Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 12 - Chapter 4

Chapter 4

“Prince Troy, I do not think we need a self-introduction . You would loathe me if I introduced myself, right?”

I looked at the young man in front of me . His fingers were curved similarly to an eagle’s claw . Despite being dressed in formal clothing, he looked similar to a vulture standing on a dry tree branch, surveying my place .

We sat on either side of a long table . In front of us was a cup of tea . I didn’t know what he thought coming here, but he told me he’d give me a response I was after .

“It’s all right . Your father’s mistake is not your mistake . I understand that,” I stated .

He smiled before replying, “I do not think everybody can understand that . I am so glad that you can understand that, Your Majesty . But nonetheless, I am ashamed by my father’s deeds . You will not blame me, but my father’s deeds have been etched in my heart and forever shame me . ”

“Don’t mind it too much . Your father did, indeed, err, but he is your father, nevertheless . You can only say that he failed as a vassal . ”

“You are truly lenient,” he replied with smile . He then sighed, “They say that you are a benevolent lord, but I think that you are a very fair lord . You are able to treat my father and me as two separate individuals and be considerate of me . You truly are a lord that sees things as they are . I think that you must be a fair King . ”

I couldn’t help but smile . In reality, I didn’t always think level-headedly, like this . After Luna died, I killed an excessive number of innocent people, so I promised to not take up a sword again . I had Ling Yue to thank for making me understand that . I needed to do my best to avoid reverting back to that state . ’

Mommy Vyvyan was right . I shouldn’t take up a blade with a desire for vengeance and murder . I shouldn’t pick up a sword with joy and madness . It wasn’t benevolence or weakness, but a type of respect for life, facing people equally and fairly . I should kill based on crimes committed and not based on my mood or desire . I didn’t want to become the type of monarch Mommy Elizabeth was . What I want wasn’t for everybody to fear me, but to wholeheartedly submit to me .

We both had a sip of tea . With a smile, he said, “I know that you require money at the moment, but unfortunately, the merchants do not trust you . ”

I leaned onto my backrest and responded with a forced smile, “That’s right . I can’t help it, either . I can’t rob them . I can’t help it if they don’t trust me . However, their concerns are not baseless . After all, not everyone can trust a nation that’s just been established . With that said, I will show them how foolish they were to not trust me . ”

He nodded, “That is right . I believe that you can make them regret it, so I do not want to be someone who regrets . Your Majesty, although my family has not contributed to the North, my father did accumulate overwhelming wealth for our tribe . As opposed to calling it our tribe’s treasury, it would be more appropriate to say that we are the treasury of the North . ”

I straightened up . I sincerely and eagerly asked, “You mean?”

He responded with a smile, “That is exactly what I mean . It belonged to the North to begin with, not our tribe . I think that we should return it to its owner now . As you said, you should be able to make everybody who suspected you regret their decision . You can revive the North, so if this money can allow you to develop the North, then it would be considered a minor contribution toward redeeming my conscience . I do not want my child to forever carry the blame of being the sinner who brought about the destruction of the North . ”

“So you want to erase all of your father’s mistakes with the money you have on hand now?”

“Yes . I had the idea when I heard you were lacking money . Additionally, you have given me a very good impression today . Subsequently, I trust you . I believe that the North can be revived by me returning the money my father embezzled back to the North . ”

He looked at me . He made an open hand gesture with both hands and continued, “I do not need any of this money . I am not here to loan you money, but to give you money, I mean, return you the money you rightfully own . I hope that you will not feel averse to this . This rightfully belongs to you, so please accept it . ”

He placed a set of keys on the table, and then pushed them over to me, “I shall send you the chests of money the day after . Your Majesty, I hope you can spend this money on the North . ”

I smiled, and then looked at the keys on the table, “As I initially said, your father’s deeds have nothing to do with you . You do not need to be responsible for his blunders . Your father is dead, so your tribe’s faults have all been erased . Hence, you have no need to give me money… Still, I need the money . If I take it all without giving you a penny, then I would be betraying my conscience…”

“But…”

“Those were your father’s errors . They have nothing to do with you . The person sitting before me is, erm, sorry, but what was your name?”

“Alex, Your Majesty . ”

“Uhm, the person sitting before me is Alex, not that elder’s child . There may be a large gap in our status, but we should speak and discuss business on equal terms now . Therefore, we should conduct this deal on fair grounds . ”

I placed the keys in the middle and went on in an easy-going voice, “The fact that you were able to try and compensate for your father’s mistakes is proof that you are different to him . You are a hero who treats the North with sincerity . I can’t take that which belongs to a hero . I can’t cause a hero’s family to starve and lack warmth . Alex, did you know that there was a time limit on the interest I gave them?”

“I did not go to the meeting that day…”

“Uhm . So, Freya!”

Freya stepped out from a room after I called for her . She bowed, and then looked at the two of us, “Onii-sama, do you have orders?”

Alex froze and looked at Freya in a daze . In a surprised voice, he asked, “You have a sister?”

“Yes, she’s my younger sister . ”

I  gave Freya a smile . She shyly blushed then asked again, “Onii-sama, do you have orders?”

“Uhm . Freya, please tell Alex the remuneration specifications and details we shared last time . Alex, here, will be providing us with money . Once you’ve finished discussing everything, accept the deal . Mr . Alex, I’m very grateful for your help . ”

Alex didn’t seem to hear a word I said . Instead, he spaced out as he looked at Freya . He stood up not knowing what to do . It was as though he didn’t dare to leave with Freya . Freya looked at him and smiled, “Do you have any other questions? Mr . Alex, if you do not have any other questions, please follow me . ”

“Ah, Oh, oh, Uhm, All right…”

I watched Alex awkwardly leave with Freya and gently cleared my throat .

‘Uhm, I’ll let Gerald deal with this guy . You’re right . I don’t want to hand my sister over . I’ll get jealous if you date my sister . ’