7 SLEEPER
Caught and Unpleasant Surprise

Rion was eventually caught by his acquaintances.

And without him knowing, the girl his friend was one of the Pursuers who was after him.

With the help of all the adventurers in the guild, Rion was finally able to be crippled without a fight.

Yes, it can be called.

Ants come to Sugar.

Rion was crippled easily, and had to be willingly dragged in front of the crowd, towards the palace.

And now in the presence of His Majesty, in the Hall of this meeting. Rion faced His Majesty who was sitting on his Throne, but in an inverted state.

Rion slowly opened his eyes, his body still feeling weak due to Nia's previous punch.

" ughh... " Rion whimpered, his head dizzy and his eyes swirled.

" Good morning Rion.. " The girl smiled without feeling guilty.

" Morning... " And stupidly Rion returned the greeting of the girl who had made him humiliated.

" Eh no, that's not it... What do you mean hit me earlier, oy... Nia "And again, Rion said another stupid thing that should not be what he should have asked the first time.

" Sorry sorry " With a blistering smile Nia stuck out her tongue.

Although it looks funny, but Rion still looks angry and will pounce on the girl.

" Good morning, Rion-Kun, ah rather Good afternoon "

Sensing recognizing the voice, Rion slowly turned to the source of the voice. His head moved like a broken robot.

Even everyone there could clearly hear the strange squealing sound of Rion's stiff neck movement.

" During time not to meet "

The voice he knew spoke to him.

And once again Rion turned the other way, with a squeak around his neck.

" la.. Long time no.. Ber... Meet up... "

" Heh?, isn't it impolite not to see the interlocutor when they talk to you ?" His face was smiling, but not with his eyes.

" Haha.. Your Honor, has it been popular lately, sitting upside down like that ?"

" Reverse ?!" Feeling his intended self, His Majesty laughed out loud.

" Yes, you could say. You're the one who turned Rion-Kun upside down "

Rion innocently looked around, then herself. Even his frantic face when he found himself wrapped around a rope that covered almost the entirety of his body was stupid.

He was already like a cocoon at the moment, and looked stupid when trying to escape in panic but could not, he was really locked and could not escape even if he was shaken as hard as he could.

" It can't escape "His face is turning blue

" Of course it will not come off easily, this rope I have cast a spell so that even the male Earth Dragon will not be able to take it off."

" Are you crazy...!!"

" How cruel is "Tempta Nia with a sad face.

" Like me with monsters, you still call yourself an innocent girl ?!"

Rion was still trying to squirm when he was angry with Nia, but the sense of escaping at this moment was greater than the sense of hitting Nia who was smiling confidently as if she was mocking him.

" Well, actually I didn't mean to match you with the Earth Dragon... "

" I can't believe it... "

" But it is the Earth Dragon that resembles you !!"

" Fuck!!, come here, I teach you a lesson... Damn it... This can't escape... Aagh !!!"

Rion thrashed, wriggled, trying to pounce on Nia who was Still mocking him, but because it did not arrive and could not reach him, Nia increasingly mocked him in a childish way and Rion grew increasingly upset.

" Ahem... "

The noble one who had been neglected felt excluded.

" Can I talk now ?"

"" Ah, sorry. ""

They both kept quiet at the same time. And began to pay attention to what His Majesty was going to say, carefully.

" Rion-Kun, I have a request "

The atmosphere became tense, as His Majesty's expression and tone started to get serious. It was only the first time that it felt like he had seen the noble face in such Higher Education Mode.

For a moment Rion felt amazed, seeing that the person before him was truly a King, considering that all this time the face he had seen was the face of an ordinary person with an ordinary expression as well.

" Before that, I had some good news and bad news "

" Let's hear the bad news first. "

" Then listen carefully. Currently your father who is an envoy to the neighboring country for Official Events is trapped in the Neighbor's Country, and must survive with little supplies, he said, even as we talk right now I'm sure their supplies aren't enough. This report came right on the day we lost you."

" What are you doing there ?"

" As I said earlier, we are currently strengthening the defense of each country, therefore We have sent your Father to meet one of the influential Nobles to form an alliance and re-run the Joint Military Exercise program, however... "

" There are other nobles who disagree and then try to ruin the deal by killing the envoy of another country, so that it will trigger a war ?"

" .... "

" .... "

" Eh, what?, am I wrong ?"

" well... That's not entirely wrong. No, it doesn't mean what you think. "

His Majesty the King again took over the conversation.

" It actually has something to do with the good news I mentioned at the beginning, but right now your father's safety is under threat "

" Eh, really ? I don't think that's what you're worried about ?"

"" Uh ?""

Neither Nia nor Duke, they were both surprised by the response from the Son of the person they were worried about.

" Rion-San, this is your father. How can you not worry in the least?, Your father could be killed if you underestimate the people who are currently threatening your father's safety, can you just be a little worried about this case ?"

" As Miss Nia said, your father is currently in danger. It is not proper as his Son that you speak like that to your own Father "

" Don't underestimate my father, even if he is, but he is the greatest father "

Rion smiled broadly by revealing his neat row of white teeth.

Seeing that smile, made the two of them lose out in trusting their confidant.

His son had already branded his father a great man, of course it was because of their bond as a family. They even trust their abilities.

" Then, what about Mom's response to this, I'm sure you've heard this news too right ?"

" Ah, that... "

Nia and Her Majesty made faces that looked exhausted simultaneously.

Although they did not tell her even once, Rion could guess her mother's words from the look on their faces.

Rion is happy with their compatibility in the family, it makes them look like a real family.

" The good news  ?"

" but.. Your dad ?"

" Let's just think of it as training for my father, even if I feel more sorry for the enemy, I hope they're happy to be Dad's Boxing bag"

Nia and Her Majesty began to be able to see the image of Rion's mind, where all the enemies cried out for forgiveness while kneeling.

" a.. We get it, huh... Then I continue. Because you yourself are not worried about the bad news eating the bad news enough to get here. And because it's also good news I'll turn it into a story "

" Osh, please "

" As you heard from my previous story, your father is currently in the Sand Country right?, it is actually just a City that can not be called small, but it is not, although located in the middle of the sea of sand, there are several oases in the desert that makes the City as a Stopover and Tourist for foreign tourists. So slowly the ruler of the city expanded his city to make lodging and other craft ventures to new markets. All that he did in just 5 years so that the city was nicknamed the Sand Country a million oases."

" Is that much ?"

" It's just a nickname, don't think "

" I got it... "

" Because of the success of the ruler in developing his city, making the news quickly reached the ears of the King of their kingdom, Sultan Ahmed III, who was the king of the kingdom, therefore King Ahmed III was pleased that his nobles were able to utilize the barren land into a comfortable and pleasant residence for his people"

" I'm so happy, congratulations to the ruler of that city, one day I want to meet him and shake his hand"

Unbeknownst to Rion, Nia smiles at Rion's statement, but Nia puts on a sad face.

" The problem comes after this. Sultan Ahmed III invited the Sovereign of Sejuta Oasis and his family to the Palace. Of course this was a pride for him because the King still remembered someone who was only a ruler of a suburban town."

Rion nodded trying to permeate the feeling of the lord of the suburban city.

" Woooh "

" That's when a Noble is interested in his daughter who comes to attend the Party "

" ?!! " Rion tried to digest it again, and his forehead shriveled, he felt this would be something he could not.

" As a Noble whose status was inferior to that Noble, he could not directly express his displeasure. But as a father he did not want his favorite Princess in the lyrics with an indecent look by a Satisfied Man whose reputation has been known Bad in the Country "

" Ooh ?!"

As he had expected, Rion felt that this storyline would go in an unpleasant direction, his emotions already overflowing to the point that the closest Nia could feel the effect.

" From that party, during their stay in the Capital, the Elite Nobles continued to send gifts to the Princess of the Ruler of the Edge through her envoy. It continued every day, and made his Daughter uneasy, until the last day.

With his Arrogance, the Elite Noble came to propose to the Princess of the Marginal Lord. Of course the Ruler refused subtly, as a person of lesser status.

But the nobleman saw the rejection as an insult and because it was not accepted as such, the nobleman began to use violence, and the quarrel was not inevitable. The nobleman tried to seize the Princess of the Ruler by force when his father was busy taking care of the noble man.

But the Noble did not reckon that his men could be defeated so quickly that the Lord could quickly remove the disgusting hand that was about to touch his daughter."

" Ooh, Good Job"

" Sadly since that incident they have continued to find interference from the Nobles, almost every day they find intruders entering their residence, even though none of them succeed, even travelers often fall victim to the nobility"

" Their goal is the Princess of the Sovereign?"

" Right, the incident still happened up to a week ago "

" Don't say... !!"

" Be calm, the Princess is currently safe because she managed to escape "

" Exit ? Isn't that more dangerous ? "

" No, it was the right and wise decision at the time"

" Why?, did something happen there ?"

" Yes, something dangerous is going on there and therefore I sent your father there under the pretext of Meeting About Combined Military Exercise."

" Eh, wait a minute I need to digest... "

" ... "

" So from the meaning of your words at this time, there is a commotion at a high level that requires the strength of Father as a supporter so as not to cause a big commotion, there is a big commotion, because if harming a foreign guest is tantamount to a declaration of war ?"

" As you think, Rion-Kun" His Majesty gave a light applause for Rion's explanation.

" It's bad, but it looks like the creature can still think "

" Not "deny Your Majesty.

" Eh, what do you mean, 'not really' ?"

" That nobleman seemed to have not thought at all of it to that extent "

" Eh ?!"

" Rion-Kun, there's a war going on right now "

" WHAT THE Hack !! "

" I understand with your shock, I'm just inexhaustible, that person to the point of not thinking about the consequences."

" Eh, briefly. I still haven't heard the good news. "

Right, up until now His Majesty has not said the good news at all, and Rion faithfully still listens to His Majesty's story.

" Hahaha, I almost forgot the most important thing, well... The good news is, the runaway princess has arrived here safely without being hurt. "

" .... "

" Rion-Kun ?"

" .... "

" Rion-Kun, I need a rousing reaction "

" No, I mean what does that have to do with me ?"

" Well, I thought you'd be happy or yell, 'uuoaah !' like it was "

" No need, for what?"

" Eh  ?!" His Majesty was confused because his surprise failed.

" Can you let me go now ?"

Rion swung crazily with his cocoon position to attract the attention of His Highness who looked dreamy.

While His Majesty himself is rethinking his previous words, there may be some things that are missed or mispronounced so that this surprise does not reach him.

And then when he saw Nia Piercing - piercing Rion who was struggling to let go, he finally found the answer.

" Nia-chan, have you told Rion-Kun ?"

" Eh, what is it?, you guys keep something from me ?"

"...."

" Ah, I just remembered. I haven't told him "

" Is that so ? just right, ahem ... " His Highness confirmed his position again, and elegantly he looked back at Rion, even though Rion's position was unpleasant.

" The princess who became the target of the nobility, so to escape to here is...."

" Is it ?"

" That's me "

" ..... "

" ..... "

Rion was shocked when the word came out of Nia's mouth. There was no lie emanating from the sad face he showed. Although he looked down and tried to cover his face with a headscarf on his robe, Rion knew very well that the girl was telling the truth.

There is no time to be silly. This was a serious matter that plagued his friend.

Rion felt that the days that this girl passed were very heavy. He also felt that the girl was so great that she could survive to this heart.

Currently, his goal was increasing by one. That is to expel people who have dared to disturb the peace of their good friends.

Yep. One noble goal he must achieve.

Because the first goal had been stalled because of some cases, he would not let this one get constrained.

" It!! " Little yelling Rion shocked Nia from her reverie.

" Tell me a name, then I'll bring that person's head in front of you !!"

" No, no need to get to the head.."

" Just tell me who that guy is ?"

" No, wait... "

" Listen, one drop of your tears just fell to the floor. I swear I'll make sure the man's head is off his body "

Nia who was about to cry was completely shocked by Rion's bold statement, therefore she quickly swept her eyes so that Rion's words would not come true. Because Rion had never pulled his words even though it was the most impossible thing even Humans did.

But late. His usual strength is now gone because considering his family is still there, in a dangerous place. And it was because of this powerlessness that he escaped to wipe away the tears that had already flowed on his tender cheeks, until the droplets excitedly fell to the floor where he stood.

Nia regretted her actions that half-heartedly wanted it to happen and the other half wanted all of this to end quickly.

But one thing was certain, after Rion had said an oath of eating he would not let that not happen.

The nobleman is now in trouble, and if this continues it will be a long conflict.

He no longer wants others in trouble because of him. Especially to Rion who always cared about him. Enough for him to trouble his father alone, so as to sacrifice the inhabitants who do not know anything until it is involved with the conflict of nobles.

Nia was still looking at her tears that were dripping earlier, thus making her fall limp.

And in the next second he did not hesitate to cry anymore, because it was too late.

Seeing that, Rion was also concerned about this tough girl. He took out the sword he had stored in his storage and easily cut the rope that had been wrapped around him.

Rion landed firmly, approaching Nia who was still crying loudly.

" Now tell me, who is that person "Task Rion again with a sinister face like wanting to pounce on the prey.

Nia was unable to temper Rion's anger and was only able to squeeze the end of the Hoodie Rion was wearing, while continuing to cry looking at Rion's Face.

" Nia?!, who is that man ?"

" Rion-Kun, you should have calmed her down first right ?"

" Uncle, just shut up. I'll take care of this !"

Although not snapping, but the basic tone delivered by Rion sounded life threatening and the body of every body of the guards who lined up against each wall of the Meeting Hall. And His Majesty's good intentions, were not conveyed at all.

And more importantly, the surprise that His Majesty had planned, was declared FAIL !!!