Royal Treatment
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story arc picks up where the last chapter left, in which Naegi is being harassed by both the chancellor and the prime minister, and with the Royal family busy, the SHSL Luckster is pretty much on his own.
Find out if his GOOD LUCK would help him fend off his detractors…
Well, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 36: Roiyarusutandoofu
As the royal guards non-chanlantly obeyed the prime minister's command and are set to apprehend Naegi, the chancellor is grinning as he felt that he has gotten his revenge, and before things escalated, the British Ambassador showed up, as he is slated to meet with King Nevermind, and instead came here after hearing the commotion.
He then stood in front of Naegi and tells the chancellor and the prime minister to stop picking on Naegi, and then chastises the prime minister for taking the chancellor's word like that without even hearing Naegi's side and attempting to arrest himmon a baseless charge.
The prime minister defended himself and said that he sees MERIT that Naegi is a possible security threat, which the ambassador disputed the claim.
"Nonsense. I am merely…"
"Are you sure about that, prime minister?"
"What?"
"You are willing to arrest an innocent boy just because of the chancellor's absurd claim?"
"What was that?"
"Makoto Naegi has been behaving himself, and not once has he caused trouble."
"Are you sure about what you say?"
"Yes."
By then the Samoan village chief who spoke to Naegi earlier came, and having overheard the commotion, chastises the chancellor for his foolishness, telling him to leave Naegi alone as the teen boy is minding his own business and now is being harassed.
The chancellor went into another spoiled rant and insisted that Naegi is a threat and that he must be deported at all costs, which the Samoan village chief stood and defended Naegi from the baseless accusations.
"So you want this boy deported because you see him as a mere economic and social eyesore?"
"What?"
"You've been harassing him ever since he came to stay here for a vacation."
"That's a lie! That boy is a threat!"
"And what is your basis?"
"…"
"You are a shame, chancellor."
"How dare you!"
Naegi is starting to feel uneasy as he is in the midst of a tug of war-like moment, as the Chancellor and the prime minister wanted him arrested, but the British Ambassador and the Samoan village chief are defending him, and the latter two stood in front of Naegi, intending to shield the Luckster from the two abusive government officials who sees him as a social garbage.
However, things escalate as the chancellor grabbed Naegi by his collar and shook him rather hard as he pressured the teen boy into admitting the charges, which Naegi deny them, but as the chancellor went too far as he shook him harder, Naegi is forced to defend himself and shoved the chancellor back, sending him to the floor.
There the chancellor went into another spoiled fit as he pretended to be assaulted and pointed out that Naegi is indeed having an ulterior motive in being close to the Royal Family, and to add more insult, the prime minister seemingly took the chancellor's words for it.
It was obviously a sham and the prime minister acted as if he is concerned and tells Naegi that he is to be charged for assault such as what he did to the chancellor, which infuriated the Luckster as he sees this as a form of harassment.
"What…was that…?"
"Huh?"
"You two have been harassing me…"
"Such a blatant lie…"
"I've been holding myself back…"
"You see! You see! He is a threat! He is going to attack us!"
"I see!"
"Guards! Seize that boy and arrest him!"
However, Sonia showed up, where she is pissed to the max as she punched the chancellor to the floor while she slapped the prime minister, which surprised the rest as they saw that the princess is in a very bad mood, especially after seeing what transpired.
The prime minister demanded an explanation to her seemingly rebellious act, but Sonia sternly told him and the chancellor that they are harassing her guest and even provoked him into physically retaliating, thus giving them an excuse to arrest Naegi for a shammed charges that are not true, but as the prime minister tries to use his position to subjugate her, Sonia stood her ground and even threatened to use force to put him and the chancellor in their places.
"Then you two leave me with no choice."
"Huh?"
"What?"
"I may have to kill you if it means putting an end to this farce."
"Do you know what you're saying, princess?"
"See? See? She is becoming a spoiled brat!"
"Then I will have to…"
"That is enough!"
Moreover, the British ambassador stood with Sonia and said that he will tell King Nevermind about this if the chancellor and the Prime minister continued to harass Naegi, which resulted in a tense stand-off, as the scene shows that the chancellor insisted that Naegi is up to no good, while the ambassador said that Naegi is behaving well and not cause any trouble.
"I say that boy is a threat!"
"He is not!"
"He is!"
"He is not!"
"I will have him deported!"
"Try it and you will face me!"
"Are you insinuating a war?"
"And if I say yes?"
By then one of Sonia's maid showed up and did a bold move, threatening to disrupt the meeting that King Nevermind is in and will tell him what the chancellor and the prime minister is doing to Naegi, and as the chancellor threaten to fire the maid for insubordination, Sonia punched the chancellor, sending him to the floor and the princess made it clear that she is ready to take on ANYONE who harasses her friends.
The chancellor got up and told Sonia she has become a spoiled royalty who does not deserve to inherit the throne, but then she said that she does not care as long as she will not allow those who abuse their power and authority to roam the palace and the country, triggering a word war between the two.
"So you have become a spoiled brat!"
SLAP!
"Ow!"
"Looks like I may have to kill you after all…"
"Wha..what…?"
"I should have done this last week…"
"You can't be serious!"
"Makoto Naegi is my visitor…and I will not permit you to degrade him like that!"
"You…!"
Perhaps recognizing the situation, the prime minister apologized and said that he will leave Naegi alone and will not question him, which the chancellor stared in disbelief, and tries to get the prime minister to reconsider, but the prime minister ushered him out of the living room, and calm was restored, where Sonia apologized for what happened.
However, Naegi is starting to feel discouraged and offered to voluntarily leave Novoselic to spare the royal family from more problems, but Sonia urged him not to, stating that he did not do anything wrong, and the British ambassador, as well as the Samoan village chief tells the Luckster that he did the right thing in standing his ground and not be intimidated by the chancellor's antics.
"Oh no you don't…"
"You will stay here. You are Princess Sonia's visitor."
"And you must not let this privilege be wasted…"
"You did the right thing in defending yourself."
"So don't get discouraged by what the chancellor did to you."
"It was an honor that you were invited here."
"Correct."
"So enjoy your stay here."
"And behave well."
Naegi was moved by this and thanked the three, saying that he is okay now, and Sonia escorted Naegi back to the guest room while the two foreign guests hesf off to the meeting room to meet up with King Nevermind and discuss business.
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At the guest room, Sonia is cheering Naegi up as she tells him not to let the chancellor push him around and said that she will have her father kick him out if the chancellor tried to lay another finger, but Naegi told her that he is okay now and does not want to add any more trouble, thanking her for coming, reasoning that he is close to losing his cool.
Sonia hugged Naegi and apologized again, saying that she will talk to her father later and tell him to do something about the chancellor and the prime minister, but Naegi urged her not to act rash and tells her that he is okay now.
"Don't, Sonia-san."
"Eh?"
"Your father has enough problems already."
"But…"
"I'll be fine."
"Are you sure."
"Yes."
"…"
However, the chancellor barges in and with him is the prime minister, and there he points to Naegi and said that Naegi is seducing Sonia, which the prime minister watches the scene, and seemingly took the chancellor's word for it and asked Naegi if this is true, seeing that Sonia is sitting on the bed next to the Luckster and insinuated that the Luckster may indeed be seducing the princess into doing FAVORS, much to the chancellor's joy.
Naegi stood up and bravely confronts the prime minister, telling him that he did nothing wrong and said that just because Sonia is sitting next to him in bed does not mean that there is sex involved, and advised the prime minister to be careful of his actions, as it would get him into trouble.
"What was that…?"
"You heard me, sir."
"Are you…?"
"You should be mindful of your actions."
"What?"
"What you are doing will get you into trouble one day."
"…"
"…"
The prime minister is surprised at being told off by Naegi, and there the chancellor began to harass the Luckster again, and vowed to have the boy deported for being an UNDESIRED ALIEN who has no respect for Novoselic officials.
The chancellor then pushes his face against Naegi and began jabbing his finger at the boy, and Naegi is once again on the verge of losing his cool, but then the prime minister pulled the chancellor back as King Nevermind came and is glaring at the chancellor, reminding him about leaving Naegi alone.
The chancellor then urges the king to have Naegi deported for being a threat, but the king would not budge, as he informed everyone that Naegi will spend another seven days here, which the prime minister asked if Naegi will be detained for questioning, which the chancellor grinned, believing that this is the case.
However, the king said that Naegi will spend an extra week here as Sonia's visitor, as gratitude for helping Novoselic in strengthening ties with European countries as well as that various European countries are planning in creating a European branch of Hope's Peak Academy, and they are scheduling a live video meeting with Jin Kirigiri in order to discuss about the plan.
Both Naegi and Sonia are surprised, and the Luckster humbly decline the offer, saying that it is too much and that he did not do anything, but the king said that Naegi's positive encounter with the European delegates, as well as his GOOD LUCK that made the Royal Ball a success, were the factors in the king's decision to extend Naegi's stay, and informed him that Naegi's visa at the Japanese Embassy has been notified, thus Naegi can stay here for another week.
The Luckster was speechless, and the king said that he is gratified at how Naegi's presence helped Novoselic's image and said that he is happy that Sonia has met a good friend like Naegi.
"And I owe it all to you, Mr. Naegi."
"…"
"Ever since meeting you, you have helped our country's image."
"…"
"And even the delegates were pleased in meeting you."
"…"
"And thus, my decision."
"…"
The chancellor stared in utter disbelief, but the prime minister discreetly urges him to keep his cool, assuring that after the next week, Naegi will be gone and everything will be okay and he will make the plans, which the chancellor only replied in silence.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"But…but…"
"Trust me."
"…"
"That brat will get his just deserts."
"…"
"So for now, we leave him alone."
By then, the prime minister then informed the king that Prince Charming will be celebrating his 17th birthday and wished for the celebration to be held inside the palace, which will be four days from now, which the king thought about it and eventually accepted, and the prime minister thanked the king as he and the chancellor leave, and there King Nevermind said that although the planned party of Charming is taking place inside the palace, he told Naegi to attend since the event involves the Royal Family and its visitors.
Naegi tried to decline at first, reasoning that the chancellor might throw another warrantless fit, but the king said that he will deal with him.
"…and so I am inviting you, Mr. Naegi."
"But…I can't…"
"Do not worry."
"Huh?"
"I will deal with the chancellor."
"Um…"
"You have nothing to worry about."
"O-okay."
To Be Continued... .
Hope you liked this chapter, as the plot is filled with tension as the chancellor is close to making Naegi lose his cool which the chancellor is aiming so that he can have a basis to arrest him, but thankfully two delegates managed to fend off the chancellor and the prime minister.
Looks like Naegi's stay at Novoselic has been extended, thanks to the king, and now another party is announced, which belonged to Charming. Naegi's been invited and this means more trouble for our Luckster…
Preview:
The next chapter opens a story arc where Prince Charming celebrates his birthday, and Naegi is invited, which will no doubt cause the chancellor and the prime minister to target him.
Expect a lot of parties and numbers, but also expect some comedies to take place…
See you in June or July…
Reviews are welcomed…
