Jobless Reincarnation: The King with a Mental Problem

One month later

Paul is a man of action, a man of his word. On the very day the decision was made, I went to town with Paul to receive the mission.

Then I fully demonstrated the capitalist spirit of not treating people like human beings.

Paul is an A-rank adventurer, meaning he can only accept B/A quests solo. With me and Paul working together, we can easily handle them. However, these kinds of quests are actually quite rare; you might only get a few in a whole town. Most of the time, it's just menial tasks.

I, the King, will not let Paul have too much free time.

While venturing into the forest to hunt monsters, you'll also team up with some novice NPCs, protecting them and earning rewards in return.

During this time, they also sought out low-level adventurers and offered to help them with some low-risk but time-consuming gathering tasks. They didn't have to do anything, and they could get a reward in return.

This is such a rare opportunity that even if the sky were to fall, you wouldn't have to worry about not being able to get low-level tasks.

This trip requires a full schedule of time and tasks.

Back in town, I couldn't just sit idle; I had to move on to the next commission.

But there are only a few high-level commissions in a town, and once they're done, there aren't any more.

So Wang and Paul rode their horses to other towns to start completing quests, repeating this process over and over again.

Don't blame me for being inhuman; after all, I haven't been idle either, I've been involved as well.

But this isn't a long-term solution, because it actually makes money...

Moreover, Paul is almost driven crazy by my plans every day, feeling no different from a zombie, and desperately wants to go home and rest.

All I can do is try harder and make a pie in the sky.

I'll save up more money, and then I can go back and stay with Senis until she gives birth.

Paul carried this wish with him and worked tirelessly.

Ugh......

Wang felt sorry for this fool, so he could only speed up his training to develop battle qi and then run away with Lilia.

Even the most ruthless and heartless king couldn't help but feel sympathy for Paul, who was on the verge of sudden death.

After a month of living in the open and working day and night, Wang and Paul were no longer human. Our underwear and crotches were worn out from riding horses, our socks had become unspeakable and we had to throw them away. We didn't even have the strength to take off our clothes and shoes to sleep, so we basically fell asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow.

Fortunately, I can use magic. I can dig a hole in the wild to sleep and hide from the wind and cold. Occasionally, I can even generate hot water for bathing and washing clothes, and use heating to dry them.

Thanks to this, we actually managed to persevere for a month.

But that's the limit...

Not only us, but even Cavallaccio and Mambo have reached their limits.

"well......"

That sigh contained so much.

There was sympathy for Paul, and also guilt for not being human.

Is this crocodile tears?

"Go home first, Old Deng. Your salary as the village knight is due soon. Go back and see if anything has happened in the village. Then leave the money at home, take a good shower, change your clothes, rest for a bit, and then come out to continue."

"Um!"

Paul, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, bit his lip and nodded in response, almost bursting into tears.

Then he actually hugged me and cried...

Oh shit!

How disgusting!

His beard had grown longer, and he had bad breath...

Looking back now, perhaps if they hadn't been so tense and had been more relaxed, Wang and Paul could have lasted longer.

Was it because I was afraid Paul would come to his senses?

Perhaps there's an even better way: maybe we could allow him to have a drink after he's done with his work, which would both relax him and make him think less.

But it's too late to say anything now. Let's learn from this lesson and do it again next time.

Then the Shadow Lord and the elite monster Paul embarked on their journey home together.

People only start to overthink when they're idle; once they're busy, they don't think about anything else.

That's what the king thought, so he made this plan.

But... Mr. Wang subconsciously overlooked something.

For this, Wang paid the price for his arrogance and self-importance...

【Buyena Village, Grerat House】

Two stinking beggars arrived at Grerat's doorstep.

Then the little beggar took out his wallet.

It contains 39 silver coins and nearly 100 large copper coins.

Whoops!

I admitted my mistake!

I'm not a beggar!

It turns out it was Trevor and Paul...

Senis hugged me and Paul and cried...

Okay, I admit I went a bit too far. Maybe next time I'll make things a little easier for Paul...

Then tonight we had a rare big meal and finally said goodbye to the dry rations we'd been eating all the way.

The dish features crumbly mashed potatoes, rich broth, large chunks of meat, and freshly baked bread.

To be honest, I almost cried while eating this meal...

After dinner, we took a bath.

Since moving into the villa, a large bathtub is a must, but it's nothing to us brothers who are masters of earth magic.

The hardworking slave Rudius was also very sensible and took the initiative to add hot water for me.

The moment the hot water washed over his shoulders, Wang felt like he had come back to life.

This month of living a life of hardship, sleeping in caves, eating dry rations, and riding horses until my trousers were worn through, made all the fatigue seem to melt away, seeping out bit by bit from the very marrow of my bones.

After taking a bath, Rudy squatted by the bathtub, holding a towel, and helped me scrub my back.

The dust on my body fell off like a rolling pin; it was disgusting...

After washing away the grime, Wang put on a bathrobe and returned to his room, lying down on the soft, large bed.

Little Rudy began to give me a serious massage.

The force was just right, and the angle was perfect—the past six months of practice had paid off.

Rudy's thumb slowly pushed up along the muscles on both sides of the spine.

"Ah~~~ That feels so good~"

"Brother."

"Um?"

"What exactly have you been doing for the past month?"

"To make money, what else can I do?"

"I know it's about making money. But with your skills, brother, you shouldn't be working yourself to this extent, right?"

"Oh? You think so highly of your older brother?"

"Yeah, brother, you could make a lot of money selling glass and building a few houses, right? And why didn't you let me tell you back then?"

He's certainly a clever guy, but can he really say the real reason?

"Then guess why I did that?"

"I can't guess."

Wang turned his face away and buried it back into the pillow.

Since that's the case, let's have the riddle teller speak.

"I can only say that those who know, know; if you don't, don't ask. You'll understand when you reach my level."

"..."

My brat is silent now; he must be angry with me.

But you can stop talking, but you can't stop using your hands.

"Sweetie, keep going. Let me massage your neck."

"I'll strangle you!!!"

Rudy suddenly increased his pressure by three points, making the king grimace.

But how could the king easily admit defeat?

Even if you have to grit your teeth and clench your anus, you still have to shout, "So comfortable!"

[Late Night]

Rudy massaged me for who knows how long, but I fell asleep without even realizing it.

I thought I would just sleep soundly until dawn.

Then I was woken up by a nightmare again...

"Oh shit......"

Without realizing it, Wang uttered a curse word.

It hadn't happened for a while, but for some reason, I had a nightmare again tonight.

What? Is the feng shui of my house bad?

Every time I have this nightmare, I want to sit in the living room.

Sometimes, I even slept on the sofa in the living room.

"AUOoooo!!!"

Wang stretched his body and let out a strange cry.

Then I decided to put on my bathrobe and go to the living room to find something to drink.

"I wonder if there's any milk left..."

After walking around the living room, I found that there was indeed no milk left for me.

They probably saw I was asleep and were worried it would spoil overnight, so they let Rudy drink it.

After all, the house was quite warm.

"ah......"

But I came here specifically because I didn't want to drink tasteless water. If I wanted water, I could have just used magic to generate it...

Wang slumped onto the sofa and used magic to conjure water for himself to drink.

Then I heard the sounds of a baby being made...

real or fake?

Aren't you afraid of damaging your unborn child?

You've really had a tough time, Noren...

Ok? ? ?

Something's not right with this sound!

I'm already used to this kind of noise, and I can even tell the general situation from the sound.

But the direction and tone of the sound are different from usual.

This direction leads to the bathroom.

Could it be Paul and Senis inside?

Am I overthinking it?

Opening the door and seeing what's going on will at most get you a beating.

No! Now is not the time to overthink!

Paul, don't let me down...

After making up his mind, Wang pushed open the door.

......

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Instead of shouting, Wang forced himself to remain rational.

"Mr. Paul, get some rest. You have work to do early tomorrow morning, in the forest."