Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

"Father, whenever I want to show you a little more respect, you have to speak..."

"You bastard! You are! No, I am! No, anyway, I'm your father! A son is not allowed to talk back to his father! It's all your fault!"

Paul may not be good with words, but he's really good at kicking asses.

Even though we were each riding a horse, Paul's foot always managed to kick me squarely in the buttocks, but my legs were too short to kick back.

There was no other way but to give in for now.

"Sigh... Okay, okay, it's all my fault, I'll get out and go to work right away."

As she spoke, she turned her head, pretending that she was about to drop a small pearl.

"No, no, that's not what I meant! I know you mean well... Anyway, you don't need to worry about money, I will fulfill my responsibilities as a father..."

Paul's voice trailed off, and he didn't dare look in their direction at all.

Sure enough, this old man still has a conscience after all; otherwise, he wouldn't have reformed. As long as you act pitiful in front of him, he will feel uneasy about it.

That is his weakness.

But the problem is, I never expected that I myself would have a better conscience than Paul...

Seeing Paul's pathetic state of mind, all for the sake of his family, I felt sorry for him instead...

Am I really a vampire? My defenses crumble at the slightest bit of sunshine and love?

Is it really going to cause the little pearls to fall out?

No, it has to be changed!

Poker face! Poker face!

After calming himself down a bit, Wang put on a serious expression again.

"In that case, you pass!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"It means that you, my wretched old man, have passed my test, so I will bestow wealth upon you."

The response, however, was still Paul's stinky feet (over 40 yards) and a string of curses.

Don't get angry! Don't get angry! I won't stoop to Paul's level.

No wonder!

"How can you be so useless! You've spent all the money an ordinary person could live on for a lifetime in just a few years! I was actually waiting for you, old fool, to die suddenly so I could inherit your gold coins and your wife!"

"You're not doing this...!"

Before Paul could finish speaking, I grabbed a bag of gold coins and threw it at that stinky Paul.

There are a total of 43 Asura gold coins inside!

Paul caught it, opened it, and finally knew how to look at the king.

"You...? Me...? This...?"

I wanted to yell at him, but he gave me too much~~~

I guess that's what he was thinking.

Wang's eyes unconsciously turned into a pie chart, showing three points, three points, and more.

Then, like an old man, I slowly shook my head while making mocking "tsk tsk tsk" sounds.

"Did you steal my gold coins? Is that why they disappeared so quickly?"

Even the well-informed Wang, who lived in Bengbu, didn't know whether Paul was stupid or bad, or both!

"You old man! Don't you know how much money you have?!"

"That's why I asked you!"

"Ah~ Minos@#￥%"

"......!"

【after a while】

"Oh, I see..."

Wang ignored Paul and just kept glancing at him sideways.

"You earned it yourself, so you should take it back. Let..."

Before Paul could finish speaking, the king agreed.

"OK."

"Huh?"

"I've been thinking about it. You don't even know how much money you have, or how you spent it all. Giving you this money would be a waste. I'd better manage the money myself."

After I finished speaking, I reached out to take the money bag back.

Paul, however, wouldn't let go, forcing me to pull hard several times before I could get it back.

Then Paul looked at me like I was some kind of cuckold, as if his wife had been stolen from him.

I don't know what Paul was thinking; his eyes looked like those of a lost puppy.

What a damn bad luck!

Unable to resist, he pulled a gold coin from his pocket and threw it at Paul.

"Remember to use the allowance I'm given to buy things for your wife!"

"Yay!"

Paul took the gold coins, his eyes lighting up like a child receiving New Year's money.

He weighed the gold coin in his hand, then blew on it and brought it to his ear to listen to the sound. The action was so practiced it was heartbreaking.

Wang turned his face away, unable to bear looking at this old child...

It's just a gold coin, is it really that big of a deal?

But Paul clearly did it.

He carefully stuffed the gold coins into his waist pouch, patted it to make sure they wouldn't fall out, and then straightened his back again, as if the "abandoned puppy" had never existed.

Forget it, let's not part with this foolish fellow. We must demonstrate the wisdom of a king.

"From now on, I will have control of the family finances. I'll give you one a month, and that should last you a long time."

Lilia's salary could be a little higher, just two silver coins, I don't want to be stared at with such disrespectful eyes by the maids every day.

Then there's the daily food. You need to make sure your sons have enough meat, eggs, and milk. They're both growing, and if they go hungry, it's your sons and your wife who will suffer.

We can't expect Uncle Roltz to deliver meat to us forever, can we? We should just pay him; we're not short of money.

"Gibberish...gibberish...gibberish...gibberish..."

The king gave the orders, and Paul did not object, for the king now held the reins of finance.

"Um, son?"

"What's wrong?"

"How about we finish decorating the house as well? With those gold coins, we can buy all the furniture we need."

"Is that really necessary? Wouldn't it be better to use the remaining money to buy your own furniture after deducting what I just mentioned?"

"Your mom will definitely be happy!"

"It's necessary! It's absolutely necessary!"

It wasn't that Wang was biased, but he felt that if Paul were to spend his own money, most of his monthly salary might go towards buying expensive furniture, and his food standards would still not be up to par.

[In the town]

"Look at those pots of roses! They'd look so beautiful on the flower stand in your mom's sunroom!"

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"Look at that wool rug! You've made our floor all shiny and slippery. What if your mother gets pregnant again and slips and falls?"

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"Look at that chandelier! Our family relies on those few candlesticks on the table every night. After dinner, we have to carry them back to our room. Your mother and I take them with us when we shower or go to the toilet. You and Rudy have to carry them around all the time when you're reading or writing. It's so inconvenient."

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"We've already bought the candlesticks, but what about the candles..."

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"Look at this tablecloth..."

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"I've already bought the tablecloth, but the tableware..."

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"You've bought so many things for your mom, all I want is a new wine glass..."

"Buy, buy, buy!"

"you......"

"purchase......"

【dusk】

The Shadow Lord and the elite monster rode together on horseback on the road back to the village.

Behind them was a cart loaded with furniture.

There's also a lot of rat poison; I hate rats!

It's too early for Mambo, who's still a child, to bear such a heavy burden.

So Cavallaccio ultimately bore the brunt of it all.

After shifting his gaze from Cavallaccio's trembling legs, he focused on Wang's wallet.

Wang's wallet has also been burdened with too much.

The original forty-three gold coins have now been reduced to a few large copper coins.

After the exhilarating shopping spree, the penniless Wang finally came to his senses.

Where did the money go?

"That's really strange. I had dozens of gold coins; I should be super rich. How did they all disappear so inexplicably?"

"See, I told you so. The money just disappeared without you even noticing."

Paul, oblivious to everything, drove the cart with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.

But Wang can't be treated like an elite monster; we must find the reason!

"When I was traveling with Loki, aside from the materials for the magic circle, we didn't even spend 10 gold coins in half a year. Why are some decent pieces of furniture so expensive?"

"I don't know either. When I was a young master, I wouldn't even look at these things. Who knew they would be so expensive?"

Paul revealed the reason without anyone noticing.

"I see."

"What do you mean? You've found the reason?"

"Yes, we're still living according to the standards of the nobility without even realizing it."

Paul started reminiscing too.

"Expensive, aristocratic? ...It seems so. When I ran away from home, I lived all kinds of lives. Although I didn't care at the time, for some reason, once I had money, I started spending it according to my childhood habits."

"So the problem was all your fault..."

Before the king could finish his sentence in a low voice, Paul interrupted him and continued muttering to himself.

"Your mom too, those storybooks alone cost a lot of money. The walls of the old house need to be repainted, the wooden tables need to be polished and varnished. And a bunch of flowers and plants need to be planted in the garden..."

"But then again, life is really not bad."

Since Mom has been brought up, how could Mom be at fault?

Absolutely not.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's only a few dozen coins anyway. My money-making speed is not much slower than printing money.

If I go back and show off a lot, everyone will be happy, and I will be happy too, then it's a win-win situation.

As for Lilia's salary, we'll talk about that next month.

Anyway, Lilia's disrespectful gaze has been going on for more than a day or two, so it won't hurt to look at her for another month.

"If Rudy knew that his older brother was too outstanding, he might be discouraged or something, and then he might give up, lie down, live off his parents, and become a useless person or something."

On the way back, Wang used this reason to persuade Paul to keep it a secret.

As for where the money came from, he said that Paul had hidden it in a hidden compartment and forgot about it, and had just found it today.

Anyway, this is something that idiot would do.

Alas, I have worried myself sick over this family.

Wang was not belittling Rudy; he was stating a real risk.

Rudy has always been overshadowed by me.

She was inferior in magic, inferior in swordsmanship, and even her age advantage was overtaken by Silphi.

Moreover, he was a time traveler. It wasn't that I was afraid Rudy would be jealous, but that I was afraid he would give up.

I have already hidden a lot, so a little more won't hurt.

Paul may not say it, but he knows in his heart how much pressure his youngest son is under in front of his genius older brother.

This lie also served to give Paul a way to justify himself, and incidentally, to fool Senis, so she wouldn't ask how he earned it, whether it was dangerous, or if there was anything else...

"You really only think about yourself."

Wang was still hurt by this assessment. When did I become a wooden cabinet? Little Rudy is clearly the Japanese cabinet.

Moreover, how could I have only cared about myself?

It's clear that she cares a lot about her family.

Although, perhaps, maybe, it is indeed somewhat arrogant.

But Wang didn't think there was any major problem and didn't plan to change it.

As expected, everyone who received the gifts was very happy, which is good; they were all smiling happily.

The king rejoiced in the happiness of all.