The Reincarnated Young Girl Is Adored by the Spirits She Helped in Her Previous Life
“Mother! I need to talk to you!”
“…Knock quietly. You may come in.”
“Okay!”
Sara and I enter the room together with Da-u and the others.
Inside the room, aside from my mother, were Marion, the maids, Thomas, and the head attendant.
Mother sat behind her desk, while Marion and the maid were seated on the long couch in front of it.
Thomas and the head attendant stood before the couch.
“Oh, there are a lot of people here.”
Thomas and the head attendant stepped aside to let us through.
“…I was about to call for Luria, so this works out well.”
She was probably going to scold me. Even so, I decided to remain composed.
“Luria, what is it you need to talk about?”
“Um, Thomas didn’t do anything wrong… uh…”
“Milady…”
Thomas looked as if he were about to cry.
He must have been scolded quite harshly.
“Thomas, I’m sorry, okay? Mother, it was my fault. Thomas did nothing wrong.”
“…Luria. First, explain. What happened?”
“Well, um, where should I start—”
As I hesitated for a moment,
“Peep~”
Da-u lay on his back between my mother and me, letting out a small whimper.
“Da-u, you didn’t do anything wrong, so you don’t have to apologize.”
“Peep~~”
Da-u was apologizing on my behalf.
“Mother, Da-u isn’t at fault.”
“I understand. Da-u, come here.”
“Kyuuun.”
Da-u went over and rested his chin on my mother’s desk.
She gently stroked his head.
“Luria. Tell me everything honestly.”
“First, the goat told us that someone had collapsed in the forest, and Sui-chan informed me—”
“Sui-chan?”
“I mean Suiryuko.”
I hadn’t told my mother that I could see and talk to spirits.
So, I made it seem like the goat and Sui had told me.
“Then, when we followed the goat, we found an old man collapsed in the forest…”
“And then?”
“Uh… he looked like he was dying, so I healed him?”
“……………………”
My mother fell silent for a while before turning to Thomas.
“What was the condition of the old man? Please report again.”
“Yes. He was covered in filth, and his entire body was covered in sores.”
“Did it appear to be an urgent situation?”
“Yes. I wondered how he was still alive.”
My mother nodded slowly after hearing Thomas’ report and then looked at me.
“Luria. Is that correct?”
“Yes. I thought he would die if we left him alone. There was no time to waste.”
I made sure to emphasize that it was unavoidable.
“I understand the situation. …Luria.”
Mother stared at me intently.
“Um, Auntie! It’s Sara’s fault! Luria-chan isn’t to blame!”
“Kyuuun kyuuun.”
Sara and Da-u hurriedly tried to defend me.
Da-u lay on his back again, but this time, he was out of my mother’s line of sight.
“Sara. That is an improper way to address the lady of the house. Mind your manners.”
Marion panicked, but my mother simply smiled.
“It’s fine, Marion. I told her to call me that.”
“Mother. Of course, it’s all my fault. Sara-chan and Da-u did nothing wrong.”
“That’s right. Sara and Da-u did nothing wrong.”
My mother seemed to smile slightly.
“Luria. There are still things I need to ask, but first, I must reprimand you.”
“Yes.”
“But Luria, do you understand what you did wrong?”
“Um… going into the forest?”
“That was wrong too. I told you that you could play in the garden, but I never said you could enter the forest.”
“Okay.”
“And you took Sara with you? That was even worse. Do you understand why?”
“Because it was dangerous for Sara-chan too?”
“Um, Luria-chan told me not to follow her, but I went anyway!”
“Is that true?”
“No. I forgot that Sara-chan could be in danger.”
I had been too focused on helping the injured man.
“I see. Also, ignoring Thomas’ orders was wrong. I heard you had Da-u restrain him?”
“I’m sorry.”
“The attendants are there to protect you and Sara. You must obey their instructions.”
“Okay.”
My mother stared into my eyes, then stood up and walked toward me.
“Luria.”
“Peep~~~”
Da-u, who had been lying on his back, hurried over and rolled in front of me again.
“Peep~~ Peep~”
My mother glanced at Da-u, then stopped in front of me.
“Luria.”
I braced myself, expecting to be struck, and shut my eyes.
Da-u’s pleading “peep peep” echoed through the room.
“You did well.”
My mother wrapped me in a tight embrace.
