Duke' Mama Boy Chapter 4

 Peter Maldina and Sonia Penn, close friends of her mother, Angela.

These two people were very special to Juan.

When her mother, Angela, married the Duke Garro, at the behest of her maternal grandfather, Peter Maldina resigned from the Guards Order to escort her mother's close range and willingly came to the Duke.

He was blunt and sparse, and he was a muscular man who was like a western sword-wielding knight.

He is now a middle-aged man in his 40s, but his swordsmanship skills have been praised as superior to any other knights of the Guards Knights.

The problem was that he followed Angela Mann and was a bit shy because he didn't get along well with the other knights of the Duke's family.

“Peter, is it really okay not to enjoy the hot springs?”

“I’m fine.”

When she asked her mother to take turns enjoying her hot springs together, the knights and wizards assigned her escort missions, as well as ordinary soldiers, servants and maids all burst into cheers.

In the meantime, I followed Angela and visited these resorts countless times, but they had never been able to enjoy it.

But for some reason, everyone was very happy when they said that they were giving them a chance to enjoy it at such a high-end resort.

And since they said that Joo-an had proposed this work first, it was also an opportunity for them to look at Joo-an again a little bit.

However, amid this cheering, Peter Maldina rejected it, still following Angela and continuing her escort mission.

Juan, who could not see it, spoke again, but the answer that came back was still refusal.

Sonia Penn, who was looking at Peter Maldina like that, said with a smile.

“Leave this wooden man alone. Rather, Master Juan. Thank you very much. There were a lot of nobles who wanted to come here, because it’s a place that people like us can’t even dream of.”

Ordinary people literally can't even dream, many nobles have to make big decisions, and even the powerful nobles are best at renting one floor rather than renting the whole.

It was great that Angela, who rented the whole place, gave everyone a chance to enjoy it.

And when she realized that it was her intentions, Sonia also began to see her eyes in a new way.

Although common in the Eastern Continent, Sonia Penn, with short black hair that is visible only a little further south here in the Western Continent, was a descendant of a family that was formed when the Penn family, an Eastern family, moved to Xenopol and settled there.

Because of this, she was pale, but she was still of Eastern blood, and she was a cute woman with a short stature, dark hair, and slightly brown skin.

She was twenty-two, a rank 3 wizard, and the daughter of Baron Penn, located within the Duchy of Martinez.

She was spotted by Angela when she visited the Penn family three years ago and she was hired as an escort.

Although most of the Penn family welcomed this decision, her parents have a wish for an early marriage or a break.

Of course, Sonia Penn, she herself says that she has no intention of getting married and she only wants to be faithful to Angela's escort.

“Then I’ll go to the hot springs first~ Peter, please work hard~”

Perhaps because of Lady First, several female wizards and knights, including Sonia, left first, and only men were left.

Still, it didn't really matter, because they knew that it was their turn next.

“More than that, Master Juan.”

"yes?"

“Do you really mind if you don’t go in for a massage?”

“Because I have already received it.”

"However… … .”

She and Angela finished the hot spring bath and got a massage, but Juan said that they wanted to take a hot spring bath together with me first.

But Angela was still getting a massage, and Peter was a little puzzled by this idea.

It was unfamiliar to Peter to see Joo-an, who was with her mother, doing anything her mother did, and being separated from her mother like this.

And as if noticing Peter's thoughts, Jooan smiled bitterly and said:

“Sometimes I think it would be nice to be with the uncles like this. Are you okay?”

"Hmm… … .”

Seeing Juan's smiling face, Peter coughed a little.

and turned his head.

It was the same with other knights around.

Although Juan is wrapped in her mother's skirt and hears bad voices calling her a mama boy, in a nutshell, this child is the only heir to the duke family, and has a noble bloodline that inherited the blood of the imperial family.

Everyone knew that his shortcomings were too big, but other than that, he was a good enough kid.

She resembles her mother, and her appearance is outstanding, her bloodline is on the highest axis except for the emperor and the prince, and the wealth is second to that of the imperial family, the Duke of Martinez. didn't

Juan was the first-ranked groom, a person with noble blood, background, and financial resources.

If it weren't for his shortcomings and his mama boy, there would have been a lot of marriages and a lot of women chasing after him... … .

That weakness and the fact that she was a mother were so powerful that she is what she is now.

“If it hadn’t happened to Angela-sama… … .”

"yes? Uncle Peter?”

"it's nothing."

Although it is already an open secret, the legacy of her Duchess, Angela, has come as a huge shock to everyone, so everyone is just resting.

Besides, knowing that fact, people couldn't seriously point the finger at Angela's ferocious love for her son.

Because they were someone's father, they were also someone's mother, and they were also someone's son and daughter.

Seeing the Duchess's obsession with her son and her travels, there were many people who said so.

It was only regrettable that the son was not able to come to his senses.

But Joo-an, who is by their side now, was not like a child who was only in her mother's skirt.

At least for now, it seemed like a child trying to get away with it, so it was an opportunity for Peter and other knights who stayed here to have a new perspective on Joo-an.

* * *

"Bored… … .”

Her mother was still obsessed with her skin care, so she had no one to talk to, so she had no choice but to roll around in her room, suffering from her boredom.

She said, "She just said she'd get a massage or more."

Then, at least, I would have been able to shake off this boredom a little.

Now, all the women, including the maids, are enjoying the hot springs, so there are only black men left.

The problem is that those black men are all blunt knights and well-trained soldiers.

Besides, everyone is older.

The fact that they are uncles makes Juan sad.

“Looking at your age now or your old age, you’re not the person you’re talking to.”

Looking at their age now, they were all uncles, and looking at their past age, they were all children.

The fact that they were knights and soldiers who did not even understand jokes also played a part. Except for the fact that they were good with swords, the only interesting beings were knights and soldiers.

They were busy bragging about what kind of great knights and soldiers they were, talking about things like being in the Knights Templar at a drinking party, being trained in a realm, or being in the military.

Because of this, the most unpopular occupations among women were knights and soldiers.

If they go on vacation and go to places frequented by young women, it would not be strange to be immediately bullied.

“Well, it’s not that funny… … . It’s really reassuring though.”

Except for those boring parts, it was clear that they were the most reliable allies of all.

Knights do not betray easily.

Soldiers do not easily turn their backs.

Not the improvised soldiers who were forcibly recruited, but the soldiers who have been sufficiently trained and raised by the family never turn their backs on them.

They trust the commanders and generals who lead them, and they only move forward, looking at the back of the leading knight.

'past… … No, the current soldiers of the Martinez family are also like that. The soldiers before I became the head of state.’

There were no major problems when Juan was just starting out, but as time went on, the discipline of the soldiers began to disappear.

As the great commanders, generals, and knights left, the soldiers also scattered and turned into chaos.

Even though the situation was so serious, Juan spent more time shopping with his mother than anything else, and only ruined his finances.

In the end, at the most important moment, the soldiers turned their backs on them, and the family fell apart.

When he recalled that terrible memory, Juan's beautiful face naturally frowned.

“I don’t do that anymore, never.”

She hasn't completely escaped from her mother's arms yet, but she got up and went outside, vowing not to create such a future again.

* * *

“Confucius?”

“Where are you going?”

When Joo-an came out, the two knights guarding the front of the room looked at her and asked.

“Oh, I’ll come get some air for a moment.”

“We will be together.”

"it's okay. I'm only going to go to the garden inside the building. Our soldiers are there too.”

"However… … .”

“Ah, it’s okay. Now it’s your turn to take a bath.”

“The safety of Confucius is more important than taking a bath.”

Juan burst into laughter at the actions of the genuinely honest, simple, and outgoing knights.

It was a smile that she usually only saw her mother, but the expressions on the knights who saw it became strange.

For a moment, the boy's smile made him think that he was beautiful, and he doubted his own sexual identity.

“So it’s not popular with women. When you come to a place like this, wash hard and relieve your fatigue. That’s why I came here.”

"still… … .”

“Pit. Then I will tell my mother everything that the uncles are bothering me.”

“I will obey your orders.”

“… … My mother is very scared.”

The two knights tensed up at the words that seemed like a mama boy to reach her mother, and stopped arguing.

It was really sad to see it. Feeling her mother's dread once more, Juan stepped outside.

Of course, as they went outside, a few knights stopped their eyes again, but every time they did, they stopped their actions by showing the invincible mother card again.

* * *

“Whoa ha ha, that’s good.”

I took a clean bath and received a massage, so my body was light enough to fly, and my fatigue was relieved.

In addition, the well-manicured garden and the smell of flowers and grass will clear your head.

just… … .

“… … Why are you looking at me like this?”

Not only the soldiers, but also the women and men who seem to be the employees of this resort are glancing at them.

Soldiers, it was understandable because most of them were grateful for being able to enjoy the hot springs here today or tomorrow because of them, and seeing a new view of Juan, but the views of the staff were a little questionable.

“It’s almost summer, but it’s still a little chilly.”

The eastern region, including the ecliptic of the Xenopol Empire, was a region with distinct four seasons.

Moving to the south, it was humid and hot, and going to the north was very cold.

Although it was the end of spring, I could feel the chilly wind in my body as the evening came.

“Still, it’s much warmer and nicer than it was back then.”

While walking through the garden, Jooan, who stopped and stared blankly at the sight of carp moving leisurely in the well-maintained pond, murmured a little.

At that time, I could only think of that time, but it was just the day before. To Juan, it was like yesterday.

A hut that looks like it will blow away when the wind blows, and a roof that leaks when it rains.

In a place full of musty and moisture, I lived there for nearly 20 years.

It was a time when all they could eat was soup mixed with sawdust, pieces of vegetables found in trash cans, and discarded bread.

The past self did not know how precious and happy this time was, the future self felt deeply, and the returning self felt only precious.

“… … You can't go back to that time. never."

No family, no country, no mother or father... … .

And family-like vassals, knights and soldiers, wizards and servants, and maids.

And I want everyone related to the family to continue to feel this happiness.

What he finally realized when he was grown up, he thought, was the last chance God had given him.

“It will change, and I will keep it. sure everyone… … Whoa?!”

Before Juan's serious resolve could not be finished, something pushed him away, and Juan plunged into the pond and drowned.

‘It’s big?!’

Moreover, he felt eerie when he realized that someone was pressing him down.

I don't think that's possible, but... … assassin?! assassin?!

But soon the suppressing power disappeared, and I was able to come to my senses a little.