Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 9 - Chapter 27

Chapter 27

It was just as I expected . Breakfast was simple, too .

Karana didn’t waste the precious sun in Socina . After breakfast, she invited me to take a walk together with her in the backyard .

I plucked a flower from the side out of curiosity . However, by the time I reached the rear of the palace, what I saw was no longer flowers, but snow sculptures . Every snow sculpture was exquisite . The sculptures were of two people in an embrace, kissing, walking hand-in-hand, and even reading together . I could see their affection for each other in their eyes .

I could tell that the female was Karana while the male was tall and big in stature . But despite them being snow sculptures, I could discern that the male was most likely old… At least, I haven’t seen a young man have the beard of an experienced elder . For some reason, I felt that the man was old enough to be my father…

‘Don’t tell me that he’s the previous lord . ’

Karana nostalgically looked at the snow sculpture, “There are no pastimes in Socina, so I just sculpted these . Sadly, when I picked up my tools, I struggled to figure out what to sculpt . I did not know what memory I had that was worth sculpting into a snow sculpture that would last for millenniums and beyond . After deliberation, only my husband – who is the previous lord of Socina – came to mind . ”

“The previous lord…”

“Yes . Our love is akin to the icy snow . It is pure, true, flawless, and yet short . ”

Karana nostalgically touched the ice sculpture . She then looked up at her late husband’s face and softly lamented, “Your Majesty, you might find it unbelievable, but my husband was already fifty-seven years old when I married him . We were truly in love, though . I firmly believed that our love was pure despite the insults and gossiping behind our backs, because if I wanted status and wealth, I had a better choice…”

She then looked at me, and I understood what she meant . She had the opportunity to leave this frozen snowy city way off in the distance at the time to come to the Royal Capital instead, which would’ve transformed her from a country bumpkin into the Royal Princess of the empire .

Nevertheless, she chose not to . She married a man that was decades older than her, not for money and power, but purely out of love .

“Your Majesty, I know how challenging it is to realise my goal . I did not think this way in the past . It was because of my husband . He tried hard all of his life . By the time I came to understand it, he had already travelled so far and walked for so long for the future that he might not realise . We were both aware that our ideal was very unrealistic in this world . In fact, Her Majesty mocked it once . Nonetheless, I guess it was because we could understand each other that we were able to embrace each other forever, never letting go . ”

Karana let out a long sigh . She looked upward, and then narrowed her eyes . I could still see her transparent tears run down the corner of her eye, though . In Socina, even tears quickly turned to ice .

I didn’t speak . I just looked at the ice sculpture . The two in the sculptures looked so determined as if they had accumulated courage and determination over tens of thousands of years . Their love is truly too pure and too beautiful to the point that such love couldn’t exist in this world .

The two embraced for an uncertain future . One fell, but the other clenched her teeth and continued to forge ahead with her best efforts . I believe that they didn’t pursue the ideal for money or fame, but purely for themselves, and the hope their loved one had for them . Their efforts shined especially brightly on this snow mountain similarly to saussureas growing on a snowy mountain, in that its pure and proud .

“I love him very much . I have never seen a man with such a strong sense of justice, so gentle and yet so determined . I would not hesitate to make an enemy of the entire world to be by his side; hence, I dared to refuse Her Majesty’s offer to be your wife . Honestly speaking, now that I know you, you are actually an ideal partner, as well . Unfortunately, I had a better candidate . ”

Karana wiped the corners of her eyes . She took in a deep breath as she looked at me . She tried to steady her vocal chords and in a raspy voice cracked a joke .

“I would say this lord was a lot more impressive than I am . ”

“Why?”

I looked at the snow sculpture and replied in earnest, “I work hard for a target that’s right in front of me, for myself and for the people around me . He worked earnestly for an uncertain future and everyone . The only expectations that I carry are the expectations of those around me . He, on the other hand, carried the hope of all of humanity . ”

Karana nodded . She then looked back at the ice sculpture and murmured softly as though she was speaking to herself, “However, Your Majesty… I, too, sometimes find myself confused . My husband and I tried so hard, but why is my city still the same? Why do I not see any prospects? If my decision and method is correct, why do I not see the results that I desire? Why do I feel as though nothing has changed?”

I looked at Karana . It was the first time that I detected weakness and puzzlement in her purple eyes .

She was truly lost .

No matter how determined one may be, if their efforts show no results after so much time and effort, they’re bound to feel lost . Feeling lost, however, doesn’t mean giving up .

I turned to face Karana front-on and sincerely said, “That’s fine, Karana . ”

She seemed to have been frightened by me . She turned to face me with a blank expression . She wondered what I was going to say next .

I looked at her and spoke at a somewhat fast pace, “Karana, believe in your goal . Your goal can be accomplished . The fair world that you want where everyone strives for the same world will be realised . You will see your people thrive, corrupt officials done away with and a country strong enough that nobody can threaten it in the future . You can do it . ”

“Thank you . ”

Karana smiled then touched her hair gently . She then thanked me, “Thank you for your encouragement, Your Majesty…”

“It’s not encouragement!”

I interjected, and then pressed my hand on her shoulder . I then solemnly said, “It wasn’t encouragement . Karana, I’m not encouraging you . I’m telling you what the future will be . Your husband didn’t get to see it and you might not get to see it, either; but, the people will see it, nevertheless . As long as you persist and as long as you don’t quit, your goal will be realised in the end . ”

She looked at me with a dumbfounded look . She then smiled helplessly, “But this is encouragement, is it not? Nobody is certain what the future will be…”

“No, I’m certain . ”

“Why…?”

“Because I’ve seen it with my own eyes; or rather, I witnessed it . I truly have witnessed it . A group of people, who had the exact same idea, established a nation with the same image as the one that you want! I, personally, witnessed it…”