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Chapter 53

About Sorcerers

โ€œKyuu.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆHah! Did it happen?โ€

That was close. I nearly fell asleep.

If Carro hadnโ€™t warned me, I wouldโ€™ve dozed off completely.

I glance over at Sara. Sara is sleeping peacefully.

โ€œโ€ฆKuro.โ€
โ€˜Did you call for me?โ€™

Kuro appeared, sliding down from the ceiling.

I hug Kuro tightly and gently stroke him.

โ€œYes. I have many things I need to ask you, Kuro.โ€
โ€˜You can ask me anything. Though, Iโ€™m not sure if I can answer everything.โ€™

There are plenty of things I need to ask.

But first, I want to know about Marionโ€™s condition.

โ€œIs Marionโ€ฆ alright?โ€
โ€˜Sheโ€™s fine. The curse has been lifted, and Lady Luriaโ€™s healing magic has restored her physical injuries.โ€™
โ€œThatโ€™s good to hear.โ€
โ€˜Now, itโ€™s just a matter of waiting for her to recover from fatigue. Iโ€™m sure sheโ€™ll come to see you soon.โ€™

Thatโ€™s a relief. Sara will be happy, too.

I gently stroke Saraโ€™s head. Her hair is soft to the touch.

โ€œBy the way, why didnโ€™t you tell me?โ€
โ€˜Tell you about the nature of Marionโ€™s illness being a curse?โ€™
โ€œYes. The guardian beasts must have noticed.โ€

Guardian beasts are supposedly natural enemies of sorcerers.

If thatโ€™s true, theyโ€™d naturally be knowledgeable about curses as well.

โ€˜We did notice, and they reported it to me, butโ€ฆโ€™
โ€œThen you could have just told me.โ€
โ€˜If Lady Luria knew it was a curse, sheโ€™d have gone to break it, no matter how reckless it might have been.โ€™
โ€œThatโ€™sโ€ฆ probably true.โ€
โ€˜If she did something reckless, Lady Luria could have been in serious danger.โ€™
โ€œHmm. But it could have been too late.โ€

Kuro simply nodded without making excuses.

He must have withheld the information, fully prepared for the possibility of it being too late.

โ€˜Is Lady Luria angry?โ€™
โ€œA little.โ€
โ€˜Iโ€™m sorry.โ€™
โ€œI understand you were thinking about Luriaโ€™s safety, Kuro.โ€

It really could have been too late.

And it was a curse that only I could breakโ€”or rather, a curse I alone was capable of breaking.

Had I known that, I likely wouldโ€™ve snuck out of the room in the middle of the night, leapt onto Dauโ€™s back, and dashed off.

Kuro must have wanted to prevent me from doing something so dangerous.

โ€œBut from now on, letโ€™s consult each other, okay?โ€
โ€˜Yes.โ€™
โ€œLuria will consult with Kuro, too.โ€
โ€˜Okay. Iโ€™m sorry.โ€™
โ€œItโ€™s alright. Iโ€™m not mad anymore. Thank you, Kuro.โ€

I ruffled Kuroโ€™s head with my hands.

His two proud tails swayed gently.

Thereโ€™s still more I need to ask Kuro.

โ€œSo, what exactly is a curse?โ€
โ€˜We donโ€™t fully understand it either, butโ€ฆโ€™

Prefacing his explanation with that, Kuro began to speak.

โ€˜If magic is borrowing power from spirits, then a curse is borrowing power from sorcerers.โ€™
โ€œHuh?โ€
โ€˜Honestly, I donโ€™t fully understand it either, butโ€ฆโ€™

After repeating that he didnโ€™t fully understand, Kuro continued explaining.

Apparently, thereโ€™s a group of sorcerers whoโ€™ve passed down the art of cursing since ancient times.

โ€œWould a baron hire someone so suspicious?โ€
โ€˜It seems so.โ€™
โ€œWhat about curse reversal?โ€
โ€˜A curse, when broken or reversed, targets its caster.โ€™
โ€œHmm? Wouldnโ€™t the sorcerer get cursed then?โ€

Even if the baron ordered it, the curse was cast by the sorcerer.

So, naturally, the curse should rebound onto the sorcerer.

โ€˜Thatโ€™s true, but sorcerers have a technique to redirect the curse back onto their client.โ€™
โ€œBetrayal insurance?โ€
โ€˜Something like that.โ€™

If the curse rebounds onto the client when broken, the client is compelled to ensure the curse succeeds.

โ€œIs the method for breaking curses widely known?โ€
โ€˜Occasionally, high-ranking clergy in the church can do it.โ€™
โ€œThose guys, huh.โ€

The clergy of the Church of the One God apparently possess unique techniques.

Perhaps theyโ€™ve even developed ways to bind spirits using curse power by exploiting their curse-breaking techniques.

Itโ€™s probably like the thin line between poison and medicine.

โ€œHmm. So that meansโ€ฆโ€

After Motherโ€™s curse was broken, did someone suffer the backlash?

That was five years ago, though.

Father has surely investigated it and sought retribution by now.

But what concerns me more is whatโ€™s happening now.

โ€œWhat Luria is worried about is whether sorcerers still possess techniques from two hundred years ago.โ€
โ€˜You mean spirit-binding techniques?โ€™
โ€œExactly.โ€
โ€˜I think itโ€™s unlikely. Not impossible, but unlikely.โ€™

Thatโ€™s a relief.

โ€˜Even though binding techniques and curses use the same curse power, theyโ€™re as different as healing magic and offensive magic.โ€™
โ€œI see?โ€

Healing magic and offensive magic both use magical energy, but the techniques are completely different.

Itโ€™s like how arm-wrestling and sprinting are entirely different, even though both rely on physical strength.

Excelling in both is nearly impossible.

Being able to master both offensive and healing magic to an exceptional level in my past life was a rare exception.

โ€œDo sorcerers only use curses?โ€
โ€˜Generally, yes. Though there are exceptions.โ€™
โ€œWhat about the church?โ€

Iโ€™m concerned whether the Church of the One God, which possesses curse-breaking techniques, might also have binding techniques.

After all, they did have binding techniques two hundred years ago.

โ€˜The modern Church of the One God doesnโ€™t have binding techniques.โ€™
โ€œThen thatโ€™s a relief for now.โ€

I look directly into Kuroโ€™s eyes.

โ€œKuro, Luria is different from her past life.โ€
โ€˜I know that.โ€™
โ€œIf something troubling happens, please tell me.โ€
โ€˜Got it.โ€™
โ€œEven though Iโ€™m still a child, my father and mother can also be relied upon.โ€
โ€˜Thank you.โ€™

Thanks to Kuroโ€™s explanation, Iโ€™ve learned a lot.

The existence of sorcerers is concerning, but if they canโ€™t use spirit-binding techniques, then Iโ€™m relieved for now.

Feeling reassured makes me sleepy.

โ€œKuro, letโ€™s nap together.โ€
โ€˜Iโ€™m a spirit, so I donโ€™t need naps!โ€™
โ€œThatโ€™s not true.โ€

I pull Kuro into my arms and tuck him into the futon.

โ€œCarro, letโ€™s sleep too.โ€
โ€œKyuu-kyuu!โ€
โ€œKeeping watch is important, but you need sleep to grow bigger.โ€

I pull Carro into the futon as well.

โ€œSo warm.โ€

I gently stroke Saraโ€™s head, hug her tightly, and drift off to sleep.


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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