Royal Secret: I'm a Princess!

[The day Neoma met Lady Roxana…]

"MY PRECIOUS granddaughter, even if your Mana and your Moonglow weaken that day, you can still use something else to fight."

"Are you talking about a de Moonasterio's physical strength?" Neoma asked, then she pouted. "But I thought I'd also get physically weak once I get my period?"

Roxana smiled and shook her head. "I'm talking about the demon power in you. It's Darkness attribute, isn't it?"

"I can't use it, Grandma," she said sadly. "It's a known fact that a de Moonasterio can't wield Darkness attribute. That's why Papa Boss didn't inherit his mother's attribute, even though his mother is a Quinzel. Worse, my Darkness attribute comes from something similar to demon power. If people find out that I have demon power, they might doubt my de Moonasterion blood."

"What if we purify your Darkness attribute?"

"Huh?"

"I have a Light attribute, so I can purify your Darkness attribute."

"But won't it kill me, Grandma?"

She knew that it wouldn't, but she asked just to be safe.

"Of course, it won't kill you," her grandmother said, but she smiled sadly at her. "The purifying process will hurt, though."

"Oh. How painful?"

"Your insides will feel like they're being burned."

She wasn't used to pain, but that should be bearable.

Tteokbokki wasn't in her body at the moment because she didn't want to accidentally summon him, so she left her Soul Beast with Lewis. Since Tteokbokki wasn't with her, she wouldn't be immune to fire or getting burned.

[I have no choice but to endure.]

"I see," she said while nodding. "Grandma, what will happen if you purify my Darkness attribute?"

"Once I purify your Darkness attribute, you can wield it as if it was a Light attribute."

"Ah, I get it," she said when she realized what her grandmother was trying to say. "It's like how dirty water is safe to drink again after it gets, well, purified."

Her grandmother looked confused, but she smiled anyway. "But it's not a permanent thing, Neoma. My Light attribute will only "cover" your Darkness attribute for a few hours. Thus, even if you summon your Darkness attribute, nobody will know that it's actually your demon power."

"Really, Grandma?" she asked excitedly. "Then can I summon Skewer?"

"What is 'Skewer?'"

"It's my weapon– the Death Scythe," she explained. "I got it from my chingu."

Her chingu (friend) would be Trevor, of course.

Even though that demon bastard betrayed her and joined hands with the Devil, she still considered him as a friend.

"Skewer used to be the Devil's weapon, so it's filled with demon energy," she explained. "But it's my favorite weapon. Although I don't need a weapon since I'm more comfortable fighting using Tteokbokki and my fists, I like wielding Skewer. She looks cool, although a scythe isn't really a practical weapon."

"If it's not practical, then why do you still like wielding it?"

"Because it's aesthetically-pleasing."

"Hmm?"

"Nothing, Grandma," she said while smiling and shaking her head. "So, how should we proceed with our plan?"

"I can stay in this form until the day you get your first period. Thus, I can purify your Darkness attribute myself," the Light Goddess explained while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Give me a sign once you're ready to get your Darkness attribute purified, then I'll begin the process."

"Okay, Grandma," Neoma said, her big brain already. "If I say that it's time for my 'self-destruct mode,' then please begin the purification process."

"Very well," Roxana said, smiling. "Then I'll let you know once it's over, Neoma."

***

NEOMA'S plan with Roxana, the Light Goddess, and her grandmother, was a success.

After coughing up blood, again and again, the purifying process was finally over. It hurt a lot at first, but it was worth it. She felt her demon power in full bloom. God, after feeling weak all morning, she finally felt like she regained everything, especially her brute physical strength.

[I'm back in my top condition.]

And the best thing about it? It didn't feel like it was a Darkness attribute.

Anyone with knowledge about Mana, attributes, and elements would think that she was wielding a Light attribute.

[I'm sorry, Nero. You have to pretend that you have a Light attribute now.]

"Your Royal Highness, you really hate losing, don't you?" Calyx Dalton said, smiling while pointing at the Twin Crescent Moons– his halberd. "And here I thought my Twin Crescent Moons is already a fancy weapon."

She understood where the crow psycho was coming from.

Skewer, in her "pure white version," looked so fancy and angelic one would think that it was the perfect weapon for holy beings.

But it was just so-so for her.

[My pink Skewer is still the best.]

"Soju," Neoma said, summoning her Water Spirit while ignoring Calyx Dalton. "Clean mode, please."

In just a few seconds, the green toad appeared on her shoulder.

Then a huge bubble appeared and "swallowed" her. A rain shower poured into her while she was inside the bubble. But, of course, the water was made from Soju's power– the power to make her and her clothes magically clean.

And it didn't only make her clothes clean– her torn uniform was also fixed, so it looked brand new again.

Yep, just like how the magical girls in shoujo animes changed clothes.

[It's a technique that I asked Soju to learn because I want to look pretty and neat while saving the world.]

But that wasn't the best part yet.

Soju's Water attribute had the ability to heal shallow wounds, so the claw marks on her arms were also treated.

[And now, I look pristine again.]

"Thank you, Soju," she said while patting the toad's head with her head. "You've worked hard."

<"Let's have a barbecue party to celebrate your win later, Your Royal Highness.">

She just laughed and nodded, then Soju disappeared along with the giant bubble.

"Thanks for waiting," she said to Calyx Dalton, who didn't attack her while she was having her magical girl moment. "As a token of gratitude, I'll end this fight quickly."

"Your Royal Highness is truly vain and arrogant," Calyx Dalton while chuckling. But, all of a sudden, he turned serious. "You're already pissing me off."

After saying that, the crow psycho lunged at her.

She, on the other hand, laughed like a madwoman when adrenaline rushed all over her system.

Thrill.

Excitement.

Bloodlust.

Those feelings were the strongest in her chest at the moment.

"Skewer," she said, then she swung the Death Scythe (White Version) as hard as she could while still laughing like the lunatic that she was. "Let's end it in one hit!"

A powerful pure white energy shaped like a giant curved blade emerged from Skewer, accompanied by a violent surge of wind that almost sent the nearby spectators (Lewis, Raven, Headmaster, and the other teachers) flying.

After all, her attack broke the barrier around the ring.

The spectators had to create another layer of barrier in order to protect themselves from the powerful attack that she released.

Unfortunately, the students and the guardians occupying the first few rows of the bleachers didn't get the chance to protect themselves when the first barrier collapsed. Thus, they ended up getting literally being swept away by the violent wind. As a result, the crowd was thrown in chaos.

[Oops… sorry!]

Calyx Dalton, on the other hand, stood his ground firmly by blocking Skewer's attack with his Twin Crescent Moons. A boomerang-shaped energy came out from his halberd to block her attack, but it was a lot smaller and weaker than hers.

Thus, as a result, the crow psycho was pushed back– his face distorted in pain, veins popping up in his forehead and neck as he tried to block her attack.

It was futile, of course.

Calyx Dalton's resistance only lasted a few seconds before he screamed in agony. When his Twin Crescent Moons halberd broke into two, he was sent flying as the energy shaped like a curved blade cut his torso mercilessly.

The cut was so deep his blood gushed out as the wind swept him away until his back hit the new barrier around the ring.

Then he coughed up a huge amount of blood.

His heart and the vital organs in his abdomen were clearly hit by her attack that she'd like to call 'Energy Blade.'

It was instantly game over.

Tsk.

Neoma was utterly disappointed.

[I wanted to whoop his ass a little longer. Maybe I should have held back a bit? But I don't know how to hold back.]

But Calyx Dalton's second ace up his sleeves was revealed, though.

A loud, collective gasp from the audience emerged. It was followed by loud murmurs around. Everyone in the audience had their attention focused on the crow psycho. In short, another pandemonium among the crowd occurred.

After all, Calyx Dalton, who was trying to stand up while still coughing up blood had revealed his true appearance.

White hair.

Pale skin.

Ash-gray eyes.

Fuck, the crow psycho was indeed a de Moonasterio.

And fuck again, Calyx Dalton looked more like Nero's twin than her.

[Both Nero and Calyx Dalton look like Papa Boss's younger version.]

She clicked her tongue.

[Now that Calyx Dalton has revealed that he's a de Moonasterio, I must be more careful and end this match as smoothly as possible to avoid criticism from the public.]

Magical Girl Neoma time was over– it was time for One-punch Neoma to take the spotlight.

***

"CALYX DALTON has the physical traits of the de Moonasterios!"

"I knew it– he's a de Moonasterio!"

"Then is Lord Calyx His Majesty's secret child?"

"But he's older than the Crown Prince…"

Calyx could hear the people talking, and he was happy with what he was hearing.

[Father, can you hear what the people are saying right now? I am your son. It's time for you to accept that fact.]

And so, even though his insides were being grilled at the moment, he didn't care.

He was curious, though.

Lord Callisto told him that the technique Uncle Helstor taught him was the same "curse" that the Devil used to almost kill the real Prince Nero in the past. He was told that his "gift" for the royal princess wasn't as powerful as the "curse" that the real Crown Prince had suffered from, but it should be enough to weaken her significantly.

[But how come the royal princess became more powerful all of a sudden?]

He didn't want to admit this, but he can no longer fight.

Since he had to store the "gift" in his body, he had to swallow a huge amount of Darkness. Lord Callisto, with Uncle Helstor's instructions, taught him how to swallow Darkness safely.

He sent the "gift" to the royal princess by pouring the Darkness in his body into his weapon– the Twin Crescent Moons. And when he stabbed the royal princess with the halberd's long spike earlier, he sent the Darkness to her body through the weapon impaled into her body.

But there were remnants of the Darkness inside his body because he failed to send everything to the royal princess.

When she hit him with the energy wave from her scythe oozing with Light attribute, the Darkness residue left in his body was purified. And it hurt like hell. He'd rather swallow Darkness again instead of getting purified by a Light attribute.

Thus, he could no longer fight.

[It's game over.]

He wanted to know one thing, though.

"You…" Calyx said while wiping off the blood around his mouth with the back of his hand. "How did you suddenly become powerful?"

***

"IT'S A MAIN character thing that you wouldn't get since you're just a minor villain," Neoma said haughtily to answer Calyx's when he asked her how she suddenly became powerful, then she placed the handle of her Death Scythe against her shoulder. Then she gasped when she remembered something. "Eottoke, agi-ya? I forgot to act surprised when you finally showed your true appearance!"

Calyx Dalton growled at her, his ash-gray eyes turned glowing red out of anger.

The crowd was thrown into chaos once again.

This time, people were talking loudly. It was so loud that her sharp senses could pick up some of the "tea."

"Only descendants of gods could possess red eyes!"

"It's possible to change your hair and eye color with magic, but everyone who knows magic is aware that dying your eyes red is not possible. After all, only gods and their descendants are allowed to have red eyes."

"I agree– it's practically confirmed that Lord Calyx is indeed a de Moonasterio."

"Then are we witnessing a succession war at this very moment?!"

"But could be Lord Calyx's mother?"

Neoma was forced to stop listening to the crowd when Calyx Dalton, despite his poor appearance, started laughing.

What a lunatic.

[He's really a de Moonasterio since he's as crazy as me.]

"Can you hear the people talking, Your Royal Highness?" Calyx Dalton said, then he put a hand over his chest while smiling proudly. "They instantly recognize me as His Majesty's son. I can finally call His Majesty my father with my whole chest."

"Agi-ya, there's a difference between being a de Moonasterio and being my father's child," she said bluntly. "We don't give a fuck if you're a de Moonasterio. It's not like our family name is worth gatekeeping. But you can never be my father's son." She put a hand over her chest, too. "I can say also say it with my whole chest that I am Father's oldest child. Only I have the glow of the current emperor's FIRST child– I am the First Star for that reason, you delusional bastard."

The crow psycho was about to protest. But, all of a sudden, he fell to his knees while coughing up blood again.

Tsk.

[I don't think he'll give up willingly, so I should just knock him out to end this match.]

She dropped Skewer, but the Death Scythe disappeared before it even hit the floor.

[Rest for now, Skewer.]

She approached Calyx Dalton leisurely, then she grabbed and picked him up by the collar. Since her strength had returned, it was easy for her to lift the crow psycho as if he weighed nothing, even though he was bigger and taller than her.

Calyx Dalton, for the first time since the match began, finally became quiet. But his red eyes remained glowing, a clear sign that he still had the spirit to fight.

"Agi-ya, I usually avoid hitting good-looking people in the face," she said as she lifted her fist, ready to punch him in the face. "But your face begs to be punched, Calyx Dalton."

"Baby…"

"Yes, you're a baby," she said, swinging her fist now. "The devil's spawn-kind-of-baby."

"You killed your baby during the first timeline."

Her fist stopped right before her knuckles hit Calyx Dalton's nose. She knew he shouldn't easily believe his words. But for some reason, her body instantly froze upon hearing what the crow psycho said about her having a baby in the first timeline.

"Lord Helstor ate some of Ruston Stroganoff's memories, and there he saw a snippet of your tragic love story," Calyx Dalton said, then he smirked. "You had a baby with Commander Yoan, but you killed that baby while the poor thing was still in your womb."

Neoma, whose sanity snapped, punched Calyx Dalton in the face.

Again and again.

And there was no sign of the madwoman stopping.

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