Volu 7, The Tenth Step Toward the End: ssiah，Please Save …
Translated by Taffygirl13 (proofread by Minthe & Trespasserby; C/E edited by lucathia)
What an interesting key design. If I line up “that book” against the box’s decorative designs and press down, the box opens.
This one with a keyhole probably cannot be opened, unless I provoke a certain master-and-servant pair. In that case, I might as well use this for another bet. I guess I’m starting to get a bit addicted to gambling.
“Ezart, I’ll give this box to you. Just treat it as a reward.”
But how to get this box passed down from Ezart’s possession to that butler’s hands is not a point of consideration for .
Right now, I can only focus on this test tube in my hands.
If I drink it, will I die?
Or, will it have so kind of interesting, unexpected effect?
I think I really have fallen in love with gambling.
“There’s indeed an agreent allowing that vampire to enter Daystar City, but the agreent also clearly states that he is forbidden from causing trouble while in Daystar City!”
The leader of the priests huffed in extre indignation, “You broke the agreent, not us!”
The young master’s expression darkened upon hearing these words. He shot a fierce glare at Ezart, but the latter maintained his usual roguish appearance of complete indifference.
The young master’s fury grew even more at this. However, he did not seem to intend on clashing with Ezart before outsiders. He simply turned to angrily rebuke the priest, “Is the agreent all you are considering? You never dared to make a move against Charles before this, but not because of , right? And now you want to act? Have you really thought it through?”
I quickly said, “Young Master, there is no need for you to do this for my sake—”
Before I could finish my words, the young master turned around with an expression of anger I had never seen before, shocking to the point where I could not speak. He furiously roared at , “Charles, you are not allowed to speak anymore!”
I froze. Imdiately, Ezart ca up to and jokingly covered my mouth, even pulling backward a few steps. He laughed. “Okay, okay, he won’t speak. Neither of us will speak.”
The young master was so angry that his chest was heaving heavily up and down. He spun back around to glare at the leader of the priests, who likewise hesitated upon seeing the young master’s fury. The priest simply said, “I will ask for orders first.”
“Do whatever you want!” The young master spat out these words in his rage before shouting back, “Charles, phone!”
“Yes, Young Master.” I tossed Ezart’s hand away and swiftly pulled out the phone before asking, “Young Master, who shall I call for you?”
The young master walked over and swiped over the phone to dial a number. “Curtis, co pick Charles up.”
“Young Master!” I was extrely alard.
The young master looked at indignantly with an expression he had never used toward before. However, he did not reply, and instead continued to talk on the phone. “What happened isn’t important! If you want Charles to be fine, bring a bunch of bodyguards to personally bring him back!”
The young master’s fury seed to fade slightly, having likely received a reply of confirmation. He nodded and then passed the phone back to . He then turned back to face the leader of the priests.
“Charles will leave imdiately,” the young master told the priest.
The priest nodded and said, “Our side can agree to this condition as long as he leaves imdiately.”
While speaking, he glanced in my direction. I did not know if it was personal bias or the effects of the painkillers, but I felt that his look harbored ill intent, as if he were scheming sothing…
The Church’s agreeable words finally allowed the young master’s anger to subside. He faced and took a few deep breaths before saying, “Charles, I know this isn’t your fault. You were just injected with too many painkillers.”
With this, he shot Ezart a glare and continued, “But you have to leave with Curtis first. After I finish filming this movie, I’ll go back to Sunset City and call you back, all right?”
Seeing the dark shadows of both ntal and physical exhaustion on him, it was impossible for to refuse his plea no matter how many painkillers were injected into . “As you wish.”
As the helicopter rose upwards, all I could see was the young master’s disheartened expression. Despite the fact that I had brought him a large amount of trouble, he still felt upset about the matter of my leaving instead of feeling relief. Is there a limit to how exceptional the Young Master is?
I continued to look at the young master’s figure that gradually grew further and further away, until it finally beca a re dot on the ground, and then disappeared entirely. However, I could not shift my gaze away, as I murmured almost silently, “I do not wish to leave the young master. I should not be leaving at this ti. Moreover, there is still the Sun Emperor’s threat, a week of ti…”
“Family Head?” Curtis had an expression of confusion on his face.
We should be far enough now. I turned to say, “Curtis, have the helicopter fly lower. I will jump down.”
Upon hearing this, Curtis imdiately flipped open the arm rest and pressed a button. Dozens of bands imdiately burst forth from around my seat, wrapping around my body so tightly that even the lower parts of my legs were completely covered.
“…” All I was able to do was turn my head to look at Curtis.
He asked in bewildernt, “Family Head, you truly seem sowhat off today. Your young master as well. What exactly occurred?”
“I… how should I describe it? ‘Took drugs’?”
“You touched narcotics?” Curtis asked in astonishnt.
“Painkillers. It was not of my own volition. Soone else injected them into .”
“Young Master Ri did ntion last ti that painkillers allowed you act with fewer apprehensions.” Curtis inquired in confusion, “However, even if you have been injected with painkillers, why must you jump down?”
“I simply do not want to return with you.” As I answered, I secretly tested the strength of the bands. They could likely be destroyed using my blood ability, and just as I was planning to sever them— “The bands are specially designed and cannot be easily cut. In addition, I will imdiately call your young master to notify him if you jump off.”
“Do not threaten !” I furiously declared, “I must return. The Sun Emperor has threatened ; if I refuse to betray the young master, then he will give information regarding E.X. to the Church!”
Curtis narrowed his eyes dangerously. “He threatened you?”
His expression forced to recall the words that the Sun Emperor had spoken, and I could not restrain myself from uttering, “The Sun Emperor said that if he killed , you would at most fight against him for several years, and that you would absolutely never drag the entire family to their graves to avenge . Is that true?”
Curtis’s whole body stiffened upon hearing this. However, he still calmly answered, “Yes. If you died, I would not use the entire family to avenge you.”
So that is the truth after all? Although this was the inevitable and expected result, I felt slight disappointnt. Was it also the result of the painkillers? Had I beco pettier because of the painkillers, turning irate and lashing out fiercely, or had I simply beco more honest?
Curtis’s gaze remained locked on , with a sowhat strange look.
“Is there sothing wrong?”
“This is the first ti you have not agreed.” Curtis said in astonishnt, “Do you not typically respond with answers such as ‘That is only proper, there is no need for you to protect ,’ or the like?”
“…You still do not need to look after .”
Curtis’s expression turned even stranger as he looked at and said, “This is also the first ti I have ever heard you speak so unwillingly.”
How else should I be saying this?
Curtis smiled. “Family Head, I think you misunderstood. I would not use the entire family to avenge you because I care more about the living. Therefore, I can promise you that, as long as you are still alive, I will protect you to the end, even if it requires the strength of the entire family!”
“Even if the opponent is the Sun Emperor?” After receiving such an answer, I instead felt angrier. “Do you not fear that the Sun Emperor will eradicate the Elysees family? For my sake alone, you plan on endangering the entire family?”
“We are the Elysees family, an influential family of butlers that has existed for many generations. We will forever retain the role of support, even in the business world.”
Curtis calmly recounted, completely unrelated to my question, “Our subsidies have assisted many companies in establishing themselves. Family Head, you should know this the best, since this had first been developed and carried forward by you.”
Of course, I knew this well. At the ti, I had been reproached countless tis by my honorable father for lending money and technology to help businesses that were just starting. If it had not been for the fact that quite a few of those businesses did finally establish themselves in the end, giving greater returns than losses, my father would have truly forbidden from touching the family assets ever again.
“You have good foresight, Family Head.” Curtis said in a praising tone, “Now, up to seventy percent of all companies have current or past relations with us in the business world. Even the Sun Emperor’s Sun Alliance is no exception. In reality, the Sun Alliance had originally received quite a bit of financial aid from you when it first started, am I correct? However, that was when the Sun Alliance had not yet fallen completely to the Ri family.”
Hm? Now that it is ntioned, that does seem to be the case. No wonder the “Sun Alliance” sounded sowhat familiar.
“Ever since I was young, my grandmother had repeatedly told of the business you had made. As a result of your actions in the beginning, the Elysees family transford into an unusual existence in the business world, involved in the existence and deaths of many companies.
“If the Sun Emperor wants to attack the Elysees, it would likely place him in a position where he would injure ten thousand enemies and lose five thousand of his own. If his plan is to ‘completely eradicate’ the Elysees family, he will have to knock down thousands of companies, regardless of their size.”
Curtis leaned forward and earnestly pleaded, “As a result, you should never feel threatened by the Sun Emperor. The Elysees do not fear him. Moreover, you are our family head, so you should not need to be afraid of ‘anything’!”
“I am your family head?” From the beginning, I had never understood why Curtis could regard Sadina’s will so seriously. Sadina and I had always shared a deep bond since I was young, but Curtis never had one.
“Yes, ‘for eternity,’ Family Head.” Curtis smiled as he said, “The family assets are yours for eternity. The Elysees will never land in any property disputes, even if it suffers a severe split.”
“…I see, that was the idea you had co up with.”
“This idea was actually thought of by your father.” Curtis leaned back on the chair while calmly saying, “I am simply continuing the tradition. But do not worry, you will never be a re figurehead.”
I lowered my head to look down at the bands around my body, then smiled at Curtis.
Curtis coughed and swiftly used another button to loosen the bands. “Please forgive for my lack of manners, Family Head.”
I slightly moved my legs that had grown stiff from being bound by the bands for so long. I then ordered, “Curtis, have the helicopter fly slightly lower. I wish to jump down.”
Curtis imdiately stood up to look at with wide eyes. “After I spent so much ti telling you all those words, you still wish to jump off?”
“Indeed. However, the reason is now entirely different.”
I bent over to walk to the helicopter door. However, it was locked, so I ordered without any room for rebuttal, “Open the door! I wish to return and assist the young master.”
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