The Reincarnated Young Girl Is Adored by the Spirits She Helped in Her Previous Life
Now that the name of the Water Dragon Lord has been decided, we resumed our exploration.
“We need to find a water source. Securing water is important during an expedition.”
“Wafu~?”
Da-u splashes his front paws in a puddle, trying to indicate that he has found water.
“That one’s too muddy, so we can’t use it.”
“Waf!”
With enthusiasm, Da-u runs off to find a water source that isn’t full of mud.
I walk carefully, tapping the ground with a stick to ensure I don’t step into any swampy areas.
“Sara-chan, that way is too muddy. Come this way.”
“Got it.”
I wave my stick with my right hand while holding Sara’s hand with my left, making sure to step cautiously.
Following behind us is Sui, carrying Koruko on her head and Carro on her shoulder.
“Koruko isn’t too heavy?”
Koruko is a very large chicken.
“Sui is a dragon, so it’s no problem. I could even carry Da-u if needed.”
“That’s amazing.”
“Wafu~ waf waf!”
Hearing this, Da-u eagerly places his front paws on Sui’s shoulders from behind.
He must have taken her words as an invitation to be carried.
“Da-u, don’t be reckless!”
“Wafu~?”
“If you climb onto Sui-chan, everyone will be shocked!”
“Wafu?”
Da-u tilts his head in confusion. But if you imagine the scene, it’s obvious why.
Sui looks like a delicate young girl—if she were to carry the huge Da-u on her head, it would be quite the sight.
“It would be super wobbly!”
“Wafu~”
Da-u, as if saying “Fine, fine,” gives up and returns to searching for a water source.
Though calling it a “search” is a bit of an exaggeration—he’s mostly just running around the yard with excitement.
Since Da-u has a big body, he needs a lot of exercise.
“Even if we don’t search, we can already see the lake, right?”
“Yeah. The hard part is getting there safely.”
I keep walking, carefully tapping the ground with my stick to check for any pitfalls.
“I don’t think there are any holes in the ground,” Sui comments lazily.
“You can’t let your guard down!”
“Is that so~?”
Just as Sui speaks leisurely—
“Kyawn!”
Da-u, who had been running around, suddenly falls into a deep puddle.
The previously 70% brown Da-u is now completely brown.
“Ryaa~”
Loa, perched on my head, covers its eyes.
“…So there really was a pitfall,” Sui remarks.
“See? You can’t be careless.”
“Luria-chan, you’re amazing.”
Sui and Sara look at me with admiration, making me feel a little proud.
That said, it wasn’t actually a real pitfall.
It was just a slightly deeper patch of mud—barely reaching my knees.
Because it was such a minor muddy area, Da-u had underestimated it and ended up falling in.
“Kyaw kyaw! Pii~”
Da-u whines as he runs toward me.
“Da-u, you were too careless.”
“Pii~ Kyankyaw~”
Since Da-u keeps crying “it hurts, it hurts,” I check his body.
“You’re fine. No injuries.”
“…Waf. Pii~”
Turns out, he was just startled and wanted some comfort.
He presses against me, asking to be petted.
“Da-u, wait.”
“Waf?”
“If we touch you now, we’ll get covered in mud too. Let’s go wash you off.”
“Wafu~?”
“We’re heading to the lake.”
“Waf!?”
Da-u’s face says, You expect me to go into the lake in this weather!? and then—he bolts.
“Wait, wait!”
“Wafwaf~!”
I chase after Da-u.
There’s no time to check for pitfalls anymore—I have to run seriously.
“Rya rya ryaa!”
Loa flaps its wings excitedly.
Thanks to that, I feel a slight tailwind effect, making me a little faster.
But still, Da-u is much faster.
“Huff… huff… I lost sight of him.”
“Ryam~”
“Loa, that was great! Let’s practice it next time!”
“Ryam!”
Just then, Sui, running at a more relaxed pace, catches up to me.
“Da-u ran away, didn’t he?”
Sui had caught up, carrying Sara-chan under her arm.
“Well, it is spring. Maybe Da-u didn’t want to go into the lake either.”
Once Sui put her down, Sara-chan grabbed my hand.
“That might be it. But if he stays dirty, Mother might scold him.”
It was quite the dilemma.
“Hmm? In that case, Sui can wash him with warm water using magic.”
“Huh? You can, Sui-chan?”
“Yes. With a quick spell. Since Sui is the Water Dragon Lord, water magic is my specialty.”
“Sui-chan, you’re so cool!”
“That’s amazing!”
Being praised by Sara and me, Sui happily wagged her tail.
“Then it’s decided—let’s call Da-u back. Da-u, come out!”
“Da-u! Sui-chan will wash you with warm water!”
Calling out to him, we walked in the direction Da-u had run off to.
“Oh! There he is!”
After walking for a while, we finally spotted Da-u.
Covered in mud, Da-u was staring at us from between the trees beyond the yard.
“Sui-chan will wash you with warm water instead of cold!”
“Wafu~”
But Da-u didn’t move. Instead, he barked as if asking us to come to him.
“Da-u, what’s wrong?”
As we started to approach him—
“Young mistress, please wait.”
A guard servant appeared from nowhere.
Apparently, he had been secretly watching over us the whole time.
“Beyond this point is outside the yard’s boundary.”
“Oh, I see… Where exactly are we allowed to go, Thomas?”
The servant’s name was Thomas.
I recalled that although he was of common birth, his father had served as a knight’s squire.
Having won a prestigious swordsmanship tournament, he had been chosen by my father as a highly skilled attendant.
“Young mistress, the yard extends up to that tree over there.”
“Okay, got it! Thanks!”
We were only allowed to play within the yard’s limits.
“Da-u, come this way! We can’t go over there!”
“Awuu?”
“We’re not going to put you in the lake, so don’t worry!”
“Waauu!”
Hearing that, Da-u slowly came out from his hiding spot.
“…He’s completely covered in mud.”
Thomas sighed as he took in Da-u’s messy state.
“Yeah… he got a little too excited.”
“This morning during his walk, he wasn’t this energetic. I suppose being with you makes it more fun for him, young mistress.”
“Really?”
This morning, Da-u had gone for a walk with Thomas before breakfast.
“Luria, Sara, watch closely! This is the power of Sui!”
Sui stretched out her hands and conjured a sphere of water from thin air.
“Wow! Sui-chan, you’re amazing!”
“Sui-chan, that’s so cool!”
Even Thomas was impressed.
“A truly remarkable display,” he commented.
“Hehe, but I’m just getting started!”
Blushing slightly, Sui manipulated the magic. The large water sphere began to steam.
“Ohh, it turned into hot water!”
“That looks so warm!”
“Da-u, test the temperature,” Sui instructed.
“Wafu~”
Da-u gently poked the water sphere with his right paw.
“It’s just right, isn’t it?”
“Waf!”
“Then, here we go!”
The sphere of warm water enveloped Da-u’s entire body.
“Wafu~~!”
Da-u looked incredibly comfortable.
“Da-u loves baths, after all.”
Some dogs love baths, while others hate them—Da-u was the type to enjoy them.
He had refused the lake because it was too cold.
“Da-u, I’m going to wash your head, so close your eyes.”
“Wafu~ Blub blub blub blub.”
With his face submerged, Da-u playfully blew bubbles.
“That should do it!”
As the water sphere disappeared, Da-u was left fluffy and completely clean.
“Sui-chan, thank you! Teach me how to do that later!”
“Of course, leave it to me.”
“Da-u, you’re so fluffy!”
Sara hugged him tightly, and Da-u happily wagged his tail.
“As expected of the Water Dragon Lord. That was an impressive sight,” Thomas said with genuine admiration.
“Hehe~”
Just as we were chatting—
‘Luria! There’s a stranger in the forest!’
Suddenly, Kuro appeared right in front of me.
