Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

"The sound from last night? I don't know."

Wang used a perfectly legitimate lie to fool his bratty younger brother.

"You really didn't hear anything? I really did hear a ghost crying last night..."

Is my laughter that terrifying?

"All I heard was you yelling outside."

"...What about all that stuff you said last night, bro?"

This guy looks pretty scared...

Let's try to comfort her.

"Nothing happened last night, right? Don't worry about it, I won't worry about it either. Just think of it as me going out for a walk because I was bored."

"...Oh, I see."

"Yes, that's it."

This brat seemed to be accepting this explanation, but then he suddenly changed his tone and looked up at me again.

"So what you said before about being able to destroy the world, was that true?"

Tsk!

Should I lie to him or not?

Forget it, I'll just not answer questions that are difficult to answer.

Forget about it. Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answers to.

After saying that, Wang turned and left.

Even so, Wang has been restless lately, waking up from the same dream every night, but remembering nothing afterward.

So I would always sit in the living room, staying up late to do some research to pass the time.

After a month of this, Senis started experiencing morning sickness.

I had a vague feeling that this premonition was related to Senis's pregnancy.

Since morning sickness usually appears around 5-6 weeks into pregnancy, the actual time of pregnancy should be about a month ago, which highly coincides with the time when my nightmare began.

And what will happen after Senis becomes pregnant...?

That is, the story of Paul cheating on his wife with the maid Lilia.

Could it be that my sixth sense is actually due to this matter?

Forget about all that mystical stuff. Now we need to prepare contingency plans for what's about to happen.

As a quintessential warrior of pure love, the king places great importance on romance.

Human emotional resources are limited and naturally biased.

Care is limited, but favoritism is unconditional.

Just as I favor Senis, Paul favors Rudy, and Senis favors me.

That's right. Even with children, people always have their favorite child. Favoritism is inevitable, and they will naturally feel jealous of the others.

It's only because Rudy and I are both sensible reincarnated beings that we're so happy together.

Forcing yourself to love everyone equally means you don't love anyone enough.

There are two possible outcomes if you do this.

First, they say "I treat you all equally," but their actions reveal favoritism. This inconsistency between words and deeds only exacerbates the conflict.

Secondly, if you don't have a natural and strong love for someone, no matter how hard you try, you won't develop that love.

Senis loved Paul and loved their family. I was just watching them exchange vows on their wedding day.

If Paul betrays her, no matter how much she tries to repair the relationship, it will never be the same as the love she once had without a shred of doubt.

Senis will be sad and upset, and I love Senis and only want her to be happy. I can't bear to let her face such a sad thing.

Senis is my favorite, and the following is my beloved Paul.

I've grown to like Paul after spending this time with him; he's genuinely trying to be a good father and husband.

Paul is a man who knows right from wrong; if he still had any sense, he wouldn't have done such a thing.

I guess in the original story, Paul was holding back his desires for a long time when Senis was pregnant, and he couldn't control his urges.

After this period of surveillance, Paul and Lilia are not showing any signs of this.

Was this a pre-emptive hint to Paul?

But nothing has happened yet, and Paul is acting like he's going to be a good father, so his unfounded accusations and implications might damage the family relationship.

Then came Lilia.

I don't have any positive feelings towards her.

No! I should say I hate her, not because of her disrespectful gaze, but because a pure love warrior is born to hate mistresses, and in the original work, her upbringing of Aisha was truly a complete failure.

Should we just kick her out?

No, that won't do. Let's not even talk about the possibility of success. We can't let personal feelings get into the analysis. Nothing has happened yet.

Moreover, the king cannot punish someone prematurely based on fabricated charges.

No matter what her reasons were with Paul, I will not allow that kind of thing to happen.

That means physically separating her from Paul.

If I were to develop my own battle aura, perhaps I could try to have Lilia accompany me to the Land of the Sword Saints.

This possibility is slightly higher, and it can be considered a long-term goal.

But what's needed now are short-term goals.

Let's start with Paul. As long as Paul is so tired every day that he can't even stand up when he gets home, all he wants to do is sleep and rest.

When I was a working-class person in my past life, I had a lot to say about this.

Let's get started.

【early morning】

Wang, who had stayed up all night, called out to Paul, who had gotten up early to practice his swordplay.

"Father."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"We're out of money..."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer told a lie.

"It's alright, it's alright, your dad is here. The house is all renovated, so there shouldn't be any other expenses. Your mom and I have enough to feed our family."

Stupid Paul didn't understand what that meant...

"Now Mom is pregnant, and we've run out of savings."

"Hahaha! This time I'm definitely going to have a cute daughter. You two brats are driving me crazy! Money and stuff, I should have enough, right?"

Damn it!

That idiot, the expression on his face when he smiles is disgusting.

You still don't understand what I mean!

"What I mean is! Your wife is pregnant! She won't be able to work soon! She still needs to eat and drink well! There will be another mouth to feed in the family. We also need to buy baby supplies and save for future tuition. But right now, our savings are zero!"

This was half true and half false, but it was enough to fool Paul for now.

Paul indeed stopped moving.

"It's winter now, and just burning firewood for heating costs a lot of money every day. At our current cost of living, we're barely breaking even. If Mom takes a break, she might go hungry, and the unborn baby might go hungry too!!!"

In fact, as long as the standard of living drops a little each month, Paul's salary can cover it.

If all else fails, you can sell some unused items, like leftover dragon skins or something.

But even with my combination of coaxing and deception, Paul, whose education level was probably only elementary school dropout, was fooled.

Is it because concern leads to confusion?

Paul stopped practicing his swordplay and immediately sat down before me.

"Then, then, then, what should we do?"

Sure enough! Men lose their minds when they hear that their wives and children are starving.

I'll give you an extra point, you stinky Paul.

"That naturally means more work!"

"Yes! Work! Work!"

"Lilia should be able to take good care of Senis. Weren't you an A-rank adventurer before? Anyway, there's not much going on in the village. Use your free time to take on some jobs. Your good son can work with you to earn money!"

"Good! You truly are my fine eldest son!"

As he spoke, Paul picked me up.

And then she'll pout and kiss me.

"Get lost! You haven't even shaved! You're disgusting!"

"mua! mua! mua!"

Instead, that stinky Paul rubbed his stubble against my face even harder.

Damn it!

Paul then announced the decision during breakfast.

It's as if it were something I came up with myself...

Senis was so moved she almost cried, and then she started to feel sorry for Paul.

It's okay if life is a little tough.

Rudy's attempt to make a clever statement was interrupted by the king's toe-stepping.

Then he moved closer to his younger brother and made a threatening sound.

"Don't meddle in my business!"

He spoke in a low voice, but not only to his brat brother, but also to Lilia, who was looking at him with disrespect.

We can't give these two outsiders a chance to express their opinions!

Wang took action first.

"Father is truly wise and mighty, gibberish, gibberish..."

Wang clapped his hands while offering perfunctory praise to Paul.

"Since Dad wants to be a good man, we, as his family, certainly can't hold him back!"

He spoke while giving Rudy and Lilia a warning look.

"As Rudy's good older brother, father's good eldest son, and mother's good son, I also want to help! To do my part for a better future for my younger siblings!"

"Blah blah blah...bla blah blah..."

They spoke in such polite and seemingly genuine manner...

No! It's actually true!

Anyway, Paul and Senis have already been manipulated by me and coaxed into becoming embryos.

What makes you think you can fight me, you stinky bastard?

The king, held in the arms of Paul and Senis, gave a smug smile.

whee.

I am joyful.