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 you will get to see the royal ball in full swing, where guests from the European nation gather for a political and social gathering.

Naegi will also be there, so expect some moments while he has to contend with the annoying chancellor.

Well, enjoy!


Ch. 23: Roiyarubōru part 2

Within minutes the royal ball has commenced as King Nevermind lead the ceremonies and welcomed the guests, with his wife joining him, and the king and queen began entertaining the guests, who are ambassadors from European countries, some are cabinet officials and even prime ministers from other countries, such as London, Ireland, Scotland, France and Germany. It was star-studded in a way as aside from politics, among the guests were also well-known local and international celebrities, ranging from movie actors to singers.

As the minutes passed, the palace is filled with more guests, and soon King Nevermind is chatting with the Prince from London, the Prime Ministers from New Zealand and Australia, and there they mutually agreed to strengthen their ties, diplomatically as well as security and trading, and they are all pleased at how King Nevermind handled the affairs so well, and complimented that Novoselic is a great country due to having a great leader, which King Nevermind said he is not really great, just a capable leader, yet the guests said he does not have to be too humble.

King Nevermind then said that he owe it to his people yet they said that the king deserve such praise because of how well he lead his country, as they pointed out how the economy strived and how comfortable his people lived under his rule.

"Really, King Nevermind...you deserve such praise..."

"No...I don't deserve such..."

"You do. Your country is prospering because of the good decisions you make."

"That is because I happened to choose the wise decision-makers. That is all."

"And you did...that is why Novoselic is thriving so well."

"Please...you are giving me too much credit..."

"It's long overdue. You deserve it."

"Ah...fine."

By then Sonia arrived and the Novoselic's political counterpart were stunned to see the princess' beauty and grace, and admired her aura and there she accommodated the guests, and they were impressed by her intellect and grace, and they complimented her for being a graceful princess yet she said she is just a person who is the daughter of the king and queen.

The ambassadors chuckled seeing how humble she acted and said that there is no need to be too humble and she should be proud of being the future ruler of her country and they said that she would soon inherit the throne and live a glamorous life as well as being the champion of her country when the time comes for her to lead Novoselic.

"Really...you are the future ruler of this country."

"You have the qualities."

"...the intellect..."

"...the grace..."

"...the beauty..."

"Perhaps in a few years from now, you may be ready to assume the throne."

"We will support you, Princess Sonia."

"You have our word."

Meanwhile, the scene shows that Naegi is sitting on a chair and facing a table, where the guests are stationed, and a waiter offered him a glass of mango juice which the Luckster took it, and as he took a sip, he mentally wondered if he did the right thing in accepting the invitation to attend this event as he felt out of place given the high-profile guests assembled in this ball.

The Luckster opted to isolate himself as he does not want to attract attention, and if possible, avoid confronting the chancellor, as he feared that if the chancellor were to pick on him again Sonia might do something rash, and out of consideration, Naegi decided to stick to one place and enjoy the food and drinks.

As the waiter offered Naegi a dish of food, the Luckster accepted and quietly ate the food, and by then the Prime Minister of Austria noticed Naegi, seeing that the Luckster is Asian and decided to have a chat with Naegi, and the Austrian Prime Minister is astonished to find out that Naegi is a student of Hope's Peak Academy and told Naegi that Austria is among the European countries who are financially backing someone who is planning to put up an international branch of Hope's Peak Academy, which surprised Naegi upon hearing this.

"Eh? An overseas branch of Hope's Peak?"

"Yes. Jin Kirigiri, the headmaster of that school...he is agreeing to it."

"I...did not know that..."

"Hmm...I suppose this is the first time you heard such a news."

"Um...yeah..."

"Then perhaps you are a first year at Hope's Peak, I presume..."

"Yes...yes I am..."

"I see..."

Soon other businessmen from various European countries approached the two, having heard the conversation and it turns out that they are also investors who are contributing in putting up the international branch of Hope's Peak Academy, and there they revealed that an alumni of that academy is the one who proposed in setting up that branch. That alumni is revealed to be Kyosuke Munakata, and Naegi blinked his eyes upon hearing this.

A European ambassador approached upon hearing the discussion and noticed Naegi, seeing his Asian descent, and there he found out that Naegi is studying at Hope's Peak Academy, and the investors are curious to know what talent Naegi has, and much to his embarrassment, Naegi revealed his talent and how he was invited to study at Hope's Peak, which the investors blinked their eyes in bafflement.

"What?"

"Really?"

"Are you bloody serious?"

"Your talent is LUCK?"

"Sounds like it came from a science fiction show..."

"But still...I am surprised that you ended up getting that invitation..."

"Maybe you do have that talent...an ordinary boy like you would never ended up there if not for outside factors..."

"Luck...I wonder if that is considered a talent..."

One of the investors became curious and asks Naegi how he came here, and the Luckster told the investor the circumstances, and they were amazed upon hearing that Sonia is also a student at Hope's Peak Academy in Japan, and they commented that if Sonia graduates, she is ensured to become a true royalty and would eventually inherit the crown and throne, then become ruler of Novoselic.

"So Princess Sonia is also a student there..."

"Amazing..."

"If so..."

"Yes...once she graduates..."

"Then she is assured to become a ruler..."

"How fortunate of her..."

"King Nevermind would no doubt be proud of her..."

"I agree..."

Sonia overheard this and saw Naegi is approached by the investors and political guests, and she smiled, seeing that Naegi is carrying himself well and so far there is no trouble, and there one of the guests approached the SHSL Princess and asked if she has a suitor, which she smiled and said that she has none at the moment, and the guest assured to her that one day she will meet her TRUE LOVE and she will live a HAPPY EVER AFTER, which Sonia giggled and the guest said he is not joking, as he told her that Sonia deserves a HAPPY ENDING.

"Please, you're flattering me..."

"I am not kidding, your highness...I am sure you will find love in no time."

"Well...I am not in a hurry."

"Perhaps...but I believe you should entertain suitors...you are at the right age now."

"True."

"Anyone in mind?"

"Um..."

"..."

The king and queen noticed that some of the guests are approaching Naegi upon hearing that he is a student of Hope's Peak Academy, and upon chatting with him, some of the guests were somewhat reacting in disbelief upon hearing about his assigned talent, and they asked Naegi if he is serious about it, as they could not believe that has the title of Super High School-level Luckster.

Naegi giggled in nervousness and honestly told them that he is not joking, and when one of the guests asked how Naegi got scouted, and after he told them the circumstances of how he got invited, the guests stared at each other before staring at Naegi, as they slowly conceded at the fact that such a TALENT existed, seeing that Naegi got scouted out of LUCK, and it was through his LUCK that he met Sonia and ended up coming here because of her, and they complimented Naegi that he really is lucky to even come to Novoselic thanks to Sonia.

"What?"

"Really?"

"Are you bloody serious?"

"Your talent is LUCK?"

"I guess it is a talent..."

"But still...I am surprised that you ended up getting invited by Princess Sonia..."

"Maybe you do have that talent...an ordinary boy like you would never ended up here if not for the princess..."

"Luck...I wonder if that is considered a talent..."

Not far, the chancellor was fuming, seeing that Naegi is attracting attention and believed that Naegi intentionally did this so that he can show off and win Sonia's heart, and he is making sure that Naegi will not GET AWAY with what he wants, and he is keeping an eye on him. As the guest leave to chat with the king, the Luckster sighed as he managed to GET AWAY, feeling out of place after being INTERVIEWED by the foreign guests.

He wondered if he did the right thing in entertaining the guests since he sees himself as an ordinary boy and not someone special, mumbling that being an ordinary boy like him being here at such an event might not be a good idea after all, but the royal advisor, who saw everything, approached Naegi and told him that he should not be discouraged, and said that the Luckster did the right thing in entertaining the guests as they would know that Hope's Peak Academy is not a joke, and complimented the boy for handling the situation and not bucking under pressure.

"You did fine. In fact you handled it quite well."

"Really?"

"Yes. You carried yourself well. Not bucking under pressure and spoke to them with humbleness and humility. It is admirable."

"Um..."

"Keep it up. You are bound to make friends here."

"Y-yeah..."

"Oh, if you excuse me..."

"Sure..."

As the royal advisor is summoned by the queen, Naegi is left alone and went to a table to get another glass of mango juice, and as he took a sip, the chancellor approached him and discreetly grabbed the boy by his collar, telling him that he will not get away with what he planned to do, and told him that the Luckster has no place here and the chancellor said that he will not let Naegi strut around in this event, and Naegi discreetly answered back, telling him that the guests asked him various questions and he just answered their queries honestly.

The chancellor is not convinced and ordered Naegi to leave the ball at once, but he shook his head in defiance, saying he did not do anything scandalous, and when the chancellor is about to use force to make the boy leave, the Australian Prime Minister approached the two, and told the chancellor to stop harassing Naegi, telling him that Naegi did nothing wrong and said he witnessed everything, thus the Luckster should not be expelled from the ball just because he was entertained by the VIP guests, much to the chancellor's surprise.

"Wha...what...?"

"You heard me."

"But...this..."

"That boy is just minding his business when the visitors approached him. They only asked him questions and he answered them politely. That is all to it."

"You...but..."

"You should stop picking on that boy, or else if what you are doing reaches the king...you could be out of the job."

"..."

"I do hope you get my drift."

Unwilling to cause a scandal, the chancellor reluctantly left, and the Australian prime minister approached Naegi and rearranged the collar of his attire and told the boy to maintain his composure and not get intimidated by anyone, and said that he planned to go to Japan to discuss with the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy, saying that he intend to open the idea of putting up a foreign exchange student program that would help promote the academy, which Naegi nodded, and thanked the prime minister for his help in stopping the chancellor, and the prime minister said it is nothing.

After that, Naegi was left alone, and he glanced at the table as he wondered if he should stay here or head back to the guest room. By then Sonia approached Naegi and placed a hand on his shoulder, apologizing for what the chancellor did to him, but he assured to her that it is nothing, but Sonia whispered in a rather serious tone, saying that she is really getting fed up with the chancellor and did not even spare Naegi in this event, but he told her not to dwell over it.

"It's okay, Sonia-san..."

"No, it's not..."

"Calm down...nothing happened..."

"But, Naegi-kun..."

"Don't worry...I'll be fine."

"..."

"I promise."

"...fine."

By then attention was diverted when Prince Charming arrived and all eyes were on him, as Charming is not only good-looking, he is also charismatic yet quite vain, as he seemed to be rather concerned about his image yet he is discreet to keep up with his CHARMING AURA so as to look good in front of the media and the masses.

As Charming began greeting the guests, Sonia, being the current princess, went to Charming to give courtesy, and as the two royal teens exchanged greetings, the scene shows that Naegi is about to take a slice of a European food, as he is hungry, and he displayed a fine etiquette and courtesy, and the guests noted Naegi's grace in handling himself, and noted his cute look, which they whispered among themselves that he may be from Japan and wanted to have a chat with him.

Of course, they soon realized that Naegi is indeed from Japan, and having heard about Hope's Peak Academy, and hearing from another guest that Naegi is also a student there, the guests became intrigued and wanted to have a chat with the Luckster seeing that Naegi might be interesting to socialize with, seeing how well-behaved he is.

"Eh?"

"That boy is a student of Hope's Peak Academy?"

"Really?"

"What's his talent?"

"I'm curious..."

"Let's go ask him..."

"I'm in..."

"This should be interesting..."

Of course, this did not sit well with the chancellor, seeing Naegi as a BLACK EYE and is making his move to intimidate him into leaving the royal ball so that Charming would hog the spotlight.

To Be Continued...


Naegi seemed to shine in the royal ball as the foreign visitors are intrigued at how he ended up becoming a student of Hope's Peak Academy in Japan. However, the chancellor tries to scare him off, with no success, and now that Charming has showed up, expect things to get a bit tension-like as the two rivals compete for Sonia's affection…


Preview:

As Naegi tries to stay out of trouble, Charming gets a dose of it as UNEXPECTED visitors came and CHALLENGE the rival prince…with COMICAL results…

See you in 3 to 4 weeks...

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