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Chapter 79

The Plan to Deceive

I first retrieved a cool stick from under the bed.

โ€œFukuro, I need your help. Grab Luria by the shoulders and lift her up a little.โ€

โ€œHoo?โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s no time to explain. Please.โ€

Following my instructions, Fukuro grabbed my shoulders and lifted me into the air. Despite flapping vigorously, its wingbeats were as quiet as ever.

โ€œWow, Fukuro, youโ€™re amazing. Thanks.โ€

It would be difficult to explain why my shoulder area was so worn out if someone asked. So, it was better to avoid being asked in the first place.

โ€œIf I do this, no one will ask, โ€˜Why is it all worn out?โ€™โ€

The reason it was in such a state was obvious to anyone looking, leaving no need to inquire.

โ€œHoo!โ€

Fukuro seemed impressed. I am, after all, a strategist.

โ€œKyuu.โ€

Carro looked at me with an exasperated expression. Perhaps the real intent of my plan hadnโ€™t been conveyed.

โ€˜โ€ฆLady Luria, why would you do such a thing?โ€™
โ€œThatโ€™s what this is for.โ€

I swung the stick around.

โ€œWith this, it just looks like Iโ€™m practicing aerial combat.โ€
โ€˜โ€ฆI see.โ€™
โ€œKyuu kyuu.โ€

Kuro and Carro seemed exasperated, but maybe I was imagining things.

โ€œHa! Ha! Haa-chaah~~!โ€

I immediately started swinging the stick. If I didnโ€™t get a little out of breath, it might seem suspicious.

โ€”Flap, flapโ€”

As I swung the stick, Fukuro flapped its wings in time with me.

โ€œAre you okay, Fukuro?โ€

โ€œHoo!โ€

Fukuro seemed to say, โ€œIโ€™m fine, leave it to me.โ€

โ€œIf itโ€™s too much, you can let me down, okay?โ€

โ€œHoo!โ€

I kept swinging the stick, recalling the swordsmanship practice I always did.

Swordsmanship without your feet firmly on the ground was definitely difficult.

(So this is what the teacher meant when they said weight shifting is importantโ€ฆ)

The swordsmanship instructor always emphasized, โ€œWeight transfer is key. Donโ€™t neglect footwork.โ€ Swinging the stick in an unstable, airborne state made me realize the importance of footwork.

โ€”Flap, flap, flapโ€”

โ€œHyah! Hah!โ€

Swinging the stick started to feel fun.

While I was fully engrossed in swinging the stick, my mother came into the room.

โ€œPut Luria down!โ€

She rushed toward Fukuro in a panic.

โ€”Flap, flapโ€”

Fukuro easily dodged her.

โ€œFukuro! Let me down!โ€

Fukuro gently set me down on the floor.

โ€œThanks, okay?โ€

I patted Fukuro affectionately.

โ€œLuria!โ€

Then my mother hugged me tightly.

โ€œMother?โ€

โ€œOhโ€ฆ You had me so worriedโ€ฆโ€

โ€œSorry. I was just practicing with Fukuroโ€™s help.โ€

โ€œIt looked like you were being abducted.โ€

โ€œSorry.โ€

I hadnโ€™t thought of that. But it might be natural to think a large bird of prey carrying a small child looked like an abduction.

โ€œโ€ฆHoo.โ€

Fukuro approached my mother apologetically.

โ€œMother, I asked Fukuro to do it. Itโ€™s not Fukuroโ€™s fault.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆAlright. Fukuro isnโ€™t to blame.โ€

โ€œYeah. Mother, Iโ€™m sorry, okay?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆReally, Luria, youโ€™re always so good with animals.โ€

โ€œYeah, theyโ€™re all good kids.โ€

Then Sara came into the room, toddling over to pat Fukuro.

โ€œFukuro is cute.โ€

โ€œYes, he is. Though I was startled earlier.โ€

Sara and Mother petted Fukuro together, and he looked pleased.

โ€”Flap, flap, flapโ€”

โ€œCluck.โ€

At that moment, Koruko entered through the window.

Since Koruko was a chicken, it couldnโ€™t fly for long. But chickens can manage up to the second floor.

As a guardian beast, Koruko could probably fly longer than ordinary chickensโ€”maybe even up to the third floor.

โ€œWelcome back, Koruko.โ€

Koruko had left earlier while we were discussing Loaโ€™s meals.

โ€œCluck.โ€

Koruko greeted us softly and walked to the far side of the bed. Then, it moved back to the window, as if about to leave again.

โ€œWait, Koruko.โ€

โ€œCluck?โ€

Mother stopped Koruko as it was about to fly out the window.

โ€œโ€ฆYou were holding a bug when you came in, werenโ€™t you?โ€

โ€œCluck?โ€

โ€œWhy arenโ€™t you holding it now?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆCluck.โ€

Koruko averted its gaze.

โ€œโ€ฆDonโ€™t tell me!โ€

Mother got up and ran to the far side of the bed.

โ€œEek!โ€

She let out a small scream and collapsed to her knees.

โ€œMother, whatโ€™s wrong?โ€

Sara and I rushed over to her in a panic.

โ€œWhoa!โ€

Startled, Saraโ€™s tail swished.

โ€œAh, well, this isโ€ฆโ€

Behind the bed, there was a basket filled with wriggling, live caterpillars.


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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