Royal Secret: I'm a Princess!

Neoma de Moonasterio, once a celebrated Korean vlogger and mukbanger, met an untimely and dishonorable end, only to regress to her first life—a life where she was a hidden princess with a tyrannical father and a deranged twin brother. In her first life, she perished at the hands of her unstable sibling. However, this time around, she managed to win over her "big brother," though her father remained as despicable as ever. A twist of fate occurred when her twin brother fell "ill," leading Neoma to assume the role of the "Crown Prince." This forced her father to treat her with respect. She thought she was finally on the path to a life of ease. Yet, despite her laziness, she found herself fulfilling royal duties that brought her closer to the throne than her ailing twin. Soon, she was prophesied to become the first empress in their highly patriarchal empire. Now, Neoma finds herself embroiled in a succession war she never wished to be part of. *** [EXCERPT 1] "Neoma de Moonasterio, the first princess of Moonasterion Empire. From now on, you’ll live as Prince Nero’s proxy.” What is this lunatic saying? Despite her bewilderment, Neoma smiled at her father—the emperor. “Father, what do you mean by that?” “From now on, assassins sent by my enemies will target Nero,” the emperor explained. “Until he’s strong enough to protect himself, you’ll pose as your twin brother.” Her smile faltered, but she maintained an innocent facade. “But Father, if I take my brother’s position, won’t the assassins mistake me for him and…” She stopped mid-sentence, realizing that was precisely what the emperor intended. This scoundrel wants me to be bait?! “You’re no longer a princess, Neoma de Moonasterio. From now on, you’ll live as Prince Nero de Moonasterio,” Emperor Nikolai said coldly, his glowing red eyes staring down at her. “Try to survive until your twin brother comes back to take his rightful place, understood?” Neoma was too shocked to respond. Are you f*cking kidding me, you scoundrel?! *** [ORIGINAL BOOK COVER. Artwork by sola_cola.] *** [EXCERPT 2] “I’m so sick of your tyranny!” Neoma yelled at her father, 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, scoundrel!” “Watch your language,” he warned, upset that his five-year-old daughter cursed 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 to 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 into the air, left fist raised, ready to punch him. “In the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!” And Princess Neoma, pretending to be the Crown Prince for her ill twin brother, punched Emperor Nikolai, her father, right in the face.