At some point, a shocking rumor began spreading among the students of Velium Academy. It was said that the Crown Prince, Laura, had developed a chest like that of a woman and was now walking around the academy dressed like one.

“Whoever started that rumor must be asking to be arrested for treason against the royal family.”

At first, no one believed it. Neither the students nor the professors thought it could be true. Instead, they were concerned about being arrested for treason just by discussing such a scandal.

That was until Crown Prince Laura appeared in public, looking exactly like the rumor described.

“...”

The shock felt by everyone who saw her was beyond words. Some thought the Crown Prince had gone mad, or that, like in the succubus incident, something had possessed her. Others believed it wasn’t the real Crown Prince at all but something that had taken on her appearance.

It seemed as though Laura had completely lost her sense of gender, which explained the confusion.

“I’ve been a woman all along.”

In the midst of panic and chaos, Laura Erkarencia von Upherantis Velium, the Crown Princess, calmly declared that she had always been female and that the appearance of being a man had been nothing but a facade.

Along with this revelation, she also introduced an artifact called the "Necklace of Transformation," created by a great wizard. The confusion began to settle, but it didn’t disappear entirely. In fact, it only grew in some aspects, as she never explained why she had lived as a man all this time.

“Wasn’t it because she was competing for the throne with the deposed prince? Now that her position is secure, there’s no need to hide anymore.”

“Then she should have announced it right after he was killed, not months later. There must be some other reason for this.”@@novelbin@@

The most widely supported theory was that now, with her position as the next emperor solidified, she no longer needed to hide her true gender. However, many believed there was more to the story. They speculated that there had been a specific trigger or reason beyond the incident with the deposed prince, but with Laura staying silent on the matter, no one could know for sure.

“So, you were gone for a few days, and it was for this?”

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