The new butler, Mr. Kazuki was actually no other than the old man who ordered to kidnap Lisa the other day. He is Jungkook's grandfather, Mikazuki Youjirou . He's the father of Jungkook's late mother,Mikazuki Fei, and was the last king of country J.
Fourteen years ago, with reasons uncanny enough to convince the monarchic loyalist, king Youjrou abolished his own country's monarchy and turned 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 eyes. Mysteriously, no official announcement was ever made about the rumored prince either, thus creating a tremendous pile of never-ending gossips and theories about his real existence until these days. The unanswered questions about the monarchy abolition and the rumored prince remained buried way deeply that to many, it might never be uncovered anymore.
And after over a decade, the former king was now among the secret ultra-rich people who preferred to stay out of the public eyes. He was now the owner of a large corporation and one among the richest men in Eastern Asia who's name's mysteriously never once appeared on the lists of powerful and ultra rich billionaires. However, for the past decade until now, 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 until these days.
...
In the garden, a man in black approached the former-king-turned-butler in disguise who was currently watching a girl from afar who was reading books seriously.
"Sir, what will you do if the young master suddenly shows up?" the man asked while he hides in the bushes behind.
"So what?"
"Er... won't the young master get enraged if he sees you here?"
"Why would he get enraged with 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 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 himself. He was planning to test her, however, from the very beginning, he failed to find anything about her that displeases him. She is a clever girl and she doesn't seem to have any hidden intentions, much more hidden fakeness. The more time he spent observing and talking to her, the more she becomes so pleasing in his eyes.
"She's really like a light, that girl. I never met anyone brighter than her. I wonder how Jungkook's doing whenever he's with her." The old man continued, making the man behind him frowned with curiosity.
"What do you mean sir?"
"That girl is like a ball of fire, she's capable enough to melt that frozen stone, might as well burn him down if he lets his guard down."
Surprised with his answer, the man in black ask again for he couldn't understand why Mr. Han-gyeol's expression seemed 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.
"That grandson of mine, sigh, it will never be easy. Jungkook is the night, and that girl is the day. Do you think day and night will ever coexist together?"
That moment, upon those words came out of his mouth, the old man looked up the sky again and a deep sorrow flashed in his eyes.
"So the only way for them to stay together is either the young master stop being the night, or the young miss stop being the day, huh."
"That's right. If only it's as easy as it sounds."
It's been more than two weeks since Jungkook left and lisa never heard anything from him. It's as if he just disappeared into existence, leaving no trace at all. Every time he leaves, lisa always felt like there's something that's inexplicably strange. Lisa has been wondering why it felt that way but to her dismay, she couldn't find an answer. All she knew was that the feeling was undeniably mysterious. She felt as though he's not just leaving to go somewhere faraway, it almost felt like his existence also seemed to vanished as if he was just... a dream.
"Don't you miss the young master?" Mr. Kazuki asked while the two of them were watering the plants together.
Upon hearing him, Lisa smiled. "I do."
This has been the longest time she didn't see him and she didn't expect that she'll going to miss him like this. She realized she strangely needed Jungkook's presence more than she thought.
"The young master's occasional disappearance is really inevitable. Is this alright with you?"
Lisa went silent for a while then she faced towards the old man. "Hmm... I think I'm fine with it, and I'm aware he has lots of things to do. But this is the first time I haven't seen him this long... I just realized I'm actually missing him more as days goes by. Haha."
Her cute awkward smile and her sincere words never ceased to warm the old man's heart. He has been sighing and feeling distant to the world all this time, but now, a certain young lady appeared and it's as if the sun finally rose in the horizon.
"I'm sure, the young master has been missing you more, young miss."
"Haha. You think so?"
"Why? You think this old man is lying?"
"Hmm... Sorry gramps but I'm not really convinced." Lisa chuckled mischievously for a moment then continued seriously; "When it comes to Jungkook... how should I put it... well, he's unreadable. He's like a book I can't even begin to read because it was locked with series of bloody tough chains."
"Are you frustrated?"
"Frustrated, huh... I think not to that extent. But I admit my curiosity has been growing larger lately, I'm afraid it might burst out some time soon. Haha. I hope I can hold still, wait..." Lisa paused as she put her one hand in her hip then faced the old man again as if she's a teenage spoiled brat who's about to demand something outrageous from her grandfather. "Gramps, I think it's time for you to talk. You promised to tell me something about Jungkook if I cook for you the whole week remember?"
"Haha. So in the end you won't even go easy on this old man, huh."
"I won't."
"Okay, okay. This old man will now talk."
While the two were sitting in the garden's gazebo, lisa looks so incredibly excited.
"So? What do you want to know about him? Do you want to know why he covers his face?" the old man asked and lisa's eyes twinkled immediately as though she just saw a golden box containing the world's most mysterious secret. However, in a blink of an eye the stars in her eyes suddenly vanished the moment she realized that the golden box in front of her was surely Pandora's box, something deadly forbidden.
Seeing her expression, the old man laughed. "Haha. Are you that scared of him?"
In response, lisa shook her head right away. "I admit I am but it's not really about fear. I don't want to do anything that would anger him and... I will never purposely break my promise." She said looking stern and resolute even though disappointment flashed across her beautiful eyes for a moment.
"Are you saying that it's totally fine with you even if you will never know anything about him forever?"
Upon hearing the old man's words, lisa shook her head like a rattle. "No, I'm never fine with it. But, I'm not rushing. One day, I believe he himself will tell me everything."
"What if that day will never come?"
Lisa's eyes narrowed then a silly evil smirk carved in her face as she speaks. "I will force it out his mouth."
"Hahaha. That's the young miss for you. I wonder how will you do that. This old man definitely wanted to witness it with his own two eyes."
"Well, that's a secret gramps. I will definitely make him say it."
Lisa's eyes suddenly burned with determination and enormous fighting spirit. Causing the old man to smile with all his heart's content. He was sure that no one in this world can be more suited as Jungkook's wife than this lady in front of him.
"That's the spirit young miss." The old man looked like he was rooting for her, beaming with happiness and satisfaction. "And because of that I want to give you a reward. I can answer as many questions as I can as long as it's not about his identity, how about it?"