Chapter 1.4
However, Aaron, who knew of the secret passage’s existence, was using the remaining stairs leading down to the basement as his secret storage.
The evidence was the several pouches and chests that looked sturdy and heavy placed on the stairs.
[She, who didn’t even know her uncle was nibbling away at the family’s wealth and donation items, could not possibly have suppressed the rebel army led by Demian.]
‘I remembered it because it was a sentence that illustrated Levi’s incompetence so well.’
Now that she had become Levi, it was a point she couldn’t overlook.
“Move everything here to my office.”
As soon as she said that, the hallway became noisy.
Aaron, who was supposedly attending a social gathering, appeared.
“W-what is this…….”
He had returned without attending the social gathering because the carriage wheel broke, so what on earth was this?
He looked at his niece standing in the middle of his room with a haughty face.
But why?
“You’re early, Uncle?”
From Levi, who spoke in a calm tone, an energy different from usual was felt.
A power that made his spine chill and caused his body to stiffen on its own.
It could only be described as sal-gi (killing intent).
Is this what it feels like for a human to stand bare-bodied before a hungry lion?
‘Wait. Did I just say killing intent? I feel killing intent from this little girl?’
His body and mind shrank back to an extent he couldn’t accept. Aaron thought that making excuses was the priority.
However, Levi’s mouth opened faster.
“Uncle. I found out you’ve been siphoning off the items donated to orphanages and slums in the family’s name.”
“Levi. What are you…… are you doubting me now?”
“We’re already past the suspicion stage. Since there’s evidence, it’s now a certainty.”
At each word calmly following the next, Aaron felt suffocated like a beast bitten on the nape of its neck.
“I found you’ve been siphoning off only the expensive ones among the donation items, selling them, and turning them into cash.”
“…….”
“Since you’d be caught immediately if the quantity of items didn’t match, you sent much cheaper and lower-quality items intended for the same purpose instead.”
As a result of secretly investigating by employing people for several days, she was able to reach a conclusion.
Aaron had exploited the fact that while the quantity of donation items was checked, their quality was not separately verified.
Levi secured testimonies that the quality of the items purchased by the family and the items they received were different by exchanging letters with the donation recipients.
The shop owners who had secretly purchased the items Aaron siphoned off were already being called in by investigators to write statements.
“Since you’ve continued this embezzlement for several years, you’ll have to stay in prison for a very long time.”
“Embezzlement? What on earth are you……”
Thud—
When Levi opened one of the boxes she picked up from the basement stairs, several defensive magic stones that the House of Heron had recently donated to the slums came out.
“…….”
When clear evidence appeared, Aaron couldn’t say a single word.
Knowing even that he had hidden the siphoned items on the basement stairs, yet acting submissively to him until now—
‘Was she playing with me? This little thing?’
In an instant, Aaron couldn’t overcome his rage and clenched his fists tightly.
Eyes overflowing with rage stared directly at Levi’s face.
But why?
Levi was wearing a smile like someone who had been waiting for such a reaction.
‘She’s laughing?’
The moment he took in Levi’s mockery, Aaron felt an unbearable sense of insult.
How dare a mere defective product of Heron, who wouldn’t be strange if she collapsed and died at any moment, toy with me?
However, Aaron’s rage ended there.
Vwooom—
Levi reached out her hand toward Aaron, who was about to swing his fist at her.
Then, the density of the killing intent she was exuding became even thicker.
“Argh……!”
“You won’t be able to strike me, Uncle. Members of the Heron family who haven’t inherited the Blessing are bound to obey the Blessing.”
Blessing. At those two words, Aaron’s face turned pale in an instant.
The moment he heard Levi’s words, he felt suffocated as if someone was strangling his neck, and his limbs trembled uncontrollably.
“Guh… ugh—”
He panted with his head pressed against the floor and looked up at Levi.
What on earth had happened?
At this moment, she was no longer the girl who knew nothing and acted spoiled toward him.
A face that seemed to clearly know that she was the next head of this family.
“Drag him out.”
Levi ordered coldly.
In just those few minutes, Aaron had lost his senses to the point where he couldn’t even steady his body, and he was dragged away by the employees.
Glancing over, the space between his legs was soaked through. It seemed his fear had been excessive.
‘Ugh…….’
Averting her gaze while frowning at the smell of urine, Levi quietly looked down at the hand she had reached out toward him.
‘The Blessing of the First is quite a strong power. It consumes a significant amount of my physical strength, so I can’t use it often.’
Even without that, she had been waiting for an opportunity to test the power she possessed on others.
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