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Debate was never Nero's weakness.

She pursed her chin and thought for a while, then she found a way to defeat Ian's remarks.

"Well then—!"

Nero supported his waist with his hands, puffed out his proud chest, and then put on a majestic look.

"I command you as the emperor! You are not allowed to treat me as the emperor in private anymore. Do you understand?"

"..."

"Can't you hear what the Emperor is saying?!"

"Pfft." Ian couldn't help laughing. "Nero, you always think very quickly about things like this."

"Because I like the teacher!"

Nero said without holding back.

"Because I like the teacher, I think about this kind of thing very positively!"

"Umm, teacher, don't you even know about this kind of thing?!"

"..."

Facing the girl's gaze, Ian knew that she was not just saying it casually, but she sincerely believed it.

If you think about it carefully, Nero's personality is just like this - her interests are her best guide, whether it is singing or the goal of being an emperor.

"..."

After pondering for a moment, Ian chose to give in.

"I understand."

"Since Your Majesty insists on this, then we can stop treating each other as monarch and subject in private."

"but--"

"There is one thing I hope you can promise me, Nero."

"What's the matter?" The girl blinked her watery eyes.

"Well... that's what you call yourself."

Ian reached out and touched Nero's golden hair, which was a little unnatural because of the crown, and then gently smoothed it for her.

"You are already the emperor of Rome - you can no longer use the name 'I', as that will make you lose the dignity of being an emperor."

"Then...what should I call myself?" Nero asked puzzledly.

"'Yu'." Ian gave the answer quickly.

"This is the name that every emperor has used to refer to himself - Nero, and you are no exception."

"..."

Nero pondered for a moment and then added to Ian's statement.

"That means I have to address you as 'Teacher' in public from now on, right?"

"clever."

"I understand!" Nero grabbed Ian's arm, "I accept this condition!"

"but--"

"I have something to tell the teacher."

"..."

This familiar yet unpleasant feeling prevented Ian from answering Nero immediately.

But the girl didn't care about this. She quickly said to herself:

"Teacher, I found a way to date openly in front of everyone."

"what?"

【Nero was not joking.】

[Or rather, she never joked about this kind of thing.]

[As the new emperor of Rome, Nero formed a political group including you as a teacher, your mother Agrippina, old minister Paris, and the commander of the guards Sextus Bruce. ]

[And she arranged this group into various important branches such as Roman military and agriculture. ]

[In this way, she not only fulfilled her original promise, but also weakened the role of the Senate in politics. ]

[You realize that Nero is actually working hard—she is thinking about how she can become a good emperor.]

You feel somewhat relieved.

【but--】

[You soon discovered that Nero was indeed handling the affairs that he should have completed as an emperor.]

[But the essence of all this is just to gain more time to spend alone with you. ]

[And the method she mentioned, which could be used to date openly in front of everyone, was to wander around with you under the pretext of touring Rome.]

Inside the city of Rome.

The people were whispering.

"Hey! Did you see that?! Isn't that our new emperor?"

"Oh yeah! What is she doing?! Why is she walking down the street so brazenly?"

"This is not swagger! He is inspecting the people's sentiments. This is the behavior of a good emperor!"

"So that's how it is... But who is the man next to her?"

"It seems to be Seneca - I heard he was her teacher, a famous sage on the border."

"It seems that the emperor still attaches great importance to Rome. Our good days are coming!"

Wherever Nero went, comments like this were heard.

Obviously, the previous emperor Claudius would not do such a thing, which is why it has caused such widespread discussion at this moment.

"Hmm~"

Nero seemed very happy to be the focus of everyone's attention.

She was born to be an actress who craves attention, and the current situation is actually what she wanted.

but--

If you really want to think about it, the real reason why Nero was happy was that he could go out with Ian openly like this.

That would make her feel like a newlywed couple receiving everyone's blessings.

"Teacher, Yu's plan was successful, right?"

"……Yes."

"Hmm, I am indeed a natural born emperor!"

"……really."

Ian's two perfunctory words made Nero a little dissatisfied. She turned around and found that the man was writing something.

"Teacher, what are you doing..."

"I'm recording what I've seen along the way." Ian made no secret of his purpose.

"Nero, I really enjoy walking around Rome with you."

"But - we can't let this make us forget what we really need to do."

"You are the emperor of this empire."

"..."

Hearing Ian's words, Nero's expression gradually became serious.

"Yeah...you're right."

"I am the emperor of Rome!"

[Your words are still quite useful to Nero. ]

[In the following time, she listened carefully to the needs of the people, just like you.]

[This was unprecedented—at least no emperor before Nero had ever attempted this.]

[After all, the emperor represents the rights of the nobles, not the common people.]

[And it is precisely because of this that you and Nero realized that the Roman Empire you took over was far less powerful than you had imagined.]

[There are many problems waiting for you to solve them yourself. ]

[You walked like this for a whole day, until the sun set, and then ended today's journey. ]

Inside the Roman Baths.

Because of Nero's arrival, the civilians who should have been here had already left early.

Because of this, they didn't know that Ian actually followed Nero into the bathhouse.

This is a gift from God and a rare opportunity for a tryst.

But Ian soon discovered that the situation was not the same as usual.

Nero... fell silent.

That's right.

Just as Ian saw, Nero at this moment had completely lost the lively look he had when they were together in private.

Instead, she was leaning against the edge of the bathtub, lifeless, looking as if she had suffered a heavy blow.

Of course it is impossible for men not to notice this.

He quickly moved over and gently placed the girl's head on his shoulder.

"What's wrong? You look so unhappy?"

"..."

Nero took Ian's arm and muttered quietly and guiltily.

"Teacher, there are so many questions...Is there anything I can't solve?"

"..."

[You know what Nero is talking about—that's what you gathered today.]

【The Roman Empire at this moment is actually far from being so glamorous. 】

[In the imperial capital alone, a large number of problems have been listed. ]

[You realize that this dilemma makes Nero begin to doubt whether he can solve it. ]

"so--?"

Ian stroked Nero's head and his tone became gentler.

"Are you going to run away?"

"...I don't know." Nero shook his head.

"You mean you haven't made a decision yet, right?"

"Ah."

"Then the teacher can't let you on top today." Ian replied.

"Hmm?!" Nero raised his head suddenly, "Why?!"

"Because Nero, who lacks confidence, has no appeal to me at all."

Ian reached out and gently stroked the girl's cheek.

"There is only one image of Nero in my mind - that is, an extremely confident Roman emperor who believes he can solve everything."

"Nero, I'll give you another chance to choose."