Chapter 9

Son-con – Vol . 13 Ch . 09

Nier looked at my cloak covered in red fox fur and asked, “Did you come back from Ling Yue’s place?”

Ling Yue vigorously rubbed herself against me before I left, thereby covering me in her fur before letting me leave . I peeled off a lot on the way back, but I never thought there’d be so much left . I really hoped her fur would grow back after .

“Yes,” I honestly admitted to it .

Nier looked at me with a complex gaze while holding onto my cloak . She then sighed and handed my cloak to a maid: “Throw it away . It’s covered in fox fur and a rancid stench . Your Majesty, I now wish to know how Ling Yue is doing . ”

I dallied . I imagined lots of reactions Nier would have, such as getting angry, jealous or pushing me down without a thought and then wringing me out several times . I never thought she’d accept my answer so calmly and even ask how Ling Yue was doing . I didn’t think Nier liked Ling Yue . I gave an honest answer: “She’s all right . She’s not in human form right now, but I can tell that nothing is out of the ordinary . ”

Nier nodded: “Our trip this time won’t affect her, will it? Did she have any special requests for you when you visited?”

“No, actually . She just wanted me to return to her side a bit sooner . Mm, yeah, that’s all . A woman would want her husband by her side, after all, right?” I looked at Nier with a smile: “To be honest, I initially thought your relationship with Ling Yue would be bad, but it sounds as though I was excessively worried . You do care for her quite a lot . I never thought you’d come to like her after being in contact with her just once . ”

“I don’t like her . I’m just worried that she’ll affect our mood on our trip . ” Nier shrugged . Frankly, nobody could tell if she’s proud or not from that expressionless attitude of hers . Nier might truly think that way . She explained, “If you thought about another woman while you were with me, I would be very jealous . Hence, I hope you can look at me sincerely when you go out with me, and look only at me . ”

I smiled, and then took hold of Nier’s hand . She had ‘serious’, written all over her face . She stated, “Your Majesty, you don’t need to look at me with that playful gaze; I’m being serious . I genuinely don’t want you to think of other women .   You can only think of me when you go out with me . ”

“I’ll have to give you my apology, then,” I said . I cleared my throat and adjusted my expression, “After all, I still need to think of Daisy . ”

Nier froze . She revealed a tender smile and clasped my face: “I honestly thought you’d say Lucia . If you did, I’d probably strangle you . But it appears that you’re understanding the heart of a woman better and better . ”

“Honestly, Nier, I’m very happy to see that you’re starting to have these thoughts women have . ”

I kissed Nier’s lips . She smiled: “Women and blades are things that easily change . I am your blade and your woman, so isn’t it normal for me to have thoughts a woman would?”

“Yeah . I’m very glad . Nier, it’s rare for Daisy to not be with you at night . ”

Daisy had already been sent to Mommy Elizabeth’s place, for we were leaving tomorrow; meanwhile, Lucia planned to spend the night with her children . I intended to spend the night at Nier’s place, since the two girls would definitely make a ruckus at night . I liked them, but having Lucia kick or slap me due to the girls crying when I was hugging her at night was sad . I remember Mommy Vyvyan said she kicked Inard off the bed when I cried back then, too, regardless if he was actually in the way or not .

“The maternal instincts of elves are too frightening,” I thought .

“You want to be the one that takes the initiative or something again?”

Nier brushed my nose then looked at the door behind her . There was a cloak missing from the clothes hanger . What that meant was that the maid would definitely bring a cloak in later . That was why she didn’t begin her feast and waited, instead . I kissed the tip of her nose: “Of course, I don’t mind if you want to be the one who takes the initiative; however, we can only do it once . We have to leave tomorrow . Life out on the ocean is tiring, so don’t tire yourself . ”

Nier rolled her eyes at me and, with a smile, replied, “Mm, I know . Don’t I restrain myself every time?”

“I can’t tell that you’re joking . ”

“That’s because I’m not . ”

Nier pinched my face with a smile . The maid then came in from behind with a cloak . She nearly dropped to her knees out of fear when she saw us in an embrace . Nier shook her head: “It’s all right . Hang it up, and then you can leave . ”

“Yes… Royal Princess . ”

The maid trembled as she hung it up, and then jogged away . Nier called out to her, causing her to stagger . She fearfully turned around . Nier pouted her lips as a signal: “Shut the door when you leave . ”

“Understood!”

The maid shut the door as though she was spared from capital punishment . Nier sulked, “Dear, sometimes I feel that the maids around you are tense . ”

“They are in the presence of the ruler of the nation, after all . Moreover, I seem to have become a cruel entity from the perspective of the anthropoids, as I buried alive so many of their soldiers when I conquered the North . My team also exterminated that village . There are laws now, but they still call me a ruthless ruler . ”

“But you’re not . ”

I explained, “I think I can be considered one . I haven’t killed as many people as Mommy Elizabeth has but not much less, either . And I dare guarantee that the number I kill in the future won’t be less than her even if I’m not a tyrant . It’s just that I kill those the law deems deserving to be killed . ”

Nier nodded, and then wrapped her arm around mine . She smiled: “But, initially, I didn’t think about so much . I just wanted to say that, while I didn’t like Luna at the start, I must admit she was very fit for the job of a personal servant . I haven’t seen another maid like her since . ”

“Of course . Luna was my personal servant . She’s a one and only and there won’t be another in the future, either . ”

“Sorry, Dear . I touched your sore spot . ”

I kissed Nier’s face . In a soft voice, I told her, “It’s all right . Speaking of which, I’m not so apprehensive about what happened to Luna anymore . In the past, I’d feel very bitter and upset, but I just really miss her now . The memory is no longer so painful . ”

“I’m glad to hear that . The one thing I’m most reluctant to see… is that sad gaze of yours…”