Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 4 - Chapter 13

Chapter 13

“Thirty-thousand gold coins, right?” Mom placed a piece of bread into her mouth and looked at me .

I nodded and tried to fight the headache from my hangover . In the end, I made the request of mom .

After listening to my reason, mom thought about it . She chewed on her bread as she looked at me . A moment later, she picked up her tea cup, took a sip and said: “No . ”

I looked at mom and asked her in a slightly disappointed tone: “Why mom… . ? Is thirty-thousand a bit too much?” While I never expected her to consent, getting rejected was still somewhat saddening .

“It’s not an issue of money, son . Thirty-thousand gold coins isn’t a big sum for mommy . It’s just that mommy doesn’t want you to get involved with the church in any shape or form . The royal family and church do not cross paths . But it’s not good for you to contest the church on their lands . ” Mom looked at me with concern and continued, “Son, mommy will definitely sort out your matter . However, don’t get involved with anything the related to the church . The church does not belong to mommy and they are the backbone of the people’s spirit . It’s best to avoid getting involved with them . ”

“But mom……”

“You heard me, son . ”

I wanted to make a case for it but mom cut me off resolutely . She frowned slightly and said: “Mommy is doing this for your sake, son . Mommy will help you find out who exactly made an attempt at your life . It’s just that you shouldn’t go and get involved with the church during this time . ”

“So mom, does that mean the church was involved with the attempt on my life?”

“I didn’t say that because mommy isn’t sure . It’s great that you’re so kind, son, it’s just that kindness is sometimes utterly useless . While you feel hurt that something is happening to an orphanage in front of your eyes, the truth is, sadness happens every moment in life . It is impossible for humans to not experience sadness . ”

Mom stroked my head to comfort me . She then continued, “Of course, if you have another way of obtaining thirty-thousand gold coins, then that’s another topic . It’s not that mommy forbids you from saving the orphanage . Mommy just doesn’t want to let the royal family and the church come into conflict . ”

“Mom… I haven’t come up with any ideas to obtain thirty-thousand gold coins . ”

I smiled helplessly as I looked at mom and added: “I… I don’t think there is a way……”

“That’s not something for mommy to help you think up now, is it, son?” Mom winked at me, chuckled and continued, “This is a good opportunity to train you, son . I’ll leave it in your hands . Since saving the orphanage is your wish, it would be meaningless to rely on someone else’s strength to realise it, right?”

I nodded and replied; “Yes . ”

I had no rebuttal for what mom said . Mom didn’t stop me . She just refused to use her money as the empress to help me . It appears I’ll have to rely on my own competence to save the orphanage then .

Plus, since the empress wasn’t willing to let me get involved with the church, it looks like the church really does manage the spirit and psychology of the denizens . From the standpoint of the denizens, the empress is far away in the imperial capital while the church is right by their side . If the church were to get angry and protest, I imagine the empress would probably retreat too .

It looks like the enemy I’m facing this time is inexplicably powerful .

But I don’t intend to take a single step back . If the church is involved with this, then I’m not backing down . It’s just a church, I’m not scared . I don’t believe in any gods . I don’t believe that the denizens can’t live without religion . If I must spend my entire lifetime to get people to drop religions, I would .

I’ll do anything for revenge . This is my wish .

But right now, I need to think of a way to obtain thirty-thousand empire gold coins . These are the places I can think of where I could get that amount: mom, Castell and the bank . I don’t know if the bank offers payment for goods though . And even if they did, I don’t have anything I could trade .

What other ways are there?

I don’t have anything I could sell, and I imagine thirty-thousand gold coins is a large sum for a business . If I were to write a letter to my elf-mom to ask for money…… Maybe she really would give me the amount . But I imagine the empress would explode with jealousy if I did that .

Alright, so what other ways do I have…?

“I thought so…… . ”

I told Nier about it . Nier, who was by my side, sighed and then followed me to the markets . The atmosphere between us was somewhat saddening since we were both hopeless in this regard .

“Your majesty… . here . ”

Nier suddenly pulled me to stop me and handed me a small pouch . I hesitated for a moment before accepting it . Inside it was a gold coin and a few bronze coins . I looked at Nier . She looked back at me and said: “These are all of my savings . Valkyries do not have a salary . Everything that her majesty gifts us cannot be sold . This is the money I obtained by selling my belongings . If this can help, that would be fantastic . ”

I looked at the small pouch in front of me blankly . The small pouch was virtually empty . It swayed with the breeze of the wind as if to tell of its own despair . The coins inside lied in peace . Some of them started turning somewhat black . There were so few coins it was pitiful . A common worker would be able to save this month with two months of work .

But this was Nier’s everything .

Nier didn’t give me much, but it was her everything . Her entire fortune was right here . She sincerely wanted to protect the orphanage even if it meant sacrificing everything she had . Unfortunately, the young girl’s everything was painfully hopeless before the large number . This small resolve would be crushed to pieces by the heavy gold coins .

But Nier wore a determined look as always . However, I believe that her determination will soon become pain, disappointment and helplessness . She couldn’t help the children . Her efforts were futile . Her determination made my heart ache .

I gripped the small pouch tightly, clenched my teeth and asked: “Nier, what did you sell?”

“My clothes . All of them . ”

Nier looked at me and continued, “Alice and I went shopping during my time off . She bought me clothes but I rarely wear them so I sold them”

“Let’s go buy clothes then . Let’s buy back some of the clothes you sold off . ”

I don’t know where I got the courage from, I just grabbed Nier’s hand . Nier’s hand and Lucia’s are pretty much the same in size . However, her firm muscles and the calluses from wielding her sword tormented my heart . Nier quickly pulled on me to stop me . I turned my head around and looked at Nier’s lifeless gaze .

“That won’t be necessary, your majesty . I don’t need all that excess clothing . I am a Valkyrie . What the empress bestows me with is sufficient . ”

Nier threw my hand away, looked at me and continued, “If you wish to reward me, I am very thankful . However, I cannot accept presents from anyone else . Please forgive me for rejecting your offer . ”

“Why…?”

Nier looked at me nonchalantly and proudly as she replied: “Because I am her majesty’s Valkyrie . ”

I looked at her blankly . I don’t know where the anger came from, but I wanted to scold Nier . However, I didn’t know why I was angry at her and why I wanted to scold her .

Perhaps it was because she was too correct that I got angry at her?

A moment later, I smiled helplessly and suppressed my anger . I looked at Nier and asked: “…… You’ll accept me buying candy for you though, won’t you?”

“Yes . ”

This time, Nier nodded and followed behind me .