Royal Secret: I'm a Princess!

"THEN SEE you at the empire later, Princess Neoma."

"Yep," Neoma responded to Trevor. "I'll leave the Hawthorne estate to you."

The original plan was that she'd go to the Hawthorne Estate herself.

But Jasper oppa suggested that she sent Trevor instead of coming herself to save Tate and Gin.

["Princess Neoma, the crows already have an idea that I'm working with you for the past few years. But if you suddenly showed up at my estate, then their suspicions would be confirmed. I don't know what kind of trap the enemies have prepared for me, but it doesn't hurt to be careful. So, if Your Royal Highness can, then please send someone else in your stead. Preferably, Trevor Kesser. Gin always brags about how much of a genius that boy is.]

Hence, she decided to follow her oppa's suggestion.

She had faith that Trevor could deal with the crows who invaded Jasper oppa's estate on his own. Plus, once the demon boy freed Gin and Tate, then the three of them could easily kick the crows without a problem.

[Why isn't he leaving yet?]

"What?" she asked impatiently when she noticed that Trevor didn't want to leave yet. "Paige already opened the portal leading to the royal capital. I need to go soon."

"Are you sure the damned chef will undo the curse on the ducal couple?"

The ducal couple would be Duke Rufus and Duchess Amber.

She thought she should help the ducal couple recover their sealed memories first in order to protect them from Regina Crowell.

[Aside from Trevor, Ruto is the only person who can undo their curse.]

"He doesn't love you anymore, so I don't think he'd use his power just because you told him to."

Of course, she was aware of that.

Ruto was no longer the Ruto who would sacrifice himself for her sake.

[But did Trevor have to be so blunt? It hurts.]

"I prepared a threat– I mean, a deal to offer to Ruto," she said, sighing. "Stop annoying me, Trevor."

"I just need to rest for a week…" He trailed off, then he shook his head. "No, give me three days to recover. I'll undo the curse for the ducal couple."

"Three days, my foot," she said, scoffing. "Do you want to die before me?"

Undoing the curse was in no way easy.

Even Paige, a powerful mage, couldn't do what Trevor could as a Sorcerer.

The demon boy's ability to undo the curse was indeed impressive.

But the problem was the recoil was too harsh.

Trevor's internal organs suffered after he undid the curse on Aunt Brigitte and Uncle Glenn because the Mana that he had to use was greater than what his body could handle.

"The first aid that I administered to you was nothing but first aid. I'm not a miracle doctor," she reminded the demon boy. "You should take the potions that Greko made for you religiously. I wanted to tell you to rest, but I know we don't have the luxury to take a break. That's why I'm just asking you not to push yourself too hard."

"I just want to be useful to my Moon Princess."

"What the hell are you saying?" she asked, knitting her eyebrows in confusion. "Trevor Kesser, me and my family owe you a lot. You're making our lives easier, too."

It was true.

Trevor had done a lot of things for her already. He fixed the Door that helped her return to the empire, and he was even helping undo the curse for some of their people. If the demon boy wasn't by her side, she wouldn't have accomplished many things over the past few years.

[Plus, Trevor invented communication devices in this world that resemble smartphones. And he's good at teleportation, too.]

Most of all, he helped her change the color of Skewer and her Hellgate from black to pink.

"Aww, I'm touched."

"I'm serious," she said in a clear and firm voice. "Trevor, you're my best friend. I won't die for you, but I will kill for you."

Trevor smiled, then he extended his fist to her. "`Got it, Princess Neoma. I'll take care of my body well."

"Take care of your face, too," Neoma said, smiling while bumping her fist into his. "Fighting, chingu."

***

[SO FUCKING annoying.]

Neoma was annoyed because Calyx Dalton's face was all over Auberon.

['Auberon' is the official name of the Royal Capital, just like how Seoul is the capital of Korea.]

Anyway…

There were merchandise sold that had Calyx's face in there.

Statues, paintings, mini flags.

[His face is even engraved in commemorative coins sold in banks and some select jewelry stores.]

All because Calyx's twentieth birthday was coming.

"Calm down, Neoma," Hanna said, holding her hand. "Don't worry. We'll fill the entire Western Continent with your face later."

They were free to talk and call each other by their names because Neoma's thin layer of Dome acted like a soundproof barrier.

[Anyway…]

'Later' would be during Neoma and Nero's coming-of-age ceremony.

There was a tradition in the Great Moonasterion Empire where all the youth who turned eighteen that year would attend a coming-of-age ceremony on the 31st of December– the last day of that year.

Last month, Neoma and Nero turned eighteen.

Hence, they would hold their coming-of-age ceremony soon.

[Hanna also turned eighteen this year, so she'll attend the ceremony as well.]

"Thank you, Hanna," Neoma said, squeezing Hanna's hand gently. "I'm already looking forward to it."

Right now, Neoma and Hanna were in a café that Hanna owned.

[It's called Hanna's Choice.]

Anyway, they were occupying a table on the corner of the second floor to avoid attention.

[This is the only café in Grandiose Avenue that serves iced coffee and iced tea. Hence, it's popular.]

In fact, the entire café was full.

But the thing that impressed Neoma the most was that they weren't turned away by the servers even though they were wearing simple clothes. In short, they weren't dressed like the nobles that they were.

Most shops in the area were snobbish, and would only accommodate nobles.

[We're also in disguise.]

Neoma's hair and eye color were black (just like how it was when she was in Korea).

On the other hand, Hanna had blonde hair and blue eyes.

"I like your café, Hanna," Neoma said, smiling. "They treat all customers equally."

"Anyone is welcome in my shops as long as they pay and behave well," Hanna said, smiling like the businesswoman that she was. "And, to be fair, it's obvious that we're nobles in disguise, Neoma. The clothes we're wearing look simple. But anyone who knows about fashion could tell that our clothes are made of the most expensive fabrics." She put down her teacup on the saucer elegantly. "And we can't hide our elegance."

Ah, her cousin had a good point.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a grumble.

When she turned to her side, she saw Skylus smiling sheepishly at her.

"Noona, I'm hungry," Skylus said while rubbing his stomach. "I'm sorry."

"Why would you apologize for being hungry, baby?" Neoma asked, laughing softly. Then she turned in front of them. "Our food is here."

Dahlia and Greko were walking towards their table while each of them was holding a tray.

[They're in disguise, too.]

Dahlia had brown hair and dark chocolate eyes, while Greko had dirty blond hair and green eyes.

"I ordered iced coffee for us, and apple juice for Baby Skylus," Greko said cheerfully when he placed the tray of drinks on the table. "We also got some pastries."

"I can't decide between strawberry and chocolate cake, so I got both," Dahlia said shyly while placing the tray on the table. "I hope it's okay."

Neoma and Hanna answered at the same time. "No problem."

The highlight of Hanna's Choice, the café, was the system where the customers would line up and wait for their order instead of having it delivered to their table.

[Of course, I was the one who gave Hanna that idea.]

The concept worked well for independent nobles who wanted to do things themselves instead of relying on their servants.

Hence, despite the strange system, the café was a hit.

[It's also the reason why most nobles here aren't accompanied by their servants.]

"Oh, it's good," Neoma said after taking a bite of the chocolate cake. "Let's buy takeaways later for Paige and Lewis."

Paige and Lewis weren't with them at the moment.

[I sent them to deliver a secret message for Duke Rufus and Duchess Amber.]

She sent Lewis since the duke knew him as a pirate, and she asked Paige to accompany Lewis in order for them to move quickly using her teleportation skills.

Neoma turned to Skylus who was eating a slice of strawberry cake with gusto. "Is it yummy, baby?"

Skylus smiled and nodded. "Super yummy, noona!"

Hanna smiled as if she was relieved.

"I loved the coffee, too," Dahlia said shyly. "It's delicious, Lady Hanna."

Hanna smiled politely at the Black Witch. "Thank you, Miss Dahlia."

[Gosh, they're so stiff around each other.]

Neoma could only watch Hanna and Dahlia, though.

[They're both adults who know what they're doing. And I don't have the right to meddle in their affairs.]

"Huh?"

Neoma instantly turned to Greko who was now looking around as if he was looking for something. "What's wrong, maknae-ah?"

"This scent…" Greko said while sniffing the air. "It smells like me."

Greko was half human-half fairy.

Of course, her youngest wouldn't say that if he only smelled the scent of a human similar to him. Hence, it could only mean one thing.

[A fairy is here.]

A couple of seconds later, the café door opened and welcome four strangers who entered the shop while wearing expensive-looking cloaks.

Neoma smiled because she instantly recognized the person walking in the front.

[My man.]

Ruto came with three strange yet powerful individuals, but she didn't care.

Her attention was only focused on one person.

"There you are," Ruto said while removing the hood of his cloak to show off his nice-looking face– his dark purple eyes focused on her face as if he was trying his best to 'see' her. "Babe."

Neoma suddenly felt shy. "Babe, I'm starting to regret it."

[God, why did I choose such a cheesy endearment?]

***

UNBEKNOWNST to Neoma, the three hooded individuals behind Ruto were shaking in disbelief while listening to their conversation.

Of course, the three hooded individuals were talking in their minds.

Their scary leader would scold them if they spoke out loud.

The half elf-half fairy was the one in a panic the most. ["D-Did our Captain Ruto just call that lady 'babe?' I don't know what it means, but my intuition is telling me that it's an endearment."]

The drunken demigod wasn't shocked at all since he already knew about their captain's obsession with a certain beautiful royal princess. ["That lady is not a lady but THE Princess Neoma– and she's so damn beautiful! The rumors about her beauty weren't an exaggeration!"]

The woman hiding the scales on her face had only one thing to say to the drunken demigod. ["Shut up, Aspen."]

The drunken demigod shut his mouth for now, but the half elf-half fairy kept yelling in their heads. ["Captain Ruto IGNORED all the ladies from different races– even the GODDESS OF BEAUTY herself– so I thought he likes men. What a shame. Straight couples are so overrated."]

["Damn, even though Princess Neoma changed her hair and eye color, she's still so freaking beautiful!"]

["Shut up, Aspen."]

["Why do you keep on telling me to shut my mouth, you damned Snakewoman? How can I shut my mouth when Princess Neoma, aka the MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL ON THE ENTIRE CONTINENT, is right in front of me?! Those pictures don't justify her beauty at all!]

This time, both the Snakewoman and the half elf-half fairy yelled at the drunken demigod at the same time.

["SHUT UP, ASPEN!"]

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