Chapter 49 - Day and Night

The new butler, Mr. Kazuki, was actually no other than the old man who ordered to kidnap Davi the other day. He was Sei's grandfather, Mikazuki Youjirou. He was the father of Sei's late mother, Mikazuki Fei, and was the last king of country J.

Fourteen years ago, with the real reasons not being disclosed, King Youjirou managed to convince the monarchic loyalists to abolish his own country's monarchy and turn it into a republic.

Rumor was that, the real reason behind the abrupt decision was because of the disappearance of the king's only heir and only grandson, who never once appeared in public eye. Mysteriously, no official announcement was ever made about the rumored prince either, thus creating a tremendous pile of never-ending gossip and theories about his real existence, even to this day. The answers to the ongoing questions about the monarchy abolition and the rumored prince were buried way too deep, that to many, it might never be uncovered in this lifetime or the next.

After over a decade, the former king was now among the secret, ultra-rich people who preferred to stay out of the public eye. He was now the owner of a large corporation and was among the richest men in Eastern Asia whose name mysteriously never once appeared on the lists of powerful and ultra rich billionaires. However, for the past decade, unknown to many, the former king actually remained at the highest echelon of power, influencing both politics and businesses not only in his home country but also in neighboring countries even now.

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In the garden, a man in black approached the former-king-turned-butler in disguise who was currently watching a girl from afar, reading her books seriously.

"Sire, what will you do if the young master suddenly shows up?" the man whispered while he hid behind the bushes.

"So what?"

"Er… won't the young master get enraged if he sees you here?"

"Why would he get enraged at his own grandfather?"

"Er… his dear wife was hurt that day, you see?"

"Idiot. That's why I am here. To pay for my men's idiocy." The old man sighed, then he looked up at the clear blue sky, looking relieved. "But I'm glad I came after all."

Truth was that Mr. Youjirou disguised himself and went to the gray Mansion to observe the girl. He was planning to test her, however, from the very beginning, he failed to find anything about her that displeased him. She was a clever girl and she didn't seem to have any hidden intentions, much less, hidden fakeness. The more time he spent observing and talking to her, the more she became pleasing in his eyes.

"She's really like a light, that girl. I have never met anyone brighter. I wonder how Sei's doing whenever he's with her." The old man continued, making the man behind him frown with curiosity.

"What do you mean, sire?"

"That girl is like a ball of fire. She's capable enough to melt that frozen stone, even burn him down if he lets his guard down."

Surprised with his answer, the man in black asked again for he couldn't understand why Mr. Youjirou's expression dulled for a moment. "But, why do you look like you're not happy with it?"

His question was followed by the old man's deep sigh and a short silence.

"With that grandson of mine, things will never be easy. Sei is like night and that girl is the day. Do you think day and night will ever exist at the same time?"

That moment, upon those words leaving his lips, the old man looked up at the sky again and deep sorrow flashed in his eyes.

"So the only way for them to stay together is for either the young master to stop being the night, or the young miss to stop being the day, huh."

"That's right. If only it was as easy as it sounds."