Royal Treatment
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the FINAL story arc of this fic will commence, and this is where Naegi gets into a situation where his life would be on the line…as his final daysof vacationing in Novoselic would take a turn for a disastrous turn…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 42: Shūban part 1
The next day, the scene shifts inside the royal palace, where the time now is 07:30, and the scene shows that Naegi arrived at the dining hall, joining the king and queen as Sonia sat beside him and said that she will take Naegi around town to help him buy souvenirs as he is due to leave Novoselic in two days from now, and the king nodded as he thanked the SHSL Luckster for being Sonia's friend and for being such a kind guest.
"Makoto Naegi."
"Yes, your majesty?"
"I thank you. For being a god friend to my daughter."
"Um…it's okay. Really."
"And for being a good guest. I must say I am honored."
"Um…it was nothing…really."
"You don't have to be overly-humble, lad."
"…"
Naegi humbly said he did not do anything particular that would earn him praise, and by then the royal PR came, showing him the tablet where Prince Charming's birthday party became a trending topic, and as everyone peered, it showed that while most of the pictures showed that the party went well, some of the pictures showed that the chancellor is harassing Naegi, and Sonia urged her father to do something about the chancellor, which the royal PR agreed.
Then the next trending pictures showed that the bear, who is cosplaying as WWE wrestler Elias, dominated most of the party, doing a guitar act before ACCIDENTALLY SMASHING the guitar on Naegi, while doing WRESTLING moves on the chancellor and the prime minister.
Lastly, many hashtag comments are displayed on social media, most of which are supporting the bear and most negative comments are aimed at the chancellor, and Naegi and the royal family sweat-dropped at reading the hashtag comments.
"THE BEAR ROCKS!"
"THREE CHEERS TO THE BEAR!"
"DAMN THAT CXHANCELLOR!"
"HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED!"
"TOO BAD THE BEAR DIDN'TSMASH THE GUITAR ON THE CHANCELLOR'S HEAD!"
"HOPE THE CHENCELLOR GETS FIRED!"
"THE BEARS OF NOVOSELIC RULE!"
"PLEASE BRING THE BEARS BACK!"
Naegi sighed as he wondered why the chancellor always picked on him, but the royal PR assured to him that everything will be okay, and the queen nodded, telling him to enjoy his final two days at Novoselic, and the king tells Naegi that Novoselic is open and that the SHSL Luckster is welcomed to come back here to visit, which a surprised Naegi asked if the king is sure.
The King smiled and said that because of Naegi, the European ambassadors came and strengthened their diplomatic ties with Novoselic, and that they became interested in doing a partnership with Japan, and even said that various European countries are planning to open a Novoselic branch of Hope's Peak Academy, and said that the ideas were based on their interaction with Naegi himself.
Naegi stared wide-eyed at being told that he is the reason why various European countries are planning a joint partnership with Japan to create a Novoselic branch of Hope's Peak Academy, and he is overwhelmed by this that he couldn't come up with a response. The king smiled and told Naegi that he shouldn't feel embarrassed by it.
"You should be proud, boy."
"Um…"
"Because of you, the ambassadors and this country got closer diplomatically and economically."
"Well…"
"And I owe it all to you."
"Me…?"
"Yes."
"…"
By then the breakfast ended and Sonia is ready to leave, and took Naegi with him as they are heading to downtown to buy souvenirs, and as the two teens left, the king and queen are also ready to leave as they have a meeting with several key officials, and at their room, the king and queen are discussing about their daughter, as they have a feeling that she is attracted to Naegi and that Naegi himself is taken in by Sonia's beauty and humbleness.
The queen asked her husband what to do should Sonia choose to marry an ordinary person instead of a royalty, in which the king said he will consider that fact as he wanted his daughter to be happy, and to think of a way for Sonia to marry someone without losing the throne in the process, as he felt that perhaps Naegi can be included into the royal family despite the boy not of royal blood.
"Really, dear?"
"Yes. that boy has the qualities of a humble person…I may change the law so that in the event that Sonia marries that boy, then Naegi can be included into the Royal Family."
"Hmm…if Naegi is willing to accept…"
"Yes…"
"I suppose that would be a good start if that Naegi woo our daughter…"
"That remains to be seen, my dear."
"Yes, I suppose…"
"Now then…"
Outside, you can see the chancellor eavesdropping behind the door, and he is very displeased at hearing the discussion, and he became determined to make sure that Naegi will not become royalty, and discreetly leaves the area as he is deadest in making Naegi the enemy of Novoselic.
-x-
At the guest room, Naegi is set to leave as Sonia is waiting for him, but as he opened the door, the disguised Maizono greeted him and tells her classmate that she is booking him to hitch a ride at a cruise ship that is bound to leave Novoselic and would take a trip to Asia, which she said it would sail near Japan, and there she can take him back to Tokyo, thus he would be FREE from Sonia's PERVERTED CLUTCHES.
Naegi sighed and told her that he cannot do that as it would get him in trouble, and it would cause alarm at the Japanese Embassy as well as the Japanese Diet, but Maizono said she will think of a way, but for now she has to get Naegi away from Sonia, reasoning that the princess might use him for her CARNAL PLEASURE, which an increasingly annoyed Naegi told her that Sonia is not like that.
"Maizono-san!"
"What?"
"Sonia-san is not like that."
"Yes she is!"
"What made you say that?"
"European girls are like porn stars…perverted and all. I'm betting she became interested in you because she got to see your PEE-PEE…"
"That's not true…"
"Believe me, Naegi-kun…"
However, the head of the maids came and told the disguised Maizono that she is in charge of washing the clothes and carried her away, and Maizono struggled to get free as she said she is TRYING TO SAVE A FRIEND, but the head servant told the disguised Maizono to quit the fantasy-based excuses and should concentrate on work lest she be fired and end up on the streets.
"Enough with the excuses. You got work to do."
"But…but…"
"No buts. Off to work."
"Let go, you pig!"
"I will not tolerate that behavior! You serve the Royal Family so act like a real Royal servant."
"Let go!"
"Come on…"
"Let me go, I say!"
Naegi-sweat-dropped and wondered on what to do, as he cannot leave Maizono here in Novoselic and decided to tell Sonia about this once their shopping ends within today. As he leaves the hallway and arrived at the entrance of the palace, Sonia is there waiting for him and she tells Naegi that they are going to a downtown area where there are Japanese stores that he can surf and see if there is something he wanted to buy for his family.
The SHSL Luckster smiled and thanked Sonia for being his guide, which the SHSL Princess smiled and said that it is nothing and tells him that this would be a good memory to remember for his trip in Novoselic, and Naegi said he is grateful to her for the hospitality she her parents have given him, and said that if given the chance, he would pay a visit in Novoselic again, which Sonia smiled and said that he is welcomed to come and visit again.
"Really?"
"Yes, Naegi-kun."
"I…"
"I'll be delighted to bring you here again."
"Th-thanks…"
"Sure. Shall we?"
"Okay."
"Let's go."
As the two teens are leaving, she got an unexpected call, and she went back towards the palace, but told Naegi to wait for her at the meeting place so she can personally guide him to the various shopping malls where he can buy souvenirs.
The SHSL Luckster nodded and said he will wait for her. He then went ahead as he followed the map where the shopping district of Novoselic is located, and he wondered how his day will be, as he now has only three days left before heading back to Tokyo.
As the Luckster left, the two royal guards watches him leave, and they wonder if the boy will be okay, as they have a feeling that the chancellor will come up with a way to harass Naegi to make his remaining stay unmemorable.
"What do you think?"
"Huh?"
"About that boy?"
"Oh. I have a feeling that the chancellor might harass him again."
"Yeah. That guy has a knack for looking down on people who are not rich and stuff…"
"I feel bad for that kid. He got two days left yet the chancellor still picks on him."
"I hope the king fired that chancellor. He's becoming a pain in the arse."
"I agree."
The two guards wondered why someone like the chancellor would pick on Naegi, seeing that the boy looked practically harmless, and now the prime minister seemed to join in, as he is subtly seen to support the chancellor in harassing the boy, which so far failed to succeed in intimidating the innocent Naegi because the boy stayed calm and not give in to their taunts.
Now the guards wondered what Naegi would do as he has less than three days left to spend peacefully, and had a feeling that the chancellor would use whatever opportunity to make the boy leave Novoselic prematurely.
"What do you think?"
"Huh?"
"About that boy? He has a few days left before leaving Novoselic."
"Oh. I have a feeling that the chancellor might harass him again. You know that guy…"
"Yeah. That guy is really an idiot, having picking on that boy ever since this Naegi arrived over the weekend…even Princess Sonia is getting fed up with the chancellor…"
"Me too. I feel bad for that kid. He got two days left yet the chancellor still picks on him."
"I hope the king fired that chancellor and replace him. He's becoming a pain in the arse. Heck I'm betting the king is realy fed up with the chancellor's antics…"
"I agree."
-x-
About 30 minutes later, Naegi is currently at a sweets shop that he visited a few days ago, and the owner greeted the Luckster and asked how his days are, and while Naegi answered honestly, he said that he is due to leave and head back to Japan in less than three days, and there the sweets shop owner offered to give Naegi a discount to any products he would buy.
Naegi stared wide-eyed and said he could not do that, saying it would be unfair to other patrons, but the sweets shop owner chuckled and said it is okay, as he respects Naegi given how close he is to Sonia and that he saw how Naegi acted in a behaving way at the various social media videos where the Luckster stood his ground in a proper way when harassed by the chancellor during the recent royal ball and Prince Charming's birthday party, much to Naegi's embarrassment.
"Now, now…you don't need to be overly-humble…"
"But…"
"You were a good kid and a fine guest in this country."
"Well…"
"So I say I'll give you a discount."
"Is it really…?"
"Of course."
"…"
Suddenly, one of the sweet shop's patrons came and told the owner and Naegi that he saw a newsflash about an incident happened at the royal palace, in which an explosion took place, and the shop owner opened the TV, where the live news is shown, where it showed that the royal limousine is burning and saw two charred bodies being brought out, which the cameraman zoomed the scene, which the live footage appeared to be that of the king and queen of Novoselic.
By then the chancellor is there and said that he found Naegi's passport at the scene of the crime, and Naegi stared in disbelief, as he checked his bag and is astounded that his passport is not there and he suspected that the chancellor must have took it.
Naegi then told the shop owner that he will head back to the palace to clear his name, which the shop owner and the patron advised him against it, saying that the chancellor will only make himself look good and make Naegi a political scapegoat, yet the Luckster said that he can't just stand here and wait, as he need to prove his innocence.
The other patrons stepped in and said to Naegi that for now he would have to stay here for now, worried that the chancellor would use his propaganda-like antics as an excuse to pick on Naegi and said that all would rest on Sonia, as she is the only one who can prove Naegi's innocence.
"Easy, kid."
"Relax."
"You can't go back to the palace right now."
"You'll be made into a scapegoat."
"Let Princess Sonia deal with this."
"Believe me, the chancellor will use this as an excuse to lock you up and embarrass your country."
"They're right, kid. It's best if you stay here for now."
"…"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as the Endgame arc commences with the apparent deaths of Sonia's parents, which leaves Sonia to assume the throne, unless the chancellor uses some political backstabbing to make Charming the next successor to the throne…
And it looks like Naegi is in the midst of a political storm following the assassination of the king and queen of Novoselic, and that Naegi is being implicated due to the passport found…no doubt it was stolen and the chancellor is taking advantage…
Preview:
The next chapter continues the ENDGAME arc…as Naegi becomes a subject of a manhunt as an unexpected incident took place, and the Luckster becomes the prime suspect and he is forced on the run, while Sonia also goes MIA…
See you in late April…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…
