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Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 28: Exposing the Culprit (3)
As everyone gathered around in the hall, several people were deep in conversations with one another. Standing in front of everyone on the stage were Madison and Gabriel, who were anxiously wondering where their son could have gone. They hadn't heard from him since the nasty incident from before. The thought that their son could be bullied crossed their minds.The couple was immediately overcome with bloodlust. They wished they could have done something more, but they couldn't raise a hand since the grandfather had gotten involved. If their son didn't want to make him an enemy, he had to go along and complete the grandfather's request. Madison nibbled on her nail as she contemplated what other problems her son might face.Flames leaked out of her body, causing those nearby to eye her warily. Gabriel was the first to snap out of it and place a calming hand on her shoulder. Realizing what she was doing, she reluctantly reigned in her bloodlust and got her flames under control. This wasn'
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 29: Exposing the Culprit (4)
However, the only way Johnny could think of resolving the issue was to use what he had seen so far. Taking a deep breath, he erupted into flames. His action was so sudden that everyone immediately fell silent. Those near him actually took a step back to avoid being hit by the sudden burst of flames. Several gave him calculating looks, while others looked impressed. Now that he had everyone's attention, he stopped releasing his flames and said, "Now that I have everyone's attention, I want to say that Isaiah will be in charge of the investigation. He will ensure that every single person involved will be caught." "Every single person?" someone muttered. Another person said, "Doesn't it sound like Charles isn't the only one?" As the whispers got louder, Isaiah stepped forward, and Johnny stepped back. "I'm afraid that I can't say anything more about the ongoing investigation." "Then why did you bring it up now?" a person asked. "That's right. If you wanted to keep the investigation
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 30: Adjusting to His New Life
The next couple of days were quite peaceful for Johnny. Despite how chaotic the first day was, he was left alone by the family. Of course, he spent time with his parents. They had many years to catch up on, but the rest of the family just sort of ignored his existence. He wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing. On one hand, he was grateful that he didn't have to interact with them at all.Johnny still hadn't gotten any clues about who was trying to get rid of him, and it made him more comfortable to avoid all of them altogether. Also, he didn't get caught up in family drama, which was a plus. On the other hand, he wasn't involved in the family drama. Since no one was talking to him, he could only rely on his parents and servants for gossip about the other family members.He sighed as he flipped through the channels of the expensive TV that he previously wouldn't be able to get several feet of. There was nothing interesting for him to watch. It was just boring news. He was about rea
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 31: Public Appearance
Johnny grimaced as he tried to put on his tie. He had never worn a tie before. None of his previous jobs required him to wear a suit, and it wasn't like he could afford one anyway. During the family gathering, he had gotten away with it by not wearing a tie at all. Unfortunately, his parents insisted that he had to wear a tie so he could be presentable in front of the press."Why is it so hard to wear a tie?" he muttered to himself.As he fought with the tie, his father walked up from behind and asked, "Are you ready, son?"Turning to face his father, Johnny saw his father raise an eyebrow. "Do you need help?""Yes," he said, embarrassed that he had to ask for help from his father.His father took the tie in hand and proceeded to tie it while telling him the proper way to do things. Johnny tried to listen to the instructions, but he was distracted by the way his father looked as he fixed Johnny's tie. Thoughts about everything filled his mind. As his father finally finished making Joh
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 32: Press Conference
Johnny and his parents weren't overly concerned when they heard the question. Even though none of them had wanted it to show up during the press conference, the chances of it happening were too high to ignore. Obviously, the person who leaked the information would also share that Johnny had just received his power. It was too juicy to leave out.They had considered two ways to handle it. One was to lie and pretend that wasn't true. Obviously, that was out of the question. It had only been brought up so they would be on the same page. There were too many things wrong with the idea for it to work. They would just end up digging a bigger hole for themselves. That's why they settled for the second idea."That's correct," Johnny said.He barely finished speaking when the reporters erupted. This time, Johnny used his power to quieten everyone down. There was no way he was going to let his father do it a second time. It was bad enough that his father did it once. He couldn't afford another h
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 33: Disaster
It in fact did not end there. It took almost an hour later before Johnny could finally escape the vultures. The only reason why it didn't take longer or shorter was because he was trying to avoid making things worse. His parents getting more involved might have ended things early and caused the reporters to somehow twist it into something else.Johnny wiped the sweat off his forehead as he collapsed onto the sofa, ready to pass out from everything that had happened. "How bad was it?"His parents grimaced as they glanced at each other before his mother said, "It could have been worse."He wasn't reassured in the slightest. She was clearly trying to cheer him up, but it just showed how badly things turned out. If it weren't for that question, he wouldn't have been caught off guard, and things wouldn't have gotten ugly. Just thinking about it made him angry. Why would they even bring it up in the first place? Where had they gotten that information?There was no way the other two parties
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 34: A New Quest
Johnny would take what he could get. Even though it wasn't a power that would make him smarter, having the power to recall everything in perfect detail wasn't anything to scoff at. He could just read all the books and papers related to running the family and bring up the memory to deal with whatever issue that might appear."How can I get that power?" Johnny asked as he sat up. "Will the system just give it to me, or do I have to do a quest?"Speaking of quests, he hadn't asked anyone if they also received quests from the system. There were no mentions of quests in the news when people talked about the blessed, and no one in the house had talked about it within hearing range. He guessed it was another special privilege he got, though it would be great if he could get it for free like he did with his healing power.[The user is quite smart.][The user will indeed have to complete a quest before they can obtain a new power. The user's acquisition of their healing power was an exception.
Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir Chapter 35: Meeting Again
The next couple weeks were spent looking up what Johnny was supposed to do as the heir and trying to come up with a way to complete the quest. The former wasn't actually that hard. His parents didn't exactly ban him, so the servants had no reason to keep him from studying. For the latter, he was still gathering up ideas and coming up with plans on how to deal with them."Young master, I apologize for disturbing you, but the ladies from the Martin and Wright families want to meet with you," the servant said.Johnny dropped the meatball he was about to eat back onto the pasta. He must have misheard. He swore the servant had just said that those two women from before were waiting for him. It was a good thing his parents were there or who knew what their reaction would be. The servant would likely be kicked out for saying anything."Prepare a room. Keep them occupied until I'm ready," Johnny said.While he might not know the full details behind their visit, he was certain it had to do wit
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