Royal Secret: I'm A Princess!

NEOMA smiled after the signing contract between her and Helstor was done.

The pain in her heart was proof that the contract was “notarized.”

[Of course, Trevor serves as the attorney here.]

“You’re unexpectedly thorough, Princess Neoma,” Helstor commented while clutching his chest. “For someone so reckless, I didn’t expect you to be meticulous.”

“Of course, you wouldn’t understand me,” Neoma said, scoffing. “Great minds think alike, but you’re not as great as me so we’re not on the same wavelength. You’re just a weakling pretending to be strong.”

It was Helstor’s turn to scoff at her. “Did you only come here to have a verbal fight, Princess Neoma?”

“Oh, come on. I know you summoned me here on purpose,” Neoma said, laughing while shaking her head. “Were you expecting me to go batshit crazy on you? If I acted the way you wanted me to, then your fake church would spread a rumor about the new emperor’s twin sister being possessed by the Devil after she was brought back to life.”

Helstor flinched, but he didn’t say anything.

However, that miniscule reaction was enough.

“Wow,” Trevor said while clapping his hands. “I didn’t even think about that, Princess Neoma. But now I can see it. Indeed, it would have been a disaster had you fought Helstor and the Goddess of Misfortune since Princess Neoma doesn’t hold back in a fight.”

Neoma couldn’t decide whether it was a compliment or a dig.

[But since it’s Trevor, let’s just take it as a compliment.]

“Since my plan has already been foiled, I’ll leave for now,” Helstor said, bowing politely for show. “See you on Emperor Nero’s coronation day, Princess Neoma.”

“I know I’d be there because I’m not a coward,” Princess Neoma said smugly. “I don’t know about you, though.”

Helstor ignored Neoma this time as he slowly disappeared into darkness.

“I assure you I’ll be there, little princess,” Lady Doom said threateningly. “I’ll teach you a lesson you won’t forget.”

“Many have tried but failed,” Neoma said, smiling. “You’re still free to try, though. I love learning anyway– from the enemies’ mistakes, not mine, though.”

The Goddess of Misfortune just scoffed before disappearing.

[Heh, I win the shit talk again.]

Neoma only spoke again when she was 100% sure that Helstor and the Goddess of Misfortune had really left already.

“Trevor.”

“Yes, my Moon Princess?”

Neoma turned to Trevor, grinning. “Helstor didn’t notice, did he? The super small clause that we added in the contract.”

Trevor grinned back at her. “Of course, he didn’t, Princess Neoma. I made sure that the last clause that you added could only be read by the two of us. But the clause would appear if Helstor tried to break the contract.”

Perfect.

“Neoma, did you scam Helstor?”

What?

Neoma turned to Ruto, defensively. “I didn’t scam him, babe. It’s not my fault that he didn’t see the clause.”

“Yep,” Trevor agreed with Neoma, nodding his head eagerly. “It’s totally not a scam. How dare you accuse my Moon Princess of fraud? I’m telling you, Princess Neoma. That damned commander doesn’t deserve you. It’s not too late to dump him for me.”

Of course, Neoma ignored Trevor’s nonsense.

Plus, she was focused on what her man was saying at that point.

“You scammed him,” Ruto said bluntly, but he gently patted her head. “Good job, babe.”

Oh.

She thought her man would scold her, so she was a bit surprised that he didn’t.

[But I also like it when Ruto scolds me sometimes because he’s the only person who can do that.]

Omo, omo.

[Am I turning into a masochist? How scandalous!]

She shook her head.

[Dirty thoughts, go away!]

“Anyway, let’s go home,” Neoma said, then she glanced at the Goddess of Life before looking up at Ruto. Ah, how she loved looking up at someone (who wasn’t an enemy) taller than her. “You have a lot of explaining to do, Ruto.”

***

“ARE YOU crazy?”

Tsk.

Neoma clicked her tongue in annoyance when Nero scolded her as soon as she told him about the contract that she had signed with Helstor.

Thank goodness their parents weren’t there yet.

[Ruto said he has to talk to Papa Boss and Mama Boss first~]

So, Neoma had to endure being scolded by Nero.

[The audacity of a dongsaeng to scold his noona is appalling…]

“A war?” Nero continued nagging at her. “With you on the frontline? You must have lost your mind. Why would you lead the war when we just got you back, huh?”

Oh?

She was surprised.

To be honest, she thought Nero was scolding her because she declared war without asking for his opinion.

But she was wrong.

“Nero, are you mad because I said I’m leading the war and not because I started one?”

“I don’t mind if we go on a war because that’s what I want, too,” Nero said, knitting his eyebrows. “But I’d hate it if you led the war because I know Helstor and the others would immediately attack you. If I were them, I would kill you first as well for all the times that you have humiliated them.”

“Was that a compliment or a dig?”

“I’m going to declare the war and lead it,” Nero said, ignoring Neoma’s nonsense. “You’re going to protect the fortress this time, Neoma.”

Tsk.

“I’m not built for house-sitting, Nero,” Neoma said stubbornly. “I cannot rest in peace unless I kill Helstor myself.”

“Neoma!”

“Why are you raising your voice at your noona?” Neoma scolded Nero this time. “Do you want to die, huh?”

Aigoo.

Her inner Korean came out because of this disrespectful piece of shit.

[Affectionately. I may curse at Nero, but I still love my baby brother.]

“What are you two doing? So disgusting.”

Huh?

Neoma turned around, only to be greeted by Nero…

… and older Nero, to be precise.

“You’re yelling at each other, but your eyes and voices were filled with warmth,” the older Nero said, scoffing. Then he crossed his arms over his chest. “You two disgust me.”

Neoma blinked in surprise when she recognized the man. “Emperor Nero?”

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