Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

Although I finally uttered the line I'd been thinking about for so long, it doesn't seem to have much effect on this old man...

He was still staring intently at me, though he wasn't as blushing anymore.

"Hey, is that the look you give someone your benefactor?"

"A benefactor?" He turned his head to look at Sister Le, then at the king. "You can hardly be considered a benefactor. After all, the greatest danger I've encountered in the past six months is you."

Lulululululu~~~

The Lord of Shadows is pretending to look around at the scenery.

"I only messed with you a little, is it really necessary to hold a grudge like this? If it weren't for your sudden outburst, I was planning to sleep all day with the witch today."

That was indeed the original plan. I've been really exhausted lately, and my brain is a complete mess. I need to take some time to sort things out. As a result, today was another busy day from morning till night.

"Anyway... thank you..."

"It's nothing... I just did it on the spur of the moment..."

In the end, he still thanked me, holding his nose...

Ugh......

I also said something similar like "you're welcome"...

The witch beside her was still muttering to herself, "So they really are two tsundere types..."

Alright, the king and the uncle blushed as well, and then pretended to look around at the scenery.

Look at this well, it's really a well...

......

[After a short period of time]

We found another place to sit down, and a few of us sat around a campfire by ourselves. I, the king, rested my head on the witch's lap and stared blankly at the starry sky.

The old man was sitting on a dead tree, roasting the meat of some kind of monster.

The important matters have been resolved...

After that, you can leave after chatting with him briefly about the matter of gods and men.

"Uncle, what are your plans for the future?"

"Yes... I'll be staying here for a while longer..." he said, turning to look at Sister Le in the distance. "Once I can confirm that she's truly been cured by you, it will be time for me to leave. Besides, I have some research topics I'd like to explore during this time."

"I see... In the end, the claim that I cured her is only one side of the story. To be on the safe side, we do need time to observe her... That makes perfect sense..."

"I'm so glad you understand..."

"I understand..."

Of course I can understand...

But...it's that feeling again...the feeling of my heart suddenly unable to breathe...

It's really annoying...

I really want to leave here as soon as possible...

"In that case, you can borrow this for now."

With that, I tossed the holy sword to him.

"What...does this mean?"

"We're leaving soon and can't stay here with you for long. If I fail to cure her and she relapses, you'll surely have to take her to Saint Milis again, as planned. And this is all I have left as a token."

"Are you really that insecure?"

"I was originally very confident, but with things like this... the more insurance, the better..."

I don't want to see her die in agony, I can't even bear to imagine it...

"Thank you... but... will this affect your strength?"

"Don't worry about it. That holy sword only has a real hilt. Besides... as for holy swords, any sword that I hold is a holy sword."

As I spoke, I took a tree branch from the side and manipulated magic to transform it into a lightsaber that shone brightly in the night.

"I see... That's amazing..."

"That's all I'm saying. This sword is only temporarily lent to you. It's my birthday present, and I'll be taking it back later."

"Of course. Anyway, I'll be passing through Saint-Miris eventually, so I'll entrust this sword to the people there for safekeeping. What do you think?"

"Yes, I actually had plans to visit Saint Milis later."

"Okay, it's a date then."

"Yes, it's arranged. But..."

"But what?"

"I wish to ask you about the matter of gods and men."

"A god or a human?"

"Hmm, have you heard of them? A self-proclaimed god who hides in another world, bewitching humanity through dreams?"

"..."

He fell silent...

Is he thinking about something?

Or is he really related to gods and men?

"Actually, I can't be sure if it's true, because I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I've heard some similar legends."

"legend?"

"Well, those are just some urban legends among the more professional magic researchers in the Mage's Guild."

"Could you explain in more detail?"

"Of course, I was just organizing my thoughts."

He pondered for a while, took a sip of hot tea, and finally spoke.

"Did you know that in ancient times, there were six worlds at the beginning of the world, known as the Six-Sided Worlds? Each world was inhabited by a race: Humans, Demons, Celestials, Dragons, Beasts, and Seas?"

Compared to other races, humans are weak, short-lived, and powerless. However, humans also possess a unique characteristic: they have significantly greater intelligence than other races, and the number of wise individuals is enormous. Legend has it that the human realm was the first to develop society and technology. They then shared their experiences with other worlds.

He looked very proud when he talked about this.

"Yeah, humans are really amazing."

"Yes, humans are truly amazing. But human society hasn't made any significant progress in thousands of years..."

Even civilization is regressing. Can you imagine that we, who are at the forefront of the world's magic, have to rely on exploring labyrinths and doing archaeology to improve our skills in the most convenient way?

!!!

yes......

This doesn't make sense...

The magic of this world is like an all-powerful particle, far superior to most energy sources in modern society.

The technological explosion in modern society has occurred in at most a few hundred years.

And there are so many humans in this world who have studied magic, and for so long...

Even someone as mediocre as me could achieve this level of skill.

Why hasn't a society with such perfect energy experienced a technological explosion over such a long period of tens of thousands of years? Why is society still largely in the medieval period?

Even though the Second War between Humans and Demons caused the destruction of the Lingus Sea and set civilization back, more than 4000 years have passed since then...

so......