Maternal Devotion Explodes
The servants sprang into action the moment I mentioned meeting Haetae.
“Blanc. We have some matters to discuss, so go play with Lumia in your room.”
Kailian stroked my head with a voice dripping with sweetness.
After all that gentle talk, she’s talking about stripping the hide off Haetae? I shook my head at Kailian’s sudden change of attitude.
Just be gentle with me, that’s all.
“Kyawooh.”
Yeah, thanks a lot, butler.
I wagged my tail and gave Kailian’s fingers a little lick.
“Kyaeng!”
Oppa, let’s go!
Lumia came charging in from outside the door. I followed her into Kailian’s room.
The instant the door closed behind me, I completely ignored Kailian’s icy voice.
“Haetae… I’ll tear her to pieces.”
“Kyawooh.”
I’m a white tiger, I don’t understand human speech.
Blanc has entered private mode. No one can interfere.
I returned to the bedroom, basked in the sunlight pouring through the window, and flopped onto the bed.
“Kyaaaauww…”
It’s so warm… nice.
“Kyaeng! Kyaeng!”
Let’s play! Play with me, Oppa!
Lumia, feeling that I wasn’t playing with her and was just lying there, started teasing me by circling around.
She tapped my butt with her front paw, then ran off. She licked my ears, getting on my nerves.
“Kyawooh…”
I’m sleepy… you’re really annoying.
I yawned widely and rolled over, dodging Lumia, and stretched out on the carpet.
But Lumia didn’t give up. This time she approached right in front of my nose and poked my nose with her front paw.
“Kyaeng?”
Oppa is really asleep?
This little troublemaker. She keeps interrupting me even when I’m sleeping.
Playfulness sparked. I snapped my eyes open and sharpened my blunt teeth with a cold chill. I’d show her the fear of my uncle.
“Kyaang!”
I got her! You little troublemaker!
“Kyaang?!”
In a flash I clamped my jaws around Lumia’s fluffy tail.
Lumia, who had been bitten hard by my dull teeth, wriggled in the cold but, happy that I was playing with her, wagged her tail enthusiastically.
Perfect. This is when you laugh and fortune comes.
Revenge! You little troublemaker!
We tangled and rolled on the bed. We rolled back and forth on the carpet, turning it into our own mini wrestling match.
“Kyawooh…”
Aah… I’m tired.
“Kyaeng…”
After wrestling around for a while, my body felt heavy. The sunlight was warm and I was just a little tired, so my eyes naturally grew heavy.
Lying sprawled on the floor, I was idly rolling my eyes when a large laundry basket caught my attention.
A laundry basket piled high with freshly dried, fluffy clothes the maids had brought in.
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“Kyawooh… that’s it.”
I’d used it once before, but the laundry basket still held its own charm. The soft, sun-warmed scent of fabric layered over each other.
It was basically like a drug to me.
“Kyawooh.”
Come here. I’ll show you a good experience.
I clamped Lumia’s tail in my mouth and leaped, diving straight into the basket.
Soft.
The warm, fluffy touch enveloped my entire body.
The unique, cloud-like warmth of fabric warmed by sunlight. I felt like I was buried inside a cloud.
“Kung…”
Wow… it’s so warm.
Lumia seemed to like it too. She rolled around in the basket, enjoying the fabric, then dove straight into my arms.
The basket was now full.
Lumia rested her head against my chin while I hugged her back with my front paws.
We curled together inside the narrow basket, hearts beating in rhythm with each other.
Warm sunlight poured over us. The only sounds were our thumping hearts and soft breathing.
I was full, it was warm, and even though I had a stubborn younger sister beside me, it was the perfect afternoon.
“Kyaaaaam…”
I should sleep for a bit…
My consciousness slowly grew hazy.
When I opened my eyes, the familiar scenery unfolded. Blue sky and the snowy mountain.
And above it all, Grandfather White Tiger looking down at me.
“You’re back?”
“Kyawooh!”
Grandpa!
I wagged my tail and dashed across the snow, leaping straight onto his massive front paw without hesitation.
Fluffy.
Grandpa’s paw was wider and softer than my bed.
I flopped onto it and rolled around. The cold wind blew, but I was buried in his thick fur, so I wasn’t cold at all.
“Grurrr…”
I feel so good…
Feeling good, I instinctively pawed at Grandpa’s paw. I gave his paw top a series of kneadings.
I stretched my toes out, curled them in, and started kneading.
The soft fur and my jelly mixed together into a wonderful sensation.
Grandpa chuckled with a low, happy voice. The vibration traveled through my body.
I kept kneading while I told Grandpa everything that had happened that day.
“Kyawooh, kyaang.”
Grandpa, today I hunted a ton? When the animals came close, I hid and froze them in one go!
[Good. My grandson is indeed outstanding. Don’t hit the ground. You’re doing well.]
“Kyawooh.”
And then I’m going to meet Haetae soon? She’s from the East.
[The East?]
“Kyawooh! Kyaang.”
Yeah. The Cheongun Empire. There’s a Haetae coming from there. She came to propose a marriage, but I said I wanted to meet her out of curiosity.
I stopped talking and tilted my head.
I suddenly wondered what this world’s Haetae looked like. Would it be similar to the one I knew?
“Kyaung.”
But Grandpa, what does Haetae look like? I thought it was a lion-dog with horns that can tell good from evil…
It was a light question I threw out while chatting with Grandpa. But before I could finish.
[……What?]
Grandpa’s body stiffened instantly.
The relaxed atmosphere vanished in a heartbeat. The surrounding blizzard stopped, and Grandpa’s eyes turned icy.
[What did you just say…? A marriage proposal?]
The warmth left Grandpa’s voice. I could feel his anger through his skin.
[How dare some female human…!]
Grandpa’s anger flared for a moment, then he suddenly paused.
[Wait… you said Haetae? The… horned trash dog?]
“Kyawooh..?”
Haetae is a trash dog?
[Hmm…]
Grandpa stared into empty air, deep in thought. A moment ago he had been ready to tear someone apart, but now he was pondering something intensely.
I watched Grandpa’s reaction warily and cautiously licked my own paw pad.
This was the best time to do it.
[Line of cursed text — ominous, archaic wording]
[Line of cursed text — darker, more foreboding]
[Final line — the true horror revealed]
Halffuk.
Grandpa nodded as if he had understood something, then looked down at me again. His eyes softened once more. With a mischievous tone he said:
[I see. Go meet her. What’s a little horned trash dog? No need to worry. If you’re bored, go step on its tail.]
“Kyawooh?”
Are you not angry, Grandpa?
[Angry? Everything I said was for you. Now go. The story is over.]
Grandpa smiled happily and pushed my back. Behind me, I sensed a cold aura as if he wanted to send me away before someone arrived.
Why are you doing this, Grandpa?
[Not yet. Return home. I will always watch over my grandson. I love you.]
Grandpa gently stroked my head, then forcefully sent me away.
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After Blanc left, he let out a deep sigh.
“Uuuuh—”
The air over the quiet snowy mountain grew heavy. A completely different, freezing coldness wrapped around the mountain even more tightly.
Snap. Snap.
The sound of snow cracking rang out as a massive white tiger revealed herself.
She stared fixedly at the spot where Blanc had disappeared, then walked quietly to his side and stood beside him.
Her eyes were crystal clear and freezing cold.
“Father.”
Her voice broke the silence and echoed across the snowy mountain.
[Did you hear what my child just said?]
[Yes… I heard.]
He acted casual, but the tip of his tail trembled slightly. Even the leader of the white tigers shrank in the face of his child’s anger.
[A marriage proposal.]
She tilted her head slightly. The hidden killing intent in her elegant movement twisted the space.
[How dare it. A trash dog that humans only keep as a pet… without knowing its place, it covets my newly born child who was painfully brought into this world?]
A flash of light appeared in her eyes.
Kuung—
The air grew heavy as the ice beneath her feet blackened and began to die.
[Haetae… ha! How amusing. How dare you try something like this to my son.]
[Sister, calm down. Blanc was just curious…]
[Calm down?]
She gave a faint smile. The moment he saw that smile, he flinched and took a step back.
[I’m not angry at all. I’m just curious. I want to go right now and check how tough a Haetae’s hide is and how hard its bones are.]
Kwaaduk.
The ground she was standing on cracked, creating a bottomless pit.
[Please open the gate, Father.]
Her polite request overflowed with killing intent.
[I must personally go and exterminate the entire Haetae race to relieve my anger.]
[…… Just hold on for once. Your grandson is waiting for you.]
He tried to calm his daughter who looked ready to spring out at any moment, and secretly resented his grandson for making him promise to meet Haetae.