The Reincarnated Young Girl Is Adored by the Spirits She Helped in Her Previous Life
In the morning, when I woke up, it was still raining. The sky was thick with clouds and dark.
For some reason, I had woken up early at dawn when everyone else was still asleep.
Despite it being such an early hour, Koruko was patrolling the room, and Carol was standing straight on her headboard.
Meanwhile, Daru was sleeping on his back, and Sara and Loa were peacefully sleeping.
I gently patted Sara’s head.
The thunder that had scared Sara last night had now stopped.
“Carol should sleep too.”
Just like always, I grabbed Carol and tucked her into the futon.
“Kyuu?”
“Luria is still sleepy. Carol should sleep too. Koruko, come here.”
Koruko silently came over and sat beside Sara’s pillow.
I held Carol, who was sleeping between Loa and me, and closed my eyes to go back to sleep.
Boom… boom… boom…
“Ahh! That startled me!” “Wow!”
I had been asleep but suddenly woke up to a loud noise. Even Daru jumped up in surprise.
“……”
I hugged Sara, who was frozen in place after waking up.
“It’s okay. It’s not thunder.”
I gently stroked Sara’s head while looking out the window.
The sky was still covered in thick clouds, and the rain was pouring heavily.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The booming sounds kept echoing. It was the sound of an explosion from magic.
Something was definitely happening.
“Carol, Koruko, take care of Sara.”
“Kyuu” “Cocco”
I entrusted Sara to Carol and Koruko, then rushed to the window.
Loa clung tightly to me, and Daru followed as we hurried to the window.
“What happened?”
When I opened the window and looked outside, I saw the servants attacking a creature that looked like a mound of sludge with magic.
“Bibobemegememekegeneee!”
The creature made a loud cry. No, it was more like the cry of a child who didn’t know what to do and was helplessly crying out.
“Ryaaa!”
Upon hearing the creature’s cries, Loa also cried sadly.
“What a horrible sound!” “For the sake of the lady, don’t let it come near the mansion!”
“Please! Spirit, lend me your strength! My name is—”
The servants were chanting spells in turns, attacking the creature.
“Buueeeh!”
Looking at that creature, I thought it resembled Daru.
It was young, innocent, and loved to play—just like a cute child.
“Daru! Run!”
I hopped on Loa’s back, and Daru barked loudly, leaping out of the window.
From the second-floor window, we floated gently down to the ground. The impact was almost nonexistent.
Without hesitation, Daru ran toward the giant creature.
“Stop it, even if it means risking your life!”
Under the command of the head servant, fierce magic attacks were hurled at the creature.
“Zumooboboboo!”
The creature cried out, “Why are you bullying me?” Its body was covered in wounds. In so much pain, it had lost control, crying for help.
“Daru, hurry! Stop the attacks!”
I shouted to the servants, but the attacks didn’t stop.
“Lady! It’s dangerous!”
Ignoring the servants’ voices, I urged Daru forward and quickly got closer.
“Stop it!”
While shouting loudly, I sent the “healing wind” that Kuro mentioned toward the creature.
The sludge-like substance on its body was blown away, revealing a blue creature beneath.
It was a dragon with four wings and four limbs. A giant dragon, about twenty meters long.
“Everyone, stop attacking!”
“But, my lady—!”
“It’s unnecessary!”
I instructed the servants to stop attacking and moved in front of the blue dragon.
“Are you okay?”
“……”
The blue dragon didn’t respond.
“Are you hurt…? Is your head okay? Is your head all right?”
Even though it seemed unharmed, I had to check carefully, as the head is delicate.
When I stood on Daru’s back and reached out to examine the dragon, the blue dragon spoke in an unexpectedly huffy tone.
“……I’m fine.”
Though the voice was somewhat defiant, the dragon spoke.
Even a calm dog or cat, when badly injured, might panic and thrash around. This blue dragon, covered in wounds and overwhelmed with pain, had lost its composure.
To calm it down, I healed its wounds.
“Are you okay? I’m glad to hear that.”
I got down from Daru’s back and hugged the dragon’s large head tightly.
“That must have been hard. You did well. Good boy, good boy.”
“F-fweeeeeee!”
As I stroked its head, the blue dragon cried out, shedding tears.
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A long time ago, when the blue dragon was still a young dragon, a vicious sorcerer wreaked havoc.
The sorcerer was defeated by the blue dragon’s father, who had joined forces with the saintess and risked his life. However, the curse remained.
This curse gradually began to spread, consuming everything around it.
Even after the sorcerer died, the curse grew stronger, and it became so powerful that even the current saintess’ strength could hardly purify it.
In order to save the human race and other living creatures, as well as the continent itself, the young blue dragon decided to sacrifice itself.
“I am a fine dragon, so it will be fine!”
The saintess, who had been there at the time, embraced the young dragon.
The saintess had been a comrade of the young dragon’s father. After the father and the sorcerer had fought each other to the death, she cared for the young dragon as if she were its mother.
“I’m sorry. I’ve placed this burden on you.”
“Please don’t apologize! I am a fine dragon, so it’s no trouble!”
The saintess had repeatedly taught the young dragon that it would face suffering and hardship. But it was inevitable, as humans would suffer terribly if it didn’t act.
The young blue dragon admired its father, who had sacrificed his life to save humanity. As the successor to his father, the dragon had to behave like a great dragon and live up to his father’s legacy.
Besides, the young dragon loved the saintess and the humans as well. If it could save everyone by sacrificing itself, there was no greater happiness.
“Everyone, stay well! Leave the rest to me!”
“Surely, surely one day…”
Someone will come to save you. Someone who will embrace you and comfort you.
The saintess tried to say this but realized how irresponsible it would sound and couldn’t bring herself to say it.
She couldn’t guarantee that such a future would come.
The saintess fought back tears, forced a smile, and hugged the young dragon one last time.
“Hehehe.”
The young dragon wagged its tail and kissed the saintess on the cheek.
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After the young dragon, still smiling, was sealed along with the curse, the saintess collapsed to her knees and cried uncontrollably.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’ve done this to you, to you, a child… I’ve done everything…”
She explained it over and over. She spoke of how much suffering the young dragon would face, without hiding anything.
But the young dragon, still so young, could never truly understand the meaning of hundreds or even thousands of years of suffering.
The saintess understood this as well. However, to save humanity, this was the only option.
For the sake of the human race, she had used the young dragon, who looked up to her like a mother. The saintess blamed herself for this.
“I’ve done something unforgivable. But… someday…”
Someone in the future. Please, save the Water Dragon Lord.
She couldn’t do it, but she prayed that someone would come who would make the proud dragon happy.
She prayed that someone would tell it, “You did well,” and embrace it.
The saintess prayed to the spirits and gods.
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