Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

[After a short period of time]

Kino, with a tissue plugging his bleeding nose and sporting two panda eyes, sat obediently to the side.

Seriously...

Hopefully, this guy will behave himself for a moment...

After we all quieted down, Izuru looked at me this time with a serious look in her eyes.

"By the way, you're actually quite concerned about Lord Jax, aren't you?"

"..."

"I knew it! You still care about him, don't you?"

"..."

Do you care?

To be honest, there is some to it.

Although I don't get along with that guy, he's actually a pretty good person.

When we first met, I thought he was a womanizing scoundrel who had gotten a maid pregnant, but after learning the truth from my father, I realized it was a misunderstanding.

When I was rescuing the kidnapped child with him, I realized that he really was the kind of strong and kind guy my dad had described.

She's the kind of person you can really rely on in crucial moments...

It looks exactly like me!

And that guy, like me, enjoys bullying people...

But why am I the one who bullies people even more than him?

Ugh......

We just don't get along...

Kino is still easier to bully...

As I was thinking this, I gave Kino another whack on the head.

really!

My son, Qinuo, is much better behaved; he doesn't fight back at all.

"Regarding the matter in Fituia, I heard some inside information from Teacher Irene. It's said that when the magical disaster occurred, Lord Jax and the Ankylosaurus were handling it together."

Thanks to them, the disaster was contained and prevented from escalating to an irreversible extent.

Although some people were affected, only Roya City was completely destroyed by the magical disaster.

Meanwhile, Lord Jax, who was at the very center of the magical disaster, was nowhere to be found...

"A magical disaster?"

An unnamed anger was rising within him, threatening to erupt...

I knew it; whatever "some trouble" he wrote in his letter, it would definitely be something serious.

"Huh? You didn't know?"

"cut......"

"Nina? Are you alright?"

"How would I know?!... That guy! That guy is always like this! Why do such dangerous things!? Why didn't he just explain things clearly from the beginning!? He always hides things and makes people worry!?"

"You really care about him..."

"What are you worried about! If he dies out there, who will I hold accountable? And Aisha is left alone at home. What will happen to her if something really happens to him?"

"Calm down, he'll be fine."

As she spoke, Lutty pushed her tea towards me...

But I'm not in the mood to drink this right now...

"How do you know he'll be alright? Don't try to fool me with those kinds of guesses from romance novels, or this saint will beat you up."

"How is that possible?" Izelti said seriously, "Lord Jax is one of the seven great powers, and the stone tablets of the seven great powers have not changed, so Lord Jax should still be alive."

"Oh." I picked up my teacup and took a big gulp. "That's more like it."

Even I feel awkward saying this.

But Izeruti didn't ask any further questions.

She just looked at me and smiled.

She's really good at this kind of comfortable silence.

Unlike that expressionless, talkative jerk next to me, who was probably lost in thought.

And then this talkative jerk started talking again...

"Nina, didn't you confess your feelings to your older brother before? He rejected you, and you were clearly furious then. Why are you still concerned about him now?"

"Pfft!!!" x2

Rutty and I sprayed each other's faces with the tea we had just drunk...

I really want to beat that bastard Kino to death right now!

But that would only make me look like I'm furious...

but......

Is this how things were in Kino's idiot eyes?

wrong!

That's probably how most people see it!

......

I......

I really want to die...

[After a short period of time]

[Izeruti's Perspective]

"So... you mean: you mistakenly thought he liked you, so you wanted to take advantage of the situation to seduce him into confessing his feelings to you in public, and then you would harshly reject him and embarrass him? But in the end..."

"Um......"

No wonder Nina was blushing and slumped over the table for so long...

If I were to experience that kind of thing...

I'd probably just commit suicide...

but......

Blue hair, beautiful, gentle, intelligent, and reliable...

Isn't that me?

"Huh?! Luti, you don't actually think he likes you, do you?"

I choked on the water, but my self-control was no joke. Even though the water almost came out of my nose, I managed to hold it in.

This is the Water God Flow!

"How could that be?"

But Nina still seemed to be staring at me with deadpan eyes, looking completely unconvinced...

Since that's the case, let's change the subject.

"But Nina, does that mean you know who he likes?"

This is also a technique of the Water God Style.

And it seems quite useful. Nina turned her sour face to the side, recalling something, and then spoke.

"Well, I guess you could say we've met."

"You've seen him?"

"Yes, in his bedroom—"

"bedroom?!"

Did Nina bump into him during...?

How could this be?

How old is Mr. Jacks?

This is too much...

"Feed? What are you thinking about?"

"I'm sorry, that scene must have been very awkward..."

"..."

Nina fell silent...

That was really awkward...

"I saw it in his bedroom, on the small portrait on his desk."

"Huh?!"

"I didn't know you were so knowledgeable, Ruth!"

no way......

The schools in the capital are full of these kinds of rotten stories...

Let's continue using the Water God style technique to steer the conversation elsewhere.

"By the way, why were you in Lord Jax's room?"

"He moved here, so his villa in the Holy Land of Swords became empty, and I, the Holy Maiden, moved in!"

Truly worthy of being called the Saintess of the Sword God School...

"...When I visit the Holy Land of Swords, please make sure I stay with you."

"No problem! Leave it to me, Saintess! However..."

"But what?"

"I've told you all about my embarrassing moments, so it's your turn, isn't it? How's your time at the magic university going? Has anything embarrassing happened to you?"

"..."

Is it something shameful?!

Of course!

It makes my teeth itch with hatred just thinking about it!

I ran into that bully who harassed the melon farmers again not long ago!

He bullied me terribly!

"Hmm? What's wrong? You look terrible! Tell me, tell me!"