Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

[The next morning]

On the way out of the Kingdom of Asura

[Noren's Perspective]

Ah~~~

So sleepy~~~

Let me take a nap a little longer...

It's happening again...

The carriage is swaying again...

Nina and Aisha are bickering again...

The sound of wheels rolling over stones is so loud...

It's much faster than when I traveled with my dad before.

Even though I was inside the carriage and had a comfortable blanket to sleep on, the journey was so fast that I felt like my whole body was being jostled around...

I feel like Aisha is even more anxious than I am...

Anyway, Aisha and Aunt Lilia planned the route, and Kino and Nina protected us, so I had nothing to do with it.

Even though I didn't do anything, I'm still so tired...

It's probably because I was too tired that I had those strange dreams.

For example, I encountered Spelud people while playing by the river...

Then, when she was about to be eaten, she said she was Sister Sylphie...

The beautiful older sister next to her is the legendary princess...

I was still being held in the princess's arms...

You're also going to take me to eat lots of delicious food...

Ah~~~

The grilled meat was glistening with oil...

Small cakes...

There are also many dishes whose names I don't even know...

I really want to keep eating...

What a pity...

Just a little bit more...

My strawberry dessert...

You might as well go back to sleep...

Just like everyone says, if you close your eyes, you might be able to see the dream continue.

I still want to finish eating all the delicious food in my dream...

Could Nina and Aisha please keep their bickering a little quieter...?

How am I supposed to go back to sleep?

"Aisha! You little bastard! You gave Sylphie something, but not me! I'm never going to be friends with you again!"

Eh?

Sylphie...?

Before I could finish thinking, Nina must have noticed that I was already awake.

He scooped me up in one gulp, hugged me like a giant plush toy, and kissed me twice.

"Didn't I give you a magic sword before, sister? Wasn't that a gift?"

"I stole it myself! You didn't give it to me specially! It doesn't count!"

I groggily opened my eyes and saw Aisha sitting beside me, wearing a cloak that looked somewhat familiar—it was the cloak of my sister Sylphie from my dream...

What's going on?

Suddenly, Nina pulled me out of her arms, cupped my face, and forced me to look her in the eye.

"Noren! You be the judge! Tell me, isn't Aisha being biased?!"

I just woke up, and my eyes aren't fully focused yet...

Nina's face is so close...

"Huh? What happened...?"

Am I still dreaming?

But before my brain could even register anything, Nina started rambling on and on.

"When I saw that girl named Hilfi yesterday, I was planning to beat her up to get revenge!!"

After all, I can't beat Trevor, so how could I not beat this sister named Sylphie?

But I'm kind-hearted!

Seeing how exhausted she looked, and having heard that she's a healer who isn't good at fighting, I felt too embarrassed to bully her in front of you, so I let her go!

I only found out how ruthless she was when I was attacked last night!

One hand can crush a person's head!

Although he looked very handsome back then!

But she's so strong! And letting the younger Kino fight her isn't really bullying, is it?

"Hmm...that doesn't count..."

I nodded and responded...

Although I didn't really understand what Nina was saying at all...

"But that guy actually dared to challenge us both! Don't you think he's looking down on us?"

"Um...yes..."

"It was clearly you who lacked sportsmanship. You agreed that only Brother Qi Nuo would go, but you refused to admit defeat, and in the end, the two of you attacked together..."

And embarrassingly, Sister Sylphie used wind magic to blow both of you so hard you couldn't touch the ground, like pancakes flipping in a pan...

"Aisha! You still dare to say that?!"

Eh?

No way?

"So... Nina, you lost? Or are you going with Zeno?"

Nina was taken aback, and after a long pause, she finally managed a soft "hmm..."

They really did lose...

Nina and Kino are so amazing...

Aisha kept cheering her on, saying things like, "Sister Hilfi is so amazing!"

He made that guy incredibly happy...

She even gave her cape to Aisha when she turned around!

They even said it was an early birthday present!

Aisha then handed her the secret manual of the Demon Sword Style!

This young lady has taken you all on such a long trip!

You've suffered so much!

So many people were killed!

As a result, Aisha never gave me a gift!

He saw a woman with green hair and forgot all about me!

You say this isn't biased?

Nina became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and it was hard to tell whether her expression of impending loss of pearls was an act or genuine.

Let's just do it half-heartedly...

"Hmm... biased..."

I groggily reached out and ruffled Nina's hair.

She then buried her face in my neck and pretended to cry...

I patted her on the back, but as I patted her, I realized...

So it turns out I'm not dreaming anymore, and yesterday wasn't either...

So were we attacked last night?

And then I slept until now?

Is that strawberry dessert real?

I haven't finished eating yet?

I'm so sad...

Just as I was feeling sad, Aisha spoke up.

"Nina, if you learned the Light Blade technique, you could have won! Isn't this your own fault?"

Upon hearing this, Nina suddenly stopped pretending to cry and abruptly raised her head.

"How can you blame me?"

"Huh? How can you blame me?"

"Of course it's your fault!"

"Why is it my fault?"

"It's all your fault! I felt it last night! I was so close to breaking through, but you were completely unharmed! All my energy just vanished! And those assassins last night were too weak; I didn't even break a sweat. How was I supposed to break through?!"

"So you only become stronger if I get injured?"

"If you get injured, I will definitely break through to a higher level!"

What kind of logic is this...?

Even if I were an idiot, I'd know that Nina is a bodyguard. What's the point of becoming stronger if something happens to the person she's protecting...?

Eh?

wrong......

Why didn't Aisha and Nina start arguing?

Upon closer inspection, Aisha was actually thinking about this with her arms crossed.

"I do remember, Daddy said something like, 'With a 'Duang!', as long as you get into the mood and feel like you can do anything, your strength will skyrocket..."

Huh...?

Am I really an idiot?

"But this saint has always been like this! I've never felt I couldn't beat the magician!"

But as soon as Nina finished speaking, she began quietly trying to cover it up for herself...

"Although we lost at that time... (Treff planted us in the ground with magic)"

That was also the time... (Izuru was blocked at the intersection by Izuru using Water God Style and magic and taught a lesson).

Even just recently... (before leaving, he wanted to have a match with Sylphie, but Sylphie used wind magic to blow him away so he couldn't land).

They all lost miserably...

But there are reasons for all of this! As long as this Saintess breaks through to the Sword Saint realm!

Even if I still can't beat Trevor, I, this saintess, will definitely slay the next two!!!

Nina became more and more excited as she spoke...

It's as if we've really won...

Nina is so confident...

"I know, Nina, you're amazing! If you learn the Light Blade, you'll definitely win!"

"Huh? Why?"

It was Nina who was puzzled?

Was her confidence just an act?

"Although Sister Silphi is powerful and has many powerful attack moves that she hasn't used yet, her weaknesses are too obvious."

"What do you mean? Kino and I were flying in the air, unable to get any leverage, and we had absolutely no idea how we were going to win..."

"The battle took place in a deserted area, and it was only through wind magic that surrounded my body that I was able to prevent you and Kino from getting close quickly."

This defensive method is too noisy and consumes a lot of magic power. If it were just Sister Sylphie alone, it would indeed be very powerful.

However, the situation that Sister Sylphie will actually face is more complicated, because she must protect the princess while also concealing her true strength.

Why hide your strength?

"Because if her true abilities and information were exposed, the next assassin would definitely be stronger and would target her, making her chances of winning even lower. That's why Sister Sylphie waited until there was no one around before making her move."

"But as long as she's strong enough, that's fine, right?"

"But Sister Hilfi isn't actually that strong."

And I only found out yesterday that Sister Hilfi received Dad's letter two years ago.

I looked at the swordsmanship books my father sent her; they were the orthodox Sword God style manual and the simple Water God style manual.

According to her, although she had developed battle qi, its quality was not high, and she didn't have much practical experience in swordsmanship, so her swordsmanship level wasn't very impressive.

Unlike my true secret manual of the Demon Sword Style, it lacks many new elements. (At the time, Trevor hadn't discovered the secret between magic and emotions, so these were missing.)

If you and Kino knew the Light Blade, Sylphie might have lost before she even realized what was happening.

"Sister Hilfi is destined for great things, which is why I, Ben Guga, gave her the true secret manual of the Demon Sword Style that Dad gave me."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I've already memorized the basics, and when I see my dad, I can pester him to teach me personally."

"Then what should I do?"

"what?"

"I'm asking you, what am I supposed to do?! You're just being biased!"

"But Nina, you can't read..."

"Even if I can't read, can't you explain it to me personally like my father did?"

"what?"

Wouldn't that mess up the generational hierarchy?

Aisha was stunned for a long time before finally humming in agreement and saying, "Okay..."

"Alright. Since you're one of my people, I'll teach you. But you need to practice hard and protect us."

"Alright! This holy maiden must become stronger! And then protect you all!"

[After a long time]

【Kingdom of Siron】

[Noren's Perspective]

"Sister Nina, didn't you say you would definitely protect us?"

"Isn't this what I'm doing to protect you? See, once I give you my name, who would dare to bully us?"

Aisha and I were held in Nina's arms, trapped inside the royal palace of the Kingdom of Xilong...

It seems to be because our penguin costumes and Aisha's cape are so famous...

In short, it seems the royal family here has a grudge against us...

So they arrested us...

"Didn't you say that I'd learn the Light Blade technique once I encountered danger?"

"It's all because you taught me so much that my mind is filled with the Demon Sword, the Demon Sword, and that's how I learned the Light Katana..."

Nina turned her face away and spoke very softly...

"So it's my fault then?"

"Of course it's your fault!"

【at the same time】

【Becallit Continent: Labyrinth City】

[Trevor's Perspective]

The king and the witch were delayed for so long on the road before finally arriving at the Labyrinth City. Alucard should have already taken care of Aisha by now, right?

Senis's side also needs to speed things up...