Chapter 61

The Villagers

The mother stopped her work and turned to the maid with a puzzled expression.

โ€œA guest? We canโ€™t meet with anyone while in isolationโ€ฆโ€

โ€œA guest, you sayโ€”โ€

Before the maid could finish her sentence, voices overlapped:

โ€œPlease! Please!โ€
โ€œWe beg you! Thereโ€™s something we must ask of the lord!โ€

Multiple voices of desperate men and women could be heard. Sara froze, startled.

โ€œWait, wait! Weโ€™re in the middle of an epidemic isolation period, so meeting is impossible.โ€
โ€œThis is for your own good! Later, submit a petitionโ€”โ€

The attendants seemed to be trying hard to hold them back.

โ€œA petition, you say? Do you know how many weโ€™ve submitted already?!โ€
โ€œWeโ€™re not afraid of the plague!โ€
โ€œYeah! Either way, weโ€™re all going to die!โ€

The visitors were shouting such things at the attendants.

โ€œAre they villagers?โ€

While hugging the frozen Sara tightly, I asked the maid.

โ€œYes, they appear to be residents of a nearby village. They say they have an urgent request.โ€

The villagers were calling for the lord. They must have seen the grand dukeโ€™s carriage and assumed that Father had returned to the lakeside villa after several years.

โ€œWow, so this area is also under Fatherโ€™s domain? Wasnโ€™t it farther away?โ€
โ€œThe capital of the Valois Grand Duchy is much farther, but these two villages, the lake, and the forest here are also part of the Grafโ€™s territory.โ€

It seemed Father owned land in various places besides the Valois region.

โ€œโ€ฆIn this area, we could keep goatsโ€ฆ right?โ€

I thought it would be fun to build a small house here and live with goats. There was a forest and a lake, so there must be plenty of animals. We could grow crops and even fish.

โ€œHeheโ€ฆโ€
โ€œLuria , you really love goats, donโ€™t you?โ€

Mother chuckled and lifted Sara, who I had been hugging, onto her lap.

โ€œSara, are you okay? Were you scared?โ€
โ€œYeah, Iโ€™m okay.โ€

Mother hugged Sara tightly and gently stroked her hair.

โ€œThere, there.โ€
โ€œEhehe.โ€

Being held by Mother seemed to calm Sara.

While stroking Saraโ€™s hair, Mother murmured,

โ€œHmm. I donโ€™t recall receiving any reports about issues in this region from the stewardโ€ฆโ€
โ€œWhat will you do?โ€
โ€œWell, weโ€™ll hear what they have to say first.โ€

With that, Mother stood up.

โ€œIf the Graf failed to notice this problem, then itโ€™s his responsibility. In that case, Iโ€™ll clean up after him.โ€
โ€œโ€ฆBut are you sure? Accepting direct appeals isโ€ฆโ€
โ€œThis visit is unofficial anyway, so itโ€™s fine. Letโ€™s pretend there was no direct appeal.โ€

Carrying Sara, Mother walked briskly ahead. I followed along with Daru and the others.

โ€œMother, is it bad if thereโ€™s a direct appeal?โ€
โ€œYes. Skipping the necessary procedures makes a direct appeal a crime.โ€
โ€œWow.โ€
โ€œIt also means theyโ€™re desperate enough to break the rules.โ€

After walking for a while, Mother stopped and spoke to the maid.

โ€œLetโ€™s have Luria  listen to this as well. Could you bring her hood?โ€
โ€œUnderstood.โ€

As the maid ran off, I asked Mother,

โ€œMother, is it really okay? Iโ€™m happy, though.โ€
โ€œI think it will be a good learning experience. Besidesโ€ฆ donโ€™t you want to raise goats around here?โ€
โ€œI do.โ€

It seemed Mother had heard my earlier muttering.

โ€œWhether itโ€™s possible or not, you should understand the problems rural estates face.โ€

Apparently, Mother had various thoughts on the matter. Shortly after, the maid returned with a hood, and I put it on.

โ€œDoes it suit me?โ€
โ€œIt does. Hehe.โ€

Sara, still in Motherโ€™s arms, giggled happily.

โ€œSara, youโ€™re coming too. Are you scared?โ€
โ€œโ€ฆIโ€™m okay.โ€
โ€œSara, since youโ€™ll become the lord one day, itโ€™s better to know these things. If youโ€™re scared, just hold onto me.โ€
โ€œ?โ€

Sara didnโ€™t seem to fully grasp the idea of becoming a lord. But since she was the only child of the baron and Marion, she would naturally inherit the title. Even if she married a man who joined the family, Sara would still need to know how to manage the estate.

Mother must have considered all of this.

โ€œMother is always thinking about so many things, huh.โ€
โ€œOf course.โ€

When we reached the entrance, Mother spoke to the steward in charge of indoor security.

โ€œI will hear what the villagers have to say. However, ensure thereโ€™s sufficient distance between us.โ€
โ€œUnderstood. Please wait a moment.โ€

The steward bowed and went outside.

He explained the risks of infection to the villagers and marked a line they were not allowed to cross. After positioning attendants for security, he returned inside.

โ€œThank you for waiting. Preparations are complete.โ€
โ€œThank you.โ€

Carrying Sara, Mother stepped outside, followed by me, Daru, Carol, and Koruko.

As we emerged, the villagers on the other side of the attendants all prostrated themselves at once.

โ€œHuh?โ€

At that moment, I noticed something unbelievable beyond the villagers and exclaimed.

(Whatโ€ฆ is that?)

Something was in the distant forest. Using my special skill of focusing hard to enhance my eyesight, I observed closely.

โ€œA goat?โ€

There was a giant goat in the forest. Not just a goatโ€”there were also large cows and wild boars.

(Wow! So cool!)

As I was lost in thought, Mother scolded me in a whisper, โ€œLuria , donโ€™t get distracted.โ€


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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