Chapter 65

The Journey Home

โ€œItโ€™s the rain of the spirits.โ€

So said Kuro, muttering as she looked up at the sky.

Though there were clouds above, they didnโ€™t seem like rain clouds, and the sun was shining. It was what youโ€™d call a sunshower.

โ€œRain, rain! Itโ€™s starting to fall!โ€
โ€œWe canโ€™t waste any time!โ€
โ€œExcuse us!โ€

The villagers all bowed deeply to us in unison and then, leaving one person behind, they hurriedly ran off.

It seemed there was some work they needed to do while it was raining.

The villagers who ran off looked genuinely delighted.

โ€œWeโ€™re so glad itโ€™s raining!โ€
โ€œTruly, thank you so much!โ€

The one villager who stayed behind knelt in the rain and bowed to us, pressing their forehead to the ground.

โ€œTo our villageโ€™s harvest, rain is something truly special. My lady, thank you for this rain.โ€
โ€œLuria didnโ€™t make it rain, you know?โ€
โ€œโ€ฆEven so, thank you.โ€

The villager simply repeated their gratitude over and over.

โ€œRaise your head. Didnโ€™t I tell you earlier?โ€
โ€œThis is merely to show my respect for the Grand Dukeโ€™s household.โ€

Even as they said this, the villager did not lift their head.

โ€œThis rain will save not only the people of the village but also my wife, children, and grandchildren. Thank you so much.โ€

To this, my mother spoke kindly.

โ€œThereโ€™s no need for you to worry about anything. Leave the matter of the deputy official and the water rights entirely to the Grand Duke.โ€
โ€œThank you very much.โ€
โ€œโ€ฆHowever, let me repeat this one more time. You must not speak of my daughter to anyone, understood?โ€

There was a certain weight to my motherโ€™s words.

โ€œY-yes, maโ€™am. I will engrave it in my heart. We will simply say that the Grand Duke arranged for the canal to be opened.โ€
โ€œThat will be fine. โ€ฆIโ€™ll leave the rest to you. Luria, letโ€™s go home.โ€

My mother entrusted the follow-up to the leader of the attendants and began walking.

I, along with my maid, hurried after her.

On the way back to the villa, as the rain fell upon us, I asked my mother,

โ€œWhatโ€™s going to happen next?โ€
โ€œWell, that depends on the investigation, but the deputy official wonโ€™t be forgiven, Iโ€™d imagine.โ€
โ€œI see.โ€
โ€œMost likely, heโ€™ll be stripped of his position and sentenced to several years of hard laborโ€”ten at least. But itโ€™s up to Graf to decide.โ€

Since this was the Grand Dukeโ€™s territory, my father held judicial authority here.

โ€œWhat about the taxes?โ€
โ€œThe taxesโ€ฆ Well, that depends on whether the farming can catch up in time. Even if it does, we might still reduce them.โ€
โ€œEven if they catch up, youโ€™ll lower them?โ€
โ€œYes. Luria, Sara, remember this. The deputy official acts as the proxy of the lord.โ€
โ€œOkay.โ€
โ€œYes.โ€
โ€œSo, the deputyโ€™s crimes are ultimately the responsibility of the lord.โ€

It was probably to make up for the trouble caused by the deputy official that the taxes would be reduced.

โ€œBaa~?โ€

Perhaps intrigued by the conversation, a goat let out a bleat.

Goats, cows, and even boars were following us as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

While Carro and Koruko remained as calm as ever, Dau was playing around with the goats. It seemed happy to be able to play with creatures much larger than itself.

โ€œHm? Has something changed about the lake?โ€
โ€œTo me, it doesnโ€™t look like anythingโ€™s changed,โ€ my mother replied.

While we were walking, I glanced at the lake and felt something odd.

โ€œIt could be because the spirits have returned.โ€

โ€œAh, that makes sense.โ€

When we arrived at the lakeside villa, I had sensed that the spirits were few in number. Now that the effects of the sorcery circuits had dissipated, perhaps the lakeโ€™s atmosphere had changed.

โ€œBut I feel like itโ€™s not just that.โ€

I could sense an increase in the presence of spirits. At the same time, there was something oppressive in the air.

โ€œHmmmโ€ฆโ€

As I stared at the lake, lost in thought, my mother stroked a goat walking nearby and said,

โ€œโ€ฆMore importantly, Luria, what are these goats?โ€
โ€œBaa~!โ€

โ€œUm, theyโ€™re animals that were in the nearby forest.โ€
โ€œI seeโ€ฆ I didnโ€™t realize there were animals this large in the forestโ€ฆโ€
โ€œMoo.โ€

โ€œTheyโ€™ve been watching us since we left the villa, you know?โ€
โ€œI didnโ€™t notice.โ€
โ€œMoooo~.โ€

In the end, the goats followed us all the way to the villa.

โ€œThanks for everything today, everyone!โ€
โ€œBaa~!โ€ โ€œMoo.โ€ โ€œSnort-snort.โ€

I petted the goats enthusiastically.

After a while, they seemed satisfied and returned to the forest.

When they left, my mother looked genuinely relieved.

โ€œIโ€™m glad you didnโ€™t decide to keep them.โ€
โ€œI kind of want to, though.โ€
โ€œNo, you canโ€™t. Theyโ€™re too big.โ€
โ€œAlrightโ€ฆโ€

After returning to the villa, Sara and I took a bath, ate dinner, and spent the rest of the evening peacefully.


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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