Royal Treatment
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the birthday bash is currently underway…where Naegi becomes another subject of harassment…
And another Danganronpa character appear here who will add some tension for Naegi…
And lastly, the Birthday Bash arc concludes here…Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 41: Purinsuchāmingu no bāsudēbasshu part 5
The scene shifts inside the royal palace, the scene shows that Prince Charming stared wide-eyed as the guests in attendance were giving attention and praise to the bear when it was the prince himself who should be praised as he is the birthday celebrant, and now he felt that he has to do something to shift the public opinion in his favor, feeling that the public are giving Naegi more attention than him, whilst the royal medics are helping the chancellor and the prime minister up.
By then a zookeeper came and apologized to Sonia about the bear, saying that it escaped from a zoo and explained that "Elias" has the tendency to gatecrash and uses the guitar to ENTERTAIN people, which the Novoselic princess said it is okay and assured that he is not to be blamed for what is going on a minute ago.
"Now, now…you don't have to apologie…"
"But your highness…I…"
"No harm came to everyone here…"
"Are…are you sure, your highness…?"
"Yes."
"Very well then…allow me to escort "Elias" out…"
"Please do."
"Excuse me, your highness…"
As the zookeeper escorted the bear away, the guards were able to get the chancellor's head off the huge vase, but vented his ire on Naegi demanding that the Luckster be arrested, only to stare in dismay as the medics are tending to the boy, as they are removing the remains of the guitar off his head while applying an ice bag to sooth the LUMP on his head.
The chancellor went into a childish tantrum and demanded that Naegi be arrested for the transgression, but majority of the guests came to Naegi's defense, saying that the chancellor started it and caused the bear to retaliate, and the attack got Naegi when it was intended for the chancellor, and they told him to shut up and enjoy the party.
"Knock it off, you OLD BASTARD!"
"Leave the kid alone!"
"You're lucky you didn't get smashed by the guitar!"
"You ought to be sent to the hospital!"
"The kid does a better job behaving than you!"
"You always piss us off!"
"Just go home!"
"And whack off!"
The chancellor twitched his eyes as he could not believe that the guests are siding with Naegi and he approached the boy and shook him by his collar, accusing him of pretending to be hurt so that he can gain the sympathy of the masses of Novoselic, but the Luckster deny this and told the chancellor that he is just minding his business when the chancellor started picking on him.
"You! You planned this all along!"
"What now?"
"You're just acting so the public will favor you!"
"Just leave me alone! I'm minding my own business!"
"How dare you! You dare raise your voice against the official of the Novoselic official?"
"Either you stop harassing me or I may have to risk my passport and beat you up!"
"Aha! A threat! You really are a security breach!"
"That's it! I'll…!"
The prime minister came and discreetly pulls the chancellor away from Naegi, whispering to him to leave the boy alone for now, saying that at this point they cannot discredit the boy but said that he will come up with a way to humiliate him when the right moment strikes.
The chancellor asked if he is sure, and the prime minister nodded, saying that for now they will just let Naegi alone for now but promised that the boy will eventually get his JUST DESERTS given that the king will only vouch for the boy, and once the right circumstances presented itself, then they will use this chance to make Naegi the scapegoat and as a way to force Sonia to abdicate the throne and Charming to assume the throne and become the next ruler of Novoselic.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"But still…that boy…"
"Be patient. That brat will make the perfect recipe."
"…"
"Trust me on this."
"Fine."
"Good."
The chancellor nodded as he liked the idea, but then the two men are forced to stay silent as one of the medics escorts Naegi towards the hallway as he is being taken to the doctor's section to treat his lump, and there the chancellor uses this chance to take a shot at him but Naegi ignored him as he is getting pissed at being picked on again.
"Enjoy your night."
"…"
"Soon Novoselic will see the REAL you…the opportunist."
"…"
"Serves you right for getting beat up."
"…"
"You brat."
"…"
The prime minister discreetly trips Naegi, causing the boy to fall over and as the medic helps him up, Naegi glared at the two men, as he is sure that one of them tripped him, but the two adult men feigned innocence and said they did not do anything, though the medic is sure that they did this as he knows that the boy cannot just trip on his own.
The medic glanced at the two men and both the prime minister and the chancellor said they are not doing anything at this time and insinuated that Naegi is just pretending in order to draw attention to himself, much to Naegi's anger.
"We didn't do anything."
"I'm betting that the boy pretended to get tripped."
"…"
"Can you prove that we did that?"
"See? The boy is looking for a scapegoat."
"…"
"We are minding our own business as promised."
"So go along now…brat."
"…"
As the medic took Naegi away, he discreetly tells the boy to ignore the two men and promised that they will get their comeuppance soon and advises him to not fall to one of their taunting, which the SHSL Luckster just nodded, and as he is taken to the infirmary section of the palace, the scene shifts at the dining area where Charming continues to DAZZLE the guests, and some of his supporters asked if he has better charisma than Naegi or if Naegi is just an attention-seeker.
Charming discreetly answered by saying that it cannot be helped if everyone sees this as what they believe, but assured to everyone that the prince is the MOST CHARISMATIC celebrity of Novoselic, and stated that Naegi is just a person with nothing much to show, which the supporters clapped their hands and lauded the prince for his comments.
The supporters stated that they believe that Naegi is just getting attention for himself just because Sonia brought him here and they believe that the SHSL Luckster brought the bears here just to humiliate the prince as well as to get attention for himself and to support Sonia's PROPAGANDA, and said that in the end Naegi will only end up humiliating himself and cause embarrassment to Sonia and her parents.
"That Naegi is just a wimp."
"An attention-seeker!"
"An uncivilized idiot!"
"I'm betting he is just using the princess to make a propaganda!"
"We will root for you, Prince Charming!"
"You're way better than that Naegi brat!"
"You rock!"
"Always!"
The royal chefs who are accommodating the dining guests mentally sighed, seeing that the ones who supported the prince are fools, as they only want to earn favor from Charming and they are using Naegi as a way to take a shot at the innocent boy just because he is Sonia's guest, and they felt sorry that there are so many fools in this country who are taken in at Charming's vain and arrogant aura.
"Those idiots."
"REAL idiots."
"They're just wanting to earn points from the prince."
"I even feel sorry for that boy that the princess brought."
"Makoto Naegi?"
"Yeah. Those idiots are using the boy just to make the prince look good."
"I agree. I hope those idiots would get what's coming."
"I hope so."
However, the supporters who made the humiliating comments were confronted by King Nevermind, as he is not pleased at what he just heard, and is able to tell which supporter made the comments, and had the guards rounded them up, and the supporters were terrified as they realized that the king has overheard the humiliating comments towards him and his daughter, and they began to beg for mercy and not be arrested.
However, the king said that had the supporters kept those disparaging comments to themselves and not took a shot at Sonia he would have ignored it, but after hearing what they said about Sonia, he will not tolerate it, and pointed out that they have no right insulting Naegi just because they deem the boy an ATTENTION-SEEKER, and said that what the supporters did just now is an act of slander and oral defamation.
There he ordered the soldiers to arrest the supporters who made the insulting comments and the supporters begged for mercy and urged him not to do this.
"I AM SORRY!"
"FORGIVE US!"
"WE DIDN'T MEAN TO!"
"SPARE US!"
"FORGIVE US! WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING!"
"THE BAD SPIRIT MADE ME DO IT!"
"PLEASE FORGIVE US!"
"WE'LL DO ANYTHING!"
The prime minister attempted to vouch for Charming's supporters, as he tried to diplomatically urge him to let this slide for tonight, saying that they said that in the heart of the moment, but is silenced by the king's glare, as he said that the supporters intentionally did that to spite Naegi, but they made the mistake by insulting Sonia, and there the king said he must set an example and make everyone realize that the Royal Family will not tolerate those who abuse their trust and get away with it.
"What I will do will be according to the law."
"Surely, sire, there must be a…"
"No means no."
"But…"
"Do not try my patience, prime minister."
"…"
"I already had a bad night. Do not attempt to worsen it."
"…"
As the supporters are taken away, the remaining guests were quite shocked and some felt sorry for the prince, though Charming urged the rest to enjoy the rest of the party, which they did, while the chefs nodded their heads, saying that the supporters of Charming who made the insults got what they deserved for going along with Charming's antics.
They also hoped that Charming would think twice before opening his mouth as the king is now getting serious about letting anyone insult his family or his daughter's guest, and they are sure that the chancellor would do anything to avenge the humiliation he and Charming got, and hoped that Naegi doesn't give in to the chancellor or the prime minister's next provocation.
"I hope that the chancellor would leave the boy alone."
"Yes. the king is now angry."
"And by now the chancellor is cooking up a scheme just to spite the boy once more."
"That boy better be ready."
"but he has three more days before leaving Novoselic. Surely the chancellor would leave the boy alone…"
"I doubt it."
"Then the boy should stay out of sight till the third day…"
"Exactly."
-x-
At the royal clinic inside the palace, Naegi is given an icebag to sooth the swelling on his forehead, and as the nurse entertain the boy, she said she got word that some of the guests at Charming's party were arrested for making slander-like comments towards Naegi and Sonia, which the Luckster stared in surprise, but the nurse told him that the King is now getting serious as he would no longer tolerate such rudeness within the palace.
Naegi just nodded as he mentally sighed that the chancellor and the prime minister are really bullies who looked down on him just because he is only in the middle class and not like someone who is of high societal status, and as the nurse said she would go out for a bit, Naegi is alone, and as he ponders on what to do in the next three days as he is due to leave and return to Tokyo, a royal maid came in and whispered to Naegi, which the boy blinked his eyes as he felt that the voice is familiar.
"Psst!"
"?"
"Psst!"
"Huh?"
"Over here."
"That voice…"
"Naegi-kun."
"?"
As Naegi stared at the maid, who is blond-haired, the maid slowly removed the hair, as it turn out to be a wig, and he is surprised to see that it was Sayaka Maizono! She somewhat managed to successfully sneaked her way into Novoselic and infiltrated the royal palace! There she told Naegi that she came here to see him, as well as RESCUE him from the VILE AND PERVERTED CLUTCHES of the princess…Sonia Nevermind.
Naegi sweat-dropped at hearing this and told Maizono that what she is doing is utter foolishness as she will only get herself into trouble and that he only has three more days before leaving Novoselic and return to Tokyo, and even said that he is a guest in this palace, thus he cannot just leave abruptly, but Maizono insisted that they escape at once before Sonia does something PERVERTED to him.
"Trust me on this, Naegi-kun…I got to get you out of here before that puny princess attempts to SEDUCE you."
"That's not…"
"I'm sure…she's planning to take your VIRGINITY away!"
"No, Maizono-san…that's…"
"I managed to get here…so I have a good chance of getting you out of this blasted country…"
"Maizono-san…this isn't like you…"
"I'm ready to do what it takes to rescue you."
"…"
The conversation is interrupted when the head of the servants came and Maizono is forced to resume her disguise, and the head of the servants told the disguised Maizono that she is due to clean the dishes as the party ended and Maizono is forced to comply so as not to arouse suspicion, and she is forced to leave, while Naegi is dumbfounded at why his classmate came all the way here just to attempt SMUGGLING him out of this country.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as the birthday bash ended in a rather bittersweet note…
Naegi is surprised that Maizono managed to sneak her way inside Novoselic and inside the royal palace, just to try in attempting to get him out of the country…and the SHSL Luckster is worried at what complications Maizono would encounter should her presence be discovered…
Preview:
The next chapter begins the ENDGAME arc…as Naegi becomes a subject of a manhunt as an unexpected incident took place, and the Luckster becomes the prime suspect and he is forced on the run, while Sonia also goes MIA…
See you in six weeks (probably around the middle of March)…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…
