I Was Reincarnated

Rune"s side

I struggled to make some food. Rau told me it tasted bad while we finished eating it

I definitely have to practice cooking from now on

This castle has a lot of ingredients, moreover it"s all high quality stuff you"d never see around the village

The demon G.o.d said that all the things here are for us

In other words, it means the demon G.o.d doesn"t eat any of the things here

(As for the demon G.o.d, I wonder what he eats?)

I hope he doesn"t eat living people like demons and demon kings do

In the first place, if that"s the case then I"ll probably be the first one eaten

When I made food, I thought about making a portion for Shin-sama, but the food was so terrible I thought it would be better not to

If I let Shin-sama eat such terrible food he would probably get angry

We receive great treatment here, far from being treated like slaves, just being allowed to live in this castle is enough

I don"t want to have to leave

If we were forced to leave, a tragic end awaits us

On the condition that I don"t fall for someone, I/we will be protected

When I was at the village, although I had times when I dreamed of marriage, I get that now it"s not the same

Although to say I"m not scared of death, as beastman there"s no telling how long we can be at peace, Shin-sama probably can"t understand that

Although Rau is still a child, still, if she is to grow up she should understand

I will properly teach her the things about beastmen in this world

We are just receiving special treatment in this case

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Once we finished eating we headed towards our rooms

Although they are smaller than Shin-sama"s room, staying alone in that huge room seems lonely

Even more so for Rau who is still a child

I start to climb the stairs while going to the room

"Rau, where do you feel like going?"

"Shin-sama"s place"

She gave the answer I expected

Aside from our rooms the only other place we were shown was Shin-sama"s room

"That"s no good, Shin-sama"s probably sleeping, we would become a bother"

Knocking on the door who knows how many times and interrupting his sleep, whenever I did that he would always make a displeased expression

The time I first met him too, he said it was annoying and he wanted to punch me

When we left just now, he definitely went to sleep

The time when I went to ask for help too, it seems he was sleeping

"He beat up the demon king that ate Rau"s papa and mama, so Shin-sama got tired" 

As I said this, Rau stopped

"……..then tomorrow?"

With an unhappy seeming face, her cheeks inflated into a pout and she asks

It seems she"s become very emotionally attached to Shin-sama

"How about (going to) the rooms we received?"

"Rau, can"t sleep alone"

"………is it scary?"

I didn"t expect she couldn"t sleep alone

Beastmen children, since their parents have to work, have to sleep alone

"Rau, is not s,scared- that room"s not scary at all!"

Although she said so forcefully, I could tell she was scared

"Well, I"m scared. That room"s too big, so it"s scary being alone"

Once I said I was scared, Rau made a relieved looking expression

"Rau, since it"s scary won"t you come stay with me in my room?"

"Then it can"t be helped, Rau will stay with you"

Although I want to laugh at the "troubled, but understanding" Rau, I endure it

If I laugh, she"ll pout after all

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We went together to the room and a short time later were bored

There was nothing much to do

It was the same for Rau, while looking bored her mouth puckered

When we were in the village, I always had to patrol and Rau had other children to play with

When you had nothing at all to do, it was pretty boring

I thought maybe we could clean, but I didn"t know where the things for cleaning were, and as for practicing cooking, I didn"t want to waste ingredients

"I have a lot of things I need to ask Shin-sama"

He told us not to go to other rooms, he also said not to arbitrarily go outside

So I can"t go get cleaning supplies at the village

Although I thought I could go since I have the collar on, I"d have to leave Rau alone…..so, I hesitated to just leave

"Shin-sama!"

Rau suddenly shouted

While I was taken aback, Rau had already headed towards the door

"Rune, let"s hurry and go to Shin-sama"s room"

While saying so she left the room

I hurried to chase her, she was already climbing up the stairs

"Rau, Shin-sama is sleeping"

"He"s probably not sleeping ~mon"

While hearing my words of restraint she steadily climbed up

(It’s like walking in order to sleep) 

The likelihood of him not sleeping is close to zero

Even so, since it"s not completely zero there"s a chance ……

I follow Rau up the stairs

We knock at the door, but there"s no reply

"As expected he"s sleeping….."

As I"m speaking, the door opens

I thought it must be Shin-sama opening the door, but I don"t see his figure at all

(Why did the door open?)

My question was quickly answered

Rau just opened the door

"Hey! If you just go in as you please he"ll get angry"

She ignored me and entered anyway

There was nothing I could do, so I entered the room as well

In the huge room was an excessively big bed and across from it was only a sofa and a table

It"s not to the extent that I could be exasperated about the adornments

In the hall-like place the chandelier, as well as the extravagant decorations in our rooms are not bad

Does he perhaps prefer something more simple?

The things of someone who is rich, I thought they should be luxurious and gorgeous

Certainly the other rooms are full of nothing but extravagant things

"Hey, isn"t Shin-sama sleeping"

There is a lump on the bed, which is none other than Shin-sama

"Watch this!"

"Ah…..!"

Rau flies over and I failed to catch her

"……Did you need something?"

As Rau got closer, Shin-sama seems to have woken up

"Rau wants to sleep together with Shin-sama"

"……..what about your room?"

Although Shin-sama looks sleepy, he doesn"t seem to be angry

"That room, is too big for Rau, alone, it"s scary"

Even though she wouldn"t admit that much to me, to Shin-sama Rau straightforwardly says she"s scared

"….is it fine with you two together?"

After concluding that he wouldn"t be sleeping, Shin-sama raised his body up

"Since there"s nothing to do, there"s too much free time"

"……….."

Shin-sama was silenced

"Isn"t being together with me free time?"

Certainly, since Shin-sama only ever sleeps, speaking of free time, it"s free time

However being near him is rea.s.suring, as I thought it must be because Shin-sama is a demon G.o.d

Weak people like us can rest a.s.sured being next to the strong

"Want to be together with Shin-sama"

Rau is a child, for this reason she can honestly express her feelings

In our position, normally you can"t say such

"I"m gonna sleep. If you want to sleep together you can do as you like"

Once again lying down, Rau climbed in beside him

It"s since she"s a child that she can do such a thing

"Shin-sama, where are the cleaning supplies?"

I have to ask before he falls asleep

"…….don"t have that sort of thing"

(Eh? Then, how has he been cleaning? Magic?)

However, I thought that we had to clean the rooms we were allotted ourselves

"Then, I want to go to the village to get some"

Things like cleaning supplies, although I think that every home should have some, this castle isn"t ordinary at all it seems

"Cleaning supplies, appear"

Just as Shin-sama said so, cleaning supplies appeared

Magic is pretty convenient it seems

"Cleaning supplies, to Rune"s room"

The supplies that appeared, disappeared at that moment

"For others go buy it next time"

"Eh!? Shin-sama?"

That was surprising

Even though I can"t see any feeling from doing something like that

Was this too done on a whim?

"Can you two go shopping?"

Saying so to us, I already know without even thinking, it"s impossible

A place where the two of us are able to go, at best would be the village

For such a thing as shopping, you have to go to at least a large town

I"ve heard that there will be humans at a large town

In such a place, if it"s just us as beastmen then as expected we can"t

Moreover, I don"t know where such a place is

For just beastmen alone going shopping, anyhow they wouldn"t be sold anything

(Shopping…….it"s the first time)

There was a store at the village, but that only sold medicine and food the shopkeeper made

If we went to a large town, as beastmen we would just immediately be captured

I as well as Rau, have never seen anyone from another race

Except for seeing demons

In addition, we only seldomly saw them

I haven"t gone outside the village at all, with the exception of patrolling

I also haven"t gone to any other villages

For that reason, I can only feel uneasy at the thought of leaving on a journey

"Going to leave is very scary after all? Mama always said it was no good"

Said Rau who also seemed uneasy

She snuggled up to Shin-sama, she"s pretty attached

Even though Rau had a fear of strangers

"Is it scary even together with me?"

"If it"s together with Shin-sama it"s not scary at all!"

Somehow I have the feeling of (seeing something) being coaxed

"Then, after we wake up"

"Understood"

Squirming, Rau climbed in to sleep together

Seeing this, it seems like Shin-sama is used to dealing with children

I wonder how

I feel like he has various contradictions

If I asked about it would he tell me?

"Is there no other business Rune?"

Before I could ask he asked me

"Is it alright if I ask various questions?"

"…….will it take time?"

"Then for now just one. When did you meet the person I look similar to? When we met, wasn"t it the day after you were born?"

Right, that was the problem I"ve been thinking about all this time

"Ah….. That"s right. Is it fine if I say it"s from my previous existence? It"s a different world from here, I have memories from the time that I was human"

"A human from a different world from here?"

What the heck is he saying……

Is such a thing, possible?

A joke?

Or is he serious?

"Is that enough?"

"……is it alright if I sleep in this room too?"

Looking surprised he raised his body up again

It seems Rau was already asleep

"…….do as you like"

Letting out a sigh, Shin-sama laid back down

Since I was not yet sleepy, I did some cleaning

Later, I planned to do some meal prep

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I had a meal together with Rau who woke up, after that we two tidied up

I spoke to Rau

About the normal fate of beastmen and the conditions that Shin-sama gave

Although I thought that it would be too difficult a problem for Rau who was still a child—

"Rau, can"t have a person she likes!? Even though there"s already a person Rau likes!"

She sharply says

"……that would be, who?"

"Shin-sama!"

(As expected)

Although I predicted it, it was as expected

"Shin-sama is a demon G.o.d though? Moreover, Rau"s like, is it the same like you had for papa and mama?"

Not love, but affection

Affection for the person who shelters you

"It"s different ~mon! Rau, will be a bride ~mon! Rau likes Shin-sama!

"To be his bride is impossible"

Beastmen can only marry other beastmen

"It"s only out of kindness that Shin-sama is letting us stay at this castle. A demon G.o.d is an eminent existence you know? Remember what I just talked about about beastmen?"

Forced to do harsh manual labor, destined to be made slaves, if no longer useful then killed

……as I thought, is it still too early?

"Rau doesn"t want to be forced to leave the castle?"

As I say so, she nods vigorously in agreement

"If so then you can"t like anyone, of course, including Shin-sama"

At my words, tears pool, but that desire won"t come true so it"s better not to let her hold onto it

It would just become painful for her later

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Rau was crying just a little while ago, but this much can"t be helped

For beastmen, Shin-sama is unattainable (flower on a high peak)

After crying Rau was tired again so I carried her and headed towards Shin-sama"s room

Perhaps sensitive to other"s presence, as I approached the bed to lay Rau down, Shin-sama opened his eyes

As I laid Rau down on the bed, I suddenly realized something

"What"s wrong?"

Shin-sama called out as I froze

"I, am dirty"

Speaking of, today I fell into the river

Then afterwards I ran and got all sweaty, as well as fell down who knows how many times

Even though Rau spent the whole time inside the house, even she can"t be said to be completely clean

When was the last time we took a bath?

Beastmen never know when they"ll be targeted, so they can"t go to take a bath everyday

At least it was like that for everyone in the village

"Cleanup"

It seemed he cast some kind of magic on me

"It"s already fine so hurry up and sleep"

"Uwah-!?"

He grabbed Rau and put her down beside himself and pulled on my arm to lie down on his other side

He"s pretty strong

After that Shin-sama soon fell asleep, I closed my eyes in order to sleep as well

The beddy was soft and fluffy, perhaps because a lot happened I was rather tired and I too soon fell asleep

TN: BTW Rau only ever refers to herself in the third person, (and she likes to occasionally end sentences with ~mon) but I don"t think I always put that. Some sentences in j.a.panese don"t have a p.r.o.noun/subject and I just naturally put "I" instead of "Rau" when she was talking, and I left off the ~mon most of the time, ~mon is pretty much like "geez" or "obviously" just a sort of emphasizer