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. 24: Roiyarubōru part 3

As the Royal Ball is in progress, it was business as usual, as guests flocked in the palace, political, businessmen, entertainment celebrities, socialites, everyone attended and paid courtesy to the king and queen, as well as Sonia. They told them that they are looking forward to do business with them and support them in the foreseeable future, which pleased the royal family.

Prince Charming also has a fair share of exposure due to his charismatic aura and position as prince, and the visitors and other VIP also pledged their support, and the chancellor is pleased that Charming is also given due importance, and it appeared that the chancellor is giving Charming more support than Sonia, as he sees her as someone who do not follow to the traditions of Novoselic.

However, the chancellor is visibly irked as he noticed that more and more of the king's visitors are flocking towards Naegi upon hearing that he is a student of Hope's Peak Academy in Japan, and they began asking him questions, and some of them gawked at learning of his TALENT, as well as hearing on how he was scouted. Their opinions were divided on whether Naegi's talent, the LUCKSTER, is considered a talent, as some voiced their disbelief towards Naegi.

The same sentiments can be heard upon overhearing what the others said about Naegi.

"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..."

Naegi flustered a bit when surrounded by other guests and they too were in disbelief that Naegi himself is a student of Hope's Peak Academy and were quite skeptical when learning of his talent, and one of the guests, who happened to speak to Jin Kirigiri once, asks Naegi if he is telling the truth, and when Naegi confirm it, the guest then made an overseas call and contacted Jin, asking for confirmation, and the guest stared wide-eyed when Jin confirmed that Naegi is a student and revealed the boy's talent in a serious and honest manner.

"What…so you mean…?"

"Yes. Makoto Naegi is my student in Hope's Peak Academy."

"…"

"He is placed in Class 78."

"Then his talent is…?"

"Yes…Super High School-level Luckster."

"I…I see…"

"Is it clear to you now, sir?"

The other guest eavesdropped on the conversation and they too could not believe what they heard, and one of the guests asks Naegi how he came here to Novoselic, and upon hearing his explanation, the guests huddled and whispered among themselves, as they felt that Naegi's talent of LUCKSTER is for real, after deducing the circumstances of how he was invited to Hope's Peak Academy and meeting with Sonia, which in turn she invited him to come to Novoselic.

"Did you hear…?"

"Yes, I did…"

"Then maybe the boy's title of LUCKSTER is indeed a talent…"

"I could not believe this…"

"That boy must be LUCKY indeed…"

"For real…?"

"Absolutely…"

"That boy…"

The chancellor is fuming as he sees Naegi as nothing more than a BLACK EYE, and Prince Charming approached him and tells him to lighten up, but he told Charming that he can't stand seeing a mere COMMONER and a foreign PAUPER hogging the spotlight and that Charming himself should stand out in this event, and said he will discreetly order the guards to have Naegi escorted out of the palace just to put him out of the way.

But Charming calmed the chancellor down, telling him not to get riled by a mere PIPSQUEAK, saying that if he is telling the truth, that Naegi has only a few days left in Novoselic, then they should let him be for now. Once Naegi leaves, then there will be no EXTERNAL THREAT in dealing with Sonia. The chancellor stared in surprise and asks Charming if he is sure about this.

"Are you sure about this?"

"Of course."

"But…but…"

"Now, now…you'd lose face if you get riled by a mere brat with an ANTENNA on the top of that boys hair…"

"…"

"Look at him…he's just a wimp…a weakling…so he is no match for a charismatic prince like me."

"If…you say so…"

"That's the spirit…"

After a few minutes Naegi was left alone and he sat on a chair in front of a table, sighing as he barely ESCAPED countless inquiries from the foreign guests, as they told him that they would send their children to Japan to attend Hope's Peak as exchange students as the guests stated that their children possess OUTSTANDING TALENTS, and Jin will oversee it.

As the Luckster took a sip of mango juice, the chancellor approached him and warned him not to stand out or try to MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF, which irked the younger boy and told the chancellor that he did not do anything scandalous, yet the chancellor pestered him, which may threaten to turn into a word war if not for the royal advisor's arrival, and told the chancellor to leave Naegi alone, which irked the man seeing that the advisor seemingly favor Naegi above anyone else.

"Are you serious?"

"I am."

"Why are you so taken in by this…"

"The boy is Princess Sonia's guest. He spends his days here in peace, and you, all this time, are harassing him because you see him as socially below you."

"That boy is an ambitious opportunist! He plans to seduce the princess and…"

"That is a big lie, and you know it. If the king sees this you'll be losing your job for good."

"What?"

"Want to try me?"

Naegi stared with worry seeing that he may have indirectly caused a potential incident, but then Charming came and pacifies the chancellor, whispering to him that they should leave the Luckster alone for now, stating that Naegi will be leaving the country in a few days, and the chancellor reluctantly complied, but glared at the Luckster before leaving.

The advisor placed his hand on Naegi's shoulder and apologized for what happened, and promised that the king will be informed of what the chancellor did, though Naegi asks not to do so as he does not want to cause an incident, but the advisor said this must be done as the chancellor has harassed a teenage guest for more than a few days up until now, and he said that this cannot continue and the chancellor must be taught a lesson for abusing his position.

"No, it is okay…"

"But…I don't want to cause…"

"You did not. The chancellor did."

"…"

"Just enjoy the ball. I will see to it that the chancellor won't bug you."

"…okay…"

"Good."

"…"

By then Sonia came, having seen what occurred, and asks the advisor what the chancellor did to Naegi, and though the Luckster tried to assure to her that nothing happened, she insisted to the advisor what happened, and once informed, her fists clenched and is ready to confront him, but both Naegi and the advisor discreetly held her and tried to pacify her, and the advisor told Sonia that he will inform the king once the royal ball is over.

Though she is unwilling to wait, she reluctantly complied when told that the advisor intend to tell the king to do something with the chancellor, as he was told by the Australian Prime Minister about what the chancellor did to Naegi earlier.

By then the next part of the ball commenced as the guests began to assembled in the center and began dancing prom-style, and the advisor prodded Naegi to dance with Sonia so as to cool off, and the Luckster blushed as he admitted that he is not too good in dancing, but Sonia smiled as she said she will guide him, so he would not make a fool of himself.

"It's okay, Naegi-kun."

"Eh…? But…"

"I'll teach you."

"Are…you sure…?"

"Yes."

"O-okay…"

"Let us go, then…"

"…"

After some hesitation, Naegi accepted and the two went to the center of the hall and she discreetly told him the steps, and as the music began to play, the two SHSL teens began to slowly waltz around in sync of the music, which consists of three violinists, and as Naegi carefully followed the steps, and with Sonia's graceful moves, the other guests sees this as a graceful scene, and upon noticing them, the guests commented that Naegi and Sonia would make a good pair if he were a Royalty, or if Sonia were an ordinary girl.

"Look at those two…"

"They make a lovely couple…"

"I wonder…what if their roles are reversed…"

"Seriously?"

"What if?"

"Fat chance."

"But that boy…he is so good-looking despite his height…"

"Think he would woo the princess?"

The king and queen heard them, and seeing how happy Sonia looked, they wondered if they should allow Sonia to entertain suitors who are from the ORDINARY kind, since they prefer a suitor who is equal of royal status, yet the queen is open to the possibility of Naegi being Sonia's suitor.

"Are you saying…?"

"Yes, dear. I think Sonia should choose a suitor based on her own decision…"

"But honey…you know the traditions…"

"You can change it."

"But…"

"Our daughter deserves to be happy…"

"I suppose you are right…"

"Indeed…"

The chancellor overheard this and is more incensed at it yet Charming assured to him that Naegi will not remain in Novoselic for long, and when that happens, he will attempt to woo Sonia so that he can gain the king and queen's favor and become the next ruler of Novoselic alongside Sonia.

However, something unexpected happened, as the violins' tune changed, where the sounds appeared to be more oriental in tune, and the lights slowly faded, which made everyone wonder what just happened, until the violins' tune changed slightly, giving a more Oriental feel as it got a bit louder, and the spotlight lit, where it pointed at the entrance door.

Everyone glanced at the door where a new entrant appeared. It was obviously a BEAR, but he is wearing a black, shoulder-length curly wig, dressed in an open red leather jacket, red leather pants, and black boots, and is slowly strutting towards the center in an eccentric manner. The bear, white-furred, is cosplaying as WWE wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura, and is strutting in sync to the violin-played Oriental tune, yet his movements were graceful and eye-catching, which made the guests feel very intrigued.

"Is that…?"

"A bear…"

"Look…see how graceful that bear is making his entrance…"

"Wow…"

"I never seen a bear act like that…"

"Makes me feel like wanting to go to a circus…"

"This has to be one of the royal ball's added attractions…"

"Maybe…"

As the bear strutted towards the guests, the guests' children approached the bear, petting him as the bear strutted and slowly walked towards King Nevermind, and held his hand as the bear lay on the floor in an eccentric manner before standing up, just as the lights were restored and the bear approached Sonia, and bowed at her rather gracefully which she returned the gesture.

Naegi stared in surprise, wondering if this bear is another of Gundam Tanaka's breeding animals, as he is baffled as to how the bear got in without alerting the guards.

By then the chancellor approached Naegi and demanded to know if he is behind this. Of course Naegi denied the charges.

"You!"

"Huh?"

"You're behind this, aren't you?"

"Me?"

"Yes! You brought that bear here…and use it to attack the king and queen!"

"You're crazy!"

"Don't deny it!"

"I'm not involved in this!"

The guests saw how the chancellor is accusing Naegi in a rather harsh way, and the royal adviser tried to dissuade the chancellor, with little success, until the bear GENTLY pulled Naegi away and bowed to the chancellor, but the chancellor slapped the bear, and some of the guests gasped in horror and disgust at seeing what the chancellor did.

Charming then came and appeared to mediate, but he DISCREETLY pushed the bear back in a rather arrogant way, and there Sonia berated the chancellor for his behavior, but the chancellor said that the bear is just an ANIMAL that has no place in the ball, and there the bear shoved the chancellor towards Charming, where the two men fell to the floor, and as Charming got up, feeling his MANHOOD insulted, and wants to show off his MACHISMO, but then the bear appeared to be poised to attack, which the king and the guests became alarmed, but instead, the bear crouched a bit, wiggled his paws in a provocative way and uttered its first words.

"KKKAAAHHH-MMMOOOHHHNNN!"

Everyone stared in surprise at what they saw, which they think it was superbly choreographed, and they clapped in applause, which surprised Naegi and Sonia, yet the chancellor and Charming stared in shock seeing that the bear is given attention instead of supporting the rival prince.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, as the ball is currently underway, the chancellor is at it again, but an UNEXPECTED gatecrasher shows up.

Yup, the bear is back, and he is cosplaying WWE wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura, and Prince Charming got an initial dose as he felt insulted at being UPPED by a bear much to Charming's surprise seeing that the audience are applauding the bear.


Preview:

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

See you in 3 to 4 weeks...

Reviews are welcomed...