Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

Kingdom of Asura

The forest path in the territory of King Asura

[Ariel's Perspective]

"Sylphie!!!"

"I know!!!"

Hilfi turned around and unleashed a wind blade, slicing an assassin who was attacking her from behind in half at the waist.

But this still cannot change the situation.

During this period, assassins swarmed in like a tide.

One wave after another, with no end in sight...

We didn't go to town, we didn't take the main roads, and we didn't linger anywhere that might leave a trace...

But they just kept finding us...

Sylphie fought desperately, wielding a magic sword in one hand and a magic wand in the other, the light on which almost never went out.

But her face grew paler and paler, and her breathing became heavier and heavier...

Luke was also injured and nearly died...

I no longer have that princess-like demeanor that I once possessed, able to navigate social situations with ease.

......

......

A while ago...

When I received my father's summons, I almost cheered.

It wasn't because my achievements were recognized, nor because I could finally return to the palace to show off my power...

Instead...

Finally, I can leave this awful place...

Assassinations and attacks have been ongoing for the past few months.

They always manage to find loopholes in our camp's defenses. If it weren't for Hilfi, I would have died several times over.

Each time, it was Sylphie who secretly blocked it.

But what about next time?

Like this?

I have no idea which faction sent the assassins; the frequency is unreasonably high.

On the surface, we are helping the Boreas family to restore productivity in the territory of Fituia, while the Boreas family is a faction of the eldest prince.

On the other hand, what we did basically offended all the nobles.

Returning to the palace meant he had virtually no political capital.

Logically speaking, no one would go to such great lengths to kill us.

But some people are doing it anyway!

I'm afraid it will turn out like that, which is why I don't plan to show my face in public.

I don't like this kind of life at all.

I'm afraid of dying...

I've always been afraid of dying...

But Hilfi wasn't afraid; I can't say it, but she always stubbornly pushed me forward...

So I smiled and lied to Silphie, saying, "Let's go back to the palace and use her intelligence to solve the problem at its root."

She thought about it and agreed.

She is very smart and a genius; she learns things very quickly.

I don't know if she realized that I was fooling her.

It's possible she realized it, but was she really confident she could make a name for herself in the royal city?

In short, she agreed...

Next, all I need to do is return to the palace and tell my brother and father that I actually have no ambition...

Perhaps my father's Water God Guards can protect me?

So we headed towards the royal city.

The return journey was very dangerous.

The disaster relief work at the base camp cannot stop, and other people will take over the follow-up work.

My situation would likely be even more dangerous after leaving the camp.

Therefore, we cannot return to the capital in a grand procession.

Because there are actually very few useful people around, those cannon fodder are of little use.

It will only expose our whereabouts.

So our plan is that the main characters will secretly leave and ride at full speed along the forest path back to the capital.

But there are only three of us: Sylphie, Luke, and me.

Their whereabouts were still exposed...

The enemy attacked wave after wave, day and night, and it was only through Hilfi's efforts that we were forced to move forward.

We haven't been eating or sleeping well these days.

The heavy rain poured down on us, covering us in mud and droplets of blood...

But that's where it ends, isn't it?

Sylphie has exhausted her magic power and can't cast a single spell...

Even just managing to stand up was a huge effort, wasn't it?

I also realized that we were finally going to die...

The rain soaked Silphie's green hair. An assassin swung his sword at the exhausted Silphie, who no longer had the strength to dodge.

I can't bear to look...

I don't want to see my friend die a horrible death.

"Bang!!!"

Ugh?

Suddenly, a short man wearing strange armor appeared and blocked the attack for Sylphie.

Who is that guy?

Luke spoke first: "Ve.T.?!"

"That's right! It's me, kid!"

It looks like someone he knows.

It must be a dwarf; wielding a sword, it easily repelled the attacking assassin and protected Sylphie.

I remembered.

He is the Northern King, one of the three swordsmen of the Northern God School.

He used to be a bodyguard for the Notos family, so it's understandable that he knows Luke.

I can finally relax a bit...

I held Silphie in my arms; her hands were as cold as stone.

I actually really dislike Sylphie, because it's all because of her stubbornness that things turned out this way...

But she also saved my life so many times, so I really can't say anything.

Especially seeing how hard she tried...

At least now I can rest a bit. Once I get back to the palace, I'll be safe...

And just as I was thinking this...

"Be careful!"

The moment Hilfi spoke, a warm liquid suddenly splashed onto my back.

Then came that familiar smell of blood.

I turned my head abruptly.

A short, old woman had appeared there at some point.

Vita's hand flew out.

Blood gushed from the severed wrist.

He screamed and staggered backward, his smile turning into a twisted terror.

It's the water goddess Leda!

Why is she here?

Why did she hurt Vita?

Was she also here to assassinate me?

She just stood there, and her small, thin body exuded an aura that made my legs go weak.

Before I could speak, Vita shouted it out first.

"You actually betrayed me?!"

Eh?

What does that mean?

But the Water Goddess did not answer. After hesitating for a while, she turned her back to us and assumed a stance. It must be the legendary Sword Realm Deprivation.

Is this to protect us?

Seeing this, Vita ordered his men to rush towards us, while he himself turned and ran.

Those bandits were cut to pieces like straw before the Water God.

Then, with an unexpected speed, she caught up with Vita.

With a flash of sword light, Vita's body fell to the ground.

too fast.

It happened so fast that I didn't even have time to react before it was all over.

I held Silphie in my arms and looked at her.

She was still forcing herself to stay awake, looking at the Water God.

I looked over too, and although I knew it was unlikely, I still naively asked, "Did Father ask you to protect us?"

And the water god really did shake his head...

[Two more chapters will be released after midnight]