Royal Secret: I'm a Princess!

THE ABYSS.

It was a pretty huge land near the border that separated the Spirit World and the Afterlife.

To be precise, the part of the Afterlife where the souls of evil people were dropped.

According to the legends, the Abyss became corrupted because it absorbed the resentments and the grudges of those evil souls. Hence, no amount of purifying could save the Abyss anymore.

Mona and Tara tried to purify the Abyss when they were both in their prime.

[But we failed.]

To be honest, that experience gave the two of them trauma.

[And it humbled us pretty quickly.]

"Children, the Abyss is unlike the Unholy Land where purification is still possible," Mona said sternly. "The Abyss isn't only terrifying– it's also very dangerous."

"We know, Your Majesty," Trevor said politely. "But don't worry about us. We're prepared."

"What do you mean you're 'prepared?'" Tara chimed in, still obviously upset. "I won't allow you to step foot on the Abyss, so leave now while I'm still asking nicely."

"I'm sorry to say this, but the Queen of the Spirit World doesn't have the authority over the Abyss," Trevor said, shrugging. "According to Princess Neoma, the Queen of the Spirit World renounced her right to own the Abyss when she ascended the throne because she didn't want to take responsibility for it."

Mona was shocked to hear that.

[Tara ascended the throne a few weeks after we tried to purify the Abyss.]

Hence…

"You gave up on the Abyss after we failed to purify it?" Mona asked Tara in disbelief. "So, you abandoned the Abyss."

Tara's face turned red from embarrassment, but she didn't back down. "How did Princess Neoma find out that I renounced my right over the Abyss?"

That was something Mona couldn't answer.

[Because Neoma probably got that information from her previous life.]

"Does it matter how my daughter found out about it?" Nikolai asked indifferently, obviously distracting Tara from the fact that Neoma knew something that she shouldn't. "As the Queen of the Spirit World doesn't have authority over the Abyss, then these children should be allowed to do as they please. An unclaimed land is a land for all."

Trevor sneered at Tara who could no longer use her authority over the Spirit World to threaten their group. "Ah, just so you know, once we succeeded in purifying the Abyss, then Princess Neoma will come and claim it~"

Naturally, Tara looked shocked by that revelation. "The Imperial Princess cannot do that!"

Mona didn't know what to feel about that.

[Neoma, baby, have you become a colonizer like your ancestors?]

***

TREVOR easily handled Tara, the Queen of the Spirit World, with the help of Lady Mona and the former emperor.

And, of course, it was thanks to the information that Princess Neoma gave.

[It surely helped that we know Tara doesn't have authority over the Abyss.]

"Trevor, can we talk for a moment?"

Actually, Trevor wasn't really surprised when Lady Mona pulled him to the side while the former Emperor Nikolai was talking to Lewis Crevan.

[But only the former emperor is talking while Lewis is just nodding his head.]

It was pretty funny to watch.

"Trevor, what's happening?" Lady Mona asked in a soft voice. "Why does Neoma want the Abyss? And are you sure you can purify it? Tara and I tried to purify the Abyss before, but we utterly failed."

"No offense, Your Majesty," Trevor said to his future mother-in-law (only if Ruto suddenly dropped dead in a mysterious way~) carefully. "But we have what Your Majesty and the Queen of the Spirit World didn't have, so I'm pretty sure that we'll succeed. So please don't worry too much about us. Princess Neoma wouldn't have sent us here in the first place if she knew the mission would kill us."

'No mission was worth dying for.'

That was his Moon Princess' motto in life, after all.

"Then is it safe to assume that my daughter taught you how to cleanse the Abyss?"

"It was the damn– I mean, Commander Ruto, Your Majesty," Trevor explained, refusing to curse in front of his future mother-in-law (if Ruto died). "The commander didn't explain further, but it seems like that Commander Ruto and Princess Neoma succeeded in purifying the Abyss in the first timeline."

Lady Mona looked relieved, but she still looked very much stressed out. "What does Neoma plan to do with the Abyss, assuming that you succeed in purifying it?"

Aww.

[I can tell that Her Majesty is already convinced that we will succeed.]

That kind of trust felt good.

"According to Commander Ruto, Princess Neoma is planning to turn the Abyss into a "retirement home.""

Lady Mona knitted her eyebrows. "Retirement home for who?"

Trevor grinned. "For the Soul Beasts, ma'am."

***

BRIGITTE had mixed emotions at the moment.

She was worried about the calamity that might hit the empire later, but she decided to trust Princess Neoma's words. The Imperial Princess sent their family a personal letter along with the formal invitation for the new emperor's coronation day.

["The bastards will attend Nero's coronation, but please don't worry. Aunt Brigitte, Uncle Glenn, the calamity won't happen."]

Thanks to that letter, she could finally breathe a bit better.

And, so, she could appreciate how cute her children were in their formal outfits.

Brigitte and her family were reunited at the Exton Mansion.

Right now, they were using the biggest guest room there.

"My little angels, you are all adorable," Brigitte gushed while looking at her babies. Finally, all her children were with them now. "Please don't grow up too fast."

Monik wore an ivory white caped dress.

[I'm matching with my daughter since I'm wearing a delicately embroidered white gown that elegantly hides my baby bump.]

On the other hand, Skylus and Claude both wore navy tunics and pants.

"Honey, are you crying?"

Of course, it was Glenn.

Her husband looked so strapping in his knight-style suit with a blue sash and gold embroidery.

[I married the right man, indeed.]

"No, I'm not," Brigitte said, smiling while shaking her head. "I'm just happy that we're finally together as a family."

Glenn smiled and got teary-eyed. "I feel the same way, honey."

Aww.

"Mommy, Daddy," Claude called them urgently. "Please look at Monik Noona and Skylus Hyung!"

Brigitte and Glenn immediately turned to their children.

Monik and Skylus' eyes were both glowing.

"The dragon!" Monik said cheerfully while clapping. "It's angry!"

"Oh," Skylus said while clapping his hands calmly. "We should bring an umbrella."

***

[IT'S GOOD to be back.]

Calyx smiled while suspended in the air and looking down at the Imperial Capital.

The coronation wouldn't take place in the church.

[It's happening in the palace, and the citizens are invited.]

That meant the gates were open.

"Are you being careless or are you confident?" Calyx wondered out loud. "I wonder what you're up to, Princess Neoma."

***

AH, FUCK.

Neoma could feel it in her soul.

Tteokbokki was awake.

[No, I'm not sure if it's Tteokbokki or Crimson.]

Dammit.

[I should have made Nero watch 'How to Tame Your Dragon…']

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