I Became the Main Character’s Favorite

Chae-a

‘Then, until the spirit master arrives, I should teach Chae-a various things.’
For example, that this isn’t a red stone but a cola bottle cap, and what a phone is used for?
Actually, since she’s a spirit, leaving her as is probably wouldn’t be a big problem.

But to survive in today’s harsh world (actually, I don’t know well because the world has changed), information was essential.
‘So, teaching her one by one.’
I nodded, vowing to try to help Chae-a gain common sense.

‘First, it would be good to have her properly greet the counselor.’
Earlier, I had just one-sidedly introduced Chae-a to the counselor.
They hadn’t actually talked to each other or exchanged introductions.

Deciding to start with the most basic part, I picked up Chae-a and said,
“Chae-a, when you meet people, you should introduce yourself first.”
“Introduce myself…?”

“Yes. It’s good to tell your name or what kind of person you are.”
Chae-a seemed to gain courage from my words and looked up at the counselor who was smiling in front of her, but
“……”

Unlike how she had been with me, she seemed to be surprisingly very shy, as she startled and hid behind me.
As I was flustered seeing Chae-a trembling behind me,
The counselor skillfully held out her hand and spoke to Chae-a.

“Hello? My name is Jung Su-ah. What’s our little lady’s name?”
At the gentle and calm voice, Chae-a peeked at the counselor and then
Introduced herself in a gradually shrinking voice.

“H-hello. The spirit is Chae-a…”
Did Chae-a want to say she was a spirit?
Anyway, she had introduced herself better than expected, so

I gently patted Chae-a’s head as praise.
“Good!”
As I patted her head, she seemed to be in a good mood again, shaking her pink hair left and right and trying to cling to me again.

‘If I leave her like this, she’ll probably stick to me all day.’
I tried to gently push Chae-a to the side to be polite to the spirit master who would come later, the counselor, and the viewers, but
As I tried to push her away, Chae-a froze and then

With an expression like she might cry at any moment, she said to me,
“Do you… dislike Chae-a?”
Startled by this reaction, I quickly shook my head.

Even though I said no, Chae-a didn’t seem to believe me, and she looked at me while fidgeting with her fingers.
Then she lowered her head dejectedly and tried to move away from me a little.
Seeing this, I felt that if I left her like this, Chae-a might cry.

So I had no choice but to pat Chae-a’s head like before and comfort her as much as possible.
“Hehe…”
Soon after I patted her head, I heard laughter.

Chae-a seemed to be in a good mood again, giggling while bouncing her body, and clung to me again, repeating that she liked it.
‘Unlike me, she’s really a baby, so I need to be as careful as possible.’

As I was comforting her by patting her back,
Chae-a seemed to have fully recovered her mood and rubbed her cheeks against me vigorously, then got up and said to me,
“… Then I’ll bring a gift! Wait here…! Okay?!”

I tilted my head at the sudden mention of a gift.
I wanted to ask why she was going to get a gift, but
I had to close my mouth seeing her already crawling onto the bed away from me.

‘It’s not good to keep telling her to do this or that too much.’
Deciding to let Chae-a do what she wanted, I decided to show a mature side.
[RichAndSuspicious – They say they’ve almost arrived. It seems they’ll arrive in about 10 minutes.]
[WaitJustOneDay4DLC – Is Chae-a a spirit? It’s interesting, I’ve never seen pink hair before.]
[WeakHeadHardBody – Usually red hair means fire spirit, blue hair means water spirit, but pink is really the first time I’ve seen it.]

As I was sitting up straight and pretending to be calm, interesting posts appeared in the chat window.
Seeing this, I was about to sit down on the floor to watch, but
‘Oh right.’

Remembering the cushion the teacher gave me, I placed a nearby cushion underneath and then stared blankly at the chat window.
[Seorinseorin – Oh my, our Ha-eun did well. That’s right, it’s not good to sit on the cold floor, so you must always sit on a cushion, okay?]
[SpiritsAreCutest – The spirit named Chae-a seems to be a baby spirit born not long ago. Usually, their appearance isn’t this young.]
[5thRegression – Babies are really cute ㅋㅋㅋ I want to buy them snacks.]

As time passes, I become more curious about Chae-a’s identity.
I was staring blankly at Chae-a, who was looking around here and there on the bed.
I was about to seat her in a chair in preparation for the spirit master’s arrival when

“Wooow…! I found a really amazing treasure!”
Chae-a smiles brightly while taking out the chocolate that was inside the blanket.
I smiled slightly, thinking she had cleverly found the chocolate I had hidden at dawn today, when

Chae-a came running with the chocolate and said to me,
“You eat this, contractor! If you don’t eat, it hurts… so you have to eat a lot, okay?”
“If I don’t eat, it hurts…?”

“Yes. It hurts like this, ouch ouch.”
Could she have been starving before?
Shocked by the fact that she had starved to the point of pain, I looked at the chat window and

Some rather shocking content was being posted.
[SpiritsAreCutest – In the case of ordinary spirits, they consume mana instead of food, so they rarely eat food themselves.
Yet, given that she said she found and ate food herself… it seems she hasn’t received mana for a long time.]
[DragonsAreNotLizards – Wait, don’t spirits die if they don’t receive mana?]
[SpiritsAreCutest – Yes, that’s right. So she must have eaten food to replenish mana to avoid dying.]

“……”
My heart aches.
Like the help I received here,
I felt a strong desire to help Chae-a too, and decided to give all the snacks I had received as gifts to Chae-a.

Just as I was about to give all the snacks to Chae-a with that decision,
Chae-a put the chocolate in my mouth first and giggled.
“Doesn’t it hurt?!”

The chocolate was sweet, but the taste in my mouth was bitter.
I nodded while chewing, then
I fed Chae-a chocolate in return and responded maturely.

“Chae-a, you should tell me if you’re hungry, okay? You understand?”
“Yes. I’m fine now!”
As I was patting Chae-a’s head, who was smiling brightly and swaying her body left and right, to say she did well,

There was a knock on the hospital room door.
‘The spirit master must have arrived.’
Thinking it was good I had prepared in advance, I looked to the side and

Saw the muscular man in his 30s or 40s who had coldly and miserably destroyed… no, accidentally destroyed my lair, entering the room.
He greeted me with an awkward expression.
“Hello Ha-eun? We meet again.”

“……”
Although I knew that what had happened before was a mistake,
The fear ingrained in my body made me flinch.
As I was looking at him, hugging my tail and trembling a little,

“I’ll protect the contractor…!”
Chae-a, who was nearby, quickly approached and took a threatening stance, spreading her body as large as possible like a red panda.
I was very grateful that she took such action to protect me, but

Knowing that our behavior was very rude, I was about to say it was okay when
“Ah! Is this the child? Pink… it’s certainly a color I’ve never seen before.”
He patted Chae-a’s head so naturally and then placed a jelly he had brought in Chae-a’s hand.

At this flow, Chae-a blinked with a puzzled expression and then
Soon she sucked on the jelly she was holding and her eyes lit up.
“Wooow it’s really delicious.”

“Right? Our kids really like it too.”
Seeing how he won Chae-a over in an instant, he must indeed be a spirit expert as the suspicious viewer said.
Thinking that experts are really amazing, I was watching this blankly when

Chae-a came trotting over to me and held out the jelly, saying,
“This is delicious.”
I tried to maintain social decorum by saying it was okay, but

My body seemed to judge that such things weren’t important, and contrary to my reason, it was already biting into the jelly with a “nom”.
As I was blinking, feeling the tangy orange flavor spreading in my mouth, the man looked at me and said,

“I’ll apologize for destroying the lair last time, I’m really sorry.”
I waved my hand meaning there was no need for that, but
He only raised his head after continuing to apologize.

“I’ll help you make a lair later. You have to call me too, okay?”
“Yes…”
“Then, going back to what we were talking about, you wanted to know this child’s identity.”

As I was nodding, he waved his hand in the air and said to me,
“Checking, it says she’s a spirit of life.”
I wonder what he can see in the air?

I narrowed my eyes and looked up, but I couldn’t see anything.
Thinking I didn’t understand, I asked again about what I had heard earlier.
“Life…?”

“Yes, life. Looking at her name, it seems she has abilities related to life.”
Life, what could that include? Can she make flowers or crops grow quickly?
I fell into thought looking at Chae-a, who was staring intently at the jelly in front of me.

[MunyaMunya – Spirit of life? Were there such spirits? That’s interesting.]
[TunaSandwich – For real, first time hearing this. Seems like something the association should check on.]
[NomNom – Don’t they do fan signing events here?]

‘It probably doesn’t matter.’
Whatever kind of spirit Chae-a is, it’s not that important anymore.
As I was gently patting Chae-a’s head, which was swaying,

Chae-a seemed to come to her senses and exclaimed “Hot!” and said to me,
“That’s right. We need to contract! Contract with me and become my contractor! Then we can be friends forever…!”
[MagicalGirlQyurung – Oh, this is definitely… my head…]
[Seorinseorin – I guess for spirits, contracting is the concept of becoming friends. Ah, how cute ㅎㅎㅎ]
[RichAndSuspicious – Since contracting with a spirit means they will protect the contractor for life, it seems like a good choice to contract.]

If there was any problem, the spirit master uncle beside me would probably have stopped it.
I held Chae-a’s hand, which she was holding out hesitantly in front of me, and told her it was okay.