Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 11 - Chapter 11

Chapter 11

We finished repairing Ling Yue’s home . Ling Yue wasn’t willing to continue staying by my side . She chose to stay at home, instead .

The war wasn’t over yet . There was nobody nearby, and the only person to leave the property alive was Ling Yue . The only one who was going to live in the three-storey property with an underground floor was Ling Yue . I looked at her and touched her ear . From the bed, I looked at the curtains above . I asked, “Won’t you feel lonely?”

Ling Yue curled up next to me and answered in a soft voice, “No . I’ve always lived here . This is my home . Why would I feel lonely?”

“But there’s nobody around you now . ”

I went to sit in Ling Yue’s room yesterday in the name of not letting her get scared . For some reason, I ended up sitting on her bed . I then held her hand, but she didn’t kick me out . She even revealed her tail, so we tacitly understood each other and, hence, ended up doing it again on the full-moon night .

I didn’t know what Ling Yue was thinking . Normally, she wouldn’t give me the chance . Usually, she’d kick me away as soon as I went up to the bed . She was particularly obedient that night, though . I didn’t know the reason why, but I guessed Ling Yue didn’t care anymore . After all, we might never meet again . Perhaps she didn’t want to bicker with me when we were about to part ways .

Ling Yue faced her back to me and softly said, “It’s fine . I won’t be scared or lonely . This is my home . I grew up here . My parents, sisters and the rest of my family lived here . I won’t be scared even if I’m alone here . I’m where I should be . This place is also where the future of my tribe lies . ”

I grabbed her small shoulders . Voice gentle, I said, “Come with me, Ling Yue . Don’t stay here alone . I will help you rebuild your tribe once I conquer the North, but you’re living here alone, eating alone, cleaning alone, sleeping alone on a single bed, doing the laundry on your own, reading books alone, everything is done alone… That must feel… really lonely…”

I know that lonely feeling . A girl I loved behind a black veil once led that sort of life . She lived alone in the elven capital . Nobody stayed by her side, because of her identity and she was unwilling to live the way her fellow tribesmen did . She bit on her blankets on full-moon nights alone and refused to suck blood . She suppressed her own appetite and ate the berries we liked, instead . She slept alone, wrote alone, cut her fruits up alone . Everything she did, she did alone… She was always alone . Seeing her house made me want to tear up, but she always showed me a warm smile .

“No…” answered Ling Yue . Her voice sounded shaky . She gripped her blanket tightly and continued in a soft voice . “This is our last time . I must stay here . This is my hometown . This is where my tribe has lived for generations . I can’t leave just because I feel lonely . Once things calm down, I’ll find maids and managers . This place will become lively . I might even have my future husband . I’ve already troubled you too much . You don’t need to worry about these things . You’re better off focusing on trying to calm and stabilise the North so that you can give me a safe and stable environment . ”

I shifted my body to face her, “Uhm, I know; however, I keep feeling a little jealous hearing you say you want to search for a husband . ”

“Does it have anything to do with you?” angrily questioned Ling Yue .

I smiled helplessly . I stroked her ear gently and replied, “Realising that I won’t get to touch these ears and this tail that feels so nice to the touch in the future makes me a little sad . ”

“You have wives and kids, what else do you want, you bully, pervert, shameless bastard . ”

I laughed, and then let go . I said, “But seriously, Ling Yue, if you feel lonely, if you feel you can’t take it, just call me, and I’ll definitely come back for you, I promise . ”

“… Uhm,” muttered Ling Yue . She lingered for a moment, and then turned over, allowing me to see her face . As she looked at me, she reached her hand out carefully to touch my hand . “Sorry… Today… I didn’t know about your past, so I called you a tyrant . I’m sincerely very sorry about that . You must’ve really loved Luna . I really sympathise with you after finding out so much about you and Luna . ”

I shook my, “It’s all in the past now . I’ve put Luna to rest, so I’m not so sad now . What I have to focus on now is how to prevent anyone else around me dying . ”

“Uhm… I thought you liked to kill people… But now I know that you don’t like to kill people . It’s just that you’re too upset and sad . ”

Ling Yue caressed my face . Then, she looked behind me . She softly said, “The sun has come up . It’s time for you to head out now, right? I’ll forever remember my time with you . Thank you for doing so much for me . Thank you very much . ”

I rolled over to see the sun that had just started to reveal itself . The warm orange rays shone through the curtains, lighting up my front view . Behind me, Ling Yue stroked my back and sighed, “Don’t worry about me . You really don’t need to worry about me . I won’t leave . I’ll only stay here to watch over my tribe . You have your mission, and I have mine . ”

I nodded and stood up . I looked outside the window to see the soldiers camped outside in the courtyard wake up to begin their day .

‘I need to leave today and head toward the palace of the North . There’s nothing left that can stop me . Nobody but myself can stop my advance now . ’

I got dressed . Ling Yue sat up and focused her gaze on my back . When I did up my cloak, somebody knocked on the door .

I looked at Ling Yue with a smile and bid her goodbye, “I’m leaving now, then . ”

Ling Yue nodded, “Uhm . ”

She swung her tail to express her farewell . I walked up to her and stroked her head . She pushed my hand away somewhat unhappily . I chuckled . I gently shut the door behind me when I left . I looked at the decorations on the left and right as though I was trying to keep a memento .

It was my first time there, yet I strangely felt as if I was saying farewell . I didn’t know when I’d be able to come here again . Maybe I’d never be back .

I didn’t know if Ling Yue would be lonely or not, or if she would suffer in pain or not . I didn’t know the answer to any of those things . However, she insisted on staying there, so I couldn’t forcefully drag her along . My soldiers weren’t servants, so they couldn’t stay there, either . All I could do was leave a few guards with her at the property, but they all had to return at the end .

How was she going to live here alone? No idea .

What I had to do was hurry to the palace of the North . I had to bring the North under control as fast as possible and settle things down . I wanted to improve Ling Yue’s life . If I wanted her to be able to have maids and servants, then I had to settle the North down as soon as possible . I didn’t do it just for my wives and children, but also for Ling Yue .