Royal Secret: I'm A Princess!

Chapter 962: THE SYMBOL OF (TRAUMA) POWER

CALYX thought he'd find himself in a wasteland after he failed to protect himself from Commander Ruto's attack.

However, he was surprised to see that he just fell from the balcony.

When he came to be, he was already standing in front of Commander Ruto– looking up at the demigod who towered over him.

The threatening arrow made of the bastard's Mana was still hovering above his head.

Oh, there was a soundproof barrier around him and Commander Ruto, too.

[But that's it.]

The White Lion Knights didn't even surround him.

It was as if the damned commander was saying he wasn't a threat at all.

[This is hurting my pride.]

"Are you looking down on me, Commander Ruto?" Calyx complained, crossing his arms over his chest. "Or are you looking down on the White Lion Knights? You can speak freely. That's why you set up this soundproof barrier, didn't you?"

"I'm not looking down on the White Lion Knights," Commander Ruto said bluntly. "But I know you're not someone they can fight yet. There's no need to lose their lives trying to apprehend a bastard like you when I can do the job anyway."

"This is the first time I've heard you curse, Commander. It must be Princess Neoma's bad influence."

"It is."

Oho?

That wasn't the reaction he was expecting from the commander, to be honest.

"You admit that it is your lover's 'bad' influence?"

"I admit that Neoma has so much power over me."

Pfft.

Calyx couldn't help but laugh out loud while clutching his stomach. "I'm sorry for laughing. I just didn't expect that a boring man like you could say something so cheesy. It must be the power of love."

"No, I'm just showing off my loving relationship with Neoma to you."

"Why did you feel the urge to do that?"

"Because I want you to look at something that you cannot have," Commander Ruto said in a mocking tone. "Don't you feel envious that you can't have this kind of relationship with the person you love?"

"And who is this person I supposedly love–"

"That would be His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor Nero."

"…"

"You have romantic and sexual feelings for the emperor when you claim to be his uncle," Commander Ruto declared while making a disgusted face. "Having romantic feelings for someone of the same sex is fine. It's normal. But what isn't normal is lusting after your own nephew."

"Stop."

But, of course, Commander Ruto didn't stop and just continued looking down on Calyx's feelings for the new emperor. "As if having incestuous feelings for a relative wasn't bad enough, you also developed those filthy feelings when His Imperial Majesty was not even of legal age. Weren't you already an adult back then?"

"I said stop it."

"Committing incest and grooming a child," Commander Ruto said, sneering. "Pick your struggle, Calyx de Luca. You cannot be this trashy."

"I said shut your mouth!" Calyx yelled angrily. "What do you know about my feelings?!"

"Well, I know that your feelings are disgusting," Commander Ruto said, raising his hand "And you shouldn't lash out at me just because I was right."

And then the commander clenched his hand tight.

Just like that, heavy pressure fell on Calyx's back – forcing him to kneel down in front of Commander Ruto. He tried to stand up immediately, but the commander put his feet on his back and stomped on him until he fell face-flat on the ground.

[This insufferable bastard…!]

"I can tell that you've sealed your power, but I won't ask why since whether you hold back or not, I can still beat the daylights out of you," Commander Ruto said arrogantly. "However, if you're only here to watch and wait until His Imperial Majesty is officially crowned the emperor, then shut up."

Calyx clenched his hands, but decided to let his anger go.

[I'll get my revenge on this haughty commander once our plans start…!]

***

"THE DE LUCA child was caught– this is why you shouldn't have sealed his power."

Pfft.

That was funny.

"Whether I seal Calyx de Luca's power or not, he's still no match against Lord Levi's son," Helstor said to the Goddess of Misfortune, laughing a bit. "But I had to seal his power because the power that he got from Callisto de Luca would warrant some reaction from the Throne. He's still a de Moonasterio, after all."

Helstor and the Goddess of Misfortune could see the ongoing crowning ceremony while watching from above.

They were literally suspended in the air, looking down at everyone below them.

It was obvious that the Imperial Family didn't bother to strengthen the security as if they were inviting them to watch the crowning ceremony.

[I don't know if they're confident or just plain arrogant.]

However, having free entry was better than forcing themselves in.

[We need to conserve our power for the big thing, after all.]

"Oh, the crowning ceremony ended already," Helstor commented. This time, he burst out laughing. "The new emperor must have been in a hurry! They skipped all the traditions and went straight to the literal crowning moment."

He could tell why the new emperor was in a hurry since their eyes already met earlier.

[The little emperor wants to get it done and over with already.]

"Then is it alright if we begin now?" the Goddess of Misfortune asked. "The calamities I brought are begging me to set them free already."

To be honest, he wanted to wait for Princess Neoma.

But it was better to do the job right away.

"Alright," Helstor said, nodding his head. "Let's begin now."

The Goddess of Misfortune only nodded her head, and then she cut her palm with a fancy ancient dagger.

But instead of dropping, the Goddess of Misfortune's blood actually floated until it touched the sky. Just that one drop was enough to color the sky red. The drop of blood multiplied itself thousands of times nonstop until the clouds were bleeding.

It was going to rain blood.

Literally.

[It's enough to scare the people.]

Helstor opened his mouth. "Now, let it rain–"

"LET'S FUCKING GOOO!"

That voice…

Helstor sneered when Princess Neoma suddenly appeared out of nowhere, riding a Red Dragon that was obviously in berserk mode.

However, the Imperial Princess could still control her Soul Beast.

But that wasn't the thing that surprised him.

"Isn't that the emperor's main weapon?" Helstor asked in disbelief. "Calypso?"

***

NERO clenched his hands when he recognized Calypso– the sword that he inherited from his father in the first timeline.

It was also the sword that he used to kill his twin sister in the past.

[What is it doing here?]

Nero clearly remembered that he and his father agreed not to bring out Calypso during the crowning ceremony even though the former emperor was supposed to pass it down on his successor.

He should have inherited it earlier, actually.

But both Nero and his father decided that it wasn't a good idea for him to inherit Calypso.

[So, why did you bring the thing that killed you here, Neoma?]

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