Chapter 31

Encounter with the Spirits

I held Kuro tightly for a while.

Even though it shouldnโ€™t have been warm, it felt warm.

As I gently stroked Kuro, I asked,

โ€œWhy did Loa die?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

Kuro stopped purring and fell silent.

โ€œKuro?โ€

โ€œSorry, I canโ€™t say. I think thatโ€™s what Lord Loa would want.โ€

โ€œWhy not?โ€

โ€œI canโ€™t even tell you the reasonโ€ฆ Iโ€™m sorry.โ€

Kuro drooped his tail sadly, looking dejected.

โ€œI see.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m really sorry.โ€

Kuro apologized repeatedly.

โ€œYou donโ€™t have to apologize. If thatโ€™s what Loa wanted, then itโ€™s fine.โ€

I want to know what happened to Loa in the end.

But if Loa didnโ€™t want anyone to know, itโ€™s better not to.

Iโ€™ll endure it.

As I lay on the bed, holding Kuro and surrounded by Daru, Kyaro, and Koruko,

โ€œLady Luria~โ€ โ€œPet us~โ€ โ€œThatโ€™s unfair, only Kuro gets attention~โ€

the fluffy spirits started to gather around me.

โ€œWhoa! Itโ€™s the usual spirits! You can talk now?โ€

They were the familiar spirits I often saw.

Iโ€™d even played โ€œspirit tossโ€ with Daru before.

But during that time, the spirits hadnโ€™t said a single word.

โ€œWe can talk~โ€ โ€œKuro told us not to~โ€ โ€œPet us~โ€

I stroked the fluffy spirits.

โ€œThatโ€™s not it. I didnโ€™t forbid you from talking out of malice.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t think it was meanโ€ฆ but why not?โ€

โ€œHuman children, when they talk with spirits, tend to pick up words slower, and their speech gets weird.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t think thatโ€™s true, though?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆMaybe not.โ€

โ€œWill you all talk to me from now on?โ€

โ€œWe want to talk, we do~ But we still think we should hold back a little longer.โ€

โ€œHmm.โ€

โ€œWhy, why not~?โ€ โ€œWe want to chat with Lady Luria!โ€ โ€œToss us~!โ€

I grabbed one of the fluffy spirits and tossed it up.

โ€œYay!โ€

โ€œWoohoo!โ€

Daru ran to catch the spirit in his mouth and brought it back.

โ€œThrow us again~โ€

โ€œAlright!โ€

โ€œYay!โ€

As Daru and I started playing spirit toss, Kuro spoke, looking troubled.

โ€œItโ€™s really not goodโ€ฆ at least until youโ€™re about ten years old.โ€

โ€œIs that so?โ€

โ€œItโ€™ll mess up your speech habits, and more importantlyโ€ฆโ€

At that moment, I noticed my sister Lydia  standing by the open door.

Sometimes, I end up napping without closing the door.

It canโ€™t be helpedโ€”Iโ€™m just a child, after all.

It seemed my sister had brought me a snack.

โ€œLuria, who were you talking to just now?โ€

โ€œHuh? Ummโ€ฆโ€

I let go of Kuro, whom Iโ€™d been holding.

Even though I knew she couldnโ€™t see him, I acted instinctively.

โ€œWhoa!โ€ โ€œRun away~!โ€

The spirits exclaimed and moved around the room joyfully, like little children.

Meanwhile, Kuro stretched on the bed, raising his rear and extending his front legs.

His twin tails and his un-catlike wings looked so cool.

โ€œLady Luria, you shouldnโ€™t say you were talking to spirits! People will think youโ€™re strange!โ€

After finishing his stretch, Kuro said this urgently.

โ€œR-right.โ€

โ€œLuria? Is someone there?โ€

โ€œN-no, there isnโ€™t!โ€

โ€œโ€˜Isnโ€™tโ€™?โ€

My sister tilted her head, puzzled.

Just that simple action made her look adorable.

โ€œUm, uhโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWhen humans hear that a child is talking to something they canโ€™t see, it scares them. You shouldnโ€™t mention seeing things like that.โ€

โ€œY-youโ€™re right.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s why we didnโ€™t talk to you until now.โ€

โ€œI-I see?โ€

It made so much sense.

As a child, itโ€™s hard to grasp that others canโ€™t see the spirits.

Iโ€™d probably end up talking to the spirits in front of other people.

And if someone else came by, even if the spirits hid out of consideration, Iโ€™d call out for them to come back.

โ€œSo thatโ€™s why.โ€

โ€œLuria?โ€

โ€œNo oneโ€™s here! I donโ€™t see anything!โ€

Kuro was right.

If I claimed to see spirits, given my red hair as a royal, someone might connect it to my past life.

And if word got out that I talked with spirits, it could cause a huge commotion.

Father would probably protect me, but there are many servants in the mansion.

If, by any chance, the Church of the One True God heard about it, itโ€™d be terrible. They might even abduct me.

At least, in my past life, Iโ€™d heard that the Church had the power to abduct even a royal princess or noble daughter.

โ€œUm, Sister! I was talking to Daru!โ€

โ€œWoof?โ€

I quickly made up a story. I thought it was a clever and quick response.

Daru also tilted his head with a smart expression, matching my story.

Surely, my sister believed I was just talking to Daru.

โ€œโ€˜Isnโ€™t,โ€™ huh? Well, alright. I almost thought you were talking to something invisible.โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s no such thing as invisible things. I canโ€™t see anything like that.โ€

โ€œRight.โ€

Relieved, my sister entered the room.

It seemed I had managed to fool her.

Kuro also relaxed, saying, โ€œPhew, that was close.โ€

โ€œReally, Luria, donโ€™t scare me like that.โ€

โ€œSorry.โ€

โ€œLetโ€™s eat snacks together, okay?โ€

โ€œYay!โ€

โ€œUm, Luriaโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWhat is it?โ€

โ€œMaybeโ€ฆ you should stop saying โ€˜isnโ€™tโ€™ like that.โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€ โ€œHuh?โ€

My sister, with a slightly troubled expression, murmured softly.


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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