"Yo Gon!" Killua waves at his friend as he steps off of the stage after the Ceremony ends.
"Congratulations! Killua. That shiny Crown looks really good on you." Gon smiles and says.
"Yeah...whatever. Speaking of this, do I have to wear this the whole time? It's nice and all, but I think it's going to start to drive me bananas."
"You only have to wear it when greeting other people." Gon explains.
"Oh. Thank God!" Killua sighs in relief. "Let's get out of this hall. The pressure is too much. I'm pretty sure if we don't leave now, people are going to come and talk to me and stuff." Killua groans.
"People are going to notice if the star of this show leaves. And plus, when the butlers see you around the palace, they'll know it's you because of your King's Cloak, and they'll send you back."
"So I just tell them to be quiet and don't send us back...Hehe." Killua shoots and thumbs-up.
"Sure...I guess." The two friends leave the Grand Hall through the rear exit. However, right when they step out, they are stopped by a guard.
"Your Majesty." The guard says after issuing a slight bow. "The party isn't over yet. It is inappropriate of you to leave halfway."
"Why do I have to be there anyway? The Ceremony is over! There's no point for me to stay! All of the grown-ups can talk about whatever they like. I don't want to be there." Even though Killua can easily command him to be quiet and get out of their way, he still decides to talk it out with him.
"Uhh…" The guard hesitates.
"Think about it. What can I do if I stayed? Talk about tax control with them?" Killua asks sarcastically.
"I shouldn't be arguing against with the King. You have apologies. Please proceed like none of them has ever happened."
"Alright. Thanks." Killua suddenly stops and turns around "Wait...what's your name?"
"We guards in the castle don't use names. We have numbers and tags that coordinates to each of us." He explains.
"What?! That's boring! You're not allowed to have names?"
"That is correct." The guard nods.
"That's not a lot of freedom for you guards, right?"
"We butlers' sole purpose is to serve and protect our employers. I think it might even be easier this way."
"That's what you were told to say everytime when someone asks you this question, right? It's not what you truly feel." Killua says sharply. "What number are you?"
"Number one-hundred seventy four."
"What?! There are that many guards and butlers in this castle?!" Killua exclaims in shock.
"There's a total of two hundred...Twenty for every floor."
"Heh...I think I know what my first issue as King will be." Killua says proudly.
-No response.
"What! Aren't you going to ask what it is?! Aren't you curious?" Killua shouts, surprised.
"It is none of my business to worry about the King's decisions. I am curious, but curiosity is something that can be concealed."
"Well, I'm going to allow you guys to have your own names." Killua declares. "It's also pretty hard for me to memorize every single number for all of you." He turns around and asks. "What do you say, Gon?"
"Sure. It's not like my opinion matters or anything. But I like the name thing."
"Alright… So how can I make this change? Like formally?" Killua turns back to the guard and asks.
"You'll have to tell the 'Director of Improvement'. Just write a note and put it on his desk or something. Most of the time, he'll listen to your suggestions. But for more important changes, like the ones regarding the entire country or anything on that scale, you'll need the Council's approval."
"Ahh...cool!...So what's your name going to be?"
"Mike." He answers. "It's my given name.
"Well, Mike, do you want to show us around the Palace? We're kinda new here."
Mike's eyes light up for a second after hearing Killua's request, but quickly dims back down. "I'd love to. But I have to stay on my duty. I have to stay here."
"Aw… That's boring…Let's go, Gon."
Gon hurries over and joins Killua as they leave Mike, who is standing behind the door alone.
"Now." Killua shouts loudly. "Let's get down to the first floor and start exploring this place from there!"
"Agreed!" The two friends high five each other and begin their life in the Castle.
"Oh shoot! I just realized something!" Killua suddenly yells. "I promised that Owen kid to free his dad from prison as soon as I become King."
"Oh?" Gon asks. "Who's Owen?"
"He was in our class back in that school." Killua explains. "He said that his father has been put into prison without any reason."
The two kids are currently wandering around the palace aimlessly, still exploring the place.
"I see… So...do you know who his dad is?"
"Uh… oops, I forgot to ask." Killua smiles awkwardly.
"Well, I guess we have to find him now." Gon says. "Do you know where he lives?"
"That's still a no...but I do know that he lives near the school."
"Wow thank Killua." Gon says sarcastically. "Let's just go search every single apartment in every single building around the school...I'm sure it'll be fun."
"Be quiet!" Killua shouts. "That's not helpful."
"Why don't you just send some of the butlers to find out." Gon suggests.
"Nah. Let's figure it out ourselves" Killua says. "We can't rely on someone the entire time, right?"
"True...So...Where do you want to start?"
"Let's go to the school area and start from there…But before that, I need to change into some normal clothes before we go. Our it'll be way too obvious for others to notice me."
"So you want to go undercover?" Gon asks.
"Of course. Or they're all going to crowd around me and stuff." Killua groans. "Man! The life of a celebrity is hard!"
"Well, since the party ended a few hours ago and all of the guests have left. So I'm pretty sure you can change into your regular clothes now."
"Speaking of which...I don't know where our clothes are." Killua says.
"Probably in our bedrooms."
"Where are our bedrooms?"
"Jeez! Don't ask me! How would I know?"
Killua turns around and walks toward a guard. "Yo, do you know where our bedrooms are?"
"Uh...your Majesty. Your bedroom is on the seventh floor. As for you're friend's room, I'm not sure. But it's probably in one of the guest rooms on the sixth floor."
"What?! We're not even on the same floor?" Killua groans. "They're going to free up one of the rooms on the seventh floor and Gon's going to move there…Can you take care of that?" He asks the guard.
"Uh...sure. As you wish." The guard issues a slight bow and leaves.
"Now...Gon." Killua turns around and says. "We haven't been to the bedroom yet. Let's go check it out! I bet it's really big!"