Chapter 54

"Piiii"

"Good girl, good girl"

"Hmm hmm"

"Dar is so cute. Hehe, hehe hehe"

I woke up to the sound of Dar being affectionate with Sara.

Dar had climbed onto the bed, lying on his back next to Sara, who was petting his belly.

It seemed that Dar had returned from his walk while we were taking a nap.

"Good girl, good girl"

"Piiii"

I'm glad that Sara and Dar get along so well.

Feeling happy, I pretended to be asleep and watched Sara.

I opened my eyes slightly to observe her.

Caro stood upright on the headboard as usual, keeping watch.

Kuro, who had said earlier that spirits don't need to nap because they are spirits, was curled up and sleeping near Dar.

Spirits do sleep after all.

The spirit king Roa from my previous life used to sleep with me as well.

As I was reminiscing about one of my few warm memories from my past life,

"Caro is so cute too"

"Kyu~"

Sara petted Caro on the headboard.

Caro puffed up with pride and chirped happily.

Then, Sara naturally stroked

"You are so beautiful. Good girl, good girl"

Kuro.

"!"

Why can Sara pet Kuro? Normal people shouldn't be able to pet spirits.

I confirmed this with my eyes still half-closed.

"Good girl, good girl"

Upon closer inspection, it seemed that Sara was petting Kuro's body, but she wasn't.

Sara's hand was slightly away from Kuro's body, probably seeing a blurry form.

"Sara!"

"......"

Sara was startled and froze.

"I'm sorry, Sara. I didn't mean to scare you. ...Are you okay?"

"......Y-yes. Hehe, hehe..."

Sara laughed to cover up her embarrassment.

"How do you see them?"

"......I can't see anything"

"Really?"

"I can't see anything. I'm sorry"

Sara looked as if she had been scolded.

Her tail twitched and tucked between her legs.

Kuro, who had woken up, silently watched Sara with concern.

I had intended to convey that I could see them too, but the frightened Sara didn't realize my true intention and kept apologizing.

I wanted to calm her down and reassure her.

"Sara, I'm not angry"

"......I'm sorry, I'm sorry"

Her ears drooped and trembled.

Dar licked Sara's face as if to encourage her.

I gently stroked Sara's head.

"Really, Luria isn't angry"

"......"

"Sara, this is a secret, okay? ...Luria can see them too"

I whispered this to Sara's ear as if revealing a significant secret.

Sara's eyes widened in surprise and she stared at my face.

I stared back into her eyes.

"So, you don't have to hide it from Luria"

"Really?"

"Really"

Sara finally seemed to relax.

Her tail, which had been tucked between her legs, slowly moved.

"Actually, I haven't told my mother either. It's a secret?"

"Understood. It's a secret"

"Wau"

Sara nodded seriously.

For some reason, Dar also nodded seriously.

Sara must have been scolded for saying she could see spirits before.

Kuro always tells me that people fear and find children who see strange things creepy.

Scary and creepy children are scolded.

If it were the baron and his mistress, they might have used violence when scolding.

I couldn't help but hug Sara tightly.

"Luria-sama?"

"Hmm. I wanted to hug Sara. You're my little sister, after all?"

"Do little sisters get hugged?"

"They do. Even older sisters and brothers hug Luria"

Older sisters and brothers hug their little sisters.

As I hugged her tightly, Sara's tail swayed.

"Hehe, hehe hehe"

And she smiled.

"How do you see them?"

I asked the same question again.

"Well, I see a blurry ball of light"

"Hmm? This one too?"

I pointed to Kuro.

Kuro remained silent, wagging his tail.

"This one is very bright. It's very beautiful. How about Luria-sama?"

"To Luria, it looks like a black cat"

"A cat!"

Sara's tail swayed.

Sara seems to like cats. I understand why, as cats are cute.

"It has a tail"

"A tail! Amazing!"

"It has wings"

"Wings? Like a bird?"

Sara's eyes sparkled.

"Yes, like a bird"

"Amazing! Even though it's a cat?"

"Yes, even though it's a cat"

"Amazing, amazing!"

Sara was excited, and Kuro looked embarrassed.

"Kuro, don't be shy, talk"

'I'm not being shy. I can talk, but I don't think you can hear my voice'

"Sara, can you hear Kuro's voice?"

"Nope. I can't hear it"

It seems that Sara can only see a blurry form of the spirits and can't hear their voices.

Even if she can't talk to them, it's important to introduce them.

"Hmm. Sara, let me introduce you. This glowing one is Kuro"

"Kuro... Kuro-chan?"

"Yes, Kuro-chan. Can you touch Kuro-chan?"

"No, but I can feel the warmth"

Sara moved her hand as if to pet Kuro near him.

"Hmm? Kuro, what's the mechanism?"

'I don't know. But it's very rare for children to see spirits'

"Is that so?"

'As they grow older, they might not see them anymore'

"I see?"

'Children who can see spirits have a very good affinity with them and have the potential to become excellent mages'

"I see, I see?"

As I was talking to Kuro, Sara tugged on my sleeve.

"Luria-sama, can you talk to Kuro?"

"Actually, ...I can"

"Wow. That's amazing"

Sara looked at me with admiration.

I felt proud as an older sister.

"Hehe"

"Amazing"

"Ah, let's keep this a secret from everyone else?"

"Understood. It's a secret. Hehe, hehe" "Wau wau"

Sara looked happy, and Dar nodded seriously.

Dar might have been just imitating Sara, not really understanding.

'Lu-ria-sama' 'Wau wau' 'Let's play'

At that moment, three young spirits popped up from under the bed simultaneously.

"Whoa"

Sara was surprised and reached out to them.

But, as expected, she couldn't grab them.

I gently petted the young spirits.

Even though they are young compared to Kuro, they are quite strong spirits since I can talk to them.

'Kyakya'

"Did they come?"

'They came' 'Wau wau' 'Let's play'

"Of course. They're children"

As I was talking, Sara looked at me with sparkling eyes.

"Luria-sama, can you talk to these children too?"

"Yes, I can"

"Amazing!"

"Hehe, hehe"

I felt flustered when she looked at me with admiration.

"Luria-sama, what do these children look like?"

"How do they look to you, Sara?"

"More blurry, smaller, balls of light compared to Kuro"

"I see"

"How do they look to Luria-sama?"

"The same as to Sara"

The way the young spirits look to me is not much different from how they look to Sara.

After that, we got out of bed and played a game of spirit toss.

"I'm going to throw"

"Okay" "Wau" "Kyau"

I grabbed a young spirit and threw it.

"Whoa" "Bau bau!" "Kyu"

Sara, Dar, and Caro chased after it.

"Wau wau wau!" 'Kyakya kyakya'

Using her size to her advantage, Dar caught the spirit first with her mouth and puffed up with pride.

This was the fifth time in a row that Dar caught the spirit.

"Dar is fast" "Kyaru"

Sara and Caro looked disappointed.

"Dar, come here"

"Wau?"

I took Dar to the corner of the room.

"Try to be a little more considerate!"

"Wau wau!" 'Kyakya'

When Dar barked, the spirit she had caught seemed to be having fun, probably enjoying the vibrations.

"It's not fair if Sara and Caro can't catch them too!"

"Wau?" 'Kyak'

Dar didn't seem to understand.

"Wau wau~"

She showed me the spirit she had caught, as if saying "Praise me, praise me."

Dar believed she would be praised.

"It's hard to scold you when you look at me like that"

"Wau?"

"Dar is fast and amazing, isn't she?"

"Wau~"

I praised Dar and petted her head.

Then, I went back to Sara and the others and declared a new rule.

"I'm changing the rules!"

"Changing the rules?"

"Yes. When Sara touches a spirit, Caro will pass it to Dar"

"Okay" "Wau" "Kyu"

Originally, Sara couldn't hold the spirits. She needed to reflect on that.

"Dar, you have to bring the spirit to me without using your mouth"

"Wau?"

Dar tilted her head, not understanding what I meant.

It was hard to explain with just words.

"In other words, like this"

I looked up and placed a spirit on my forehead, then ran around the room.

"Like this! Bring the spirit without using your mouth!"

"Wau~"

"Dar, try it"

I placed a spirit on Dar's head and took a few steps back.

"Dar, bring the spirit to Luria"

"Wau... Wau!"

As Dar started walking, the spirit almost fell.

Dar used her nose to nudge the spirit up, preventing it from falling to the floor.

'Kyakya'

The spirit was having a lot of fun being nudged by Dar's nose.

"Is it difficult?"

"Wauu~"

Despite the difficulty, Dar managed to bring the spirit to me.

"Dar is amazing, isn't she?"

"Wau~"

Dar looked proud.

The "Spirit Catching Game" was too easy for Dar.

This new rule of not using her mouth to carry the spirit made it a suitable challenge for her.

"Okay, let's start"

"Okay!" "Kyau" "Wau wau!"

After that, I played the "Spirit Carrying Game" with Sara and the others for a while.

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