Nero looked at Animusfia with some confusion as the black light spots in the car slowly dissipated, and then looked at Animusfia who had opened the front curtain and had been driving outside.
"...."
Nero reacted for two seconds before finally realizing what had happened.
"Ah! How cunning! Governor! Have you always let fakes fool me!?"
Animusfia spread her hands innocently, and then said to Nero:
"Your Majesty, you personally chose who you want to let "me" in. How dare I deceive you."
"Uh-huh-huh! Don't change your mind here. What I want is you!"
Animusfia blinked innocently again and continued:
"Your Majesty, you only said you wanted "the one sitting over there", not "himself"."
"Don't make excuses! How dare you fool Augustus like this? Are you ready to be punished?"
"Ah, I thought you had put aside your identity as Augustus just now... Didn't you think it was my wishful thinking... I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. Lord Augustus, please Punish me————————”
Animusfia bowed respectfully.
"Stop pretending! You, you, actually didn't think of yourself as a Servus from the beginning."
Although what Nero said now can be regarded as angry words, this has also been Nero's long-term consideration.
Although Animusfia treated her with respect, the more respectful he was, the more hypocritical Nero felt.
Through getting along with Animusfia for a period of time, Nero discovered that he was always more polite to those who were strangers.
Take Seneca, for example.
Such people, on the contrary, are more naturally relaxed when meeting close friends, family members—or people who are closer to them.
However, what is not satisfactory is that although Animusfia was much more relaxed when facing Nero than when facing Seneca, she was still polite.
Although such a person will respect someone, he will never put someone in a position similar to Augustus.
In other words, no one can become the "Dominus" of Animusfia.
At most, it's just an alliance or a comrade-in-arms relationship.
In a sense, Animusfia and Spartacus are the same type of person.
If the reason why Nero was not attacked is because she was not regarded as an oppressor by Spartacus————
Then the reason why Spartacus did not attack Animusfia is probably because deep down in her heart, Animusfia is a character who is contrary to the oppressor.
Nero saw this, so she was worried that Animusfia might just leave her after all the command spells were used up.
He will also be annoyed that Animusfia is now keeping a distance from him.
Nero actually didn't care whether Animusfia really regarded her as Augustus. Nero only cared about what was left between them after the contract between the two ended.
She didn't want Animusfia to be like the original Senate or the Guards, which only relied on the exchange of interests or even a salary contract to build a relationship.
Nero wanted to see Animusfia in her truest form.
It is not the relationship between master or servant, nor the relationship between Augustus and Roman citizens.
Rather, it is a simple relationship between Nero and Animusfia.
Looking at Nero who seemed really angry, Animusfia realized that her joke might have gone too far.
Then Animusfiya, who had turned into a black light spot in the carriage and disappeared, emerged from the shadows again.
He just wanted to tease Nero on a whim.
At the same time, the illusion entity that had been driving outside and was now in front of Nero dissipated——it was different from the blindness just now.
This time, Animusfia really released her clone.
"ah......."
Nero was furious and didn't know how to respond.
She looked at Animusfia who reappeared complainingly.
"Is it the real thing this time?"
"That's absolutely true, Your Majesty."
Animusfia patted her chest to prove it.
"Really... don't tease Yu."
Nero turned his head to the side still a little sulky.
After learning that Animusfia, who spent half a day with him in the carriage, was not a fake, Nero was somewhat happy.
But her emotions also became more complicated.
Because that means that if Nero didn't ask for a substitution, Animusfia who entered the carriage might really have become an entity of illusion.
No matter what the result was, Animusfia and Nero still circled back to the starting point.
"Sorry, Your Majesty."
"snort."
Nero snorted.
"But instead of being angry for people like me, are you sure you don't want to look at the scene outside?"
"Speaking of the scene outside...what you said before...could it be a triumphal ceremony?"
Nero asked Animusfia in disbelief.
“Seeing is worth hearing a hundred times.”
Animusfia stepped out of the carriage, and Tinero opened the front curtain.
"Please, Your Majesty."
Nero got out of the carriage, and what appeared before her eyes was the Plaza de Mars outside Rome beside the Tiber River.
Different from the usual simplicity, the public square outside Qiqiu was also decorated with red and purple satin.
A two-wheeled chariot decorated with gold was also waiting inside.
To match it, there is an olive branch crown made of gold.
This laurel crown, first awarded by the Greeks to athletic champions, was introduced into Rome in the time of Caesar.
It seems that the purpose is to cover up Caesar's head that is like "our sea".
All you need to do is grow the hair at the back of your head and put it forward, then cover it with a laurel wreath to make the high hairline at the back of your head no longer obvious.
In any case, the laurel crown of the runner-up and the olive crown of the champion eventually evolved into an important part of Roman culture.
The First Legion of Romagna had already gathered in the Champ de Mars and was ready to go.
Every soldier looked expectantly at their Augustus, Nero.
Although there is no fixed route for previous triumphal ceremonies, almost every triumphal ceremony has its own different process.
But according to tradition, no matter how the route changes, this Champ de Mars is the starting point for all triumphs. Likewise, it will also be the starting point for their triumph.
"This is........"
Nero still couldn't believe his eyes.
"Your triumph, Your Majesty."
