WILLIAM was blindsided.
He was inside Nero's soul while working to weaken the curse when, suddenly, he was attacked by the Kiss of Death that ca out of nowhere.
It was hiding deep within the Crown Prince's soul.
[No wonder Nero was acting crazier than usual.]
Fortunately, the Kiss of Death was sucked out right away.
William didn't have to be outside to know that it was Neoma who saved Nero. After all, only the Imperial Princess had the power to purify the most corrupt things in the world.
[That little princess has already surpassed Mona's purifying abilities.]
His thoughts were distracted when he finally reached the place where the two Neros would et. It was his way of treating Nero, so every ti the Crown Prince would lose consciousness, he would bring him to the Nero with mories of Neoma.
[I should warn Nero first about what happened…]
William trailed off, then his eyes widened at what he witnessed next.
The real Nero stabbed the 'fake' Nero in the heart with an ice dagger.
And, just like that, the fake one disintegrated and turned into dust– disappearing as quickly as it crumbled.
"Nero, are you okay?" William asked worriedly. "Why did you do that?"
"I don't need that thing anymore," Nero said as he brushed his fingers through his hair, his eyes glowing red. "Stop asking stupid questions, William. I need to go."
"Do you want to help you wake up?" he offered. "You're currently unconscious, and it's because your energy was drained. I can share mine with you."
"I don't need it," the Crown Prince said, scoffing. "I can wake up on my own."
"How?"
"I'm determined enough to see Neoma again," Nero said, growling as if he was mad at himself. "And kill all the suitors who dared to ask for her hand in marriage."
The Crown Prince then disappeared.
[Ah, his mories are back.]
William clicked his tongue while shaking his head. "I should warn Mona that his sister-obsessed son is back."
***
NERO'S mories flooded his mind nonstop.
His first mory was with Neoma, of course.
[Neoma's chubby cheeks when we were babies were legendary.]
One by one, all of the mories that he shared with his precious twin sister. Unfortunately, he also rembered all the horrible things that he said and did towards Neoma. That included agreeing to her stupid plan of finding a husband.
[I want to kill my old self for being so careless!]
"You and Dad could kiss later. Just let know in advance so I could leave the room."
And that was the first thing Nero heard when he regained consciousness.
Everyone in the bedroom was too busy to notice that he was already awake. No one even turned to him when he got up even though he wasn't particularly careful about it.
Neoma and Ruto were the only adults in the room aside from him.
Well, the baby in Ruto's arms was obviously a baby god, but he didn't care about that.
Nero was already too pissed to care about sothing as trivial as a reborn major god. "Why would they kiss?"
"Right? Why would we…"
Neoma trailed off, then she turned around and t his gaze.
His twin sister's eyes were as red as his, but he could tell those weren't Neoma's eyes. However, he didn't care about that either.
"Neoma, are you going to kiss that bastard?"
His twin sister avoided his gaze to turn to Ruto.
"Ruto," Neoma said, grabbing Ruto's hand. "Let's run."
As if.
Nero imdiately ran after Neoma and Ruto who bolted out of the room at lightning speed.
However, as soon as his foot stepped outside the room, he was t by silence in the hallway.
Neoma and Ruto disappeared without a trace.
"Dang it!"
"It's rare for you to lose your cool, Nero."
Hmm?
A silhouette appeared in the middle of the hallway, then it quickly took the form of a human.
"What happened?" Hanna asked worriedly as she stepped out of the dark, approaching him with the utmost grace that gave her the title of the most refined lady in the empire. "Are you chasing Neoma and Lord Ruto?"
Nero, for so reason, cald down when Hanna touched his arm as if she was checking if he was fine. "I heard Neoma and Ruto talking about kissing as soon as I woke up, so I imdiately lost it. There was also a baby god, but I don't care about that one."
"Neoma and Lord Ruto already broke up, so they couldn't be talking about kissing for personal reasons," Hanna said calmly. "That's probably the only way they found to save Neoma's life."
He knitted his eyebrows, confused. "Is Neoma's life in danger…"
Ah.
He trailed off when he rembered blacking out because he was attacked by a Darkness that ate away at his lifespan.
If there was soone in the empire who could save him, it would be Neoma.
"No," Nero said weakly. "Is Neoma dying because of ?"
"Of course not. It's not your fault, Nero," Hanna said, cupping his face between her hands. "Neoma won't die anyti soon. But I need to let you know that she only has a few years left to live."
"What do you an by that?"
"According to what the reborn God of Death said, Neoma only has at least three years to live."
Only three years left…?
To say that he was devastated to hear that would be an understatent.
He had just retrieved his precious mories of Neoma, and then he had to find out that his beloved twin sister only had three years left to live?
[As if I'd let that happen.]
"Nero, I know it's hard, but please calm down," Hanna said gently while caressing his cheeks in the most caring way possible. "We won't let Neoma die– not that early, at least."
He sighed and leaned into Hanna's touch.
His fiancée's words and kindness helped him to calm down.
[Blaming myself wouldn't help Neoma. I need to pull myself together and think of a way to extend Neoma's lifespan.]
Hanna was right– they wouldn't Neoma die that easily.
"Neoma and I were born the sa day," Nero said, placing his hands on top of Hanna's hands. "We will die the sa day, too."
Hanna looked displeased by what he said, but she understood where he was coming from. Hence, she didn't say anything.
And he appreciated that.
[Hanna really gets .]
"I'm sorry for making you upset," Nero said softly. "I didn't an I'd give up on living easily. I'm simply saying that I won't let Neoma die alone."
"The best option is for you and Neoma to live a long and happy life," Hanna said, smiling. "Shall we go and put our brains into use now for the sake of our dear Neoma?"
***
"PRINCE NERO, welco back. I know that you just woke up from a life-threatening ordeal, but we're running out of ti. If you could kindly sign this, then I shall inform the candidates who passed the screening–"
"Shut up for a minute, lvin," Nero said, grabbing the docunts from his secretary. He glanced at the list of the successful candidates aka Neoma's suitors, then he frowned. "Ruto Solfrid and Jasper Hawthorne got the highest scores?"
Now he regretted going to his office.
Nero and Hanna were summoned by his parents as soon as they found out that he was already awake.
But because he was addicted to work, he decided to drop by his office first.
[If I knew lvin would bring this trash to , I would have gone straight to Mother and Father.]
"Lord Ruto Solfrid aka Lord Ruston Stroganoff is a royal from the Eastern Continent, and Duke Jasper Hawthorne is the most sought-after bachelor in the empire at the mont, Your Royal Highness," lvin explained. "The two of them are the most qualified candidates to beco Princess Neoma's–"
"I'll kill you if you finish that sentence."
lvin acted like he was zipping up his mouth.
"You don't have to be an to Sir lvin who's only doing his job, Nero," Hanna scolded her lightly while patting his back. "And let's not focus on the list in the anti." She grabbed the docunts from him, then she handed it back to lvin with a gentle smile on her face. "Sir lvin, I apologize but we're quite busy at the mont. We'll get back to you later."
"You don't have to apologize, Princess Hanna," lvin said politely, bowing his head. "I should be the one apologizing for bringing work to Prince Nero as soon as he woke up. Clearly, I should have known better than bring up Princess Neoma's marriage when our dear Crown Prince is currently unstable–"
"Get out, lvin."
lvin bowed towards Nero. "Gladly, Your Royal Highness."
And, just like that, lvin bolted out of the office HAPPILY.
"That punk is getting ruder and ruder as days pass by," Nero complained while shaking his head. "He's probably hoping I'd fire him once he crossed the line."
"You should lessen Sir lvin's workload if you don't want him to quit as your secretary," Hanna said gently. "Sir lvin is the only fit candidate to beco your chancellor once you ascend the throne. You can't lose him."
"I know."
"So, why are you stalling?"
"Huh?"
Hanna laughed softly while shaking her head. "It's obvious that you're not yet ready to face your parents now that you're in your right mind, Nero."
Ah, he couldn't really hide anything from his dear fiancé.
"I'm just embarrassed. Mother and Father didn't abandon , but I resented them when I lost my mories," Nero said, then he sighed. "But most of all, I don't know how to beg for Neoma's forgiveness."
***
IT WAS DEFINITELY not Neoma's first kiss with Ruto, but it was definitely the first one in this lifeti.
She didn't expect that a re brush of Ruto's lips against hers would make her feel things.
[I should stop reading erotic novels…]
If Neoma could turn back ti a little, she would pull the baby god's ear for putting her into this awkward situation with Ruto.
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