Royal Secret: I'm a Princess!

"AH, DAMN IT."

"The God Slayer has opened his eye!"

"We can't escape the eye of the God Slayer, so we must tread carefully from now on."

"Just when I thought the God Among Gods has finally given up on protecting humans, he suddenly makes a move and sends his only son after our tails."

"But the God Among Gods only makes a move if there's a serious threat in the human world…"

He felt it.

Helstor felt it when everyone around him turned their piercing gazes in his direction.

[And this isn't why I don't like going out to "socialize."]

He called it "socializing," but he just went to a war to have a feast.

There was an ongoing war in the North Continent, so he personally went there to "watch." After all, where there was war, there was despair.

"Eating despair isn't a crime," Helstor said without looking at anyone. "It doesn't pose a threat on humans."

His eyes focused on the survivors who were crying for help in the middle of a land left with nothing but destroyed homes and corpses. Ah, there were also stray animals feeding on the dead bodies around.

After all, famine would always follow a war.

"He's right, but…"

"… isn't he the God of Eternal Darkness?"

"Name? What's his name again?"

He ignored the "whispers" of the minor gods around him.

Like him, his fellow gods were here to feed on the strong and negative emotions brought on by the ongoing war. After all, these minor gods were Darkness attribute users like he was. And beings like them enjoyed the negative emotions of humans as food.

"He looks pretty calm even though he's the biggest threat here…"

"Well, is it because he has grown weaker?"

"That's right– the Light Goddess's Essence is scattered all over the world. As long as her remains are here, the Absolute Darkness won't be able to emerge again."

Once again, he ignored the taunting he received.

[I wasn't the one who created the Absolute Darkness during the Ancient Period, and I have no intention to drown the world in Darkness.]

He wasn't a lunatic like his predecessor.

[I'm just a simple gourmet who enjoys feasting on high-quality food.]

Speaking of high-quality meals…

[The Quinzels' despair tasted really good. But the de Moonasterios are on a different level. Especially the little princess's despair.]

He licked his lips when he suddenly felt hungry.

[Neoma de Moonasterio has to suffer for me to enjoy a very delicious meal.]

Well, he would taste the royal princess's despair very soon. The fact that Ruston Stroganoff, the legitimate God Slayer, had opened his "god eye" only meant that he had forgotten Neoma de Moonasterio.

And if Ruston Stroganoff lost a huge portion of his memory, it only meant that Neoma de Moonasterio regained hers.

He chuckled while remembering the memories that he "ate" from Ruston Stroganoff.

"Their love story is pretty cute," Helstor whispered to himself, amused. "I hope Calyx Dalton uses the information I gave him to ensure his win against Neoma de Moonasterio."

***

[THE stars are in a disarray.]

Dahlia couldn't help but worry while looking up at the starry sky. She was sitting on the windowsill of the room she was occupying in Queen Brigitte's palace. Since it was cold, she didn't open the window. She could see the stars even with the windows closed, after all.

But…

[I can't read Princess Neoma's Constellation.]

Chosen people by a major god had their own 'Constellations.' Those Constellations would usually dictate the fate of the "chosen ones." But the Constellations of the de Moonasterios were made for a different reason.

[The Constellations of the de Moonasterios were created to monitor them, since most of the de Moonasterios in history were nothing but menace to the world.]

But now, even the Stars couldn't predict the fate awaiting the present de Moonasterios.

Especially Princess Neoma's.

"I wonder what's happening," Dahlia whispered to herself. "Princess Neoma's Constellation suddenly got dull."

<"It can't be helped,"> Lapiz, who was floating beside her in its "baby form," said. <"The biggest star protecting Princess Neoma all this time has disappeared suddenly.">

The biggest "star," huh?

"I've always known that Lord Ruston Stroganoff is special," she said. "But I didn't expect him to be that special.">

<"Right?"> Lapiz agreed with her. <"Who knew he was the son of the God Among Gods?">

"But I wonder why he suddenly revealed his identity now."

Humans with red eyes were very rare.

The de Moonasterios possessed red eyes that would appear when their emotions were high, but it was natural for them to have the eyes of a god, since they were Lord Yule and Lady Roxana's descendants.

Lord Ruston Stroganoff's case was special.

Although he was the son of the God Among Gods, he was still born a human because both of his biological parents were humans. His biological father was a wealthy noble, while his mother was the matriarch of House Solfrid– the family blessed by the Sun Goddess herself.

"The de Moonasterios are the only humans known to possess red eyes for a long time," she said. "But now, another person with a red eye appeared."

The de Moonasterios had two red eyes because their ancestors were both gods– Lord Yule and Lady Roxana.

Lord Ruston had only one red eye because he only had the God Among Gods as his divine parent. But his red eye was unique since it was literally the eye of the God Slayer. It was hard to explain, but his red eye could only belong to the son of the God Among Gods.

And every divine being, including the Spirits, would immediately recognize the God Slayer.

After all, their lives were in his hands.

In short, everyone that the God Slayer could judge would be automatically informed of his appearance as a warning.

<'I'm watching you all.'>

That was the message of the God Among Gods that came along Lord Ruston's appearance.

And yes, she also received that message.

[After all, the Black Witches also fall under the jurisdiction of the God Slayer.]

<"There could only be two reasons why Ruston Stroganoff has revealed his identity after hiding it for so long," Lapiz said. <"First, humans are in danger again. And second…">

"The enemies have already discovered his identity, so he decided to just let everyone know about his existence," she said, finishing what Lapiz was about to say. "Or it could be both."

<"That's right.">

"I wonder how Princess Neoma feels," she said worriedly. "She seems close to Lord Ruston in a romantic sense. But it turns out that he has the license to kill her, literally."

<"I guess it will be fine as long as Princess Neoma doesn't give the God Slayer a reason to kill her.">

"I think the question is whether the God Slayer can really kill Princess Neoma," she wondered aloud. "Setting their personal feelings aside, I have a feeling that Princess Neoma is stronger than Lord Ruston."

<"Huh? I don't think so. If you compare Princess Neoma's power to Ruston Stroganoff, it's like comparing a newborn's strength to an adult's.">

"I know that," she admitted. "But I feel like Princess Neoma has a lot more potential than Lord Ruston. For a God Slayer and the son of the God Among Gods, Lord Ruston's power has been pretty much stagnant. Since he's already very strong from the start, I don't think there's any room left for him to get stronger."

<"You mean, you feel like Ruston Stroganoff has already reached his maximum potential?">

She nodded thoughtfully. "Don't get me wrong, though. Lord Ruston's strength as the God Slayer is the real deal. I just feel like Princess Neoma won't lose to him when it comes to power. But I don't think I should be worried about that, though. Their bond seems to be stronger than their respective duties."

And she didn't have the luxury to worry about the others.

Her purpose for coming out to the surface was to ask for help regarding the island she considered home. Lady Roseheart already promised to help her, and all she had to do was wait until Queen Brigitte safely delivered her child.

After that, Lady Roseheart would come home with her in order to check the island's state.

[I just need to wait a little longer. Queen Brigitte is already seven-month pregnant. Just two more months and I can finally come home with Lady Roseheart.]

Waiting wouldn't be hard anyway, since she got along well with Queen Brigitte.

That silence of the world bothered her, though.

"A storm is coming up," Dahlia said solemnly. "We must prepare our "shelter" soon."

***

SIENNA was still in disbelief when she and Yoan arrived at the Cyran Temple.

Not once did he mention Neoma de Moonasterio while they were traveling. Granted that it was only a brief journey since they could teleport to the Sun Temple easily, she still couldn't believe that he hadn't regained his memory of Neoma de Moonasterio yet.

[Yoan told me before that if the memories that Neoma de Moonasterio retrieves are trivial, his memory won't be affected that much. But how come he doesn't remember anything about the little princess in this timeline?]

Did the God Among Gods tamper with Yoan's memories?

[Even in the first timeline, the God Among Gods wasn't fond of Neoma de Moonasterio.]

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yoan confronted her. "Do you have something to say to me?"

"What do you remember in this timeline, Yoan?" Sienna asked carefully. "Do you remember anything related to Neoma de Moonasterio? You're pretty close to her."

"I am?" he asked indifferently. "Then Father must have ordered me to keep a close watch on Neoma de Moonasterio." He closed his eyes and massaged his temples. "My memory is a bit hazy. I should sleep and meet my father so that he could fill me in on the mission he gave me."

[It looks like he doesn't even remember his relationship with Neoma even in his first timeline!]

She opened her mouth to ask Yoan if he didn't really remember Neoma de Moonasterio even in his first life when, all of a sudden, she felt a cold, invisible hand strangling her neck as if stopping her from speaking.

The force coming from the invisible hand gave her the chills.

But Yoan, despite his sharp senses, seemed like he didn't feel it. That meant the force was directed at her. And only one being could conceal their presence in front of Yoan.

<'Don't.'>

That was the message that Sienna received from the God Among Gods.

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