THE NIGHT OF CORONATION
WILL'S BEDROOM
"Mom, how do I look?"
Will looked at her mother and stood firmly in front of her wearing the formal royal attire.
"Just like the prince of this kingdom, my child!" She said with a soothing smile.
"You bet I am. By the way Mom, I asked you before too but is Eugeo still here?"
Her Mom showed a slight change in her expression but quickly hid them and said, "I haven't seen him around these days. Also it would be too much trouble for him to come down thousands of meters from the surface, don't you think?"
"Hmm, that's strange. He told me that he will be here by afternoon so I waited."
"Maybe he has something urgent to take care of or he is just late. Nonetheless, you need to come down since everyone's waiting for you."
"There's still time left, right?Wouldn't it be have more impact if the spotlight of the day comes at the very last."
"Don't let it get over your head. You still have to keep in mind to what this occasion is supposed to."
"Yeah, you worry too much, Mom. I will be there before it gets too late."
"What should I do with you? Anyway, I am going so be in the main hall on time."
She said and went away from the room.
"That Eugeo, I won't forgive him if he doesn't attend today's occasion."
"WANT TO MEET YOUR DEAR FRIEND SO BADLY, HUH?"
A voice called him out from behind.
Will turned back to see the person and saw a person wearing a black silhouette, standing in front of the window.
Will was unable to see his face or any other body features clearly except the glowing green eyes like an emerald.
"What are you trying to say?" He asked.
"Ehh? Don't get so alarmed. Come on, let's sit and have some talk while having a bite."
The person said as he sat down on the bed and looked at Will with a mischievous smile.
"How did you even enter here? You don't look like a fish-man. Who are you?"
The person took off his hood and waved his short taupe-brown hair, with bangs that reached just below his eyes.
"Eugeo?!" Will shouted in astonishment.
"Took you quite long to notice. You even forgot my voice in just a few days."
He said with a sarcastic expression.
"So you came to meet me, after all. What's with that eerie outfit anyway?!"
"Well, it's because I fled to this kingdom, to meet you."
"Hmm? Haha, did your family threw you out of the house for being such a dipshit?!"
"Something like that, but there's one more thing. The condition of the surface is not good."
"Uh huh, you and your excuse, I can't get enough of that. Let's get going to the main hall now." Will said and started moving towards the door but Eugeo stopped him, pulling the end of his blazer.
"Oh, right. How dumb of me. Let me get you formal clothes to wear"
"Will, stop all this and listen to me!"
"What happened, Eugeo? You don't want to attend my coronation?"
"It's not that. But I don't want you to attend the occasion tonight."
"Huh? What are you talking about? This whole damn thing has been arranged for me and you want me to skip it!!"
"I knew that you wouldn't understand. You still have some time to spare right?"
"Um, yeah?"
"Then take me somewhere. It won't take much long."
*
MAIN HALL
"Hmm hmm!!" Noelle said while looking at the dressed Mirajina.
"Hmm hmm!!" She said again and touched her butt with her hands.
"W-What are you trying to do, Noelle?"
Mirajina took a step back from Noelle and shouted her in embarrassment.
"Hmm, is it just me or your body seems more...how should I say that...it's looks more....erm...yeah, it looks more matured somehow. I get some erotic feel from you right now."
"A-A-A-Are you crazy? What are you talking about? I always looked like this."
"You mean you always had those tigass bitties stuck there?"
"Ugh, I meant to say that I am just as normal as I was in the morning, you understand? And where did you learn those obscene words from?"
Mirajina asked while hiding her chest with her hands and looked at Noelle while blushing in embarrassment.
"Heh, I am the one who created those truth unfolding words. Praise me or pray me!" Noelle answered and looked at Mirajina with a proud face.
"Haa, I lost. Where are the other two, by the way?"
"Zato is at the eating table and usual having a grand treat just for himself and for Brian...oh, he's coming, look at the gates."
Noelle said as she indicated at the boy entering the main hall in between the other guests.
He was wearing a white t-shirt with a indigo blazer on the top and brown pants over the lower part.
He waved his hands in the air greeting the girls from the far.
"You were right on time. How are you so accurately precise?" Noelle asked.
"Hehe, Actually, I left the house on time but then left my invitation card at home so I had to go and get it back. That took a lot of time." He explained.
"Yeah, I can understand you. I couldn't find my card too but my Mom knew that something like this would happen so she already took all of our invitations under her care." Mirajina said.
"..."
"Pfft, hahahahaha, why were you trying to find your card when your Mom already took it, idiot?" Brian said while giggling together with Noelle.
" No, you didn't understand. I tried to look for it but it was not...and my Mom...taken it...ah huh, it's so embarrassing."
She hid her face with her palms and looked the other side in embarrassment.
"Today's not her day. I would suggest you both to leave her alone for a bit, pfft." Zato entered the scene, with a stick, half inside his mouth with the end bulging out.
"You are done with your grand banquet?" Noelle asked.
"What are you talking about? The party hasn't started and you want me to end my adventure?" He said.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't you think it's time for you to pause your quest and look forward to what's happening here?" Brian asked.
"What I am doing is for a greater cause so don't distract me from my path."
"Well, whatever." Brian answered.
"By the way, the preparations are really top-notch for today's occasion. It really feels like the announcement of something grand." Mirajina said, looking at the embellishments on the hall.
"Of course it is. The prince of this kingdom is being crowned. What do you expect?" Zato said.
"Well, there's that. Now I need to address that jerk with some respect." Noelle said.
"Hahaha, right."
They all started laughing while looking at each other.
"Ehm, Is my voice audible to all the guests assembled here?"
The king came down on the stage and started looking at the guests present in the hall.
Suddenly, everyone stood straight, leaving everything they were doing, from children to the old, and bowed down to the king in sync.
"Mhm."
"As you all are aware of the reason for why we have gathered here today, I would like to remind you once again with a little change."
Everyone looked at the king, confused and puzzled, but nonetheless continued to listen to him.
"This day will be marked in the history of SAPHRIS as the day of coronation of the new king of the VENPINE KINGDOM."