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 a side-story arc commences where the Royal Family is hosting an event where various diplomats and political entities within Europe are attending, and of course Naegi will be the focal point of it all, and this would get him closer to Sonia.

Of course before that, a bit of a situation here. Read on to see where this lead to.

Well, enjoy!


Ch. 22: Roiyarubōru

Four days have passed and the Royal Palace is peaceful in which Naegi spend those days in peace as the chancellor and Prince Charming opted not to pick on him for the time being, as preparations for the royal ball is ongoing, and you can see the servants are decorating the palace and food are being prepared for the guests, .

It was by coincidence that Sonia came back to Novoselic as the king planned the royal Ball to hold such an event that the country is hosting it to invite various personalities within the European Union, and among the guests that are invited are the Prime Minister and the Queen of England, the top brass from Ireland and Scotland, as well as the ones from France and Germany. There the Royal Adviser and the PR are telling the servants to make sure that everything is in place as the event will be held tonight, in which the servants nodded that the party will be ready and memorable.

"Yes, sir."

"We'll do it."

"You can count on us!"

"We'll make sure the bsll will br an astounding success!"

"Good. Get to work, everyone!"

"Right!"

"Here we go!"

"Yee-hah!"

The scene shifts inside the guest room where Naegi is sitting on the bed, playing a Playstation Vita which he bought the other day when he and Sonia went for another tour. He has been staying inside the guest room so as to keep himself grounded and not to attract the attention of the Chancellor who might pick on him again, and LUCKILY, Naegi is at peace in the past four days of his stay here, and yet the memory of him making out with Sonia still dwell in his head.

By then the queen knocked at the door and came in, where she greeted Naegi and asks how is he doing, which he nodded and said that he is doing okay, and the queen smiled seeing that he is doing fine but then asks why is he staying in the guest room of the past four days, not coming out, and Naegi said that he is not doing anything at the moment and opted to stay here to keep himself grounded.

The queen glanced at the Luckster and she can tell why he chose to stay out of sight, as she deduced that Naegi is trying to stay out of sight so that the chancellor would not pick on him and cause another incident, having learned that Sonia tried to strangle the chancellor for harassing Naegi, and there the queen told Naegi that she and the king will host a Royal Ball tonight and he is invited, and Naegi was quite surprised that the queen invited him to attend the event, and asks if she is sure about it, as he is only Sonia's guest and not a VIP.

"Eh? Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"But...I'm only Sonia-san's guest...I don't think I could fit there..."

"What are you saying? Everyone is invited...even you."

"..."

"You don't have to be shy..."

"Really, your highness...that event is for the European world leaders. I'm just a student from Japan. I don't think I would fit in there and will only get in the way."

"Makoto..."

The queen smiled seeing the boy's humbleness and said that it is fine, and even said that Sonia would surely say the same thing, and even assured that Sonia would be happy if he were to attend, and assured to him that he will be fine and the king would feel the same thing. The queen also tells Naegi that this is a good experience that he would get to meet the various VIP from European countries and he can show it to his classmates when he return to Japan.

Naegi thought about it and after several minutes of hesitation, he finally accepted the invitation, and the queen placed a hand on his shoulder and said that all he has to do is be himself and enjoy the ball, and keep Sonia company before leaving the guest room, and the Luckster glanced at the queen leaving the guest room and wondered if he made the right choice, as he has a feeling that the chancellor might use the ball as an opportunity to pick on him again.

Outside, the queen is walking when she saw Sonia heading towards the guest room and she greeted her daughter, and guessed where she is heading to and tells him that Naegi will attend the Royal Ball tonight, much to Sonia's surprise, as she intend to invite him, only to find out that her mother beat her to the punch.

Sonia then asks her mother if she really invited Naegi, which the queen nodded and said that her father would surely do the same thing as she said that she and the king approved Naegi as their daughter's guest, and even told her that she and the king would not mind if Naegi woo Sonia, causing the SHSL Princess to blush and get flustered a bit.

"W-what...?"

"Hmm...?"

"Mother...what are you...?"

"I can tell...you have a good eye when it comes to boys..."

"..."

"I think Makoto is quite a good boy for you."

"Eh...?"

"Am I right, Sonia...?"

The queen smiled as she guessed that Sonia has developed feelings for Naegi and slightly teases her saying that Naegi is indeed the LUCKSTER as he is LUCKY to meet a BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS like Sonia, making the princess blush even deeper, and yet Sonia denied such claims and walked away. The queen smiled as she is glad to see that her daughter is happy being able to bring a friend here after spending years being lonely.

However, the chancellor happened to be there and secretly watched the two, and he is not pleased with it and sneaked away, intending to do something as he is against the idea of Naegi wooing the princess because he is a COMMONER.

Back at the guest room, Naegi sighed as he wondered what he should do, as he never thought that he would be attending such an event and felt quite intimidated at the thought of meeting with foreign diplomats and European leaders, and he glanced at the PS Vita unit and wondered if he should tell the queen that he could not attend as he feels out of place and might not fit in.

By then the chancellor came and glanced at Naegi from head to toe, and rudely asks what does the Royal Family see in him, as the chancellor states that he is not an aristocrat or of NOBLE BLOOD, yet the Luckster somehow won the affections of the king, the queen and Sonia, and rudely demanded to know if he intend to usurp the throne, which Naegi flatly deny the accusations.

"Is that your intention, boy?"

"No. You're wrong."

"Then why are you here?"

"Sonia-san invited me. That is all to it."

"You even intend to woo the princess?"

"What?"

"If so, then perhaps I can make a compromise..."

"..."

By then the Chancellor took out a blank check where the amount is written, where it states that the amount written is worth 100 Billion Euros, and he tells Naegi that he has more than enough of a lifetime, and all he has to do is leave Novoselic. This caused Naegi to stare in anger and crumple the check and shoved the Chancellor back, agitated that he is being bribed and made it clear that he will not let himself get intimidated and will finish his vacation here, much to the chancellor's chagrin.

But Naegi stopped his action and looked a bit horrified and as the chancellor turn around, he saw Sonia standing there and she pinned him to the ground, and pointed a knife on his eye and said that she is close to breaking down, having saw what the chancellor did, trying to bribe her friend, and she made it clear that if he tries to harass Naegi again she will KILL him, even if it would mean putting the throne on the line, and the chancellor is surprised at seeing that Sonia is willing to kill him even if it would mean putting the Royal Family in a possible scandal.

"You...you have cross the line..."

"Princess Sonia...what...what are you...?"

"Now you dare try to bribe my friend...just to make him leave Novoselic...you are the lowliest..."

"W-wait...be careful with that knife...!"

"If that is how it is...then I will..."

"You...you're not serious, are you? You intend to kill me?"

"YES."

"N-no...don't...!"

Naegi then tried to persuade Sonia to calm down, saying that she does not have to stoop to the chancellor's level, but Sonia reiterated that she will not ignore what the chancellor is doing, and is willing to go the extra mile just to teach him a lesson, and continued her steel glare at her target, pressing the knife just below his eye, and asks him if he is ready to die right now, and this spooked the chancellor to a degree.

"So, chancellor...any last words?"

"P-please...don't..."

"Shall I make it swift...or make it slow and painful...?"

"..."

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU..."

"..."

"SAY SOMETHING, YOU BASTARD!"

"!"

By then Prince Charming arrived and placed a hand on Sonia, urging her to show restraint and said that he will deal with the chancellor, and he glanced at Naegi, "apologizing" for what the chancellor did, claiming that his devotion to the interest of the royal family clouded his judgment that led him to attempt in resorting to bribery, and said that he will talk some sense to the chancellor and requested to keep this incident a secret, saying that the royal ball should push through and not put the king and queen in a bout of stress.

"Please, Princess Sonia..."

"…"

"I will deal with him."

"…"

"The royal ball is tonight...if word gets out it would put your parents in a political heat."

"…"

"Please, princess..."

"…"

Sonia reluctantly releases the chancellor and Charming escorted him out of the guest room, and as Naegi approached Sonia, he saw her staring at the floor, fists clenched and her body trembling, and he can tell that she is getting frustrated towards the chancellor and he hugged her from behind, urging her to let it go, yet she seemingly do not want to as she tells him that she is getting fed up at how the chancellor is harassing the Luckster and even went so far as using bribery.

Naegi hugged her further and assured to her, saying that right now her parents should focus on tonight and if this incident reaches them, it might cause unwanted publicity and the royal ball might get compromised, and Sonia reluctantly nodded and listens to Naegi's advise, and the Luckster said that nothing bad happened and urged her to relax and get ready for tonight.

"You need to relax, Sonia-san."

"..."

"Don't worry...nothing happened."

"…"

"I'll be at the ball tonight. Wr can chat all night long."

"Really, Naegi-kun...?"

"Uh-huh."

"Naegi..."

After that, Sonia hugged Naegi and thanked him for calming her down, and then kissed him on the lips before leaving, in which a blushing Naegi stood in surprise, as he got a second kiss from the princess of Novoselic.

-x-

18:00…

The scene shifts at the gala area of the royal palace, where the party has commenced and several guests arrived and greeted the king and queen of Novoselic, and King Nevermind began chatting and exchange greetings with the guests and the queen did the same, as the royal ball is now in full swing, as this event take place annually where Novoselic plays the host and uses this event to strengthen ties with its European neighbors, where trade, business and security, as well as diplomatic agreements are among the nations' agendas and so far everything is okay.

Among the guests who attended the ball include the ambassadors of other European countries such as England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany and France. Also among the guests who attended the ball are various representatives from Australia and New Zealand. They talked to King Nevermind and they discussed about how to strengthen their diplomatic ties as well as trade and security, which the king said that Novoselic will strengthen the ties and assured the country's cooperation, and the diplomats are pleased with the assurance.

"Really?"

"That's assuring."

"Glad I came here."

"You really have the making of a ruler of your country."

"This country is glad to have a ruler like you."

"Then my country will push forward our economic and security ties, King Nevermind."

"So is my country."

"Mine too."

Inside the guest room, Naegi is sitting on the bed, as he is having some goose-bumps as he appeared hesitant to attend the ball, feeling that he would be out of place due to the guests arriving and appearing, which includes political and VIPs, and he might cause unwanted attention that might put the Nevermind family in bad light, and he I starting to wonder if he did the right thing in accepting Sonia's invitation, and he felt torn between attending the ball or not.

By then Queen Nevermind came and saw his situation and approached the 15-year old boy and told him that there is nothing to worry about, and encouraged him to attend the ball as it is just an event and all he has to do is eat and behave.

"…and that is all you will have to do."

"Um…"

"It's okay. Do not worry."

"Are you sure…?"

"Yes, Makoto."

"…"

"Will you attend…?"

"…okay…"

After a gentle prodding from the queen, Naegi is slowly persuaded as he took a deep breath and leaves the guest room, and the queen smiled as this would please her daughter as she has a friend who would accompany her to the ball and leaves the guest room as well, so as to join her husband in entertaining the guests.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, and while the royal ball is underway, there is a bit of tension as the chancellor is at it again, and Sonia nearly flipped, but Naegi and Prince Charming managed to calm her down before BLOOD spilled.

And after some gentle prodding, Naegi is set to attend the ball.


Preview:

The next chapter shows that Naegi attends the ball, and the party will be lavish…but expect some UNEXPECTED GUESTS to CRASH the party…

See you in 3 to 4 weeks...

Reviews are welcomed...