Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons!

I thought I’d see Ying appear in the courtyard when I woke up the next day, sweeping flower petals as always. However, I didn’t see her when I sat up. The entire shrine was quiet; it was so quiet it made me uneasy. The feeling was comparable to being the only person left in the world. I began to feel concerned for her. She said she could defeat the wyrm, but she never said she could slay it. To put it another way, they were evenly matched. There was a chance she’d fail. She hadn’t returned, so she might’ve failed. But, if they were evenly matched enemies, they shouldn’t be able to kill each other. For that reason, I reasoned Ying should still be alive…

I stood up and decided to go to the harbour to take a look. I suddenly recalled there was a sealed house at the harbour. Everybody around stared at me when I approached it, prohibiting me from approaching it.

“Would it happen to be where she rested afterwards?” I wondered.

I speculated Ying was similar to Ling Yue, in that she transforms when she had to fight, then needed to take refuge in that house to reduce her aggression before returning to the shrine. According to what the villagers stated, she, apparently, was the same as a demon when she fought. In other words, she might attack everybody in sight when she fought. I thought that was a reasonable way to explain why people avoided the house. I needed to go and take a look in any case.

I got dressed, and then left the shrine. The village below hadn’t changed at all. There was still smoke in the air, and it was as calm as before. Ying’s status on the frontlines was unknown, but the village showed no signs of concern. They could be hoping for her to die taking down the wyrm so that they can lead peaceful lives after. It angered, but at the same time, made me feel hopeless. I needed to find Ying.

Only when I reached the entrance to the village did I realise my assumption was wrong. The village did change. For instance, everybody wore tense and fearful expressions. There was a crowd of people at the harbour. I noticed the villagers were armed with farming tools or blades as they stood around, waiting for the enemy.

I was afraid that my assumption became a reality. Maybe Ying did transform into an entity akin to a demon and attacked everybody in sight. Maybe I could still be useful if I joined her. I rushed over and squeezed through the crowd. I called out loudly for the people to move. While I was squeezing through the crowd, I heard two familiar voices.

“Your Majesty?!”

“Your Highness?!”