Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 12 - Chapter 12

Chapter 12

When I saw Freya, who was sleeping at the table, I let out a heavy sigh .

“Freya . Freya . ” I called her twice and gave her a nudge .

Freya jerked her body in an irritated manner, and then extended her arm to push me away . I didn’t quit . I nudged her again . She narrowed her eyes and pulled her body away feeling slightly irritated . Then, she jumped to her feet as though she suddenly remembered something, which gave me a fright . She looked at me with a look of terror . She trembled as she tried to explain herself: “Onii-sama?! I… I… I was just… having a short rest… I am not slacking! I was just… having a short rest…”

I pressed my hands down on her shoulders . I then tried to calm down: “It’s fine . It’s fine, Freya . I’m not reproaching you . I actually hope you can rest for a bit . You’re already so tired, so go back to your bed to sleep . ”

“No… Onii-sama… We have just received the funds from Miss Nara . I need to confirm the numbers, and then send a reply . The consensus information for the population in the North has also been sent to us . Additionally, Empress Elizabeth will be coming to the North . I, therefore, need to arrange the banquet and deploy the guards…”

I frowned: “Why didn’t you tell me about all of this . Couldn’t I have just done it with you? Even though I have to look after my two wives, I’ll work properly . Why do you have to do so much work yourself? It’d be fine if I just did it . ”

“No! I cannot let you!! If you do it, what will I do?!!” Freya shouted in a high-pitched voice, giving me a fright .

I almost back off . I looked at Freya, who was agitated, and in a puzzled tone, asked, “Freya, what’s wrong? Those jobs were supposed to be my responsibility in the first place . You can help me, but you can’t do everything for me . Look at how exhausted you are . Seeing you so tired hurts my heart . Go back and sleep now . We’ll finish the work tomorrow morning . ”

“No! That will not do! I must do these things… That way, you will not need to do anything tomorrow and just need to spend time with the Princesses . If I finish this work tonight, then you won’t have to do anything tomorrow . If I finish the day after’s work tomorrow, then we won’t have any work the day after, and we can go to see Miss Ling Yue… I just need to finish today’s work…”

Freya pushed me away and sat down in the chair, not allowing me to question her . She then picked up a pen by the side . I watched her sign the letter with my signature upside down . I think the letter was for Nara . I bet Nara would question the authenticity of the letter after seeing that . Nobody would believe a lord that signed a letter upside down .

“Ah… Sorry…”

Freya let out a heavy sigh . She then scrunched the letter in front of her into a ball to and threw it into the fire . She then took out a new sheet to write, only to discover that I had taken her pen .

“Onii-sama, please give me the pen . ”

“No . ”

Freya looked at me with frustration and sighed: “Please do not joke around . This is a letter to Miss Nara . It is very important . ”

I seriously said, “A reply letter to Nara in response to the funds she supplied us is a very important letter, and yet you plan to write it in your condition? Freya, are you not a bit too overzealous? You are indeed working very diligently, but can you work in your current state?”

“I have finished writing the draft . I just need to copy it again . I just need to… copy it… again . ”

Her eyes virtually couldn’t stay open . I let out a heavy sigh . I placed the pen down on the table then picked up a glass of water from the side . I took out some powder from my pocket and slipped it in .

I slipped in sleeping medication Nier sometimes took when her stomach hurt so much that she couldn’t sleep . Nier’s child was relatively lively today, causing her a lot of pain . She, consequently, had to have some of the drug to fall asleep . Coincidentally, there was some left over .

I handed Freya the cup of water . She took it and drank some in a hazy state . She picked her pen up, but then immediately started rubbing her eyes before finally sprawling out on the table . She then suddenly raised her head and wrote some squiggly letters .

Let me correct myself there . They weren’t letters, but a bunch of wiggly scribbles, similar to the scribbles I made in class when I was sleepy .

I didn’t speak again . I watched Freya act half asleep, and then drop onto her desk with a heavy thud . I then stood up and took away the pen in her hand . I scrunched the sheet of paper in front of her up and tossed it into the fire . I then carefully tidied up her draft and put it away in the drawer . Then, I picked her up .

Freya was very light . I didn’t feel as though I was carrying anything . I carried her back to her room . I sighed when I saw her tightly shut eyes .

I had no idea why Freya pushed herself so hard .

“Is she pushing herself just so that I can keep Lucia and Nier company tomorrow?” I asked myself .

Honestly, I didn’t care either way . They didn’t need me by their side all the time, either . They know that I had lots of work at the moment, so I didn’t necessarily have to stick with them .

Freya pushed herself too hard .

‘Why is she working so hard?’

She worked very hard in the past, too, but never did she push herself that far . She basically worked herself into the ground now . There was no need for her to risk her wellbeing .

I didn’t ask Freya what had to be done . I planned to ask her when she woke up . I think it was after her quarrel with Tanya last time that she started to become a little strange .

‘She’s taken everything onto her shoulders, but what for? What does she want me to do? Why did she do that?’

“Tanya . ”

From behind me, Tanya responded, “What are your orders, Your Majesty?”

“Watch over Freya’s room . ”

She looked at me and refused without any hesitation: “Is Mr . Gerald not guarding her already? I am your bodyguard, not Freya’s bodyguard . ”

“I don’t think Gerald can resist Freya . Gerald will let her go if she acts cute or comes up with an excuse . Freya must get a good rest now . You’re the only one who will ignore her regardless of what she says, so you’re the most suitable person for the job . ”

I smiled as I placed Freya onto the bed . I then crouched down to remove the sword at Tanya’s waist . With a smile, I said, “Don’t use violence, Tanya . You’re supposed to watch her . You just need to stop her from leaving the room . ”

“If she insists on leaving, can I knock her out?”

“Of course not!”

‘It’s obvious you’re looking for a reason to hit Freya! You’ll knock her out even if she doesn’t try to run! Tanya, Freya, can you two really not get along?!’