fed it with a syringe, but after two or three days, it could suck the bottle well. It was impressive to see the baby, who couldn''t even open its eyes, open its mouth like a swallow''s baby and cry while biting the bottle and sucking on it from side to side. After feeding, I pat its buttocks with a warm wet tissue to help urinate. It goes to sleep immediately after eating and continues sleeping until the next feeding time.


    It was my first experience raising a kitten through artificial feeding, so everything was strange and proud. However, after a few days, the baby''s stomach was about to burst, and his weight had risen, but I couldn''t sleep and felt like I was going to die. The novel I was writing ended up going on hiatus.


    This was not easy. It''s something to start on a whim.


    Besides, there is even a watchman. If I ignore the baby''s cry and go to sleep, Baek-Ho wakes me up. I can''t get up without licking my face with its sharp tongue, telling me to give the baby food.


    It''s not even my baby, but I take good care of it. Don''t you even think that your older brother''s suffering? Undo when I said you were special. Give me back my chicken breast snack I gave you!''


    I grumbled and prepared form milk, and Baek-Ho rubbed his head against my legs as if to appease me.


    In the midst of such a tough battle, the little one grew up well. After about ten days, its soft body was covered with bluish-gray fur over a chubby body, and it became even cuter. I, too, got used to touching the mouse-sized baby, so my hands didn''t tremble like they did the first time.


    "Myung-Hoon, are you going to keep calling it a little baby? Maybe I should give you a name?"


    "Well, I don''t know the gender yet, and I don''t have a name that I want to be just like this. Maybe I will need to wait a while before I find out its gender?"


    "It should be a month."


    "If it''s a male, it''s Hyukgeose. If it''s a female, Aryonng?"


    TN: Historical Korean figures, these two are husband and wife.


    Hey!"


    "It''s a joke; we''ll match your name to Baek-Ho. If it''s a girl, I''ll call her Zhujak. If it''s a boy, I''ll call him Blue Dragon."


    TN: Zhujak is like a phoenix.


    I didn''t know it then. But those words be seeds.


    The baby finally woke up after 2 weeks. The way it looked at me with its tiny seed-like eyes open was so cute that I felt like I was beingpensated for all the hard work I had to do while not sleeping, form feeding, and collecting poop and urine. I weighed it on a kitchen scale and found that it had doubled its weight. Baek-Ho also licked to show it did well.


    I almost forgot that the baby didn''t have a belly button as it was steadily following the growth process of a normal kitten. It was because he seemed to grow up to be an average cat.


    About three weeks after the baby came, my older sister, who hade to see it tilted her head.


    "Myung-Hoon, what is this on his head? Has it been bitten by an insect?"


    "Uh? Let''s see, oh, you''re right. It wouldn''t have hit anything, so why is it like this? Pimples?"


    There was no chance a baby crawling on a soft nket inside the box would hit something, and there were no mosquitos. When I touched it with my fingers, two were on each side. What is this?

 Chapter 3: My cat does a ‘Dragon-Jub’ (3)

    Chapter 3: My cat does a ¡®Dragon-Jub¡¯ (3)


    "Take it to the vet sometime and get him checked out."


    "Yea. Nothing is probably wrong with it, right? No tumors or something."


    "In terms of weirdness, what could be stranger than no belly button? I was surprised back then, so I don''t think I''ll be surprised by anything I see now. Don''t worry too much and just bring it."


    Noona smiled, patted my shoulder, and pet Baek-Ho and the baby''s hair before returning home. The little baby was ying around, clinging to the tail of the white tiger, not paying attention to my worries.


    After waking up, instead of just eating and sleeping like before, it runs around. It''s skilled at following round Baek-Ho, and the baby also sleeps in the Baek-Ho''s arms because it likes Baek-Ho. Yeah, he''s the one who brought it home, so he will also have to care for the baby.


    Just looking at the sight of a tiny baby sleeping sobbingly buried under the chin of arge Baek-Ho in a sunny ce under the autumn sunlight makes me feel mushy inside. What if there is no belly button, and what if there is a lump on the head? Just grow up a healthy little baby.


    ******


    Meow!


    I woke up to the sound of Baek-Ho''s startled cry and then jumped up and screamed.


    Our little baby fell into the water!


    A bowl about the size of a bowl of naengmyeon was used as a bowl for Baek-Ho''s water, and the little baby was bobbing in it. A four-week-old can literally drown in a te of water and die. I thought it wouldn''t be able to climb up that water bowl; I was too careless.


    "Baek-Ho! What are you doing not taking the baby out!"


    Walking on my knees, I dove for the water bowl


    Huh?''


    Our little baby! Are you swimming around instead of drowning in the water? The little boy, pounding his feet and fluttering, looked at me, making a Piyang?'' sound as heughed. I''m sure he justughed.


    Cats hate water. With very few exceptions, most cats don''t like bathing and jump around like they want to kill me if I do. Even the innocent and clever Baek-Ho hates bathing I couldn''t help butugh at how pleasantly the little boy was sitting in the water bowl and ying with the water.


    "Are you exceptional? A cat that likes to y in the water."


    I calmed down from my shock and brought a towel.


    "Still, you can''t y here. This is cold water. What if you catch a cold when you''re still too young? Come here."


    "Piyah~"


    "Huh?"


    I was surprised once again as I lifted the fluttering little boy to get him out of the water, making a dissatisfied sound.


    Its hair was barely wet. Drops of water rolled down and glistened on the soft, smooth bluish-grey fur. Our little one was a waterproof cat.


    The little baby''s hair had grown quite a bit, and it didn''t feel fluffy like normal kittens, but thick, smooth hair. I thought it was because it was short-haired.


    I grabbed the little baby struggling with his short arms and legs and looked at its fur. The outer coat was moist, but the undercoat was not wet. It was also different from ordinary cats, whose faces were soft and shrunk half the size when wetted with water. Come to think of it, it looked simr to the fur of an otter I saw at the zoo.


    "Baek-Ho, have you ever picked up an otter?"


    Is this a real baby otter? But otters have small eyes, but our little boy already has big eyes. And even otters have belly buttons. I guess I''ll have to go to the vet.


    I put the little baby in the cage on Saturday and left the house to go to my sister''s hospital.


    "Oh. Young man Myung-Hoon. Where are you going? Are you going to the vet?"


    I ran into a middle-aged couple living in the apartment opposite. I got to know this couple because I found their lost dog in the past.


    "Oh, it''s not Baek-Ho? Myung-Hoon, did you bring in a new cat? Let''s see it. Oh, it''s a baby."


    "Oh my gosh, look at the color of your hair. It''s really special. I think it''s Russian Blue. Can''t I take it out just once?"


    "No. You''re still too young and can''t just take it out in the streets."


    "Your brother and sister are both very stubborn. Right honey?"


    "Yea, you''re right. You and your noona need to loosen up more."


    Because they are neighbors, they greet each other when we meet, but in reality, I don''t like this couple. They say that they have had dogs for a long time and raised cats, and they love animals very much, but from my point of view, these people are not animal lovers. The couple only likes dogs and cats that have a clear breed and are expensive.


    We ask about Baek-Ho''s breed because they think Baek-Ho is a British Shorthair. They said the baby must be a Russian Blue when they first saw it. They said, he''s a brishot!'' the first time they saw Baek-Ho.


    It is not a bad thing to like a breed dog or a cat. Everyone can have a favorite breed, and just as people like dogs and cats, there are people who don''t like them. The reason I don''t like this couple is that they have no manners for animals and for people as well.


    I saw them pass by another dog owner who was taking a native Hwanggu puppy for a walk in the park, and as soon as he saw Hwanggu, they hated it and held their Bichon Frize in their arms like they were aristocrats, scared of it hurting their little young master.


    TN: Hwanggu is simr to a Shiba


    TN: Bichonn Frize is a small fluffy white dog


    "Why are they raising such a street dog in Seoul. They have no ss."


    TN: Seoul, the capital of Korea, is one of the cities richer people tend to live in.


    They also say it loud, so the other dog owner must have heard it. But the Hwanggu dog owner isn''t an asshole, so he must have just walked by acting like they didn''t hear anything.


    It''s not like that when managing and raising a dog such as Bichon Frize well. They don''t care about its health, letting it walk without a leash, and when it goes missing, they use other people that they stole their dog and are a nuisance. With pity, I ran around the neighborhood to find it for them, but since then, I have suffered from pretending to know the couple.


    I once sheltered a stray cat with a broken leg. As expected, we ran into each other on the way to the hospital, but at that time, I did not know the nature of this couple very well, so I answered all their questions promptly.


    "Oh my. It''s a stray cat? Isn''t it dirty?"


    "If you have a broken leg, just euthanize him. There is no need to have surgery for it? The person who wanted to adopt it? They must have a lot of money."


    "Whether it''s a dog or a cat, you should have a dog you can show off."


    They say they have a history of sending their former dog to a shelter because it was ill.


    I sometimes think someone who thinks of animals as ornaments are even worse than someone who doesn''t like animals in the first ce.


    ******


    Let''s shake off this bad feeling. I bravely headed to my sister''s veterinary hospital.


    Finally, on the day of the hospital check-up. Will our little baby''s secret be revealed today?

 Chapter 4: Blue Dragon, gets its name.

    Chapter 4: Blue Dragon, gets its name.


    Cloud Animal Hospital.


    My sister named the hospital this way because the name of our family''s first dog was called Cloud.


    My sister is 8 years older than me, so she was already in elementary school when I was born. At that time, our family had a dog called Cloud. It is amon native hybrid dog with white hair on the chest and a ck body. He was older than me because he said she had raised him since she was 4.


    Cloud died when I was 6 years old, so I only have vague memories. When I think of Cloud, I only think of memories that my body remembers, such as a warm tongue, a soft and moist nose, and a slightly agonizing yet sweet body odor.


    But to my older sister, she was a precious friend who grew up together from the age of 4 to 14. Maybe he was more like a brother than me, who was much younger than her.


    We went through rain or snow to greet her off at the bus station, and when she went home from school, the Cloud and I were waiting at the bus station. Even now, as an adult, my older sister cherishes her memories of Cloud.


    Ring''


    The door to the cloud animal hospital opened with a light bell.


    "Wee, Myung-Hoon. I heard Baek-Ho adopted a baby."


    A familiar nurse, nurse Park, greeted me with a smile. I greeted him too, but I answered quietly.


    Yes, . But I''m starting to doubt if it is a cat.''


    "Meow~~."


    Sky came out to greet me one beatter than Mr. Park. Sky is a hospital cat. She is a beautiful Persian chinchi with white fur and golden eyes, but when she had to undergo surgery for a mammary tumor, her guardian left her in the hospital and cut off contact.


    My older sister was resentful and performed the operation arbitrarily, and Sky recovered safely after that and became a hospital cat. Its original name was Antote,'' but my sister changed it to sky,'' which matches cloud.'' Sky, who has recovered, is enjoying the love from the staff and guests and is doing her best as a hospital mascot.


    "Is Myung-Hoon here? Bring the little one in."


    I went into the treatment room and told my sister that the little boy yed in Baek-Ho''s water bowl, and his hair didn''t get wet.


    "That''s right, you''re a strange little boy. I''m going to do some testing, so would you like to wait outside?"


    Waiting while ying with Sky in the waiting room felt like a very long time. The little baby doesn''t have any problems, right? There are rumors on the Inte that they thought it was a cat and raised it and raised it, but it is a wildcat. But what is the real identity of our little boy?


    "Myung-Hoon,e in."


    My sister called me to the treatment room, so I went in quickly.


    "How was it? Is the baby okay?"


    After a moment''s moxibustion, the older sister opened her mouth.


    "First of all, this is not a phoenix."


    It''s a male.''


    "He looks very healthy. You and Baek-Ho took good care of it. As a result of the fecal examination, there were no parasites, and just in case, I took a picture of the infectious disease kit; it was clean. The feces looked like normal cat feces, even under a microscope. Blood tests are normal."


    "Yeah, that''s good."


    "However,. I really don''t know its real identity. It''s very simr to a cat, but it''s somewhat unreasonable to think of it like a cat."


    ""


    "I took an X-ray, and it came out strangely hazy. If you''re too young, there are cases where the abdomen doesn''te out well, but for some reason, it doesn''te out well overall. Still, I''ve seen it, but the skeleton is simr to that of a cat, but it''s a little different. But it''s still not growing, so we''ll take another X-ray after it''s a little bigger, and then we''ll talk about it. And."


    My sister grabbed the front foot of the little boy rolling around on the treatment table and pushed it out in front of me.


    "Did you look closely at his feet?"


    "?"


    "It looks like it''s webbed."


    Startled, I looked closely at the little boy''s feet.


    "You''re right. It looks like it''s webbed. This definitely was not there a week ago."


    The tiny, plump paws were, at first nce, the paws of an ordinary kitten. The top of the foot is covered with thick hair, and the sole of the foot has ck and soft flesh balls. They are ck paws,monly referred to as grape jelly by cat owners.


    If you lightly press on the soft instep, the toenailes out. Ah, there were webs like thin membranes that could barely be seen between those toes.


    "As expected, an otter?"


    "no. It''spletely different from otters. The hair is a bit simr."


    The older sister stroked the little boy''s head with her fingers.


    "And this lump on my head."


    ""


    "It looks like horns."


    Hornsare you talking? Is that flying on the head of a bull or a deer?


    In the past, I saw an article on an overseas topic saying that there was a cougar with horns on its head and that it was killed by a demon. At that time, my sister said, What is the devil''s joke? He must have had a teratoma tumor''.


    "Hey, then, sister, is our little boy also deformed? A deformed cat?"


    "No, what''s more, likely is."


    The older sister, immersed in thought, tickled the little boy''s chin with her finger, and the little boy groaned and turned his stomach over.


    "It sounds absurd, but maybe it''s like some other creature pretending to be a cat?"


    I let out augh.


    "Ah, that''s not it. Even if it''s a deformity, it''s another animal that pretends to be a cat, so the nine-tailed fox even turned into a cat?"


    "No way, so just like how a chameleon changes color, this animal changed into a cat? That''s something that happens in cartoons, isn''t it?"


    The older sisterughed at herself. The older sister hugged the little boy and rubbed her face.


    "Forget what I just said. It''s such an innocent and lovely life, but you''ll know when it grows. Just grow up healthy and prosperous."


    The boy rubbed his little head against my sister''s cheek while making a grungy motorcycle noise.


    On the way home, I bought a human baby bathtub. When I came home, I got warm water in the bathtub and put the little boy in it. The little boy said it was good and yed with the water. It swims around, moving its tiny feet like a wind-up toy boat.


    When in the water, the little boy''s bluish-gray fur shimmered with a stronger blue glow. The back is dark, and the chest and belly are pale purple.


    When I touched my head, I felt a sharp bump like the tip of a toothpick. Yes, our cats are different from normal cats. But what about Isn''t anything else wrong?


    "Because he is a male, he is a blue dragon. Child, from today on, your name is Blue Dragon. Isn''t that a brave name that goes well with Baek-Ho?"


    As if I was right, Baek-Ho meowed, and the blue dragon answered the meow, hanging from my hand with its short front paws sucked on my finger.


    "Oh, it tickles!"


    Little Blue Dragon''s teeth started growing!

 Chapter 5: Blue Dragon meets Ah-In.

    Chapter 5: Blue Dragon meets Ah-In.


    The blue dragon, who was 1 month old, was weaned and started eating the soaked feed, and I sighed. How happy it is to fall asleep without waking up in the middle of the night. To truly appreciate it, you need to experience not having water, air, and sleep.


    I finally got my hands on my main job, which I had abandoned for so long. Saying it''s my main job sounds too grandiose, but I''m a novelist. One of the fantasy novels I wrote for the first time had an unexpectedly good response, so I went down this road and got decent results.


    However, sincest year, I have been thinking about whether it is a slump or not because the English text has note out properly. This year, I was nning new writing early to try to participate in a contest at the end of the year, but since Blue Dragon came to my home, I couldn''t sit at my desk calmly all October.


    "It''s already November. But it''s not toote yet! Let''s do our best and work hard!"


    It was challenging to get the head back on again, as I had not been using my brain for a month from feeding Blue Dragon. Thinking back on the material I had envisioned before, it didn''t seem reasonable, and while I was looking through this and that material, Baek-Ho cried from behind as if to see this.


    "What is it?"


    When I turned around, Baek-Ho was proudly sitting next to the cat''s toilet and waving his tail softly as if to take a look at this. A little blue dragon was giving her strength in the bathroom filled with sand.


    "Hey, did Blue Dragon learn to use the bathroom? Oh, you''re so smart! Baek-Ho taught you well!"


    The blue dragon dug in the sand and had a bowel movement, then jumped out of the box and hovered around as if hoping for apliment, meowing. Baek-Ho smiled like a proud father, covering up the parts of the box that the blue dragon had not been able to cover.


    The cat''s nature to use the toilet on its own without being taught is very strange. If you have arge cat next to you to watch and imitate, it will learn faster. But to think our young Blue Dragon would be so brilliant, as expected of a cat Wait, he is a cat, right?


    After being freed from breastfeeding, I left the childcare to Baek-Ho and devoted myself to writing. Since there is one more mouth to feed, I should have worked harder to earn money for feed and sand, but for some reason, writing became more and more difficult.


    The story that developed very usibly in my head was not really cool when tranted into writing, and I went to sleep thinking that what I wrote at night was good, but in the morning, it felt like trash


    It''s a contest, and once I can write something I like, I can offer it to someone to read it, but the stress I got from raising Blue Dragon had umted, and my head ached.


    Should I listen to some music? I was rummaging through my list of saved music when my phone rang. Ring Ring. The caller is Kang Ah-in.


    "Hello, are you Ah-in?"


    Oppa, what are you doing? You haven''t contacted me.


    TN: Oppa is what a girl would call an older guy.


    "Uh, I''ve been a little busy. How are you?"


    I''m doing well. You''re not sick, are you? When Hae-in Oppa called you, he said that you were dying. And you couldn''t call him any longer because you needed sleep.


    Ah-in is the younger sister of my best friend, Hae-in Kang. Since she was young, she grew up in the same neighborhood, and I was close with her parents, so I am close enough to be her cousin, if not her real sibling.


    Whoa! A kitten? One month now? You were like that because of feeding the cat. Can I go see your cat or Oppa? I want to see Baek-ho, and I want to see the baby cat too.


    I also want to show you, but my cat is a little special I don''t know if I can disclose it.


    Ah-in had a rather aggressive personality, unlike her delicate appearance, so she pushed me toe to her house while she was babbling and canceled her promise.


    Hae-in and Ah-in''s family love animals, but her mother is allergic, so she can''t keep them at home. So, he would alwayse to my house and y with dogs and cats to get satisfaction. But, ironically, her mother is the one who likes animals the most in her house.


    It''s like her sister, so there''s no tension, but her college girles home and needs to clean up her clothes. After a while, I opened the windows, vacuumed, dusted, and mopped.


    In the meantime, there''s one thing I''ve recently discovered: Blue Dragon isn''t afraid of vacuum cleaners. Most young cats are so scared of the sound of the vacuum cleaner that they hide in a corner and tremble. As the name suggests, the brave blue dragon! The way he is proud of defeating the vacuum cleaner is so cute that I want to bite him!


    Come to think of it, this is the first time I''ve seen Blue Dragon clenching his teeth.


    Mandible refers to a movement in which a cat exhales air by exposing its teeth as a sign of alertness or threat, making a mandible'' sound. Seeing him gnaw his mandibles like this, it seems like a cat again.


    "Oppa, I''m here."


    I lived in my hometown in the same neighborhood, so I saw Ah-in almost every day. After independence, we didn''t see each other as often as before, but I did see Hae-in often.


    When I saw you a few months ago, you looked like a little girl, but now you''re a young woman. Ah-in is pretty. Sooner orter, you''re going to make guys cry.


    "Hey, our Ah-in has grown a lot!"


    "My Oppa has just be a father!"


    "What the hell, still, if I go out, it''s still-"


    "Kyaa! Aww!"


    Ain didn''t listen to me and ran to Baek-ho and Blue Dragon.


    "So pretty. Look at the eyes. The color of the hair is also fascinating. Oppa, what breed is he? I''ve never seen hair like this."


    "I see you for the first time. I don''t know the breed. Baek-ho has picked him up."


    "It looks lovely, but I''ve never seen a Russian Blue with such a deep blue color. Is it a mix? It''s adorable."


    Ah-in looked at the blue dragon and smiled so happily that everything around him seemed to light up. Blue Dragon also seemed to like Ah-in. Except for my sister and me, it''s the first time someone else has met Blue Dragon, so I''m d it''s not shy.


    "Can I take a picture of him? I''ll post it on Instagram."


    "Oh, can you not do that right now. As you can see, he''s a bit special. Also, the hair color. It could be a mutation, so I will not disclose it. I hate to talk about people."


    "Okay, that might be it. So what if I just showed it to my mother?"


    Ah-in''s mother likes animals but can''t touch them because of allergies. Instead, she enjoys looking at pictures and videos.


    " Only show it to the aunt and do not spread it to other ces. Understand?"


    "yep, yep!"

 Chapter 6: Blue Dragon’s Horn (1)

    Chapter 6: Blue Dragon¡¯s Horn (1)


    Ah-in took some pictures of the white tiger and the blue dragon.


    "I got really good photos too. If I post it on social media, I''ll be a star soon, but it''s a pity. I think it would be better if I just changed the name a bit."


    "The name?"


    "It''s so small and cute to be a blue dragon. There is a saying that goes after the name, but the name is old, it''s too ancient."


    You know, Baek-ho is a name that my father gave. It came about because we matched Blue Dragon with a name that went well with Baek-ho.


    My father does calligraphy as a hobby and he likes to read ancient texts. When I first picked up the white tiger, he rolled up his arms saying that you would name the kitten himself.


    After thinking about it for two days, he simply named it Baek-ho and put the words  on the basket he prepared for the kitten''s bed, making his familyugh.


    TN: Characters mean White Tiger which is Baek-ho


    My name, Myung-Hoon, and my sisters name, Myung-Seo, were also given by my father, but it seems to reflect my fathers retro hobbies.


    "Well, whatever the name, Blue Dragon will grow up to be a wonderful cat. It''s already so cute and unique. I''m looking forward to the day she bes an adult.


    "Ring"


    Ah-in and Blue Dragon held hands andughed, and Baek-ho looked at it with a father''s smile. Yeah, I''m looking forward to it too. I''m a little anxious


    ******


    November is almost over, and the weather is very cold. As I was writing in every corner of the house, I was so exhausted that I went to the park to do some exercise for a few days and then stopped catching a cold.


    I had no appetite, so I bought a basket of tangerines to supplement my vitamins. Blue Dragon crawled up on hisp as he wrapped himself in a nket and croaked to eat a mandarin orange.


    "Pi rong~"


    Blue Dragon''s voice, which used to cry beep and beep, has changed a bit these days, making it sound like a cat or a bird. Normally, it is close to the sound of a cat, but when you are excited, it rises like a bird and rides a rhythm.


    "Why? You dont hate the smell of tangerines? Baek-ho has already run away so far."


    "Pi rong Pi rong"


    "My blue dragon likes swimming, likes tangerines, and everything cats hate, right?"


    Blue Dragon took a piece of tangerine, held it with his front paws, and sat like a squirrel on his hind paws and sucked it on his side. A cat sitting and eating a tangerine, posting it on social media is a hit I shook my head at Ah-in while thinking the same thing as her. Tangerine is not the problem. It won''t be a hit, it''ll be a riot. It''s called a horned cat.


    On the small head of the blue dragon, there are now two distinctly horn-like projections, as small as a fingernail, but clearly sprouting. The reason he enjoys sitting like a squirrel is because his hind legs and lower body are well developedpared to his small forelimbs.


    He eats cat food and cat treats without hesitation, but also eats vegetables and fruits frequently. He like lettuce and bananas, but today I see that they eat tangerines too.


    "Oh, no, no! Not the coffee!"


    "Pi oww!"


    "Ugh! Myptop!"


    The blue dragon eventually spilled the coffee.


    "Ah, what are you going to do about this, you troublemaker! Yesterday you tore up all the toilet paper and today you spilled coffee!


    "Pii"


    "It''s no use pretending to be cute and covering your eyes. You need a spanking!"


    "Meooow"


    "Baek-ho, why are you like this again!"


    I put the troublemaker Blue Dragon face down and pretended to hit him in the ass, but Baek-ho intervened. he shoved my hand over his head and quickly bit the blue dragon''s back and escaped.


    Oh ho, you cant take him away, are you going to be responsible for Blue Dragons bad habits?


    Baek-ho ran away from my hand, biting the blue dragon, put it down, and pped the blue dragon''s nose with its front paw. Pyaaong! Blue Dragon, who protested, got another blow on his nose under Baek-ho''s stern gaze and fell t on his face, crying sadly.


    Ahh, you wanted to discipline him yourself?


    I wiped away the coffee spilled on myptop and sat down. I can''t do anything because I keep coughing and the fever rose. It would be nice to have a drink of porridge, but I don''t have the energy to boil it. I have to go to bed early today and go to the hospital tomorrow.


    It would have been helpful and helpful if I had picked up a catfish instead of a cat. I was wearing a duvet all the way to the end of my head, thinking uselessly, and my trembling body became warm. Baek-ho clung to my back and the blue dragon clung to his chest and sang a luby song.


    Arent they great snail brides? With the warm cats on both sides of me, my trembling body subsided and I fell asleep. I don''t usually sleep with Blue Dragon because he''s too young to be crushed when I lie down, but I can''t push him out today.


    TN: Snail in the morning but is a pretty bride at night, preparing food and doing housework for the man in the story.


    I fell into a dark sleep and woke up coughing a few times, and it seems that I fell into a deep sleep only to wake up in the middle of the night. Is it dawn because the windows are dim?


    As I was about to lie down, something shed under the nket. I unintentionally lifted the nket and found a blue dragon sleeping on me, and there was a soft glow near its tiny head. I rolled up the nket to take a good look, but there was nothing around the blue dragon. Did I see it wrong? I think there was something shining like a firefly around the horns.


    I put it on my pillow so that the blue dragon did not fall on my body and went to sleep again.


    When I woke up in the morning, I felt refreshed as if my body had been washed. The cold seemed to have improved because it was good to sleep with the cats. I didn''t take any medicine and I''ve never had a cold so quickly, but it''s amazing. I''ve heard that cats have a healing effect, but I wonder if it''s true.


    When I got up and moved my body, I felt very good. I really think it''s all better.


    "Pi yong"


    "Is Blue Dragon awake too? Are you hungry? I''ll give you some food soon."


    I should eat something, but the blue dragon begged me to eat it sooner than usual, so I feed the cats first, but the blue dragon eats a lot of food. He ate so much than usual that I was worried about him getting an upset stomach.


    "My little boy, did you secretly go somewhere for a night drink while you were sleeping? Why are you eating so much?"


    "Peep!"


    The blue dragon wept as if it was unfair. Blue dragon must have been full as his belly was big.


    Come to think of it, I think I saw the blue dragon''s horns glowing in my sleep.


    I hugged the blue dragon and looked at the horns. The pale ivory horns were now about half a finger high, smooth and opaque, but not shiny at all.


    "Was it a dream? I must have seen it wrong in my sleep."


    "Pi-yah~"


    The blue dragon looked away a little and made a smiling face.

 Chapter 7: Blue Dragon’s Horn (2)

    Chapter 7: Blue Dragon¡¯s Horn (2)


    I was worried that Blue Dragon might have a sudden craving for more because he ate all of his food for the day and kept begging for more, but fortunately, it was only temporary. By the afternoon, I was relieved that he was back as usual. He could have days where he is hungrier than usual because hes a growing boy. I used to be like that when I was younger too.


    Tonight, I have a meeting with my Bookmark'' friends. When I was in college, it was a club meeting where we discussed reading and reviewed what we wrote. Some close friends from there are meeting once every three or four months even after graduation, and they contacted me saying they couldn''t go because of a cold before, but they seemed to be able to go because their condition improved.


    I sat down to write a little before the meeting. Theptop I worried was broken from Blue Dragon spilling coffee on it was fine, maybe it felt refreshed by the coffee shower that it felt like I wrote better. I think the overall structure and settings are fine, but the words didn''te out naturally, so I worried about that before.


    The story that I continued to struggle over and over finished smoothly as if a blockage had been opened. I was so excited that the characters Even the characters that I thought was boring felt alive and progressed in the story smoothly. I was so into it that time flew by.


    Oop! I will bete for the bookmark meeting. Ill end it here for today.


    When I read it over before saving the manuscript, it was good. Ive only been written for a day, but the volume is substantial, and in the two years I''ve been in a slump, I''ve never written something I liked as much as I did. The cold haspletely healed, and today is a day for something to happen.


    Baek-ho, Blue Dragon, your brother is going out, so take a good care of the house. Blue Dragon, dont cause any problems.


    Nyao


    Piyao


    They answer my questions very well. Our Baek-ho, as always, is an exemry cat with no problems, but Blue Dragon''s sparkling eyes with yfulness doesnt put me at ease.


    It''s hasnt been long since it was a little baby who couldn''t even walk, but as soon he starts walking around, he bes more of a troublemaker. It is so cute to see him jump and roll and y without getting tired, then copse for a moment and fall asleep as he is.


    After looking around the room again to see if there was anything dangerous or anything that the blue dragon could use to make another problem.


    Bookmark gatherings are usually held at Pepperoni, an oven-dried pizza restaurant in Donggyo-dong. One of my former ssmates, Munsu, is running it with his brother, so when we first started, we decided to hold a meeting there to raise sales, so we usually make an appointment here.


    I said, I want to increase sales, but it probably didnt help that much. Munsu older brother, Junsu hyung, is also a member of the bookmark club, and he''s very kind, so he''ll give you a lot of food on the house when his younger sibling''s friendse.


    Oh, its cold. Am I a littlete?


    Oh, Myung-hoon is here. You said you had a cold is it okay for you toe here? The weather is cold.


    Yuri, you came early, its okay now, I slept well yesterday and Im fine.


    Yo! Bro!


    Seeing my friend reaching out to me with exaggerated movements, I sighed and fist bumped him.


    This friend is strong. He is Ah-in''s older brother who came to yst time, and he grew up together since childhood because he is a neighbor and Im close with his parents. If you look at the photos in my mother''s album, there is Hae-in sitting with a bib next to me, lying down with a pacifier. To my dismay, this guy has a birthday three months earlier than me.


    Ah-in is pretty, but Hae-in also looks as tall as a model. Shes above average but her brother is on a celebrity status for his looks. But the trap is that if he open his mouth, he just sounds like an idiot.


    Bro! Are you saying you''re raising a baby? Ah-in came to see her and said she was pretty and was drooling.


    Oh my, did Myung-hoon adopt a kitten? Baek-hos younger brother?


    Do you have any pictures? Lets see.


    "I want to see it too. Ain only showed her mom the picture and didn''t show it to me, saying it was a secret."


    Kang Hae-in you talk too much!


    Hey,e all the way here and talk about what kind of cat you have. Does raising a dog or a cat produce rice or porridge? It smells, and you have to clean up the poop, and there''s a lot of work. Let''s go ahead and toast."


    It''s the first time I''m thankful for Kyung-suk, who turns the topic with a frown. He hates animals. But I can understand his feelings. My pets are cute and family-friendly to me and not to others. Some people have an aversion to dogs and cats.


    That''s why I don''t talk about cats in the first ce. Of course, we talk happily only when we meet people who like animals, but there may be people who hate animals like Kyung-suk, and there are many people who don''t care if they don''t.


    Bookmark Friends generally like animals, and there are two friends who have dogs, and a friend who has a cat and a friend who keeps a tropical fish.


    Here you go, heres the pizza. The pepperoni special that pepperoni is proud of, and the jpeno pasta is here, right?


    Hello Junsu hyung.


    Yeah, its been a while, Myung-hoon. Is your sister doing well too?


    "Yes. Shes doing well.


    Tell her to stop by sometime, because we are developing a new menu that your noona will like. Are you writing well?


    Yes, I am working hard.


    Write consistently. There arent many kids among us who keep writing, so I hope you do well by working hard.


    There are only a few people who continue to write among the ssmates who had a passion for writing when they were students. Making a living by writing was not as easy as I thought, so I usually gave up and looked for another way. Even Junsu and Munsu, who run this pizza restaurant right now, had considerable writing skills when they were students, but eventually switched to the restaurant business.


    It''s harder to find time to write while having a full-time job. Among the friends gathered today, Yuri goes to a publishing house and writes her own articles after work.


    In the case of the men, it is said, Will you make a living by writing, how will you feed your wife and children, can you call such an unstable job a job? The pressure of the adults around me is no joke.


    Fortunately, the first writing sold quite well and my sister was a strong supporter, so I was still holding on, but as the slump got longer, I was thinking a lot about whether I should give up and look for a job.


    Didnt you have a hard time because you couldnt finish the writingst time? How are you now?


    Uh, its been hard for a while, but now I feel like Ive got the hang of it. I want to try a little harder.


    What story are you writing now?


    I think it would be better to write what I know well. It''s a fantasy, but there''s a cat with hidden power."

 Chapter 8: Blue Dragon’s Horn (3)

    Chapter 8: Blue Dragon¡¯s Horn (3)


    The fantasy story that you were talking about is a cat story? Is that even a writing? Its totally going to sell a lot of copies.


    The atmosphere quickly became awkward as Kyung-suk put down his beer mug and said it sarcastically.


    Han Kyung-suk, isnt fantasy a writing as well? I know you like pure literature but watch your mouth.


    Kang Hae-in, dont just defend him because he is Myung-hoon, honestly speaking, is fantasy really a writing? Its not realistic, the grammar is a mess, and most of them are all simr, its always regression, hunter, status window. If one is sessful, then a near identical copy will drop.


    As Kyung-suk poured out his words as he was worked up, Yuri, who was listening next to him, pped him.


    You know them quite well. For someone who says they dont read that kind of stuff.


    Hae-in burst outughing.


    Oh, it was. Ha Kyung-suk, who acknowledged only pure literature and said that he could not read fantasy or web novels because he was cringing, when did you read those fantasy novels you were talking about then?


    "Hey! stop it! Why would I read something like that?! I only did it to see what kinds of stuff kids were reading now adays, it was just some market research!


    Kyung-suk got angry with his face red, and Hae-in teased him a little more, and only stopped when hit him on his back to stop.


    I am not in a position to say anything to Kyung-suk, and I used to think the same way as he did. In fact, when I first started reading web novels, I dropped most of them because of spelling mistakes, childish lines, and inconsistent context.


    Then I saw one or two interesting writing, gradually realized the trick to picking out well-written works and was able to find sparsely shining writings even amid a flood of simr clichs.


    It was only after reading some fantasy novels that I thought I might be able to write it myself, and then I realized that it was not as easy as I thought, and I was reflecting on how I had looked down on the genre of fiction.


    Since I started writing fiction, I want to write well. I want to write something that readers could read, enjoy, and feel happy. I also felt the joy of finding a pearl in a pile of garbage when I found a well-written novel while reading. I hope that my writing will also give readers the joy of finding a marble, if not a pearl.


    After eating with friends, I had a drink after a long time and came homete at night, and before I took off my shoes, Blue Dragon clung to me crying. Hisrge eyes were emotional.


    Come to think of it, it was the first time that I left Blue Dragon at home alone for so long.


    My little one, have you been waiting a long time? Did you think that hyung wasn''ting home?"


    Piyaang


    Yeah, okay, Im not going anywhere. Let me go for a while. I want to change."


    Although the Blue Dragon is still young, it is very expressive. The voices are of various pitches, so they convey emotions well. Holding Blue Dragon who was crying and not wanting to fall, he barely took off his coat. Seeing Baek-ho feeling like he can finally rx, rubbing himself on my legs, he seemed to have struggled to appease Blue Dragon while I was away. Both of them are so cute.


    ******


    A few dayster, while I was writing, I had a question about animals, so I called my sister to ask something.


    Hello. Is this Myung-hoon?


    Yea, noona, itste, do you have time to talk? What about brother-inw?


    He is at home with the kids. I didn''t get off work today. I''ll sleep in the hospital tonight.


    "Why? What''s going on?"


    Sky isnt feeling so well and I cant leaver him here. Ill watch over her.


    Oh no, is her condition bad? Noona did you have dinner?


    No.


    Then Ill buy you something to eat and visit you. To see Sky as well.


    Yes, thank you.


    I heard that the hospital cat, Sky, has been suffering from anxiety for some time without knowing the cause, but he seems to be in a bad condition. Sky is a really gentle and pretty cat, and he gets along well with Baek-ho and Blue dragons.


    At first, when he fell ill and was abandoned by the original owner, he was quite depressed, but with the love andfort of the hospital family, he regained his bright and easygoing original appearance.


    Sky is now the mascot of Cloud Animal Hospital. Because he has a painful past, I want him to live that much happier now.


    I''m about to put on the coat, but Blue dragon rushes to me and clings on to me. This started happening after returningte from the bookmark meeting a few days ago.


    Blue dragon, its too cold outside, so you should stay at home.


    Piya piya piyaang!


    The blue dragon squealed like he didn''t like it, raised small ws and pecked it into my coat, clinging to it.


    Ah really what should I do with this boy?


    Reluctantly, I wrapped the blue dragon in a warm nket and put it in the carrying case. I also put a few hot packs on the bottom of the mobile station to avoid him getting cold. After the horns on his head started to stand out, I couldn''t take him to the hospital during the day, so I''ll go with you to show my sister. Its definitely not because I lost to Blue dragons cuteness.


    There is a restaurant with delicious sandwiches near the cloud animal hospital. It is open untilte at night, and you can order from the outside window without entering the store, so it is a favorite ce for veterinary hospital customers.


    Its been a while, student Myung-hoon, is your sister working overtime today?


    Haha, I tell you every time Ie, but Im not a student anymore. Its been so long since I graduated. Ahjussi youre staying healthy right?


    TN: I dont know about western culture, but in Korea people tend to ask if youre healthy to ask how youre doing.


    As the days are getting colder, my limbs are aching, but its still bearable. Is Baek-ho in the bag?


    Oh, no. Its a new kitten.


    Oh really? Looks like Baek-ho got a younger brother. Head in now. I also added handful of fries. Its on the house.


    "Thank you so much."


    Sky was receiving sap in the hospital room. He just looked like he had no energy and was in poor condition. The white hair, which was as soft as silk, looked weak, and there was no strength his the eyes. In the cab, Skys favorite snacks and wet food were ced in a bowl, but there was no sign of him touching it.


    Hes not eating. I''m worried."


    Hes lost a lot more weight than thest time I saw him. How''s the blood test result?"


    There is no clear cause, but there are high levels of inmmation and anemia. I wish it wasnt for peritonitis.


    Feline peritonitis is scary. Diagnosis is difficult because the cause or treatment is unknown, and in wet peritonitis filled with pleural effusion or ascites, the fatality rate is close to 100%.


    He doesnt try to eat anything, so I force feed every three hours, and he spits out almost everything. Im upset because theres nothing more I can do other than getting him the sap.


    Noona, lets eat some sandwiches. Noona you need to eat and replenish your strength to take care of Sky and see other patients.


    I took my sister to the waiting room and opened a sandwich bag. My sister grumbled that she had no appetite but still managed to eat a sandwich.


    Did you bring Blue dragon? He must be feeling cramped, take him out.


    Yeah take a look at Blue dragona as well. Umm?"


    There are no blue dragons in the mobile station. Obviously the door was closed well, but the door was open and the carrier was empty. There are a lot of hot packs on the inside and it''s still hot inside, but where did the blue dragon go?


    My sister and I got up in bewilderment and looked around the waiting room. I can''t find him no matter where I look. Could it be that the door was open outside the hospital? No way. By the time I came in, he was definitely in the mobile station. Did you follow Sky into the patient room?


    I opened the door to the patient room. The blue dragon was there. He was standing on his hind legs in front of the patient room, with his front feet on the door, his nose pressed against the door, and facing Sky with the door in between.


    The Blue dragon''s horns were shining.

 Chapter 9: Blue Dragons Horn (4)

    Chapter 9: Blue Dragon''s Horn (4)


    Noona, look at the blue dragon!


    The older sister came to the hospital room btedly and looked inside.


    Oh, are youforting Sky? Blue Dragon is really nice.


    Didnt you see the blue dragon just glowing with its horns?


    Glowing?


    As soon as I saw the blue dragon''s horn, the light disappeared, so my sister couldn''t see it. The older sister held the blue dragon up and touched his head and horns.


    When I opened the door, the horn was shining softly here. I definitely saw it.


    Really? didn''t you see it wrong? Its normal now, dont worry about it.


    No, noona what do you mean. It''s already not normal for a kitten to have horns on its head.


    I stayed in the hospital for a while, then got up with the blue dragon. For some reason, the blue dragon seemed to be rapidly losing his energy, so she thought it would be better to go home quickly.


    When I got home and took out the blue dragon, the blue dragon did not y as usual, but staggered,id down in Baek-ho''s arms, and fell asleep immediately. The weather was so cold, was it a bad idea to take you out? Maybe it wasnt a good idea to bring you to Sky who was sick. I regretted bringing Blue dragons there.


    Blue Dragon looks weak, so I can''t do anything. I can''t even write because I can''t get a job.


    If I still have no energy tomorrow, I also fell asleep thinking that I will have to take her to my sister again.


    Piyao


    I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of a blue dragon. The blue dragon was tickling my face under my chin.


    Is the blue dragon okay now?


    Pirong


    "Why? Are you ufortable?


    I rubbed my eyes and sat up. Blue Dragon sat down in front of the feed bowl and looked at me and wept.


    Is there no food?


    In our house, in the morning, if you pour a day''s worth of feed into a bowl, Baek-ho and the Blue dragon are free to feed themselves. Baek-ho gets feed for adult cats and blue dragons gets feed for kittens, and they always eat their own feed. I always adjust the amount so that there is a little left over in the morning of the next day, so there is no way there should be no rice at this time.


    The blue dragon sat in front of the tableware and pounded his tail to urge me. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he looked closer and saw that there was not even a grain of feed. You didn''t give me less than the other day, so why did it disappear so fast?


    When you pour new feed, Blue dragon eats like crazy.


    Youre going to get a stomach ache, little one. Eat slowly.


    Come to think of it, hasn''t this happened a while ago? On the day I had a bad cold, the blue dragon inhaled the food like this in such a hurry.


    Blue Dragon ate three or four times the amount he normally ate at once, and then drank water as if he was full. Seeing that he has strength in his gait and eating well, he doesn''t seem to be in pain, so I went back to sleep in peace.


    Tiring Tirring! Tiring Tirring!


    Who is calling at this hour? I clumsily moved and picked up my phone,


    Myung-hoon, Sky is eating!


    Uh huh?


    Sky is eating rice, and our Sky got up and eats by herself after 5 days!


    "Really? Noona, thats great!


    I don''t know why it suddenly got better, but I''m so happy to see that the Sky is feeling bettter. Sorry if I woke you up.


    No, no, thanks for letting me know, you should get some rest as well.


    My sister was crying because she was so happy. I also woke up to have a cup of coffee or a cup of coffee. At the feet of the white tiger and blue dragon were sleeping peacefully.


    Wait a minute, now that I think about it


    Even on the night I was sick with a cold, I saw the blue dragon''s horns glow in my sleep. At that time, I faintly looked at it in my sleep, so I thought I had misunderstood it, but yesterday, for a brief moment, I clearly saw the blue dragon''s horn shining in the sky in front of the hospital room. And Blue dragon was very hungry, he inhaled the feed several times more than usual, and I got better from my cold and the sky got better.


    I touched the tiny horn of the sleeping blue dragon.


    Boy, can you heal people with your horns? Did you heal me and Sky?


    Was it because the blue dragon was in a much more serious condition than when he healed me? It is understandable if the reason he was so hungry was because he had consumed his body''s energy.


    My little boy is so small that he uses his stamina to treat me and the sky.


    Peep?


    "Ouch!"


    Blue dragon, who was disturbed in his sleep kicked his leg back kicking my chin with his back legs. The blue dragon pushed me away and mumbled something, dug into Baek-ho''s arms again, and I touched my chin. I need to cut this guy''s toenails. Ah it stings.


    ******


    So, the horns of blue dragons have healing powers?


    Noona, I cant say for sure, but I think its almost certain.


    Hmm, I havent seen the blue dragon with its horns shining, but seeing that you are so sure, youre probably right. The sky was miraculously healed, too.


    I was at my sister''s hospital. Sky is nowpletely healthy and was sitting next to my sister, waving her tail softly as if she wasnt sick. Her hair was as shiny as before, and her golden eyes gleamed with vibrancy. You seem more healthy than before you got sick.


    Noona, shouldnt Blue dragon get his horns checked?


    Would it work in a test? He is already beyond our knowledge and science. It''s a mysterious cat. I''ve known since it didn''t have a belly button."


    The older sister took a sip of coffee with her eyes widened as the sky was taking care of her.


    Dont go anywhere and talk like this, keep the Blue Dragon out of sight and be careful. When the sky meets and the blue dragon loses his energy, it''s not like he''s an easy skill to use. If you see bad people, be careful as it can cause serious trouble.


    Yeah, I know


    If people find out, they might even try to eat it. There are a lot of people who eat and watch anything that is good.


    When I got home, the blue dragon was swimming in the baby bath, singing to the peeps. My swimming skills have improved since then. It was a bit disappointing that our house didn''t have a bathtub. If you have a bathtub, you can swim in a wider area.


    Let''s work hard. The deadline for the contest is just around the corner, so I''ll do my best to write it down. If you work hard, you might be able to move into a house with a bathtub someday, right?


    Someone said the bigger the dream, the better. That way, even if it breaks, the pieces arerge.

 Chapter 10: a cat with a lot of secrets

    Chapter 10: a cat with a lot of secrets


    It was already December. Another year ising to an end.


    It is said that this winter is not as cold as usual and the days are warm, but even so, it is still winter, so it is cold when sitting at a desk. Sitting on an electric nket on the floor of the room, wrapped in a nket, and tapping on the keyboard of myptop ced on a small table, my legs became numb and I carefully adjusted my seat.


    Blue Dragon, sleeping on my thigh, licked his lips again as if in a sleep talk, and then Baek-ho, who was sleeping on the back of my foot, lifted his head once and then put it down again.


    Ugh!


    I frowned and swallowed a moan. I have to choose between putting them off my legs or sitting cross legged! I guess Ill wait a little longer like this.


    The dark feet of the blue dragon that stretch out into the air, and the pink soles of the white tiger, who lie quietly, are distinct. In technical terms, they are called grape jelly and strawberry jelly.


    I squeezed the small paws of the blue dragon slightly. warm and soft The reason why this winter feels less cold may be because these guys are by my side.


    I''m prone to colds, so I always have a cough in winter, but I haven''t had a runny nose or cough since the night that Blue Dragon healed me. Even if I sit for a long time, I do not feel tired as easily as before, so my writing work has be more resilient. Our blue dragon is a blessing in many ways. Baek-ho, who has picked up such a blessing, is, of course, the original.


    Ring ring ring ring, Sender Hae-in Kang.


    Uh, are you Hae-in?


    Yes, it''s my brother. what are you doing?


    What else, Im writing.


    Can I go to your house with Ah-in? Ah-in wants to see Baek-ho and Blue dragon.


    Uh its a bit difficult, but Im preparing for a fantasy novel contest. This is the final stage of the manuscript.


    Bro, isn''t it too much these days? You donte out, you dont let us visit. Do you have a girl?


    No, its really because of the contest. There is no time because it closes in ten days. Ill see you when I finish and submit the manuscript.


    I get it. I''ll see you at Christmas Write the manuscript well and contact me when you are finished. I hope you win it! Good luck!


    It''s true that the contest deadline is only ten days away, but there are other reasons that keep friends froming home. I sighed and looked at the blue dragon.


    I''m worried that I won''t be able to keep hiding about the blue dragon from Hae-in and Ah-in without anyone else knowing about it. These days, I''m preparing for a contest, so I''ve been told in advance that I should focus on writing, but if it were normal, Hae-in would have juste by without a call.


    It is no wonder that Hae-in is upset because we suddenly banned entry while we were going to each other''s house as if it were our own house and sleeping for several days. We''ve been hiding nothing from each other all this time, but I''m also deeply sorry that Hae-in doesnt know the secret of Blue Dragon.


    The Hae-in siblings have grown up together since they were young, so they know each other well, but they aren''t the kind of people who gossip about the blue dragon, so how about asking the two of them to keep a secret? Although Hae-in has a light mouth, he knows how to keep important things.


    As for the horns, it was a mutation, a teratoma tumor, or something, and I asked my sister to pick a suitable disease name


    Peep?


    I was thinking about this for a while, but when I woke up, the blue dragon looked up at me with his round eyes.


    Our blue dragon is so cute, but we cant show him to anyone, and we cant always hide it in the house, so what should we do?


    Fortunately, it''s a cat, so it''s okay to live indoors. If I were a dog, I would have to take him for a walk every day. I guess I should have bought it fur hat or something.


    Blue Dragon tilted his head and jumped off my leg, licking his fur thoroughly and grooming himself. Oh, now you''re good at grooming yourself?


    Cats are really hard-working animals. Because they sleep so much, they stay awake during the day a lot, but I spend about half of that time on grooming. Lick and grooming the hair on the back, belly, and tail of the body as well as the arms and legs, and wipe the head, face, ears, etc. that cannot be reached with saliva on the front paws and wipe again and again.


    This kind of licking is called grooming, and it is a very important task for a cat. However, Blue dragon wasn''t good at grooming because he was young. And every time, Baek-ho would grab a blue dragon, sit him down, and lick his whole body, but now that he''s a little older, it''s strange that he is grooming himself up quite a bit.


    Thud.


    Piyah~


    The blue dragon, who sat on its hind legs, grabbed the tail with its front paws and licked the tip of its tail, and fell over. As I watched, I burst intoughter, and the blue dragon sitting up got angry and turned around and sat down and pounded the floor with his tail.


    Im sorry, are you angry that Iughed at you?


    I pat him on the back tofort him, but there''s some bulge under her shoulder. No, what is it this time?


    I looked through the blue dragon''s fur. Under the thick fur, small lump-like projections are hidden behind each shoulder, one by one, seemingly invisible.


    It''s not surprising anymore, my little one like an onion peel that keeps popping up until I peel it, what else is this? Are the hornsing out of your back now? Doesn''t the difficulty increase too much to pretend to be a mutant or a furry hat?


    I was writing a novel about the cat with hidden powers, and my kitten has also be a kitten who also has secrets.


    ******


    Bro, are you finished?


    Yeah, it shipped today. Now we have to leave the results to god.


    Good work. You wrote well right?/


    Well. I worked hard on my own, but I dont know what it will be like because the material isnt a trend these days.


    I worked hard, so it will be good. Or maybe it''s a good experience. In my next post, everything will be blood and flesh.


    It was written when I was happy with the warm energy of Baek-ho and Blue Dragon, and I liked it in my own way, but I try not to expect too much because it is far from mainstream. It would be nice to even just hear some constructive criticism.


    Will I be able to survive in the midst of the countless SSS-rank, heavenly demons, hunters, and regression novels?

 Chapter 11: Blue Dragons children’s clothes

    Chapter 11: Blue Dragon''s children¡¯s clothes


    Click, click,


    I''m clicking so hard right now that my fingers hurt. I have had a cat for a long time, but I have no interest in this kind of thing, so I didn''t know there were so many online shopping malls selling pet clothes and essories. Dog and cat clothes, as well as hats, scarves, various costumes, and fashion sses are diverse, and the number of items a lot.


    Originally, my theory was that it is better to raise animals as naturally as possible, so I had no interest in clothes or ornaments worn on animals.


    Maybe some dogs will need clothes to go for a walk on a cold day. There are some cats who like to dress up, but most cats don''t like to wear clothes.


    Unless they had surgery and needs a cone, I dont like to force them to wear anything.


    I once volunteered at an animal shelter. Dozens of dogs or cats enter the shelter every day, and in some cases they were abandoned, but in many cases they are simply lost. Even with a ne with contact information on it, the guardian could have been found, but it was not the first time that a puppy wearing pretty clothes and dyed ears and tail didn''t have an identification tag, so he couldn''t find his owner.


    In shelters, if the owner or adoptee is not found after a certain period of time, they are euthanized. This is because there is not enough space and manpower to keep them, and I have often seen owners of dogs or cats who have already been euthanized visit the shelter btedly and weep.


    It was too painful to see such things, so I did not volunteer for a long time at the shelter and so I quit.


    However, I am also diligently clicking the mouse. To choose the blue dragon''s hat and clothes.


    Im not into fashion and dont have many clothes myself but I am looking through clothes for cats online. I couldnt believe myself.


    Of course, I buy it because I need it. On Christmas Eve, I was going to meet Hae-in and my siblings, but we decided to eat at pepperoni, but he mighte to my house after that. To prepare for that, I live to cover the projections on the blue dragon''s horns and back, but if possible, I should buy something pretty andfortable, something that suits the blue dragon well.


    Is this what a single father who chooses clothes for his daughter feels like?


    Blue dragon, how about this? You like it? I don''t know if the horns will be well covered."


    Piyah?


    Our Blue Dragon, anything goes well with him, but isnt there something thats a bit manly and cute? They only sell things that are too shabby. Our little one would look better in a sporty one than a shy one like this. Lets find some more.


    Piya?


    I hold the blue dragon with both hands, and put it to the picture of the hat on the monitor, but somehow the back of my head felt weird. When I turned around, Baek-ho was looking at me like I was pathetic. Oh, I feel ashamed.


    Ring ring ring ring.


    Oh, Noona.


    Do you have time today? Can youe to the hospita?


    Uh why?


    Rays prospective adoptee ising today. The person who lives in Yangpyeong that I talked aboutst time. They want to take Ray with them as soon as the adoption is confirmed today. Can you take Ray to them in my car?


    "Okay. What time should I go?


    They said they areing at two o''clock, soe around then.


    "Okay. I hope they are a good people. See youter."


    Ray is a dog being cared for at the hospital. It''s a young dog about 5 months old now, but it''s a hybrid of a Siberian Husky and a Jindo dog, so it''s already a bit bulky.


    Ray''s original owner is a man who runs a construction material factory in Gyeonggi-do, and he adopted him as soon as he was weaned to raise him as a factory keeper. However, when he discovered the habit of eating his own feces, he said that he would change that habit, and he beat Ray every day.


    It is the same with human children, but a bad habit cannot be corrected by hitting. Ray, the dog, who had no education, was stressed the more he was beaten, and his food symptoms got worse, and the owner beat him even harder.


    Someone said that he could see Ray licking his owner''s hand even after being beaten like that, so an employee at the factory secretly took Ray out at night and released him to a distant ce. I thought it would kill me if I left it alone, so I''d rather go out on the road and live as a wanderer.


    But the next day, Ray was beaten by his owner and dragged his swollen leg back to the factory. It is said that the owner kicked such a Rayy without mercy.


    I bought it because it looked pretty but its eating shit. If youre going to run away, don''te back. Why would youe back? Youre getting beat until you bleed today.


    One of the factory employees subscribed to my sister''s personal blog. Her older sister also writes on her blog about domestic cats and abandoned animals entering the hospital, and also writes about adopting animals that have been rescued and treated. There are not many animals that meet good families through her blog, so she runs it consistently even when she is busy.


    The employee left a secret message on her sister''s blog, appealing to Ray to help, and the older sister spoke directly to the factory manager and persuaded her with her kind words, and took over her.


    Ray, who came to the hospital, was treated and received enough food and love, and in just two weeks, shepletely changed her eating habits. She is a pure white puppy that only resembles a Jindo and a husky, and everyone who sees her admires her for being gentle and handsome.


    At first, she used to be startled when people raised her hand, but she loves people and is a hungry dog, so she doesn''t know how happy she is when people treat her at the hospital. She is also friendly with other dogs and cats.


    There were many hospital guests who liked Ray and considered adoption, but the conditions for adoption did not fit well as she is a breed that will grow to be arge dog, so it is difficult to raise it in an apartment or a small room.


    The adoption applicant visiting today is a middle-aged couple living in a detached house with arge yard. He will have a friend because they already have one dog at home.


    Ray, who was adopted when he was 2 months old, said that by the time he was 5 months old, there were hardly any days he wasn''t beaten. Nevertheless, I hope that Ray, who is infinitely gentle and kind, receives a lot of love and lives happily, so I want them to be good people.


    "Piyow"


    "Youre happy too right? Blue dragon. Ray is about to be adopted. Let''s pray that he will meet a good family."


    "Pirorolong"


    As if the blue dragon could understand my words, it cried making bird noises and jumped around. He grew a little so he can jump quite high.

 Chapter 12:

    Chapter 12:


    <strong>C12: There is no way my cat is a dragon (1)</strong>


    Ray''s adoption applicants he met at the hospital were very nice people, so the adoption process went smoothly. I visited the adoptive home myself as I was dropping off Ray, and I saw that the ce was nice.


    The yard wasrge enough for Ray, who was active and would grow up to be a big dog. It seemed to Ray that the yard was not a well-maintained ornamental garden, it was a yard where dogs and children space to run around as they wish.


    Their younger son, who is in the 6th grade of elementary school, had a smile on his face as soon as he met Ray, but he didn''t rush up to Ray but waited for Ray to approach him first. He carefully lowered his knees and lowered his posture, then when Rey wagged his tail and then poked his head towards him, he then reached out and pet his head. Seeing how he was treating Ray, I could tell that he is caring and great with animals.


    You had a tough time right? You wont be getting hit at our house. I''ll give you a lot of delicious food. Lets go for a lot of walks with hyung and me and have fun.


    Seeing the child''s attitude towards Ray, I was able to leave without any worries, so I returned with a happy heart.


    It is sad that people or animals are not loved as much as they love them. In the case of affectionate dogs like Rey, there are many cases of blind affection for theirpanion, but Rey has only received a response with violence so far. Now I can forget all the painful memories and live with love and love to my heart''s content.


    ******


    The streets are full of carols. Munsus Pepperoni was even more colorful than usual with the decorations of the Christmas tree and colored light bulbs.


    Friends, try this, its a Christmas special.


    Even in the midst of hectic work, Munsu took separate tables for Hae-in, Yuri, and me. The Christmas special pizza was made with a red color using tomatoes and pepperoni, a green color of arug, and white with fresh mozzare cheese to create a Christmas atmosphere.


    Wow, this looks charming and looks delicious as well. I think you could sell this even when Christmas is over!


    Charming? Like the fruit of good and evil?


    TN: Fruit that Adam and Eve ate.


    Yuri how is your writing?


    Yeah, I write whenever I can, but its not easy to find time because I write after work. When is Myung-Hoons contest going to announce the finalists?


    They said early February.


    I wish you get great results.


    "Thank you. Yuri. I hope you write good as well."


    Yuri went to a publishing house, and now she has the dignity of a working woman. When she was a student, she was just like a young girl, but I guess I could say that she has grown up and is more sophisticated. She has good interpersonal rtionships, I guess you be more mature when you get a job.


    "Ouch! Spicy. Spicy. Munsu, do you have milk?


    Oh oppa, lower your voice, why did you eat jpenos like that!


    Seeing Kang Hae-in, I guess jobs dont change everyone.


    See you Yuri, it was fun today.


    Yeah, if my sisters family from Canada didnte, Id go with Myung-hoons house as well. Im be leavingn because I told my parents and sister that I would spend Christmas with them.


    Yuri went home, but Hae-in and Ah-in were excited like two puppies and urged me.


    Lets go quickly, I miss Blue Dragon.


    Oppa, I also bought a Christmas present for Baekho and Blue Dragon. Oh, I also have a brother.


    Ah-in, dont you have a boyfriend? Why do you hang out with your oppas instead of your friends?"


    What are you talking about, I turned down a bunch of dinner requests to go see Blue Dragoon. It''s fine because I always hang out with my friends. Lets go quickly.


    I cant tell them to go spend the day with their parents. I cant tell them I have to go spend the day with my parents because our parents went on a trip together.


    Well, I''ll try to hide it as long as I can, but what can I do if they do find out, theyre Hae-in and Ah-in.


    Thanks to the tipsiness of the wine we drank together over dinner, I headed to our house with the Hae-in and ah-in.


    Wait here. Ill clean up a little."


    What are you cleaning up for? Its not like weve only been to your ce once or twice.


    Its just a moment.


    I put Hae-in and Ah-in outside, walked in, quickly grabbed the blue dragon, and put on the clothes I ordered a few days ago. Red Santa''s vest and red fur hat with white fur rims. It''s Christmas right now, so it won''t look awkward if he wears it, and it would be suitable for today.


    I also ordered a white tiger because I thought it would be awkward if only the blue dragon was wearing clothes. Baek-ho is Santa''s outfit with a hood.


    Baek-ho looked a little annoyed, but he wore it well without making a fuss. Its only for today, so be patient.


    Because Blue Dragon is still a baby, the clothes and hat are a little big, but it suits them very well. my baby is pretty too


    Come in now.


    As soon as Ain entered, she screamed and hugged the blue dragon.


    Oh my God, you have a good sense of humor. You''re so pretty. Theyre like dolls."


    Blue dragon was surprisinglyfortable wearing clothes and hats, so it seemed like he could get through the night safely by ying well by not getting his hat taken off.


    Let me hug you too. He''s so cute."


    I thought that until Hae-in hugged him.


    "Peep!"


    Bro whats this on his head?


    I mean, why are you taking off the hat he was wearing!


    Um, so thats a long story.


    Next to me while I was talking, Blue Dragon yed with the ball that Ah-in bought, and Hae-in and Ah-in listened to me with serious expressions.


    So, youre telling me something appeared on his back? I wouldnt know unless I feel it. It felt like something long.


    Hes still a baby, but hes so gentle and cute, what if this is a serious illness?


    Ah-in had tears in his eyes, but Hae-in looked at the blue dragon for a long time with a serious face and then put his hand on my shoulder.


    Bro, dont be angry and listen. Thats what he is saying.


    ?


    I dont think thats a cat? If you have horns on your head, something grows on your back, likes to swim, and if you don''t have a belly button like he was from an egg, and the horns on his head have healing power"


    A cat monster or something.


    "Hey!"


    Oppa!


    Ow, why are you hitting me? Can I not say that? That or its a dragon.


    A dragon? hatchling? Youre drunk, arent you?

 Chapter 13:

    Chapter 13:


    <strong>C13: There is no way my cat is a dragon (2)</strong>


    What do you mean monster or dragon? That doesnt even make sense!


    If a kitten has a horn or a lump isnt it normal to worry that its a disease like Ah-in?


    A monster or a dragon, a child could have made that up but how does an adult think of something like that.


    I expected some people to say that Blue dragon has a mutation or is like a monster when they first saw him. But a monster! Me who got into a bad mood took Blue dragon back from Hae-insp. My little one, dont get hugged by someone like that.


    As I mentioned before, I read an article a long time ago that when a deforfmed cougar with a horn on its head was found abroad, it was said that it had been put on by a demon and killed.


    Bro, I said monster by ident, Im sorry. But don''t be angry and listen. Myung-seo noona said that she didn''t know the cause and called it a mysterious cat? It is a mysterious animal because it already has horns with healing power, it might look like a cat, it may not actually be a cat. A unicorn or a dragon.


    I knew that our Hae-in was innocent, but he was a much brighter soul than I thought.


    Brother, unicorns are horses and dragons are reptiles, so where are you putting them? Its not at all simr.


    Thats right Ah-in. Your brother seems to be very drunk.


    Did someone see him?


    "Huh?"


    Hae-in had a face of a child who was dreaming.


    Who saw it? Unicorn or Dragon. No one''s seen it, how do you know what it really looks like? After all, they are creatures of legends and fantasy.


    Though but there was a creature simr to something in the past, so maybe thats how it was passed down?


    As Ain couldnt give a straight answer, Haein smiled.


    It could be, but what about just imagining it? Myung-hoon, a kid who says you''re writing a fantasy novel doesn''t have that much imagination? Our blue dragon. It has magic horns. Unicorns are rejected because they have two horns and webbed toes. Are there bumps on your back that might be wings? I cast my vote for Dragon.


    Hae-in had a little too much wine. Yes, you also read fantasy novels when you were young. Maybe you liked dinosaurs when you were younger?


    There is a saying that the model of a dragon is a dinosaur. But isn''t it? Did you know that the young tyrannosaurus had hair, not scales? It is said that the body of a dinosaur was not scales or skin like a lizard but was covered with raw feathers like a chick''s down. It is a theory published in the British Nature journal in October 2004, and many fossils have supported it since then.


    You dinosaur maniac, did you still like dinosaurs?


    I heard today that Blue Dragon cries when excited, which is different from that of a normal cat. Piro Pirong! Isn''t it closer to the sound of a bird than a cat? I don''t know how the dragon hatchling cries, but wouldnt it sound like his?"


    Hae-in took the blue dragon out of my arms and held it.


    Blue dragon, sing like before. Peep, Piro Pirong ~


    With a puzzled face, Blue Dragon looked at me, Hae-in and Ah-in alternately, and finally looked at Baek-ho. Baek-ho, who was watching thismotion behind my back, crept down and covered his face with his front paws.


    Blue Dragon. Piro Pirong ~


    Blue Dragon reluctantly opened his mouth. again and again.


    Me, Meow?


    It was the first time I knew that cats could read Korean books.


    ******


    I stroked the blue dragon''s back. The lump on the back did not get bigger, but it got a little longer. It grows thinly under the skin along the shoulder line and toward the back, but it is difficult to notice unless you touch it. Could this be a wing?


    No, no, I can''t be bothered by Kang Hae-in''s nonsense.


    After spending a chaotic Christmas at our house, Hae-in and Ain returned home. Hae-in has a strangely excited face, and Ain has a face that is utterly confused.


    Of course, both of them promised to keep a secret about the blue dragon, and they asked me to take good care of blue dragon.


    Bro. Listen to me seriouly. You may have been given some divine mission. Take good care of our blue dragon. I trust you."


    why is he your blue dragon?


    That bastard has fallen into a very delusional world. He looks like he came out of a webtoon, do the women that chase him around know that?


    TN: A Korean way of saying good looking.


    But I keep thinking about Hae-in''s words. In the meantime, I wondered if it was a mysterious cat, but I was worried that it might be a deformity causing a disability.


    Whether it''s a dragon or a hatchling, because he said it so seriously, it sounds crazy.


    Blue Dragon. What are you really?


    The blue dragon, who was lying on hisp and holding his feet, looked at me and cried a little.


    Me ow ng?


    .


    Nyang?


    Just cry like you used to cry.


    Piyao ~ PiroPiro!


    The blue dragon''s expression brightened and he rubbed his head onn me. I hugged the blue dragon tightly.


    My little one, are you worried? It doesn''t matter if youre a dragon or a unicorn. Even if youre a hatchling, I''m okay with a monster. don''t worry about anything You are just my cat, our blue dragon.


    PiroPiroPirong


    For some reason, I remember my older sister saying when she saw a blue dragon that it was like another creature pretending to be a cat''.


    Baek-ho, did you know this and pick him up? Did you pick him up without knowing it?


    Baek-ho was acted like he didnt hear it and walked towards a ce with sunlight.


    ******


    It''s a new year On the morning of New Year''s Day, the weather is crisp and cool, but the clear sunlight is refreshing. May this year be a good year for everyone. For our cats and other animals too.


    My parents and Hae-in''s parents had not yet returned from their trip, so Hae-in and I went to my sister''s house and had tteokguk. It is scheduled to go down to the main house during Chinese New Year.


    Uncle, why didnt you bring Baek-ho?


    I heard that there is also a kitten that Baek-ho has picked up. I wanted to see him.


    Although my sister''s son is still young, he is like his mother, loving animals and taking good care of them. Because he likes Baek-ho so much, I often take him to my sister''s house, but I didn''t bring him this time. I couldn''t just leave the blue dragon at home alone, what would happen if I took the blue dragon as well?


    You said his name was Blue Dragon? I really want to see him. My kindergarten teacher also raises cats.


    I imagined a picture of his nephew who went to kindergarten came to mind.


    At my uncles house. There is a cat with horns on its head. It sings like a bird.


    No, no, no!

 Chapter 14: Carpe diem

    Chapter 14: Carpe diem


    I raised my arm and scattered my imagination of a kindergarten video. As a writer you have very good visualization skills, but thats not always great.


    What are you doing, uncle? Are there mosquitoes?


    "No. Is it possible that there are mosquitoes in the new year times? I just did it because my eyes were a little dizzy. Now, shall we see how big youve grown?


    When the two nephews are alternately lifted and shaken up and down, the children wave their arms andugh. Their innocence is like our blue dragon. Under my feet, my sister''s cats meowed and ran between my legs and brushed against me.


    When Hae-in showed the toys he had brought to his nephews, the children cheered and clung to Hae-in. This is a well-crafted dinosaur robot. The movements are quite nice. After all, once a dinosaur maniac, always a dinosaur maniac.


    Seeing that his brother-inw also likes it, it seems that for men, dinosaurs and robots are also special beings that stimte childhood memories.


    There was a time when I was also obsessed with dinosaurs with Hae-in when I was young, and I liked Ankylosaurus. Although it was a herbivorous dinosaur that didn''t harm others, it had excellent defense, and it was interesting that it had a hammer or a club on its tail.


    While the brother-inw and Hae-in were ying with my nephews, my sister poked my side to talk in the other room about the blue dragon. We also talked about Hae-in''s blue dragon hatchling theory, but it seems that the older sister is more interested in the blue dragon''s cognition than the external change.


    You think he understands words?


    How else can he understand us that well? He acted like he made cat noises until I told him to stop. Then he rxed and went back to his normal cries.


    Thats really special. Hes different from the kids who are just quick-witted, or the kids who understand words because theyve lived together with their familiesd for a long time andpletely understand the expressions and tone of their families.


    The older sister was lost in thought for a while, then shook her head side to side andughed.


    Dont think too deeply about it. Blue dragons are something that cannot be exined by modern science or medicine anyway, so it would be better to just cherish them and look at the changes. As Hae-in said, it may be that you have been given a sacred mission. A real fantasy that came to the writer of a fantasy novel, its wonderful!


    Listening to my sister somehow calmed her heart and made her feel at ease. Okay, let''s not try too hard to figure out what we don''t understand. Carpe Diem. If you faithfully live each day in the present, there wille a day when everything will be revealed.


    What if it is not revealed? Because we do not know what is mysterious, it is mysterious, and the reason why the desert is beautiful is because a spring is hidden somewhere.


    ******


    As the years changed and Blue dragon grew a lot in the span of 3 months. Of course, hes still small, but I''m not worried about whether I would hurt him if I held him wrong, or whether he would fly away if I blew on him. His teeth, like grains of rice, formed nicely, and even his short legs were strong enough to hop. Since his body is a little chubby, I dont have to worry about whether I would kill him if I rolled in my sleep.


    There is a lot of pranks going on, and he gets pped on the bridge of the nose one by one from time to time, but he quickly forgets it and runs around, dropping or messing things up. Even now, while ying and rustling in the stic bag he has seen in the market, he gets caught in his handle and cannot get out and is crying beepingly.


    Looking at him, hes just a hungry baby cat. I let blue dragon go and looked at his body. At least once a day, the Blue Dragon''s body is checked for changes, but nothing new has been discovered yet. Please don''t let anything appear anymore.


    I organized the food I had brought from the market and took out a piece of chicken breast I prepared yesterday and a piece of white fish from the refrigerator. Baek-ho and Blue dragon have slightly different eating habits, so Baek-ho likes chicken and doesn''t like fish very much, where blue dragon prefers fish. Well, blue dragon likes everything. Unlike a cat, he like fruits and vegetables as well.


    I gave the cats a snack and I drank a strong coffee. Although the weather is gloomy as if it will snow, it is a peaceful day. The contest is currently being judged, right? I wonder how people would have read my novel. There were no big battles, magic, hunters, monsters, etc., so it may have been read too boring. Next time, I''ll try to write a more powerful and eventful novel.


    I was going to rest without writing anything until the contest was announced next month, but fingers were itching. It was funny seeing that I wanted to write something when I just stopped. There were many times when I was scratching my head, regretting why I went down this road, and insisting that it would be better to find another way, but I forgot it all. What kind of story should I write this time?


    Piaang~


    Nya~


    The Blue dragon suddenly made a fuss and I woke up from my imagination. Ah you brats, I was just about to think of another great story idea!


    Ah what is it? I was thinking of a masterpiece right then!


    Piyaang!


    Blue Dragon was chasing something near the wall next to the bathroom, and Baek-ho was following him, concentrating.


    What is it?


    Something ck and tiny was moving. Oh my gosh! It must be an bug. What kind of bug can be found in winter?


    Hey, hey, leave it alone. You can''t eat that. Your brother will catch it.


    While hurriedly looking for toilet paper and chasing after it, the Blue dragon moved sideways with its tail inted like a roon tail, and violently showing off his teeth.


    Such amotion after seeing one bug. Get out of the way, hyung will catch it.


    Fortunately, it wasn''t a cockroach. I picked up a small bug that looked like a tiny beetle or a rice weevil with a tissue and threw it out the window.


    Now its done. Your brother got rid of it. Aren''t I cool?"


    "Piro pirong!"


    Blue Dragon looked at me with respect with heart eyes, but Baek-ho just nodded his head a couple of times with a grin on his face and went back to bed.


    I looked around the area where I first saw the bug to see where it came from. If the bug did note from outside and came from inside the house, it would not end with just one. If there is a hole in the wall or there is a ce for insects toe out, you need to act quickly.


    "Uh? What is this?"


    There was one more worm. There was another one in the corner next to the bathroom, already dead.


    Why is this burnt?


    Its a little burnt? There are no fires around here. Why would this happen?

 Chapter 15: Blue Dragon and Water (1)

    Chapter 15: Blue Dragon and Water (1)


    The floor of the room was darkened with a radius of about 5 cm around the ckened bug and the size of a baby''s palm. I don''t smoke and I don''t have matches at home, so I don''t have anything that will burn.


    I have a lighter in my kitchen drawer for emergencies, but I can''t remember taking it out. Just in case, I opened the kitchen drawer and found the lighter covered in dust, lodged in the corner of the drawer. Tried it but it wouldn''t turn on, I guess I''ll have to get a new one.


    The case of insect immtion incident remains unsolved.


    ******


    A huge mountain, the spread-out clouds, faintly obscured the upper half of the mountain. Beautiful trees with broad leaves like a tropical forest and tall as if reaching to the sky. It is an unfamiliar view.


    At the top of the mountain there is arge pond like ake. There is a dark and deep cave on the cliff that rises around the pond. I was standing at the entrance of the cave, looking at the dark blue water.


    The owner of the cave is now in the water. He called me and I am waiting for him now. A huge shadow slides towards me from the deep water. I can''t see him, but I can feel him approaching.


    It foams like water boils and cracks. Between them


    Ssh ssh!


    I woke up to the sound of water. I think I fell asleep with myptop open. I was thinking about the story of the novel that I was nning on starting, and I just had a dream that was like a scene from a fantasy. It was a so clear for a dream so random.


    Ssh ssh!


    It''s the sound of a blue dragon ying in the water. The blue dragon likes things warm, but he doesn''t seem to feel cold either. The older he gets, the more he likes water, so even on a winter day like this, he enjoys ying in the water once or twice a day.


    After I discovered the blue dragon''s healing powers, I didn''t have to worry about the blue dragon catching a cold, so I just let him y in the water. He can also heal other people''s ailments, but wouldn''t his own body be okay?


    The baby bathtub seems a little small for Blue dragon. I wanted to get him a bigger one, but I dont have a ce to put it.


    Baek-ho hates sshing water, so when the blue dragon is ying in the water, he stays far away, and only licks the blue dragon when the water y is over. It''s a cold day, so I can''t even get close to Blue Dragon when he''s ying in the water.


    Ding dong, ding dong!


    "Who is it?"


    Myung-hoon oppa, its me. Ah-in.


    I forgot that Ain called toe today. Her mother, who has returned from her trip, said that Ain is sending her side dishes with her today.


    TN: Common for Koreans to give close people side dishes, like kimchi.


    Ah-in has been living with Hae-in for her second year since she is attending university in Seoul, but she spent more days staying at her hometown during vacation.


    Why did you bring something when its so cold? I could have picked it up myself if you left it at your ce.


    I miss Baek-ho and Blue Dragon, too, and thest time I saw you, oppas side dishes seemed to be running out, so I brought them with me. Oh my, Blue dragons tub is small now.


    "Right? I''m afraid I''ll have to buy a bigger bathtub or pool.


    Ah-in didn''t mind the water sshing on her clothes, sitting next to her bathtub and ying with the Blue dragon, sshing water drops with her fingers. The transparent winter sunlight is nting over Ain and Blue Dragon, so the colors were nice.


    The picture of a prettydy and a kitten ying together is like a scene from a movie. Although the kitten looked a bit unique.


    The color of the blue dragons hair is darker. Is it because he''s in the water? It seems to be shinier than before. It seems that the hair has be a little stiff.


    "Is it? Its stiff?


    I didn''t realize because I saw him every day, but it seems that the color of the blue dragon''s hair has gotten a little darker and shiny. After hearing Ain''s words and touching Blue dragon''s fur, it felt a little more sticity than usual. Before going into the water, it was as soft as usual, but does this only happen when hes in water?


    It would be nice if the blue dragon could swim in a wider area other than the baby bath.


    Ah-in, who had been muttering, suddenly opened her eyes.


    "Oppa. Isnt there''s a children''s park behind Myung-seo unnie''s hospital."


    Yes, there is.


    There is an artificial pond that children can y in in the summer. Theye about knee-high and have a fountain in the middle.


    Will it have water in winter?


    The fountain is not running, but there is water in the pond. They change the water too. It was warm this winter so it might not have froze. What if we let the Blue Dragon go there at night to y? Its a childrens park, so there is no one at night.


    Still what if they see him even thought its at night?


    Having said this, I was also a little persuaded. Maybe not if it was summer, but since it''s winter, there''s probably no one there at night. It is also a bit far from residential areas.


    Seeing a blue dragon sshing in a small baby bathtub makes it feel like a big goldfish in a tiny bowl of water. At first, the bathtub wasnt small for Blue Dragon, but it seems that he has grown a lot. I want to let him swim in arger area, but if someone sees him, I''m worried about what would happen.


    There are only two entrances to the park, one on each side. I think it would be fine if two people watch the entrances as he ys.


    Ah-in''s eyes twinkled and was excited, so I was tempted to go for a walk tonight and go on an expedition.


    So, Ah-in and I came near the children''s park in the middle of the night and stopped by a sandwich shop to fill our stomachs.


    Mister, havent you closed yet? Can I have a sandwich?


    Is student Myung-Hoon here? I was just about to close down, but what up with you and Ah-in sote? Your sister left work already.


    I didnte for my sisters hospital. Im here for something else.


    I see. By the way, I have developed a new product. Newly developed menu. You should try it once. Should I talk formally now that Ah-in is in university?


    TN: Korea has honorifics where you can use to someone in a formal setting. Its moreplicated but this is the short answer.


    "It''s okay. If you talk formally so suddenly, I would feel awkward too. Uncle, there''s a children''s park behind the hospital. Are there people there at night?


    Not sure? I don''t know because I don''t go there often, but there are no people in winter. There wont be more especially recently.


    "Why?"


    Someone caused a scene there a while ago. I heard that he beat up a passer-by with something like an iron pipe for no reason. No one was killed, but they were seriously injured, so police cars and ambnces came, but they couldn''t catch them. Hearing from the witness, that person seemed like he had a mental problem. Maybe he ran away to somewhere far, but I haven''t seen him since then where he ran away."


    After hearing that, I was a bit nervous, but since I had already came out, I stopped by the park once. There were really no one near the park at night. There was CCTV at the entrance and there was also in front of the toilet, but not at the fountain.


    Look at this oppa. There is no one. Would it be okay if we brought blue dragon here sometime?


    I looked around again.


    If I bring Hae-in to the entrance and stand at the two entrances, I think we will be able to avoid other people seeing.


    But there was an ident here not long ago, and is the water okay?

 Chapter 16: Blue Dragon and Water (2)

    Chapter 16: Blue Dragon and Water (2)


    In the artificial pond made round around the fountain, water was about knee-deep.


    There are streetlights on the side of the promenade, but no lights on the side of the fountain. There seems to be a separate lighting in the summer, but there isnt one now because it''s winter. It was dark and I couldn''t see well, but the water didn''t look very clear.


    In summer, I came here thinking of the scene where children ran and yed in this fountain, but on a cold and dark winter night, it feels different.


    Our blue dragon was raised cleanly for three and a half months after birth, and only yed in clear water. It would be nice to have a wide area, but I can''t let him y in this kind of water since he''s still a baby. Even if it seems like he doesn''t get cold, I dont think I want to bring him out to a ce like this in the middle of winter.


    Ah-in, look at this, the water doesnt look clear. And it''s still too big for Blue Dragon. I should just buy a kiddie pool or something. If there is no space I could move my bed out of the way or something."


    Yeah, I thought it would be good for the blue dragon to swim in arger area, but its actually a little different from what I thought it would be. It''s a little sad, but"


    I was tempted for a moment too, but I heard there was an assault here not too long ago. Don''t wander around in a ce like this at night, let''s go home quickly."


    Well, I think I can at least protect myself.


    Ah be quiet. You dont know how scary the world is yet.


    You cant tell from Ah-ins appearance, but she owns a purple jiu-jitsu belt. Hae-in and I went to a Taekwondo dojo together since elementary school and learned jiu-jitsu when we were a little older.


    Because of that, my self-esteem was hurt a bit, and I had no interest in martial arts, so I just finished a few years and only got a blue belt and quit. Hae-in quitter than me, and she continued until she was the only one of us to wear a purple belt.


    She was so talented that the people at the dojo wanted her to go out topetitions. And there were times where people were flirting with Ah-in got a scolding from her.


    Youre really cocky. Would someone you meet at practice be the same as someone swinging a metal pipe? Didn''t you hear Mr Sandwich? You''re out of your mind. It''s different from just a bad guy. let''s hurry. Since I''ve been here for a long time, it feels like someone is watching, and Im feeling freaked out a bit."


    So, I thought that the park tour in the middle of the night would end with a simple one-night event. I didn''t know at the time that I would get entangled with the park again soon.


    ******


    Ssh ssh!


    Blue Dragon is having fun in the newly purchased kiddie pool. Ain bought it as a sign of an apology for making me walk to the park in the middle of the night. Apology to me, a gift to Blue dragon.


    Thanks to that, the room became quite small, but if my little one is happy, then I''m fine. I''m just sorry about Baek-ho''s limited space for activities.


    It would be nice if the pool could be put in the bathroom, but there was a washing machine in the bathroom, so there was no space for the pool, so I just put it under the cat tower by the window.


    Baek-ho is lying on the top of the cat tower to avoid water drops. I''m looking down at the little boy with his chin on his front paws as he swims flutteringly on all fours, it was so cute.


    Piro Pirong~


    The blue dragon cried in a joyful voice. Blue Dragon''s appearance is still a kitten, but his fur begins to change when submerged in water. When dry, the fur is thick and soft blue-grey, but when soaked in water, it turns into a translucent blue like jelly and has a lustrous sheen. When touched, it is soft and stretchy, yet firm. It was very beautiful to see the grains glisten in sunlight.


    As with all kittens, the eyes that were blue-gray when they were young are now starting to show their true color and are gradually changing to vivid amber.


    Iy on my bed and started reading the book I had borrowed from the library. I borrowed books about dragons at random, and no matter what I read, they were not simr to our Blue dragon. But there were so many interesting stories that I enjoyed reading it. When I go down to my hometown during Lunar New Year, I have to ask my father to find out if there are any old books rted to it.


    Piro Pirong~


    Suddenly, a round head popped right in front of my eyes, and I was startled. It seems that the blue dragon has just finished ying in the water. He put his front paws like glutinous rice dumplings on top of the book I was reading and rubbed his moist hair against my cheeks. Is it cat time again?


    Boy, this is a borrowed book, you cant get it wet, so move.


    The blue dragon does not get wet even in water, but his outer coat is still moist. It''s a borrowed book, so it shouldn''t get wet even a little.


    I checked the water in the pool where the blue dragon was ying. Can I use it one more time?


    It''s something I''ve felt since I started using the baby bathtub, and it''s amazing that the water the blue dragon yed in doesn''t get dirty. asionally, there are a few hairs of cats floating around, but I haven''t seen any muddy water or sediment. Is this also the power of the blue dragon?


    The blue dragon kept sticking to him, so he put away the book and stood up. I ate breakfastte, and I skipped lunch, it was already sunset. What do you eat when you go out? It will take some time, but shall we go to the Sandwich Uncle''s shop?


    The night I went to the children''s park with Ah-in, the new menu that my uncle made was really delicious. It''s not a sandwich I usually eat, but a torti stuffed with meat, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and beans. It''s not a sandwich, it''s a burrito.


    Shall we go eat one more time? I also bought some for my sister''s hospital.


    Piyah~


    My little one, would you like to go together?


    For a while, Blue Dragon didn''t want to leave me when I went out, but he''s been fine these days, but he seems to want to go out with me today.


    If we go with our little boy, it is difficult to ride the subway. Its because you look so striking.


    Piro pirong


    Yeah, lets ride a bike for exercise. You get some wind too. Its getting dark, too, so no one will know that youre in the bag.


    Baek-ho, who doesn''t like going out, stayed at home, I put the blue dragon in a carrier, fixed it in the back seat, and rode the bicycle. Oh, it''s a pretty cold day. It was warm all winter, but its gotten colder the past few days. Even though he is wearing a hat and a scarf, as he rides a bicycle, the tip of his nose is cold and tears came out.


    Hello, uncle. Why are you out?


    When the old man who was walking outside the store saw me, he was startled and grabbed my arm.


    Did you,e after hearing the news? Why did youe here? Quick, go.


    "Huh? Go where? I came to buy a burrito.


    What do you mean a burrito. Go see your sister Police cars came and went in front of the hospital before and it was noisy. I couldn''t go because there was a customer, but real estate agent Lee over there said that the iron pipe in the park, that guy came out again.


    I started running before he finished speaking, but his voice followed me from behind.


    "I don''t think anyone was hurt!"

 Chapter 17: Ray and Blue Dragon (1)

    Chapter 17: Ray and Blue Dragon (1)


    Diing!


    The bell hanging at the entrance to the animal hospital shook violently.


    Doctor Park, where is my sister?


    She is in surgery right now.


    It was past the working hours, but Mr. Park was not at work, and my sister said that she was undergoing emergency surgery with the chief of surgery. A familiar boy was crying in the chaotic atmosphere of the waiting room. The mother, who wraps her shoulders next to her child, is also a familiar face to her eyes.


    Arent you Rays guardian?


    The sobbing child raised his face and looked at me and burst into tears.


    What about our Ray? Ray isnt going to die right?"


    Um, whats going on with Ray?


    In the park behind him, he was hit with a stick instead of this kid.


    On behalf of Ray''s family, who couldn''t speak because of crying, Doctor Park exined the situation.


    Jiwoo''s mother, who adopted Ray a month ago, had toe to Seoul today. She brought Ray with her because she wanted to show Ray to her hospital family how well she had grown and received so much love from her. She also brought her dog, Ravi, for a checkup, along with her little son, Ji-woo.


    After Ray had a happy reunion with his hospital family, Ji-woo took Ray for a walk while his sister and Ji-woo''s mother had a long consultation as a problem was discovered during Ravi''s examination.


    She only wanted to walk around the hospital ande in, but since she''s a lively teen dog, she wants to run around. As I was walking and running, I saw the park.


    I should have told Ji-woo not to go there. I''m not from this neighborhood, so he must have gone to the park and yed without knowing about it."


    Suddenly, from inside the promenade, a man in her hoodie ran out and rushed at Ji-woo. Surprised, Ji-woo let go of his leash and fell while running, and the assant chased and hit the child''s head with the wooden stick he was holding, but Ray threw himself through them.


    Ray blocked everything, so I didnt get hit once. Ray was scared too but he couldnt run away because of me.


    Ray looks like an adult dog with arge natural skeleton, but now he is only six months old. He is gentle by nature, and he is timid, and he is a dog that has been beaten up, so when he sees an adult man with a stick in his hand, he is afraid to the point of trembling and avoiding it.


    When I was at the hospital, Ray, who gave away everything to even a dog or cat who was much smaller than me, was hit by a wooden stick and thrown to the floor, but he did not back down and stopped in front of Ji-woo.


    After hearing the screams of the child and the dog, a passerby ran and the assant ran away, and Rey copsed and lost consciousness.


    Seeing Ji-woo and Ji-woo''s mother crying, my heart ached.


    Instead of my sister, I went to Gyeonggi-do to bring her, and it was Ray who took me to Yangpyeong for adoption. Ray, who has been beaten all the time since she was weaned, has now found happiness. It''s only been a month since I''ve been living with his family.


    I nced briefly at the blue dragon''s mobile pad I was holding in my hand. Could it be that our Blue Dragon can help Rey? I wanted to discuss it with my sister, but I couldn''t interfere with her in the operation because I wasn''t sure.


    Park Sam, when did she go into surgery?


    Its been a while. The police came only after the surgery, and they got a statement from student Ji-woo and the reporter and everything was done.


    While everyone was waiting anxiously, Ji-woo''s father and older brother came running from Yangpyeong.


    Will our Ray live? He risked his life to protect our son. He has to live.


    Seeing the whole family gathered together as if praying together, I could guess how much love Ray had received over the past month. Now that he has met such a wonderful family, I would be very sorry if Ray didnt make it.


    After a time that felt infinitely long, my sister came out of the operating room.


    The surgery went well. He hasnt woken up from anesthesia yet, but would you like to see Ray for a moment, guardians?"


    Ray suffered a concussion, two fractures of his femur, and a fracture of the tibia in his right hindlimb. He was seriously injured, but he said luckily, if treated well, there would be no permanent disability. Two parts of his femur had to be removed and a pin was pinned to the tibia of his hind leg. He''s fortunate that he doesn''t seem like he''ll be crippling his leg by avoiding the pelvis.


    This time, I would say that it was fortunate that it was not a steel pipe, but a wood.


    "Thank you doctor. Thank you for saving our Ray, and thank you for sending Ray to our house.


    I will be with Ray until the end no matter what happens, so please give me any treatment if necessary.


    Ray is not alone anymore. Because he has a family.


    Ray was hospitalized, and after the family of the guardians left and all the staff left work, he was left alone with his sister.


    "Great job. Noona. I am so d that Ray is still alive.


    Thats it. After going through all that hardship, she is now living happily with a good family. What is this? The surgery went well on my leg, but I am worried that there should be nothing wrong with my head. I would feel at ease if the assant was caught."


    I heard about my sister during surgery earlier, so the park is closed until he is caught. They say they will increase the number of patrols.


    As expected.


    Blue Dragon, who was in the empty medical room with Sky, cried as if calling me.


    Hey, noona, how about showing Ray to Blue Dragon?


    The older sister tapped her desk with her finger, immersed in her thoughts.


    Wouldnt it be better not to? He said that after thest time the blue dragon healed the sky, he lost his energy and slept? You don''t know how Blue Dragon''s body is affected when he exerts his powers. Rei is a lot bigger than the sky and has a different condition. Of course I hope Ray recovers, but he can''t do something for one kid that might be dangerous for another."


    And if I be convinced that Blue Dragon has power, I will feel bad. I am a veterinarian I always meet children whose lives are in danger, and there are many difficult surgeries. But what if I want to rely on Blue Dragon whenever I am in a hurry? It may or may not be okay for the blue dragon to use his power.


    I think youre right. I also don''t want to do anything that harms Blue Dragon in the slightest. That would not be the best way to do things.


    Last time, there were other children in the hospital room next to the sky. Was it because Blue Dragon was close to the sky? Or is it because the sky is the most important at that time?


    While my sister and I were struggling, Blue Dragon cried louder as if he was frustrated. Piro Piro!

 Chapter 18: Ray and Blue Dragon (2)

    Chapter 18: Ray and Blue Dragon (2)


    Why is the blue dragon crying so much? Do you feel stuffy?


    When I opened the door to the treatment room where Blue Dragon and Sky weree, blue dragon rushed out and stuck to the door of the hospital room.


    Piro Pirong.


    Lets not go in because hospitalized patients are sleeping there. Be quiet.


    Piro Piro!


    The blue dragon wept loudly, stood up on his hind paws, and pushed the door with his front paws.


    You cant speak that loudly. Do you want to see Ray?


    When his sister asked, Blue Dragon blinked his big eyes as if yes, looked at him and whimpered again and pushed the door. Looking from the back, I can see that the front paws pushing the door, as well as the plump buttocks, hind paws, and the tip of the tail are full of strength.


    What do we do, noona? It looks like Blue Dragon wants to visit Ray?


    I think they yed together a few times when we were at Ray Hospital and we got to know each other. It''s okay to showhim, but I''m afraid that Blue Dragon might get sick after doing that again. Even if Rey is seriously injured, his life is not in danger right now.


    Creak! Thump!


    Ah, blue dragon!


    As my sister and I hesitated, the door creaked open, and the blue dragon flopped forward with his two front paws raised above his head. Thud! A small forehead hit the floor.


    Is the kid okay?


    Blue Dragon got up, shook off my hand that was about to hug him, and ran to the hospital room. Looking around the dark hospital room with only low-light night lights on, he found Ray in the hospital room on the first floor and clung to the ss door and peers inside.


    He really was going to go to Ray.


    What? should i stop him? Can I leave him alone?


    Noona, dont worry too much, lets leave it to Blue Dragon. It seems that his will is clear.


    Ray was sleeping with sap. He had scars all over his head and body, as well as his thighs with sharp suture marks where he had been shaved and his legs in casts. You faught to the end to protect Ji-woo even after being hurt so much. I was very proud of him because I knew how much of a coward he is.


    Blue Dragon sat in front of the hospital room, rubbing his cheek against the ss door and groaning. My sister and I stood by the door and watched it, but nothing further happened.


    The horns dont shine likest time.


    Yeah, maybe just purring has some effect? Or maybe its because were watching.


    My sister and I went out of the hospital room and closed the door. But I couldn''t stand my curiosity, so I didn''t close itpletely, but left a little gap. I kept peeking in through the window in the door and the gap in the slightly opened door, but nothing special happened even after a while. Blue Dragon was now curled up in front of Rey''s hospital room, lying face down. Are you going to fall asleep there?


    I wanted to drink another cup of coffee and go home with Blue Dragon, so I headed towards the water purifier, but my sister whispered from behind.


    Myung-hoon. It''s real. His horns are shining.


    I stepped back to the door. Peeking through the crack in the door, I saw a soft glow from the blue dragon''s horn.


    I believed what you said because of the sky, but I was still skeptical, but its true. Its really amazing.


    Its the first time Ive ever seen it like this. Last time the light went out as soon as I saw it.


    Inside the dark hospital room, the faint light on the blue dragon''s horn looked like a halo shining through the clouds.


    It didn''tst very long. The horn''s light, which had been shining for a while, slowly faded and finally lost its lightpletely. After a while, Blue Dragon got up, rubbed his head once against the ss door of Ray''s hospital room, and then slowly walked towards us. We rushed back to our seats and pretended to be doing something else.


    You holding it upside down.


    Even though Blue dragon cant read. She still grabbed the magazine upside down and acted like she was reading.


    The blue dragon slipped through the gap in the slightly opened door. Peep~ He Clung to the hem of my pants, crying in a low-pitched sound. I quickly grabbed the blue dragon and hugged it. You had so much energy before.


    The older sister entered the hospital room and was checking Rey''s condition.


    How is Ray?


    I dont know yet. He just keep sleeping How about Blue Dragon?


    He definitely loses his energy after his horns shine. Last time, it was a long, but now it is clear. Before, after taking a deep sleep and eating much more than usual, he was fine. It should be like that again.


    Hes so different from normal cats, its hard for me to do anything, so take him home and put him to sleep. Call me if anything goes wrong.


    Just then, shee got a call from my brother-inw.


    Yes, honey. I''m going now. Myung-hoon is here, so I''ll go together. You dont have toe.


    Something crazy happened today, and my sister was in the hospital untilte at night, so I guess he called because he was worried about her way home. Seriously, the madman should be caught soon. Last time the victim was an old man, this time a child, a man who only targets the weak, a cowardly man.


    When I got home, Baek-ho was waiting at the door. As soon as he opened the door, he seemed to have waited a long time for him toe back, he clung to me crying.


    Yeah, did you worry abouting toote? His brother is also very tired. Lets go to sleep.


    After washing up, Baek-ho and Blue Dragon were already sleeping on the bed. The cushion, which was originally a Baek-hos bed, is at the foot of my bed, but after the arrival of the blue dragon, there are more days when he sleeps next to me.


    Just likest time, I was afraid that the blue dragon would wake up at night and suck in the feed, so I put a lot more than usual and crawled into the nket. It feels warm and soft to the touch on the side.


    ******


    Deep blue water, sheer cliffs, and the entrance to an endless cave. I know this ce. This is where I stood and waited for the owner of the cave. He is in the invisible water. Can I see him today?


    The water split, creating a bigger ssh than thest time I saw it. At first nce, a huge bluentern


    "Ah? Is that dream again?


    I think I only closed my eyes for a short while, but it was already morning. Baek-ho had already woken up and blue dragonid down by the sunny window, turning over with his front paws and licking it meticulously.


    Piyaang~


    The blue dragon saw me wake up and jumped out of Baek-ho''s arms. Seeing him running briskly, his body looks fine. When I looked at the feed bowl, he ate it all without leaving a single grain. Even if you use your healing power, he seems to recover after sleeping well and eating well. I was somewhat reassured.


    I called my sister to see how Ray was doing, and she said that she didn''t see any noticeable changes, but she ate a recovery meal after sleeping and she seems to be in good shape. thank god.


    After filling the cat food bowls and cleaning the toilet, I opened the Inte and found Ray''s article.


    A loyal dog who risked his life to protect his young master against a killer with a weapon.


    At around 6:50 pm on the 21st, while taking a dog for a walk on the trail in XX park in XX district, 12-year-old Yoon Mo (12) was attacked by an assant, but hispanion dog Ray protected him with his whole body


    I feel good in the morning. I opened a new document happily. I was thinking of writing a story about a hunter that I had been thinking about for a few days. A typical Hunter story is too boring, so I''m going to write it with a modern-day spy feel.


    I''ve tried writing a couple of pages, but strangely, the text doesn''te out well. It''s frustrating. It shouldn''t be like this from the beginning. The good feeling quickly subsided.


    I keep reminding myself of the scene I saw in my dream. Blue water and deep caves, walls of water that stood up on both sides like the Red Sea splitting apart.


    Pi-yah~


    The blue dragon climbs up on myp and shows his cuteness, and the white tiger also sleeping on my ankles to lie down.


    Shall we write a story about dragons and tigers?

 Chapter 19: Dragon and, tiger?

    Chapter 19: Dragon and, tiger?


    I re-read what I was writing. This time, I want to write something good and contact Director Yoo first, who I haven''t been in touch with for almost a year.


    Director Yoo Hyun-wook was the editor in charge of Silver Books, which published my first novel. From the time he first picked up the manuscript to publication, he was at times warm and sometimes poignant, encouraging and pointing out, helping the novice fantasy novelist.


    After that, he met several representatives, but none of them was as good as Director Yoo. Not only when my novels went well, but even after I fell into a slump, only Director Yoo continued to contact me and encouraged me. However, due to myck of writing skills, I have not been answering his calls as I was not writing welll.


    The novel The Cat With Hidden Powers'', published at the end of the year contest, was written after a long time that I liked, so it seemed like it could be an opportunity to get out of the swamp of sluggishness that had hit the bottom. Now that I have regained some of the confidence I had lost, I want to write a more powerful article and confidently visit Director Yoo.


    I made up my mind again and started writing. As expected, this story is different from when I imagined it in my head that it is somewhat frustrating, and it wasnt working out. It seems that more research is needed, so should I put it off for a while and try something else for a change?


    I put stopped the hunter stuff I was using and started looking at the storyline of the dragon and the tiger as simply as I had in my head when I saw the blue dragon and the white tiger a while ago.


    It''s not bad, but I felt like it wascking something while I was thinking and plotting the story with the traditional four-way gods of Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Phoenix, and ck tortoise. It seems a bit boring, and it feels like the fresh taste is not enough. Do you have any new ideas?


    As I was contemting this and that, I woke up thinking that I should refer to the book I had borrowed a while ago.


    Pyyow!


    Oh man, I forgot my little one was on hisp. Sorry.


    The blue dragon, who fell from hisp, curled up on the floor, nced at me once with a pitiful expression, and then fell on Baek-ho''s side and buried his face. I smiled looking at the blue dragon and the white tiger, then sat down again. You don''t even have to look for the material, right? We have live models in the house.


    How about writing a story about the encounter between a Western fantasy dragon and an Eastern white tiger? A blue dragon from another world and a silver tiger who hid his identity and lived as a cat.


    "What do you think? Guys. Its a story based on you guys.


    Blue Dragon blinked his eyes and cried as if cheering, but Baek-ho yawned and turned his head away.


    Ah, of course, you are not a tiger, Baek-ho. But dragons and cats don''t match each other. Dragons and tigers have to match, so we have to tolerate that kind of adaptation.


    After stroking Baek-hos hair, I started writing. The story unfolds smoothly because it started with the children of our house as a motif and started without any burden. Is this more fun than you think? It feels like I started writing on a whim, but I think a surprisingly good story wille out.


    I diligently tapped the keys to catch the idea that popped into my head before it disappeared.


    After a while, I raised my head and was surprised. How many hours did I spend It''s already afternoon.


    I didn''t realize how much time had passed since I was writing along the stream of consciousness without the pain of squeezing my hair in the middle of writing.


    I save what I wrote and got up, of course, knowing that my arms and legs would ache, so I stood up carefully, but there was no pain. I''ve been sitting for so long, and it was amazing. I skipped breakfast and lunch and I''m not hungry.


    Blue Dragon wept bitterly as if it had just ended.


    Both of them stayed behind my back the whole time I was writing, without disturbing me. Thanks to that, it''s nice to have my back warm. I need to eat quickly and y with you a little.


    ******


    After having a quick lunch and recharging my energy, I started shaking the fishing rod at the blue dragon and the white tiger. Fishing rod toys with stic cords tied to the ends of the rods with models of feathers, rats, fish, or cricket dragonfly at the end are a favorite and a favorite of most cats.


    Baek-ho has a very gentle nature, and now he is a middle-aged cat, so even if I shake the fishing rod, he does not jump and chase like he did when he was young. He just looks at it as if it is hunting for prey, and quickly grabs the model attached to the end.


    The blue dragon goes crazy like a pup, jumps and flutters, runs somersaults, chasing the end of a fishing line, and when he identally catches it, he roars with excitement and likes it.


    Again, even with the same fishing rod, the reaction of the person who shakes it varies greatly. The mobile phone rang while dazzlingly rocking the fishing rod with the skillful workmanship of apanion who had been trained for many years.


    Ring Ring!


    This is Yuri, the general secretary of the bookmark group.


    Oh, Yuri.


    Myung-hoon, how are you? New Year''s Eve is already gone. Should we have a New Year''s meeting?"


    Oh yeah, thats already happened. I can make time when possible, so ask the others first.


    I called because you didnt see the chat room, and all the other kids talked in the chat room. Now, only you and Pyeong-seok need to set the date.


    Oh, I didn''t even hear the notification because I was concentrating.


    ******


    Han Kyung-seok nced at the calendar on his cell phone. You just hung up Yuri''s phone. Every year, around the end of January, we had a New Year''s meeting for bookmarks, but this year, everyone didn''t have time, so we decided to move it to February.


    In early February, the results of the fantasy novel contest will be announced. Did you say that Myung-hoon applied? Kyung-soo smiled bitterly. It''s a cat novel, isn''t it absurd? You didn''t even analyze the trend, how did youe up with the idea to use that material in a contest? Yeon Myung-hoon, who was good at writing since high school, was in a slump for a while, but now it''s definitely gone.


    Perhaps, at this bookmark meeting, Myung-hoon might bring news that will put him in his ce. Believing that it would be so, Pyeong-seok checked the date of the appointment.


    ******


    On one side of the veterinary hospital, there were several dog treats, toys, and wrapped gift boxes.


    Sister, are all these for Ray?


    Yes, the people who saw the article sent it to Rey. Although the name of the hospital was not mentioned in the article, some people found out how to send it, and others sent it to a newspaper or broadcasting station and sent it to us from there. There was also a call to help with hospital expenses, but Rays guardian politely declined it.


    How is Ray?


    It has improved a lot. Although the sky did not recover overnight as it was at the time, the recovery is quite quickpared to the injury and the condition is good.


    My sister beckoned me toe into the treatment room.


    As for Blue Dragon, although he is still clumsy, he seems to be able to control his power. In the case of sky, his life was in danger, so it must have been so hard that even the blue dragon was exhausted. I think Rey gave me enough strength to help him recover.


    Come to think of it, I wondered if the reason why I feel much less fatigued than before when writing is because Blue Dragon helps me little by little.


    By the way, the madman hasnt been caught yet, has he?


    Yea I wonder when that will happen. I don''t know why he hasn''t been caught yet. Its making me anxious.

 Chapter 20: Blue Dragon, Awakening (1)

    Chapter 20: Blue Dragon, Awakening (1)


    The man, K., raised his thick neckline to just below his eyes. He threw away the hooded padding he had wornst time that evening. He stole it, but his favorite clothes were a waste.


    The park was closed. K. clenched his teeth in anger. He was a favorite hunting ground. This bastard''s world won''t let him do what he likes anyway. unequal


    He licked his lips as he recalled the tension of hiding for his prey, the excitement of smashing, knocking, and mming his target.


    He couldn''t scold the kid who was saved by the dog before he bashed his head in. But the taste of beating a dog by desperately protecting its master wasn''t bad either. He licked his lips again.


    He also started by harassing butterflies and dragonflies. After that, he beat or kills chicks, puppies or cats, etc., andter on, assaulting animals was not enough, and he began to target people.


    The first thing he targeted at was an old man who picked up garbage at dawn. He lurked in the alley and jumped him, and when he couldnt get back up, he beat him multiple times with his club. His heart was pounding, his hands were shaking, and there was a sense of exhration he had never felt before.


    The old man was taken to the hospital and the police were investigating, but was not caught. K was proud of his bravery and cleverness. He was sad that the world didnt recognize him for that.


    Once he seeded, he gained confidence. He only wandered far from his residence, looking for the next hunting ground. K thought he used intelligence well, but no one else thought that he was smart. They really are blind.


    He picked the park for his second attack. There were few people at night and there was a grove of trees that was perfect for hiding.


    There was an old man who came out to exercise alone, so it was a relief. He quarreled with a witness, but he escaped unharmed before the police arrived. For several days after that, he didn''t evene near the park.


    He decided to visit the town just once, but he liked the park for some reason, and after a while he went again at night. He thought there wasn''t even a single person, but he heard a muffled voice from somewhere. He hid behind a grove of trees. He thought maybe he could do another attack, so he pulled out the pipe he had hidden under his clothes.


    Damn, two people. Besides, one was a young man. He has a slender sissy beside him, joking around the fountain and passing the promenade. As he passed under a streetmp near the tree where he was hiding, he saw that both were neat. The hand holding the pipe twitched, but hesitating because it was two people, the man and woman ran out of the park. Shit! I messed up because of that guy. Next time I see you, I let you leave like this.


    He''s been wandering around the area for several days. Then he was upset that he lost his pipe, but he got wood nk instead. But when the sun goes down, no onees to the park. I guess I''ll have to go to another town. On onest visit, I saw a young girl with a dog. It''s a little early, but it''s ok. We need to finish this quickly and run away.


    The child was unhurt but the dog that he thought was going to die, was said to have lived. The park was closed and patrols were intensified, making it impossible to get close. Why is everyone taking something from me? He thought it wasnt fair.


    He watched from afar the building containing the veterinary clinic where the dogs were. There were days when only the veterinary hospital was left on untilte. When the lights go out, the womanes down alone and goes to the parking lot. I will do one more attack here and move to another town. I also bought a new iron pipe.


    ***


    Blue Dragon, stop it! ey!"


    Piro-pi-ro-long!


    Nyaaong, Kyaong!


    In the room, there was not a bloody battle of a dragon and tiger, but a water fight.


    Like most cats, Baek-ho hate water. Even when the blue dragon is ying in the water, he tries to avoid even a drop of water froming into contact with the body. When the kittens were still young, when I gave them a bath, they were ignorant and just took it, but after a little while, when I thought of giving them a bath, they would hide away from me, as if reading my mind.


    Cats are actually animals that don''t need frequent bathing. When I was young, I was not good at taking care of myself, so there were times when people had to bathe me. You may think that wiping your body with saliva is dirty, but unless you have an oral disease, your cat''s saliva is clean and odorless.


    In the case of long-haired breeds with long hair, it may be difficult to clean the skin only by grooming, so a bath may be necessary.


    Baek-ho is a good cat that cuts his ws, brushes well, and is good at everything, but he hates only taking baths. So, I do bathe Baek-ho once every six months as an almost annual event, but the only time in my life that a white tiger hase close to the water of his own will is the day his little one ran out into the rain to pick up a blue dragon.


    Blue Dragon now enters and exits his pool and runs to Baek-ho and loves to y the game of shaking off water next to him. The inner coat of the blue dragon does not get wet even when it enters the water, but the outer coat bes moist and water droplets form, which is then sprayed on the white tiger. Baek-ho is disgusted and avoids it, but Blue dragon chases after him sprays it. If there is no more sshing water, he plunges into the pool, and runs back to Baek-ho. As I try to dry him, water drops are also sshing on me. Gosh! Catpuberty hase that troublemaker is going to get a spanking.


    Pyyow!


    I knew this would happen. Unbearable, Baek-ho eventually pped him on the bridge of his nose and bit the back of his neck once. The blue dragon ran to me crying. Youre the one who did it first!


    Now, both of you stop. Let''s go to the hospital."


    If there is one thing Baek-ho hates besides water, it is going out. Cats are territorial animals, so they don''t like to leave their territory, but Baek-ho tends be annoyed rather than hate going out. When I go to the hospital, my hometown, or my sister''s house, its fine, but once I take out the moving cage, he doesnt like it. Maybe he hates moving.


    Anyway, our Baek-ho doesn''t go out even with the door open, but it turns out that he did two things he didn''t like the day he picked up the blue dragon.


    Baek-ho was all vinated when he was young and after that he only needs to get a booster dose once a year, today is the day he gets that booster dose. I couldn''t leave the blue dragon alone at home, so I decided to take it with me.


    He tied two mobile boxes to his bicycle and headed to his sister''s hospital. It was a rainy day, so the road was wet. Because of the blue dragon, it is difficult to use public transportation, and the days are dark as employees go to the hospital after work. I would have to earn a lot of money to buy a used car, but the reality is that the monthly rent is too high.


    While Baek-ho was vinated and had a simple check-up, Blue Dragon met Sky booed and squealed while looking at Ray in the hospital room. Ray was also happy to hear that even in the hospital room, there was a happy sound. I''m d you seem to be recovering well.


    Sister, always be careful when you leave work thiste.


    Yeah, I bought a taser and have it with me.


    My older sister showed me the new stunner. I was a little reassured. As an older sister who often leaves the hospital alone to look after patients and leaves workte, both my parents and brother-inw are worried a lot.


    After the treatment, Baek-ho and the Blue dragon were put back into the mobile cage. I locked the hospital door and went out with my sister towards the entrance of the building.


    Oh, Myung-hoon. I have to go up to the hospital for a while ande back.


    "Why?"


    I have documents that I have to pay to the kindergarten, and I brought them to the hospital today to fill out. I have to send it off when I go to school tomorrow, but there is a parking lot. I wille soon.


    "Okay."


    After sunset, there are few people in this town. Probably because the assant hasn''t been caught yet. The sleet started pouring down again.


    I was unlocking my bike when I heard rushing footsteps behind her. As I was about to turn around, a sharp pain erupted in the back of my head.


    Flying in front of me, my cheekbones mmed against the frame of the bike, and lightning shed in front of me. As I turned around, I saw a man holding an iron pipe. II reflexively lowered her body and pulled the man''s leg Ugh! My body couldn''t move properly because of the pain in the back of my head.


    As the man kicked me and raised the iron pipe again, a gray shadow flew in and blocked in front of me. Kyao!


    A small blue form followed. Haya!


    Get out of the way, its dangerous!


    I threw myself to cover the blue dragon and the white tiger, but I was one stepte. The man swung an iron pipe at my cats.


    Huh?


    I managed to block Baek-ho, but Blue dragon


    Flew up. In the air.

 Chapter 21: Blue Dragon, Awakening (2)

    Chapter 21: Blue Dragon, Awakening (2)


    The man and I both stared nkly into the air with our mouths open. The blue dragon floated about one meter above the head of a standing person. Wings, are those wings? Two pale blue wings fluttered behind their shoulders.


    Kyaoooong!


    Beneath it, Baek-ho growled in anger. We''ve lived together for 7 years, but this is the first time I''ve seen Baek-ho like that. He wasn''t even that big, but his whole body was inted from his back to the tip of his tail, so he looked twice as big as usual.


    His body lowered as if he was about to run away and his ears pulled back closely was typical of a cat''s anger posture. His green eyes were burning with hostility.


    As the man turned his eyes to Baek-ho, he rolled up his lips and blew a threatening hiss through his exposed fangs and clenched his paws.


    Sssss!


    The blue dragon, who was floating and fluttering in his sitting position, raised his small front paw as if threateningly, and followed Baek-ho and lowered his jaw.


    Haaaak!


    What, whats this! The man screamed. At that moment, from his breath, a bluish-white beam of light came out of the blue dragon''s mouth. Although it was notrge, a light with a clear shape came out, dragging its tail like lightning, wrapped around the tip of the iron pipe the man was holding, and sparks sttered. The man screamed at her and dropped her pipe.


    Oww!


    The man knelt down on her knees and wrapped his right arm with his left hand.


    Myung-hoon! Myung-hoon! Are you okay?"


    My sister ran to me with a taser gun.


    ***


    I should have worked harder in jiu-jitsu ss.


    I said bluntly. I had been hospitalized for three days and had just returned home in Hae-in''s car.


    Im d I stopped. Oppa, it could have been worse. But is it okay for you to be discharged so fast?


    While I was in the hospital, Ah-in, who had stopped by to take care of the blue dragon and the white tiger, was displeased.


    "I don''t know either. Both the police and the hospital were surprised that I was fine for a person who was hit with an iron pipe. The recovery rate was incredibly fast.


    I caressed the wound sutures on the back of the head. I''ve been with Blue Dragon all this time, so my stamina has improved.


    I asked for a quick release. Im too anxious to leave only Baek-ho and Blue Dragon at home.


    I''m so d it wasnt severe. But this time, Myung-hoon, you did a great job. We finally caught him thanks to you.


    Was it because of me, or was it because of my cats?


    The man who was arrested after being tased by my sister kept saying that he was tased by a winged, me-breathing cat. But no one believed him.


    Everyone who heard that startedughing. I mean, if he was going to get charged, he should get charged quietly. He really saying that he was caught by a Pikachu or what not.


    He originally imed to be schizophrenic. You''re still a habitual offender? The park''s first victim, the old man, is still in the hospital. Maybe you could put it in an attempted murder? He shouldnt have beenmuted for reasons of schizophrenia or mental and physical weakness.


    That night went very quickly. While I was unable to move properly, my sister untied the cat''s cage from her bike.


    The man was wriggling on the floor after being repeatedly attacked by Blue Dragon''s hissing (?) and my sister''s taser gun. Blue dragon, who was pping in the air, jumped into my arms while my sister was tying him up.


    As soon as I came to my senses, I put the blue dragon in the trunk of my sister''s car, and put Baek-ho in the back seat, as soon as I heard the siren of the police car, an ambnce rushed in.


    After that, after receiving a call from my sister, Haein, who came to pick up the blue dragon and Baek-ho, was terrified when she took out the blue dragon.


    Bro, how surprised I must have been that when I went to the district office to get my car keys, Myung-seo noona didnt say anything. As soon as the trunk was opened, Blue dragon cried and floated up and down and fell backwards, and I almost fell backwards.


    Pirolong~


    As soon as I got home, the blue dragon, who was right next to me, cried as if he understood and got up. Blue dragon floated eastward over the head of Hae-in, who was telling his story, and proudly pped his wings.


    Come here, Blue Dragon. Lets take a closer look.


    Wings protruded from the long, thin projection behind his shoulder. There were no wounds, and the wings naturally protruding as if they had opened a pocket looked a little smallpared to his plump body.


    The outer surface is covered with thick and shiny hairs, just like the body, and the inner surface is hairless and smooth. When I open and fold it by hand, it moves softly like a brisket.


    When we released the blue dragon, it pped its wings and hovered over our heads. It doesn''t seem like it can fly high because its wings are still small, but it has a much better shape than when I first saw it that night. That day, it felt like he was sitting on his hind legs and floating, rather than flying, but now I feel like hes flying quite a bit.


    Bro, I was rightt? Our blue dragon


    Hae-in looked at me and corrected his words.


    Your blue dragon has horns and webbed webbing, and now it has wings and breathes elements. What is his identity?


    I looked back at Baek-ho that caused all this. Baek-ho, Baek-ho. Where the hell did you pick him up from?


    Bae-khoy peacefully next to my thigh. It is a typical example of a chubby, docile, good listener, and azy, open-minded house cat. There was nowhere to be seen of a wild beast that stood in front of the man with the weapon that night.


    Baek-ho, who was always easygoing, who never once did anything bad to people, our Baek-ho, protect me like that.


    I was really impressed. Oppa Im impressed about Baek-ho, but Blue Dragon has finally awakened. To protect oppa brother because he was in danger! Isnt that right, Blue Dragon?


    Piropirolong!


    As the blue dragon confidently breathed toward the air, only a small spark of sparks shed.


    peep peep!


    That boy doesn''t even want to hide his identity anymore. The guy who sometimes said meow to pretend to be a cat.


    My head gotplicated, and I put my hand on my temple and looked at the blue dragon flying around the room.


    ***


    I''m back there. On the pond in front of the cave at the top of the mountain.


    It''s the same dream again. You are in a dream, but you know you are dreaming yourself.


    Will I be able to meet the owner of the cave today? I feel him approaching from the water. Atst, the water rose up, building up a wall, like a ssh of water and the Red Sea parting. A gigantic creature appeared beneath it.


    As the rippling water calmed, the creature looked down at me from a tower-high neck. A gigantic, majestic creature with its lower body submerged with its head, neck, back and chest exposed, silvery horns with beautiful blue scales and branches, and amber eyes.


    I''ve never seen it before, but I knew it the moment I saw it. This creature is a dragon, a dragon. And it''s her''.


    She bent her huge neck gracefully and brought her face closer to me. I felt like an ant under a man''s feet.


    She is trying to tell me something. Something is whispering in my head, but I can''t understand it. She made a sad face. It''s amazing how you can feel the expression even though it''s so huge. What are you trying to say to me? I focused my mind.


    ***


    Piro Piro Long!


    Oh, its cold!


    The blue dragon who dropped a drop of water on meughed and flew away. You. I was in an important moment. Your mom was about to


    Huh? Your mom?

 Chapter 22: Blue Dragon, Awakening (3)

    Chapter 22: Blue Dragon, Awakening (3)


    What do you mean your mom, I guess I was less awake from my dreams. The moment I woke up, I felt that the dragon in my dream was the mother of blue dragon without any doubt. She seemed to have something to say to me.


    Turns out, she did look alike. Our blue dragon has the appearance of a cat, and the dragon is a dragon, but somehow it resembles a lot.


    These days, because of the blue dragon, I pay a lot of attention to it, and the novel I was working on was a story of a dragon and a white tiger, so I keep having dreams like that.


    I turned to myptop screen. I don''t know if I drooled on the keyboard.


    be careful


    Huh? I looked into the monitor.


    I was writing a scene where the dragon and tiger were having a conversation, and there were words out of context. Did I write something like this?


    / The blue dragon from another world looked at the silver tiger and tilted his head lightly.


    Thank you for the favor. The one who protects a foreignnd. Can he call you Baek-ho? My name is /


    Yes, I fell asleep while thinking about what to name the dragon after writing this. But there is a word attached to it.


    be careful


    There were often cases where the blue dragon stuck to me as I was writing it, or stepped on the keyboard while ying, and characters whose meaning was unknown were listed. But did the worde out correctly when blue dragon stepped on it while ying?


    It is not umon to find a few lines of sentences that don''t make sense when you wake up after writing in half doze, pressed for a deadline. A friend of mine went to study in the US to study and stayed up for two nights during the exam period. When the professor called him, he found that he had written the answer by mixing English and Korean.


    I deleted the be careful and thought of a few names for the dragon, but couldn''te up with a proper one, so I put it on hold and continued writing the story.


    The announcement of the contest results is also near. When I first finished writing, I felt really good because I thought it was well written. I applied with secret anticipation, but as the announcement drew closer, I lost my confidence. There must be many better works than mine, but will I be holding out with all my might?


    It seems that I have lost confidence as it is the end of wandering in a recession that I hit the bottom for two years. Don''t expect too much, and if you don''t win, don''t be disappointed. Like it or not, as Hae-in says, these experiences will be valuable.


    Cats are the go to medicine when you are troubled. I hugged the sleeping Baek-ho and it calmed my heart for a while.


    Nyaaaong~


    When I looked up Baek-ho plump glutinous paws I realized his ws were quite long. I didn''t pay any attention to his ws because of assault and other incidents.


    I took a cat nail clipper and looked at the blue dragon ying in the water while cutting the white tiger''s ws.


    After awakening that night, the blue dragon''s appearance is changing little by little. The overall body shape is still simr to that of a cat, but the face is slightly curved, the neck is slightly longer, and the body is slightly changed. I think it looks like that because it has wings.


    Ssh ssh!


    The blue dragon pped its wings cutely and shook it while striking the water, then folded it again, lifted its head, and swam forward with its hips fluttering.


    It looks very proud of its wings, but somehow it felt like a baby duck was swimming rather than a dragon, so it made meugh. I thought about the pride of the blue dragon, so I supressed it.


    A cat can pull out and retract his ws. There is a w set in the flesh of the tip of the toe, and if you hold the toe and press it lightly, the toenailes out. The tip of the toe is white and the inside close to the flesh is pink. When cutting, only the white part is cut. There are blood vessels in the pink part, so be careful not to cut it.


    After cutting all of Baek-hos ws, I grabbed the blue dragon''s toenails and put it on myp. I thought it was very strange to see him spread hiisi wings and enjoy the cutting of his ws. I, Myung-Hoon Yeon. How did Ie to live like this? There is an old saying about touching a sleeping tiger''s nose hair, but I am a man who cuts dragons'' ws. Is there anyone else like this?


    ******


    Ring ring! Ring ring!


    "Hello."


    Hello. Are you Myunng-Hoon Yeon?


    Yes, speaking.


    We call it Monthly Catdog Life, a magazine specializing inpanion animals. This time, I heard that your cat was trying to protect Yeon Myung-hoon against the assant. I want to release it as a main next month, is it possible for an interview?


    "No. Thank you for asking, but I will decline. I have personal circumstances and I dont like to be in the public.


    Why don''t you think about it one more time? It''s a story we want to talk about. It will also help change the perception of cats in a friendly way.


    "No. Ive set my mind, so please do not contact me again on this matter.


    These days, I get a lot of calls like this.


    The arrested assant persistently imed that my cats attacked him, and I concealed the existence of the Blue Dragon and only acknowledged that Baek-ho protected me and fought against him. He couldn''t even hide Baek-ho because the back of his man''s hand had scratches left behind.


    The story of the Baek-ho became a hot topic at the police station in conjunction with Ray''s workst time, and reporters also showed interest, but after that, I get frequent calls like this. How do you get my email or phone number? There are several posts on my sister''s blog that have my email and phone number as their contact information in the adoption post, but I think I need to find them all and delete them.


    When Ray''s incident was published as an article, I read it with a happy heart, but when it bes about me, the case is different.


    If it wasn''t for Blue Dragon, I would have happily epted the interview. He may have boasted of a white tiger to change the prejudice that cats are ungrateful animals, but since there is a blue dragon in the house, I was uneasy about getting people''s attention even a little bit.


    A few days ago, I received a call from a person who calls himself a breeder. I''ll give you enough money, so I ask you to sell Baek-ho. It is intended to be used as a seedling and bred offspring. How can I sell my family! Hes probably not even a real breeder.


    Professional breeders who manage the lineage of so-called purebred cats and manage breeding and breeding under a thorough n. The ce where cats are kept under the ns of these breeders is called a cattery. People who care so much about preserving pedigrees, there''s no way they''d be interested in a native of a neighborhood cat like our Baek-ho.


    Ring Ring!


    "Hello."


    Hello. Are you Myung-Hoon Yeon?


    Yes, it is me.


    We are a small cat catery business, but I contacted Ms. Yeon Myung-hoon because I was interested in her cat.


    Looks like another phone call.


    I''m sorry, but I''m not interested. First of all, our cat is not even a breed cat. Its a stray cat, and its not something that breeders would be interested in.


    Let me ask you one thing. I heard that Yeon Myung-hoon has a cat with a rare blue fur. Is it true?


    ?

 Chapter 23: A suspicious phone call

    Chapter 23: A suspicious phone call


    I''ve heard that it''s a blue-haired kitten, but can I see a picture of it?


    I dont know where you heard that, but its a false rumor. Where''s Cattery? How did you know my contact information?


    They hung up.


    The feeling is a little different from the calls I received because of Baek-ho, so the aftertaste is not very good. Come to think of it, unlike other ces, the Catterys name was not mentioned here.


    I opened the call log and tried to call the number I just called.


    Call was not made, after the beep please


    Hmmm, the bitter aftertaste is getting stronger.


    ******


    So, there is absolutely no chance that the story was leaked out of your house, right?


    Bro, you really think of us like that! I''m hurt! After you were injured, the crazy guy said some gibberish about him, so she erased all the pictures on her cell phone.


    "Is that so? Thank you."


    Do you know how much Ah-in missed her? I''ve told her mother that I''m not going to leak iit.


    I believe in you too. Who else can I trust but you? Still, I got a suspicious phone call, so I was worried, so I called.


    Have you checked where it is?


    That was strange. Did they call you again today?


    The number you are calling now is not a number


    I called just yesterday, but today it says no number. I put in that number and tried to ring, but nothing came up.


    That''s weird. what? So, if anything happens, call me. If there''s anything I can help with, say anything.


    After talking with Hae-in, I felt a little confused and sat there nkly, but Baek-ho approached me and tapped my leg. He looked up at me with his big green eyes and put his paws on hisp and squeaking seemed tofort him not to worry.


    As I stroked Baek-ho''s head in gratitude, the blue dragon came over half-flying and half-jumping and stroking his head, asking him to stroke him too. Yeah, it won''t be a big deal.


    I calmed my mind as I stroked the tworge and small heads alternately. First of all, let''s take good care of the cats and write hard. No matter what happens


    Pirong?


    I hugged the blue dragon tightly.


    No matter what happens, I will protect you.


    As if Baek-ho was cheering me on, he clenched his front paws.


    Oh, we can probably set up our Baek-ho massage shop.


    I opened myptop while being hugged by Baek-ho. I need to finish writing the story of dragons and tigers.


    As I wrote, the distractions disappeared. This story is especially good because it''s well-focused. I forgot most things and was immersed in typing for a long time, and then suddenly I fell asleep. Nodding my head a couple of times, I pushed myptop back and got up.


    For some reason, it seems that I have been writing a lot these days. That''s weird. I stayed up all night or the writing was not going well and I was sluggish.


    It''s not bad health either. After living with Blue Dragon, I healed fast, even after the pipe attacker.


    I wanted to eat something to wake up to, so I opened the refrigerator and there wasn''t much to eat. I''ll have to go look at the market.


    As I put on the coat, the blue dragon chased after me and held me. His eyes are shining brightly, wondering if I want to go out together. He grabbed my pants and touched my body as if climbing a mountain, climbed up to my shoulder and rubbed my head against my cheek. You can fly up at once, but riding up like this is another fun thing.


    Ill be back soon.


    Peep, Peep~


    You cant cry, Im going to the market. You have to be at home with Baek-ho.


    I removed the blue dragon, who was swarming to follow. He put the prickly blue dragon in Baek-ho''s arms and quickly left the house and locked the door. Baek-ho received a lot of attention from the public, and he also received a call from Catteries, and an unknown person who was interested in a blue-haired cat.


    There may be times when you have to take the blue dragon outside, but even if you put it in the moving room, it didnt feel reassuring.


    Is there an enclosed mobile station without being able to see inside? Even if Blue Dragon is a little frustrated, I think I should get one like that.


    I bought rice and ramen, and I also bought chicken breasts for snacking on white tigers and blue dragons. Can I buy some cabbage? I also bought some vegetables thinking of Blue Dragon, who is not a rabbit but likes lettuce and carrots. Blue dragon eats and I have to eat too.


    Oh, Myung-hoon came out to the grocery store, are you okay?


    Oh yes, hello. It has improved a lot.


    They are the Bichon Frieze couple in the apartment opposite. I haven''t seen it today.


    I saw the article. It was going to be a big deal. I''m d you stopped. There are so many crazy people in the world these days, I can''t live because I''m afraid. I have to emigrate.


    Even if they say that they emigrate, it is said that wherever you go, the world is wide and there are a lot of crazy people


    Baek-ho did a great job, I thought cats couldnt protect their owners, but its amazing. I wonder if we should raise a cat right now. Don''t you have a cat that you need to send to your sister''s hospital for adoption? A cat with a breed.


    If possible, it would be better to be a unique . Like your baby cat. The cat I saw back then must have been pretty big now, right? A furry blue kitten.


    By the way, didnt a reportere to cover Mr. Myung-hoon a while ago? We met by chance on the road and we talked about a lot of things, but the article didnte out.


    A reporter?


    Yeah, havent you met me? He said he was going to call you.


    From where?


    Where did hee say? Honey. Where did he say he was from?


    Didnt he say J Daily?


    It is said that a couple who went out for a walk a while ago met a man with a camera standing in the alley in front of our house. They said they were reporters and came to cover Baek-ho and me, but I was not at home, so they said they were waiting, and if they were close neighbors, they asked me to cooperate with the coverage.


    The couple seemed to know each other well and told him little by little, such as how I found their dog. When I heard that there are kittens with unusual fur in addition to white tigers in our house, he inquired in great detail.


    I just said that it looks like Russian Blue, but the color of the fur is exceptionally blue. Then he asked me when that was, but I couldn''t remember exactly."


    I thought he was going to write the story on it. It was a chance for Myeong-Hoon and the cats to ride the media.


    Did the reportere to the front of the house? There were magazines that would cover Baek-ho, but J daily never contacted me. The self-proimed Cattery phone call that came in yesterday, isn''t someone interested in Blue Dragon?


    I got nervous and hurried back home.

 Chapter 24: A passage in writing

    Chapter 24: A passage in writing


    I checked the J daily, but there was no reporter who came to cover me. I was more concerned about locking the door, and every time I went in and out of the house, I checked to see if there were any strangers lounging around. I bought an expensive lock with the money I didn''t have, and attached it to the door.


    People don''t easily tolerate things that are different from themon ones. When the typus was first discovered, schrs did not believe it to be a naturally urring creature. Suspecting that the beak and beaver tail were attached to the body of another animal, the typus had to go through a lot of hardship to prove its existence.


    Newly discovered mystical animals are likely to be the victims of experiments, the sights of zoos, or stuffed animals of private collectors. We can''t let our blue dragon be like that.


    Fortunately, I am an optimistic person, but if I were a sensitive person, I might have gotten neurosis.


    Fluttering, Fluttering, Meow, Pirong!


    My big cat and little dragon were ying peacefully, not caring for their brother.


    In the tallestpartment of the cat tower, where the sun is shining, Baek-ho is lying face down with his eyes closed and only his tail is hanging out and waving softly. Blue dragon fluttered with its wings outstretched, and was spinning around trying to catch his tail. If he identally catches the tail, he cheers and hugs the tail tightly, but the next moment, Baek-ho pulls it out. Then it circles around chasing its tail again.


    Even if you have wings, what you do is no different. The only difference is that what he used to do while standing up in the space just below him and twitching his butt, now he is doing it while flying.


    When you look at it, it is as if you are under a spell, and it is andscape where your body and mind are both stable and peaceful. When the kids y, I have to work too. I smiled and pulled out myptop.


    ******


    As the release date of the results of the fantasy novel contest drew nearer, Kyung-seok Han became restless and could not get a job in his hands.


    He didn''t tell anyone, but Kyung Seok alsopleted a fantasy writting and applied for it.


    When I first heard that Myung-hoon, whom I had considered a secretpetitor since high school, made his debut as a fantasy novelist, I pitied him. Where is the pure writing? He was ashamed that Myung-hoon started with literature.


    Kyung-seok was also a martial artist fan when he was in middle and high school, and he enjoyed reading novels in genres such as fantasy. But he never thought it was real writing. To Kyeong-seok,ics and genre novels were just one-time fun things, and they didn''t fall into the category of writing. In terms of food, it can be said that they are junk food sold on the street in front of the school. Pyeong-seok himself is an aspiring chef who dreams of bing a five-star hotel chef.


    Kyung-seok has been steadily applying for New Year''s Literature in recent years. At least, if you''re a good writer, you should aim for this one, right?


    However, it was not easy for him to break through the gates of New Year''s literature. As he was getting tired of the gates that were too high, the novel market caught his eye.


    Let''s read what''s popr these days. These are written by children who have never studied writing properly, but you won''t see anything. If the market is okay, it wouldn''t be a bad idea to write one or two and show what it''s like to write properly.


    Myung-hoon was also a kid who had never written a pure literature novel, but as soon as he wrote his first work, it was quite popr, if not a hit. I could do better he thought. If I tried writing, I could just as well.


    Once he became interested, the market was not as small as he thought. The prize money for the contest is also great.


    After diligently analyzing recent trends, Kyung-seok selected the most popr materials and mixed them well toplete a novel. Myung-hoon''s subject matter is not popr and his writing style is too neat, so even if he wins an award, he won''t win anything big.


    On the other hand, mine used the most trending material, and the style was tailored to the taste of the readers. Of course you cant get better results.


    The bookmark meeting is right after the contest results are announced, so I hope I can tten Myung-hoon''s dreams then. Will Yuri or other friends see me differently. It did take long to write, but Im going to tell her I just did it for fun on the side.


    But why are you not contacting me? Shouldn''t the winners be individually contacted by now? I don''t know if it''s New Year''s Literature, but at a contest like this, there''s no way I wouldn''t be able to win an award.


    Ring ring!


    "Hello?"


    Hello. SS Media. Are you a writer, Kyung-seok Han?


    It came! Kyung-seok stood up, holding the phone.


    ******


    Achoo!


    What, who''s talking about me? Or thinking of me? It''s not even a cold, so why do I keep sneezing? My ears are itchy too.


    TN: In korea, people say ones ear gets itchy when people start talking about them.


    My ear was itchy, so I picked up an earpick to scratch it, and then I put my head back into theptop. I didn''t want to disturb the progress as the water was in the midst of rising.


    / After pping its wings of me, the red pheonix finallynded next to Baek-ho and the ck tortoise. They quietly stepped back and made room for the two dragons. A blue dragon from another world and a blue dragon who has been protecting thisnd for a long time, they faced each other. The two sacred dragons, who werepletely different and surprisingly simr to each other, faced each other with solemn faces


    As I pounded on the keyboard, I suddenly felt a surge of sleepiness. Huh? I''m not even sleepy, so why am I going to sleep?


    it''s the dream again That dream of standing by the water and waiting for the owner of the cave. But this time the ce is different. I have entered the innermost part of the cave.


    It''s much more spacious than I thought from the outside. Looking at the high ceiling, it feels as if you have emptied the inside of a mountain and entered it.


    There is also water inside the cave. It was smaller than a huge pond like theke outside, but by my standards, the water was flowing in arge spring.


    At the edge of the fountain, she was lying on the ground. The tail and lower body are submerged in the water, and the upper body is lying on the ground outside the water.


    She opened her closed eyes and looked at me. Her head was lying on the ground, and it looked like he had no strength to lift it. The familiar amber eyes seemed to call me, and I spontaneously moved closer to her. Fearlessly next to a face huge enough to swallow me in one bite if you open your mouth.


    She slowly blinked her eyes. The pupils the size of a car tire reminded me of the bright eyes of someone I knew well, despite their enormous size.


    She exhaled her breath painfully. She seemed like she wanted to lift her head but couldnt. Without realizing it, I reached out and stroked her face.


    Huh? I couldnt touch her. Her figure is vividly in front of my eyes and I can feel the breath, her hand just passing through her figure. Is this an illusion?


    The moment she met her eyes with me again, I realized. I am the illusion. It was me who did not exist in this ce. She brought my consciousness to this ce. to show something.


    Suddenly, my spine became cold and I had goosebumps. Something came closer from outside the cave. The feelings she feels are conveyed to me. Something terrifying and threatening, cruel and ferocious, something outside the cave. I have to avoid, but I can''t avoid it.


    She forced her motionless body to stand up. As she twisted her body, she saw something cherished beneath her. It is an egg that shines like a jewel in light blue. The shell is cracked as if it will break soon.


    She ced her hands on the edge of her spring water . The part where her front paws touched swayed, creating a sparkling ripple. As the translucent ripples widened, a street-likendscape was reflected in it. It''s kind of familiar


    She pushed the egg, which had begun to break, into the ripples. The egg floated on the water like a rubber ball and then slowly began to sink.


    She put her face to the egg fondly, as if to say goodbye to the egg disappearing into the water. She open her mouth but I heard her whispering to her egg. You will take the form of the first one to find you


    She turned to me


    Now go back.


    Oh my god! I woke up and took a deep breath and lifted my head. What a dream I was gasping for breath as if I had just run a hundred meters.


    The text was floating on the monitor in front of my eyes.


    I leave him in your care

 Chapter 25: The fruit of writing CHP

    Chapter 25: The fruit of writing CHP


    Title TN: They use the abbreviation of Cat with Hidden Powers.


    I went to the kitchen, drank a bowl of cold water or gulped, and then caught my breath. The scene I had just seen shed vividly in my mind.


    As I was gasping for breath, someone grabbed my sleeve. When I looked down, Baek-ho and Blue Dragon were looking up at me with worried faces. Blue dragon fluttered at the height of my waist, sping my sleeves with its small front paws. The round, amber-colored eyes ovepped with those I had just seen in my dream.


    Yeah, it''s really unbelievable, but I think I have to believe it now. What my sister said before is correct. A fantasy of reality that came to the writer of a fantasy novel.


    After I calmed down, I sat down in front of myptop. Baek-ho and the blue dragon sat next to me as if they were guarding me. Blue Dragon on my left, Baek-ho on my right.


    Last time, I thought I wrote be careful by ident but this time it is clear. I leave him in your care was not written by me. The blue dragon I saw in my dream, the blue dragon''s mother dragon. This is her message to me.


    I stroked the blue dragon''s head. My little one, that''s how you came from your world to ours.


    I don''t know, but for some reason our white tiger felt that you wereing or came, so he ran out into the rain and picked up you, who just woke up from the egg. You grew up in the form of a cat following Baek-ho, who was the first to find you.


    I patted Baek-ho''s butt. Baek-ho. You did good. Who knows what our little boy would have been like if you hadn''t picked it up.


    I understand that when I fell asleep while I was writing her, I was called to her in the form of her dreams and came to see scenes from her past. She knows she left my monitor telling me to be careful.


    But is there any way tomunicate from my end?


    I was looking at the monitor and tried to write something under her message.


    What do you say? I can''t even write "Hello". Blue Dragon''s mother? do you see. Can you hear me? it''s all so awkward now but in the dream everything was natural.


    I am the one protecting your hatchling. What am I, a kidnapper?


    Let''s write this.


    Can you read this?


    I waited for a while, but there was no response from the monitor. Hmmm, I can''tmunicate directly like this, can I just intervene when I''m writing a sentence?


    I copied and wrote a few lines of the sentences above, but nothing happened. I wonder if it should be a new sentence, so I try to write a few lines as soon as I can think of it. Do I have to bepletely immersed in my writing?


    Oh, I dont know. It seems that there is no connection from my side.


    Iy t on my back. Yeah, it can''t be that easy tomunicate across dimensions. Anyway, it looks like the writing is not going to work.


    Piyah~


    The blue dragon climbed over my chest and shoved his head under my chin and groaned.


    Blue dragon, your mother seems to have sent you here for fear of danger. She seems to love and care about you a lot.


    Pirong?


    I put blue dragon on my chest, stretched out my hand and fumbled for the phone.


    Hello?


    Mom, its me. Sorry for not calling you often. How''s father''s health?"


    People must learn You learn from your subordinates, and sometimes you learn from dragons as well.


    ******


    Han Kyung-seok refreshed SS Media''s homepage several times in the morning and repeated it again and again. He knew that his work had won the Rookie of the Year award, as he had been personally contacted by the organizers.


    It would have been better if it had won a better award, but honestly, it was the first fantasy novel I ever wrote, so what if I didn''t win the award? It could have been better, but this is quite good. Yeon Myung-hoon, Shin Yu-ri, this is what kind of person I am.


    The reason I keep refreshing even though I know the result is because I want to know the result of Myung-Hoon''s application.


    Finally it popped up, the announcement was made. The results of the writing went down. Target, unknown name. Okay, first of all, it wasn''t the grand prize, and there was no Myung-Hoon among the three Excellence Prize winners. My heart felt lighter. He turned his attention to the Encouragement Award category, which selects five people.


    Shit! The feeling of excitement subsided as if covered in cold water. In the second ce for the Encouragement Award, there was a pen name that Myung-Hoon had been using since college. Short pencil.


    It doesn''t even seem like a pen name. Kyung-seok grumbled in anger. It''s always like this.


    Since high school, we went to the 100-day market together, and when Myung-hoon won the gold medal, he was the silver medalist. If Myung-hoon won the silver medal, he himself was the bronze statue. asionally there were other results, but in most cases Myung-Hoon was lucky and he was unlucky.


    He thought he coulde back now after Myung-hoon went into a slump. Keong-seok snorted for a while, then stood up.


    Myung-hoon already has a few years of experience in fantasy novels, right? Perhaps the judges knew Myeong-hoon''s pen name. He''s an established writer, so he''ll probably have an advantage. Still, I was only able to win the Encouragement Award. I also had a short preparation period, and it was the first fantasy I ever wrote, and I won the rookie award, so of course Im better. If I actually try I can beat beat Myung-hoon.


    ******


    Congrattions Myung-hoon.


    "Thank you. Yuri.


    Bro. Poured out tap water in a bowl and prayed for you. Its a pity that its only an Encouragement Award, but congrattions nheless.


    "Thank you. I thought it would be difficult to win the prize because the subject matter was not popr, but I am satisfied enough because it is an encouragement award.


    It really is. Even if I didn''t say it out loud, I don''t know how much pain I''ve suffered while wandering in the slump that hit the bottom for the past two years. I thought a lot about whether I should find another way, and how many times I lost confidence in my writing and erased everything I wrote all night with just one click.


    I can''t tell you how happy I am to get a good result in this contest, which I applied with the intention of trying onest time. It gave me the strength to continue writing.


    Why do you have such a troubled look on your dogs face Kyeong-suk?


    No, its just not a big deal, and Im embarrassed to even talk about it, so thats why.


    "What?"


    Actually, I also won a prize in that contest. Myung-hoon is also writing fantasy, but I didnt know too much about it, so I didnt want to do it at first, but I wrote a little bit of it for fun, and won the Rookie of the Year award. Had I known it would have been like this, I would have put a little more effort into it.


    "Really? Congrattions. hey. I didn''t see your name, did you use a pen name? What is your pen name?


    It seems like they all use a pen name, so I just picked one. It is called Papyrus.


    Hey! Congrattions to both the Papyrus writer and the Short Pencil writer. I''m really proud to see two winners appearing on our bookmarks. In particr, Papyrus writer, after ignoring genre fiction like that, you have changed your mind.


    I just used it for fun. The kids who dont even know the basics say you and I write genre novels, so I thought Id show you something good.


    I said, suggesting a beer mug to Kyeong-seok.


    You say you just wrote it for fun but can someone who has been writing as long as you say something like that? Even if people write it for fun, only the ones who wrote the best story wins the prizes. .


    While Kyeongseok was speechless and hesitant, Hae-in asked by pouring the pasta into the bowl.


    Bro. What is your special award? Was that a bigger prize?


    Oh, what? OSMU is an extra award given to works that can be made into webtoons, games, or dramas. Mine is the story of a cat with hidden power. He said that he was selected because it was perfect for webtoons.


    Kyeong-seok''s face, who was holding a beer mug, was distorted ufortably. A special award? I knew it was there, but it was at the bottom, so I didn''t check it until there. I saw Myung-Hoon''s pen name at the Encouragement Award and didn''t look under it, is that a double award? Shit! Lucky son of a bitch!


    After the bookmark meeting, I came back drunk and rolled around on the floor, hugging Baek-ho and blue dragon.


    Guys, your brother has won the prize. There are two awards, the Encouragement Award and the Special Award. Thank you so much. it''s thanks to you guys Now I can write with confidence again. I am a little proud of my mother and father.


    Mi-meow~


    Baek-ho escaped from my arms as if annoyed and took refuge in the cat tower. You did it a few days ago and you are looking at whether you are doing it again today. In fact, on the day I received the notification, I hugged them for half a day, and on the day of the announcement, I hugged and slept for a long time, so I guess its understandable why he doesnt want to be hugged?


    Peep Peep lol~


    The blue dragon is not bothered at all and still responds enthusiastically. Thank you little one Yes, hyung will write hard. Shouldnt I do that so I can try tomunicate with your mom?

 Chapter 26: gray haired seri

    Chapter 26: gray haired seri


    Ring ring ring ring.


    Sender, head of the department, Hyun-wook Yoo,.


    "Hello. Are you the manager?


    hello. Mr Short Pencil, this is Silver Books Yoo Hyun-wook. Long time no see.


    Yeah, its been a long time. How have you been?


    I''m always the same. I just live a busy life. I was d to see that you won the Encouragement Award and the Special Award at the SS Media Contest, so I called. I really congratte you.


    "thank you. And I''m sorry. I should have called you first. To be honest, I havent been able to answer calls or call because I havent been able to.


    it''s okay. Even writers who are good writers often go through such a downturn. As you may know, I liked your writing a lot and believed that you woulde back. I''m d that you seem to have ovee the slump well. I was really happy to see the announcement.


    Lets meet soon and have dinner. Now I feel like I can meet the head of the department proudly, so Im really happy.


    Director Yoo, who not only recognized and discovered my fantasy novel for the first time, but also believed in me and gave me strength until the end even when I was having a hard time, please wait a little longer.


    CHP is a contest winner, so I have to sign a contract with SS Media, but I am writing a story about dragons and tigers to bring to the head of the department. If will be just as good or even better than CHP, definitely not worse!


    ******


    Tap tap tap tap!


    Haa! I banged my head on theptop instead of hitting the keyboard. The dragon and tiger story, which was written so well, has been stagnant since thest time I had a blue dragon''s dream  whether it was a hallucination or a dream. I''m so worried that I won''t be able to write.


    I am immersed in writing this, and then suddenly I fall asleep, so when I fall asleep, I am called to the world where the blue dragon came from, but I can''t immerse myself in it because I keep worrying about it. I''m writing in a hurry, but I''m not progressing, and I don''t like what I''ve written, so I keep erasing it, so I keep walking. There was a time when I fell asleep because I was tired of erasing and fixing things like that, but I just keep waking up after sleeping.


    I think if I want to be called into that different dimension or write something good about this story I would need to write something really good. Isnt that too harsh?


    "Sigh! I shouldn''t have to think about this, its making me hard to focus. I keep being worried about when Ill fall asleep and when I do, I cant even sleep confortably!


    After all, it was bad for real people to be connected to another world. It''s perfect for being mentally ill. I fell on the floor and rolled over, kicking my legs in the air.


    Baek-ho, who was lying on the seat where I was rolling, slowly walked away with a sad expression on his face. However, the blue dragon who was next to him got up half-heartedly and started rolling on the floor side by side in the same position as me. It lifts its plump hind legs and kicks it into the air.


    There is a saying that kids will follow your bad habits. But you''re so cute I forgot about my anxiety by lying on my stomach and watching the blue dragon roll hard and kick, and Baek-ho was watching us.


    Blue Dragon flopped hard on his hind legs, then realized that he was doing it alone, and ran to me crying as if he had been deceived and grabbed me with his head. did i cheat you''ve been fooled by yourself I giggled and hugged the prickly blue dragon.


    Ring ring ring ring.


    Oh, noona.


    Myung-hoon, aren''t you very busy these days?


    Yeah, it is. why?"


    Can you take care of this pet for 3 weeks. Elementary school students in the neighborhood picked it up a week ago, and you don''t have to give it milk because it eats food. Russian blue mix, who is about 2 months old, has decided where to adopt her, but they say that they can take her home after 3 weeks due to circumstances. Can you take care of it at home in the meantime?


    I thought it would be good to distract myself a little, so I dly agreed to do so and went to the hospital to pick up the kitten.


    Whether it''s a human baby or an animal baby, all the little ones are cute. The kitten, which had been left in a ramen box in the corner of the elementary school yground, had fluffy fur and looked like a gray chick. For a Russian Blue, the light color of the fur and round face seemed to be mixed with a stray cat or other speciesmonly called the Korean Shorthair.


    To abandon such a small and young cat. It''s still cold and it can easily freeze to death even if it spends just one night outside, and even if it doesn''t, you can be bitten by a dog or trampled on by a human. What a dangerous world for such a young life.


    "I''m proud of those elementary school students, there are kids who treat chicks or kittens like toys and make them die."


    Yeah, they were good kids. Thanks to you, the baby survived. I stayed at our hospital for a week and did basic checkups with hookworms and confirmed that there were no contagious diseases, so there will be no problem if I live together with a white tiger and a blue dragon.


    Even before the arrival of the blue dragon, I asionally took care of the cat, so Baek-ho is used to the catsing to the house. As you can see from the fact that he raised a blue dragon, he is also good at acting as a nanny cat when a young cat arrives.


    But what about blue dragon? Hes very yful and is obsessed with Baek-ho and I, so I dont know how hell act when another cat stays with us.


    ******


    Blue Dragon was the first to see a cat smaller than himself, so the kitten looked very strange. I made a fence on one side of the room with a to get my face acquainted with it, and put a kitten in it, but it doesn''t leave its side.


    He stayed next to the fence and rubs his face on it, he also cried like a cat next to it. When I took out the kitten and he saw that I was holding it, blue dragon hovered next to the kitten without a second thought.


    In less than half a day, the blue dragon and the kitten became close friends, flopping around and ying together. Baek-ho, who had one more child to take care of, sighed and smiled as he watched the blue dragon and the baby cat y well.


    I thought our Blue Dragon was just a kid, but now that a smaller kitten ising, I can see that he has grown a lot. There is quite a difference in body size.


    The new kitten is a girl, and it was cute that Blue dragon was grooming her to see if she wanted to act like an older brother, demonstrating how to use the toilet, and clumsily imitating what Baek-ho taught him.


    It is said that one of the hospital''s regr customers has decided to adopt the kitten and has already given her the name Seri''.


    Seri is a name that doesnt go well with the cats in our house. Shall we call them by other nicknames even while we are at home? If it''s a girl''s name that goes well with Baek-ho and Blue Dragon, so Ph No, no!


    I looked back at the blue dragon once and shook his head quickly. Now, I decided not to give it a name that was so mysterious. What if it bes real?


    While Seri is a good follower of other cats, she is afraid of people. Maybe he had a bad experience before being thrown away, so when I hugged him, he shook his head and trembled, and he shook his head and didn''t evene close to Hae-in and Ah-in who came to see her.


    It was pitiful for her to cry because of a stranger''s arrival, with her fur inted hiding in a corner and crying in fear.


    Seri also likes Baek-ho, but she likes blue dragons the most, so she spends most of the day with blue dragon.


    The light blue gray haired Seri, the dark blue gray haired blue dragon, and the silver gray haired Baek-ho looked good together as if they were put together as a set. Seeing the three of them lying side by side under the sun gave the impression of seeing artistically colored gradations.


    Peep Peep~


    Miyang~


    Two kittens are chasing, being chased ying. If one chases another and drives him into a corner while running around the room from end to end, it''s their turn now, and the one who is chasing changes roles as if he had touched the baton and runs away and the guy who was being chased starts chasing. If the one you were being chased gets into a corner, you change roles again.


    The funny thing is that blue dragon doesn''t use its wings when ying this tag game. When ying with Baek-ho, he takes full advantage of his wings, and when ying with seri, he leaps and leaps with only his legs, thinking that it is not fair to use them when ying with seri.


    Peep Peep~


    Mirolong~


    what? I think I heard some strange noises?


    When I turned around, the white tiger and the blue dragon were also looking at seri. Excited to y tag with Blue Dragon, Seri tilted her fluffy gray hair and looked at us.


    Miron?


    Baek-ho came down from the cat tower and wept softly while looking at seri and the blue dragon.


    Meow~


    Blue Dragon slightly nced at Baek-ho, then took a stance, cleared his voice, and cried towards Seri.


    Mi, Mi meow~


    Oh, it''s been a while since I''ve heard it. His cat imitations.

 Chapter 27: gray furry seri (2)

    Chapter 27: gray furry seri (2)


    Blue dragon is eating a tangerine in a sitting position on its hind legs like a squirrel. Seri, who imitates anything Blue Dragon does, quietly sticks her nose next to Blue Dragon.


    Blue Dragon hesitated for a moment as he looked at Seri with a curious face while wrinkling the bridge of his nose because she didn''t like the smell of tangerines.


    With a worried face, he looked at the mandarin orange once and seri once, and then held out the mandarin orange he was eating in front of seri. Ohh! What is this, the glutton is giving up food for seri?


    If you think you''re eating too much and try to get rid of the snacks, even Baek-ho or me will be cried at! He''s a little boy who grabs the te with his front paws while poking around.


    Peep~


    Mi~ Mi!


    Seri licked the tangerine that Blue Dragon held out to her, and then rolled back as she pped it.


    Peep?


    Blue Dragon looked at seri with a face that he did not understand and then looked at me. It''s a delicious tangerine, but I tried to eat it alone, but because it''s my younger sister so, I gave it to her with a big heart. Why is Seri reacting like this, was the face he made.


    Cats generally dislike sour foods such as tangerines and lemons. Sour taste is like a warning to animals of toxic food, and cats are particrly sensitive to sour.


    I grinned as I watched Seri lying on the floor, rubbing her nose and mouth with her tiny paws, and licking her tongue. Seri, no matter how good Blue Dragon oppa is, there is one more thing that you can''t keep up with.


    The first, of course, is swimming. Blue Dragon knows that Baek-ho hates water, so he sometimes attacks by sshing water drops to annoy him, but he was a little disappointed to find out that Seri also hates ying in the water.


    Very proudly, he introduced his pool and showed him a demonstration of how to swim. Seri looked at the blue dragon ying in the water with her eyes wide open. When a few drops of water sshed, she flinched and fled behind Baek-ho''s back.


    Piaeng~ Why does everyone hate things like this? Blue Dragon became sad, and he had no choice but to y in the water alone.


    After seri, the blue dragon was a little less mischievous. He used to have one kitten, but when he has two kittens, I was prepared for him to double the yfulness, but as I brought seri, it can be said that he has be a little more mature as Blue Dragon feels the responsibility as her oppa. It''s like watching a four-year-old child care for a three-year-old as a senior to the three-year-old.


    Rustle rustle!


    Hey, you guys!


    Just because there was less fun didn''t mean it gave me trouble. It looks like seri pulled the toilet paper and it came loose, but Blue Dragon tried to fix it and it got even worse. The two kittens that were bouncing around in the toilet full of loose and tangled toilet papers


    Sitting side by side with their front feet together, seeing their innocent faces looking up at me, I helplessly lowered the hand I had lifted to feed them honey chestnuts one by one.


    uhh Kittens must have survived to this age using cuteness as a weapon. He''s too adorable to be scolded. Ummm For babies, that''s a new discovery.


    Oh, oppa, Se-ri doesnt hiss anymore?


    Yeah, Baek-ho and blue dragon took good care of her, and I think she got used to it quickly because shes still a baby. If this is enough, I will go for adoption and get along well with your family.


    It seems that Blue Dragon and Baekho are already close with her, but if we separate them, it would make her sad.


    I heard that there is a cat with a good personality at the ce of adoption. Shes going for the second time so it will be alright."


    Even though Seri was a little scared, she quietly surrendered herself to Ah-in. Considering the fact that when she first came home, she raised her hair towards people like a hedgehog and was full of vignce, it was a great development.


    It takes a long time and patience to open the heart of an adult dog or cat who has already hardened their personality, but young animals open their hearts quickly with just a little love.


    I felt sorry for seri who had already started to trust and show affection to people after receiving tender care for a few days. Who would have thrown away this young life without even putting a grain of food in the ramen box?


    Even if there were circumstances in which it was difficult to raise, it would not have been so difficult to find another adoptive ce if it was a cute and gentle kitten like Seri.


    y some with your kids. I havent been able to work for a while, so Im writing today.


    Its ok. Do not worry. Even so, I came here to y with Blue Dragon and seri.


    Oh, and if I doze off or fall asleep while writing, dont wake me up and just leave me alone.


    I took out aptop that had been closed for a few days on purpose. I was about to rewrite the story of the dragon and the tiger, which I had to adjust to after bringing the tax collector and to cool my head a bit.


    Instead of sitting on the floor as usual to concentrate, I sat at a desk facing the wall and opened myptop.


    After taking a few days off and ying with the cats, my head seems to have cleared up. I read thest part I wrote, deleted the part I didn''t like, and started writing again.


    / An unknown pattern appeared on the tortois ck shell. Is this a book from another world?


    As the impatient pheonix fluttered his wings, red sparks flew around. Baek-ho looked up at the blue dragon with a thoughtful face.


    What do you think? Is our friend, the blue dragon from another world in danger? /


    Tap tap tap tap.


    I hit the keyboard for a while and then lifted my head for a moment. I think I''m writing pretty well, but I still can''t sleep. Lack of immersion?


    Behind me, I heard Ah-in ying with the cats. I mean, you can y cutely without making a loud noise. I bowed my head to theptop again.


    Tap tap tap tap.


    ***


    I am standing on the hillside. A wide field spreads out below the mountain, and a castle can be seen in the distance. Although it is an unfamiliar shape that I have never seen anywhere else, it certainly looks like a fortress built by human hands. It is a castle built with a small garden behind it and half-covered. It''s a hill that looks a little too big, but if you look at the reddish colors, is it the season of autumn leaves?


    There is a road that curves gently down the foot of the mountain and runs towards the castle. Okay, what we''re going to see this time is this adult. I went down the mountain and walked along the road towards the castle.


    Its big. As you get closer to the castle, you feel overwhelmed by its size. The gates, walls, and pirs are toorge for a human to build. I walked towards the castle, feeling like a dwarf entering the giant country. I can''t see any people or animals, and I seem to be walking alone. As the distance drew nearer, one side of the castle was seen to bergely destroyed. It looks like it''s been through a war.


    I suddenly stopped walking. That hill


    What I thought was a garden behind the castle, its shape caught my eye more clearly. That''s not a hill.


    It was a dragon, a dragon''s corpse.


    ***


    I opened my eyes. It was quiet everywhere.


    I lifted my face from my arm that I have been sleeping on and checked the monitor first. there was nothing. There seems to be no message this time. I pondered over the dream I had just had.


    As I was walking towards the castle, I stopped when I saw the identity of the garden spanning the back of the castle. It was a dragon''s corpse. It wasn''t even one. Several spheres ovepped.


    Was blue among them? I remembered for a moment. There seems to be no blue color. Saw red and green. So I thought it was a garden full of autumn leaves.


    Oppa, are you awake?


    I looked back. Ah-in was leaning against the wall and reading a book with my small table in front of her. Beside her, Baek-ho Blue dragon and Seri were asleep.


    Ah-in, how long was I asleep?


    About thirty minutes? Suddenly the sound of typing on the keyboard stopped, so I looked and you were asleep? It must have been very difficult.


    I got up and stretched. It didn''t feel like I was being sucked in as if I had run a hundred meters after the dream likest time. Still, my body is aching.


    Oppa, arent you just writing at home? I would go out and do some exercise.


    Yeah, I need to exercise.


    When I bet the pipe criminal, I realized that I need to exercise but I have forgotten about that. I really need to be hit again to remind myself.


    "Are you hungry? Can I make you something?


    Ah, I was going to go to my sister for the first dose for Seri. Ah-in, would you like to go to the hospital with me? Let''s go to Sandwich Uncle and buy a burrito."


    Oppa, you must really like that. All right, lets go.


    In the case of the criminal, I broke both of the moving boxes, so I put Seri in the new one, wrapped her in a warm nket, and headed to my sister''s hospital.


    Does Seri look a lot like Blue Dragon?


    If Blue Dragon hadnt had horns and wings, she would have been just like Seris sibling. Its really cute to see the two of them ying together.


    I turned around the alley and went out to the main road, but someone blocked my way.


    "Excuse me. Could you give me a minute?


    "What''s going on?"


    I reflexively went Infront of Ah-in and asked.


    I''ve been used to this since I was a student. There were many people asking for her phone number, or asking her if she wants to be a singer or idol.


    I am not a strange person. I wish I could give you a moment.


    A young man neatly dressed and carrying a camera bag over his shoulder handed a business card. His face is also blurry. What kind of entertainment is it? He nced at the business card and saw the words magazine. He must be a magazine person.


    Because my house is conservative. Excuse me.


    I was about to step aside and walk, but the man quickly spoke up.


    Its not thedy I want to talk to.


    ?


    The man looked at the mobile phone I was holding in my hand.


    We are interested in that cat.

 Chapter 28: Suspicious encounter.

    Chapter 28: Suspicious encounter.


    What do you think youre doing. So rudely.


    I raised my voice towards the man.


    The man apologized over and over again with a smile on his face.


    Sorry to startle you. Actually, I was on my way to find Mr Myeong-hoon, but I just ran into him on the road.


    Me?


    "Yes. Do you know Monthly Cat Dog Life? We are a new magazine that has been separated from the monthly Catdog Life, and we are preparing the first issue. I wanted to share the story of Myeong-Hoons cat, so I asked for coverage by phone and e-mail several times, but he kept refusing.


    I have been contacted by Catdog Life a few times, but I definitely refused, how can Ie to you in such a reckless way? How else did you recognize my face on the street?


    Have you ever had an article in Catdog Life about volunteering for abandoned dogs before? The picture came out well, so I would recognize it right away.


    Are you a stalker or something, that came out so long ago.


    I got angry and had something to point out, so I calmed my mind. Ah-in, who could not bear it, came out from behind my back and was about to say something, gently restrained her.


    The cat that Catdog Life asked for coverage is our first Baek-ho, and the one we have now is the second.


    His impressionable eyes shone strangely.


    If you dont like the coverage, you dont have to do it. Sorry foring unexpectedly. But I really like cats. I''ve heard that Myung-hoon''s second cat is an unusual Russian blue mix, can''t we just see it once? I wont take pictures and I wont write articles. Just show it to me once. Please.


    "Im not sure. If it''s okay to stay in the mobile cage, I''ll show you for a moment. Only this one time. Please do not contact ore to visit our cats any more. If youe again, Im not going to let you off easy.


    Ain had a slightly puzzled face, but she was a quick-witted child, so she pretended not to know and kept her mouth shut.


    This new mobile cab was a product that had a stic body with a transparent door and a full cover. I rolled up the front cover so that I could see inside, and the man looked inside the transparent door of the stic cab with great anticipation.


    For our second child, the color is a bit pale and there is a lot of blue in it, but it must have happened because it was a Russian blue mix. I don''t know why it was rumored to be a blue cat."


    The man looked inside her moving closet and then raised his hand and briefly touched the door. For a moment, I felt a strange aura and was startled, but the man immediately took her hand away from her. The drooping of her shoulders was his visibly disappointed look.


    It is. It''s gray, though it''s a bit odd. It''s not enough to be used as an article, but I guess I was excited to hear to about it. The report must have been a mistake.


    It was an absurdly neat retreatpared to his stubborn persistence. After he disappeared, we hurried to my sister''s hospital.


    Oppa, did you show seri on purpose?


    When she came to a ce where there were no people around, Ah-in, who kept her mouth shut, whispered.


    "Yes. Did you notice too? I don''t even like cats, dont know about cats well. Judging by his voice and tone, he must have been the one who called from the cattery. I don''t know, but it seems like that person was thest time I went to the J-Ilbo to hear my story from a couple in my neighborhood. Lets go to the hospital and call Catdog Life.


    We didn''t even buy a sandwich and went straight to the hospital. When I looked again at the business card I received, there was nopany phone number, only email and mobile phone numbers. The phone did not connect as expected.


    I went into an empty clinic and called the editor who wrote my article for Catdog Life on a volunteer case for abandoned dogs as a student. At that time, the editor''s older sister, who started volunteering with abandoned dogs, said she left Cat Dog Life a while ago, but said that she had connections left, so she would find out about Lee Ho-jun and contact him.


    Cat Dog Life is a big deal, isnt it just the name of that personspany? I think the purpose was just to see the blue dragon once.


    Im still going to check it out. I think I got my contact information and address from Catdog Life. It was a long time ago, so I forgot about it, but did you have any contact information?


    .


    Oh, and Ah-in dont go home alone today and tell Hae-in to pick you up. Just in case, go home with him. I have seri with me, so I have to go home right away.


    After a while, I got a call from the editor''s sister.


    A person named Ho-Jun Lee is not a person who originally had a cat dog life. He said he came suddenly about two months ago and he doesn''t even work for apany. He talked about what he had with the CEO and said he was preparing a magazine while talking as if he was setting up a publishing house under Catdog Life, but the staff said they didnt know anything about animal magazines and wanted to publish that magazine.


    "Is that so? He is a strange person.


    Mr. Myung-hoon, whats going on with that person? When the story of Baek-ho coverage came out in Catdog Life, he said he wanted to apany him and showed great interest.


    Did he have any interests in other cats?


    Another cat? Myung-hoon, do you have any other cats? In Catdog Life, Myung-hoon knows only one cat, right? Is it Baek-ho and that dog, Ray? He only mentioned that. The dog who protected his owner and your cat that protected you from the same assant. To thnk he would visit you in person like that. He seems very obsessed.


    Oh, and Hojun Lee seems to be more interested in unusual animals than making magazines. He said he asked me to report any furry blue dogs or cats. Unless the owner dyed it, why would there be any blue dogs or cats? Russian blue is also said to be blue-gray, but it''s actually closer to gray. But the staff thought it was strange because he had a very serious face and asked to report it by e-mail if he heard about an animal of any species and with bluish fur.


    Thank you for that noona. I''ll buy you a meal next time."


    Yeah, there are a lot of strange people in the world, so be careful, Myeong-Hoon.


    Maybe he was interested about that criminals story?


    Let''s say that there was someone outside the police or reporters who said that, even as a joke, and that he somehow hear of it while going around your town. So, how did he find out about your contact information or the neighborhood I live in, and find me in town.


    So, he pretended to be cattery and tried to make a phone call, and finally tried to check the blue dragon under the guise of a magazine?


    Maybe he was looking around my house and came up to be seeing that I have a cage? Considering that he just asked to see him once, does that mean he could identify what he was looking for in a nce?


    Just because he saw Seri and was disappointed, doesnt mean he wont return again.


    After the call, while I was alone in my thoughts, Ah-in knocked on the door and peeked her face in.


    Oppa, what are you thinking about? Its been a while since the Seri vination was over.


    "Okay. Ah-in, what about noona?


    Your sister is in treatment and my brother ising.


    When I came out of the treatment room, Sky approached me and rubbed my legs with her hairy tail. When Ie to my sister''s hospital, she always ys with Sky, but today, as soon as she came to see Sky, she was locked up in an empty medical room, so it must have been disappointing.


    He bent over and patted sky on his head and back. The hair is really soft.


    Sky is an older cat, so I felt that her hair had be frizzy recently, but after receiving the blue dragon''s horn powers, her hair was shiny just like when she was a child.


    I went in to see Ray in the hospital room for a moment, and Ray barked at her excitement and licked my hand through the crack in the door. It''s frustrating, but be patient a little bit more, Ray. It''s a broken leg, so you can''t y because you still have to limit your movements.


    However, the recovery is very fast, so I am happy to say that you will be able to be discharged soon.


    Goodbye, doctor park. And see you manager.


    You worked hard today as well.


    Ring


    Hae-in entered the hospital at a crossroads with the employees leaving work.


    "yo! Bro, Hi noona.


    In Hae-in''s hand was a bag of sandwiches and burritos. Seeing this made me hungry all of a sudden.


    Ah-in asked me to buy this. We''ve bought enough, so let''s eat together."


    We locked the hospital door, ate sandwiches and burritos, and told the story of the man who came today, Hae-in suddenly said.


    I think Ive heard of that magazine? Feline?


    Its a ghost magazine that hasnt even been created yet, but where do you hear it?


    Our junior. His name is Jung-min The kid who went to the shelter with you and me before.


    Oh, Park Jung-min, you know.


    He still volunteers at the shelter. I volunteered at the Animal Rescue Association and the Wildlife Rescue Center as soon as I had time, and I heard that there. A while ago, I went to an animal-rted magazine, and I got a strange report. I think the magazine was called Feline or Philline or something.


    .


    A dog, a cat, or a bird with blue-colored fur or something, they said they asked us to let them know if there were any reports or reports of such animals.


    "Hey! If you hear something like that, you should have told me.


    I heard itst night. I happened to have a phone call with him. I was going to call you yesterday, but I was so busy that I forgot.


    If you hear something like that, let me know.


    Hae-in put down the sandwich he was eating and swallowed what he was murmuring and said.


    Everyone at the shelter thought he was a bit of a strange person. It''s like someone who goes to get reports of UFOs. But for a blue-haired animal.

 Chapter 29: One step further growth.

    Chapter 29: One step further growth.


    I called you so Ah-in doesnt go home alone, so why are you following me?


    I was walking between Hae-in and Ah-in as if they were being escorted, carrying seri.


    I am not the one who is in danger now. Oppa and Blue Dragon are in danger. We have to escort you.


    Looking at Ah-in''s determined eyes and tightly closed lips, anyone who bumps into Ah-in today will have a taste of the Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt.


    "Right. Bro. What if youe to my house right now? Our house is probably more secure than yours. At night, I am there.


    Hae-in rises a bit more. Under his brown hair, looking at his big, worried eyes, he looked like arge, docile dog. Hae-in looked oveid with the image of a certain dog breed who said it would be nice to thieves and would lick them to death.


    "Fine. I dont leave the house very often, so Ill take care of myself.


    Are you okay by yourself? Should I be with you at your house for a while?


    "What? Are you trying to stop me from getting married?


    That would make sense if it would stop my marriage, but why would I be worried for you? I''m just saying that I''ll make a big sacrifice to protect them."


    Ah, really, these overprotective siblings, you tire me out


    I grunted and pulled up my scarf, but smiled under the scarf that covered my mouth. How reassuring it is to have a friend who will stand by you no matter what. Even though spring hasn''te yet, I have been getting warmer.


    Pyaaong~


    Meow~


    Seri didn''t make a single beep at the hospital and was given an injection without a single sound, but when she saw the blue dragon and the white tiger, she acted foolishly and went into Baek-ho''s arms as if she had done something big. Blue Dragon licks Seri in Baek-ho''s arms as if he''s proud too.


    Seeing that Seri is fooling around, it seems like shes saying she got a booboo here and asking for them to blow the pain away.


    Yeah, Im so proud seeing taking of her like an older brother?


    I finished the first round today, when is the second?


    Three weekster. The second shots can be done after the adoption.


    You didnt vinate Blue dragon right?


    Yeah, hes different from regr cats, so we couldnt vinate him at will. I don''t know what effect it will have. I said I''d like to leave my sister alone." f


    The unrealistic scenery of drinking coffee and discussing the vination of dragon hatchlings can''t be this natural. At first, I thought it was really nonsense and tried to deny it as much as possible. I was just trying to find a reason that could be convincing somehow, but I guess I was deeply immersed in the fantasy of a new reality that we don''t even know about.


    The two cats and one baby dragon, who were grooming each other, were all sleeping peacefully with the three of them buried in each other. It was lovely to see Blue Dragon and Seri sleeping side by side on Baek-ho''s fluffy belly.


    You say that the story youre writing is based on Blue Dragon and Baek-ho?


    Yeah, I got the motive, but of course its not the same story. It is a story of a blue dragon who identally crosses a dimension from another world, meets a divine beast from the east, bes friends after twists and turns, and helps solve problems in each other''s world. I''m trying to use it in a slightly heavy atmosphere because the Shinigami ising."


    Dragons are a staple in fantasy, but its refreshing to link them with the god of death. It has apletely different atmosphere from your home except that its for dragons and white tigers. Can''t anyone imagine seeing it like that?"


    Hae-in waved his hand toward the sleeping blue dragon with his belly exposed defenselessly.


    Will he be a dragon when he grows up? Then you will go back to your original world, right? He can''t keep living here. But just because a cat raised it doesn''t mean youll be bullied by dragons or something like that, right?"


    I looked at Hae-in''s face full of stupidity. The freedom of thought is truly admirable. However, I followed Hae-in''s fingertips and looked back at the sleeping blue dragon.


    After hearing Hae-in''s words, I suddenly became worried too. Our blue dragon, who grew up in the hands of cats, eats cat food, uses cat toilets, and is good at golgolsong, squid, and udada. There was needless worry.


    ******


    No one has contacted me since that day looking for a blue-haired cat. The story of dragons and tigers also progressed quite a bit, but while I was writing it, I was not called into an illusion of another world.


    I, who had been tense for a while because of the sense of alienation I felt from a person named Lee Ho-jun, was able to rx and return to my daily life as the peaceful days continued.


    The calendar turned over and it was March. And the day of the adoption came.


    Before putting seri in the moving cab, I said hello to the white tiger and the blue dragon, but only the experienced white tiger knew the meaning. Baek-ho spent an exceptionally long time licking every nook and cranny of Seris body and looked at Seri with in yet bold eyes, but Blue Dragon and Seri didnt know anything and just patted each other.


    The adoptee said that he coulde pick it up, but I decided to pick it up myself. Animals adopted through Cloud Animal Hospital are always taken by my sister or me. That way, you will feel more secure and you will be able to see the environment of the adoptee once.


    Thank you for taking me this far. The whole family was waiting for the day when seri came. In the meantime, Seri has grown a lot. Thank you so much for taking such good care of me.


    Everyone in the adoptee''s family had a good impression, and the atmosphere in the house was so much that I could feel that I loved cats at a nce, so I was relieved.


    "Meow~"


    A remarkably pretty tricolor cat sneaked up to me and stopped a little further away.


    Wow, thats a really pretty tricolor.


    "thank you. He''s the cutie of our house. I was rescued from being hit by a motorcycle when I was a kid. He''s friendly to other cats, so he''ll take good care of seri. My name is Yuri.


    It has the same name as my friend. Yuri, please take good care of our tax collector.


    Nyay~


    As Yuri cried in response, Seri, who was on myp, cried briefly.


    Mirong~


    "Oh? Is the cry a bit unusual? But cute.


    Ah, haha, our cats cry is a bit unusual, so I think Seri learned it.


    She''s still a baby, so if she stays with Yuri, she''ll cry like a normal cat soon. I wiped my sweaty forehead with the back of my hand.


    Health handbook here, even the first vination. I also brought some of the food I ate. I used this brand for sand, but I''m not a particrly sandy kid, so I''ll use anything. and."


    I carefully added what I said whenever I sent a dog or cat I was protecting for adoption.


    If, by any chance, there is a problem with seri and it is difficult to raise them, or if the adoptee is unable to raise them due to circumstances, please do not send them to another ce arbitrarily and please contact me or my sister. We will bring it back without saying anything, so please do not worry and feel free to contact us.


    Aww, is that possible? We also thought about it carefully and made a decision. Don''t worry, seri is now the youngest in our family."


    The adoptee smiled as if he was saying everything, and I was relieved to see the atmosphere of the ce of adoption.


    Since my sister has a very good eye for people, there were no cases of adoption idents among the animals we adopted, but I have seen such cases several times among the people around me.


    There are cases where they were adopted saying they would love and care for them like family, but they were dismissed because a human baby was born, and there were cases where they lost them and couldn''t find them because they did not contact them. There are times when I get beaten up or kicked out for having a bad habit like Rey.


    So, after adopting an animal that I have been protecting, I am always nervous at first. I''m not sure if I''m getting along well, being loved, and doing well, like a mother who gave her daughter in marriage, but after hearing the news that she''s doing well, it won''t take me a month or two to feel relieved, and now I''m relieved that I can forget about that house.


    I couldn''t move well when I was about to leave seri, who was shuddering in fear in an unfamiliar ce. It''s something I go through every time I send in for adoption, but it''s always difficult because I''m not used to it. Although this process is difficult, I should never have to do temporary protection again, but when I see Ray''s adoption and love and happiness, I''m happy to do it again.


    When I returned home empty-handed, Baek-ho approached me as if he knew it would and rubbed his head on his leg as if tofort me, but Blue Dragon opened his eyes and looked at my hand.


    Piyah?


    We went out together like we did when we went to the hospital, so I thought we woulde back together, but I was surprised that I came back alone.


    I stroked the blue dragon''s head without saying a word. It''s not something that can be put into words. It''ll be fine after some time.


    I''ve only had it for 3 weeks, but now that seri is gone, the house is lonely. I don''t even feel like writing today, so I have to go to bed early.


    Before going to bed, the adoptee of seri sent me a picture of seri and Yuri together. Even though Seri is unfamiliar, it seems like she is relying on Yuri because she is hard at work. Don''t worry, it will get better soon.


    Thank you. My mind was at ease.


    At dawn, I woke up thirsty and my back was a bit empty. These days, I always slept with Baek-ho, Blue Dragon, and Seri tangled on my back, but one less.


    When I woke up, there was no blue dragon.


    Blue Dragon was sitting in front of the front door and staring at the door.


    I approached and hugged the blue dragon.


    Pirong?


    His eyes seemed to be crying.


    Im sorry, Blue dragon, Seri is no longer here. Sorry."


    Piaeeng!


    Blue Dragon pushed me away and ran to Baek-ho. I sighed as I looked at the blue dragon who was in Baek-ho''s arms and buried his head.


    Our blue dragon learned what farewell is. Hes now one step closer to adulthood.

 Chapter 30: Baek-hos past

    Chapter 30: Baek-ho''s past


    She was also worried that she might have felt abandoned, but she seemed to have found stability sooner than she thought. For the first two or three days, as expected, she kept hiding in a corner, and I did not fall down when I heard that she used to look around and cry as if looking for a blue dragon and a white tiger.


    However, Yuri, who lives with her, is a kind cat, so she takes good care of seri, and her adoptive family also takes care of her, so she was happy that she adjusted quickly. She also frequently sent pictures of her doing well with the seri.


    Our blue dragon couldn''t understand why seri had gone, so it was dead for days. When I saw her back, sitting in a circle looking at the door or window without even ying in the water, which she likes, it hurts and hurts my heart.


    I''m a blue dragon who doesn''t even understand the situation even though it''s empty after spending a taxpayer. Being a human or an animal is a very scary thing.


    It took almost ten days for the blue dragon to regain energy under the warm care of the white tiger. Baek-ho must have felt empty after sending a tax collector, but seeing him not showing off is very reassuring and confident. I am happy that Baek-ho and Blue Dragon have each other, and it gives me strength too.


    Even such a proud Baek-ho had a kitten period. I remember the day I first picked him up a long time ago.


    Baek-ho''s mother is a yellow-eyed stray cat who was the head of the neighborhood where I grew up.


    Originally, my sister was feeding the local cats, and I used to go out and get used to her sometimes when she gave me food.


    A feral cat that has not been neutered (TNR) gives birth two or three times a year. However, for some reason, Yellow did not give birth even after bing an adult cat, so at first I thought it was a male, but after confirming that it was a female, I wondered if it was a cat that received TNR somewhere.


    A clever and charismatic cat, even though she was a female, she dominated the neighborhood and served as the leader of all the stray cats in our neighborhood.


    One day, the yellow cat appeared with a baby. They were two kittens with pretty silver gray fur. It was a rare hair color, and the features were remarkably clear, so everyone who saw it said it was pretty.


    I was just approaching my high school graduation at that time, and I used to go every evening to see how cute the kittens were, who were still clumsy and roamed around with their mothers. There were times when I went with the Hae-in siblings, and there were times when I went alone.


    The afternoon after the graduation ceremony, an olddy from theundromat, who loves the local cats, often brings snacks and pours clean water, ran to our house.


    She said, Do you have Myung-hoon?e out a little Yellow is injured and looks like everyone is going to die!


    "Yes? why?"


    No, someone is trying to pick up the yellow baby because he is pretty, but the yellow one is attacking me, so I hit him with a stick. How mercilessly beaten even when my family''s yangban is drying up"


    By the time Yellow ran to the table with her aunt, it was already toote. Yellowy copsed and was unable to move, breathing hisst breath, and there was no man to be found who said he hit Yellowy while trying to steal the young.


    One of the two pups was nowhere to be seen and the other was dead in her mother''s arms.


    How clever and quick she is, she wouldn''t have been beaten if it wasn''t for her. I got hit with all of that just to wrap my bastard I was looking out the window of the store that I was going toe out sooner, but did you think it would?


    The dry cleaner groaned and rolled his feet.


    Another cub? Did he catch him?


    No, Gee was stuck in her mother''s arms and she hid in her bush over there a while ago. I don''t even call Myung-hoon gave me food every day, so Yellow followed well, so wouldnt ite out when Myung-hoon called me?


    I would have to go to the hospital from yellow cat.


    I sat down next to Yellow. Yellow was bleeding from his mouth and nose with his eyes open. She was holding the kitten tightly inside her forelimbs, which had already begun to stiffen. The kitten appeared to have no visible trauma, but was already not breathing. A kitten of this age can die with just one wrong shot. I felt like my heart would explode.


    Hey, herees the baby.


    When I looked up at the sound of theundrydy''s words, a frightened kitten came out of the bushes and scrambled to my side. The kitten crawled over to see if people were afraid, but came up to my mother and dug into her chest. It was sad to hear a small creaking cry.


    Yellow''s eyes, which were losing their light, moved for a moment and met me.


    I looked straight into his eyes and stroked Yellowy''s head.


    Yellow, Im sorry I couldnt protect you, but I will definitely protect the rest of the baby. I''ll promise."


    With the help of theundry man, Yellowy and the kittens were taken to the local veterinary hospital, but Yellowy was already dead. Fortunately, the surviving kitten was not injured.


    Is there such a bad guy, no matter how small it is, to hit and kill a mother who is trying to protect her cubs. You''ll be guilty of it, not of cancer. I''ve been seeing Yellow since I was a kitten, but Anne is really smart and kind, so it hurts my heart to be like this."


    The elderly veterinary hospital director kicked his tongue and fixed yellow.


    Yellow and the baby, I will take care of them for you. You''re still a student, but what''s the cost? But what about the rest of the kittens? Can the hospital find an adoption ce?


    No, I will raise them. I made a promise with Yellow.


    I pulled a kitten from the corpses its mother and trying not to drop him, I held them to my chest.


    How could you kill the mother and the kitten together, who wanted to take the kitten because she was pretty? How could you be so cruel?


    There are those kinds of people in the world who want to destroy what they want if they can''t make it their own.


    Beep beep lol~


    I woke up from my thoughts at the sound of the blue dragon''s cry and looked at the white tiger lying on the cat tower.


    At that time, the slender kitten came to our house and was given the name baek-ho, which his father himself had given him, and took over the cuteness of his family by acting as the youngest.


    He grew up early because of painful memories, so he didn''t get into trouble like a kitten and was overly clever, but he had a lot of aegyo and I don''t know how much love he did.


    Now, I''ve be such a dignified, proud, um, veryzy adult cat.


    Nyay~


    As if wondering what he was thinking, Baek-ho turned his head and looked at me and weptnguidly.


    ******


    Sir, long time no see. How have you been?


    Its been a really long time since the manager. Nice to meet you."


    After a long time, I made an appointment for lunch with Hyunwook Yoo, the head of Silver Books.


    Writer, I thought you might have gotten tired from just writing at home, but Im d that you look healthy. Does your face look better than before for some reason?


    Director Yoo smiled, holding soft fine lines on the corners of his eyes. This person always seems like a kind eldest brother. Even though he is a lot older than me, he never speaks a word, and he is always upright and polite.


    When I first took the manuscript and started working with him, I was too shy to hear the author''s voice, so I just asked him to call me by name, but he used to encourage me by saying, Writer, don''t be shy because the writing is good.


    Thanks to that, he seems to have worked harder to write as well as the real writers.


    Its been a while since Ive seen you, but you eat something good, even though I live.


    No, writer. You know I like bibimbap, right?


    Thanks to CHP, I won a prize in the contest, and I wanted to serve lunch, but Director Yoo said that he wanted to eat wild vegetable bibimbap. The restaurant, which Director Yoo showed us, looked modest on the outside, but the table setting was neat and the taste was good.


    Did you say you have a manuscript you want to show me?


    Director Yoo asked, while we talked about our current situation, we talked about writing, finished afortable meal, and drank coffee.


    Yeah, I thought Id send you an email in advance, but its been a while, but I havent sent it yet because I thought it would be rude to just send it by email.


    "Please send. It''s my job to read manuscripts, but I''ve been waiting for a long time to read Short Pencil''s manuscript again. I am very much looking forward to it.


    Dont expect too much and just take it easy. It''s not finished. Now that I have written about half of it, I hope you will take a look.


    I took out myptop and sent the manuscript of the story of Dragons and the Four Gods to Director Yoo''s email.


    The amount seems to be quiterge, so I will go into thepany and read it carefully before contacting you. I really enjoyed today and had a good lunch. Next time I will shoot something delicious.


    I broke up with Director Yoo and returned home. I felt refreshed as if I had solved my old homework.


    I was very curious as to how Director Yoo would evaluate the story of the Dragon and the Shinigami. Director Yoo is basically a warm person to the artist, but his eyes on his work are fierce. He praises the parts to be praised generously, but he also points out the parts to be pointed out, so his heart is pounding secretly. If you wait, I will read it and contact you.


    Even the wind in March smells like spring, and the wild vegetable bibimbap was very tasty. I found a good restaurant that wasn''t too expensive, so I''ll go with Hae-in and Ain next time.


    Beep beep lol~


    Hearing the song of the blue dragon while ying in the water, the blue dragon seems to have ovee the aftermath of seri''s departure, so it puts her mind at ease.


    After looking at the photo of the taxpayer I received yesterday without Blue Dragon''s knowledge, I gave Baek-ho and Blue Dragon snacks.


    Now, shall we watch a movie after a while? No, I have a few new books borrowed from the library, so should I start looking at them?


    Ring ring! Ring ring!


    I was lying on my stomach reading a book, with Baek-ho and blue dragon, when I got a phone call.


    Yes, Chief.


    Writer, you


    This is Hyun-wook. I just read the whole manuscript. This is very exciting. After I started reading it, I couldn''t sell it even once in the middle and read it all the way to the end. I am very curious about the back.


    Oh really? Are you really okay?


    To hear that Director Yoo said it was so much fun, I felt like I was going to go up to the sky.


    Yeah, did you really write it well? The setting in which a dragon from another world and a god of the east are together is interesting, and even though it is a fantasy, it has a strangely realistic feel, so it has a good sense of immersion. I especially like that the descriptions of the Blue Dragon from the other world and the white tiger among the four gods are as vivid as if they were seen by yourself and written.


    .


    Writer?


    Oh, yes, thank you. It gives me confidence that the manager gives such a good evaluation. Thank you very much."


    I gave strength to the corners of my lips that went up to the temple as I looked at the white tigers and blue dragons attached to both sides.


    When a kitten was a white tiger, it looked like the picture above.


    Alpin, thank you for your support.

 Chapter 31: to relocate

    Chapter 31: to relocate


    Director Yoo continued with a pleasant smile.


    Actually, when I only heard about the material, I wasnt that drawn to it. Dragons are a verymon subject in fantasy novels and movies, so it''s a bit boring. It''s not a novel from our Silver Books, but was there a dragon in Short Pencil''s previous works?"


    Yes, there was.


    If you look at the titles of fantasy novels on the market right now, there are dozens of dragons. So, I was a little worried. Even withmon ingredients, the taste of food changes depending on who cooks it, but this work is very well prepared. The four mythical beasts also make it interesting.


    Whenever Director Yoo smiled, the softly wrinkled corners of his eyes seemed to be visible.


    You sign a contract with us. I will be very happy to be able to work with you again.


    "thank you. I also looked forward to working with the manager again.


    *********


    p p.


    Blue dragon, blue dragon, dont stay over there,e this way.


    I quickly brought the blue dragon into the room, who was floating around the window, fluttering and fiddling with the blinds.


    I need to decide where to move soon. I liked the room I saw the day before yesterday, and it''s good that it''s not too far from my sister''s hospital.


    It is reluctant that our neighborhood was exposed to the person Ho-Jun Lee  although his real name would not be  or that a couple in an apartment across the street saw a blue dragon, but one of the biggest reasons for wanting to move quickly is because of the window.


    The house is on the first floor, so I can''t leave the windows open. Due to the structure of our vi, there is no window that can be seen from the other side, and it is difficult for people to approach outside the window, but I am still concerned.


    An opaque film is also applied to the windows and the blinds are always down, but after the blue dragon has wings, he often ys pranks on the window, so it''s not uneasy.


    Our Blue Dragon can''t even take us outside, but it''s so sad that we can''t open a window blind.


    In the meantime, it was winter, so it was okay to keep the windows closed, but now spring ising, isn''t it?


    I won the prize money from the contest, and I am in the process of signing a webtoon contract with SS Media, and my situation has improved a lot since I signed a contract with Silver Books. I''m trying to find a ce to move with peace of mind, but it''s not as easy as I thought.


    I am choosing a ce that has a high floor, security is good, and there is no window that can be seen from the opposite side, but it was difficult to find a ce that fits within my budget.


    Hae-in asked him toe into his studio, but it was different from when we were living together in college, so I couldn''t do it willingly. I have Ain now, and above all, if I take the blue dragon, the kids won''t even be able to bring a friend home, so I can''t cause such a nuisance.


    Raising dragon hatchlings in a single room is difficult in many ways. To raise an animal that can only be raised as a lord of a castle with arge manor in such a stuffy ce.


    As I washed my face with a sorry heart, a blue dragon flew over and pulled my hair straight.


    Aww, you naughty boy!


    When he raised his hand, the blue dragon rumbled and flew away, but was quickly caught by my hand. After getting hit with his finger on the bridge of his nose, he rubbed his nose with his front paws and pretended to cry, but then he rumbled again and fluttered in front of me as if to grab me.


    Chasing and being chased by the blue dragon, there are things that are good because it is a single room. You can catch them faster.


    Piyaang~


    The blue dragon caught in my hand while running away pped his wings like a pigeon with legs tied, but his face was smiling. Baek-ho is looking at us with the expression of a father looking at two immature children.


    I hope that peace will continue like this.


    *********


    Ring ring! Ring ring!


    Hello, ah, hello, sister.


    It was a call from my editor noona who worked at Catdog Life.


    How are you, Myung-hoon? Thest time I called you, you asked me to call you, because I knew something about the magazine''s Feline, Ho-Jun Lee, right? It may not be anything special, but I heard something, so I called.


    "Yes Yes. Thank you. Anything is fine, please let me know.


    I got a call from someone at Catdog Life. I went to the parrot, but why isn''t the magazineing out?"


    A parrot interview?


    There are people who have blue-feathered parrots called Blue Quakers. But recently, a parrot with a particrly deep blue color appeared. I heard somewhere that the magazine Feline was receiving reports of blue animals, and when I reported it via e-mail, it was reported that a person named Ho-Jun Lee came out.


    When will that be?


    About a month? But after I went to the interview, there was no contact, no magazines, and the contact information was only an email, so I guess I called Catdog Life. Because that person is talking about a magazine affiliated with Catdog Life.


    Oh yes, thank you. sister. Thanks for letting me know.


    It''s been a month, so it''s almost the same time he first came to me. You must have gone to check it out? I guess I''ll have to move soon.


    I moved a little earlier than nned. It is on the 5th floor of a 6-story vi close to my sister''s hospital, and it is a house with one room besides the living room. It was necessary to be able to put the blue dragon in the room when someone unexpectedly came, so I chose a house with a separate room and living room.


    Its fine here, I dont want anyone to see inside even if I leave the window open.


    Thats the most important thing, so I went around a lot to find this angle.


    It was okay toe home. Whatever it is, you made a good choice. There is an elevator, and it is much better to have a security device at the entrance on the first floor than at home. It is worthwhile to write Short Pencils work hard.


    Hae-in, who came to help with the move, also nodded to see if the house looked okay.


    I wondered if it would be difficult for the white tiger and the blue dragon to adapt because the environment had changed, but on the first day, they were a little unfamiliar and explored every nook and cranny, and on the second day they seem to have already adapted.


    Blue dragon, you cant eat those leaves, youre not eating them.


    Beep beep lol~


    The flowerpot that was sent to me as a moving gift from my sister''s hospital was strange, so it flew around the flowerpot like a hummingbird. This nt is not harmful to cats, but is it okay for baby dragons? Either way, don''t eat it.


    Tomemorate the move, the sofa that I bought with a big heart became a reserved seat for Baek-ho, and it was nice to be able to set up Blue Dragon''s swimming pool with plenty of room. You can even open windows!


    Although there is a screen and attice grate installed, it is really nice to be able to roll the blinds and open the windows without getting nervous like when you live on the first floor.


    As I stood by the window and breathed in the fresh air, the blue dragon flew out like a bird and sat on my shoulder. Imitating myself, I breathe in the air to the fullest. be cute


    It''s all thanks to you guys that the writing turned out so well that I was able to move in. I''ll write harder so that hyung can live in a bigger houseter.


    I rubbed my cheeks against the heads of Blue Dragon and White Tiger in turn.


    Nyay~


    Baek-ho tapped my shoulder as if praising with his front paw.


    *** ***


    Thendscape is hazy as if foggy, and there are long rows of columns with antique patterns on both sides. Somewhere like a corridor in arge castle, I am walking through that corridor.


    It seems like it has been called back into that dream after a long time. I''m pretty used to it now, so I looked around without being surprised. To the right, there is a wall lined with veils, and to the left, a ce like a castle''s courtyard can be seen through the pirs.


    The pirs are dizzyingly high, and the walking corridor is also wide enough for a wagon to pass through. A man was walking in front of me.


    It''s quite far away and you can only see the back, but she''s dressed unfamiliar. He wore an oddly shaped hat on his head, and his trousers were narrow, and he wore something like an elongated tunic over it.


    I was walking after him. This is the first time I have seen a person in this dream. What kind of person are you?


    The veil was lifted from the front wall, and a man came out and walked this way. Although the distance was not so great that the features were recognizable, I was momentarily flinched and startled. He stopped quickly, leaned against the wall, and looked into the eyes of those in front.


    The new man nodded his head lightly to the one walking in front of me without paying any attention to me, then slipped through the pirs and disappeared into the outer courtyard.


    Am I invisible to people here? If so, you might want to take a closer look. I walked faster to close the distance with the person in front of me.


    When they got close enough to see the intricate patterns on the back of the clothes, the corridor broke and the person in front turned around the corner.


    I saw the side profile of the person I called Lee Ho-jun. It was like that too, it seemed like it was.


    At first nce, the skin color was different from thest time we met, and the impression was very different, but it was clear that it was Lee Ho-jun. That''s right, he was also from this world.


    It seemed to him that I was invisible at all. But where is he going?


    Ho-jun Lee turned the corner once more and entered the building. I cautiously followed him in, up the wide stairs, and through the hallways. At the end of the long hallway, arge hall-like space suddenly popped out, and a tall andrge door appeared on the opposite wall. Ho-jun Lee walked towards the door.


    As I was walking after him, I stopped and stood up. Inside that door, I could feel the damp and cool energy I had felt outside the cavest time waiting for me. It was much clearer than the sense of alienation that Ho-jun Lee felt as if passing by at first nce, and it was a powerful energy that made me shudder.

 Chapter 32: The enemy in my dream

    Chapter 32: The enemy in my dream


    The eerie energying from inside the door was so strong that I shuddered without realizing it and took a few steps back. I don''t know what''s inside there. And if Lee Hojun went through that door, he didnt know if he had the courage to follow him in.


    Should I go back? I looked around. You don''t even know how to get out of this world by myself!


    Suddenly, I sensed something behind me. When I turned around, a group of people poured into the hall where we were standing, from an entrance different from the one Ho-Jun Lee and I had entered. There was a loud noise, but thenguage was iprehensible.


    Light brown skin, the body seemed to be slightlyrger than the average Korean, and the facial features were neither Asian nor Western, they were in between. Most of them were dressed simr to Hojun.


    I moved towards the wall as they swarmed towards me. Even if they touch me, they will probably just pass through, but it still feels weird.


    A few people in the lead were carryingrge sacks. It wasrge enough to fit one person.


    They moved the sacks to the middle of the hall and set them down on the floor. After loosening the rope that tied the entrance part, he stepped back and politely stood up.


    Ho-Jun Lee also stood quietly, leaning to one side.


    In the silence, the huge door on the opposite wall slowly opened, and a cool and terrifying energy leaked out like a whirlwind.


    Everyone bowed in unison as if they had made a promise.


    Somebody wake me up! I screamed inwardly. A pain as if an electric current was flowing down my spine, followed by an overwhelming feeling. Those people seemed to feel the pressure, but they don''t seem to be under the same intense pressure as me, why am I the only one feeling this eerie feeling?


    I couldn''t hear anything, but as if they had been instructed by someone, some people came forward, pulled the sacks on the floor, and began to peel them from what was inside. Some kind of white shape


    At that time, my vision gradually blurred. I knew instinctively that I was about to wake up.


    No, no. I shook my head quickly, bringing my eyes to the sack and focusing my attention.


    I just wanted to wake up as soon as possible. But now I didn''t feel like going back. I''m here because I have something to see for Blue Dragon.


    I forcefully lifted my head and watched something slowly emerge from the sack.


    A white head with two horns, a neck and shoulders, and a back with crumpled wings appeared one after another. That''s a white young dragon. It was the hatchling of the White Dragon.


    It was much bigger than our blue dragon. It was a little smaller than an adult woman, but it was immediately obvious that she was still young. He was lying on the floor with his eyes closed and motionless.


    And then, something or someone walked out of the door toward the hall. I let go of the pressure on my head and turned my head towards him.


    ***


    I opened my eyes I breathed slowly. Slowly, things took shape within the blurred vision. The table clock on the desk, the bed behind me, the window, and the pattern of the newly painted wallpaper this is my room. Im back


    Me hunched over the table, had a soaking wet back from sweat.


    The room was dark. After dinner I rested a bit and started writing but its be night now.


    My legs staggered as I raised my body drooping like water-soaked cotton. It was the most exhausting dream I had ever experienced.


    When I went out to the living room, Baekho and the blue dragon were asleep on the sofa. Above the figure of the blue dragon who fell asleep without a clue of what happened, the figure of the white dragon hatchling I saw in my dream came to mind. A young dragon lying helplessly on the cold stone floor. It looked more pitiful because it waspletely white.


    I gently stroked the blue dragon''s head. Could you have been caught like that? I can''t leave it like this. But can I protect you? It''s frustrating that I''m so weakpared to your enemy.


    If I had endured a little longer, I would have been able to see what kind of existence came out of the door, but it''s a waste. I tried to hold on as hard as I could, but in the end I couldn''t.


    I held the blue dragon''s small front paws in his hand. I still don''t know how I can be strong. I''m still not quite sure what my role is. But if there''s anything I can do to protect you, I''ll do anything. Give me some of your strength as well.


    I drank some water and went to bed, but I couldn''t sleep because my mind wasplicated. It reminded me of that cold, terrifying feeling that came over me when the door opened. What is that person? Could it be that the person I have to protect blue dragon from is the one that gives me goosebumps from just thinking about him?


    I felt embarrassed at the thought that I was too weak to protect Blue Dragon against that existence.


    While I was tossing and turning, wearing out the nket, the sound of quiet footsteps approaching very quietly, Baekho jumped softly onto the bed. I put my head on my shoulder and put a warm body on his side. After that, a sleepy blue dragon followed with a whimper and dug into the other side.


    Only then did I calm down and fall asleep.


    ***


    The day is clear. I sleptte because I couldn''t sleepst night. After feeding Baekho and Blue Dragon, I drank a thick cup of coffee because I had no thoughts in the morning.


    After eating the food, seeing the white tiger and the blue dragon grooming side by side under the sun, everything I sawst night was like a dream. No, actually, it''s a dream, but in my case, the problem is that it''s not just a dream, it''s in direct contact with reality.


    Ring ring ring ring!


    Hello, Haein is that you?


    Yes, its your big brother. Have you eaten?


    No, I woke upte so I just drank coffee.


    It''s a holiday today and the weather is nice. How about hitting a theaters, its been a while?


    "Uh well, I have to write."


    Unlike when I was writing alone, now that I have signed a contract, I have to work harder. You also have to pay twice as much as before.


    Last night, I fell asleep halfway through, so I couldn''t fill the amount I had set for myself.


    Bro, you have a lot of stockpile. You need a change of mood for a day or so. Yuri and Ahin also said they had time, so let''s go together.


    Ah, yes, do you have anything you want to watch?


    There are two. How about his witness or six keys?


    Ummm, I think his witness would be better. Six Keys'' also got good reviews."


    What a surprise? I thought you were going to see a fantasy.


    His Witness'' is a brutally realistic court detective story, and Six Keys'' is a fantasy film that is said to be the best made in recent years. If it were me, I would have chosen the Six Keys course to study.


    No, fantasy is full of what I experience in real life.


    Yes, okay. Others see fantasy to forget reality, but you, everyday life is a fantasy.


    Haein chuckled. But I was serious.


    Bro, then, let''s eat the wild vegetable bibimbap that you said was goodst time for lunch and go see a movie.


    Okay, lets go!


    The wild vegetable bibimbap was delicious today, and the movie was very fun.


    I thought Myung-hoon would ask to see six keys, but I was a bit surprised by his witness, but the movie was made really well. I didnt notice how fast the time passed.


    Does Yuri like mystery novels? Doesn''t it feel a bit simr to Miyuki Miyabe''s novel?"


    Yeah, there was that. Witness also had an original novel, I should read it.


    My friends say Six Keys is a lot of fun. Lets see that next time.


    We are going to have dinnerte at night, and Haein and Yuri walking side by side are strangely warm. I stabbed Ain in the side.


    Ain-ah, are they dating these days?


    Ahin put her mouth into my ear and whispered.


    I dont think Im at the stage to call them a couple, but they definitely have crushes.


    Oh yeah? wow!


    Haein has been attacked by countless women since he was in school thanks to his outstanding looks and her easygoing personality, but he was so blunt that he never had a deep rtionship with a woman. The letters and gifts that I delivered instead would be enough, but even though there were several short romances, I couldn''t have a long one every time, but now maybe hes meeting the one.


    And if it''s Yuri, she''s the perfect woman. She is mature enough to cover Haein''s immature side, and she''s got everything, and besides, she''s a beauty.


    What are you nodding your head like that for? You cant even look after yourself.


    Hey, I dont have the time to date? You know that.


    Me and Ahin quarreled and followed Haein and Yuri slowly. The sunset was a beautifully red in the dark sky. Seeing that it wasn''t dark until this time, the sun seemed to have gotten longer in those days.


    ***


    It''s been a long time since I''ve seen my favorite movie, ate out, and chatted with my friends, and it''s definitely a change of mood. Last night''s dream had calmed her mind a lot.


    I don''t know what kind of existence it is, but it''s an opponent against dragons, but I''m weakpared to him. All you have to do is protect the blue dragon and take care of it until the day the blue dragon returns to its own world someday.


    I have to faithfully write to my main job so that the blue dragon can be raisedfortably and safely, and I also have to grow up with the blue dragon.


    I opened theptop with a light heart. I slept with it on yesterday, and after waking up, it was so hard that I couldn''t even see it properly, so I closed it, but I don''t know if the part I wrote is still saved.


    .


    At the end of the document I saved was a message I hadn''t seenst night.


    You are not weak

 Chapter 33: Blue dragon loses his tooth

    Chapter 33: Blue dragon loses his tooth


    Not weak? Me?


    Yeah, I don''t think I''m on the weak side among the general public, but wouldn''t it be a different story if it was against the world the Blue Dragon came from?


    In what ways am I not weak? It doesn''t seem like power, is it mental power? Will I protect the blue dragon? Or is there something I don''t know about?


    Anyway, after seeing the message, although it is vague, I feel reassured somehow. As if someone recognized my potential that I did not know myself.


    By the way, it is very frustrating to wake up without seeing the unknown beinging out of the door. The time I can stay in my dream is getting longer and the veil about the world seems to be gradually peeling off, but I don''t know when I''ll be dreaming of that dream again next time.


    If you spend a lot of time in the dream world or see important content, you will feel more energetic when you wake up. Every time I dream and fly, it''s hard to hold on until I lose my energy likest night. Perhaps that''s why the dream interval is adjusted, but


    The blue dragon, who had been ying with the feather toy for so long, kept tilting his head to one side instead of ying. After rubbing his mouth with his front paws, he grabs the toy again, then tilts his head and rubs his mouth again.


    I was watching to see where it hurts, and then I moved my head back and forth and spit something out.


    Pi-yah~


    I saw a blue dragon crying while looking at me as if to watch this, and when I got closer, there was something white on the floor. what? Were there any foreign substances in the feed or snacks?


    Oh, it was fallen out tooth. Our blue dragon seems to be brushing his teeth.


    My little one, have you lost your baby teeth already? Would you like to open your mouth?


    The blue dragon quietly gathered his front paws in front of me and sat with his mouth wide open, making a croaking sound. I looked inside his mouth and saw new fangs growing inside his canines. The cats said to have the double canines grow like this, and when the new fangs are almost all ready, the baby canine will fall out and a new one will take ce, but one seems to be missing today.


    I heard the cat swallows and spits it out, but it just caught my eye. Our little one has grown big enough to brush. Somehow it''s daunting


    I picked up Blue Dragon''s missing baby teeth from the floor and fiddled with it with my fingertips. It is small, but its a fully formed fang with a pointed tip.


    This is a dragon''s tooth then, but like Cadmus in Greek and Roman mythology, even if soldierse out when nted, wouldnt it have some kind of effect? I put the missing teeth of the blue dragon in an empty tin box on the desk. Thinking it was kind of a shame to just throw it away.


    ***


    Ray, who was seriously injured in a fight with the assant, was discharged after a long hospitalization. He recovered well without any disability, and the hospital family was also delighted.


    On the day of discharge, Jiwoo''s family in Yangpyeong decided toe to pick up Ray, but because I cant take blue dragon then, I brought blue dragon and Baekho the night before to say bye to Ray. After going to Yangpyeong, I don''t know when I''ll see Ray again, but Blue Dragon seems to want to say goodbye to Rey.


    The staff left work and only my sister stayed in the hospital waiting for us, and Ray was ying with Sky in the waiting room.


    Considering the extent of Ray''s injury, he would not have been able to walk this quickly, but thanks to Blue Dragon''s healing, the recovery was quick, allowing him to be discharged early and use his legs without any problems. how lucky


    After a gentle greeting with Ray, Baekho and Sky were grooming each other after a long time, and Blue Dragon jumped around and held on the nape of Ray.


    Ray tenderly licked the blue dragon with a tonguerge enough to cover the blue dragon''s head, and the blue dragon chuckles and smiles that it''s okay to get his face covered in saliva.


    Brave Ray who threw himself down to protect his young master, please don''t let Ray get sick or hurt any more. May you grow up happily with lots of love from a good family.


    Deeply in my heart, I prayed that Ray would have a peaceful life in the future. Ray is a dog that deserves to be happier than anyone else.


    Piyah?


    Blue Dragon stood on its hind legs in front of the door to the hospital room, put its front feet on the door, looked back at my sister and me and cried.


    He wanted to go in, so my sister opened the door. During that time, a mysterious thing happened every time the blue dragon entered the hospital room, how about this time?


    Blue Dragon walked gently around the hospital room and stopped in one ce. The hospital room on the first floor was empty, and a yellow kitten was receiving the sap in the hospital room on the second floor. When he couldn''t reach his height because he was on the second floor, the blue dragon spread his wings and floated up to the east and flopped in front of the hospital room.


    You seem to want to see Noeul.


    Noeul?


    Yeah, she was in a car ident a few days ago, so a passerby brought her to the side of the road. I brought it with me because I was pitiful, but because I couldn''t afford the treatment myself, what should I do?


    My sister looked into my eyes slightly and said.


    If a cat injured on the street is brought to the hospital, in principle, the person who rescued it should be the guardian. You should consult with your veterinarian to determine how and to what extent you will be treated, and the cost of treatment should be paid by the one who brings the animals.


    Depending on the situation, you can apply for a subsidy from an animal protection group and receive 30-50% of the treatment cost, and there are several hospitals that offer discounts for stray cats.


    There are many who bring the stray animals here and dont contact me afterwards. They dont feel responsible because it is not their pet, so when the hospital asks them to take care of it, they cut off contact.


    Some hospitals do not ept animals without a clear guardian from the beginning, or even if rescuers say they will take responsibility, there are also cold-hearted ces that do not ept stray cats or abandoned dogs.


    Cloud Animal Hospital epts all patients once. It is unthinkable for my sister to ignore an animal that needs treatment.


    If the rescuer is a minor without financial ability, they are usually told to leave the hospital at the cost of the loss, but it is a principle of Cloud Animal Hospital to make the rescuer take responsibility as a guardian. The hospital staff also pledged not to weaken each other''s hearts.


    But a principle is just a principle, and it is too difficult for my sister. This is why my older sister is well-known as a veterinarian who loves animals and has a lot of patients, but she can''t make money.


    I saw that my sister named Noeul, so I was already prepared to leave her in the hospital. If its a kitten, it could be good for adoption, but is there any problem?


    Yeah, I have a little problem.


    The older sister opened the door to Noeul''s hospital room.


    A little yellow-necked kitten woke up and lifted her head and cried with a startlingly cute sound.


    The slightly drooping eyes, the pink nose, and the smiling face are lovely. Not very young, maybe 4 or 5 months old? As soon as the older sister puts her hand inside her intestine, it clings to her palm, and the bubbly cute behavior is no joke.


    Its so cute, shes still young and has a lot of cute acts, and she says shes been in a car ident, so it doesnt look like she has any trauma? I think the adoption will go well, but why?


    After removing Noeul clinging to her hand, the older sister waved her fingers up and down in front of Noeul''s face.


    She, cant see.


    .


    It''s not a small problem. sister.


    Noeul was dehydrated and was receiving fluids, but there were few injuries. There was a slight wound on the back of the head, but considering it''s not serious, even if it was a traffic ident, it would be like a bicycle, but the problem was in the eyes.


    Although it was not clear whether it was a temporary loss of vision due to shock or a congenital disability, he could not see. At first nce, you may not know it well, but if you look closely, you can''t really focus.


    "I hope it''s temporary, but I''m not very hopeful."


    My older sister caressed Noeul''s head as if she was sad.


    Actually, you can live well even if you cant see, but people dont know that.


    If a cat lives indoors, in a familiar environment, it can get along well even without eyesight. One of my acquaintances has a house with a blind cat, and unless they suddenly change the arrangement of furniture, they get along so well that they can''t believe they are blind.


    However, in reality, it is difficult to find a ce to adopt a blind cat.


    Pi-yah~


    The blue dragon, whom I had forgotten for a while to watch the sunset, pulled the hem of my clothes and shook them.


    Oh yes, did Blue Dragon want to see Noeul?


    I stopped Noeul with his hand so he wouldn''t fall out of the door, so I moved away from Blue Dragon.


    Blue Dragon approached Noeul and touched Noeul''s nose slightly, and Noeul also rubbed his nose like a friendly cat.


    I watched carefully to see if the blue dragon''s horns would glow, and left the blue dragon in the hospital room just like Ray did, and my sister and I went out and looked, but that didn''t happen this time.


    Ray returned to Yangpyeong''s home the next day with her rejoicing family, she said, and watched the sunset carefully for the next few days, just in case her sister didn''t know, she said.


    Since Cheongryongi didn''t always act with a special meaning, perhaps the interest he showed to Noeul was a simple affinity towards cats of his age. If there was any other meaning, I''ll find outter. I put my mind at ease.


    Peep peep.


    While I was writing, I went out to the living room to drink a cup of coffee, and a blue dragon who was ying by the window flew in front of me and opened his mouth.


    Ah yes, okay, great, our blue dragon is now a big kid, its amazing!


    Last time I found out that my baby was missing, I was proud of it and praised him, but they have developed a new habit these days. Sometimes, theye in front of me and open their mouths.


    Do you think that if you open your mouth you will be praised?


    Their teeth were new only on the first day, but if you show them like this every day, they quickly be dull, Blue dragon.


    By the way, it seems that the time hase to be called to the world of dreams once more. Why is there no news?


    It would be convenient if I could dream that dream even when I was sleeping at night, but dreams in another world are only possible when I fall asleep while writing.


    Thanks to this, my editor doesn''t have to push me to write more. Because I dont know when I will be called to the other world, I just keep writing over and over again.


    Whileining that there is no other punishment like this, I opened myptop. Will the passage open today?

 Chapter 34: The giant in my dream

    Chapter 34: The giant in my dream


    Hey, wait a minute, are you a veterinarian, right? Can I ask you something?


    "Huh? Me?"


    It was an elderly woman who called me on the way to the grocery store.


    I live in the apartment in front of you, and there is a cat I have been seeing for a while now. But these days, it seems sick, so I don''t know what to do. I was on the way to the vet to ask.


    Oh, I am not a veterinarian. The veterinarian is my sister.


    Last time I saw you locked hospital closed and went home so I thought you were the veterinarian. Then is the woman who was with you your sister?


    Yes, thats right. Why were you looking for her?


    "I''ve never had a cat, so I don''t know much, but there''s a cat that has stood out for a while now, and I''ve been seeing it for some time. I gave him some food because he seemed hungry. He became a little closer to me but I think he has a cold now. Is there a cold medicine for cats or something?


    Its a cat you see often? Can I go and have a look?


    Can you please? I''ve just seen it over there, so it''s probably still there."


    The old woman was smirking and led me.


    The cat lying around behind the apartment flower bed was an adult cat with a cute brown mackerel pattern. The tip of the left ear was cut off a little with a mark as if someone had done TNR.


    TN: Trap-neuter-return. Process of trapping a stray cat, neutering it, punching a hole in their ear to mark they have been TNRed, and letting them go free.


    When he saw the olddy, it meowed as it recognized her and came closer.


    It sounds like he has mucus. He has a cold, right?


    Purr purr purr.


    I smiled at the worried look on her aunt''s face.


    "No. His fur condition is good and he seems healthy? The noise it makes doesnte from mucus, it''s the sound cats make when it''s in a good mood. He seem to like your you.


    "Really? This loud sound isnt from mucus?"


    Cats are like that. We call it purring.


    I took out my smartphone and showed her the video of cats purring and exined to her.


    Thedy smiled as her face brightened.


    I didnt know about cats at all, so I thought the mucus making the sound. I was worried that he might have gotten a cold because I gave him cold water when it was chilly. Im d.


    Ill bring you some food and snackster. Cat is very fond of thedy.


    After exchanging contact information, while I was leaving the flower bed, the old woman squatted next to the cat and smiled as she said, "I''m d, oh, I''m happy".


    Seeing the olddys warm face warms my heart. It seemed like I had met a good neighbor, so the new neighborhood I moved into felt better.


    Guys, hyung is here!


    Nyay~


    Pi-yah~


    A white tiger under my leg and blue dragon over my shoulder came out to meet me.


    After stroking the heads of the two animals and patting their buttocks, I put the groceries I had bought into the refrigerator, and the blue dragon flew around me and opened its mouth.


    Are you going to y a new game? I tossed a cherry tomato into the air. The blue dragon flew in captivity and licked and bit the cherry tomatoes, and flicked over somersaults and pped his wings.


    Not long ago, after missing a baby tooth, I saw a blue dragon who kept opening his mouth to show off his teeth, identally caught the cookie that I threw.


    This game is quite addictive, so I also threw food and dry snacks several times a day to y with them. Sometimes, Baek-ho jumps in the middle, snatches the snacks, and wipes his mouth while pretending not to know.


    Peep peep~!


    Are you so excited? Okay, let''s stop now and y againter. I''m going to write now. I remembered an interesting story today.


    When youe up with a good idea, you should write it quickly, if you say that you will write itter and do something else, you will forget it.


    I sat down and started typing on the keyboard. Yeah, that''s it. There are days when writing is exceptionally good, and today is that day.


    Click ck click ck click ck.


    Baek-ho and Blue Dragon also suddenly became quiet, and only the sound of the keyboard tapping continued in the room.


    ******


    An unfamiliarndscape entered the blurry vision as if it was slightly foggy.


    Yes, today''s writing is good and the immersion is good as well, so it seems that the passage to another world has finally been opened. I calmly looked around.


    It was the first time in my dreams that I had entered a ce with so many people. There are walls that are logs pasted with mud, tables and chairs cut out of rough wood, and there are a lot of people. Food and drinks in rustic wooden crates are on the table. Is it an inn? It''s like a town tavern.


    The appearance of the people is the same as thest time, but the clothes are different. The clothes worn by Lee Ho-Jun and his group hadplex patterns and were luxuriously dressed, but the clothes of the people here are much shabby and without patterns.


    People sitting at tables here and there were chatting, but the overall atmosphere was not bright. I wish I could understand thisnguage.


    Suddenly, the shutters of the entrance door swung open and crashed against the wall. Five or six people came in in a daunting manner, and everyone in the room stopped talking and was in fear.


    A chill ran through my body. Again, that energy. The energy I felt outside of the Blue Dragon''s cave, the energy I felt inside the huge gate inside the castle that followed Ho-Jun.


    However, like Ho-Jun, these people can only feel a little bit of that energy, so there is no pressure like the one felt inside the castle.


    Come to think of it, even though there were a lot of people here, I didn''t feel that kind of energy at all until a new group came in.


    The people who came in with the door open wildly were wearing clothes simr to those worn by Ho-jun. Each garment contained aplex pattern.


    They go from table to table dauntingly, saying something to people, raising their voices at the people that were bowing, threatening and hitting tables and kicking chairs.


    People begged them, bowed their heads, asked for something, and I couldnt understand anymore of what was being said.


    It''s so frustrating to be deaf and dumb. You can''t see or hear, but you can''t know, and you can''t ask anyone.


    I was paying close attention, but I had no idea what was going on.


    Suddenly a sharp cry rang out, and the neers pulled two of the original men out of their seats. It was a woman who appeared to be in herte twenties and a boy who appeared to be in herte teens.


    People around them hung around as if trying to dry them, but those wearing patterned clothes did not care, but raised the two of them roughly and dragged them outside. I hesitated a bit and followed them out.


    A familiar castle is visible. A castle that copsed as if a war had been waged in one corner. This seems to be a vige located under the castle. People dragged women and boys towards the gates.


    There are people wearing armor and carrying weapons around the gates. The armor also had unusual patterns engraved on it, as seen in Ho-Jun Lee''s clothes, and some wore in armor without patterns.


    The men who dragged the woman and the boy stopped near the gates and seemed to be waiting for something. I also turned to one side and looked around.


    What am I supposed to see here?


    After waiting for a long time, nothing happened. Do I have to go somewhere else?


    While hesitating, the surroundings suddenly became noisy. People around you point to the sky and shout something. I followed their gestures and looked up to the sky.


    A white light shone from beyond the clouds. Something huge was moving. From the distant sky, a huge, white bird was approaching rapidly and rapidly.


    No, it''s not a bird. What was flying was a pure white, a white dragon.


    When I saw the appearance of the White Dragon, I felt the opposite of what I had felt in the castlest time, a feeling of warm intimacy. A feeling of nostalgia and wee. Why do I feel this closeness to a dragon I''ve never seen before?


    As the White Dragon drew closer, unexined anger and sadness oveid on that intimacy. What kind of emotion is this?


    After a while I realized this was the feelings of that dragon. Unspeakable embarrassment, deep sorrow, and intense anger were boiling inside the white dragon, and I could feel the fragments of it.


    The gigantic dragon flew up to the top of the castle wall, then turned loudly and howled toward the sky. As if a cloud had obscured the sun, the shadowed ground darkened. People screamed, covered their heads, and fell to the ground.


    Instead of kneeling down, I stretched out my arms towards the sky without realizing it. I wasn''t afraid. I wanted to reach out to the dragon''s pain.


    Then suddenly I felt a sharp pain piercing my spine, and I dropped to the ground. That existence. The existence within the castle, he appeared. Something that knocks me down from just existing.


    The white dragon howled in pain. I clenched my teeth and lifted my head. A strong sense of pressure weighed on me, but I had to see what happened.


    I am only a frail man, but there must be a reason my consciousness was sent into this world. I had to live up to it.


    As if submerged in deep water, his hands and feet did not move freely and his head was drenched. Amid the pressure that weighed down on my body, I slowly lifted my head and put my hands on the ground and gave it strength.


    The moment I squeezed out all the strength I had been drinking and pulled my body up, my ears popped as if I had suddenlye out of the water. The sounds of words, which had been full of iprehensiblenguage, suddenly took on meaning and began to ring in my ears here and there.


    The monarch hase.


    The great one . . .


    On the castle wall over there . . .


    But what about the dragon''s wrath


    Above the wall stood the ominous being. The existence that knocked me down with only the energy radiating from afar.


    Hes big. It is a giant that looks exactly like a human, but is almost 3 meters tall. The average person standing next to him looks half as small as him.


    Fluttering the hem of his long robe, the giant stretched out his arms toward the sky.


    In the giant''s grasp, a young white hatchling was drooping, grabbed by his neck.


    A huge white dragon roared in grief in the sky, and I lost consciousness.


    ******


    After waking up, it wasn''t long before I could lift my head above the keyboard.


    I took a deep breath and looked at the monitor.


    The message was there.


    You


    have the power tomunicate.

 Chapter 35: Power of Communication (1)

    Chapter 35: Power of Communication (1)


    Power tomunicate huh? I fell on the bed and fell between Baek-ho and the blue dragon, falling into thoughts.


    A lot of thoughts came to mind, disappeared, and came back again and again.


    The power ofmunication, first of all, being able to open a passage to a different world while I am writing, seems closer to meeting the conditions for opening it from the other side.


    Another thing, I can feel the dragon''s emotions or states. When I was first called into the Blue Dragon''s cave, I could feel it little by little, but it seemed that the sympathy was getting stronger.


    Even before I saw the giant in person, I felt a strong threat and overwhelming feeling just by its existence, so it can be said that the feelings that the dragon feels toward him are reflected.


    In my dream, as I overcame the pressure and pulled myself up, I suddenly began to hear the voices of the inhabitants of the world. Did I understand them because I overcame the limits with my own strength? Is this the power tomunicate?


    The giant was holding a young hatchling hostage and threatening the white dragon. This is probably the reason why Blue Dragon''s mother, made Blue Dragon take refuge in my world.


    What about me? Do I have a role in our world other than to keep the blue dragon safe? Was it just to help understand the situation that I was called into in a dream?


    I don''t know why this happened to an ordinary person like me in the first ce. Writing a fantasy novel can''t be a reason. In Seoul alone, there must be as many fantasy novelists and aspirants as there are stars in the sky.


    I was neither better nor worse than others, and I was just an average person. I didn''t have any great dreams or ambitions, and even when I was young, I never dreamed of bing a fantasy hero.


    The only thing I really want is to write well and I want to make people who read my writing happy.


    If there are other characteristics other than being able to write, are there any strengths that my sister and I have inmon, such as being able tomunicate well with animals since we were young?


    I got so tired that I closed my eyes. As he unconsciously stroked Baek-ho and the blue dragon lying down on both sides, I gradually fell asleep.


    If there is one more thing worth mentioning is that I have a very special pet.


    Piruru.


    The blue dragon tossed and turned while talking in his sleep. I was half asleep, patting the blue dragon and stroking the white tiger''s head with the other hand.


    Maybe it''s not the dragon hatchling that''s really special, maybe its my cat.


    **********


    Meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao


    I heard Noeul crying in the hospital room.


    I think he already knows Myung-hoon is here.


    Noeul can''t even see his eyes, but as soon as I enter the hospital room, he immediately recognizes me and clings to the door to greet me, crying out.


    Most people will think that the cry is simr to a cats , but those who have met a lot of cats will know that each and every cat has a different cry. Blue dragon is an exception because hes not a cat but, Baekho, Haneul, and Seri all have different cries, but Noeul''s cry is exceptionally charming.


    Sister, does Noeul lookpletely healthy now? And cute."


    Yeah, theres no problem except for the blindness.


    Noeul raised his head as if he was talking about himself and wept. It''s looking at my face, but it''s out of focus, so it''s like looking into a distant ce.


    His eyes are a little small for a cat, but the corners of the eyes are slightly curved downwards, and the corners of the mouth are always raised, so the smiling expression is cute. Just like wearing white socks, white toes are cute too.


    It is a friendly cat who is not shy and likes both humans and other animals. If I could just see my eyes, I would be able to find a good family and send them for adoption, but it''s really unfortunate.


    It may not be easy to find an adoption ce, but I will try to post adoption articles on my blog. again no? Because I cant see, there may be people who say that I feel sorry for them and that I should take them and give them a lot of love.


    My older sister gently stroked Noeul''s hair, and Noeul joking around with a merry sound and waving her front paws to grab her sister''s finger.


    Ring ring


    The bell on the hospital door rang.


    I think a patient has arrived. I''ll go into the doctor''s office, so you can y with Noeul for a bit."


    After a while, Sam Park led a guardian into the hospital room. He seemed to havee to visit an inpatient, but he knew him well.


    Oh, Myung-hoon, were you here? Were you ying with Noeul?


    Oh yes, did youe to visit Rose?


    Rose is an abandoned cat suffering from severe stomatitis, and recently this guardian rescued her and entrusted her with treatment. Her stomatitis was so bad that she was recovering after she had a full tooth extraction.


    Although Rose''s caretaker has no animals in her home due to her husband''s allergies, she is a volunteer who is keen on rescue dogs and strays.


    Shes a petite woman in her mid-thirties, and she''s so active and energetic that everyone sticks out her tongue.


    She has a clear love for animals, and although she is active, she is a bit overzealous and often bumping into people is a bit of a problem.


    Noeul, Auntie is here. Shall I say hi to you?


    Rose''s guardian reached out her hand with her most affectionate voice, but Noeul turned it away and clinged to her mine.


    Hes a shy one. Even though you cant see my hand you seem to know its someone elses hand somehow.


    Haha, I guess its because you see me often.


    In that sense, Ie to the hospital as often as Myung-hoon. Howmon are people who do as much rescue or treatment as I do? If I enter the hospital room more than Myung-hoon, I wont be able toe in, but Noeul does not recognize people and discriminates.


    I didn''t know what to say, I justughed. She''s not the kind of person Noeul is shy about, and she''s a little embarrassed she''s strangely distant with Rose''s guardian.


    Even though Rose''s guardian is a bit arrogant to humans, she is a person full of sincerity to animals.


    As she said goodbye to Noeul and was about to return to her home, Noeul looked at me with her invisible eyes softly bent. Her eyes, as if looking into the distance, were very deep unlike a cats


    **********


    Pirororo, Pirororo, Pirorororo~


    Why are you like this, Blue Dragon? What kind of sound is that?


    The blue dragon was crying uncontrobly, as if it was going to be cut off, with a trembling sound that was different from usual, so I went out to the living room.


    The white tiger and the blue dragon were close to the window. And outside the window, the magpie, a public enemy of the cats, was visiting and waving its long tail, making fun of the white tiger and the blue dragon.


    Iughed again.


    Our blue dragon is even chattering now. He really does everything.


    Chattering is a unique movement that cats do when they look at birds and rodents and concentrate on them.


    House cats usually follow the bird as it moves by the window and can often be seen chattering like this.


    Our blue dragon also learned chattering. In the house I lived in before, I couldn''t see the window because I couldn''t leave the window open, but the chattering look is cute too.


    The blue dragon flew over to me, grabbed the hem of his robe and pulled him towards the window with all his might. He stares at the magpie and squeaks hard as if asking him to catch it.


    No, Blue Dragon, youre not catching that. Just leave it alone.


    The magpie seemed to know well that cats couldn''t get out of the window. He looks at the blue dragon as he walks two or three steps from the window sill, saying he lifts his feet up and down. I think you''re really kidding me.


    Hissss!


    Crackle~!


    Gosh, blue dragon''s mandible sparked a momentary spark from the mosquito, and the cheeky magpie fell and barely regained her consciousness and flew away.


    The blue dragon looked at me in triumph and pped its wings.


    Yeah, yeah, our little boy won. Our blue dragons breath is good. However, if possible, do not use it at home. yes?"


    I smiled and patted the blue dragon''s head, which was fluttering with momentum.


    Blue dragon''s mother, is it true that me and Baek-ho are raising your hatchlings well?


    **********


    The blue dragon was smiling. I can''t exin how I know that a dragon is smiling, but I can recognize that a dragon is smiling just as I can recognize a cat''s smiling face.


    He''s a funny kid.


    The dragon said to me. It was not spoken out loud, but the meaning was clearly conveyed.


    It was the cave I had been to before. The blue dragon was lying on the edge of the fountain as it was then, but he lookedfortable. At that time, he looked almost dying, but now he seems to have recovered a lot.


    I also looked at her calmly with her more stable mind than before, thanks to her umted experience. The scales, which looked like hardened gtin, were dark blue and softer than expected. Silver horns, thick legs and gracefully wrapped tail.


    Hearing the word dragon doesn''t give you the reptilian feeling you would imagine. It was a huge, beautiful and sacred creature.


    Amber eyes identical to those of the Blue Dragon were looking down at me with a warm glow.


    I swallowed a few saliva and then opened my mouth.


    Hey, can you hear me?


    Im making sounds with my mouth. My voice reached my ears. All this time, I couldn''t make a sound in this dream.


    Even when he felt the giant''s energy and screamed, no sound came out of his throat.


    Yes, I can hear it now.


    The dragon smiled benevolently.


    I paused for a moment. There were a lot of things I wanted to ask if I could speak and hear in this world, but it happened so suddenly so I couldn''t figure out what to ask first.


    I know your heart. There are many things I want to ask you, but first of all


    The dragon moved his body as if the building was moving. With her forelegs erect and upright, she solemnly bowed her neck toward me. Her huge head leaned in front of my body and reached her floor.


    In the name of the dragon, I, ******, give you my endless gratitude.


    Human of another world, good child.


    A warm, heartwarming feeling rushed into me like a water wave, and my whole body felt warm. I know she said her name, but I couldn''t understand that part.


    She slowly lifted her head up and spoke as if knowing I didn''t understand.


    You cannot pronounce it in thenguage of your world. If you want to call my name, yes, it would be like Cerulean.


    A blue dragon, or cerulean? The color of the soul that Picasso loved, Cerulean Blue.


    Thank you very much for protecting and caring for my child. The child is now thest free hatchling.


    She, Cerulean, beckoned me toe closer to the water. I stood next to her and looked into the water of her spring as she showed.


    Her blue shadow reflected in the water slowly faded as it shook, and andscape appeared somewhere.


    I saw Hojun standing in the corridor inside the castle. Two men in patterned clothes stood next to him.


    They failed. It was thanks to you and your friends who took good care of them, and they were able to send them out of the dimension before they woke up, so they couldn''t find them easily.


    Cerulean had a sad face.


    My friend''s child, did you see it too? He fled to another dimension, but the child eventually escaped their pursuit.


    Is that the white dragons hatchling?


    Yes, the child had fled to another world in a state of a hatchling. Those who went looking for the child seeded.


    Cerulean continued.


    Trackers don''t stay long in your world. But they will go looking for the hatchlings again. I''m counting on you. In the meantime, I will do my best to regain my strength.


    Her voice became more and more muffled, and so did her figure.


    You are doing well. Tell your friends Im thankful.


    My friends?


    The image of Cerulean that had remained as an afterimage of her dispersed, and after that her faint voice spread like ripples on the water.


    To the one who always put my child first, I give my thanks

 Chapter 36: Power of Communication (2)

    Chapter 36: Power of Communication (2)


    Meow, meow.


    Baek-ho came up to my leg and rubbed my face.


    I carefully got up and stretched. What''s going on? I feel unusually refreshed today?


    After dreaming of a different world, energy is consumed like after intense workout, so I am careful when waking up.


    The warm feeling of Cerulean that had been pushed into me seemed to still remain in my body.


    I said while stroking the Baek-ho''s head.


    Baek-ho, Blue Dragons mother asked me to say thanks to you.


    Is there any way Baek-ho will understand when I say this? Iughed, but Baek-ho looked at me with a serious face, smiled slightly and nodded his head.


    Nyaong~.


    I see, you understand.


    What? I patted Baek-ho''s butt, stood up, and stopped. Wasn''t that just too natural?


    I''ve been living with animals since I was a child, and I can tell if a dog or cat has a sad or happy face, an unpleasant or a happy face.


    However, it is not possible to ssify a cat''s smile, but I just looked at Baek-ho and without any doubt, I thought that Baek-ho understood what he was saying from just smiling slightly. Have I ever been like this?


    Baek-ho, can youe here for a second?


    Nyaa?


    It''s a normal cat face, but why did I think he was smiling? I grabbed Baek-ho''s cheeks and stretched his face. Well, it''s not normal. It''s a cat from whose face is really handsome. It''s really goodlooking!


    Nyaa!


    Baek-ho shrugged off the hand of the man who was holding his cheek and stretched it and went to the living room sofa.


    How cold, the affection faded as he aged.


    I grumbled and grumbled to the back of Baek-ho''s head, but Baek-ho didn''t even look back and snorted his nose.


    Pirolong~.


    Instead, the blue dragon jumped up and put his small face close in front of me.


    Oh, little one, are you telling me I can touch your face?


    Piyao!


    The blue dragon pushed his face further forward as if yes.


    It was so cute that I said while stretching the blue dragon''s face.


    Blue dragon, your mom misses her little one a lot and worries a lot, so lets try to not get into trouble and live happily. Not doing anything dangerous."


    Piyaang.


    Blue Dragon blinked and answered as if he knew.


    Hmm. Originally, I tend to get along well with our cats, but these days, I think I get along exceptionally well, right?


    Just by looking at my face, I can tell immediately what kind of feelings I have, and Baek-ho and Blue Dragon seem to understand me better. It''s because it''s a good day.


    Ring ring, ring ring!


    "Hello?"


    "Hello? Are you the veterinarian''s younger brother? Im thedy from the Taeyang apartment."


    Oh yes, hello.


    It was the neighbordy who was worried that thest time she had caught a cold because she mistook the cat''s purrs for the sound of mucus. She then brought food and I taught her how to take care of the cat, and she always calls if you have any questions.


    I get a little embarrassed because I told her my name but she still calls me the vets younger brother.


    I had a discussion with my uncle. I want to bring Bam Bam to my house. We want to take him in. Can you help me and Bam Bam going to the hospital for a checkup?


    Ah of course, Bam Bam is very lucky. Ill help.


    Bam Bam is the name her aunt gave the chestnut mackerel-patterned cat back then. She had never had a cat, and she was an olddy who knew nothing about cats.


    After she saw a street cat that had died in a car ident on the street, she decided to take him in.


    The average lifespan of feral cats is only 3 to 5 years because they are always exposed to many dangers and have a poor diet. This is an absurdly short lifespanpared to the lifespan of a well-maintained domestic cat of 15 years or more.


    However, it is not always a good idea to rescue all stray cats and keep them at home. Some cats don''t like indoor life because they have been living outside for a long time, building their own territory and having attachments for a long time, or they don''t like people.


    Many stray cats get used to people and the house and enjoy indoor life after a certain amount of time, but there are some cats that refuse people until the end.


    In such a case, forcing them to live in the house may not be happy for each other, so I would tell them to think carefully before making a decision.


    First of all, as a cat that is friendly with people and follows thedy well, it seemed to adapt well to indoor life. I don''t think he''s too old yet.


    Thedy believed Bam Bam was doing well, she said, and she just tried once to put her in her cage and failed. Sometimes it''s possible to catch a cat like that, but in the case of an adult cat, that attempt usually fails.


    It is difficult to catch a cat other than a baby cat and put it in a moving cage, and even a cat that likes people tends to jump out when caught by surprise, so it is safe to use a barrel trap to rescue an adult cat.


    It is a structure in which food is put in a long iron box and the door automatically closes when a cat enters it, and my sister''s hospital also had two for rescue.


    After making an appointment with my aunt, I went to my sister''s hospital and borrowed a barrel trap. It was nned to set up a barrel trap at the ce where Bam Bam came out at the same time as the aunt gave her food.


    When I went to Taeyang''s apartment with a barrel trap, my aunt and Bam Bam were already out.


    You didnt give him food today right?


    "Yes. I didn''t give any."


    Great, because hes hungry he will go into the barrel trap.


    I tried to set a barrel trap a little far away from Bam Bam''s eyes. Bam Bam was quick-witted, so when he saw the barrel trap, he seemed to be running away.


    Dont worry, Bam Bam, Im doing this to let you go to the house of the aunt you like and live there. I can live without being cold and not hungry. Not dangerous.


    I mumbled in a low voice whether Bam Bamie could hear it or not, and put the snack she liked in the barrel trap. Now, stay far away from Bam Bam-i''s eyes, ande pick it up when Bam Bam-i enters the trap and the door closes.


    As I set up the barrel trap and stood up, Bam Bam was staring at me. She likes her, so she circtes around her, but isn''t she the kind of cat thates so close to me?


    Looking at Bam Bam''s face, Bam Bam''s anxiety, doubts, fears, and embarrassment are clearly felt.


    Without realizing it, I spoke to Bam Bam.


    Its okay, Bam Bam. no one will hurt you. If you go to her house and dont like it, you can always juste back."


    Bam Bam looked at me and hesitated a few times, and while thedy and I have not left yet and are standing next to each other, he gently walked into the trap.


    What? Is this something very strange? No matter how friendly a cat is, catching a stray cat cannot be this easy.


    Bewildered, I picked up the barrel trap with Bam Bam in it. Even though the door was closed suddenly, he wasn''t too scared. Most of them run wild from the moment the door closes.


    Vets brother, its like seeing some kind of magic. Didnt Bam Bam seem to understand everything the you said?


    Haha, that''s it. I was also surprised at how well I felt at night.


    I felt like I was possessed by something all the way home from taking Bam Bam to my sister''s hospital for a check-up.


    Nyaa~.


    Pirolong~.


    I nced at the Baek-ho and blue dragon who came to meet me.


    Guys, I guess I''m awake. To the real power ofmunication.


    *************


    From the next morning, I left the house and walked around the neighborhood to test whether or notmunication was possible with every animal I met, and I went to my sister''s hospital and tried tomunicate with the animals in the hospital.


    It seemed that there was not much difference in sympathy with animals I met on the road, but I had surprisingly good sympathy with familiar animals. Animals with trust in me seemed to be able tomunicate better.


    My heart was pounding. For those who love animals, isn''t this a dream?


    It wasn''t possible to talk freely like Dr. Doolittle, but it is still a miracle that we canmunicate our feelings and intentions with each other to some extent.


    From the beginning, my sister and I tended to get along well with animals, but now I feel like we have grown beyond that stage.


    I couldn''t calm my excited heart, so I wandered around the living room, rolled over on the bed, kicking the duvet, and quivering while hugging a Baek-ho and a blue dragon.


    Baek-ho fled to the top of the cat tower early because I was too nervous, but Blue Dragon was more excited than me, so he followed me around and fluttered, kicking and fussing and fussing together. Thanks to that, Baek-ho was probably twice as tired.


    After a while, I was able to calm my mind and return to my daily life. I couldn''t even write the amount of writing I set for today because I went around to meet animals all day.


    Betterte than never. I took a deep breath and then started tapping the keyboard.


    *************


    A field is visible I was standing on the side of the mountain, looking down at the wide field in the distance.


    A battle was going on in the field. Armored cavalry and unarmored infantry were also seen. I''m not used to this kind of scene, so I can''t guess how many there are, but the number of soldiers from both camps facing each other seemed pretty simr.


    The people fighting in the central part also seemed to be maintaining a back-and-forth position as they pushed and pushed. Neither side is clearly lost.


    I was looking at the battlefield thinking about what I should see here, and at some point, a crack suddenly appeared on the battlefield. As if the soldiers had seen something terrifying, they were instantly distracted to one side.


    A white dragon flew low with its huge wings spread from afar. It was seen that the camp on the side facing the dragon was suddenly disorganized.


    Seeing a few mes or rays of light rising from the ground towards the sky, it seems that there is magic.


    The white dragon opened its mouth towards the soldiers. I turned my head when the white, cold breath started pouring out. I could hardly see


    The dragon howled painfully. Because of the people who were harming it.


    I sat down and buried my head in myp, then lifted my trembling head after a while.


    I did not pay attention to the field and turned his eyes to the sky. The white dragon was turning low and turning in the direction it came from. A human figure appeared above its neck. That giant at that time, he was riding on the dragon''s neck.


    I could feel the dragon''s anger and shame, sadness and humiliation, painfully clear.


    Even after the White Dragon disappeared in the direction it came from, I sat there for a long time. There were many aftereffects of witnessing the unexpected devastation.


    After a while, my vision gradually blurred. I guess I''m waking up now


    ?


    I looked around. I thought I would wake up, but I still haven''t. This is the first time I have moved from ce to ce in this dream, and I am now in the hall of the castle where I hade before. The hall was empty and there were three men in the middle. It was a familiar face.


    Standing in the middle was Ho-Jun, and next to him were two people wearing clothes with patterns.


    And, the giant stood before them. Feeling of fear overtook me, but nheless it was far more bearable than before. I mustered up my courage and looked at the giant.


    Before, him just looking at it made me fall to the ground, but now I can bear it a little more.


    He was almost twice as tall as an adult man and had a wide body, but he didn''t look as sluggish as a typical giant. Rather, he had a well-groomed, agile body, and his face was just the same as that of ordinary people.


    She has light brown skin, sharp features, and long curly hair tied around her back. He was wearing a wide brown robe that looked like a cloak, with red patterns embroidered on it intricately.


    As the giant raised his hand, Hojun and two men fell to their knees as if they had been hit with a mace.


    I couldn''t hear the giant''s voice, but Hojun said in a trembling voice.


    I will go back. I will find it and catch it. Please wait for me.


    They barely got up and left the hall with staggering steps. When they left, only the giant was left in the empty hall.


    What should I do? Should I keep looking at the giant, or should I follow Ho-Jun?


    As I stayed in the hall, the pressure felt by the giant grew more and more intense. It would be nice to follow Hojun and his friends.


    The moment I headed towards the door where Hojun and his party left, the giant looked at me.


    The moment the cold, sharp eyes that looked like those of a hawk turned to me, I gasped and breathed in even though I knew I couldn''t see him.


    It was as if an awl made of ice had pierced his heart. I was frozen in ce, unable to move even a single step.

 Chapter 37: Power of Communication (3)

    Chapter 37: Power of Communication (3)


    He wouldn''t be able to see me, but the giant was looking straight in my direction. The giant''s face was clearly visible as if through a telescope.


    Light brown skin and darker brown hair, hawk-sharp purple eyes under a hard-looking forehead, a tall hooked nose and coldly thin lips, a face neither Asian nor Western stared at me quietly.


    Can I see you? I stood there, unable to breathe, my heart pounding with pain as if pierced by an awl.


    His piercing purple eyes moved slowly and scanned the hall. The giant tilted his head to the side and looked once more at where I was standing. He raised his hand, revealing a ringed finger inside his wide sleeve and a thick wrist d in a bracelet. He suddenly spread his hand lightly towards where I was standing.


    I instinctively put my hands up to cover my head and sat down. A suffocating craze swept through me. The burning pain and the heat rushing into the airways, I screamed and groaned silently.


    After barely getting through the pain, feeling the touch of the hard stone floor on my face, he raised his eyes to look at the giant, and he tilted his head once more and brushed his hands. And he turned his back and walked out of the hall.


    I barely exhaled the choked breath. He doesn''t seem to see or hear me. I thought my whole body had been burned, but it seemed that my body was in good shape.


    The marble floor was still radiating heat beneath me. If my body was a real body, it would have been lying on the floor as a lump of meat ripened by the giant''s craze by now.


    If there is no substance, it would be good if there was no pain, but why are the senses alive? It is full of things that are difficult to understand. I fell to the floor, waiting to wake up from my dream.


    ******


    Baek-ho was sitting on the desk and licking my cheek. you''re back


    Okay now, thank you.


    I got up, stroking Baek-ho with one hand. I checked that there was no message on the monitor and headed to the bathroom. I wanted to take a shower because my body felt hot, perhaps because of the sensation of the craze that I experienced in my dream.


    As I was about to take off my clothes, I looked down at the back of my hand in surprise. There were a few blisters on the back of his reddish hand.


    ******


    Are you hurt anywhere else?


    My sister applied the medicine to the back of my hand and asked worriedly.


    Yeah, just the back of my hand and a little on the outside of my wrist.


    The burn is not severe, so it should heal in two or three days, but it is unusual that what you experienced in your dream affected your body in reality. So far, I haven''t been too worried because it''s just like listening to your dreams."


    I was very surprised too. This is the first time this has happened.


    You cant go back and forth as you wish, and you shouldnt get caught up in dangerous things.


    Even the older sister, who was always positive, seemed worried a lot this time.


    But it seems that conversation is now possible there, so Ill ask the next time I go. Don''t worry too much, sister, if you think it''s really dangerous, you can''t go there."


    If you don''t write, the passage won''t open. Even so, the story of the Dragon and the Shinigami has almoste to an end, so I wondered what the passage to the other world would be like when this story was finished.


    Yeah, it seems that your consciousness has been to that world many times and the line between that world and reality has be blurred for you, anyway, be careful.


    "Yeah, I''ll be careful, shall I go see the sunset while I''m at the hospital?"


    Noeul-i was staying in the hospital room because the ce of adoption had not yet appeared. Since he is blind, unlike the sky, he cannot keep releasing new animals and their guardians into the waiting room.


    I thought about keeping him at my house until the adoption site was decided, but considering my unstable condition and how sad Blue Dragon was after breaking up with Seri, I could not afford to adopt a new cat easily. My sister knows that, too, so she doesn''t ask for a job.


    Mia~ Miaang


    Noeul cried with a cute voice as if calling my name, rubbed her cheek with the back of my hand, took her face off as if surprised, and carefully sniffed it. It seemed unfamiliar because the gauze that my sister had put on it touched my face.


    In the hospital room next to Noeul-i, Rose cried as if she wanted to touch her too, so her sister opened the door and stroked her.


    Is Rose recovering well?


    Yeah, you can be discharged now, but I had a bit of a problem with an animal protection organization that agreed to subsidize the cost of treatment, so I decided to stay for a few more days. Rose, there''s no problem, but she  her guardian-sama is a little picky."


    The attitude of the older sister to Rose''s guardian was somewhat simr to Noeul''s attitude toward him. Basically, she has a kind personality, is patient, and doesn''t discriminate against anyone.


    When I got home, Blue dragon, who was ying in the water, flew away.


    Child, water drops are sshing, didnt you tell me to wash the water first?


    As Blue dragon grows in size, if you y in the water and walk around as it is, the water drops will stter quite a bit. Iid a bath towel next to Blue Dragon''s pool and made him wash himself once he got out of the water.


    Blue dragon''s hair is clearly taking the form of scales these days. I thought about it when I saw Cerulian in my dream, but it was different from the scales of reptiles we imagined. It is much softer and softer, and the surface is covered with a thinyer of down, so it looks soft when out of the water. Only the back and the upper part of the tail had scales, and from the face, chest and belly to the lower part of the tail, there were no scales, and it was covered with thick and smooth hair.


    I pulled out a book and sat down on the sofa. Today, I was going to rest without writing and reading a book. It is a British mystery novel set in the Middle Ages.


    While I was reading a few pages, Blue dragon came up to the seat next to me and pulled the hem of his robe.


    Pi-yah~


    "why?"


    I looked down at Blue dragon''s round eyes. I feel a sense of curiosity.


    Are you asking me to read it?


    I can''t talk directly like Cerulean, so it''s not urate, but it seems like I''m asking you to read it, but those who read it can understand


    However, after I awakened to the power ofmunication, there were many times when Baek-ho and Blue Dragon seemed to understand me. Baek-ho was originally like that, though.


    I opened the mystery novel and started to read it, but I put it down and went to the bookshelf and brought a storybook I had bought for my nieces and nephews. And I started reading aloud.


    Blue Dragon was listening with his round head on myp and blinking his eyes. Baek-ho crept closer to him and fell at his feet.


    I don''t know if I''m really listening or if I just like the sound of me reading a book, but it was clear that the two of them were enjoying themselves. The spring night deepens as I read a book, and the cat and the baby dragon lie down and listen.


    As Blue dragon yawned, he curled his body and tucked his head into his wings.


    ******


    I haven''t been able to write for a few days. The story of the Dragon and the Shinigami was almost finished, and there was a lot of stockpiled up so far, so even if I didn''t use it for a while, there was no problem in working with Silver Books.


    In fact, the reason I can''t reach myptop is because myst dream was too intense. He even suffered from scars on his body in reality, so he was afraid toe into contact with another world. The war of the world''s soldiers was also quite a shock to me, who had never actually experienced such a thing, a battle between a giant and a dragon. In the meantime, I''m literally like a shrimp in a whale fight.


    Still, I was afraid. I''m afraid I''ll miss out on the information needed for Blue dragon because I''m not in contact with the other world.


    Hojun and his group woulde again to find Blue dragon, but I didn''t know in what form it woulde again this time. I went to check it once, so it may note back to me, but I couldn''t be relieved. When he sees Ho-Jun Lee trembling in front of the giant, he will use meat to find it somehow.


    There may be something I should know for Blue dragon, but contact with another world felt like a double-edged sword to me.


    ******


    It was raining. The day our white tiger first picked up Blue dragon was also a foggy and rainy day. The night before, there was a heavy thunderstorm.


    I looked back at Baek-ho sleeping on the sofa. How did Baek-ho know that he went out into the rain and picked up Blue dragon? It is a question thates to mind from time to time over the past six months, and I have tried to hold onto Baek-ho, but it still remains a mystery because it cannot be found out even with the power ofmunication.


    I mustered up the courage to open myptop. This is aptop that I open in a week. As I write today, there is no guarantee that I will be able to go to another world, but I began to write thest part of the story of the Dragon and the Grim Reaper, earnestly wishing that if I did, I would go to Cerulian''s Cave, not the battlefield or the giant''s castle.


    The passage to another world did not open until the final period was struck. I saved the manuscript with both sad and fortunate feelings. I waited a long time with myptop open, but I didn''t feel sleepy. Can''t you dream of going to another world now? Or should I write another article to open the aisle?


    Nyaa~


    When I heard the sound of Baek-ho crying, I turned around to see him standing by the window with his front legs crossed. It was raining, but I didn''t close the window. The window sills and blinds must all be wet.


    As soon as I went to the window and touched the already wet window, the lights in the house went out. Is it a ckout?


    And in the next moment, I woke up lying in Cerulian''s cave.


    Are you okay?


    The blue dragon was still lying on the side of the fountain in an elegant posture today.


    "Ah yes."


    I stood up and sat down with a sullen face, patting my clothes. When traveling to this different world, cant you switch something to move me? I thought I was going to be electrocuted.


    Ceruleanughed out loud as if she had noticed my thoughts.


    Youre a funny guy.


    I dont know when I will have to wake up again. I hurriedly asked what I was curious about.


    Me, my novel, which has been used as a passage to the world, is over today. Is there any way for me toe to this world ormunicate with you in the future?


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