Chapter 60

When I opened my eyes, Sara's tail was right in front of me.

It seems that during my sleep, I had turned over, and my head and feet were now in reverse positions.

"Hmm?"

I stroked and examined Sara's tail.

"It's fluffy."

Sara's tail was thick and plump, fluffy, and mostly brown but with a black tip.

After thoroughly petting Sara's tail, I sat up.

As usual, I picked up Carol, who was standing straight against the headboard, and held her in my arms.

"Good morning, Carol. Did you sleep?"

"Kyuu~"

Carol says she slept well, but I'm sure she didn't.

"Carol should sleep more."

I placed Carol on Sara's stomach.

Even in her sleep, Sara hugged Carol tightly.

"That's good. Dahu is..."

Dahu, as usual, was sleeping on his back at the foot of the bed.

"Carol should sleep as much as Dahu."

"Kuru"

"Koruko, did you sleep well?"

"Koko"

Koruko, who wakes up early, was standing by the window frame, looking outside.

I got out of bed and went to Koroko.

"Do you want to go outside?"

When I opened the window, a breeze flowed into the room.

The morning spring breeze was cool enough to feel a bit chilly.

"It feels nice."

"Koko~"

The lake was sparkling, reflecting the sunlight.

In front of the guard house, the attendants were doing light exercises.

I thought about doing some exercises too.

"Hmm?"

I felt something odd about the forest.

"Koroko, are there more animals in the forest today than yesterday?"

"Koko~"

Koroko tilted her head.

"Is it because of the weather?"

Yesterday, the forest around the annex had fewer signs of life compared to the forest near the main house.

But today, it felt like the forest near the main house had the same amount of life.

"Whatever."

"Koko!"

It's good that there are more animals. There's no need to worry too much.

"Let's do some exercises."

"Kokko!"

When I started exercising, Sara, Dahu, and Carol woke up and joined me.

After that, a maid came to tell us that breakfast was ready, so we changed into our regular clothes and headed to the dining room.

Sara changed into her sister's clothes, and I changed into my brother's clothes.

Sara was still holding the wooden doll tightly during breakfast.

After eating a full breakfast and cleaning up, Mother led us to the study and parlor.

There were a few beautiful boxes and an envelope in the study and parlor that weren't there yesterday.

"Graf, Gilbert, and Lydia have sent gifts."

"From Father, Brother, and Sister?"

"There are letters too."

"Wow, let's read the letters!"

I looked at the envelope of the received letters.

"It says 'To Luria and Sara'!"

"Fwa~"

"Shall I read it for you, Sara?"

I opened the envelope and decided to read the contents.

Not only Sara, but Dahu also peeked at the letter.

"To Luria and Sara. I know you must be feeling uneasy, but don't worry."

Father chose simple words so that I could read them.

In the letter, he repeatedly said there was no need to worry.

"Sara, you are our daughter now, so it's okay to be spoiled."

"Un. Hehehehe"

Sara's tail swayed back and forth.

"Next, let's read Brother Gilbert's letter!"

When I opened Brother's letter,

"Hmm hmm hmm"

"Da hu, close"

Dahu's large face was so close that I couldn't read.

"Da hu, behind Sara!"

"Waf"

Dahu obediently sat behind me and Sara.

"Okay, I'll read it."

"Un"

"To Luria. I feel lonely. Without Luria, this mansion seems to have lost its light..."

It seems Brother is lonely.

He wrote that he would send a picture book for me and Sara to read.

"To Sara. I'm Gilbert, your new brother. I'm happy if we can get along."

"Un"

"Sara, you might feel uneasy with the sudden increase in family members."

Like Father, Brother wrote multiple times that there was no need to worry.

"Oh, he also sent some sweets."

"Sweets. Hehe"

"Next, let's read Sister's letter."

After introducing herself, Sister asked if we were feeling well and if there were any inconveniences.

"I want to see Luria and Sara soon. Because..."

"Wow"

"Oh, she also sent some toys."

"Toys?"

"Is this it? You can open it, Sara."

"Really?"

"Sure"

Sara happily opened the box sent by her sister.

Inside was a wooden doll about the size of a hand.

"Fwa. Luria, can we play?"

Sara's eyes were shining, and her tail was swaying.

Sara placed the wooden doll on the table and arranged the wooden dolls sent by her sister around it.

"Sure, let's play."

I don't usually play with dolls, but seeing Sara so happy made me happy too.

"Hey, shouldn't we write a reply before playing?"

Mother, who was working next to us, said with a smile.

"Oh, right. Should we write letters before playing?"

"Un. But Sara can't write..."

"Luria will write, so think about what to write, Sara."

"Okay"

I asked Mother for paper and a pen.

Sara and I sat at the table next to Mother and started writing letters.

"Before writing thank-you letters, let's start with a letter to Marion."

"Un!"

It's important to write thank-you letters, but it's even more important to write to Marion, who is recovering from an illness.

Receiving a letter from Sara will surely make Marion feel better.

"Sara, is there anything you want to say?"

"Um, um..."

Sara picked up the wooden doll and started thinking.

While Sara was thinking, I wrote the opening part.

"To Marion. Sara is well. Luria and Mother are well too."

"Then... Oh, right."

"I'm asking Sara what she wants to say to Marion. I'll write what Sara says."

This way, Marion will understand the situation.

After thinking for a moment, Sara started talking while stroking the wooden doll.

"Um, the bread was delicious."

"Did you eat more than usual?"

"Un! I ate a lot. The meat was also delicious, so I ate a lot!"

"Hmm hmm? 'The bread was delicious, and I ate a lot. The meat was... '"

I wrote down what Sara said in the letter.

"Luria wipes my mouth and spreads jam on the bread."

"Hmm. 'Luria wipes my mouth and spreads jam on the bread.'"

I occasionally added words to make it clear that I was helping Sara.

"Is this word Sara?"

"This word is bread. Sara is this. Sa, Ra. Got it?"

"That's right. Sa, Ra"

I occasionally explained the words.

"Then, then, I took a bath yesterday..."

Sara had a lot to say to Marion.

She talked about what she wanted to tell Marion, but the timeline was a bit jumbled.

By the time Sara was satisfied, we had filled ten sheets of paper.

"Phew. It turned out to be quite long."

"Thank you, Luria."

"Don't worry about it. Oh, I'll write my part too."

I wrote the final part of the letter.

"Marion, get well soon. Sara is well. The bread is delicious, so let's eat it next time."

"Oh, I forgot something important."

"Replies are tiring, so you don't have to write them. We'll meet soon, so don't worry."

I want her to get better quickly rather than writing a reply.

"Since we've finished the letter to Marion, next is the reply to Father and siblings."

"Un"

"Shall I write a lot for Father and siblings?"

Sara has never met Father and siblings.

She would be at a loss if asked to write.

"To Father. Luria is well. Sara and Mother are well. Yesterday, we..."

I wrote about things like taking a bath together and sleeping with Sara.

"Sara, is there anything you want to write?"

"Um. Please take care of me?"

"Okay, I'll write it."

That's how we finished the letters to Father and siblings.

Just as we finished, a maid reported to Mother with a troubled expression.

"Someone has come to see you, Madam..."

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