Fabre in Sacheondangga Episode 187
Motherly love 4
-Kkii kii.
The boy, who was carrying the Heukgyeomhonggu cub desperately searching for its mother, ran through the lava cave and entered the passage, but the boy’s cries did not stop.
The struggling in her arms continued.
If I go up to the village like this, I’ll be surrounded by other friends right away and I’ll lose my mind without even having time to mourn.
I sat down in the aisle and talked to the guy a lot.
“Um… Hello? My name is Soryong. Shall we talk for a moment? By the way, what should I say first…?”
Let me start with my introduction and explain why Heukgyeomhonggu’s mother had no choice but to make that decision.
Unlike the one who received the most love from his mother, his other siblings couldn’t survive without it.
Of course, I also explained that I was the one who would take care of you until you grew up, at your mother’s request.
After that conversation, the guy looked up at me as if he was calming down a little.
He said, patting the guy’s head.
“Are you feeling calmer?”
The texture of a newborn baby with a dry shell but still soft.
I continued speaking, looking into the guy’s eyes, which somehow looked moist.
“We have to live together from now on… Then, we need a name… I have to decide on your name, what would be good… Hmm….”
When a new family member is added, the first thing needed is a name.
I tried to think of a name that would suit him while trying to ease his mind.
Then a very cute name came to mind.
Hongdan.
If it were a previous life, I might think of Hongdan from Hwatu cards, but isn’t this the Central Plains?
I explained my thoughts to the guy.
“Ah! Right! Since he received so much love from his mother alone, let’s put in the character “單” and call him Hongdan. What do you think, Hongdan?”
The guy’s name has a lot of meaning.
A single dog who received the greatest love from his mother and became the only one to come to his senses.
So, single.
The guy seemed to hesitate for a moment at my words, then nodded as if he liked what I said.
-Kkii.
I feel very smart, maybe because I ate my mother’s food.
He said, patting the guy’s head again.
“Now let’s go upstairs and my sisters will welcome us. Let’s go.”
-What?
Hongdan tilts her head at the words that her sisters will welcome her.
The reason I told him that his sisters would welcome him was because he was a female.
If it was a male, it would have definitely been a pair of pincers, but as if to prove that it was a female, there were two very sharp blades on its tail.
I had a slight suspicion that the Dangga was strong because it only used poison and was good at assassinating people, and that the poison that kept increasing was also female.
‘Come to think of it, Bingi is the only male?’
But it was all just a coincidence.
Even if we leave out Moji and Soji since they haven’t been confirmed yet, Cho, Hyang, and Bin’s eggs were all females because they happened to survive, and Yohwa was just a Yohwa that was given to them by chance.
The same goes for Yeondoo and Hwayang.
This incident was almost entirely the choice of the Black and Red Goo mother.
In the case of the mother of Heukgyeom Honggu, it is more advantageous to pass down the genus to the female than to the male in order to continue the lineage.
It is a much more advantageous choice for the survival of the species for females to be able to lay eggs and grow quickly and safely.
First, I put the guy in my arms, who was flustered at the thought of introducing him to my sisters, in order to climb up the well.
Then the guy poked his head out from between his collar.
“Okay, shall we go then?”
I climbed out of the well, holding on to the vines hanging down from above, and there were people waiting for me.
As expected, Hwa-eun and Seol were the first to grab my hand as I climbed out of the well and ask me.
“Little Dragon, are you okay?”
“What happened, Yong-ah?”
I saw Hongdan between the collar of my coat, but when I looked down because the questions kept coming up, I saw a guy with his antenna sticking out from under his collar, probably because he was scared.
He pointed to the inside of their arms with his finger and whispered to them both.
[More details later. We have a new family member.]
There was no way I could tell the story of my mother’s death or of Hongdan’s brothers eating her in front of Hongdan again.
Let’s start with introducing Hongdan. My sister and Hwaeun opened their eyes wide when they found Hongdan in my arms.
It’s so cute how Hongdan’s eyes look so big.
“oh!?”
“What is this?”
“My name is Hongdan.”
“Hongdan?”
“Hongdan is a pretty name. As pretty as it is, it’s also cute.”
The guy’s head is revealed when the collar is slightly open.
While Hongdan’s eyes were filled with mystery from meeting light and new people, Hwaeun and Seol were introduced.
“Hong Dan-ah, should I introduce you? She will now be your mother along with your father, and next to her is your aunt. You probably don’t know the title, so just think of her as someone who will take care of you along with me.”
-Kkii.
“Oh my, even the sound of crying is cute.”
“That’s right. Such a cute cry.”
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We took Hwa-eun and Seol, who were delighted by the boy’s cries, and headed to the place where we were staying.
As we entered the residence, the first thing we saw was a candle floating on the ceiling and sleeping, and Bin lifting his head from the floor as we entered.
Seol, Bing, and Dong are eating while sticking to the ice cubes on the table.
Moji and Soji were standing still near the cedar and ice jade wrapped around the pillars of the room.
It was Hwayang sitting under the bed with a blank expression on her face.
Finally, as the demon follows us into the dwelling, the whole family is complete.
He called the children to the center of the room, took Hongdan out of his arms, placed it on the floor, and introduced it to them.
“Hey, there’s a new member of the family. My name is Hongdan. He’s the youngest, so you guys have to take good care of him.”
First of all, Hongdan’s size is that of a puppy.
It doesn’t look that big.
It’s like two fists joined together.
The crying that can be heard when a guy like that is put down in the middle of children.
-Tsurut?
-Kkuku?
-Kissit?
What is this guy I’m seeing for the first time?
A bit like this reaction?
But as expected, the eldest daughter was the eldest daughter, so Cho was the first to approach and greet Hongdan.
-Tsrrrr.
Hongdan flinched when the antenna of the grass flying overhead lightly touched him.
After that, Bin-i and Yo-hwa continued to greet the other children.
Each has their own way of greeting.
If Chona and Bin greeted each other by touching their tentacles, Seol, Bing, and Dong greeted each other by crying.
The fairy waved her hand at Pedipal, who had turned into a silver unicorn, and Yeondu bowed her head slightly.
Hwayang just had a blank expression.
When it seemed like the greetings were over, Hwa-eun clapped her hands as if she remembered something.
-match.
“Oh, I forgot the fragrance.”
Hwa-eun carefully inspected the hem of her skirt as she spoke, then grabbed a fold of her skirt and woke Hyang-i, who was sleeping, and placed her down in front of Hong-dan.
I had accidentally left it behind when I went down to the cave earlier, but it seemed to have fallen asleep in the folds of Hwa-eun’s skirt.
“Hyang-ah, should I say hello? I’m your younger sister.”
Hyang-i, who had been dazed for a moment after waking up from her sleep, flinches at the sight of Hong-dan-i and turns around.
-Tsurur?
“He’s the new little brother.”
-Tsurut!?
Hyang-i, who seemed a little surprised at the word “younger sibling,” checked on Hong-dan-i, then circled Hong-dan-i, looking a little smug at how he was smaller than her.
And then he approached Hongdan with cheerful steps, tapped his forehead, and made him cry.
-Tsrrrr.
‘Does that mean that I should take responsibility for you and trust you from now on?’
The scent seemed to be in a very good mood as Hongdan, who looked a little smaller than him, came in.
***
After about three days, I went down to the cave again.
Because there was still work to be done inside the cave.
Hongdan needed to bury his mother’s remains and bring out the ashes, and he also needed to look into what happened to Hongdan’s brothers.
I was planning to take care of all of that today and close the well tunnel I had promised the village chief.
-Tsrrrr.
When they arrived at the cave with Bin-i in the lead and reached the place where Heukgyeom Honggu was, Hongdan-i’s brothers were nowhere to be seen, either having already dispersed or crawling out to find light.
And then, at the place where Hongdan’s nest used to be, the remains of the black and red mother bird scattered in the darkness came into view.
All the soft parts were gone, leaving only the shell covering the wings and the pincers on the tail.
‘Are those the only parts left?’
When a mother earwig gives her body to her babies, that’s the part that’s left.
Hongdan, who had been brought here to say goodbye at least for the last time, let out a sad cry at the sight.
-Squeak.
The low-lying Hongdan’s cry in the cave.
“Just wait a minute.”
They laid the guy aside and gathered the remaining remains, placing them below where Hwajung was buried.
It was to cover the soil that spilled out when digging the well.
I carefully gathered the remaining items and placed them in front of the wall, then asked Bin-ae to take care of them.
“Binah, take me out.”
-Tsurut!
As Bin-i, who had crawled against the wall after hearing my request, bit Hwa-jeong and pulled her out, the surrounding walls began to crumble.
-Kwarrrrrr!
As we took a step back to avoid the dust while holding Hongdan, Bin came crawling up the wall with a crystal bigger than a person’s head in his mouth.
-Tsururut.
‘No, that wasn’t all!?’
Last time I checked with my own eyes, what I saw was a fist-sized thing, but it seemed like that wasn’t the whole thing.
I was happy, but I decided to enjoy the joy later.
Because Hongdan is attending his mother’s funeral.
As the dust settled, Hongdan’s mother’s remains were buried under a pile of rocks and dirt that had fallen just as I had expected.
I said my final goodbyes to Hongdan.
“Okay, Hongdan, let’s say goodbye for the last time.”
-Kkii…
Hongdan, who jumped out of my arms, went to the front of the pile of rocks, and then bit the end of his mother’s pincers, which were sticking out from between the rocks because they were too long, with a rock and covered it before running towards me.
It was a short and touching memorial.
***
-Beep!
As we carried the large flower pot into the residence, Hwayangi flew up.
Seriously, really.
How did such strength spring from those short legs, and how did she jump and fly into my arms, holding the flower bouquet?
-thud!
As I was hugging Hwajung and rubbing her buttocks while being hit by the guy’s butt, I immediately heard a rustling sound.
-Churrup. Churrup.
The little guy, who was stuck to Hwajeong like a lizard, not a toad, kept licking Hwajeong.
Every time Hwayang’s tongue passed by, the color disappeared and quickly filled again, giving the feeling of energy being sucked out.
Hwa-eun and Seol, who were sitting inside the room drinking tea, made expressions of bewilderment.
It was the first time I met Hwayang and saw such an emotional face.
Hwayang was licking Hwajeong’s cheek and had the happiest expression on her face.
“No, did Jae originally have such an expression on his face?”
“Of course not.”
The two shook their heads.
Rather than being surprised by the large flower arrangement, Hwayang’s actions seemed to be more troubling.
But in the end, Hwayang was happy, I was happy, and I felt like no one was harmed during this journey.
I thought it would be nice if it ended well, and that it was time to talk about the return journey.
“Anyway, it’s time to slowly get back to work···.”
A slight commotion began to be heard outside.
“Are you from the Beast Palace?”
“Yes, we came here after receiving your request for help. What is it?”
From the sounds I heard, it seemed like the Beast Palace had requested assistance from the village, and it seemed like the Beast Palace staff had arrived in response to that request.
Seol-nu, who knew the voice, jumped up from her seat and ran outside.
“The leader of the Hawk Claw Squadron!?”
“Miss!? How is the lady who is supposed to be in the party here?”
Hwa-eun and I ran outside together. There were more people outside than we thought.
There were even people who didn’t look like Beast Palace people.
Judging from the man in his chest, he seems to be from the Murim Alliance.
When Hwa-eun and I arrived, a man named Eungjo-dae-ju shouted in surprise.
“Even Lady Hwa-eun, who is engaged to Lady So-ryong!?”
“Hwaeun?”
“If it’s Hwa-eun, then the poisonous laurel?”
“Are you saying that the people from the Tang family are here?”
“Old Daehyeop?”
“Huh? Ji-ryong? All the way to O-ryong-sambong!?”
After passing the commotion of the sudden meeting, I sat down next to my sister. The person in charge of the response team was someone I knew well.
He was someone I had known several times at the Beast Palace.
He was the person who went with me to catch the green onion.
‘There are so many people here to take care of village affairs? Are there even people from the Murim Alliance?’
As I was looking around at the people behind the response team, thinking that there were more people than I thought, I heard Seol’s sister ask me a question.
“What’s going on here? We came here because we had some business to attend to. We’ve taken care of what’s going on in the village, so don’t worry about it. By the way, there are people here that I don’t know? There are quite a lot of people here.”
“Oh… As expected of you, Miss. I feel relieved. Then I can move quickly. Oh, the reason there are so many people is because we are going to take care of business here and then go to Cheonghae.”
“Are you interested?”
The word Cheonghae was suddenly heard.
As that was one of our destinations, we listened carefully and heard unbelievable news.
“Yes, we recently caught a Blood Cultist who was spying on our palace near the Beast Palace, and while interrogating him, he told us that the Blood Cultists and the Odokmun were doing something in Cheonghae.
“It seemed like something big was going on, so we were on our way to check it out.”
“A big poison?”
“yes.”
“He said it was as big as a house?”
At the unbelievable sound, I quickly approached the person who was the leader of the response team.
And then she grabbed his shoulder and said:
“As someone from the ‘Beast Palace’, that’s a story I can’t just pass by.”
