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It was time to say goodbye to her family in this world.

This time, only Neoma and Trevor would return to the empire because the door hadn’t been completely opened yet. The maximum number of people who could use it was two. Hence, she decided to bring the demon boy with her.

[There’s no special reason for choosing Trevor. He’s just useful since Grandma Aruna and Grandpa Arche left the key to the other world to him.]

Anyway, she went to Eternal Love Orphanage to personally say goodbye to Aunt Nichole and Uncle Dominic. After all, she didn’t know when she’d get to meet the two again. Plus, she loved the kids in the orphanage, so she wanted to play with them one last time.

“I’m sorry, Neoma,” Aunt Nichole said, holding her hands. “If I was a good person, I would have forgiven the crows for what they did to me. But I’m not. So, even if it’s a burden, please kill all of them for me.”

“It’s not a burden, Auntie,” Neoma said, smiling. “And it’s okay if you don’t forgive them. I don’t have the intention to forgive them either.”

There were people who believed that forgiving your assailant would give you peace.

[I mean, if forgiving the person who hurt you gives you peace, then good for you. But don’t shove it down on other people’s throats.]

.....

Just like Aunt Nichole, Neoma was also the type to hold grudges.

[And I find peace in getting my revenge, so what about it?]

“I shouldn’t be saying this as the former saint, but I’m glad that you’re not the type to easily forgive people who have wronged you, Neoma,” Uncle Dominic said. It took a while, but he finally got comfortable in addressing her by her first name instead of “Princess Neoma.” “I would love to see you wreak havoc in the world, but I couldn’t leave my family here.”

“Don’t worry, Uncle. I’ll take photos and videos for you,” Neoma said cheerfully, then she looked back and forth between Aunt Nichole and Uncle Dominic. “Just focus on your family, Aunt Nichole and Uncle Dominic. I sincerely hope you succeed in having a baby this time.”

“I hope so, Neoma,” Aunt Nichole said, smiling. “Have fun causing chaos in the empire.”

***

“APPA, EOMMA, Nabi-ya, bye-bye,” Neoma said to her second family. “Please don’t cry– I’m not returning to the empire to die.”

Areum eomma and Nabi just cried harder.

Gavin Quinzel– no, Won-shik appa– smiled at her even though his eyes were also brimming with tears.

“Neoma, you have to return to us, okay?” Areum eomma said in a cracked voice, then she cupped Neoma’s face between her hands. “Don’t get hurt, my baby. If things get tough, don’t hesitate to return home. We will always be waiting for you.”

Okay, that made her emotional.

Her eomma, Go Areum, gave her all the unconditional love that a mother could give her daughter. Even though Nabi had returned, her eomma still treated her very well.

“Eomma, I’m the main character of my life,” Neoma assured her eomma. “I’ll be fine.”

“Unnie always says that, but that doesn’t mean we’ll worry less,” Nabi complained lightly while sobbing, then she hugged her from behind. “Teach the bad guys a lesson that they won’t forget, then return to us, unnie.”

“Of course, dongsaeng-ah.”

“Neoma,” Won-shik appa said gently, holding her hand with both of his hands. “I understand that you need to go back to the other world to fulfill your duty. However, I wish you also find your happiness while you’re there.”

“Don’t worry, appa,” Neoma assured him. “Ruto is in that world, after all.”

[Nero, Hanna, Lewis, Jasper oppa, the Hazeldens, and my children, too.]

Neoma definitely didn’t forget about them just because her mind was occupied by Ruto these days, okay?

***

NEOMA knew that it would be hard to say goodbye to Papa Boss and Mama Boss, so she went to them last.

But she couldn’t find the right words to say, so she just hugged them.

“I’m going to miss you, Mama Boss, Papa Boss,” Neoma said sincerely. “But you don’t have to hurry just to follow me to the other world. I’ll be fine, since Trevor will be going with me. Grandma Aruna and Grandpa Arche will meet us in the other world later.”

“I wish we could follow you as soon as possible,” Mama Boss said, sighing while hugging her back. “As soon as the door is complete, we will cross over to the other world.”

“Take your time, Mama Boss,” she said. “Papa Boss still needs to rest more.”

“No, I’ve already recovered,” Papa Boss said stubbornly. “We will follow you as soon as possible, Neoma Roseheart de Moonasterio.”

She laughed because the fact that her Papa Boss called her by her full name meant he was upset.

[Papa Boss still couldn’t believe that I gave him a portion of my life span.]

Her father would lose it if he found out she actually gave him HALF of her remaining years, so she had no intention of letting him know about it.

“Neoma, please take care of Nero,” Mama Boss told her gently. “Your baby brother lost his memories of you, so don’t be too harsh on him, okay?”

“Just smack him at the back of his head once,” Papa Boss added, clearly displeased with Nero’s actions for the past five years. “Maybe that would help Nero retrieve his missing memories.”

“I’ll take care of Nero, Papa Boss, Mama Boss,” Neoma assured her parents, laughing softly. “I’ll give Nero a punch of love later.”

***

“WHY DIDN’T you say goodbye to anyone?” Neoma asked Trevor while the two of them were walking inside the tunnel. The tunnel was connected to the cave that they used as a portal five years ago. “Are you trying to act cool?”

“I’m not,” Trevor said, laughing. “I just don’t like saying goodbye.”

“Well, we’ll return anyway.”

“Exactly,” the demon boy said, nodding. “That’s why I don’t think saying goodbye to them was necessary.”

“I see.”

She fell silent because she remembered that she only had five years left to live.

[I wonder how I should say goodbye to my people once my time is up.]

“Oh,” Trevor said while they were coming closer to the light at the end of the tunnel. “There are ~guests~ waiting for us on the other side of the gate, Princess Neoma. I think they’re around a thousand of them?”

Neoma clicked her tongue. “As expected, the crows found out that we will return to the place where we disappeared to.”

As soon as she took the next step forward, she felt it.

[Ah, this is my world.]

The world where the Great Moonasterion Empire existed.

She didn’t know how to explain it, but the atmosphere in this world felt different. But in this place, her body was lighter. Moreover, it was easier for her to breathe here.

[Let’s test my new power then.]

She didn’t almost die under Grandma Aruna and Grandpa Arche’s hellish training for nothing.

As soon as Neoma stepped out of the cave, she was greeted by a large number of hostile people. But for every step she took, a couple of those men dropped dead one by one. After all, for every move she made, she took the breath of the people around her– literally.

If she could breathe life into other beings, she could also suck out the life in them by literally taking their breath away.

“Trevor, how many people are here again?”

“A thousand men, Princess Neoma.”

Gosh.

She was insulted.

“A thousand men? Only a thousand?!” Neoma asked, her beautiful ash-gray eyes turned glowing red. “This is so embarrassing! At least a hundred thousand enemies should have come and greeted me just like how Luffy fought one hundred thousand fishmen!”

“Argh, why do you have to remind me of it again?” Trevor complained. “I can’t believe we left the other world without knowing what the one piece is.”

She smirked bitterly. “Don’t complain. My favorite Kpop groups are on hiatus when we left, and I’m not sure if I’d be there on their next comeback. So shut up and suffer with me here.”

The demon boy was about to say something.

But a loud cough interrupted them.

Neoma immediately found the leader of the pesky crows around them. “You must be the leader,” she said, using her finger to gesture the leader to come closer. “Come here.”

“Prince Neoma, my name is Taylor Taylor and I’m here to– ahhh!”

The leader who introduced himself as ‘Taylor Taylor’ screamed his lungs out when a strong gush of wind pushed him in Neoma’s direction.

Of course, the wind was caused by Mochi’s power.

[Thanks to Mama Boss’ hellish training, I finally mastered using all my Spirits.]

The violent gush of wind dropped Taylor Taylor in front of Neoma, then a slightly strong breeze kicked the back of the enemy’s knees– causing him to kneel in front of her.

“Taylor Taylor,” Neoma said, laughing. “You have a funny name.”

[“Coming from the person who named me ‘Tteokbokki?\'”]

Neoma ignored Tteokbokki’s voice in her head.

“I need you to tell me everything you know about the crows,” Neoma said, her red eyes glowing differently. “Now.”

Taylor Taylor looked like he would protest at first. However, while looking at Neoma’s face, his eyes soon turned glazed. “So beautiful…” he whispered under his breath. “I’ll tell you everything you want to know, Princess Neoma.”

Trevor laughed while shaking his head. “That fool doesn’t even realize that the more enamored he is with your beauty, the more he’s losing his breath– literally.”

Neoma smirked at Trevor’s words. “Who knew my beauty is breath-taking?”

.....

And Neoma meant it quite literally.

***

“LORD RUTO, have you heard the news?” Dahlia asked Lord Ruto worriedly. “The Crown Princess was kidnapped by the Pirates of the South.”

Lord Ruto, who was busy looking at the map spread on the long table, looked up at her with an indifferent look on his face. “I’ve already heard the news. It’s quite unfortunate.”

She waited for him to say more, but he didn’t.

[That’s it…?]

“Are we not going to save Lady Hanna?” Dahlia asked carefully. “Lady Hanna is Princess Neoma’s precious cousin.”

“So?”

“Huh?”

“Why do I have to save Lady Hanna?”

Dahlia gulped before she answered. “B-Because Lady Hanna is important to Princess Neoma…”

“I know that, but what does it have to do with me?” Lord Ruto asked as if he was genuinely curious. “I’m not Princess Neoma’s servant, so I don’t have the duty to save her people.”1

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