Royal Treatment


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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here the situation escalates as Naegi is being accused of assault by a rival royalty who came to the chancellor's defense, and this would ensue into a stand-off between him and Sonia.

Well, enjoy!


Ch. 20: Roiyaruraibaru

The word war was interrupted when another bear came, wearing a kimono and sports a wig that is similar to a sumo wrestler, and this bear is cosplaying as Yokozuna. The bear then removed his kimono and revealed his WRESTLING ATTIRE, and as the chancellor berated the bear, whose body mass resembled an actual obese sumo wrestler, the bear grabbed the chancellor and did a body slam on him, then stood on the bed before jumping on the hapless chancellor, performing the Banzai Drop.

Naegi stared wide-eyed at seeing this and by then an unexpected visitor came after hearing the chancellor screaming. He appeared to be a prince from another royal family and immediately called the guards to have the bear taken away.

He then checked on the chancellor and asks him what just happened, and the chancellor appeared to be relieved at seeing him, as he knows the prince, identified only as Prince Charming, and he told the prince about Naegi, which was obviously a lie, and yet Charming nodded and summoned his guards and ordered them to have Naegi arrested. Of course Charming's guards appeared hesitant as they did not see Naegi committing a crime but Charming insisted that they take Naegi away for interrogation.

"Take that intruder away and have him prepared for interrogation."

"But...sire...what crime did he committed?"

"You heard what the chancellor said...that person did this..."

"But..."

"You heard me...as prince of the Northern Novoselic...I order you to take that person away. That is my COMMAND."

"..."

"You dare disobey me?"

"Sir..."

Naegi sighed as his day went from good to bad, and now he has to deal with another detractor who sees him as a mere EYESORE just because he is friends with Sonia, and she is determined to protect Naegi seeing that Charming is easily being fooled by the chancellor.

Sonia stared wide-eyed seeing that Prince Charming is easily fooled and stood in front of the prince and told him to stop, saying that Naegi is innocent, yet the prince said that a formal investigation will be held and that Naegi must be restrained to ensure that there would be no repetition if a similar incident, but Sonia stood her ground and tells him to stop the guards from making an action seeing that Charming's guards are poised to take Naegi.

"Stop!"

"Your highness...please step aside..."

"My friend is innocent!"

"He must be investigated..."

"I witnessed it all! The bears attacked the chancellor on their own!"

"A thorough investigation will take place...and right now that person must be held liable until proof is presented..."

"Leave...him...alone..."

"Your highness...please do not obstruct a royal investigation..."

One of Sonia's maid happen to see this and she discreetly left the scene as she intend to inform the king and queen about what is happening, as she is worried that Sonia would get stressed as Prince Charming seemed to have the same attitude as the chancellor, and sympathizes with Naegi as the Luckster is being used as a scapegoat just because he is deemed socially and financially inferior in Novoselic.

-x-

Not far, the king and queen are at the dining table, sipping coffee as they discussed about what the king and Naegi did, in which the king tells his wife that he finds Naegi an average boy yet he is simple and level-headed, yet he sensed that the boy may have unknowingly got attracted to Sonia and predicted that a romance between the two teens might happen.

The queen then slightly surprised her husband by saying that she is in favor of letting Naegi date Sonia seeing that despite being born to an average family the teen boy can pass up as a gentleman, which the king wonder if they should let Sonia date Naegi, as he is worried since Naegi is not of royal stature, yet the queen does not mind it at all.

"I do not mind it at all, dear."

"Really, honey?"

"Yes."

"Hmm…perhaps if we could…"

"Make Naegi a Gentleman…? It could work…"

"You think so?"

"Of course."

"…"

By then the maid came and informed the king and queen that Prince Charming has arrived and is attempting to arrest Naegi on the charge of masterminding the attack on the chancellor, and the king stood up seeing that another misunderstanding occurred, and the queen urges her husband to go break things up before it escalates, which he agreed.

"Dear, you must go!"

"I will."

"It seems that the chancellor may have tricked the prince into thinking that Naegi did this…"

"I'm on my way!"

"Please hurry…"

"Yes, dear!"

"…"

"…"

The king then leaves and head for the guest room, where the scene shows that Prince Charming is trying to order his guards to arrest Naegi, where the guards are reluctant to do so seeing that there is no proof that Naegi ordered the bears to attack the chancellor, and Charming asserts his authority to command his guards to arrest Naegi at once.

"Take that intruder away and have him prepared for interrogation."

"But...sire...what crime did he committed?"

"You heard what the chancellor said...that person did this..."

"But..."

"You heard me...as prince of the Northern Novoselic...I order you to take that person away. That is my COMMAND."

"..."

"You dare disobey me?"

"Sir..."

By then King Nevermind arrived and talked to Charming, and tells him that Naegi is innocent and the bears acted on their own, but Charming reiterated that the chancellor said that Naegi ordered the bears, but Sonia tells the prince that she was with Naegi when the bears attacked the chancellor and the zookeepers stopped them and is willing to testify.

While Charming is unwilling to relent, he was forced to do so when the king persuades him to let things go for now as the chancellor is not in any danger and that Naegi is Sonia's guest. Charming took a deep breath before abiding King Nevermind's words and said that he will forget that has happened today, which the king thanked the prince.

"Are you sure, sire?"

"Yes, Charming."

"Very well."

"Let my guards do the investigation…"

"As you wish, sire."

"As for Mr. Naegi…he is just a guest…and he is not capable of assaulting the chancellor like that.."

"Really?"

"Yes."

As the prince left, Naegi sighed as he just escaped another tension, and the king apologize for the incident and tells him to relax as he is going to see to the guest, saying that Prince Charming's arrival was sudden and unexpected. As the king left, Sonia apologized to Naegi because he became a target for the chancellor because he deemed Naegi as SOCIALLY INFERIOR, and if the chancellor keeps on harassing him, she will take matters in her own hands.

Naegi then tried to calm her down saying that she does not need to go that far and said that once his vacation time here is over he will leave for Tokyo again, but she assured to him that he will enjoy his vacation here at Novoselic and will see to it that the chancellor will not have his way and she will do whatever she could to protect Naegi, which the Luckster is touched by her words.

Naegi then gently held her hand and tells her not to worry about such things as she knows that he is well-behaved and will not allow himself to get intimidated by anyone and assured that nothing bad will happen to him even though Sonia has a look of worry.

"Don't worry, Sonia-san…"

"But…"

"I'll be fine…after all…"

"Huh?"

"I have GOOD LUCK…"

"Naegi-san…"

"Don't worry…you should not get stressed…"

"…"

Sonia was touched by his optimism, and she gently hugged him, causing the Luckster to blush deeply, as his feelings for her further awakened, and gently hugged her in return. They soon began to feel a sense of peace and bliss, as if they feel comfortable with each other.

However, their peaceful moment was interrupted when the chancellor barges in, wearing a neck-brace and began shouting at Naegi, telling him to take his FILTHY COMMONER'S HANDS off Sonia and accuses him of having a PERVERTED ulterior motive, and even went as far as accusing Naegi of seducing and intending to IMPREGNATE the princess, which caused Sonia to get infuriated and began strangling the chancellor in fury.

Naegi then restrains her and tries to calm her down yet the princess is still enraged and tells Naegi that she cannot stand the chancellor's foolishness any longer as well as she will not tolerate him insulting her friends.

"Sonia-san!"

"LET ME GO!"

"Calm down!"

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE! I WILL DISCIPLINE THE CHANCELLOR MYSELF!"

"Don't! he is just…!"

"I'LL KILL HIM IF I HAVE TO!"

"Calm down…please!"

"I SAID LET ME GO!"

By then King Nevermind and Prince Charming came after hearing Sonia's outbursts, and seeing Naegi grappling the princess, Charming claimed that Naegi is assaulting the princess, but Sonia, still enraged, threatened the prince with harm if he does not shut up in making Naegi a scapegoat, and the king played the peacemaker and asks Naegi what happened here as he never seen his daughter so enraged and full of fury.

Naegi then told the king what happened, and this caused the king to confront the chancellor and sternly warned him to stop his antics and to leave Naegi alone or else the chancellor will be fired from his post, which caused the chancellor to stare wide-eyed in surprise, as he could not believe that the king would actually side with Naegi and tolerate Sonia's supposed spoiled brat-like attitude.

"Your Highness!"

"You heard me…stop this at once!"

"But…but…are you really spoiling your daughter like that?"

"Don't you speak to me in that tone…"

"Can't you see? That boy is seducing your daughter…he intends to…"

"Surely you know it is impossible…"

"But…but…"

"Mr. Naegi is not a threat. PERIOD."

King Nevermind told the chancellor that Naegi is not a threat to Novoselic and said that he is Sonia's guest for two weeks, and that the Luckster is behaving well, and assured that he will not do anything that would threaten Novoselic's security.

Though the chancellor argued this, Charming stepped in and tells him to let him go for now, and the chancellor whispered, asking why the sudden change of heart, and Charming told him that for now he will keep a close eye on Naegi seeing that the king would not listen unless there is proof.

"…and that is why…"

"Are you sure, Charming?"

"For now."

"But…"

"For the time being…we need to show proof…until then…the king will side with that boy…"

"…"

"I will keep an eye on him for you."

"…fine…"

The chancellor sighed seeing that Charming has a point and leaves the guest room, and so did Charming, and as the king glanced at Sonia, he is surprised to see her seething and weeping, and there Naegi tried to calm her down, assuring her that everything is okay.

"Shh…it's okay…"

"…"

"Don't feel down…nothing happened…"

"…"

"Shh…"

"…"

"Everything will be okay…"

"…"

To Be Continued...


Hope you like this chapter, as it got a bit physical as Sonia strangles the chancellor but Naegi managed to calm her down…and Charming turns out to be indeed a RIVAL for Naegi, and said he will observe the Luckster to see if he is a threat to Novoselic or not.

Moreover, Naegi starts to show some hint of romantic feeling towards Sonia as evidenced that he is cheering her up after she went into an emotional fit…


Preview:

The next chapter shows that a ROYAL BALL is taking place…and Naegi is invited. However, Charming is also invited, and this would cause a RIVALRY between the two boys over Sonia's affection…

See you in 3 to 4 weeks...

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