Chapter 1.2
I looked at the calendar.
The final villain Demian starts the rebellion in about three years.
Still, perhaps because there is such a thing as a possessor’s privilege, there was enough time to change the flow of the original.
‘First, let’s avoid getting involved with the villain Demian or the original male lead who won’t even spare me a glance as much as possible. And let’s make this body, which looks like it can’t even swing a sword, a bit stronger.’
It would be better to pair up the original male lead and female lead, who become the strongest when together, a bit sooner if possible.
And, also…….
I need to find out what incident causes my father and the Empire’s greatest knight, Elbert Heron, to die—no, I must prevent that event.
Just in case a rebellion occurs, if Count Heron is in the capital, me and the family’s knights won’t be wiped out.
‘Then, if there’s some time left, I should pick a decent guy and date.’
It was a waste of this body’s beauty to die early while staying chaste and only looking at the male lead.
I was organizing the things I had to do one by one while recalling knowledge related to the original novel when a sudden knock was heard.
Knock, knock—
“Levi, it’s your uncle. I heard you’ve gotten much better. If you’re okay, let’s have a cozy dinner together as a family.”
The voice outside the door was kind and affectionate.
To a nineteen-year-old girl who was alone because her mother passed away years ago and her father was away in a distant place, it was enough to be felt as a ray of light.
But that sentiment only applied to the spoiled Levi Heron of the original who knew nothing.
“Yes, Uncle. I’ll be out shortly.”
I replied, trying my best to hide my reluctant heart.
A parasite who was kicked out of the family early on due to successive business failures and scandals with women, but slinked back into the mansion once his niece was left alone.
A villain who will soon gamble with the family’s money and cause a serious financial crisis for the Heron family.
It was because I knew that the very first person to be cast out to change Levi Heron’s future was that Uncle Aaron.
***
It wasn’t a very good idea to draw suspicion by doing things I never used to do as soon as I possessed the body.
Therefore, as Levi always did, I readily accepted my uncle’s request to have a meal together.
Thanks to the memories the body’s owner had, I could tell that Aaron was not a man with the guts to kill someone by poisoning the food.
“Sit here, Levi.”
As expected, Aaron sat me in the seat of honor with an affectionate smile.
It must mean he knows very well who the master of this family is.
He was hiding his black intentions and acting as ‘an uncle who wants nothing but to protect his niece who has become alone.’
For Levi, who was born weak and grew up spoiled under excessive protection, her uncle’s presence must have provided quite a bit of relief.
However, before the possession, this didn’t apply to me, who grew up without a single trustworthy person after both parents died when I was young.
‘My past life, where I had to first doubt what the person smiling back at me was aiming for while being kind, is helpful in this situation.’
While thinking that internally, I put on a soft smile.
Just as Levi used to act spoiled without knowing her uncle’s schemes.
“Thank you. Shall we eat then?”
When I tried to end the conversation with a brief greeting, Aaron quickly caught the tail of my words.
“It will be right to your taste. You’ve had a small appetite since you were young. The chefs are making a fuss, saying that you’re often sick because you don’t eat much.”
“Is that so?”
I replied nonchalantly and slowly tried to cut the steak and put it in my mouth.
Then, Aaron spoke to me again.
“But on a cloudy day like today, I think stimulating food would be good too……. I wish the kitchen would listen to my opinion sometimes. Haha.”
My uncle’s voice was nothing but kind. Even the request he slipped in wasn’t difficult to grant.
It was nothing more than asking me to tell the chefs to prepare meals reflecting his opinion as well.
However, I recognized the scheme hidden within it long ago.
‘You’re using a subtle trick.’
I just smiled, admiring the strategy of my oily-looking uncle.
“It must be because my palate is so picky. Please understand.”
“……Umm, I shall do so.”
As if he thought I would naturally grant his request as I always had, a hint of annoyance appeared on my uncle’s face for a moment.
‘Since the head of the family is away and I am acting as the representative, he wants me to tell the employees to pay attention to him as well.’
He would start by pressuring the cooks and eventually use the same method on higher-ranking employees.
Then soon, all the employees would unconsciously learn that I consider my uncle’s convenience very important.
‘He wants to use me so the employees will unconsciously pay attention to him.’
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