Chapter 42

Marion's House

Marionโ€™s house was small but old and magnificent.

It had no extravagant atmosphere at all, but was simple and sturdy in construction.

As soon as the carriage arrived, about twenty birds landed on the roof of the mansion.

They were the owls who always played in the courtyard. I felt reassured by their presence.

โ€œCarro, itโ€™s best if you stay hidden in my pocket.โ€

โ€œKyukkyu.โ€

โ€œStay hidden until we play with Sara, okay?โ€

โ€œKyuu.โ€

Carro is more reliable than Daru, so I feel at ease.

As I spoke to Carro, my mother smiled gently and watched us.

When we got off the carriage, Marionโ€™s husband, the Baron himself, came out to greet us.

Leaving one servant and a maid behind in the carriage, we were guided by the Baron into the mansion.

Four of the Dukeโ€™s household attendants who had been assigned as our guards followed us into the Baronโ€™s house.

In order to carry out the treatment for Marion secretly, we had to avoid the attendantsโ€™ eyes.

It was probably the biggest obstacle to the treatment.

We were led into the reception room, where we introduced ourselves to each other.

Upon entering the reception room, I took off my hood and let my hair show.

โ€œโ€ฆNo, Miss Luria, you truly are lovely.โ€

The Baron briefly reacted to my red hair and eyes, but he didnโ€™t say anything.

He must have heard the legends about the wicked woman who brought disaster.

โ€œThank you. Baron. Is Sara not here?โ€

I immediately asked the Baron.

In the reception room the Baron showed us into, there were only a few servants besides the Baron, and no children were present.

โ€œLuria has been saying for a while that she wants to meet Sara.โ€

When my mother said this, the Baron showed a troubled expression.

โ€œHowever, Sara is still very young, and her manners areโ€ฆ wellโ€ฆโ€

โ€œPlease donโ€™t worry. She is Marionโ€™s child. I consider her family.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m flattered by your wordsโ€ฆ butโ€ฆ as you might know, Sara is not the kind of person who could meet Her Highnessโ€ฆโ€

โ€œI told you not to worry,โ€ my mother replied with a smile, though there was a certain commanding force in her tone.

โ€œSuch gracious words!โ€

In response to my motherโ€™s words, the Baron exaggeratedly expressed his gratitude and told a servant to call for Sara.

After a while, Sara arrived in the reception room, dressed in a beautiful outfit.

She was small and had something resembling dog ears on her head.

There was also a tight tail under her skirt.

Sara might be a beastkin. It was the first time I had met one in this world.

Neither Marion nor the Baron were beastkin, which meant that perhaps her grandparents or even further back were beastkin.

As I stared at her tail and ears, Sara anxiously grabbed her ears with her hands to hide them.

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œSara, introduce yourself.โ€

โ€œSaraโ€ฆ desu.โ€

โ€œPut your hands properly in front of you.โ€

โ€œY-yes.โ€

Sara let go of her ears and moved her hands to the front of her body, then bowed her head.

โ€œIโ€™m Luria. Nice to meet you.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

Sara looked troubled and bowed her head again.

โ€œSara, greet her properly.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m sorry. I must have spoiled her too muchโ€ฆ she hasnโ€™t learned proper mannersโ€ฆโ€

โ€œNo, no. Donโ€™t worry about it. Sara, Iโ€™m Amalia, your motherโ€™s friend.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

Sara again bowed deeply.

My mother bent down gently and held Saraโ€™s hand.

โ€œSara, if you have any troubles, you can tell me, okay? I think I can help.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ Yes.โ€

The Baron, from an angle where my mother couldnโ€™t see, waved his hand at Sara.

Seeing this, Sara bowed her head once more and ran out of the room.

โ€œโ€ฆI am truly embarrassed. My daughterโ€™s education has been neglected because of her motherโ€™s illnessโ€ฆโ€

โ€œNo, no. Sheโ€™s adorable. A good child.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m flattered by your words.โ€

The Baron, looking quite apologetic, answered my motherโ€™s questions about Marionโ€™s condition seriously.

We quietly listened for about three minutes, but it was mostly information I had already heard from the bird guardians.

I had to find a way to leave this place and head to Marionโ€™s treatment.

As I was thinking this, my mother suddenly smiled at me.

โ€œHm?โ€

โ€œReally, Luria, youโ€™re hopeless.โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€

I was a little confused when my mother smiled at me.

โ€œYou must be bored by the adult conversation. You look so sleepy.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m not sleepy!โ€

I wasnโ€™t sleepy at all, but it seemed like my mother misunderstood.

โ€œIt might have been a bit hard for you to follow the adult conversation, huh?โ€

โ€œChildren are like that.โ€

The Baron smiled cheerfully.

โ€œOh, thatโ€™s right. Go play with Sara. Baron, would that be alright?โ€

โ€œWell, butโ€ฆ my daughterโ€”โ€

For some reason, the Baron hesitated.

Iโ€™m sure my mother noticed the hesitation, but she showed no sign of caring.

She spoke firmly, unlike the usual considerate way sheโ€™d speak to us or the servants.

โ€œAh, donโ€™t worry about it. You, the one standing there. Take Luria to Saraโ€™s room.โ€

โ€œYour Highness, please waitโ€”โ€

โ€œMy, Baron! Really, donโ€™t worry about it!โ€

My motherโ€™s pressure is unusually strong.

The Baron, being from a marquis family and the consort of the Grand Duchess, is unable to respond to my motherโ€™s strong words.

โ€œLuria still lacks manners. Children, you seeโ€ฆโ€

My mother continues without letting the Baron speak. He looks perplexed but can only smile vaguely, unable to interrupt her words.

While speaking, my mother briefly falls silent and smiles at the maid.

โ€œPlease hurry and take Luria to Saraโ€™s room.โ€

Seeing my motherโ€™s smile directed at the maid, I couldnโ€™t help but mutter in my mind, โ€œThatโ€™s scary.โ€

Her pressure was that intense.

It was different from the smile she usually gives me.

(This isโ€ฆ the pressure of royaltyโ€ฆ)

There was a force that made subordinates instinctively want to comply. My mother was not born into royalty but married into it. Even so, could she exert this much pressure?

I looked at my mother with respect.

โ€œUnderstood.โ€

Under my motherโ€™s pressure, the maid started moving without waiting for the Baronโ€™s orders.

โ€œYour Highness, thatโ€”โ€

โ€œChildren are such cute things, arenโ€™t they, Baronโ€”โ€

The Baron tried to say something, but my mother didnโ€™t let him finish.

(โ€ฆThis is socializing.)

This may be the first time Iโ€™ve seen the social face of a Grand Duchess outside.

There might be things my mother doesnโ€™t want me to hear. Since I probably wouldnโ€™t understand them anyway, and if my mother doesnโ€™t want me to hear them, I donโ€™t need to.

Besides, itโ€™s convenient to be separated from my mother now.

After all, whatโ€™s important right now is Marionโ€™s treatment.

Iโ€™ll make use of this opportunity.

I followed the maid out of the room.

โ€œWhich way is Marionโ€™s separate room?โ€

โ€œAh, yes. Itโ€™s in that direction, but please be careful as there is an infectious disease going aroundโ€ฆโ€

โ€œMm. I understand.โ€

As long as I know the direction, I can manage. If itโ€™s just one maid, I might be able to shake her off.

After all, Iโ€™ve been training in swordsmanship every day, so Iโ€™m physically fit.

While I was thinking this and looking around,

โ€œRest assured, Lady Luria. We are providing proper protection.โ€

One of the Dukeโ€™s servants, who had been following us, spoke to me from behind.

I hadnโ€™t sensed his presence at all. Terrifying.

โ€œYou donโ€™t need to follow me, right?โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s not possible. My job is to protect you, young lady.โ€

He said in an unyielding tone, with a full smile.

Among the four servants who entered the mansion, only one followed me, which was a stroke of luck.

Still, even if itโ€™s just one, he is an elite bodyguard, so shaking him off wonโ€™t be easy.

It canโ€™t be helped. Iโ€™ll have the servant wait outside Saraโ€™s room.

After walking a little further, the maid stopped.

โ€œWhatโ€™s wrong?โ€

โ€œPlease wait here, young lady.โ€

The maid walked toward a room at the end of the hallway.

I listened closely toward the room.

Actually, I have a special skill where, when I concentrate, I can hear better.

By the way, when I concentrate, my vision improves too.

Itโ€™s similar to when I used body-enhancing magic in my past life.

However, since I donโ€™t feel like Iโ€™m using magic, it must just be a skill, not magic.

And since itโ€™s a skill and not magic, I believe it wouldnโ€™t affect my height.

Using this skill, I tried to hear what was going on in the room, and I could hear the voice of an adult woman cursing.

โ€œYou shameful thing!โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€

โ€œSomeone like you, from the Baronโ€™s familyโ€”โ€

The voice of the woman scolding sounded loud.

โ€œโ€ฆThatโ€™s ominous.โ€

I muttered quietly enough so the maid couldnโ€™t hear.

โ€œExcuse me!โ€

The maid called loudly to the room.

โ€œWhat is going on?โ€

โ€œThe Dukeโ€™s daughter, Lady Luria, has arrived.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€

The door opened, and a woman dressed like a nobleโ€™s wife stepped out.

She glared at me as she looked me up and down.

โ€œHow troublesome. โ€ฆUnlucky.โ€

She said mockingly, hiding her mouth with a fan.

The womanโ€™s stomach was bulging.

She must have been about seven months pregnant.

She was probably the Baronโ€™s sister or cousin, who had returned to her family after becoming pregnant.

I ignored her.

I wouldnโ€™t introduce myself to someone who called me unlucky.

โ€œTo not even introduce yourself, how rude.โ€

Itโ€™s proper to speak first to someone older.

That woman couldnโ€™t speak to me first, as Iโ€™m the Dukeโ€™s daughter.

So, she whispered behind my back, thinking I was just a five-year-old child.

โ€œMaybe a rude and unlucky daughter like you would be well-suited to that gloomy and foolish Sara.โ€

My father must have kept me away from the mansion to protect me from such gossip.

โ€œYou think I canโ€™t hear you? Whatโ€™s your name?โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€

The woman let out a dumbfounded voice. She hadnโ€™t expected to be questioned by a child.

I was angry.

I didnโ€™t care about the insults directed at me.

No, actually, itโ€™s not that I donโ€™t care, but I absolutely cannot ignore the insults directed at Sara.

I donโ€™t know Sara very well, but I owe her a debt of gratitude for sharing her motherโ€™s milk with me.

โ€œHa? Not โ€˜ha.โ€™ Whatโ€™s your name? I must report it to my father.โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€

The woman looked bewildered, probably not expecting to be questioned.

โ€œMy lady, thereโ€™s no need to ask. Iโ€™ll make sure to properly investigate the name myself.โ€

โ€œYeah, please do.โ€

โ€œAh, excuse me.โ€

Flustered, the woman hurriedly left, trying to hide her face with a fan.

Itโ€™s too late now to try hiding her face. The Dukeโ€™s servants saw her.

In no time, all her information would be exposed.

โ€œI apologize. Please wait outside.โ€

โ€œWhy, what for?โ€

โ€œSara was being bullied. She might be crying.โ€

The servant who accompanied me today has undergone special training.

They use sensory-enhancing magic, so they must have heard the woman bullying Sara.

โ€œโ€ฆUnderstood. However, please keep the door open so I can respond quickly if anything happens.โ€

That was the servantโ€™s greatest concession, as their job was to protect me.

โ€œGot it. Keep an eye out for any women or others approaching.โ€

โ€œUnderstood.โ€

I asked the servant to keep the maidens away, then quietly entered Saraโ€™s room, leaving the door open.


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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