Royal Secret: I'm A Princess!

Chapter 1003 THE IMPOSTOR?



1003  THE IMPOSTOR?

GETTING Emperor Nero— no, Prince Nero— mad was a bad idea.

Lewis belatedly realized that after getting stabbed by hundreds of ice daggers all over his body.

He thought he could avoid them, but this Prince Nero's ice daggers were different.

Poison.

Each ice dagger was laced with poison.

[Why is the Prince Nero of this world using poison? The Emperor Nero and Princess Neoma I know aren't a fan of that method.]

It was too late to wonder about that, though.

Lewis lost consciousness because he had been careless.

When he opened his eyes, he was already imprisoned.

Judging by the structure of that cell, he could tell that he was in the basement prison under the Blanco Palace— the Crown Prince's residence.

[They took away my sword and most of my clothes.]

So, now, Lewis was only wearing a thin long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and boots.

"You're a Silver Fox like Lu, aren't you?"

Lewis turned to his "visitor."

It was none other than Prince Nero accompanied by Sir Melvin Lucchesi, Sanford Devon, and Raku.

Hmm?

[So, those people have always been Prince Nero's people.]

"We found these in your belongings," Prince Nero said, showing him the pouch that contained the marbles that he made from his Mana. "Lu often made marbles like these, so I can't be mistaken."

"That impostor really looks like Lu," Melvin Lucchesi said, glancing at Lewis with trembling eyes. And then the scaredy-cat secretary clung to the Crown Prince's arm. "It's scary, Prince Nero."

"That's why I told you not to follow me here, foolish coward."

"H-How can I leave Your Imperial Highness alone when someone sneaked in the palace to kill you?"

"I didn't try to kill the Crown Prince," Lewis said, scoffing. "I won't waste my time for something as trivial as that."

Melvin Lucchesi let out a loud gasp as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

Sanford Devon and Raku, on the other hand, glared at Lewis as if they wanted to kill him right then and there for insulting the Crown Prince.

[How loyal.]

"You look exactly like Lu, but your attitude is so different from each other," Prince Nero said, laughing as if he found everything fun. "But I only need one Silver Fox."

"So what?"

"Tomorrow, I will execute you to serve as an example for the fools who haven't given up on killing me yet," Prince Nero said, turning his back on him. "If you don't want to die, then you better beg for your life with your own face."

And, just like that, Prince Nero and his people had disappeared.

Leaving Lewis alone in the cell.

[So, basically, Prince Nero wants me to reveal my "true" face if I want to live.]

But how could he do that?

"This handsome face is mine," Lewis said. And, yes, he was aware that he was handsome. How could he not be when Princess Neoma always praised him for his good looks. "Should I escape and look for Princess Neoma?"

***

NEOMA's ears perked up when she detected the slight panic in Lewis' voice.

Yes, she was shamelessly listening to the conversation between 'Lu' and the Nero of this world.

"Someone who looks like me appeared in the palace?"

Neoma covered her mouth with her hands again when she gasped.

[It's my "son"!]

"Your Imperial Highness is going to execute the impostor now?"

What?

Who was going to execute whom?!

Neoma couldn't help but stand while yelling. "This crazy bastard…!"

Lewis immediately turned around while putting his finger on his nose, silently telling Neoma to shut up.

Neoma covered her mouth with her hands while nodding.

"No, it's nothing, Prince Nero. Some of the knights are just fighting," Lewis said, lying to Nero with a straight face. "Yes, I'll return to the palace now."

And then the call finally ended.

"That crazy bastard," Neoma said, repeating what she said earlier. "He just caught that "impostor," and yet he's already going to kill him? Gosh. That nasty-tempered brat…"

To be honest, she was worried.

Lewis wasn't reckless like Neoma.

Hence, the fact that Nero caught the real Lewis could only mean two things.

It was either Lewis had let his guard down, or Nero overpowered him.

But, whatever the reason was, Neoma only had one thing to do.

[I need to save Lewis!]

"Lady Quinzel, I am aware that you are Prince Nero's twin sister," Lewis said with a frown. "However, Prince Nero is still the one and only Imperial Crown Prince. It will do you good if you show His Imperial Highness the respect he deserves."

Pfft.

Neoma knew that laughing wouldn't help her.

But she couldn't help it.

If she had a recorder with her, she would have already recorded Lewis.

[My son will be so pissed off when he finds out how loyal 'Lu' is to his Prince Nero.]

***

HANNA didn't want to use the Shadow Manipulation Technique in front of the Pirate Princess, but she had no choice but to do so.

After using the Shadow Veil, she knew she had to make up an excuse quickly.

The Pirate Princess looked shocked, to say the least, after all. "Who are you?" she asked in disbelief. "How could you use the Shadow Manipulation Technique?!"

Hmm.

[If Neoma was here, what would she do?]

Hanna let out a sigh, and then she decided to act like how she thought Neoma would act in that situation. "I am your ancestor, Hanna Quinzel."

The Pirate Princess trembled in fear when she called her by her "dead name," probably.

"Hanna Quinzel?" the Pirate Princess asked after a short while. "Where did you hear that name?"

"Aside from the last name, isn't 'Hanna' a common name?"

The Pirate Princess looked uncomfortable while looking at Hanna suspiciously.

[She doesn't believe me…]

Fortunately, the Pirate Princess was distracted by a loud ring.

And then an unfamiliar voice came out of the bracelet that the pirate was wearing.

<"Captain, we received a very interesting piece of information from the palace: there are two Lewis now! An impostor appeared wearing "Lu's" face!">

Both Hanna and the Pirate Princess gasped, but definitely for different reasons.

[Lewis got caught!]

"Let's go to the palace," Hanna said to the Pirate Princess. "We have to save the "impostor.""

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