A Dragon That My Cat Brought Home

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 my laptop 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 foreign land. 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 playing, and characters whose meaning was unknown were listed. But did the word come out correctly when blue dragon stepped on it while playing? 

It is not uncommon 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't come 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 claws were quite long. I didn't pay any attention to his claws because of assault and other incidents.

I took a cat nail clipper and looked at the blue dragon playing in the water while cutting the white tiger's claws.

After awakening that night, the blue dragon's appearance is changing little by little. The overall body shape is still similar 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.

Splash splash!

The blue dragon flapped 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 me laugh. I thought about the pride of the blue dragon, so I supressed it.

A cat can pull out and retract his claws. There is a claw set in the flesh of the tip of the toe, and if you hold the toe and press it lightly, the toenail comes 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-ho’s claws, I grabbed the blue dragon's toenails and put it on my lap. I thought it was very strange to see him spread hiisi wings and enjoy the cutting of his claws. I, Myung-Hoon Yeon. How did I come 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' claws. Is there anyone else like this?

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Ring ring! Ring ring!

"Hello."

– Hello. Are you Myunng-Hoon Yeon?

“Yes, speaking.”

– We call it Monthly Catdog Life, a magazine specializing in companion animals. This time, I heard that your cat was trying to protect Yeon Myung-hoon against the assailant. 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 don’t 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. I’ve 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 assailant persistently claimed 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 work last 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 becomes about me, the case is different.

If it wasn't for Blue Dragon, I would have happily accepted 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! He’s 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 plan. The place where cats are kept under the plans 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. It’s a stray cat, and it’s 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?

“··········–?”