The words were unfiltered as they spilled out of Prince Nowton’s mouth.
The room fell silent in astonishment, but the boy continued.
“It’s strange. I heard that white tigers die because they’re weak, but you’re alive because you’re a real Penterin royalty?”
“Grrr.”
“Or are you really the reincarnation of Anash, you little thing?”
Shaking his head and rubbing his chin, the boy’s expression seemed to be one of pure puzzlement.
However, the attendants and maids of honour standing by with their heads held tightly together were shaking in anticipation of what was about to happen.
juicy slowly looked up at Prince Nowton from his feet to the top of his head. The moment their eyes met, she swallowed hard.
No one had ever spoken to me like that since I was born.
I wanted to bite him, but his teeth were small and rounded like grains of rice, so he wouldn’t be a threat.
Besides, he was still a kid, but he wasn’t a normal kid.
“He’s the most dangerous thing in this room.
Instinct was telling her that.
“Why do you look at me like that? Oh, by the way, you’re late to greet me?”
Crown Prince Nowton smirked at Juicy.
“Hello?”
One corner of his mouth tilted up in a crooked grin, and despite being extremely handsome, he exuded an air of imposing authority that made the hairs on her back stand up.
To be so young and already feel this creepy.
All the while, Sophie has been warning us to be careful of Nowton, Juicy’s brother and the crown prince.
I never got to see him because he was away from the castle, but today, I finally got to see him in person for the first time.
Nowton Lemiaré Penterin.
Twelve years old.
First son of Emperor Litain and the late Empress Brianna.
A member of the royal family of the Penterin Empire, he received the blessing of Ganash in quick succession after Emperor Litain.
This was unique.
Never before had such a strong blessing been passed down in succession.
At least two or three generations had to pass before a royal family was born with such a powerful blessing.
No wonder it was so unusual.
Rumours had it that Crown Prince Nowton was strong even at a young age.
In fact, he looked exactly like Emperor Bonnie Ritain as a child.
“C.
Juicy was envious of Prince Nowton, who didn’t look like a normal twelve-year-old at all.
‘That’s what you look like when you’re blessed by God Ganash and born as a proper Penterin royal.
Juicy wished she could tie the snout of the flesh-and-blood man who had been born a white tiger to make fun of her and ask if she wasn’t dead already.
“Damn it!
But what he said was true, and that pissed her off even more.
“…….”
And so, as Juicy glared at him and remained silent, Sophie slipped up beside her.
“His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of the Penterin Empire.”
Bowing to the crown prince, Sophie casually stepped in front of Juicy.
“Ah, Aunt Sophie. It’s been a while, how are you?”
Nowton greeted her casually.
Sophie continued.
“Your Majesty, I hear that your mission was successful, and that you’ve returned from clearing the entire Escart Island chain in the South Seas of pirates. That’s great.”
“Well. Took longer than I thought, thanks to those pesky killer whales.”
Nowton grumbled and ruffled his hair roughly through his bright blonde locks.
Crown Prince Nowton is only twelve years old.
But he’s incredibly skilled with a sword, and he’s been fighting on the front lines since he was ten.
Since last summer, he has been away for long periods of time, attending classes and fulfilling his duties as crown prince to put down the rebellion in southern Penterin.
While he was away.
His mother, Empress Brianna, became pregnant, and before he knew it, Juicy was born.
Nowton’s eyes bent like a crescent moon as he studied Juicy.
“So you didn’t get to see our Empress on her deathbed, and you didn’t get to see the birth of her child, and I’m sorry.”
The tension in the room increased with each smirk.
The air in the room seemed to crackle and ring.
Nervously, Juicy swallowed hard.
My brother, Crown Prince Nowton, was said to be a Penterin royalty of great ability, but with an odd personality and a temper like a madman.
His fiery temper was said to be even worse than Emperor Litain’s.
He was also said to be very protective of his mother, Empress Brianna.
She was said to be the sweetest, gentlest woman.
I don’t know about Juicy, because she died without ever meeting her, but I’m sure it’s different for Nowton, who has 12 years of memories embedded like jewels in her heart.
The size of the heart.
But his mother died while he was on the battlefield in the South Seas.
When he heard the news, he despaired and grieved greatly.
Rumours of the hundreds of heads of pirates that were cut off in the battlefield that day in the fury of his anger were heard as far away a
So it was natural.
To think of your sister, the one who ate your beloved mother, as a monster.
It was not a pleasant feeling to be hated by the first brother I met.
“He hates me.
Juicy grumbled to herself as she concluded.
juicy was frustrated and annoyed.
She was just about to forgive the Emperor.
But here he comes again, pissing her off.
“Well, what can I do? If I could have saved my mum, I would have.
She remembered nothing of Empress Brianna.
Sophie had shown her a portrait, but she had never felt its warmth.
She had been born, locked in a dark, narrow room without ever seeing her face.
‘After all, isn’t it the same for you and me to have lost our mums? At least you got to see her for a long time, and be loved!
Muttering to herself, Juicy’s frustration boiled over as she felt like an immature fool for coming to me to vent her anger.
So she impulsively opened her mouth.
“Nyahhhhhhhh!!!”
Everyone froze in their tracks as they heard the unexpected roar of a white tiger cub.
The most startled of them all was Nowton.
His head jerked to the left in disbelief, and one corner of his mouth quirked up.
“Well. Hey,. Are you mad at me?”
His sneer made everyone go white, including Sophie Langrasse.
“Look closely, you even dare to wear a frown, so our white tiger has no fear?”
“Kyung.”
juicy tried to straighten her furrowed brow in embarrassment.
She thought he wouldn’t recognise her.
“How did he recognise my expression when even Litain couldn’t?
But it was too late.
Nowton took a step closer to Juicy, crossed his arms, lowered his voice even further, and smirked.
“You demanding little white tiger. You dare to challenge the crown prince, huh? I heard you can’t do anything. You’re not even big enough, you’re tiny. At this rate, humanisation won’t be possible for at least a decade…….”
Nowton trailed off as he looked at Juicy, a tiny white tiger that grew smaller and smaller as he approached.
She was actually quite cute, despite the fact that her fur and tail stood erect in warning.
He came to hate his sister for eating his sweet mother.
But why didn’t he hate her?
Now he was confused.
And it was actually kind of cute.
“I wonder if tiger cubs were always this cute and pretty.
Unlike Nowton, who was deep in thought, Juicy was a mess.
He’s not only temperamental, he’s basically a very bad person.
Nowton’s golden eyes met the white tiger’s blue ones.
But juicy flinched, but he didn’t back down.
If he died, he died, and he didn’t want to lose.
Even if he begged and survived, he would still die one day.
The tiger’s benevolence was manifesting itself.
“I’m not weak!
Juicy’s eyes glowed as she recalled a glimmer of her former self.
Nowton stared at her equally, but then he sensed something and his eyes widened.
“Huh. This is……!
Nowton hesitated for a moment, then drew his own sword from its sheath and pointed it at Juicy.
Thrrrr-!
“Your Highness!”
“Woe, Your Highness!”
The attendants and escorting knights freaked out and tried to stop him, but Nowton was faster.
He bared his white teeth at Juicy and smirked.
Then he flashed his beaky gold eyes. His grip tightened on the hilt of his sword.
“Come on, white tiger, this brother will teach you a lesson.”
s the imperial city of Penterin.
