Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 8 - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

‘Poems and songs are nice things . It’s just that I haven’t heard any of them since coming here . The annual meeting banquet wasn’t a dance ball, but a banquet where everyone was seated separately . Everyone would then write a poem to recite, so it could be considered a very literature and art oriented gathering . ’

‘Poetry in this world isn’t different to the ones from the world I came from, because their text has something which resembles letters . However, their pronunciation contains a degree of level and oblique tones . Poetry needs to rhyme, and the number of words used must be equal . While the requirements aren’t high, it’s not possible to just write them with the click of a finger, either . ’

‘Composing poetry is comparable to drawing for the Empress . It’s a little difficult for her… I’m standing at the entrance to her room in the inner court right now . I’m here to console her in name, while I’m here to ensure she doesn’t act restlessly and whimsically, in actuality . As Vyvyan can move around freely, Elizabeth goes to the outer palace every moment she’s free to avoid letting Vyvyan have time alone with me . In reality, however, Vyvyan doesn’t get the opportunity . Lucia and Nier cling to me during the day, and then the two of them cling to me at night; consequently, I basically don’t have time to be alone with Vyvyan . ’

‘But despite that, my two moms will still do everything to get close to me, so I can only get her to compose her poem in peace by standing at the entrance of her room . That said, I now feel that mom isn’t struggling to compose a poem, because she’s restless and whimsical, as she doesn’t want to compose a poem, but that she’s being restless because she can’t think of anything . ’

‘Mom looked at her pen and paper in front of her . It feels as though asking her to compose a poem is tougher on her than asking her to draw . Well, I guess that’s not right, since Mom is very happy to draw as it’s what she wants to do . Composing poems wasn’t something she wanted to do, though… That would explain why Mom keeps looking left and right and even playing with the feather on her pen all day . ’

I placed the book in my hand down . I looked at Mom, who was bored out of her skin, and said, “Mom, hurry up and compose your poem . You have to read it out tonight . ”

Mom looked at me and smiled helplessly to reply, “But Mommy doesn’t want to compose a poem… Mommy is horrible at this sort of stuff . Mommy never paid attention during any of these classes when Mommy was young . Mommy either wagged lessons or angered the teacher until they left, so… Mommy regrets it now…”

‘It sounds as though Mom was a very mischievous princess when she was young . But I guess it makes sense . After all, if she wasn’t mischievous, she wouldn’t have run to the elves alone and got taken back by them . ’

I looked at Mom then opened the book I was reading and replied, “It doesn’t seem as if the requirements are very high to me . Why can’t you compose a poem, Mom? And nobody will say anything even if you do make a mistake or two . ”

“You can’t say that . Mommy’s poems will be saved so Mommy must compose a good one . That’s why Mommy burns Mommy’s drawings…”

‘Oh, so mom is aware of her limitations…’

Mom patted her thigh, and then looked at me with a bright look in her eyes . I knew what she wanted . I walked over and sat on her lap…

‘Why do I feel as though I’m a dog…?’

Mom hugged me from behind then reached for her pen and nodded with satisfaction . She said, “This does give me a reassuring feeling, all right . Mommy can compose in peace now, but… Mommy doesn’t know what to write…”

I looked at the blank sheet, “Is it hard? You should be able to compose one soon with your skills, Mom . ”

“Writing a four line one isn’t a problem, but the important part about poetry is being able to express your inner feelings . Mommy values Mommy’s feelings . If Mommy can’t express them, the poem is meaningless . ”

‘Why does it sound as though it’s Mom’s excuse to me?’

“Your Majesty, Prince, Your majesty… ah…”

A maid came in and was stunned to see us like this . I, however, cared nothing for shame . The two of us looked at the maid naturally without getting flustered . Mom asked, “What’s wrong? Did something come up?”

The maid looked at us with a dumbstruck and replied, “Ah… Sorry, Your Majesty, Miss Freya wanted to borrow His Majesty for a bit . ”

Mom nodded . I walked to the door then quickly turned my head around to look at Mom, “Don’t go running off when I’m not around, Mom . When I come back, I will be checking to see what you’ve done . If you haven’t finished by then, I’ll be having dinner with Mommy Vyvyan tonight . ”

“!!”

Mom revealed an astonished expression .

‘I think I went a little overboard with my threat… but seeing mom immediately sit straight up and think seriously, I think it’s all right . After all, I can choose not to go to tonight’s banquet and let Elizabeth deal with all the people from the vassal states, while I eat with Mommy Vyvyan . That was the scariest thing to Elizabeth . ’

After leaving Her Majesty’s room, I noticed that the maid next to me kept looking at me with a very odd gaze .

‘Should I prove to her that I’m her biological son and not her lover or something…? What’s wrong with a mother hugging her child?! What’s the problem?!’

Freya didn’t ask to see me for anything important . She just wanted to confirm who would hold power once Her Majesty and Her Highness went off to hunt . There was also the question of having the Valkyries act as guards, since I couldn’t let my condition on full-moon nights get exposed . As such, all Valkyries will be stationed inside the palace, and I’ll have Alice guard this floor for safety sake .

‘Alice may not serve me, but she is Her Majesty’s bodyguard unit’s captain, so she should be Her Majesty’s most trusted person . ’

‘I had Nier and Lucia go with my two Moms to have some fun . Staying in the city would be a little too restrictive for them . I can handle things here alone . I don’t have time to go out to play with them . With the Empress here now, the Valkyries weren’t so free . ’

After finishing discussions with Freya and delegating tasks, I went back to Her Majesty’s room . To my surprise, Mom had finished composing her poem . She cheerfully handed me the sheet of paper when she saw me come in and said, “Here, here, here, Son, take a look . Mommy has finished . ”

I took the sheet of paper .

‘I can’t help but admire Mom . It was just as I expected . Mom can do anything she puts her mind to . ’

The soldiers have withdrawn their army and horses at the Southern mountain .
The four seas have been settled and there is nothing left to be worried about .
When will I be able to spend my days with my son,
Gazing at the snow in the north until I grow old?

‘Wow…’

‘What do I think…?’

‘You could pass this off as a love poem, don’t you think…? I don’t think Elizabeth intended for it to be one though . She just wanted to keep her son company until old age, that’s all . ’

“Not bad . I can understand your thoughts, too, Your Majesty . I will ensure that you can live the life of a mother in the future . ”

Elizabeth didn’t reveal a cheerful smile . Instead, she silently nodded and revealed a sad expression . She smiled helplessly and replied, “I knew I wasn’t good with composing poems… Didn’t I just completely fail to express my feelings…?”