Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

[Luo Qixi's Perspective]

[Before the Great Migration]

On the way to Donadi

"Teacher Luo Qixi~ Please don't do this!"

"Hmm~ What do you not want?"

"Please don't bite my ear in public..."

The wheels creaked rhythmically as they rolled over the dirt road.

Hilfi's voice was muffled in her chest, like she was being coquettish, and the tips of her ears were as red as ripe shrimp.

I sat on the cart, hugging Hilfi from behind, my chin resting on the top of her head, and I could smell the scent of sunshine and grass in her hair.

Her ear was right next to my lips, and if I gently nibbled her earlobe, her reaction would be adorable.

I could feel my whole body tense up, then my skin turned red, and my ears were twitching too.

And I can never resist the urge to tease her~

"Okay~ Teacher understands, then I'll bite it again when I go to bed tonight."

"Teacher Luo Qixi...you're so mean...you always bully me..."

"There's nothing I can do. You're just so amazing, so amazing that even your teacher is jealous of you. Besides, you might not have another chance like this, so let your teacher indulge you a little longer~"

"......Um."

Her voice was low, as if she had given in.

I felt her body slowly relax in my arms, her back pressed against my chest, and her breathing becoming even.

Hilfi has grown quite a bit taller than she did a few years ago. Now, when she's nestled in my arms, I can barely encircle her.

"But... why did the teacher say there wouldn't be another chance? Didn't we agree that after taking me back to celebrate my tenth birthday with Rudy, we'd also go to the magic university to find my older brother?"

"No, that's the plan, but I haven't figured out what to do next."

"Then why do you say that?"

"Because you've grown up, my dear apprentice."

"What does this have to do with me growing up?"

"Because at that time, I'll probably only be able to look up at you. With a teacher's pitiful self-esteem, it's impossible to accept being looked down upon by one's own student."

"It's okay, even when I'm all grown up, you can still bully me if you want."

"Hmm! You're truly a good disciple of this witch, much better than Trevor! In that case, I'll let you go today."

"Thank you, teacher!"

The cart continued forward, and outside the window lay the Kingdom of Asura, where the fields, just beginning to bloom in spring, rippled with green waves when the wind blew.

If you ignore the occasional groups of refugees appearing on the roadside, the scene is quite peaceful.

refugee......

We saw it when we entered the territory of Fituia.

At first, there were only a few people, carrying bundles, walking along the roadside.

Later, the number grew to dozens, then hundreds.

For some reason, I lost contact with Trevor and Rudy.

Because Asura imposed communications restrictions.

The last letter was a year ago...

It must have taken advantage of the privileges of the Boreas family to send it out.

However, Rudy's letter was vague, only stating that Trevor was currently at the Magic University, researching magic with a very important figure. He was also doing important things in Donadi.

Moreover, Asura even stopped exporting grain.

The commotion was quite significant, causing panic among the small countries surrounding Asura, who feared that war was about to begin.

The three great magical nations cannot be self-sufficient in food, and it is also difficult to buy food from other smaller countries because Asura blocks safe transport routes, so they can only transport food from dangerous conflict zones.

Ugh......

Fortunately...

It's not that Asura is going to start a war.

Out of concern, I brought Silphi back with me.

Because of my reputation as a Water King-level magician, it didn't take much effort to get through, and the person in charge at the checkpoint explained the reasons to me.

Magical Disaster...

They said the country was looking for a powerful magician and hoped we could help.

So this is the big deal Rudy was talking about?

So what is Trevor doing?

have no idea......

So the plan changed to confirming the safety of Sylphie and Rudy's family, celebrating their tenth birthdays together, and then taking Sylphie to the magic university to find Trevor.

Ugh......

These two little ones go to school together and date...

This doesn't seem so bad...

"Teacher Luo Qixi?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Do you like your older brother?

"Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Curious...and...you've never mentioned this before..."

"Please, teacher, I'm not a pervert. I'm over forty years old. It would be strange if I liked a child, wouldn't it?"

"But... my older brother won't be a child anymore in a few years, and you're always bothering me..."

"Huh? Are you trying to say that I'm a pervert, teacher?"

The gentle witch smacked her wicked apprentice on the head with her chin.

"No, no, no! That's not what I meant. I meant that if your older brother meets you, and you two look about the same age, he'll definitely pursue you, right?"

"Sigh... But it's also possible that he'll grow up and stop liking this witch who never grows up... Besides, I don't have any feelings for him... We're just friends."

"But... teacher, you keep reminiscing about the times you traveled with your older brother."

"Because traveling with him was really fun, but so was traveling with you. I'll definitely remember you in the future."

"Oh, I see... That's complicated... But it'll be quite a show then!"

Ugh......

This witch's dream is to find her true love in the labyrinth; she has no intention of settling for just anyone.

Although things seem difficult right now, thankfully this witch can live for a long time.

but......

Looking at the downcast Silphie, why did she say there was going to be a good show?

What does that mean?

Why is she still smiling so mischievously?

"Sylphie?"

"Um?"

Do you like Trevor?

For some reason, Hilfi suddenly became sullen.

Her voice suddenly rose, like a kitten hissing after its fur has been ruffled.

"I don't like it! My brother is a bad guy!!! Rudy too, and you, teacher, are the same! They all bully me!"

"Huh? What's going on?"

"My brother... and Rudy... are all too precocious..."

"Hmm, it seems like that's the case with Greratter, no, it's probably because of Mr. Paul, but what does that have to do with it?"

Then Hilfi rested her head on my chest, looked up at the sky, and began to reminisce.

"During those years in Buena village... I tried my best to catch up with them... but the gap only widened, which is why I chose to come out with you, teacher."

"Yes, I know, you did a great job too."

"But now that I think about it, I realize!"

My older brother was pursuing you back then when he was still young!

Rudy too!

Every letter he sent contained stories about him and that girl named Alice!

It's just me!

I didn't understand anything back then!

Then, being foolish, I came out with you, teacher!

Her speech quickened; were these the words she'd been holding back? It seemed so; Sylphie had matured a little late in matters of the heart… no… it was Trevor and Rudy who matured too early…

"If I had cried and begged my older brother to take me to the Holy Land of Swords back then, he might have softened and agreed!"

Then I can be with my older brother!

When Mr. Paul cheated on me, and my older brother was heartbroken, I comforted him. Then we went to the Sword Sanctuary together, raised little Aisha together, grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and slowly developed our feelings for each other...

hey~

Hehe~

this......

Little Sylphie...is quite thoughtful too...

Her pouty expression gradually disappeared as she drifted into her daydream, replaced by a blush...

I feel completely immersed in my own world...

"I'm...I'm so sorry...I made you miss out...But there's still a chance, right? You two can go to school together and slowly develop your relationship, wouldn't that be better?"

"No...it's too late now..."

"Huh? Why? Why is there no chance anymore?"

"Teacher, you really don't know anything."

"The teacher really doesn't understand. Could you explain it to the teacher?"

"My brother must be very sad because of Mr. Paul's affair."

"Hmm...she must be very sad..."

"But the key lies in how the eldest brother handled it. He must hate Mr. Paul to the core, and judging from Rudy's letter, the eldest brother might have given Mr. Paul a good beating."

"That's certainly possible. Trevor is really strong; he killed several Northern Saints while traveling."

"Teacher, you've missed the point again."

"Huh? What's the key point?"

"The key point is that the older brother hates Mr. Paul, so he would never want to become another Paul."

If it weren't for that, I wouldn't mind pursuing him, but... now... he's probably just like he wrote in his letter, only capable of loving one person, right?

"That...does make some sense...but maybe he just wanted to write some nonsense in his letter to embarrass me..."

"No, while my brother certainly has bad intentions, he didn't just want to embarrass you, teacher. There was something else behind that letter!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"The letter he sent was absolutely awful!"

That long letter!

Not a single word was spoken directly to me!

Even words of concern need to be relayed to you, teacher!

My older brother is a smart guy. Even though you and the teacher were together, he knew that both you and the teacher would see that letter!

"Um...that's really going too far..."

That's right!

What's even more outrageous is why the older brother wrote it that way!?

There can only be two possibilities!

Firstly: Either my older brother never treated me as an equal younger brother!

Secondly: either my precocious older brother realized my thoughts earlier than I did, and then deliberately did those... those... those crazy things in front of me...

In short, no matter what, my older brother is a wicked guy!

"Or maybe you're overthinking it? Perhaps he's just having his usual episode? Besides, you're clearly his sister, aren't you?"

Hilfi is now...

Sometimes I even forget that I'm a girl...

But she's still cute when she blushes~

"It's all my brother's fault that I've ended up like this! And... no matter what, my brother is so smart... every action he takes must have a deeper meaning."

"Sylphie, aren't you overthinking this? Although Trevor always acts crazy towards me, it's just wishful thinking on his part. Besides, he's such a capable person, he might not even like me after we meet..."

"╭(╯^╰)╮Hmph!"

I don't care!

Even a fool could guess what my brother would do when he sees you! I don't want to get involved in any melodramatic love triangle! If I mess this up... I might not even be able to stay brothers with you anymore...

"But... what about your own happiness? What's wrong with pursuing your own happiness?"

"...There's nothing wrong with it...but...I don't want to ruin someone else's happiness more than my own..."

My older brother... he must be the same... To avoid hurting his beloved Aunt Senis... he can only hide far away... and keep lying...

He was all alone, and no one around him understood him...

He's already so pitiful...

Only you and I know the truth, but he loves you. All I want is to be his younger brother and stay by his side.

Her voice was flat, as if she were talking about something she had thought about for a long time.

What a gentle child...

but......

"Then you're so pathetic!"

Without realizing it, I wanted to hug her more, so I pulled my arms closer and hugged her even tighter.

"Hmph, don't underestimate me. I'm not without my own interests besides love and romance. I am the Elf King, a true genius!"

"I'll definitely make something of myself then! And then I'll take my revenge on my older brother from a position of power!"

"Um... what kind of business? How big is it?"

"That would naturally be world domination!"

"Huh? This is way too big!"

"There's nothing I can do about it, it's all thanks to my older brother's excellent teaching!"

My elder brother said: The world is vast! It belongs to the capable! It belongs to the virtuous!

I thought royalty was all so smart and capable, but when I saw them in person, they were just a bunch of worthless, low-class bastards!

And I'm from the Long-Eared Tribe, so I'll live for many, many more years! I'll definitely become the queen who secretly rules the world! Bringing lasting peace to this world!

"Don't keep flipping through Trevor's bullshit 'Heroes of Shadow,' that's all he wrote while holed up in a hotel, racking his brains to come up with this nonsense..."

"But there's some truth to that, isn't there?"

"But... never mind..."

Thankfully, she's still a child. After taking her to the magic university, maybe she'll meet Trevor, experience a simple daily life, and then...

"And my first step! Is to go to the Magic University! To secretly control the royal bloodlines of various countries!"

"Huh...? That's...that's amazing..."

It seems like a lot of people in university are there just to network and build connections...

Why was I only thinking about studying back then...?

Moreover... even if Silphie and Trevor go to magic university, they certainly won't be ordinary students.

Even being born out of wedlock would be considered a waste; their magical skills alone are enough to establish their own sect...

Are they really going to rule the world? What if they actually become some kind of king...?

Ugh......

Is this the difference between geniuses and ordinary people?

Looking at Sylphie in my arms... I'm so jealous!

"But... what did you mean when you said there was going to be a good show?"

"Oh~~~ Teacher, do you really want to know?"

Why is Hilfi suddenly smiling so mischievously again?!

"Yes, the teacher wants to know."

"Of course, it'll be a great show for you and your older brother! Your older brother will definitely drag you into doing all sorts of embarrassing things in public! Then I'll record it all and have countless copies made! After we conquer the world, I'll show all the embarrassing things you and your older brother did to everyone in the world!"

not good!

Just thinking back to the embarrassing things I did with Trevor...

This witch can confirm it!

That's something Trevor would definitely do!

"You...! You wicked disciple!!! Why would you do such a malicious thing!?"

"Oh?! Teacher, you're really excited too? I could even hear you picking at the soles of your shoes with your toes! As for why? Well, it's because you and my older brother always bully me, and naturally I have to get revenge!"

Okay, okay, okay!!!

He truly is a worthy disciple of this witch!

Since that's the case...

Let's bully them a bit more while we can!

Let's get our revenge now!

"Ah!"

He took her earlobe into his mouth and gently rubbed it with his teeth.

"Ah~! Teacher Luo Qixi~? Why are you biting my ear again~~~? Ha~ No... don't tickle my stomach~~~"

She squirmed in my arms, trying to escape but unable to, because my arms held her waist firmly in place. She laughed until she was breathless, her voice broken and intermittent, her cheeks as red as if she had just run ten miles.

"Hmm~~~ Your Majesty the Elf King~ Your muscles are so firm~~~"

As he spoke, he gently traced circles on her waist with his fingers, and her body suddenly stiffened.

"Don't do that! There are people on the street!"

"Slurp~ Oh~ Your ears~ smell so good~"

"Teacher, where did you learn all this?!"

"╭(╯^╰)╮Hmph! Of course, it's because your older brother taught you well~~~"

"How...how could this happen..."

But......

Just as this witch was savoring Silphie's beauty, a white light appeared!

Was this witch punished by heaven because she attacked the future Elf King?