Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

Previously, Vita commanded those assassins, so it's clear he was the leader of the assassins.

He then asked the Water God why he had betrayed him...

In other words, the water god was actually in cahoots with them...

My tears welled up.

Why?

She remained silent for a long time. The rain kept falling, and we were all getting soaked in the rain.

Then she looked at Luke and spoke.

"The one who attacked you was Piliemon."

"You're lying!"

Luke was filled with shock and disbelief.

Because that's Luke's father.

Piliemon...

That scoundrel!

But before we could react, the Water God continued to explain.

"The person who gave the instructions was Darius."

Pyrenees was working for Darius.

Trafficking in people, trafficking in the children of nobles.

If you discover this, it will pose a great threat to Darius if you return to the capital.

So he used past favors to beg me to intervene and stop you from returning to the capital.

Luke shouted "Impossible!" from the side, his face turning bright red.

He probably understood—Pilimon was his father, and the fact that he was sent to protect us was proof that he was a scapegoat.

But I'm thinking about something else: the children of nobles?

All we know is that Pilemon was selling the commoners of his territory.

I never knew that guy had this kind of fetish...

So the situation must be that after we discovered Pirimon's incriminating evidence, he has been trying to assassinate us, right?

The assassins and killers were all sent by him.

He's a despicable person!

He also obtained information about our return to the royal city through Luke.

Then, fearing exposure, they lied to Darius, exaggerating the situation, and then used Darius to eliminate us...

hehe......

What a despicable person...

but......

Leda, the water goddess...

"Since you protected us at the crucial moment... that means you're willing to help us, right?"

Clinging to my last shred of hope, I asked in a trembling voice...

Leda shook her head again...

"A favor is a favor. Since he brought up what happened before, I will finish what I started. I won't let you go back."

Despair crept up from the soles of my feet...

"but......"

She sheathed her sword.

"I only promised him that you wouldn't be allowed to go back."

Leave the Kingdom of Asura. Even if you go back now, it won't make a difference.

Even if I don't intervene, Darius will still seek out his stronger opponents.

You won't survive.

She turned and left.

The slender figure quickly disappeared into the shadows of the trees.

We survived.

Thanks to the charity of an assassin.

I lowered my head and looked at Hilfi.

She gritted her teeth, tears welling in her eyes.

I opened my mouth to say something, but she spoke first.

The sound seemed to be squeezed out from the deepest part of the chest.

She pushed me away, knelt on the ground, and pounded the dirt hard.

One punch, two punches, three punches.

Then she burst into tears.

howling.

He cried so pitifully...

He was curled up on the ground, pounding his fists on the ground, his shoulders shaking violently.

His voice was hoarse and intermittent, as if he had vomited everything in his chest.

[Sylphie's Perspective]

I think I was such an idiot before!

He thought he could handle everything with his little bit of cleverness and magic tricks...

I knew it all along.

My older brother taught me this the very first time I met him when I was a child!

Strength is the key to victory.

But I forgot!

I'm so weak!

Because of a momentary impulse, I forcibly dragged Ariel into this situation...

It's not just about not being able to fulfill one's dreams...

It also caused the deaths of many people...

Nowadays, people even have to rely on the charity of wicked people to survive and eke out a living...

I......

What should I do?

Ariel had clearly stated long ago that she didn't want to get involved in these things, and that she just wanted to hide away and be an adventurer or something...

But things have somehow escalated to this point where it's a complete and irreconcilable feud...

What exactly is it that I...?

What should I do?

I'm so cold...

So tired...

So useless...

"I'm sorry... Ariel... It's all my fault... I'm such an idiot... I wasted so much time... and yet I still ended up like this..."

[Ariel's Perspective]

I feel wronged too...

I really want to say that I already said this...

I want to yell back at them!

but......

However, I don't entirely agree with what she said...

I stood in the rain, soaked to the bone, watching her cry.

Then I went over, squatted down, grabbed her shoulders, and forcibly pulled this thin, ten-year-old girl up.

yes......

She's so thin...

She's just a child, and I always forget that she's just a child because she's so domineering...

She, a mere child, was forcibly dragging me along, making me do the things a princess should do...

Since that's the case, I must fulfill my responsibilities as a princess.

"Smack!!!"

I slapped her hard across the face!

She looked up, her face covered in water, indistinguishable between rain and tears. I looked at her.

"You know, although I don't like getting involved in these things, I don't believe what I did before was meaningless! The lives of those who were helped were not meaningless!!!"

Their happy smiles after receiving help were not without meaning!

We didn't waste any time!!!

and so!

Don't say such discouraging things!!!

The rain is getting heavier.

My hair was plastered to my face, and my clothes felt like lead stuck to my body.

But I have to stand up!

Even if the sky falls, it's Wang Xian who will hold it up.

These are the words of this little girl who calls herself the Elf King.

But I am the second princess of Asura!

He is the third in line to inherit the throne in the Kingdom of Asura!

"You said it before!"

It has all begun!

There's only one way to end this—either win or die!

All we can do now is stick with you to the end!

Hilfi looked at me.

Her already red eyes became even more swollen from crying, her lips turned white, and her whole body trembled like a leaf in the wind.

Then she slowly and properly stood up.

He looked utterly dejected, as if all his strength had been drained away.

"yes......

It's all because of my naivety and incompetence... that this situation has arisen.

How can I run away...?

I will take full responsibility...

Her voice was so soft that it was almost swallowed up by the rain.

She wasn't standing straight either, and rain kept dripping from the ends of her hair.

"Don't always take all the blame upon yourself..."

"But that's exactly what my older brother did..."

The older brother he mentioned...

Who exactly is this person?

[The Dark Side of the Mysterious Grove]

[From the perspective of the Water Goddess]

Ugh......

When will I, an old man, be able to retire?

It's about time I retired, isn't it?

Luckily, it was me who came this time, and luckily, this old lady has a good memory...

wrong......

How could I forget the expression on that kid's face when he introduced his family to me at the Sword Sanctuary's house?

It's like I actually killed them...

but......

If I hadn't seen that painting and heard his threats, that little girl would probably really be dead.

If that little guy named Hilfi dies, who knows what he might do.

If his battle with Alucard and the Dragon God were moved to the royal city, who knows what would happen?

After all, the moment I saw him, I knew he was a very vengeful guy.

I don't know what I did to offend him...

It is because...

Was it because of Darius?

Ugh......

When that guy came to me for help before, I thought he didn't remember that incident at all, but I didn't expect him to still remember it.

Then, using that childhood kindness, I did these things again that I didn't want to do.

When gratitude is expressed verbally, it ceases to be gratitude.

Anyway, this is the end, it's all over...

Let's secretly escort them for a while longer...

At least leave the Kingdom of Asura...

And their direction...

Is it Sharia?

Maybe I can even sneak a peek at my dear granddaughter...

I really want to retire...