Chapter Twenty Six: Family Feud

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"What?!? You're Nero?" The four of us exclaimed once more in unison as the blonde haired woman proclaimed proudly that she was Emperor Nero. The woman did so as she placed her hand on her chest and wore a smug smile.

"You're Emperor Nero?!?" I asked again just to verify that what I heard was correct

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"You're Emperor Nero?!?" I asked again just to verify that what I heard was correct.

"Yes that's what I said." Nero replied with a slight frown as her cheeks flustered in embarrassment. "Why do you all sound as if you do not believe me?" Nero asked, placing her hand on her chest.

"Well it's just that uh..." I said before being elbowed abruptly by Scathach. I saw Scathach cast me a disapproving glance out of the corner of my eye.

"Yes, what is it?" Nero inquired as she leaned forward.

"N-Nothing, it's nothing." I shook my head in reply which caused Nero to tilt her head. There was no point bringing up the fact Nero was supposed to be a man in history, that would only complicate matters. "We're just so surprised that we're meeting you out on the battlefield in person."

"More importantly we're surprised that you can speak English." Jeanne spoke up as she took a step forward to face Nero, saying what was probably on everyone's mind right now.

"Yeah. If you don't mind me asking, how exactly is it that you know how to speak English?" I asked as I turned my attention back to Nero. "The English language shouldn't exist during this time period." I added.

"Well that's simple really; I had a friend of mine teach it to me." Nero replied.

"A friend of yours?" I inquired with a raised brow.

"Yes, a friend of mine has been teaching me the English language over the past few weeks." Nero explained. "When I first heard her speak it, I was intrigued by how English sounded so I demanded she teach me!" Nero went on. "After a while, she reluctantly agreed to teach me. She seemed to think it might prove useful to me later and it just so happens she was right! I'm sure she'll be pleased to know she was!" Nero explained. "I'll have to express my gratitude to her the next time I see her."

"I think all of us will want to thank her, if given the chance." I said. If it wasn't for this mysterious woman, we'd have to spend the rest of this singularity communicating through a translator. That wouldn't be fun for any of us...

"I'm sure we'll get our chance to do so, but for now that'll have to wait..." Nero said.

"I think a reintroduction is in order." Nero said as she cleared her throat. "I am Nero Claudius, but you should already know that! I am the Fifth Emperor of the Roman Empire." Nero proclaimed proudly once more. "And who might you people be? You don't look like you're reinforcements." Nero pointed out.

"I'm afraid not. We were merely passing by when we heard sounds of a battle." I replied. "When we came to investigate we saw you and your men surrounded, so we made the decision to come to your aid." I explained. "I'm Christopher and these are my teammates." I said motioning my hand towards the others.

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