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Chapter 75

How to Obtain Permission to Keep (a Pet)

โ€œLuria-chan, if Loa is a dragonโ€ฆ I wonder if Mom would say itโ€™s not okay to keep one after all?โ€
Sara says anxiously.

โ€œโ€ฆThere is a possibility. We might have to pass it off as a winged lizard.โ€
โ€œDo you think we can pass it off?โ€
โ€œNot easy, thatโ€™s for sure.โ€

I, Sara, and Kuro are discussing how to get permission to keep Loa.

The problem is that my mom knows a lot about animals.

She reads โ€œThe Encyclopedia of Strong Creatures,โ€ after all.

โ€œHmm? Should we hide Loa, just in case?โ€
โ€œItโ€™ll be found out immediately.โ€
โ€œItโ€™s pretty obvious.โ€

While weโ€™re talking, Loa alternates between rubbing its body against us, acting all affectionate.

Sara and Kuro are petting Loa as we continue the discussion.

โ€œโ€ฆNot all at once, butโ€ฆ gradually?โ€
โ€œGradually?โ€
โ€œYeah. Gradually make Mom think it would be nice to keep a dragon.โ€

If we lay the groundwork and make Mom think it would be nice to have a dragon, permission might be granted.

โ€œWeโ€™ll need to subtly appeal to her, huh?โ€
โ€œGot it. Iโ€™ll do my best.โ€

Sara nods firmly. I feel reassured.

โ€œIt wonโ€™t go that smoothly, you know.โ€
Kuro says this with a tone of disbelief, but I ignore it. We wonโ€™t know until we try.

If we fail, weโ€™ll just come up with a new plan then.

While being affectionate, Loa is now sucking on my finger.

โ€œIs Loa hungry? But dragons donโ€™t nurse because they hatch from eggs.โ€
โ€œThey donโ€™t?โ€
โ€œYeah, creatures that hatch from eggs donโ€™t usually nurse.โ€
โ€œWowโ€ฆโ€

Sara is impressed by the depth of my knowledge. I feel a little embarrassed.

โ€œAnyway, we need to make sure Loa gets its food, right?โ€
โ€œYeah. Food is important.โ€
โ€œVery important. Loa-sama is still a baby.โ€

Sara nods firmly again.

โ€œWaah waah?โ€
Hearing the word โ€œfood,โ€ Daru wakes up.

Daru gets up, immediately huffing and puffing, and starts licking me.

โ€œWait, wait.โ€
โ€œWoof?โ€
โ€œNot yet, we havenโ€™t prepared food.โ€
โ€œPeep!โ€

Daru whines, โ€œWhy do you say such cruel things?โ€ as it snuggles up to me.

But Iโ€™m not being mean.

After all, the food isnโ€™t ready yet.

โ€œI think breakfast should be ready when Jijo comes.โ€
โ€œPeep.โ€
โ€œWait until then.โ€

I soothe Daru, patting its head.

โ€œI can make Daru wait for food, butโ€ฆ the real problem is Loaโ€™s food.โ€
โ€œYam?โ€

Loa, who had been sucking on my finger, tilts its head without releasing my finger.

โ€œIf we hide Loa from Momโ€ฆ we wonโ€™t be able to take it to the dining roomโ€ฆโ€
โ€œShould we secretly hide its food and bring it back?โ€
โ€œI tried something like that earlier and it was found out.โ€

Saraโ€™s suggestion is something I tried earlier and failed.

I hid snacks and brought them back to my room, but it was discovered right away.

โ€œKuro, what does Loa eat?โ€
โ€œWellโ€ฆ probably anything.โ€
โ€œReally? Sara, Loa will eat anything, apparently?โ€

Itโ€™s great that it will eat anything.

โ€œYeahโ€ฆ but Loa probably has likes and dislikes. I think?โ€
โ€œIndeedโ€ฆ Sara-chan is right. Itโ€™s lizard-like, so maybe it likes insects?โ€

Lizards eat insects. Loa isnโ€™t exactly a lizard, but itโ€™s similar.

So, its food preferences might be like a lizardโ€™s.

I pet Loa while thinking.

โ€œBut catching insects is hard.โ€
The larvae of rhinoceros beetles are underground. Itโ€™s probably in the pupal stage now. Digging for them or asking Daru for help would be tough.

โ€œCatching insects is difficult, but babies need to eat a lotโ€ฆโ€
โ€œReally? Even though theyโ€™re so small?โ€
โ€œYes. Even though theyโ€™re small.โ€

I remember when I was a baby, I drank milk from Marion and Mom about eight to ten times a day.

I remember being so hungry I couldnโ€™t stand it.

When I was hungry in the middle of the night, I just endured it.

I could endure it because I had memories of it.

A normal baby would have cried because they couldnโ€™t bear it.

Plus, I had Daru.

If I was hungry, Daru would sense it and go to call Marion.

I would apologize to Marion in my heart while drinking my fill of milk, as she sleepily gave it to me.

โ€œI wish I could produce milk tooโ€ฆโ€
โ€œBabies donโ€™t produce milk.โ€
โ€œExactly.โ€

Thereโ€™s no use lamenting that we canโ€™t produce milk.

Weโ€™ll have to think of another way.


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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