Born with two unique, never seen before skills, <Perfect Regeneration> and <Undying Soul>, life wasn’t easy for E-333.

Experiment Number 333 — E-333 for short — has been tortured and killed repeatedly for nearly his entire life as a genuine pig due to his unique skills.

His two skills, when combined, basically gave him immortality, and that caused many to believe that he was the secret to eternal life.

However, what they didn’t know was that every time E-333 dies, he would come back stronger, his hatred for this world ever-increasing.

Ideas for one piece you can use if you want.

"Lady Gertrude, you have a visitor. Should I let them in?" 

Though no answer was heard, the maid went ahead and opened the door. The two men -- one carrying a suitcase, the other empty handed -- bowed at the woman sitting by the window, drinking tea on her own. 

"Greetings, Lady Ilya Gertrude. I am Therius, Count of Klarence, the messenger sent by the palace. It's a pleasure to meet you." 

While Count Klarence was stranded by the door, awaiting Ilya's permission, his companion went straight towards Ilya. Without asking the lady, he helped himself in the seat in front of her. 

"It's been a while, Lady Gertrude. I apologize for the belated visit." 

Ilya didn't give any indication that she was listening to the man's words. She just continued to drink her tea as she watched the scenery outside of the window. 

Knowing Ilya, Marquis Benedict didn't take offence in her attitude. He proceeded to address Count Klarence, motioning for him to approach the tea table. As the Count was walking, the Marquis called for one of the many maids on standby. 

"Get a chair for the Count." 

"Right away, My Lord." The maid said as she bowed. 

In no time at all, a third chair was brought in. The Count made sure to excuse himself before taking a seat. His posture was stiff, his hands tightly clutching his knees. He kept on giving glances at Marquis Benedict, mumbling incoherent words about his situation. 

The Marquis sighed at how fidgety the Count was. So, he decided to be his little saving grace.

"Count, you can start." 

The Count nodded enthusiastically, opening his suitcase and bringing out a couple of parchments thereafter. Marquis Benedict, on the other hand, arranged the table to free some space for the Count. 

With his eyes pinned on the surface of the parchment, the Count spoke, "Uhh, Lady Gertrude, uhm, I'm here to discuss the upcoming title bestowal ceremony." 

At long last, the Count garnered Ilya's attention. Feeling her gaze, the man stopped moving. Only when the Marquis gave him a tap on the shoulder did he come back to reality. 

"Yes, hmm, according to the Lady's preference, we have changed the venue. In three days time, it will be held in the Emperor's audience room." 

Count Klarence might have not noticed it, but Marquis Benedict witnessed Ilya smirking at what she had heard. Of course, she erased the mirth on her face immediately. 

Why would Ilya not be glad when the ceremony would be held in a restricted venue? 

It's a known fact that solely a handful of nobles had access to the Emperor's audience room. On top of that, the room was only open once a month, making it more arduous for the rest of the Nobles to acquire permission to meet the Emperor. 

For the Emperor to agree in conducting the ceremony in his audience room was a testament to how much he favoured Ilya Gertrude. Because of that, Ilya didn't have to worry regarding her reputation anymore. 

If her ceremony concluded successfully, she would be considered as one among the most powerful nobles, provided that she would live up to the favour given to her. 

"At most thirty noble will be in attendance. Your Grace is allowed to invite five additional nobles. Please inform me a day beforehand so I can include them in the guest list."

The Count flipped the first parchment and began reading the next. Different from the nervousness he was showing earlier, Count Klarence's face was as blank as it could be. Once he was done reading, he unknowingly raised his head to meet Ilya's gaze. 

"Your Grace, you are aware that the ceremony is only the beginning of our journey. For you to be a full-fledged ruler of the Dukedom, you would have to fulfill your prerequisites as an heir. You will be the de facto head of the Gertrude Dukedom. However, you will still have your limitations. Only until you've accomplished all prerequisites can you be appointed as the Duchess." 

Ilya didn't show an ounce of disagreement to the Count's words. From the start, she was sentient of what she had to do. 

"Participating in the coming-of-age ceremony, acquiring a certificate of completion from one of the Empire's institutions, gaining the approval of the Gertrude Dukedom's vassals by collecting their seals, those are the three main prerequisites that you have to accomplish as soon as possible. The rest are not imperative." 

When the Count was done speaking, the Marquis seized the pile of parchments and began to scan them. Count Klarence just watched the man, a crease slowly appearing on his forehead. 

Once Marquis Benedict was finished reading the documents, he carelessly dropped them on the table. A few parchments flew to the ground so the maids ran to pick them up. 

"These documents, they only elucidate on what Lady Gertrude was already aware of. Do you have anything new?" 

"What do you mean by anything new?" Count Klarence asked, leaving his mouth open at the query. 

"For instance, the details about the upcoming entrance examination of the Beispielhalft League."

Before the Marquis could even complete his query, a frown could be seen on the Count's countenance. He narrowed his eyes on Marquis Benedict as he suppressed his desire to heave a deep sigh. 

Therius Klarence loosened his tie then placed his clenched fist on the table. His gaze turned into a glare, one corner of his mouth rising. 

"And why are you asking me about that, Marquis Benedict? Let me just remind you. You are the Emperor's representative. Your network of information far surpasses mine." 

Marquis Benedict scoffed at the answer he received. He went on and took a sip of his tea. 

"And besides," The Count continued as he turned his head towards Ilya, "The Lady wouldn't want a free pass to one of the institutions in the league, would she?"

Right then, Ilya met the curious eyes of the Count. She gave him a smile, one that was hardly visible, and spoke, Count Therius Benedict, what's your true purpose for coming here?"

What if time kept on turning back again, and again…

… And again?

In the faithful day that Duchess Ilya von Bismarck had been waiting for her whole life, she had finally uncovered the identity of the lone culprit who made, not only the Empire, but the world suffer.

Not from a thorough investigation, not from a dedicated manhunt, but from a mere coincidence. 

The time to capture the aid of the apocalypse -- the ring bearer of pandemics, the piper of the Bacharoths, the murdered, the warmonger -- was within her reach. 

Or so she thought.

Perhaps, the schemes of time were in control. 

Instead of seeing her sword impale the heart of the culprit, the Duchess suddenly opened her eyes to the grainy darkness of her room. Her makeshift bedroom -- the one she had used until she was fifteen years of age. 

Ilya had gone back in time, gifted with the recollections of nearly all of the events in the first timeline. 

But she wasn’t the only one. 

The carriers of the truth, those who were aware of how bleak the future of the world was…

… They remembered almost everything. Regrettably, the only thing they had forgotten was the most important information -- The identity of the culprit and the circumstances surrounding them. 

Faithful to their mission of stopping the perpetrator, the Duchess and the Time Criminals were on the move to search for the culprit. 

Even if it meant that they had to go back in time over and over again.

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****
Currently, Antonio was being escorted by Stephen and John's men towards Count Casey's domain south of Baron Mendez's domain.
He was pretty much low and angry as he resigned to his fate.
He murmured repeatedly, "It's all that Upstart's fault. He certainly is a traitor who is getting help from Devils."
Stephen sighed as he always thought that Antonio would be the most loyal son to Baron Mendez but it was different now after his recent conspiracy.
After a long journey, they soon reached borders of Casey's domain. Near an abandoned house, Amber's men approached and knocked in a certain pattern. It was replied in a certain pattern from inside.
 They then spoke the passcode, only then did the gate open,
The guy who opened the gate looked at the spy and then at Stephen and others, he had curly hairs and an angry expression, "You guys seem different. Are you new to the information department?"
The spy took out a deed and a token which was related to Count Casey, "No, Look at this. We were told to give you this token and the deed to prove our identities. We wish to meet your superior."
The guy who opened the gate was quite surprised after looking at the token, at first he was skeptical but after reading the deed, he understood that they were very important guests. 

After realizing their identities. The guy invited them with a warm smile and immediately went downstairs to inform his superior, "Come inside and wait for a while, I will be informing Milord immediately. If you have any worries, you can ask the other men. They will guide you immediately."

Stephen and others nodded their heads as they understood that the token and the deed was very valuable.
Stephen looked at the token and then at the spy's 360-degree change in attitude as he understood, He thought, 'Looks like they indeed made a big deal with Count Casey. I wonder what sort of deal was made with Count Casey'

After a long while, Count Casey came in a hurried manner with his men. Count Casey observed the men, nodded and immediately approached Stephen and others.
He immediately greeted Stephen and Amber's men,
He amicably asked them, "I hope you guys didn't have any problems reaching here."
Amber's spy shook his head and spoke immediately, "No, but My Lord, King John wanted your help. You see we have a surprise here." The spy directed his gaze towards a big sack which only opened now.
Casey was surprised a bit but didn't show it outside as he saw the rugged appearances of Lord Irwin's and his men when they were in his domain and other nearby domain.
His attention was then locked at the sack which was opened only now. He was surprised to see Antonio.
Casey thought as he looked at Antonio, 'It seems that guy is done for sure. Surely an Idiot.'
He looked at Stephen amusingly as he knew that this man was usually seen around Baron Mendez.
Stephen sighed and spoke, "No need to be surprised. You see he tried to usurp my Lord (Mendez) Previously and hence his current state. Lord John didn't wish to kill him as he feels that he would be more useful if he lives at least for now. Read this letter to get a better understanding."
Casey took the letter, saw John's personal stamp and started reading it, he was surprised after reading the plan of Count John which was targeted against Prince Hector, Duke Norman and General Irwin.
Casey thought after reading John's plan, 'Those guys will surely be facing a bitter struggle in the court.'
Casey came near Antonio whose mouth was closed the whole time, he smiled and spoke, "Antonio, I guess you were always a fool. Why would you trust others and become their pawn when you have a stronger neighbor at your borders? I guess Baron Mendez trusted you too much. You shouldn't blame anyone but your own foolish decisions. You know I always suspected that there was something amiss when Count John immediately gave up his ballistas to the Royal family. Most of the people would resist like never end when they have such weapons. You would think he is an idiot but the irony is that those guys also made such an incredible weapon. I guess he was hiding something bigger as I thought Instinctively which was only revealed yesterday. You should never just go by facts alone but also predict others based on their actions."
Antonio hmphed and spoke, "Hmph, I don't need your lecture. It seems you were secretly in contact with that count. No wonder he was so prepared. When your collaboration with Count John is revealed you too will be toast by Prince Hector and others."
Casey smiled and said with a smiling tone, "I wonder but I had made my decision when I decided not to participate in the northern campaign and It's not as easy now for Prince Hector and Duke to act against us now that Count John has seceded. At the same time, Duke Norman has faced losses of up to 10,000 men not to mention the radiant church and Lord Irwin. do you want to know casualties of Lord Irwin and Templars who attacked the southern castle?"
He smiled and continued, "30,000 Templars died including Templar Johnson and 10,000 men from General Irwin's army died. not to mention his grave injury. It is not yet revealed so that Army Morale doesn't go down. So you understand what happened when this war took place. The Royal family will only be nailing their own coffin if they decide to act against the ones who didn't wish to participate in this war. And you see, you are the biggest pawn this time around. Your action of blocking that Port led to this big war."
He continued, "According to Count John's predictions as this war progresses, you will be scapegoated when Prince Hector and others try to save their own skin for abandoning Dolores and influencing the start of this war. And that is when I will present you at the Imperial capital. However, you should be glad because you will be removing a lot of skeletons from graveyards. You will most likely be killed by your own allies but they too would face a great humiliation when you are in the Imperial Capital."
Antonio had no words to respond as he understood the consequences of his betrayal.
Casey then directed Longmen and others to bring in Antonio, "Come, bring him in."
****
At this time, Felix was with his knights trying to escape through the tunnels built in his castle. The castle was burning as Lukavv's men were directed by Duncan and Lukavv himself to invade the castle.
There was blood dripping from the side of his mouth as he roared and asked his men, "How the hell does he have ballistas with bigger ranges and power? And why was there no information regarding this much movement of troops of Lukavv's end?"
He murmured, "If Lukavv knows that father was the one who helped me killed Apophis, I wonder how would this fare, however, father would be out for my blood and oppose me in inheriting the throne and Lukavv would still bay for father and my blood."
Felix's personal Knight, "Milord, according to our predictions, all the men were moved in a 3-month gap, this was the reason we weren't able to detect the movement of troops and other resources. As far as Ballistas are concerned, I believe they were given by Count John to him in secret. And it seems our relation with the Radiant church is a bigger factor in Lukavv getting those weapons and accessories."
Currently, there was a spy among Felix's men who was listening to their talk as he coincidently heard Felix's murmur which was related to the Red lake incident.
Felix heard his knight and immediately decided, "Okay, we will first head for Imperial Capital."
The Knight suggested, "I suggest otherwise Milord. There is a big turmoil going on at Capital."
Felix furrowed and asked, "What's going on there that we need to avoid it?"
"Apparently that count has decided to secede and Templar Johnson and Lord Irwin's army lost against that count's men. Total Casualties remain 50,000 on our side. While that Count didn't lose a single soldier. From our sources, I heard that he had bought forth a new weapon with unmatched strength, power and range. However, it seems they have employed the usage of Black death so that they could rouse the public and recruit them."
Felix understood the situation and with a keen light gave orders, "Okay, In that case, we will head to the Radiant city, Pope David will shelter us anyway. Where are the Hell mercenaries and our reserves? That Lukavv thinks that I haven't planned anything, hmph, he will be in for a surprise."
The Knight spoke, "They will be on the way with our reserves, Milord. However, we should be more cautious"
Felix nodded and gave an order in a hushed manner. "..."

"Okay, Milord."


While returning home from a boring day of work, a black hole opened up in front of John and sucked him in. 

Before he was floating in the blackhole, a helmet latched on to him. "Uploading A.I under progress...Activating Survival Kit" A weird robotic sound appeared within the conscious of John and suddenly a white energy enveloped him... After opening his eyes, John noticed he was teleported to a whole new world. 

A world of magic and he was a user of a system. Arkon, the world John was brought too, was a medieval world which is 10 times bigger than earth. This new world held many new mysteries and this was the beginning of John's adventure. 

John will dominate and stir the world with his new system. Old technologies begone and use my advanced techys instead! Ha! you want to hold a politic, economical and military war with me? Sorry but my system is too broken for you all to counter.

I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to exhaustion and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
(Ignore the below texts as it's just a copy of the above ones so that I reach the word count set by webnovel)
I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to tiredness and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
(Ignore the below texts as it's just a copy of the above ones so that I reach the word count set by webnovel)
I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to tiredness and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
(Ignore the below texts as it's just a copy of the above ones so that I reach the word count set by webnovel)
I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to tiredness and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
(Ignore the below texts as it's just a copy of the above ones so that I reach the word count set by webnovel)
I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to tiredness and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. 
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
(Ignore the below texts as it's just a copy of the above ones so that I reach the word count set by webnovel)
I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to tiredness and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
(Ignore the below texts as it's just a copy of the above ones so that I reach the word count set by webnovel)
I'm really sorry that I can't give you a chapter today. I guess the entire week's exhaustion crashed on me today. I was sleeping the entire day and I still feel like I will sleep again. I wasn't able to write one chapter much less mass release.
I didn't want to burnout and get fever due to tiredness and I didn't want to give a half-assed chapter, so I thought I could rest up today and write tomorrow. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
The reason why I have to upload today is that I have signed a contract with webnovel and I have to update daily which sucks. That's why I'm uploading this but worry not, the fast passes or coins used in this fake chapter wouldn't go to waste. I will be editing the content tomorrow and you guys would have to just come back to today's chapter before reading tomorrow's update. And, don't worry the mass release is still on. I would do it tomorrow/ on Monday to give you guys the compensation for today. And, I promise not to do the dummy chapter again unless I'm really sick.
Once again, I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Be safe and thank you.
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Usui, crown prince of Sun Kingdom, is the most strongest prince in the kingdom. He gets pressured to get married, which eventually leads to him participate in the competiton for the hand of Princess Hazel , who is known as the Beauty of Crystal Kingdom. On reaching Crystal Kingdom, Usui came across a masked warrior girl who piqued his interest. On one hand, there's this Princess and the other, the masked girl. So who would he choose? 

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Usui: I could do things my way here. 

Author : But I am the one who's deciding your partner. 

Usui: Don't be like my mom. 

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"YOUR MAJESTY, Duke Sloane has arrived and he's requesting for your audience."
Nikolai stopped writing on his paper work to look up at Count Kyle Sprouse– his personal aide.
Kyle was a tall, lanky man with blonde hair, green eyes, and huge eyebags. His white complexion didn't look normal anymore. It looked like he turned pale due to exhaustion. Still, despite his obvious haggardness, he was still dressed sharply.
[All nobles are careful when it comes to taking care of their image after all.]
"You're only a few years older than me but it looks like you've aged so much since the last time that I saw you," Nikolai commented while leaning against his chair. "What happened to you, Kyle?"
Kyle rolled his eyes at him, finally dropping the formalities. "Whose fault do you think it is that I've aged this much, Your Majesty? I just arrived at the Royal Capital last night when Glenn informed me that you went to the Astello Temple with Her Royal Highness. You didn't even bring Glenn with you."
The count was one of the few people who knew the royal secret…
… and one of the selected few that he allowed to talk to him that way.
 "I had to stay up all night and use my Mana to make sure that no one will notice that you've opened the portal, Your Majesty," Kyle continued in an exhausted voice. "And I had to do all of that when I've just returned to the palace after a long mission."
"Are you complaining?"
"I am," he said with a firm nod. "I don't get paid enough to deal with your recklessness, Your Majesty."
"Too bad you can't quit," he said with a smirk. "You know way too many secrets about the royal family that I can't let you go alive."
"Whether I stay with you or not, I'm pretty sure I'll die early anyway. I'd rather die rich though so I'm sticking with you," the count deadpanned. Then, he must have realized that he was being too casual so he added: "Your Majesty."
He just smirked before he changed the subject. "Why is Duke Sloane here when he didn't make an appointment with me?"
The aide let out a deep sigh. "You know how unpredictable Duke Sloane is, Your Majesty," he said while shaking his head. "And it's not like we can simply ask him to leave. After all, he's still the brother of the late empress."
"The late empress is long gone so Duke Sloane should stop acting like he's still a part of the royal family," he said, then he stood up. "Tell the duke that I have an important matter to attend to so he should just come back another time."
"Your Majesty, you already finished all the important matters that needed your attention," Kyle said, obviously nervous about what he planned to do this time. "Where are you going?"
"To the royal princess's tea party," Nikolai said while reaching for his jacket draped at the back of the chair. If his reason for not seeing Duke Sloane was "Prince Nero," then the duke couldn't complain. Plus, he had an excuse to see the royal princess anyway. "She's expecting a gift and what else could be more precious than my existence?"
 
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HAVE you ordered an item in an online shop and waited for it excitedly? But when your item finally arrived, you realized that the product was very different from the photo posted by the seller. You felt scammed, didn't you?
Well, that was exactly how Neoma felt at the very moment that Emperor Nikolai arrived at her tea party. She was expecting a gift– not a trash.
That was definitely an "expectation vs. reality" moment.
[Can I ship him back to the hell he came from?]
Despite Neoma's inner feelings, she still had to stand up and smile to greet the sc*mbag.
Count Thompson, Marquis Alberts, Byron, and Harry all stood up and bowed while greeting the emperor. "Greetings to the one and only moon of the Great Moonasterion Empire."
"Welcome to my tea party, Papa," Neoma greeted the emperor with a big, business smile. As long as they weren't in a formal setting (like a meeting), she was allowed to call the sc*mbag casually. "Let me tell my servants to bring you a chair."
"No need for that, Nero. I won't stay long anyway," Emperor Nikolai said in his usual indifferent tone. Then, he turned to the entrance of the garden. "Bring them in."
Much to her shock, several male attendants of the emperor came in holding big boxes wrapped elegantly. The one leading the attendants was a tall and lanky blonde that looked like he hadn't gotten a proper sleep for the past century.
[Wait, he looks familiar.]
She had seen those eyebags in her first life. If she was mistaken, the sleep-deprived noble was Count Kyle Sprouse– the emperor's personal aide. As far as she remembered, the count was also one of her father's childhood friends.
"For the royal prince's new friends, I prepared all the best study tools and new equipments for swordsmanship," the emperor said.
Byron and Harry looked too shocked to react. But when Marquis Alberts cleared his throat, the kids bowed right away and spoke at the same time. "Our utmost gratitude, Your Majesty."
The emperor just nodded. Then, he turned to the old nobles. "For Marquis Alberts and Count Thompson, I'm giving you the advance copies of all the books that the scholars of the empire will release this year. They will be available at the end of the year but as a token of gratitude for looking after the royal prince, you'll be one of the few people to get their hands on the books first."
Marquis Alberts and Count Thompson both looked delighted by the emperor's presents. Then, they bowed deeply. "Thank you for the honor, Your Majesty."
Emperor Nikolai just nodded again, then he turned to her. "Of course, I also prepared a present for the royal prince's tea party," he said with a smirk, then he turned to Count Sprouse. "Count Sprouse, show it to the prince."
Count Sprouse bowed to the emperor before he opened the elegant rectangular box in his hands. Inside it was a beautiful golden key. "Your Royal Highness, this is the key of the new library that His Majesty built for you."
Her eyes widened in shock. "A new library?"
Okay, she was shocked.
The Blanco Palace had already a library. Why did the emperor give her another one?
"I turned the Sapphire Palace into a new library and study hall for you, Nero," Emperor Nikolai said. The Sapphire Palace that he mentioned was the smallest palace in the estate. It used to be a ballroom, but it had been ages since the emperor threw a party. "Now, you have a place that you can use for the Book Reading Club that you mentioned to me before."
Neoma's smile froze. She didn't remember mentioning a Book Reading Club to him before. Or was it originally Nero's idea? Well, whatever it was, she had to play along. "Thank you, Papa. I can't wait to open my Book Reading Club."
The emperor smirked. "You can invite your other friends to join the club if you want. It will be lonely if the only members of the club are you and Lewis."
She almost raised a brow at that.
[The sc*mbag finally called Lewis by his name and not "foxy boy."]
"Pardon me, Your Majesty," Marquis Alberts said in a somewhat confused voice. "But how can a commoner join an exclusive club organized by the royal prince himself?"
"Lewis will no longer be a commoner soon," Emperor Nikolai said in a firm, clear, and commanding tone that befitted his position. "Under my order, the Silver Wolf Clan will be recognized as part of the nobility again. Once the law is passed, Lewis will be given the title of a knight. He'll be known as Sir Lewis of the Silver Wolf Clan by then."
Okay, Neoma was impressed.
Wasn't it just last night when she demanded her father for Lewis's freedom? And now, the emperor already thought of a way to make her butler a noble.
Technically speaking, knights were a part of the nobility and not the peasantry. But they still sat pretty low compared to other nobles that belonged to the higher society. She wasn't complaining though. As long as Lewis's lineage would be accepted as part of the nobility, her butler would be treated better than how he was being treated like a commoner now.
[But this sc*mbag should have at least given me a heads-up.]
 
***
NEOMA couldn't believe that she got what she wanted.
While lying on her bed, she replayed the events that took place a while ago.
After Emperor Nikolai left her tea party, Marquis Alberts suddenly changed his attitude towards Lewis. He agreed to let her butler join the study group with Byron and Harry. The marquis said that she didn't have to pay for Lewis's education, but she insisted that her palace would fund it.
In exchange of allowing Lewis to join the group faction, she invited Byron and Harry to join her Book Reading Club.
[Should I teach those brats the joy of reading comics?]
Well, that would be hard because as far as she knew, there were no available comics in the empire yet.
[Hmm…]
Her thoughts were cut-off when her stomach growled.
[Gosh, I'm hungry again.]
She rolled on the bed until she was lying down on her side ala-Cleopatra. Then, she turned to Lewis who stood stiffly beside her bed. The knights and maids in-charge of her well-being were all waiting outside her door. "Lewis, is it time for dinner yet?"
Since she didn't have any schedule left for today, she was just waiting to eat again. She was living the piglet life right now and she was loving it.
[I'll just ask the emperor about the library and the Book Reading Club tomorrow.]
"Dinner. No," Lewis said while shaking his head. "Princess. Just eat."
"I know, right?" she agreed with a sigh. "I just had an afternoon tea a while ago and I'm already hungry again. I'm such a pig, am I not?"
"Princess pretty pig."
She laughed at his compliment. Lewis, as her butler, kept spoiling her. Anyway, she got serious again when she remembered something. "Lewis, I'm sorry. I didn't know that my father has a plan to "resurrect" your clan as part of the nobility. Are you upset that we're making decisions for you and your clan?"
He shook his head. "Me alone. No clan. Me don't care."
Aww, that made her feel sad for him.
She was about to comfort him when all of a sudden, the pocket watch on her side table vibrated. Knowing that it was Nero, she got up and picked up the call by opening the lid of the pocket watch.
As soon as she did, Nero's smiling face greeted him.
"Hello, Big Brother," Neoma greeted him brightly. "How are you?"
Nero's smile got bigger. "I miss you, Neoma…" His voice trailed-off and she noticed that his gaze when past her. "Who is that boy behind you?"
She turned to Lewis before she faced her brother on the "screen" again. "Oh, it's Lewis. He's my butler-slash-knight that I mentioned to you before, Big Brother."
"Ah, I see," her twin brother said with a big and (kind of overly) sweet smile on his face. "Lewis is quite handsome, isn't he?"
She nodded in agreement. "His face is a national treasure, Big Brother."
"Yes, and a boy with that kind of face is in your room, Neoma," Nero said. He was still smiling but for some reason, she was getting a creepy vibe from her twin brother. "How cute."
That sarcastic remark sent chills down her spine.
Neoma, out of instinct, closed the lid of the pocket watch– effectively cutting off the call. She felt horrified when she realized what she just did. "Did I just hang up on Nero?"

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Neoma is once again reborn as a hidden princess with a tyrannical father and a yandere twin brother.

She died at the hands of her psycho brother in her first life. But luckily, she was able to charm her "big brother" this time. Her father remains a sc*mbag but a blessing in disguise happened when her twin brother got "sick." Because of that, she has to pretend as the "Crown Prince." As long as she has to, her father is forced to treat her well.

Now, she's on the road to becoming a lady of leisure.

But for some reason, despite her laziness, she still ends up completing royal duties that make her OP (overpowered). Dammit, is this the power of "storyline" to make the "protagonist" strong? The next thing she knew, she's already prophecied to be the first empress of a very patriarchal empire.

Neoma just wants to live a leisure life!

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[ORIGINAL BOOK COVER.
Artwork commissioned by sola_cola from Artist Michiro.]

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[EXCERPT]
“I’m so sick of your tyrannical a*s,” Neoma yelled at her father aka the emperor. “I won’t forgive you for hurting Lewis and Tteokbokki!”
“What will you do about it then?” Nikolai asked with a smirk. “Kill me?”
“Yes! I’ll f*cking kill you, sc*mbag!”
“Language,” he warned her, upset that his five-year-old daughter curses like a sailor. “Using vulgar words is unbecoming of the future Crown Prince.”
“I’m a princess!”
Upon yelling those words, the royal princess’s eye color changed from ash-gray into red.
[This is getting serious.]
“Stop it, Nero,” Nikolai told her sternly. “If you keep that up, the royal knights will come and–”
“I’m not Nero!” Neoma screeched angrily. Then, she jumped in the air with her left fist ready to punch him. “In the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!”
[What…?]
And Princess Neoma, pretending as the Crown Prince for her sick twin brother, punched Emperor Nikolai, her father, in the face.

The title explains it all. Trust me. I'm not kidding. I don't just tell jokes like this randomly. I promise this isn't my attempt on increasing the pointless word count. This isn't an essay where I have to add random words at the bottom and make them white to artificially increase the word count without actually adding anything. I'm a honest man, you can trust me. Is anyone even reading this. Probably not. So why am I even writing this. For satisfaction, I guess. This is just some random rambling of a young man about to go insane. Not really. I don't have split personalities. I think. I think not. Are you bored yet. I am. I should stop, but I won't. Not yet. I feel like some mad villain about to do some evil to the protagonist. Why is that so. I don't know. I just remembered minecraft's ending after beating the ender dragon. Am I insane. No, I don't think so. How land can I make this wall of text. Someone probably will never read this. But if you are reading this. I promise I'm normal. In most cases. Why are you reading this. Why aren't you reading this. Don't worry I'm a good guy. Not like the reddit ones. I mean I'm a law abiding citizen. I haven't broken any laws. Except a couple of them. But none of them were serious. I think. I think therefor I am. But am I. Hi vsauce, Michael here. Where are your fingers. How long can I make this. Come on let's get this chapter to like a hundred thousand words. Let's not. That'll actually need some effort and I'm too lazy to do anything. Can I go to sleep. No, the sun is a deadly lazer. Why is my head empty. I have achived ASCENSION. No I haven't. How should I end this chapter. Oh, I know. This is the end. THE END.

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