The Magician of Sound

Chapter 434 - Campbell Family

After completing the paperwork, Arnaud led Kai's back. Right in front of the car, he shook Kai's hand and said, "We will be sending our agent to monitor you as well since we can't afford to have you move so freely."

"Hmm? Can't you just ask Sofia to do it? And it's not like I'm planning something like that." Kai tilted his head in confusion.

"We would like to, but if we consider Sir Jules's character, I'm afraid that you won't know what kind of trick he will pull off. That's why we are sending our agent too. Don't worry, I believe that her strength is good enough for you." Arnaud nodded. "The missions will be directed by the academy, so I won't say anything for now."

"I understand. I will do my best here so as to not create any trouble." Kai nodded with a smile, assuring him.

"Thank you. That's what we like."

Kai then returned to the car as they drove toward Campbell Family's mansion.

As one would expect from a big family with the strongest magician as the former head, the mansion was huge. The area alone was three times the size of a football field. They needed more than ten people to take care of everything inside the house.

Kai listened to every single sound in this house. As expected, the family's head had been waiting for him, especially after getting a call from Jules.

"So, what do you think about this house?" Jules asked with a poker face. There was no telling what he was thinking.

Kai fell silent for a moment before answering, "Troublesome."

"Indeed. It's hard to maintain this kind of lifestyle, but I don't think you will regret having one house like this in the future." He smiled.

"Why so?"

"You can build a special research center and other things. Besides, your family can move around without feeling restricted. No matter what you want to say, you have multiple wives. There's no way you will only have one kid, right? When you become older, it will feel even more cramped.

"Although I don't mean to look down on your kid, it's hard for your kid to surpass you, so it's best to prepare everything for them, you know." He explained his reasoning.

"That's… reasonable." Kai looked down with his hand supporting his cheek, contemplating this matter. As he said, it might be good to think about the future, not about ten years from now, but a hundred years from now.

Because of his identity as a Protector, he believed that he would live for a few hundred years. Although at that time he would have gone somewhere to hide himself, there was no way he could abandon his descendants just like that.

Jules's reasoning really touched his heart as he knew that this advice was something he needed to consider. He smiled and nodded. "Thank you for the advice. I will seriously think about it."

"Good. That's all I want to say. For now, let's come out and meet my son." He returned his smile and came out of the car.

There was a middle-aged man standing before them. His silver, shaggy hair revealed a thin face. His round green eyes emanated an aura of the unknown as if it were the calm before the storm. Unlike Jules, who kept his beard, he didn't have a single of it on his face, making him look a bit younger than his actual age.

He wore a plain shirt and left it unbuttoned at the top for a more casual look. The jacket fit covered his thin body and even made him look bigger. He wore pants that had the exact style of the jacket, both in color and pattern.

"I have been waiting for you, Kai Carter." The man stretched his hand while introducing himself. "I'm Bastien Campbell. My wife, Regine, is inside, preparing the lunch for us by herself. She seems to be eager to do it, so you can expect something good since she was a chef."

"Thank you. My name is Kai Carter. Please call me Kai, Sir Bastien."

"In that case, you can call us uncle and aunt too." He nodded as he shook his hand. "When I first saw you in the news, I thought you would become big sooner or later… But this is outside my prediction. It seems that you are a far bigger man than I have seen you this whole time."

"I am thankful for the praise, but I'm just a simple man trying to live to the fullest, you see." Kai smiled.

"Ahaha, indeed. With your status, you can certainly deal with many things while ignoring most of them. Either way, let's go inside first."

Kai nodded as Bastien led them inside.

The interior of the house was similar to that of the Graham Family's mansion, so he thought nothing of it and only focused on Jules's movement.

He suddenly grabbed Bastien's shoulders while saying, "Come on, Bastien. You should hear this. This guy… doesn't even want to play along with my joke. You should tell him to do it."

"Father, let's not bother Kai. He must have been exhausted due to the long fight. Besides, it's your fault. You should act more properly. Look at the family, if you don't have Grandfather and me managing the family, our Campbell Family would have declined under your leadership.

"Also, don't squander too much money. We have been in the red because of you. And if you think this is not enough, I have a ton of complaints to you. I hope you can hear every single of them." Unlike Michael, Bastien shut Jules up without mercy.

"Oi, oi. Don't embarrass me in front of my soon-to-be grandson-in-law." He harrumphed. "Besides, if I take another commission from the union, we can easily go over our loss."

"Then how about you go right now? Don't worry. It will only be a month. We won't miss you. And do you think it's that easy to manage the family? A person can attain so many riches, but if he doesn't know how to properly manage it, he will become poor again." Bastien shook his head helplessly.

"Ugh, Son. How about backing your father up a bit?"

"I am helping you right now… helping you to fix yourself. And we have gotten the complaint from the alliance. It's true that you're the strongest in the world, but no one can stay as the strongest forever. You should be more careful and not make unnecessary enemies.

"Fortunately, I have dealt with it and gained their approval for this position. But you only have three months for it before the former principal takes office again. If not, I will just sell you to the union since I'm sure we can get enough money to last for seven generations."

"Son, you are merciless, aren't you?" Jules's eyebrows twitched, looking at his savage son.

"If you are a proper father, I won't say something like this since everyone, including me, makes mistakes from time to time. Unfortunately, you are too willful, so we have gotten so many problems because of you."

"But I get you allies."

"Ten allies can't be compared to a hundred enemies." He facepalmed and glared at him. "Anyway, just stay inside the academy starting from tomorrow. Or you won't realize what I will do to you until it's too late."

"…" Jules looked down, feeling sad. "Fine."

Kai couldn't help but smile when listening to these two. Although he didn't say it, Bastien truly loved and took care of Jules.

They then arrived at their destination, the dining room. As one would expect from a wealthy family, their dining room was so big. The table was long enough to even host more than twenty people.

The golden chandelier in the middle of the room increased the exquisiteness of this room. There were two pairs of windows on the other side of the room where they could see the relaxing garden and gave enough light to the room.

"That's right. Where is brother?" Sofia suddenly opened her mouth.

"He… He is still on the mission. I thought about introducing him to Kai Carter, but it's impossible right now." Bastien shook his head in disappointment, recalling how he had convinced him to come back but got rejected.

"Come on, Bastien. You should know about this, but Richard is holding the fort, so he truly can't return. As the person who just came out of the grueling warfare, I'm sure you know this… Warfare is not something to be treated lightly."

"I know it, Father. But there is no important movement from the magical beasts, so it should be fine to return for a while. It's just one day." Bastien clenched his teeth before sighing. "Well, I can't blame him as well since this is his choice."

He turned to Kai and apologized. "Sorry for making you see that. And as much as I want to introduce my son to you, I'm afraid it's impossible."

"Don't worry, Uncle. I can understand that. It's also the reason why I'm planning to settle everything first in three years before settling down." Kai shook his head.

"I see. I won't say anything about your vision. If you think you don't know where to go, you can come to me for advice. I will try to offer you a solution." Bastien nodded with a smile before looking at the door.

Creak.

The door was opened as someone gradually entered the room with a trolly. The one who brought them was a female in her late twenties.

Her light green curly hair braided to avoid touching any food when cooking. Bright amber eyes set appealingly and brought a joyful atmosphere with her.

She wore a white dress wrapped around her waist and covered them with an apron. She looked at them while smiling. "Ah, you all are here. Come on, let's eat. Talking is best with a full stomach."