Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 3 - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

After we returned to the palace, mom grabbed my hand and said: “Son, don’t you want to go and see the white deer king? Besides Mera, you need to deal with the white deer king too . ”

I nodded, forced myself to become more alert and walked to the stables . I forgot about it due to the pain of Mera’s death . My mind was foggy due to the blow it dealt to my heart . I looked at my white hands . They didn’t have any scars on them but I could feel the blood stuck to my hand slowly flowing .

I don’t regret it . I don’t regret it . I don’t regret it . I don’t regret it . I don’t regret it…

“Son, wait . ”

Mom suddenly pulled me who was walking forward like a zombie and then waved her hand . A flash of light came from the stables ahead like the iron cage that was originally there had been destroyed by mom . I looked inside the stable . A group of war-horses were quivering as they lay down to one side . The white deer king that not even the manger dared to approach stood beside the manger and desperately tugged its neck . It looked like it was tied to the stable with an invisible rope . Even its mouth was stuffed .

The white deer king noticed us approaching and shot its enraged gaze shot over towards us . It swung its horn around angrily and tugged with its neck with even more force like it was violently trying to say: “Let me go if you’re so tough and watch me turn you into a string of lamb meat . ” Seeing it clench its teeth like it wanted to swallow me live made me question once again if it truly was a herbivore .

Mom then took in a deep breath, extended her hand out to stop me taking another step forward, and loudly shouted: “Beast! Kneel before me!”

The air swept up into a tornado and passed . The horses didn’t even dare to quiver any longer . They quietly tried to curl themselves up into a small ball on the ground . The white deer king stopped moving like somebody had saluted it . It turned its head around and met mom’s eyes . Mom’s blue eyes had a domineering look that indicated she would not accept any disobedience . She looked at the white deer king without any compassion in her gaze .

A few seconds later, the white deer king lowered its head . It didn’t kneel down, but it stopped moving .

The intense majestic aura caused even me to tremble . The entire space felt like it was oppressive and even the air itself turned stiff and unable to move . Mom turned her head around, gave me a smile, stroked my head and said: “Go ahead, son . If you want the white deer king, mommy will help you subdue it . If you want to let it go, then we’ll let it go . ”

The oppressive atmosphere vanished when mom smiled . I trembled as I walked up to the white deer king . The white deer king raised its head and looked at me with a slight look of sadness . I reached my hand out . I wanted to quietly stroke its head but it whipped its head knocking my hand away . I heard mom’s breathing become heavy behind me, so I quickly turned back and shook my head .

Mom looked at me with helpless smile and then didn’t say anything after .

I looked at the white deer king, revealed a helpless smile and said: “Erm… You can probably understand me, right?  It’s just that we can’t communicate… But don’t worry . I won’t force you to do anything you aren’t willing to . I’m very thankful to you . Honest . So, do you want to go back?”

The white deer king paused for a moment before finally turning back to look at me . It looked like it was angry from the start because it felt that I repaid its kindness with ingratitude . It waved its horn slightly and then nodded .

“Alright . ”

I swung the door open . Mom waved her hand and the restraints on the white deer king disappeared . The white deer king kicked its hooves . It then cried out to vent the anger of being locked up for so long, and finally stepped out elegantly . It looked at mom with its eyes filled with terror and respectfully lowered its head . Since mom was a half-deity, I imagine she appeared as a goddess that was not to be offended in the eyes of animals . Even a white deer king was afraid of her dominance .

I looked at its tall physique and reached my hand out to stroke its fur . It turned its head around to look at me and rubbed my face with its head . It then took off and disappeared like a passing wind before our eyes, leaving me with just a vague white silhouette, slowly getting swallowed up by the darkness .

I silently watched its silhouette vanish . A white deer king would make a perfect war-horse . However, I can’t force it to become my steed because we’re actually even . It is a king and I too am a king . I have no right to do anything to it until I subdue it .

Mom gently hugged me from behind, laughed and said: “Are you letting it go, son? Mommy thought you liked the white deer king . The strength of a white deer king’s legs and its mental willpower make it a perfect war-horse . ”

“It saved my life once so I should repay it . Furthermore, we are equals . I can’t force it to do something it isn’t willing to do . I’d be happy if it was willing to become my war-horse, but it doesn’t look like it is . ”

“It’s hard to get a white deer king to acknowledge you, you know~?”

I turned around to look at mom and resolutely said: “That’s okay . I’ll get it to acknowledge me . ”

Mom looked into my eyes and revealed a comforted smile . She gently kissed me on my forehead and said: “Alright, son . Let’s head back and rest…”

Just as we turned around, Lucia’s father staggered as he ran to the entrance of the stable . He leaned on the pillar and excitedly shouted while short of breath: “Your highness! Your highness! Lucia, Lucia has awakened!”

“Ah, alright, let her… Son! Son!!”

I didn’t hear what was said afterwards as my body had already sprinted off, no slower than a white deer king . I had already reached the lawn by the time mom called out . I didn’t care about stepping on the lawn, the soft soil beneath my feet or the shrubs . I desperately sprinted to the palace as fast as I could .

When I tripped over, I got up and continued to run . I even bumped the gate guards out of the way . I pushed the door to the palace open with one hand and rushed up the stairs on my hands and feet like a madman .

Lucia… Lucia… Lucia… Lucia… My Lucia… My Lucia…

I was gasping for air through my nose and mouth to excite my insane heartbeat . My lungs resisted with all its might as well as every fibre in my legs telling me to stop . Every breath I took in carried with it the stench of blood but I didn’t care in the least . I just ran in the corridor like a mad-man, and kicked the door to my room open .

Lucia quietly sat on the ground . Her petite physique looked even smaller after this incident . She was wrapped in a blanket while her emerald eyes released a gentle ray of light into the air . She gripped the note I left behind for her in her hand . She turned her head around to look at me . The corner of her mouth slowly lifted upwards, revealing a happy smile that was like she was about to cry . She then softly said: “Your highness, you’re alright . I’m so glad… . Ah!”

I pulled her petite body into my embrace before she could cry . I sobbed as I tightly embraced her . A complex feeling filled my chest . I wasn’t sure why myself, but I wanted to hold her tightly in my arms . Very, very tightly . I never wanted to let go of her for the rest of my life .

I reached my shaky hands out and cupped Lucia’s small surprised and embarrassed face in my hands . Her face had become thinner the past few days, but her emerald eyes were the same .

Without asking or thinking, I kissed her . I kissed her pale but still gentle and warm lips and wrapped my tongue around hers . Lucia jerked her whole body but she didn’t resist . She closed her eyes, opened her arms and hugged me back . Her tears ran down her still swollen eyes and down to where our lips were firmly pressed against each other .

She responded to my kiss clumsily . Her sentimental movements couldn’t express how she felt, but I could tell that she was hugging me as tightly as she could, keeping us firmly attached together . She let herself fall into my embrace . She responded clumsily and happily to my love .

That was my most blissful and yet most agonising kiss…