Chapter 38

Deciding to cure Marion.

"The problem... is that I can't see Marion, right?"

"Kokko"

"Yes. That's right. It's troublesome to transfer the disease."

If it weren't a transferable disease, Father would have joined us.

"Kyu?"

"That's right. Even if I set it up, it would be useless."

No matter how much I try to persuade him, Father won't give permission for me to see Marion.

"Mmm"

While discussing with Daru, Caro, and Korko in the futon,

"It's best to find out where she is."

Curo appeared from under the bed as if growing out of it.

"Fairies are convenient."

Since they are not physical beings, the futon and bed don't affect them.

Moreover, Curo is glowing, making the futon bright.

"Wafoo"

Seeing such a Curo, Daru must have been happy.

Daru got excited and snapped at Curo.

Curo might have tasted good.

"Stop it, Daru, you're getting covered in saliva!"

"..."

Daru's mouth was faintly glowing.

"Daru, spit it out. Spit."

"...Nbe"

Reluctantly, Daru let Curo out of his mouth.

Curo fell down with a splat.

Curo was covered in Daru's saliva.

"What's the principle behind this?"

How can physical saliva stick to a non-physical being like Curo?

It's such a mystery that I can't understand.

"Also, how does the light work?"

"It's not physical light, so it remains dark and invisible to others."

Curo is wiping the saliva off his body with Daru's fur.

"Wow. Amazing."

It's really convenient. I want a Curo in every household.

But since no one can see fairies, it wouldn't make sense to have Curo's light visible.

Thinking about this, Curo stood up on two legs and puffed out his chest.

"You can stand. Ah, you can fly, so you can stand."

Being able to fly means you can maintain your posture without using your legs.

It makes sense that you can stand.

"More importantly, did you hear the story?"

"Did you hear? What should we do?"

"Ask Curo's friends to find Marion."

"Eh?" "Wafu?" "Kyu?" "Ko?"

Including me, everyone except Curo was surprised.

"Do you have friends?"

"What do you think I am?"

"Because fairies are bad at recognizing human faces."

Fairies are not human, so it's natural that they are bad at recognizing humans.

Even humans find it difficult to recognize the faces of goats they don't live with.

It's the same for fairies.

Moreover, it seems unlikely that Curo has friends other than fairies.

"It's fine." "I'm good at it." "Lady Ruria."

The fairies had gathered in the futon without me noticing.

The futon was as bright as daytime due to the fairies' glow.

"No matter how I think about it, it's not fine."

"No, it is." "That's not true." "Pet me."

I pet the glowing fairies.

"Even if I describe her, a fairy who doesn't know Marion can't identify her."

Even if I tell them her age, gender, and height, it's impossible for a fairy to identify Marion.

"Besides, I don't think these kids can find Marion's house."

The fairies around us, who spend every day with us, might be able to recognize Marion.

But they would likely get lost and end up as strays.

"We can do it." "I'm good at it." "Kyakya."

The fairies say this, but the other fairies, except Curo, are like young children like Daru.

There's a high chance they might get lost and never return.

If that happens, the young fairies would be lonely and cry. It would be pitiful.

"Relax. They're not fairies."

"Eh?" "Wafu?" "Kuru?" "Kokko"

"No way." "It's a lie." "Pick me up."

No one thought Curo had friends other than fairies.

I lay on my back and held the fluffy fairies on my stomach.

Caro and Korko snuggled up to me, along with the fairies. It was warm.

"Kyakya."

I'm glad the fairies are having fun.

"Who are Curo's friends other than fairies?"

"Guardian beasts."

"Wafoo?"

"What's that?" Daru asked.

"Curo... you..."

"Wafu?"

Curo looked at Daru with a bewildered expression.

"I don't know either. What are guardian beasts?"

"Wafu wafu."

We're in the same boat, and Daru licked my face happily.

"There's no choice. I'll explain about guardian beasts."

"I'll listen." "Wafu."

The responsible Caro and Korko seem to already know about guardian beasts.

I can sense it.

"Guardian beasts are beings that protect fairies from cursers."

"Hmm? Cursers?"

"Cursers are bad guys who eat fairies! Guardian beasts defeat them!"

"Scary!" "Wau..."

Daru and I are scared together.

"Daru, you're a guardian beast too. Why are you scared?"

"Wafu?"

"Knowing nothing... What a disappointing guardian beast."

"...Wafu"

I pet Daru's sad head.

"It's okay that Daru doesn't know. He's a baby!"

"Wafu wafu!"

Daru says, "I'm not a baby."

But babies often say that.

"Daru is a baby, but he's great for protecting me."

"Wafu wafu"

Daru wags his tail happily, making the futon puff up.

"Wafu wafu"

I feel like Daru is saying, "I'll protect you if a curser comes!"

"Daru, you protect Curo. Ruria isn't a fairy, so she's safe."

"Cursers attack humans too."

"Really...!?"

"Yes, they do."

"Scary"

"Bau!"

Daru reaffirmed that he would handle the cursers. It's reassuring.

"Ah! I forgot!"

"What did you forget?"

"Yesterday, Curo said he would talk about 'cursing power' later!"

"That's right."

When I hesitated to hit fairies during sword practice, Curo said that fairies wouldn't be hurt unless I used cursing power.

He also said he would explain cursing power later because it was a long story.

"That's right, as Lady Ruria suspected."

Curo then explained that cursing power is the power of cursers, the natural enemies of fairies.

"The attempted fairy killing by the Church of the Only God in the previous life was done using cursing power."

"That's scary."

"Lady Ruria can defeat cursers."

"Why?"

"Because you're half-fairy."

"What does that mean?"

What does it really mean?

Being half-fairy doesn't make sense.

"Umm, it's hard to explain, and even Curo doesn't fully understand, but that's how it is."

"Is that how it is?"

"Yes. In fact, right after Lady Ruria was born, she dispelled the cursing power cast on Amaria."

"Really? Mother's?"

"Yes. Amaria was almost dead from a curser's curse, but Lady Ruria dispelled it."

"...Hmm... Ah, is that it?"

"What is it?"

"That... When I was born... I saw a black mist on Mother."

The black mist had disappeared without me thinking much about it.

"Ah, you could see it? And you remember it even though you were just born?"

"I remember. Probably because of my past life."

"Ah, that's how it is."

"But Ruria didn't do anything."

"No, you did. You saw it and dispelled it."

"Mmm"

It's something I don't remember, but if Curo says so, it might be true.

"If you see a black mist like that, you should dispel it."

"Yes."

I don't know how to dispel it, but if I could do it as a baby, I can probably do it now.

I want to believe that.

"Anyway, the main topic."

"Main topic?" "Wafu?"

Curo and I tilted our heads.

"It's about asking Curo's guardian beast friends to find Marion."

"Oh, right."

I was so surprised that Curo had friends other than fairies, or so scared of the cursers, that I forgot.