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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
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 26: Exposing the Culprit (1)
Johnny looked Zoey straight in the eye and asked, "What on earth did you tell her?""I was just letting her know you're good and that we're going to clear things up before the family gathering is over," she said with an innocent look on her face.He didn't believe it for a second, and he narrowed his eyes. Zoey and the mother had snuck away to talk in private for a few minutes before returning. The mother had gone through a complete one eighty and allowed Hannah to act as his witness. Obviously, something more had happened while they had been separated, but he didn't know what.After a moment's hesitation, he decided to drop it. He didn't want to push his luck now. If he said anything wrong, the mother might change her mind. Of course, that didn't mean he was going to drop it. He was definitely going to corner Zoey after this was all over to discuss exactly what she did to bring Hannah's mother to his side."You know, I never did ask what your power was," he said, changing the topic.
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 27: Exposing the Culprit (2)
Johnny couldn't believe his luck. He needed to inform Zoey right away so she could meet back up with him, but he was shocked to see them not bat an eye in his direction. They were already walking around him, intending to go on their merry way. Wouldn't the other party get angry and demand an apology in this situation? Neither of them had even batted an eye.Snapping out of his daze, he called after them. "Wait."The duo proceeded to give him a look that basically screamed what did he want. They were clearly not in the mood to talk with him at all. Johnny was a bit intimidated. He felt as if one wrong move could get him killed, but he quickly shook those thoughts away. There was no way they would kill him for saying something wrong. It wasn't because he thought they didn't have the heart to kill someone.He was pretty sure they had blood on their hands, even though he had no evidence of it. No, he didn't think they would have a problem dealing with him if they decided they wanted to ge
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