Chapter 544: 13.42

Raphael teleported to the Palace of Eau Saumont. Archduke Maximillien was still busy counting the money that would be given as the ransom money to pay to the bandits because he was afraid that his soldiers wouldn't be able to locate Little Jean at this point. 

He kept worrying that something might've happened to his beloved little brother, and if Little Jean was dead… then he would never be able to forgive himself. 

Raphael walked towards Maximillien, and then he cleared his throat. 

Maximillien turned his back and saw Raphael. He already knew that Raphael could do stuff like teleportation. Thus he asked, "What are you doing here? If you want to meet Little Jean, he has been kidnapped. I'm trying to pay for his ransom."

"No need, I've located him," Raphael said. 

Maximillien held his breath as he grabbed Raphael's shoulder, "Where is he? Is he safe? How about his health? I swear if I found a single wound in his body, I will—"

Raphael took a step back to distance himself, "Little Jean is alright. He is currently under the guardianship of a mysterious boy with amazing fighting skills. He is the reason why I couldn't retrieve Jean with me."

Raphael summoned a butterfly that looked similar to Little Jean's golden butterfly, "This butterfly will come to meet its fated lover, and I already put it in Little Jean's head as his hairpin."

Maximillien was angry when Raphael said that he had turned the other pair of the butterfly to be Little Jean's hairpin.

But he had something bigger to worry about right now. So he accepted the golded butterfly that flew on top of Maximillien's head. 

"My advice is to be merciful. Jean is not treated badly there. You will only worsen the situation if you got too angry," Raphael advised. Then he turned around and dispersed into the light once more, presumably returning to his training. 

Meanwhile, Maximillien finally finished his preparation, and they went to the deep woods. They stopped at the designated point for them to drop the ransom money for Jean. 

Maximillien took out the butterfly to located Little Jean. The butterfly flew around before showing the way for Maximillien. 

The Archduke was followed by many of his men to pass through the deep woods in search of their Young Master.

Maximillien stopped the golden butterfly once it finally found the bandits camp, well hidden in the middle of the woods. They even dared to set up fences and gates, meaning that they had stayed here for a while. 

Maximillien gritted his teeth out of anger and ordered the commander, "Surround the whole camp. Attack when I give you instructions for it. Make sure that nothing other than my little brother can be saved."

"Yes, Your Highness…"

…

Maximillien watched as he saw the commander stealthily mobilized the palace guards to surround the whole camp, so nobody could escape. 

He chuckled slightly, "Those low-life thugs have no idea with whom they're messing around with."

**

Wolf was so worried about Little Jean, who fainted after he did his strange magic. He paced through the forest aimlessly, he wanted to return to the camp, but Little Jean hated it. 

He sat on fallen tree bark. He checked Young Master Jean, who was still breathing steadily. There was nothing out of the ordinary for him. So Wolf could take a deep, relieved breath. 

At least, his Young Master wasn't hurt at all. 

He didn't know what Young Master did in the cave, but his magic actually canceled his fire magic. He could not ignite any fire for the whole hour until he was far from the cave, making sure that he wouldn't fight with that beautiful, silver-haired Angel called Raphael. 

"Young Master… wake… up…" Wolf shook Young Master Jean's body slightly, afraid that he would hurt him.

But there was no response from Jean, as if he was in a deep sleep right now, like a pink-haired sleeping beauty. 

Wolf remembered that Young Master Jean almost fainted after showing that magic trick before, and he recovered once he got a kiss. Did this mean that Wolf also needed to kiss Young Master?

Wolf's cheeks reddened as he imagined the sight of him taking the initiative to kiss Young Master Jean. He felt unworthy of having such privilege. 

"Young Master…"

[Pupa: Okay, when will you wake up, seriously.]

[When he finally kiss my lips ah! We need some sleepy beauty moment!]

[Pupa: You didn't even faint at that time.]

[This is just some extra acting to make me look like a weak, fragile flower that needs to be protected all the time. This will be beneficial in the long run ah!]

Wolf gulped. He carefully put Little Jean on the flat stone slab and used some leaves for his pillow. Wolf kneeled beside Young Master Jean and said, "Young… master… sorry…."

'I'm sorry for being presumptuous because I will have to kiss you. Young Master… I did this out of necessity, I swear….' Wolf said in his heart. 

He stared at Young Master Jean's pink lips, and his face slowly drew near Young Master's face. 

Wolf closed his eyes, their breath intertwined, and he pecked Young Master Jean's lips gently. 

[Okay, okay! That's my sign to do the Disney princess awakening stuff! Let me use my magic to make it look believable, hehe.]

After the kiss, Wolf saw an incredible view of flowers growing around Young Master Jean's body. Then the butterfly hairpin was awakened once more, turning into a golden butterfly that flew around them. 

The golden butterfly landed on Little Jean's pink hair, and Little Jean opened his eyes. He looked around and saw that Wolf was kneeling beside him. 

Wolf looked delighted and relieved at the same time after Young Master Jean opened his eyes. 

"Y—Young Master…. Wolf… sorry…" Wolf lowered his head humbly. He felt responsible for making Young Master Jean faint. 

Little Jean hummed and said innocently, "It's not Wolf's fault. Jean just doesn't like fighting…."

"Thank you for saving Jean! Wolf is Jean's knight!"

Wolf blushed. He felt that he was the luckiest boy on earth because he got to kiss his Young Master and was also appreciated for all the things he did. 

"I—It's… Wolf's duty…." Wolf said. 

Little Jean got up from the stone slab, and the moment he stood, there was a loud shriek not far from their position, and then followed by collective screams of agony "AAARRGHHH!"

Little Jean and Wolf darted their eyes at the source of the voice, and Wolf was the one who recognized where the voice came from. His blood ran cold when he realized that the bandit camp where his big brother stayed was under attack. 

As much as he hated the bandit camp, he still loved his big brother a lot, so he still had to save him. 

"Young Master…. Stay…" Wolf said. 

But Little Jean grabbed Wolf's arm and shook his head, "No, don't leave me alone, Wolf. P—Please take me with you!"

"Young Master—" 

The moment Wolf was about to urge Young Master Jean to stay, another surprise came when a huge water dragon suddenly emerged from the woods behind them. 

A man with a golden butterfly flying around his head controlled the giant water dragon behind them. With a grin, he said, "You little kid, dares to kidnap my little brother."