Chapter 58

After that, Mother, who had finished washing her body, came to the bathtub, and I warmed up with her.

Caro and Korko were relaxing in a bucket right next to the bathtub.

Caro was using her hands to clean her own body.

"Caro is so clean."

"Kyu"

Caro, standing up straight in the bucket, looked at me with a proud face.

Caro seems to have a tendency to stand up when she looks proud.

"Korko is also so clean."

"Ko"

Korko was shaking her body in the bucket, just like taking a sand bath.

"Mom, chickens... don’t like water baths, right?"

"Yes. Generally, chickens prefer sand baths."

"Hmm. Korko is different."

"Ko ko ko"

Korko seemed to be saying, "Because I am a guardian beast."

"Ko ko"

It seems Korko doesn’t like water but enjoys a bath in the tub.

"Kyu kyu"

Caro also doesn’t like water.

Caro and Korko might be the same as me and Sara.

"Water is cold, isn’t it?"

"Kyu" "Ko"

I got out of the bathtub and moved to Korko’s bucket.

"I’ll help you wash."

"Ko ko"

I poured water over her head and gently washed her feet.

"We need to clean the toes too."

"Ko"

I scooped up water and rubbed it in, gently washing the spaces between her feathers.

"Does it hurt?"

"Ko"

She seems to be enjoying it, so it’s probably fine.

"Next is Caro."

"Kyu"

I washed Caro with water too.

"Still, Caro and Korko are so clean."

"Kyu" "Ko"

Caro and Korko are basically so clean that they don’t need to be washed.

I made sure to clean the spaces between Caro’s claws.

Caro digs holes, so dirt tends to get stuck in her claws.

While I was washing Caro and Korko, Dau was floating on his back, like he was doing backstroke.

I don’t understand how he does it. It must be because he’s a guardian beast.

On the other hand, Sara was being held by Mother.

Sara’s head was resting between Mother’s ample breasts, and her ears were twitching.

Mother was gently hugging Sara from behind.

"Sara, how are you feeling?"

"I’m fine... I guess."

"Yes. If you feel even a little unwell, let me know, okay?"

"Okay."

Mother might have been checking Sara’s body to see if she had any rashes from the red pox.

"Sara, do you have any foods you dislike?"

"No."

"Really? You don’t have to hold back, you know?"

"Okay."

I was listening to Mother and Sara’s conversation while washing Caro and Korko.

Sara still seemed a bit stiff.

But after a while, as they continued talking,

"Well, Sara is fast on her feet."

The stiffness in Sara’s tone disappeared.

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah. Mom even praised me."

"Wow, that’s amazing."

"Hehe, hehe."

Sara was blushing from Mother’s praise.

Feeling Mother’s kindness, Sara seemed to be more at ease.

I hope Sara can feel more at ease.

"Relaxing in the bath is a blessing?"

Before meeting many people, it was good for Sara to recognize Mother as someone she can feel comfortable with.

Father, brother, sister, and the servants are all kind.

But for Sara, many adults can be scary.

Also, it seems that when Sara gets startled, she stiffens up.

With many people around, she would likely get startled more often.

Now that Sara’s tension has eased, it’s a good opportunity.

"Sara, I’ve been wondering..."

"What is it, Luria-sama?"

"No! No need for the ‘-sama’!"

"Uh, but..."

Sara looked a bit troubled and glanced at Mother.

"Mom, we don’t need the ‘-sama,’ right?"

"Yes. In formal settings, it can be a bit troublesome, but it’s not necessary in everyday life."

"See, Sara?"

"L-Luria-chan?"

"That’s better!"

Being called Luria-chan felt really good.

After warming up thoroughly, we all got out of the bath before getting too hot.

The most difficult part after getting out of the bath was drying Dau.

He’s so big that we had to use many towels.

After that, we were taken to Mother’s room.

There were many clothes there.

"Wow? There are so many?"

"These are the clothes Lydia used to wear."

It seems that the clothes my older sister Lydia wore when she was young were kept in the villa.

"This dress would suit Sara."

"It suits her!"

"Really? Hehe, hehe."

The dress suited Sara and made her look very cute.

Mother and the maid dressed Sara like a doll.

"Would the light blue dress suit her better?"

"Hmm. Both suits her." "She looks very cute, Miss Sara."

"Hehe, hehe."

It was great that there were many dresses that fit Sara perfectly.

This way, Sara won’t have to worry about clothes until her custom-made ones are ready.

After the dress-up time, we folded the dresses that didn’t fit Sara and put them away in the wardrobe.

"Mom, what about these?"

"Oh, those are the clothes Gilbert used to wear."

"Wow?"

I took out the clothes my older brother Gilbert used to wear.

They might fit me.

"Let’s try them on."

They seemed easy to move in, and the many pockets were a plus.

"Here we go, here we go."

As I started to change,

"Luria, you want to wear Gilbert’s clothes? Well, I can’t help it."

Mother helped me change.

I twirled around in my brother’s clothes. They were easy to move in.

"Mom, how do I look? Do they suit me?"

"Luria... You look even cuter than I imagined."

"Hehe"

"Luria-chan is so cute!" "You look so cute!"

Feeling praised by everyone, I felt really good.

I might enjoy wearing my brother’s clothes for a while.

That night, I got into bed with Sara.

After the maid left, all the lights in the room were turned off.

The spirits were glowing, so it was bright enough for me, Sara, and the guardian beasts.

"Let’s write a letter tomorrow."

"Okay. But, isn’t writing difficult?"

"Sure, it’s difficult. But don’t worry. I’ll teach you."

"Okay... Luri... a-chan is... snore..."

Sara fell asleep in the middle of our conversation.

A lot happened today. It’s natural for her to be tired.

I hugged Sara tightly.

Just like my sister and brother used to do for me.

‘Are you asleep?’ ‘Did you fall asleep?’ ‘So cute’

Seeing Sara asleep, the spirits started talking.

Sara can see the spirits but can’t hear their voices.

So, they were probably being quiet so as not to disturb our conversation.

‘Luria-sama, let’s talk?’

"I’m sleepy too, Luria."

‘Aww’

I’m only five, so it’s natural to be sleepy.

"See you tomorrow..."

‘Goodnight, Luria-sama!’ ‘Have sweet dreams!’ ‘So cute’

"Where did Kuro go?"

There were many fluffy spirits, but the black cat Kuro was not there.

He might have gone out to play somewhere.

Still, there’s no need to worry.

Kuro is a strong spirit, and there are few things that can hurt a spirit.

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