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Chapter 7

“Welcome home, your majesty . ”



“Uhm, thank you . ”

I awkwardly looked at the ministers below bowing at me and forced a smile while waving .

Mom happily sat on her throne with wrapped her arm around mine while she looked down at the retainers below . At the front of the conference chamber is mom’s throne . And right now, there was a black veil covering her face while mom and I were squeezed together tightly inside the small space . Mom smiled and patted her thighs . She then reached her arms out and held me in her embrace with me sitting on her thighs…… .

WAIT!! Isn’t there something wrong with this emperor-hugging-his-princess kind of situation?! Mom cheerfully hugged me and kissed my forehead non-stop . If I had grown up here in humanity’s lands, I bet mom probably would’ve held me like this every day while dealing with work .

“Your majesty, next is a completed annual report of business operations in the Empire right now . ”

The fat head finance minister by the side respectfully handed up a document with both hands . A Valkyrie walked up to take the document and passed it behind the black veil . Mom took the document and took a look . I quickly snuck a glance but found that it was meaningless . It was mainly just about what businesses were trading, losses and profits, how many businesses closed down this year, how many new businesses started up and whatnot .

It’s similar to the chamber of commerce’s summary . The earnings of the businesses listed are used to figure out how much tax they need to pay . Mom didn’t look too interested and passed it to a Valkyrie by the side . In a bored fashion, she then pinched my cheek and said: “Is there no news which can interest me such as some nation scheming something or a revolt starting somewhere?”

“Your majesty, those things have not happened . Not only has it been a peaceful year, harvests this year have been good too . At present, the gifts for your majesty are currently on the way here . One batch has arrived thus far . The goods received were silk and agate . We have placed them in the warehouse of the inner court . Please take a look at them, your majesty . ”



“The warehouse of the inner court?”

Mom paused for a moment and then asked, “Is there still room in the inner court’s warehouse?”

“There was . However… it is full now . ”

Mom suavely waved her hand and said:  “Share what can’t fit among yourselves then . Take home some silk for your wife and daughter . As for the agate, use them to make jewellery . It’ll be New Year in two or three months, so consider an early New Year gift from me to you all . ”

The retainers below all cried out together: “Long live your majesty . ”

It looks like mom isn’t just a tyrant-empress . She’s very generous with her subordinates . Mom began to stroke my hair again and bit my ear… . . Stop, please, I beg you, mom . I’m not your toy . You said you wanted to discuss things with me so I thought I’d be listening in by the side . I never thought I’d be coming here for you to play with me! The important thing was that I didn’t dare to resist, so I could only let mom kiss me and then touch me, and then kiss me again, and then touch me again however she pleased .

I had originally planned to head out today and conduct some investigations, but in the end, I ended being forced to stay here until the conference was over .

“Ah, today’s matters are over now . Winter is coming soon and mommy doesn’t really want to move…… I just want to continue holding you forever like this, son . ”



The people in the conference chamber had slowly left . Mom let go of me entirely, kissed my face and then looked at me with a smile and said: “Son, do you have any plans today? If you don’t, have some wine with mommy . Mommy doesn’t really have any stories to share with you, but holding warm wine in winter while watching a stage play is quite a nice experience too . ”

“I’ll pass…… Thank you, mom, but… I want to head out today . If it’s at night…… Tonight . I’ll drink with you tonight . ”


I desperately escaped from mom’s embrace, but when I noticed mom’s somewhat disappointed gaze, I felt slightly bad . Mom looked at me and nodded with hesitation . She let out a helpless sigh and said: “Alright then . Since you want to go out, it won’t be nice if mommy stops you . But come back early and be careful . Remember to come to the inner court at night . Mommy will prepare some good wine and wait for you . ”

“Alright . ”

Perhaps it was because she hadn’t seen me for a month, resulting in her being a bit clingy . After walking a good distance, I turned around and spotted mom watching me from the door of the conference chamber .

Nier appeared behind me . With her hand on her sword handle, she asked: “Your majesty, where are you going today?”

I looked up at the sky, sniffled and said: “I don’t intend to go straight to the church . Come with me to the slums first . I want to see big sister . ”

“So… I will get to see the children then?”

Nier’s pitch went slightly higher . I smiled and said: “Yes . You haven’t seen them for a month since I was gone, right? Go and have fun with the kids this time since you can’t leave the palace while I’m not around . ”

“Alright . ”

Nier evidently picked up her pace . I smiled helplessly . I wonder if I’m following Nier or if Nier is following me . The two of us left the palace and walked to the market we always went to . Although it was winter, the market was bustling as always . However, the goods being sold were different . The items being sold now were centred around the theme of winter, broths, and something that looked like pork .

I noticed a big crowd lined up outside a building before us . Every single one of them took a paper bag and headed back . I stopped and asked Nier: “Nier, what are they selling?”

Nier narrowed her eyes and looked at me . She said: “That’s salt, your majesty . Winter is coming so everyone is doing the best they can to turn food that spoils easily into salted meat or dry meat . ”

“Salt huh……?” I nodded . Salt is a necessity for humans . Humans can lack anything but salt . And since winter was coming soon, salt is naturally a hot commodity, since there are no modern salt-manufacturing factories in this era . I looked at the seemingly endless line, frowned and asked: “Why don’t people go and buy it elsewhere?”

“Because only companies with exclusive rights in the empire can sell it . ”

Ah, I get it . Salt has transformed the nation . It’s the lifeline of the peoples’ finances . It looks it’s the same in every era . Nier looked and lost interest . She tugged the corner of my shirt and said: “Let’s go, your majesty . Don’t tell me you want to watch them buy salt . ”

“Uhm…… let’s go . ”

I nodded . This has nothing to do with me, I’m just a little curious . Nier and I slowly made our way through the chattering crowd and walked up to a familiar door . I noticed that Nier’s gaze was gleaming . I chuckled and then walked in……

“Aaaahh!”

I slipped over with my first step . It turned out that the sewage water covering the floor in the slums had now turned into ice . I fell backwards because I slipped . But I didn’t hit the ground . Instead, I crashed into some soft and warm cloth . I wasn’t facing up to the sky but Nier’s expressionless face looking down at me .

Nier looked at me who fell on her, and then extended her hand out to help me up and said: “Please be careful, your majesty . ”

After that, she pat her chest . I stared with my eyes and mouth wide open as I watched her knockers bounce . So that soft and warm feeling wasn’t cloth but…… . I rarely saw Nier’s knockers after she wore her thick cape on . After the experience, I think I now know her chest measurement!

“Let’s go, your majesty . Please watch your step . ”

Nier walked over without a care while I followed behind with my face and ears bright red…… .





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