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nKyrana was locked behind the cell of the tall tower at the west side of the palace just from one mistake after everything she had done.

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"I'm really disappointed...Kyrana...

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"I only...did that just to blend it!!! It is a misunderstanding!!!! Please...brother...please...

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"Don't worry, misunderstanding or not...when I find that bastard who corrupted my sister, I'll kill him.

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"...you...

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"Kyrana...everything is a hassle as long as it stood in our way to reach the throne...and that bastard made you soft...I need to deal with him as fast as I could...

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"...I did everything for you...just one mistake...and you did this to me...??

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"I also did this for you, my little sister. Today I'll kill two people, first, that bastard, and the second person is our oldest brother...

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"...

" Kyrana's eyes stared blankly at her brother's feet as he left her imprisoned at that tall tower. She felt hopeless, regret everything she did. She blamed herself for losing sight of her goal. For sure, the princess knew how evil her brother could be when he set his eyes on someone, even if his target was at the end of the world, he will reach there just to kill them.

nHer eyes glanced at the colorful dress she was wearing stained by the watercolor, but soon was stained by her tears as they didn't stop coming from Kyrana's miserable eyes.

nWithout realizing it, she was still a child who could also cry for such a useless thing as human's death.

nShe untied the string tied her face to the mask and threw the mask away across the floor. Looking at all the kites those normal kids, the children of commoner soaring in the sky, she felt jealous as she sat on the big queen bed hugging her knees looking at the blue sky which she might never see outside out of the tower again.

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"I will be locked in here until...he gets the throne...aren't I??? Hic...pathetic...

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"No, you won't. Hm??? This is not as tough as it seemed~

" the iron rods just bent and a little kid even younger than her walked to her bed.

nShe stared at that thin kid whose air could blow her away, she looked like a toothpick with pink hair, but her strength made Kyrana's mouth half-opened seeing such strength coming from a two or three years old kid.

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"Greeting...princess...Kyrana...teehee...

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"Greeting princess Athena.

" she wiped away her tears away forcing her smile again bowing down to the princess from the south, her dagger was still attached to her back, if only she killed Athena at that time, then at least she would make up for her mistake.

nBut that princess's next words made Kyrana frozen in one place, and the fake smile she put on every time in her life so far faded.

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"You just faked a smile with me, didn't you??? Ah...I don't blame you...but just smile when you want to...it's a little tiring, I've been there.

" Kyrana's eyes just twitched when hearing such a mature sentence from the little kid.

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"It seemed you get the wrong idea...I was really smiling at you...

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"But I thought the smile I saw back there was your real smile...

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"Back there??

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"Yeah, at the festival. Anyway, let's get out of here. I want someone at my age and not too childish to accompany me.

" the little Athena turned her back from Kyrana walking with her little feet toward the window of that tall tower.

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"I can't...I'm...grounded...

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"What??? You really obeyed such a thing as getting grounded?? Oh my gosh, come on, let's go!!!

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"Wai--wait!!!

" Athena took out Kyrana's hands grabbing it tightly taking Kyrana out of that tower jumping from that tall tower without giving Kyrana any time to prepare.

nThey landed on the haybale, Athena used her body to protect Kyrana from the fall damage.

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"I was so scared!!!! Your highness...please don't do anything like that...

" Kyrana almost fainted when she raised her head to look at the window located all the way to

" the top of the tower. It was unbelievable how she could survive after doing something reckless and stupid like that.

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"It was fun, wasn't it??? Now then, let's go have some more fun...

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"Your highness...

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"You can call me Athena~teehee...

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"Yes...umm...Athena...

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"...

" Athena sat on the haybale staring at Kyrana expecting her to say something, Kyrana gulped and said it out to the princess,

"You can also call me Kyrana...teehee??

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"I'm just gonna call you Kyra, it's shorter. I want to go to someplace in this empire, I heard a lot of things about this empire.

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"Well...

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"Oh, that brown hair!! He is safe with my soldier!! Don't worry, he will be able to leave when we leave this empire...

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nKyrana's eyes became teary watching such an innocent kid in front of her saying something, her words erased all the anxiety from Kyrana's mind.

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"Your high...Athena...I really don't know what to say...

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"How about saying...' let's go to the casino!!!'???!!!

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"Eh?? Casino??

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"Yeah, casino!!! Did I pronounce it wrong???

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"But...but...we're just children...they won't allow us in there without a guardian...

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"How about you invite one of your older sisters?? You have a lot of siblings, don't you??

" Athena raised her eyebrows twice meaning something but Kyrana didn't get it and rejected it immediately.

nThey finally got off the haybale, when Kyrana looked at the window above again and turned back to look at the little legs of Athena, it was marvelous and amazing of their superstrength. She was relieved that she didn't use the dagger to kill Athena earlier.

nShe knew why they trusted that little princess to be alone, it was because she had the eyes of the warrior. And the super strength would make her crush a human with only one of her fingers.

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"Princess, there you are...I was so worried!!!!! Don't go astray like that.

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"Oh come on~I beat you at the champion battle.

" Kyrana's forehead started getting sweaty with all the cold sweat when she looked at the man that princess Athena claimed to defeat at a champion battle.

nHis arm muscle was even bigger than Kyrana's face and even turning her head to look at his face made her neck a little bit in pain and that was just because he bent a little.

nIt was a lie if someone said that, but it didn't seem to be a lie when the pink-haired princesses said it like that.

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"Is this your new friend again???

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"Yes, she is the princess of this empire...

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"A princess, huh...???

" that guy crossed his arms squinting his eyes staring at Kyrana who looked indifferently at him.

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"Glad to meet you, sir knight.

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"It's an honor to meet you, your highness...

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"Princess...princess...

" that guy kept murmuring as they left him back there as Princess Athena didn't want to attract a lot of attention having that muscled guy walking behind her.

nThat guy's reaction was like that because it was the first time he saw such an adorable princess who wasn't strong or hit him like the princess he served.

nThose two princesses walked into the palace, all the northern knights bowed down to them as they walked along the hallway. Everyone knew the face of princess Kyrana the most of all princess since she was the one using them a lot.

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"Who is it??!!

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nKnock knock

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"I asked who is it???

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nKnock knock

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"Oh gosh, are you deaf or what???!!!!

" that time an axe came out of the darkroom and the creepy woman wearing the pajama walked out of that room with killing intent all over the air.

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"Good afternoon, sister...did I ever tell you that you're my favorite big sister??

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"Kyrana...huh??? First...it's a terrible afternoon. I have to serve all those royalties...gosh, such a pain in the a*s, and second, I don't care!!!!! I didn't even know you're my sister!!!! And third, you're adopted.

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n'At least the emperor wants me, you jerk, selfish, arrogant, princess Leona.'

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"Who is that brat playing with my axe???

" princess Leona, the second oldest princess of the empire walked out of her room into the light, she gritted her teeth a little when her skin was shown to the sunlight.

nShe was the complete opposite to princess Lyria who would drink tea poisoning other, princess Leona was an introvert cooped up in her room unless something major happened that she would bring herself out of her room.

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"Is this your friend?? I thought you're a terrible person that no one wanted to talk to you.

" if it wasn't for princess Athena there, Kyrana would jump to Leona and hit her like they used to do when they met each other but she hung onto her last thread of patient enduring that since she had no other sister to ask beside Leona to accompany her to a place like a casino.

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"I'm princess Athena, the princess of the southern empire...and your axe is so pretty!!!

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"Princess!!!!????????

" Leona became panicked and rushed into her room locking it immediately.

n'That's why I don't want to ask her...*sigh.'

nTo be continued....!

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