Chapter 26

Luria and the Nurse

One afternoon, one week after Carro  joined us.

Today, as usual, I was practicing in the courtyard with Daru, swinging a wooden sword.

โ€œHunn, hunn, cha-cha-cha-cha~~โ€

โ€œWoof, woof, aaaaahhh~~โ€

As I swung the wooden sword around, Daru, as usual, wagged a wooden stick in his mouth, mimicking me.

โ€œKyuu kyuu~~โ€

Carro  was watching me and Daru from somewhere, looking somewhat exasperated, along with the birds.

โ€œHunn! Hunnโ€ฆ Hooโ€ฆ Is this good enough?โ€

โ€œWoof! Woof!โ€

After a while of concentrating, Daru and I were both drenched in sweat and finished our training.

โ€œHmm? Whereโ€™s Carro ?โ€

โ€œWoof?โ€

Carro , who had been watching us just a moment ago, was no longer there.

โ€œLost?โ€

โ€œWoof?โ€

โ€œBirds, do you know where she went?โ€

โ€œHoh-hoh?โ€

The birds, as if trying to deflect the question, looked away.

Though the birds might have known, they wouldnโ€™t tell us.

โ€œHmm? A game of hide-and-seek, huh? Daru, letโ€™s find Carro .โ€

โ€œWoof!โ€

Daru and I began searching for Carro .

โ€œMaybe over here? Hmmmโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWoof!โ€

โ€œOh, Daru, well done!โ€

Daru, using his sharp nose, seemed to have easily found her.

โ€œLetโ€™s seeโ€ฆโ€

At the end of Daruโ€™s nose, there was a rather large hole.

It would be hard for me to get through, but Carro  could easily fit.

โ€œCarro ? Did you hide in the hole? Come out, Carro !โ€

โ€œโ€ฆ.. Kyuu?โ€

When I called out, Carro โ€˜s face appeared from the hole.

โ€œYou dug a holeโ€ฆโ€

Itโ€™s a habit of prairie dogs to dig holes in the grasslands and live there.

It seemed she couldnโ€™t suppress her instincts.

โ€œWill I get scolded?โ€

โ€œKyuu?โ€ โ€œWoof?โ€

Perhaps worried about being scolded, Carro  flinched a little.

Daru also moved his tail slowly, looking anxious.

It was a delicate situation. Normally, if someone dug a hole in the courtyard, they would be scolded.

But since this was Carro โ€˜s instinct, it might be forgiven.

I stood on top of the hole and looked around.

The garden trees, flowers, and objects in the courtyard created blind spots.

โ€œI hope she wonโ€™t be foundโ€ฆโ€

โ€œKyuruuu~โ€ โ€œWoof~โ€

Carro  seemed relieved.

Daruโ€™s tail movements became more lively as he felt reassured.

โ€œHmmโ€ฆ now, letโ€™sโ€ฆโ€

โ€œKyuu~?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆ Letโ€™s clean up secretly. If youโ€™re covered in dirt, you might get scolded.โ€

โ€œKyukyu.โ€

I hid Carro  inside my clothes and climbed onto Daruโ€™s back.

โ€œDaru, letโ€™s go back to my room.โ€

โ€œWoof.โ€

Back in my room, there was a bucket and hot water available.

If we secretly washed up, no one would know about Carro  digging the hole.

We returned to the room and prepared a large bucket.

โ€œAlright, the hot water isโ€ฆโ€

Though Iโ€™d never prepared hot water myself, I had seen my nurse and maids do it, so I knew how.

โ€œThis should be it!โ€

If I turned the lever high up, the magical device would start working, and hot water would come out.

I didnโ€™t understand the mechanism, but thatโ€™s how it was. I had heard the maid mention it.

โ€œDaru, donโ€™t move. Iโ€™m going to stand on your back.โ€

โ€œWoof.โ€

With Carro  on my head, I climbed onto Daruโ€™s back and turned the lever.

Suddenly, cold water sprayed from the faucet.

โ€œUwaa, itโ€™s cold, so cold. Fugyaaahh!โ€

โ€œKyafuu.โ€ โ€œKyukyu kyukyu.โ€

Daru, Carro , and I were all drenched in cold water.

I tried to return the lever to its original position, but I slipped and couldnโ€™t reach it.

โ€œUppuhhโ€ฆ Itโ€™s cold.โ€

Then the nurse came running and turned the lever back.

โ€œThank you.โ€ โ€œWoofโ€ฆโ€ โ€œKyuuโ€ฆโ€

โ€œLady Luria, you must not operate this on your own.โ€

โ€œSorry.โ€ โ€œWoofuu.โ€ โ€œKyuu.โ€

As I apologized, Daru and Carro  also apologized.

It wasnโ€™t their fault, but I still felt bad.

โ€œDaru and Carro  didnโ€™t do anything wrong. Itโ€™s my fault.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re not in trouble.โ€

The nurse smiled gently.

โ€œLady Luria, what were you trying to do?โ€

โ€œWell, I wanted to wash off the sweat, and Carro  got dirty, so I wanted to clean her tooโ€ฆโ€

โ€œI understand. Please wait a moment.โ€

The nurse quickly took action and prepared the hot water for us.

โ€œTo get hot water, you first need to move this, and the temperature control is tricky, so you shouldnโ€™t operate it on your own.โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œPromise?โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

I couldnโ€™t win against the nurse.

The nurse had cared for me and fed me with breast milk in collaboration with my mother.

Especially right after I was born, when my mother was on the brink of death, she took care of me all day.

She was certainly a person who I held dear, second only to my family.

The nurseโ€™s name was Marion, and she was originally a distant relative of my mother.

As Marion bathed me, she murmured.

โ€œThere wonโ€™t be much time left for me to take care of you, Lady.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m sadโ€ฆโ€

A nurse needs to be able to produce milk to do her job.

So, inevitably, my nurse has a child around the same age as me.

Of course, the infant mortality rate isnโ€™t low, so there are cases where the nurseโ€™s child has passed away.

But luckily, Iโ€™ve heard that Marionโ€™s child is healthy and growing well.

โ€œIโ€™ll miss you too.โ€

โ€œBut Marionโ€™s child will probably miss you even more, right?โ€

I couldnโ€™t stop myself from thinking that, knowing how Marion had to care for me and couldnโ€™t spend time with her own child every day.

โ€œIโ€™d like to meet Marionโ€™s child, though.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆ As long as the master and mistress permit it, you can meet them anytime.โ€

โ€œI seeโ€ฆโ€

Nurseโ€™s children are called โ€œwet-nursesโ€™ children,โ€ and the children raised by nurses for noble families are called โ€œfoster children.โ€

In other words, I am the foster child, and Marionโ€™s child is the wet-nurseโ€™s child.

Wet-nurse children often become the trusted confidants of the foster children.

In fact, my older brother and sisterโ€™s wet-nurse children are often together, studying and training together.

Iโ€™ve even met my brotherโ€™s wet-nurse child during sword training and had my sisterโ€™s wet-nurse child read me a picture book.

But Iโ€™ve never met my own nurseโ€™s child.

The reason for that is obvious.

I was attacked right after birth.

If Marionโ€™s child had been nearby during the attack, they could have been involved.

Thatโ€™s what both my father and mother worry about.

โ€œI think it would be fine to meet them soon.โ€

Now that Iโ€™m three years old, Iโ€™m still forbidden from going outside the courtyard.

I feel like my father and mother still try to minimize the number of people I meet.

โ€œHmmโ€ฆ Lord cares a lot about you, Lady Luria.โ€

โ€œI seeโ€ฆโ€

Even so, it still feels overly protective.

โ€œHmmโ€ฆโ€

โ€œYou look so serious again. The master, mistress, and even I, Marion, all love you, Lady. So please, rest assured.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s right! Luria also loves Marion!โ€

โ€œThank you.โ€

Marion, my dear nurse, retired from her duties and returned home three days later.


The Reincarnated Young Girl Is Adored by the Spirits She Helped in Her Previous Life

The Reincarnated Young Girl Is Adored by the Spirits She Helped in Her Previous Life

่ปข็”Ÿๅนผๅฅณใฏๅ‰ไธ–ใงๅŠฉใ‘ใŸ็ฒพ้œŠใŸใกใซๆ‡ใ‹ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Score 9.9
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Japanese
Luria, born as the second daughter of a Grand Duke, retains memories of her past life. In that previous life, Luria was a princess and a saint loved by spirits. However, her parents were assassinated, and she was tormented and eventually killed by her uncles, who usurped the throne. To make matters worse, her past self is somehow feared as a calamitous villainess who nearly brought humanity to ruin. โ€œWaaah! (If my past is discovered, Iโ€™ll be killed!)โ€ Determined to keep her past hidden, Luria decides to live quietly and avoid drawing attention. โ€œHmmph! (Iโ€™ll live peacefully in the countryside with fluffy companions!)โ€ Her past life was one of relentless suffering at the hands of humans. Yet, spirits and animals had shown her nothing but kindness. Now, spirits and their fluffy guardian beasts begin to gather around Luria. Having been reincarnated by the Spirit King as thanks for aiding spirits in her past life, Luria has unknowingly become a being that is both human and spirit. This is the story of a half-spirit, half-human, completely flawless true saintly young girl striving to live quietly while enjoying a peaceful life surrounded by fluffy companions.

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