My Wives Of Simulation

Chapter 6: All Kinds Of Experiences, Clear Mind

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[You have recognized the girl of destiny, Nero, as your sister. For you, it is a rare and refreshing experience to meet the protagonist of the plane.]

[From that moment, you allowed Nero to stay by your side. You are fully aware of her unparalleled talents. With proper training, she could become your greatest assistant in the future.]

[After all, this is Nero—a girl with the talent of an emperor.]

Roman Empire, Colosseum

"Brother Rhine."

Nero, now ten years old, tugged on Elric's sleeve. She had grown significantly over the past two years.

Though still as petite as a child, the traces of immaturity she had when they first met had faded.

"Brother Rhine, why are these people... so excited?"

"They're... so scary."

Under Elric's care, Nero had grown accustomed to a peaceful and joyful life. For the first time, she realized how happy it was to have an elder brother.

These two years had been the happiest of her life.

Standing in the highest room of the Colosseum, Nero looked down at the frenzied and shouting nobles. Normally composed and genteel, they seemed like entirely different people in this moment.

"Nero, what do you think of... the Roman Empire?"

Elric gently patted her hair and lifted her onto his lap, his tone patient.

"What do you think of the Empire?"

Nero hesitated. She was still too young and lacked the words to articulate her thoughts.

"Then I'll change the question," Elric said, noticing her uncertainty. He gestured toward the bloodthirsty crowd below. "What do you think of them?"

"I don't like them!"

Her view of people was simple and childlike, divided into three categories:

People she liked.

People she didn't like.

And the one special person, Elric.

Though Nero didn't understand why he had brought her here, she could sense the unsettling atmosphere. It left her feeling uneasy and unhappy.

"You don't like them? That's fair."

"But, Nero, you need to understand—we don't yet have the power to change any of this."

The emperor who wields absolute authority.

The Senate that controls governance.

The nobles who hoard wealth.

The religion that ensnares minds...

There was too much to despise in this era. Too many things that filled Elric with disdain.

He was neither a saint seeking to save the world nor an idealist dreaming of peace. He simply found it intolerable to exist in a world so rotten, so corrupt—a world where human life was treated as meaningless.

It was pathetic.

"Nero," Elric said, lifting her into his arms. This time, he didn't show her the Colosseum but directed her gaze to the sprawling imperial city, the vastness of Rome, and beyond it, the entire world.

"My purpose for being born into this world is to change it."

[Alignment: Chaotic Neutral]

(Chaos signifies the absence of a fixed moral compass, with actions driven by absolute self-interest.)

Looking at the green hills in the distance, Elric reflected on how his life had transformed. If he had once been an ordinary person destined to live an ordinary life, coming to Rome had changed everything. Now, as the prince of the empire, he had glimpsed a new world.

Through countless experiences, his heart had grown resolute.

He desired to become the emperor of Rome, the supreme monarch, and paint this world with the colors of his will.

That would be meaningful. That would justify his presence in this world.

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[Although she doesn't fully understand your ambitions, Nero supports you unconditionally. To her, you are her everything.]

[In 48 AD, Nero's father, Ahenobarbus, succumbed to illness, and a funeral was held in his honor. Your father, Claudius IV, also attended the ceremony.]

[As Claudius IV stood in solemnity, Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger, watched him with a strange light in her eyes.]

[In 49 AD, despite your presence altering the course of history, one event remained unchanged: Agrippina the Younger used her charms to win Claudius IV's favor. That same year, she became his wife and the new empress.]

[Nero, now twelve years old, was elevated to the status of princess, your imperial sister.]

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"Brother Rhine, am I really going to become... a princess?"

Inside the palace, at the title ceremony, Nero looked around, bewildered. She faced countless princes and ministers showering her with flattery, yet she couldn't quite grasp what it all meant.

Her understanding of parental relationships was tenuous at best. She didn't comprehend why her mother married her brother's father or how that had made her a princess of the empire.

"Yes, Nero," Elric said with a soft smile. "You will be a true princess from now on."

At eighteen years old, Elric had begun accepting the gradual transfer of power. Standing before Nero, he handed her a gift he had crafted with great care—a harp of exquisite design.

"A princess... does that mean I will now be my brother's real sister?"

As the palace echoed with congratulations and praise directed at her, Nero's heart swirled with conflicting emotions.

She was happy—ecstatic, even—to become Elric's sister in an official capacity. To her, it meant they were truly family, bound together in a way no one could sever.

But she was also confused. As her brother's sister, was that all she would ever be?

In the depths of her growing heart, a small, unspoken desire began to form.

Taking the harp Elric had personally gifted her, Nero clutched it tightly and accepted her new identity.

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[After Agrippina the Younger's marriage to Claudius IV, the emperor's health began to decline rapidly. At over sixty years old, much of his vitality had already been drained by a lifetime spent on the battlefield.]

[Meanwhile, you observed Agrippina the Younger fervently consolidating power within the empire. You knew the time had come for you to step forward and begin building the nation of your ideals.]