Chapter 48

Let's Go to the Lakeside Villa

On the way back after saving Marion the nanny from the curse.

We became close contacts of the red pox.

As a result, we were to be isolated in a separate residence to prevent infecting everyone, including Father, my older brother, and sister.

After leaving Marionโ€™s mansion, some time passed, and the Grand Dukeโ€™s estate came into view. I spoke to Sara, who was seated next to me.

โ€œSara, thatโ€™s the house where Luria and the others live.โ€

โ€œHow splendid.โ€

โ€œIndeed. And over there, thatโ€™s the birdhouse.โ€

โ€œBird?โ€

โ€œYes. Iโ€™ll show you something fun, so watch.โ€

I opened the carriage window and looked outside. A stronger wind blew in, which felt refreshing.

As if keeping watch over the carriage, the usual flock of birds soared in the sky above.

I stuck my arm out of the carriage and shouted loudly, โ€œLittle ones, come hereeeeee!โ€

The reason I called the little ones was that the big ones were heavy, and it would be difficult to bring them into the carriage.

โ€œTweet tweet,โ€ โ€œChirp chirp,โ€ โ€œChuu chuu.โ€

Immediately, three sparrows flew over to my arm and perched on it.

โ€œThank you, sparrows.โ€

โ€œTweet-tweet.โ€

I brought the sparrows inside the carriage and showed them to Sara.

โ€œSee?โ€

โ€œAmazing! Lady Luria, are you friends with the birds?โ€

โ€œYes, friends. You should try petting them too, Sara.โ€

Sara gently petted the sparrows perched on my arm.

โ€œSo cute.โ€

โ€œChirp chirp.โ€

โ€œTheyโ€™re adorable. Hehe, hehe.โ€

Sara smiled brightly.

After she had her fill of petting them, I let the sparrows back outside.

โ€œThanks. Luria will be staying at the lakeside villa for a while, so be good and wait, alright?โ€

โ€œTweet-tweet.โ€

The sparrows tilted their heads a few times before flying off energetically.

At that moment, the carriage was traveling through the forest surrounding the Grand Dukeโ€™s estate.

As always, the forest seemed full of signs of animals.

โ€œMother, what kind of animals are in the forest?โ€

โ€œWell, we donโ€™t see many animals, but there might be small ones like squirrels or rabbits.โ€

โ€œHmmm. But I feel like there are signs of much bigger creatures. What do you think, Sara?โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t know. Butโ€ฆ maybe?โ€

โ€œYeah. Iโ€™m sure there are.โ€

Iโ€™d like to explore the forest someday.

Iโ€™m already five years old. I think Father and Mother should start allowing me to explore the woods soon.

While I was lost in thought, the carriage passed by the Grand Dukeโ€™s estate and continued on.

โ€œMother, what kind of place is the villa?โ€

โ€œThis will be Luriaโ€™s first time there as well.โ€

โ€œWell, todayโ€™s also the first time Iโ€™ve been outside the estate.โ€

โ€œThen it might be fun. The villa is a place where we take summer holidays.โ€

According to Mother, it was a building located near the royal capital, closest to the main residence among the Grand Dukeโ€™s properties, except for the central mansion.

It was a relatively small house by the lakeside, about an hour away from the usual mansion by a four-horse carriage.

Both my older brother and sister had stayed there for a few weeks in the height of summer when they were younger.

โ€œItโ€™s been years since I last visited the lakeside villa.โ€

โ€œMother, has it been a long time for you too?โ€

โ€œYes, it has. Well, His Majesty was also planning to visit this summer, so it works out well.โ€

โ€œHis Majesty? You mean Grandfather?โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s right.โ€

I hadnโ€™t known that His Majesty, my grandfather the King, was planning to visit the lakeside villa.

โ€œWill you check if the building is damaged or anything?โ€

โ€œThe caretaker handles that properly, but just in case.โ€

Mother must not have visited the villa for several years because she couldnโ€™t take me outside before.

It must have been a favorite summer retreat for my siblings.

โ€œIโ€™m looking forward to it. I hope we can all come together from now on.โ€

โ€œYes, that would be nice.โ€

โ€œNext time, Marion should come along too, right, Sara?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆYeah.โ€

Sara still seemed uneasy.

She was likely worried about the new house, whether we had avoided catching the red pox, and most of all, about Marion.

โ€œSara, when we arrive at the villa, you should write a letter to Marion. Iโ€™ll teach you how to write it!โ€

โ€œOkay.โ€

โ€œOh my, Luria, can you really teach her properly?โ€

โ€œOf course! Oh, Sara, swimming in the lake will definitely be fun.โ€

โ€œYeah, it sounds fun.โ€

โ€œLuria, you canโ€™t go swimming by yourselves, itโ€™s dangerous.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s fine! I know that!โ€

I kept talking about fun things so Sara wouldnโ€™t feel uneasy.

Even Carro sat on Saraโ€™s lap to help ease her worries.

After traveling for a while in the carriage, the lake came into view.

โ€œSara, Luria, look, the lake is visible. Itโ€™s beautiful.โ€

โ€œWow!โ€
โ€œYeah, itโ€™s so pretty.โ€

The lake was indeed beautiful, but I sensed something a bit strange.

โ€œThereโ€™sโ€ฆ something mysterious about it.โ€

โ€œOh? Perhaps youโ€™re sensing the presence of the lakeโ€™s guardian.โ€

โ€œGuardian? Whatโ€™s that?โ€

โ€œWell, thereโ€™s an old tale about a great guardian that lives in this lake.โ€

โ€œWow, itโ€™d be nice if it were true, donโ€™t you think, Sara?โ€

โ€œYeah.โ€

If it really exists, that would be exciting. But I didnโ€™t feel the presence of such a guardian.

Rather, it seemed like there were fewer spirits here compared to the area around the Grand Dukeโ€™s mansion.

Maybe the strange feeling was because, despite the lake being beautiful and surrounded by nature, the lack of spirits felt unusual.

โ€œOh, by the way, Sara, do you like swimming?โ€

โ€œIโ€™ve never swum before.โ€

โ€œIโ€™ll teach you, so donโ€™t worry.โ€

When I said that, Mother spoke in an exasperated tone.

โ€œLuria, youโ€™ve never swum in a lake either, have you?โ€

โ€œI havenโ€™t, butโ€ฆ Iโ€™ve been practicing.โ€

โ€œOh, thatโ€™s impressive.โ€

โ€œI practiced in the bathtub.โ€

Whether or not I could swim might one day make the difference between life and death.

Thatโ€™s why Iโ€™d been practicing splashing around in the bathtub.

The maids always complimented me, saying, โ€œYouโ€™re so good at this.โ€

โ€œCarro, Iโ€™m good at swimming, arenโ€™t I?โ€

โ€œKyuu~.โ€

Carro, who always watched my bathtub swimming practice, agreed that I was skilled.

โ€œโ€ฆPracticing in the bathtub isnโ€™t very ladylike, so you shouldnโ€™t do it too often, okay?โ€

โ€œI understand, but thereโ€™s nowhere else to practice.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s trueโ€ฆ though a lady doesnโ€™t really need to know how to swim.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s not true. Drowning doesnโ€™t discriminate between boys and girls.โ€

If only boys drowned, there would be no need to practice. But thatโ€™s not the case.

Girls can drown too, which means itโ€™s necessary to know how to swim.

โ€œWellโ€ฆ thatโ€™s true.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s why Iโ€™ll keep practicing swimming.โ€

โ€œBut, Luria, itโ€™s still spring, so the water will be cold.โ€

โ€œCold?โ€

Cold water would be a problemโ€”it might make me catch a cold.

โ€œYou should wait until itโ€™s much hotter to swim in the lake.โ€

โ€œOkay. Thatโ€™s a shame for you, Sara.โ€

โ€œYeah.โ€

As we passed by a few small villages, the Grand Dukeโ€™s villa came into view.

It was about two sizes smaller than the mansion I live in.

On the roof of the villa, the usual birds had already perched.

As Sara and I got out of the carriage, holding hands, the birds flew down to greet us.

โ€œHoho!โ€
โ€œPeep peep!โ€
โ€œCoo coo!โ€

โ€œAh, the owls have come tooโ€”thank you!โ€

โ€œThese birds are your friends too, Lady Luria?โ€

โ€œYes, Sara, you should pet them too.โ€

โ€œHoho.โ€

โ€œTheyโ€™re so fluffy and cute.โ€

The birds seemed pleased to be petted by Sara.

โ€œUsually, thereโ€™s also a chicken named Koruko, but weโ€™ll see him when we get to the house.โ€

Unlike the dove Daru, who came along on his own, the chicken Koruko stayed behind to guard the house.

โ€œKoruko! I want to meet him too!โ€

โ€œYes, Koruko is very cute.โ€

While Sara and I played with the birds, Mother was discussing security arrangements for the villa with the attendants.

Feeling bored, I explored the nearby area with Sara, Daru, and Carro.

โ€œDonโ€™t wander too far, okay? There might be dangerous animals in the forest.โ€

โ€œOkay. We wonโ€™t go far.โ€

Not wanting to get scolded, we stayed near the carriage.

The villa and the large lake were surrounded by a vast forest.

โ€œBut there donโ€™t seem to be many animals around here, do you think, Sara?โ€

โ€œYeah.โ€

This forest was much bigger than the one near the mansion, yet it felt like there were fewer animals here.

โ€œIf there are any, maybe theyโ€™re just squirrels? Do you think there are prairie dogs?โ€

โ€œKyuu.โ€

As we walked around the carriage chatting, I found a stick.

โ€œHey, look at this cool stick!โ€

It was about the same height as me, with just the right curve to make it look stylish.

โ€œCool?โ€

โ€œYes, itโ€™s cool here, donโ€™t you think?โ€

Sara tilted her head curiously.

โ€œCome on, donโ€™t you think so?โ€

I waved the stick around, trying to show off how cool it was.

โ€œOh, I see. Itโ€™s cool!โ€

It didnโ€™t seem like she really understood its coolness yet.

But eventually, she would surely get it.

โ€œLuria, Sara, letโ€™s go inside now.โ€

โ€œOkay!โ€
โ€œAlright.โ€

Together with Daru and Carro, Sara and I entered the villa.


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‚‹
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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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