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Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 18: Counterattack (1)
Johnny crossed his arms as he said, "I see. Since everyone is dead set on serving justice, we should ask the kid what happened and what he wants.""That's absurd," the man from earlier said as he took a step forward. "You're going to harass a child just because things didn't go your way.""Are you deaf?" Johnny snapped. "How is what I'm suggesting harassment? Since the kid is the victim, it's only natural that the victim gets to decide what he wants as compensation.""Isn't asking a child a bit much?" a person whispered."Who would ask a child?" another person asked."I don't know what you're up to, but I won't let you get away with this," the kid's father said as he glared at Johnny.Instead of reacting to the words, Johnny just waved a hand to motion for them to get a move on. The faster they got on with it, the faster they could get this over with. It was a bit of a gamble to take this route since it could still turn against him, but he was counting on the idea that the kid wasn't
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 19: Counterattack (2)
Johnny did just that. "As everyone knows, I just recently became a blessed so there are many things I'm unaware of. One of them being that Anthony was also a blessed and could produce flames already. I'm sure anyone would be shocked if flames were thrown at your face."There was grumbling as a person said, "You still dropped the kid."He tried to lock eyes with the speaker, but he couldn't find them in the crowd. "I already admitted it was my fault. It seems everyone is glossing over how I've had no prior experience with other blessed. I still have the instincts of a regular person. I wonder if this is how you treat all family members who have only recently become a blessed.""Of course not," someone said."So I'm just the exception. I'm quite flattered, but I don't need the special treatment," he said with his voice dripping with sarcasm.Now no one was daring to speak up. If they still tried to blame him for what happened, it would be the same as saying that no one in the family cou
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 20: Find the Culprits (1)
[This is interesting. Can you tell me more about this family thing?]Johnny could feel the corners of his mouth twitch, but he forced himself to remain calm. For some reason, it was being quite chatty out of the blue. He had thought it would be busy harassing other blessed, but that's not what happened. Shaking his head, he decided to completely ignore the system for now and focus on his mission. This wasn't the time or place to be distracted by the system.After his grandfather had assigned him the task, Johnny had accepted it because he had no other choice. If he had refused, he might have lost his grandfather's support. Besides, it wasn't like he didn't want to. The only issue was how he had to do everything on his own. He couldn't rely on anyone to help him track down the culprits.His enemies wouldn't leave evidence out in the open for him to find. Well, it might be possible, but that would only happen if they really did look down on him and those around him. The only way any evi
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 21: Find the Culprits (2)
"I can protect you," Johnny suddenly said.The two stared at each other with very different emotions. Johnny managed to keep a straight face while Zoey stared at him in disbelief. She couldn't believe he just said that. Did he even understand what he was saying? How was she supposed to take him seriously when he offered an impossible offer? She knew very well that he wouldn't be able to protect her from the other family members.Just because he was the heir didn't mean he could do whatever he wanted. In fact, since he was the heir, there were several things he couldn't do. That was when it was a normal situation. He was just someone who appeared out of nowhere. He probably didn't even have a base of support. She didn't count their grandfather or Johnny's parents.As she thought that, she immediately understood why he didn't just accuse her of being a threat and dealt with her accordingly. He must have wanted to convert her to his side so he could start properly building his support ba
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 22: Finding the Culprits (3)
Johnny didn't get very far when he felt something grab him by the back of his suit. It was so sudden that he nearly fell backwards, but he managed to catch himself in time. However, he felt his back ache from the awkward position he got himself into. With a grunt, he stood up straight and felt a heavy weight settle on his back. Looking behind him, he was able to catch a glimpse of a child clining to him. "Can you get off of me?" he asked as he tried to reach behind him to get her off. "Where are you going, uncle?" the girl asked instead. As he internally told himself to be patient with her, he said, "I'm looking for someone." "Who?" she asked. "It's not someone you know," he said as he gave up trying to get her off of him. "Tell me. Tell me," she chanted as she finally jumped off of him. He took a moment to thank the heavens that she was no longer clinging to him like a monkey. "I actually don't know their name. I'm looking for the person who got Anthony into trouble." When he
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 23: Finding the Culprits (4)
The girl eagerly said, "Mom and dad told me to stay put and behave. Anthony was there too, but he was so annoying, so I didn't want to play with him. Then Uncle Charles showed up. He looked really angry, so I stayed away. Then Uncle Charles talked with Anthony. Then they walked out together, and that was it."As she told her story, she waved her arms around excitedly. More than once, she almost smacked Johnny across the face because of how excited she was. It was surprisingly simple and not hard to understand. Johnny had been worried that he would have to endure some convaluated child's tale, but apparently he had been worried over nothing."So you're saying Uncle Charles took Antony away? Which room were you playing in? Was it the same room as before?" he asked."No, I can show you," she said.Johnny nodded and allowed her to lead them out of the room into another. The room they entered looked like an actual playroom. He hadn't known about this room earlier, but he supposed it was be
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 24: Horror of Children
While Johnny was shocked by Zoey's sudden change of heart, he was relieved that he didn't have to worry about figuring out how to convince her. Now that he had her on his side, he should see if he could get more information out of her. He didn't truly believe Charles was the mastermind behind the whole thing. The plan he enacted was too sloppy.As he was about to start interrogating her, he heard a shout, "Hey, that hurt!"Looking away from Zoey, he saw the kids were shouting at each other. He had missed what caused the fight and wasn't sure if he should get involved. It wasn't like he was their parent or was tasked with watching them. If something happened, it wasn't his fault. Well, he supposed he should do something since they were family.As he grumbled to himself about how this wasn't what he expected when he joined the family, he was shocked out of his thoughts when he saw the kids throwing fire at each other. His mind could barely process what he was seeing. Weren't they a litt
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 25: Discussions
"What did you mean earlier?" Johnny asked.[The system doesn't understand where humans got the idea that there are restrictions on who can obtain a power.]Johnny took a moment to make sure no one was listening to the conversation before asking, "What do you mean? Of course, there's a restriction. Otherwise, everyone would be able to get a power."It was something everyone grew up knowing, and nothing had proven that idea otherwise. Only the elite got to encounter the divine power system and obtain a power that would enrich their own lives. There were rare exceptions, but he wasn't one of them outside of getting more than one power. However, the system was acting like that was wrong. He couldn't wrap his mind around it.[The system now understands the confusion.]"And?" Johnny asked when the system didn't continue right away.[Everyone is capable of obtaining a power, but the system can only give power to a select few for several reasons.]"Can you tell me what they are?" he asked as
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