Chapter Volume 4, The Lost Files of the Ancient Castle 1: Dragon Peace, the First Wind Blows Past (1/2)

Volume 4, The Lost Files of the Ancient Castle Chapter 1: Dragon Peace, the First Wind Blows Past

Translator: Raylight (proofread by elisa & Trespasserby; C/E edited by lucathia)

An Xiang Ye really is Dark Sun!

Since I’m in the same class as him, it’s not as if I’ve never suspected him before. After all, silver hair is simply too rare.

However, both Leanna and Abner refused to consider the possibility. They said that they always see An Xiang Ye studying earnestly in class every day, unlike me, who sleeps in practically every class. If he was actually Dark Sun, he would have to go out to patrol every night. Since he’s so active at night, he wouldn’t be able to attend classes earnestly like that during the daytime.

I agreed with them. To go out patrolling every night was simply too tiring. If it weren’t for Leanna and Abner, who always drag me to school, I would probably skip classes nine out of ten days.

Therefore, An Xiang Ye, who always scores full marks on tests, hands in reports that are as thick as a book, and never sleeps in class, should not be Dark Sun.

In the end, he really did end up being Dark Sun.

According to Charles-gē, once An Xiang Ye returns home, the first thing that he does is complete his homework. Then, he gives his brother a call and talks. Some days, he modifies machines, which is his hobby. Then, he goes to sleep at ten, and wakes up at five to go running… What kind of life is this?

If something were to happen at night, he would still become Dark Sun and go out to resolve the issue… Doesn’t he need to sleep?

I believe that An Xiang Ye is not merely Dark Sun. In fact, he’s practically an alien!

During breakfast, the young master ecstatically announced to everyone that he was going over to my family’s house to play.

There was not much of a reaction from Dell or May. Instead, it was Mr. Bramble who reacted so violently that he tore the newspaper he was holding in two. He even jumped to his feet, roaring… Of course, his roar was not directed at the young master, but at me. “You’re bringing the young master into vampire territory?”

“That is not it. I am going back to the butler household of the Elysees Family.” In order to completely and thoroughly remove any doubts in Mr. Bramble’s mind, I revealed the name of my family.

“Elysees?” Mr. Bramble froze for a moment, and then asked in a disbelieving tone of voice, “You’re from the Elysees Family?”

“Indeed.”

This time, Dell was the one who reacted, spitting out a mouthful of cola. He then shouted, “Oh my god! Elysees!”

“What is with the Elysees Family? Why are you all so shocked?” The young master was bursting with curiosity.

May replied seriously, “Young Master, Elysees is a very famous family. Although they do not stand out and are not a famous economic organization, they are an influential family of butlers and have an ancient history. Almost all of the families that are even a little known will hire butlers from that family. There’s even the saying, ‘If you don’t have a butler from the Elysees family, you can’t be considered a truly influential household.’”

“That’s how the influence of the Elysees family spreads throughout the whole world!” Dell screamed, “Everyone knows that if you’re seeking death, go and aggravate the Sun Emperor, the Church, or the Elysees. You’re bound to die with one hundred percent certainty!”

The young master went “oh, oh” loudly, and he looked just as excited as Dell. He even mimicked Dell and looked at me with eyes of idolization.

However, I felt that regarding this, the young master had no need for excitement or idolization since he was the Sun Emperor’s younger brother. In terms of power, the Sun Emperor is definitely ahead of the Elysees Family, and is even leading by a large margin.

Mr. Bramble inquired seriously, “Are you from the main family or a branch family?”

I fell silent, feeling a little at a loss as to how I should answer that question. However, under the gazes of those present, I could only truthfully admit, “I am the head of the family in name. Madam Sadina, who is currently managing the affairs of the family, is actually the surrogate head. However, the number of people who know about this is less than ten. It is possible that not even the Sun Emperor is aware of this.”

The truth was that Sadina had already been managing the family for fifty years. Even those within the family who were aware of this would be unlikely to treat me as the head. Even I did not think of myself as the head.

Ever since I had let Sadina take over as the surrogate head, and I had left the Elysees Family, I had not once thought of myself as the head.

“Mr. Butler.”

Dell suddenly grabbed my hand and said in an extremely sincere voice, “Sir, I must let you know that the usual fooling around with you is for the sake of creating a bit more entertainment in life. Poking fun at you is for the sake of making the young master happy, and when I often knock over drinks and make you clean up the floor, it is because exercise is good for the body and soul… Actually, I truly respect and love you, sir!”

Pfffttt! The young master burst into laughter, and was laughing so hard that he fell sprawled onto the table. May, on the other hand, looked at Dell with eyes of disdain.

Mr. Bramble sat back down, picked up the torn newspaper, and continued reading. He even grumbled, “What the heck, we discover dangerous secrets every day. The Sun Emperor, Elysees… the Church better not be involved too! Otherwise, this apartment would basically be the most dangerous place in the world!”

“If that is the case, your status is not lower than that of the young master’s.” May looked at me, and he seemed uneasy. “Although the influence of the Elysees Family probably cannot compete with the Sun Emperor’s, you are the head while the young master is merely the Sun Emperor’s younger brother.”

I quickly explained, “I really am not considered the head anymore. It is highly unlikely that anyone would listen to me unless it was under Sadina’s orders to do so.” Pausing for a moment, I looked at Dell, finding it a little amusing as I said, “Rather than showing me respect, you should respect Curtis a little more. He is Sadina’s grandson and also the next surrogate head. He is the truly influential one here.”

Dell froze, and his expression changed greatly. He looked extremely alarmed, and May even patted his shoulder as if to comfort him. The young master once again broke into laughter. I felt perplexed at this.

The young master continued laughing for a while, and then he explained to me, while still laughing, “Last time, when Curtis was in charge of taking care of me, Dell kept fussing about how his breakfast didn’t have the least bit of variety, and said that Curtis’s expression was like that of a wooden puppet. He even said that his style of glasses was outdated, and a lot of other things… Hahaha!”

Looking at Dell, who appeared as though the sky had just fallen down, I broke into a smile as well. Curtis was indeed a little solemn. It was hard to imagine that Sadina would raise a child with such a reserved personality. It was likely that most of Curtis’s education was not personally conducted by her.

“When are we going over?” As always, Mr. Bramble was very good at going to the heart of the matter.

“In three days.”

“Three days? Then, there are a lot of things to do!” The young master happily listed, “I have to go and tell Luo Chu-gē that the advertisements have to be postponed, and I have to go adjust DSII. He’s recently spent too much time as a motorcycle and can’t control a human body as well as before. I have to re-adjust him before he can pretend to be Dark Sun. I also have to go report to my brother… Oh right, I have to inform Aren too.”

I advised, “Why not have Aren come along too? He needs a distraction.”

The young master hesitated for a moment, but still nodded his head in agreement.

Distracting him was part of the reason I wanted him to come along. Another was because I hoped that the young master and Aren would be able to interact more with each other. They were both heroes and were similar in age. Nothing would be better than if the two of them became friends.

“Then, I will stand guard here, in case any emergencies happen.” Mr. Bramble turned to tell May, “May, you stay here with me.”

May nodded his head.

I also felt that this arrangement was ideal. In terms of playmates, Dell was definitely a better choice than May.

The young master suddenly gave a cry, “That’s right, there’s still Briar! Bramble-shū, can I bring Briar along?”

“That’s fine. It saves me the trouble of having that child pester me all day to go out and play.”

After saying that, Mr. Bramble buried his head into the newspaper. However, I smiled at that. I simply did not believe that a sensible child like Briar would pester him all day to go out and play.

As soon as the details of the trip were settled, the young master started to eat hastily. Roughly ten minutes later, he put down his utensils and announced, “I’m full. Now it’s time to go look for everyone! First of all, the nearest one is… Aren.” He paused for a moment and turned to ask, “Charles, could you go with me?”

The young master looked a little nervous. I gave it some thought. Could it be that the young master still minds the fact that Aren said that he “hated him?”

This made me feel a little bewildered. That was because after that incident, Dragon Peace had gone to help the young master. Moreover, in the end, he had also come back to this apartment. He had also accepted the young master’s arrangements, and was willing to stay in the apartment next to us… Does the young master not understand that this is an “indication” of Aren’s apology as well as a show of his goodwill?

If that was the case, then I should indeed follow him. If there was an opportunity to, I would like to help the young master understand that Aren actually did not hate him.

“Very well.”

We walked over to the apartment next to us. The young master knocked on the door, a little nervous. It was not too long before the door opened. The young master immediately asked, “Aren, we’re going to travel. Do you want to come with us?”

Aren was only wearing a pair of boxers, and he looked drowsy, as though he had not gotten enough sleep. “Where to?”

“Charles’s house.”

Aren looked at me, and then nodded his head, saying, “Wait a moment.”

Roughly ten minutes later, Aren opened the door again and walked out of his apartment. He was carrying a backpack and said simply, “Let’s go.”

Has he misunderstood something? Just as I was puzzling over it, the young master actually gave an “oh” and then said, “Okay, let’s go!”

Then, the young master knocked on Melody’s door, shouting, “Melody, Melody, can you lend me your car? I want to take Charles and Aren to Luo Chu-gē’s studio.”

Melody opened the door. She was only wearing sheer purple pajamas, and her figure was clearly visible through it. Moreover, she was not wearing a bra. Thankfully, she was hugging a small lacy bolster, which just barely covered the critical areas.

Aren stared at her, unable to tear his eyes away.

Melody rubbed her eyes and complained, “Young Master, I’m so sleepy!”

“If you’re sleepy, then go to bed!” The young master answered as a matter of fact.

“Alright! Then accompany me to bed.” Melody gave a silly smile as she said, “You have to strip naked!”

Aren drew in a sharp breath, and the young master tilted his head to the side, saying, “But the metal cabin can’t fit two people, right? The width wouldn’t allow for two.”

Young Master, did you overlook it, or did you not mind the two words “strip naked?”

Melody giggled as she said, “It’s tall enough! If we lie on top of each other, we’d fit!”

Aren suddenly covered his nose and crouched on the floor.

As a young and healthy university student, Aren’s reaction was rather normal. I looked at the young master, who only had a perplexed expression on his face, as if he did not understand the situation. Despite being faced with an absolutely gorgeous, half-naked vampire, he was neither shy nor embarrassed. It looks like the young master is still a long way from being a normal boy.

I sighed and said, “Young Master, I believe that Melody might have gone to the nightclub yesterday and is therefore drunk. Please wait briefly. I will put her to bed and find the car keys.”

The young master gave a nod of his head, and I pulled Melody into her room. I inquired as to where she had placed her keys, and after I got the answer out of her with much difficulty, I spent tremendous amounts of strength and effort to get her into the metal cabin. She almost even pulled me in along with her. When I closed the door of the cabin, I really felt as though I had just fought a difficult battle.

I took the car keys and walked out of the room, reporting to the young master, “We may go now.”

Aren merely stared at me blankly. On the other hand, after taking a glance at me, the young master laughed so hard that he crouched on the floor, hugging his stomach.

I felt a little puzzled and looked down at my clothes. Although Melody had pulled at and messed up my clothes just now, I had already tidied up before I had come out. Could it be that there is still something strange?

“Young Master, may I ask if there is something improper about me?”

At this point, Aren started to snigger too.

The young master pointed at my face and said with a huge smile, “C-Charles, on your face, there are a ton of lipstick marks!”

The young master drove to the studio. Once we arrived, Aren raised his head and looked at the building for a while before he turned to me and said in a confused tone, “I thought all vampires lived in ancient castles in the mountains.”

As expected, he had misunderstood. I explained, “The trip will be happening in three days. Right now, we are merely looking for someone. The young master is filming commercials, and this is his workplace.”

Aren froze, and then he nodded his head a little awkwardly. He said in a small voice, “Sorry, I kind of blanked out.”

I smiled, and then asked a little jokingly, “Is it because you woke up too early? May I inquire as to what time you usually get out of bed?”

Aren said grudgingly, “The earliest is nine-thirty! I always sleep really late at night, and I’m really tired…”

I nodded my head to show understanding. Heroes had to go out and take care of incidents at night. Therefore, not only do they sleep late, they would have a high amount of activity. So, I could understand if they were unable to climb out of bed in the mornings. The only hero who could be so lively at eight o’clock in the morning was probably the young master.

The young master energetically jumped up the stairs and then knocked on the door of the studio with a lot of force. Ah Da, who came to answer the door, also looked like he wanted to go back to sleep. Today, it seems like everyone did not have enough sleep… Ah! That’s right. Today is Monday. The weekends have always been the period when law and order is the most chaotic, and is also the period when the heroes are up to their ears in work.

Ah Da said with an absent-minded expression, “Ji Luo Chu is most likely still sleeping in his bed. But since he lives upstairs, we can just call him down.”

Following that, another absent-minded person was added to the party, in the form of Ji Luo Chu.

I could only ask if anyone needed coffee. Other than the young master, everyone raised both their hands, indicating that they needed at least two cups.

As I brewed the coffee, the young master told Ji Luo Chu and Ah Da about the plans to go traveling.

“You are going to travel?”

The young master nodded his head, saying, “I don’t know how long I’ll be gone for, but I’ll definitely be back before school starts.”

“Oh, is that so? Traveling seems really nice…” Ji Luo Chu answered in a daze. Following that, he was startled by Ah Da’s scream of “You’re going traveling? Do you know how many commercials there are to shoot? Even if we don’t waste any time to re-charge, we still won’t be able to finish!”

Ah Da continued his shrieks by himself for a period of time. It was only after I passed the coffee to Ji Luo Chu and he had drunk several mouthfuls of it that he then woke up from his slumber and started yelling together with Ah Da, “You’re going traveling?”

The young master seemed to be a little shocked by their reactions. He stared at the two of them blankly. I then quickly tried to explain, “Recently, we have been doing a lot of commercials, so it is high time that we should be taking a break.”

“The commercials aren’t the problem! It’s fine even if we make those people requesting for commercials wait! But, if you were to go traveling, then how are we going to deal with the east district?”

Ji Luo Chu said agitatedly, “Moreover, Dragon Peace doesn’t appear in the daytime. You can’t possibly expect me to oversee the eastern, western, and southern districts during the day, do you? Recently, Ah Da has been busy turning the photos taken last time into print commercials, and doesn’t have any spare time to help me monitor the surveillance cameras. How am I supposed to take care of three-quarters of Sunset City by myself? Even half would be pushing it!”

“What did you say?” Aren suddenly shouted.

At this point, everyone’s attention fell on Aren, and the young master gave an “ah.”

Ji Luo Chu seemed on guard as he questioned, “Who are you?” Following that, he turned back to look at the young master and asked, “Ah Ye? Is this someone that you brought?”

The young master was evidently at a loss as to what to do, with both Ji Luo Chu and Aren staring at him. He merely faced me helplessly, and then all of their gazes turned to me.

I smiled. With my left hand gesturing to Aren, I introduced him to the other two, “This is Aren, the young master’s university classmate. At the same time, he is also whom you know as the ‘The Beast, Dragon Peace.’”

Ji Luo Chu’s and Ah Da’s mouths fell open.

I extended my right hand and gestured to Ji Luo Chu, explaining to Aren, “This person here is Ji Luo Chu, the young master’s photographer. He is also whom you know as ‘The Aristocrat, First Wind.’”

This time, it was Aren’s turn to widen his eyes.

I looked at both parties that were struck dumb and smiled as I said, “As of this moment, we are just lacking Solitary Butterfly to gather the Four Great Heroes in this studio.”

As I recalled the time when the Four Great Heroes had combined forces to stop the battle between the non-humans and the Church, I truly felt that the day when they would all gather together was perhaps not too far off.

“Sorry, I forgot that you two didn’t know each other’s identities.”

The young master looked very upset. Ji Luo Chu quickly comforted him, “It’s fine, it’s fine. Anyway, I’ve been wanting to know Dragon Peace’s identity for quite some time. We’ve been working together for a while now, but I couldn’t figure out his identity, and it piqued my interest. Therefore, Ah Ye, you have answered a very big question of mine!”