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Chapter 8

The Naming Ceremony

About ten days after I was born, I was held by the wet nurse and taken to a magnificent room.

There, I saw my father and an unfamiliar young man.

โ€œDa! (You!)โ€

The man, who appeared to be in his thirties, was wearing the priestโ€™s attire of the One Godโ€™s church. Although the design was the same, the quality of the fabric was much worse compared to the memories of my past life.

โ€œYour Grace, Archbishop, I beg your pardon.โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

Despite wearing the poor-quality priestโ€™s attire, the man still seemed to exude the aura of an Archbishop. That was the first thing that surprised me.

The Archbishop smiled and approached me as I was laid down on the bed by the wet nurse.

โ€œDa! (Go away!)โ€

I felt terrified and nearly burst into tears, but I refused to cry. Even if I did cry, no one would care. After all, they would think it was natural for a baby to cry. Moreover, I didnโ€™t want to show weakness by crying in front of the Archbishop, who wore the priestโ€™s attire of the One God.

โ€œโ€ฆUnlike your siblings, you have red hair and red eyes.โ€

โ€œYes, itโ€™s a beautiful color, isnโ€™t it?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆI supposeโ€ฆ no.โ€

The Archbishop spoke in a way that seemed to have some hidden meaning.

โ€œBugee! (Go away!)โ€

Despite my attempts to intimidate him, the Archbishop was unfazed.

Then, the Archbishop did something to my forehead, splashing water on it. It was a baptism, I believe. I remember hearing that I had undergone one in my past life as well.

By the way, baptism has no effect or meaning.

God exists, but God does not intervene in the mortal world.

After the meaningless ceremony ended, the Archbishop whispered in my ear as if it were a curse:

โ€œWhat an ominous colorโ€ฆ You will never be happy.โ€

โ€œDa! Daaa! (Die! Poop yourself!)โ€

The Archbishop turned to my father and smiled.

โ€œThis girlโ€™s name is Luria. May she receive Godโ€™s blessings.โ€

If it follows the same custom as my past life, parents usually submit a few name candidates to the church, and the clergy choose from them. Luria sounds similar to my past lifeโ€™s name, Luria .

โ€œThank you. May Godโ€™s blessings be upon you.โ€

My father thanked the Archbishop. It seemed that the Archbishop had come to baptize me and give me my name.

Still, Luria  and Luriaโ€”though they sound similar, I wondered if it was just a coincidence. Then the Archbishop said something unexpected:

โ€œYour Highness, may I entrust Lady Luria to our church?โ€

โ€œFugya?โ€

โ€œWhat are you saying all of a sudden?โ€

The Archbishop made a shocking proposal. My father was surprised. I was surprised too.

โ€œA girl born into the royal family with red hair and red eyes. She is the same as the wicked disaster-witch, Luria , who nearly destroyed the kingdom and the human race. Itโ€™s ominous.โ€

The Archbishop said this with a smile.

A disaster-witch? What does he mean by almost destroying the kingdom and humanity? I wondered, and at the same time, I realized that the Archbishop had chosen a name similar to my past lifeโ€™s, and it wasnโ€™t a coincidence.

โ€œLady Luria should be entrusted to the One Godโ€™s church, where she can pray to God. That way, the disaster will be averted.โ€

His tone made it sound as though a disaster would happen if things stayed as they were.

โ€œFugyaa! (No, no, no!)โ€

I absolutely refused. I didnโ€™t want to go anywhere near the One Godโ€™s church.

And if I were entrusted to them, Iโ€™d surely be mistreated.

They had wicked, twisted personalities. At least, they were like that in my past life. I was certain it would be the same in this life.

โ€œMoreover, the One Godโ€™s church dislikes nature, that is, the spirits.

They hate the fluffy creatures that are easy to gather spirits from.

If Iโ€™m handed over to the One Godโ€™s church, I wonโ€™t be able to live with goats.โ€

โ€œFugya! (I want to live in the countryside! With goats!)โ€

I desperately argued.

However, my father might easily hand me over to the church.

After all, my father has the same hair and eye color as the people of the royal family from my past life.

โ€œI refuse.โ€

โ€œFugya? (Father?)โ€

But my father, glaring coldly at the Archbishop, said it clearly.

I was so surprised that I couldnโ€™t speak.

โ€œThis child is my precious, beloved child with Amalia.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆIf there is an ominous child in your family, it could negatively affect the marriages and futures of your older siblings, Lord Gilberto and Lady Lydia, you know?โ€

โ€œAnyone who is caught up in such superstitions is not fit to be Gilbertoโ€™s wife, or Lydiaโ€™s husband.โ€

I had never seen my father with such a scary expression before.

Now, I understood just how gentle his gaze toward me always was.

โ€œโ€ฆI understand. I have given you my advice.โ€

โ€œAh, I appreciate your consideration, Your Grace.โ€

Despite the words, my father seemed utterly ungrateful.


200 years ago, the Kingdom of Olivinis was struck by a great disaster.

Plagues, earthquakes, eruptions, tsunamis, droughts, and locust plagues.

A third of the population and a fifth of the nobles died, and the members of the Holy Royal Family of Olivinis were executed in a coup.

The coup against the Holy Royal Family was led by the Farnese family.

The Farnese family was a local noble house related to the Holy Royal Family through the collateral line.

The Farnese dynasty still continues to this day, 200 years later.

The current King, the head of the Farnese family, is Luriaโ€™s grandfather and Grafโ€™s father.

By the way, the first king of the Farnese dynasty was a cousin of Luria .

That first Farnese king succeeded in removing the One Godโ€™s church from being the state religion.

It was believed that the violent actions of the One Godโ€™s church, in league with the Holy Royal Family, had angered the spirits.

However, they then tried to make the faith illegal, but they were unable to.

Fear of the spirits had spread among the common people and nobles, and the One Godโ€™s churchโ€™s doctrine that โ€œspirits should be placed under human control in the name of Godโ€ had gained a certain following.

The One Godโ€™s church, which was not crushed, increased its followers over the next 200 years, gaining power and infiltrating politics.


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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