The Pervert Prince

"Hmmmm.....he doesn't look any different from us," a male voice muttered. "He is a bit more muscular than I expected for a person of his body build," followed by a cold sensation on his abdomen, which slowly moved downward. 

"COLD!!!" Aki yelled, waking up abruptly, and glanced around the empty room.  "Where am I?" he muttered, noticing that the room wasn't the sick bay at the army station.

The room was well furnished with white and bluish drapes hanging by the window, a white ceiling with crown molding, and a decorative magic light. On the walls, there were many different artworks, and a flower arrangement in a decorative vase sat next to his bed.

Suddenly, Aki felt something grab tightly onto his pants and proceeded to lift his bed cover to see a blond-haired man tugging on it.

"THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO ME, YOU FUCKING PERVERT!!" Aki yelled, kicking the blond-haired man in the face, only for him to resist back and grab tighter on his pants. The two men began to struggle on the bed, with Aki's pants slipping off, and the blond-haired man proceeded to push Aki backward onto the bed.

"I hear you are awake now!!!" Layla greeted happily, swiftly opened the door, and walked into the room with clean clothes before dropping them to the ground in shock.

"Hey, I hear you are awake now!' A blonde-haired woman dressed in a silver one-piece dress walks into the room with a few maids following behind, also in shock at the scene in front of them.

On the bed, a flustered blond-haired man with a torn white button t-shirt, exposing his right shoulder and chest, was holding down a pantless Aki. The blond-haired man held both of Aki's arms and kept them raised above his head as they both panted from exhaustion, with sweat dripping down from their bodies and onto the white linen. 

The maids began to blush while Layla and the blonde-haired lady's eyes began to twitch. 

"Perfect timing, my dear sisters! Help me hold him down while I complete my investigation!" the blond-haired man requested. "This is truly amazing! I can't believe he recovered so fast! He had suffered multiple life-threatening injuries and was able to recover in only a week. I wonder if this is a characteristic of being a lost," he commented, struggling to keep Aki still. 

"Oh? What with the crowd here?" a male voice inquired, noticing that group of people blocking the entrance of the room. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, ALBERT!?!?!" he yelled, peering through the crowd and spotting the scene in front.

"Perfect timing, Kurt!" the blond-haired man exclaimed, "Come help me hold him down!" he demanded. 

"SINCE WHEN WAS THIS PART OF OUR ROYAL ETTIQUETE TO ATTACK OUR GUEST IN THEIR SLEEP.....PRINCE.....ALBERT?" a female voice inquired, with the crowd dispersing, opening up a path. "Explain yourself now!" A blond-haired woman walks into the center room, dressed in a light blue medieval morning gown with white embroidery. 

"MOTHER! YOU CAME BACK HOME EARLY!" the blond-haired man yelled, releasing Aki and jumping off the bed. "I-I-I w-was....j-just l-looking a-after our -g-guest," he replied, stuttering profusely. 

"BOTH OF YOU, GET DRESSED NOW!" the blond-haired woman ordered Aki and the blond-haired man, answering in unison, "YES, MA'AM!" 



*Tick* *Tock* Tick* Tock* The sound of a grandfather clock filled the silent, small dining room, as the crowd of people now sat around the wooden dining room table. At the dining table, the Royal Family sat on one side while Aki and Layla sat together on the other side. The maid placed freshly brewed tea cups and biscuits onto the table before standing to the side of the room, waiting for further instructions. 

"Explain yourself,  Prince Albert," the Queen demanded, taking a small sip of tea, "Let's hear why you attacked our guest in his sleep." 

'W-Well, I heard he was a l-lost and I want to investigate him," Prince Albert stuttered. 

"So you thought instead of asking for permission, you assumed it would be better to investigate while he was asleep like a pervert," the Queen inquired, "You are the Second Prince, why won't you act like one?" 

"B-Because I have no interest in being a Prince!! " Prince Albert yelled, standing up. "I'm more interested in him!" pointing directly at Aki, with the maids blushing immensely. Aki jumped out of his seat and began to back himself up towards the wall, hitting his head on a painting. 

"*sigh* My dear little brother, you need to work on your phrasing," the blond-haired lady stated, shaking her head, "Do you have any idea how that may be interpreted?" 

"Let's be clear on one thing: I have no interest in guys!" Aki quickly yelled, attempting to clear up any possible confusion. "I'm currently single and open to courtship with any wonderful ladies," he glanced at the maids who were softly whispering to each other. 

"*Bwwahh*" the dark brown hair man laughed, "Rei is correct, you need to work on your social skills more, my little brother," gesturing Aki to sit back down with his right hand. "My name is Kurt, First Prince of Garlia and Captain of the Royal Knights. It's nice to finally speak with you." 

"My name is Rei, First Princess of Garlia and Vice Captain of the Royal Knights!" the blond-haired woman introduced herself, "I'm also the wife of the wonderful lady over there!" gesturing with her left hand towards Layla, whose face and ears were slowly turning red. 

"Huh............WIFE?!?!" Aki yelled, "Doesn't that make you a princess after all?" remembering why she stated she wasn't.

"Layla isn't a princess due to certain reasons, but it's a story that is better suited for another time," Princess Rei answered with a sad tone.

"My name is Caroline, Queen of Garlia and Mother of Kurt, Rei, and that pervert over there," the Queen side-glanced towards Prince Albert, who was still pondering in thought regarding Prince Kurt & Princess Rei's remarks about social skills. "There is also a second princess who is currently absent and with the King at the moment," she added. 

"Yikes......."Aki muttered, "Why am I having tea with the Royal Family?" he whispered to Layla. 

"After your life-threatening injuries were treated by the church, I didn't know if I should keep you at the church," Layla explained, "It was either to leave you in the sick bay alone or to bring you here where the maids can help attend to you while you were unconscious", glancing towards the maids who were standing nearby.

"I see," Aki quickly stood up and walked over to the maids, "Thank you for taking good care of me!" bowing down in gratitude. The maids began to panic, unsure what Aki was thanking them for as they weren't following along with the conversation.

"What are you both talking about?" Prince Albert inquired, giving up on the social skill advice.  "I'm interested in the fact that Aki was a lost," reaching into his item box and unwrapping a white cloth, revealing a small black box on the dining table. 

The object was a black rectangular box with the lid open, revealing a cracked screen on top and a light gray circular shape on the bottom, with buttons next to it. 

"Wait! Isn't this a portable DVD player?" Aki yelled, looking directly at the object in front of him. "Why is it here?" 

"So that's what that thing is called, a porta DD Payer?" Prince Albert muttered, taking out a pen and paper from his item box. "Do you know how it works?" he gestured to a maid to bring the object to Aki for further inspection.

'Well, it won't work now since it is completely broken. The screen is shattered, and the plastic hinges that contain the wiring are all shredded." Aki inspected, "The buttons are no good either as they soaked in some sort of sticky substances," as he pressed on the eject button to open the disc tray.

"May I pull something from my item box?" Aki requested politely, realizing he was currently being tested by the Royal Family. 

"You may," the Queen answered, impressed by Aki's intuition.

For the Queen, Aki was an unknown presence, and any action he took could become a threat to everyone in the room, or even the Kingdom. Before the meeting, she had instructed Prince Kurt & Princess Rei to remain on guard after reading the report brought to her by Captain Brox and the Guild Master Falcon regarding the Stampede Incident.  

Aki proceeded to take out a small palette knife from his item box, placing it on the dining room table, and waited for the Queen's approval before proceeding with his next action. The Queen glances at the palette knife and gives a small open hand gesture to allow Aki to proceed. Aki picks up the knife and sticks it into the seams of the gray DVD cover and proceeds to pry it open, followed by a *pop*, revealing the disc image.

"I know this movie," Aki stated, looking down at the disc image. "It's that famous western movie regarding that archaeologist who carried a whip". He carefully removed the disc from its disc tray and began to inspect the data side of the disc for any damage.

 "The disc itself is still in good condition, and it should be able to play again if there were another  DVD player," Aki stated, placing the disc on a soft napkin, with the label side facing up. "Please do not touch the shiny side of the disc as you may damage it," he warned as a maid took the napkin with the disc towards the Queen. 

"I'm surprised! I can't believe how gorgeous this picture is," the Queen stated, as the Prince & Princess stood up from their seats and stared at the disc image. 

"MOTHER! That picture is the same one from when we watched it!" Prince Albert exclaimed.

"May I ask how Prince Albert came in contact with this object ?" Aki inquired, gesturing towards the broken portable DVD player. 

"It happened a few years ago, during one of our annual family vacations that Princess Albert came across this lost object," the Queen explained, "He got lost and stumbled across this object in some sort of thin, transparent bag inside an animal hole. When he returned, he began yelling that there were people inside the black object. He proceeded to show us where we saw people running around, fighting, and speaking an unknown language. As we continued to watch, the picture disappeared, and in his attempt to fix it, the object became like this," the Queen answered. 

"I-I see.." Aki muttered, "I hope you aren't expecting me to fix it," he stated toward Prince Albert, as in this world, a simple concept like a screw still hasn't been invented yet. 

"I heard that you didn't want to be an Adventurer from Layla because you had no interest in fighting, right?" Prince Albert asked, "Why don't you become an Explorer ?" he suggested with an ominous smile.