My Priceless Treasure

Chapter 11

Reo, at the time of the Nagi family's celebration, was still in detention, just two days away from being free. He couldn't wait any longer! He still hadn't gotten any kind of update from Rensuke! What was he going to do without any knowledge to the situation?! He could've died of curiosity! He could've died of the stress he had given himself! He even started blaming himself for not getting an update. What if the plan hadn't worked out and Rensuke wanted to spare the prince's feelings for possibly having endangered these commoners? He constantly ran up and down his room trying to find an answer. He didn't want to be at fault, he didn't want to take responsibility if there was really some kind of incident. But he didn't want to make a fool out of his friend and his mother as society would've said they were at fault for being cowardly enough to even dare ask any of the royal guards. Though society was loving and caring, there were still a lot of flaws such as blaming victims for making themselves victims.

Just then he heard two guards talking right outside the door. "Did you hear what happened? Some strange commoners really made the impossible possible!" "Yes, I've heard", Reo went closer to the door, trying to make out more than just the few featureless words he had been hearing, "Wasn't it that they convinced His Excellency to take them in? Aren't they getting their own room of living here on the castle's yard? What were their names again.. Agin? Or something?" "No, I think it started with a Na sound." His eyes widened, then he teared up, then he joyfully jumped around his room. "He did it! He made it! Yes!" Oh, he would buy Seishiro all the things he wanted and even more! Spoil him to graceful death!
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Two days later, the prince's detention had been lifted and – luckily – the Nagi family moved into the castle, he had a chance to welcome his friend! And he did more than such. He went all out, planning an extraordinary party with tons of expensive gifts, to the point that Rensuke had to physically stop his long-time friend before it was too late and he would've gotten another room restriction. Him and the Kunigami knight greeted the two, Reo of course with an energetic and overwhelming jumping hug that made Seishiro stumble but not fall this time. In actuality, he had even caught the purple-haired man and held him up with the strength of just one arm.

"Woah! Since when are you this strong?!", the carried one exclaimed in a surprised yet still fascinated tone to which the other merely shrugged. "It might be the genes", Mrs. Nagi giggled lightheartedly and Reo smiled. It was wonderful seeing everything had turned out well and they were all happy. Seeing the state the elderly woman was in truly made his heart melt, he was glad, delighted and proud; proud of himself for having gotten this crazy yet great idea and proud of Rensuke for making that plan happen in the first place, but he was most proud of this small and seemingly powerless family for fighting their way up as direct employees to the royal family. What a milestone!

"Do we want to celebrate? Nagi-kun, I've gotten you so much! I have a little friend for Choki too!" It was obvious to everyone in vicinity that this young man was more than just a little excited to hang out with this former commoner; he took spoiling him to death very seriously. "How about you let them see their living conditions for now?", the knight interrupted very quickly, dragging his friend to the room while the Nagis followed. He knew nothing would come out of it if he didn't do anything about the prince's behavior. He opened the door and showed a luxurious room, way bigger than the entirety of the family's old house; it was way less luxurious than any other hall or room in this castle – because why would the king treat this scum any better than the bare minimum? – but it was definitely a significant upgrade to what these two were used too. There was even a desk with high quality sewing tools and some materials like golden buttons!

The woman ran up to that desk and eyed it up and down, she was thrilled to say the least, touching everything there was to find there at least twice. Seishiro on the other hand examined the entirety of the room and sat down on a bed. "Rock hard", he discovered nonchalantly, "Even my bed back home is better than that scam." Rensuke sighed heavily, he was shocked at the ignorance of this young boy who thought he would be getting a life as king 2.0; really, what did he think?! "Well it's obvious, noting you two are not even close to royal-" "Well, you can sleep with me if you want", the prince interrupted, "My bed is so comfortable and soft! It feels as though a big fluffy cloud is hugging you tight while you drift off to Dreamland!" He smiled brightly thinking about it.

Now the orange-haired teen was beyond words, he was schocked, weirded out, traumatized. Had he just offered to sleep with him?! A man asking a woman he barely knew was already very unsettling but a man asking another man?! That was more than just disturbing! He wanted to say something but chose not to; how would it change their relationship? He still liked Reo with all his heart, he couldn't risk telling him that something the prince found to be very normal and kindhearted was in reality weird and not suitable behavior for a future emperor!

Luckily, Ba-ya had just appeared in time to join the conversation: "Now now, Young Prince, don't you think that's going a bit too far this early on? Take your time and don't stress our newfound friends out, do you understand me?" "But I want to make Sei feel welcomed and he said he didn't like the bed, so I'll have to make adjustments", he argued back, sulking slightly, with Seishiro adding: "I don't really wanna bother my mother even more than I already did, so sleeping with Reo would be good; less of a hassle." He scratched the back of his head, looking away from his friend. "See!?", Reo said loudly, "He wants to!" And he had called him by his name. It made him smile brightly, he finally had someone to call his own!

At the end of the day, Seishiro did end up sleeping in Reo's bed as his friend watched him for half of the night before lying down on the floor and falling aslepp as well. This was yet the best night the former commoner had ever had.