A Dragon That My Cat Brought Home

– 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.

“Aren’t you Ray’s guardian?”

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

“What about our Ray? Ray isn’t going to die right?"

“ Um, what’s 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 explained the situation.

Jiwoo's mother, who adopted Ray a month ago, had to come 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 and come 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 played 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 assailant 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 didn’t get hit once. Ray was scared too but he couldn’t run away because of me.”

Ray looks like an adult dog with a large 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 assailant ran away, and Rey collapsed 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 glanced 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?”

“It’s 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 didn’t make it.

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

“The surgery went well. He hasn’t 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 glad that Ray is still alive.”

“That’s 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 assailant 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.

“Wouldn’t it be better not to? He said that after the last 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 become 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 you’re 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!