Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 613

Chapter 613: Chapter 613 - Noble Tamer - 2

"All this is not something I particularly want," Ren hastened to explain. "For me it’s just... more homework. More responsibilities. Arturo has been teaching me about territorial management and it’s honestly more trouble than benefit most of the time."

"But then why...?" his father began.

"Because it’s necessary," Ren responded simply. "To accomplish what I need to accomplish, to help the people I need to help, I have to be in a position where I can act with fewer restrictions. And that means high nobility."

His parents processed this slowly. His mother was the first to speak again.

"But son," she looked at him directly, "is this really what you want? Or is it just what you feel you have to do?"

"It’s what I have to do," he admitted. "But," he added before they could protest, "it’s not just a feeling. It’s something that truly matters to me."

His parents looked at him for a long moment, then exchanged one of those marital glances that communicated volumes without words.

"Alright," his mother finally said. "If this is what you need to do, then we’ll support you. But Ren," her voice became firmer, "don’t forget who you are. Don’t let all this change what really matters."

"I won’t. I promise."

His father straightened, and Ren noticed he looked younger than ever. Both parents did. The fatigue lines that had marked their faces during years of hard work on the frontier had softened significantly.

"Ren," his father said slowly, his voice gaining firmness, "we’re double tamers thanks to you. Our tortoises have reached Silver rank. As far as strength or level goes, we won’t feel lesser than anyone. You can do what you need to."

His mother nodded, squeezing his hand. "Your father is right. What makes us feel out of place is... an old idea more than a reality. We can overcome it without doubt... no matter how much time of discomfort it takes us."

It was a moment of clarity that surprised Ren. His parents had been internalizing their social inferiority despite the fact that, objectively, they were no longer the powerless workers they had been.

"The new house we’ll move to," Ren continued, taking advantage of the shift in their attitude, "Grandmother Selphira ’sold it to me cheap’. It’s ten times cheaper than its normal price and ten times larger than this one, more toward the city center. Everything is an improvement, though you’ll need more employees."

He paused, considering. "As for the restaurant... you have the option of coming here traveling an hour to keep using this house as a restaurant, or starting a new one in the new zone. You can take your time to think about it."

His parents exchanged long glances. Finally, his father spoke.

"Our son has to keep climbing the social ladder," he said with determination Ren hadn’t heard in years. "And we’re not going to be in his way. We’ll overcome whatever problems arise."

"Now," his mother added with a small smile, "help us dress correctly in these ridiculous clothes because we clearly don’t know what we’re doing."

The laughter that followed relieved some of the tension, and as Ren helped his parents dress appropriately, he felt a warmth that had been missing for months.

In the end, no matter how complicated everything became, no matter what titles he acquired or what responsibilities he assumed, they would always support him. They were still his parents.

And that was something no amount of nobility could change.

’This is my third property,’ Ren thought casually. ’If I count that I "accidentally" bought the land of our first house two years ago...’

’I paid those five million without complaint to get him to stop making a scene,’ he continued remembering, shrugging. ’It seemed like little to me... My perception of money is already... altered. My ten-year-old self would hit me. And that should have settled it, but Larissa found out.’

A small smile appeared on his face. ’It didn’t end well for the man at all. I recovered and doubled my money for some reason. I never knew exactly what she did, but it was effective.’

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