Chapter 7: 7

As befits a mansion where money was evident at a glance, the drawing room was also very luxurious.

Even one cushion had a large logo of the capital’s most famous designer, my taste was once a pine tree.

“This cushion is very nice. Do you think it’s expensive? Wow, this designer also makes cushions.”

I knocked on the cushion and said Joshua curtly.

“It’s a limited edition that kids like you who don’t have a fashion sense don’t even know its value. What are you doing, not leaning back quickly and comfortably?”

Joshua, whom I hadn’t seen in years, was really the same.

Since ancient times, fine words have never come out of that man’s mouth. In fact, he was the grandson who was much more of a nuisance to his grandfather than I was. So it was best to ignore Joshua’s comments.

In addition, the amount of soybean products falling nearby was considerable, so you had to eat them quickly.

tl/n: another way to phrase it “In addition in this neighborhood the chances of getting unexpected profit was considerable, so you had to receive it quickly .” the receive is money related such as wealth, salary

I was leaning back very comfortably on the cushion when Joshua looked at me and said sullenly.

“When did you come to the capital? without a single call.”

Wow, he was a snarky child like his summon..

I laughed and crossed my legs.

“If you already knew everything, why are you like this, <Lorelai> editor-in-chief?”

Joshua’s relaxed expression immediately hardened.

I pointed at his pet, the green snake, and shrugged his shoulders.

“Even though I couldn’t summon a pet,  I grew up with my brother In Prelai, right?”

At those words, Joshua raised his eyebrows and was silent for a moment.

In the capital, a dirty gossip magazine called <Lorelai> was gaining popularity. It was a vulgar, third-rate newsletter that exposed other people’s shame and private secrets, but that’s why it sold enormously.

And that <Lorelai> was published by Joshua. However, there was a separate external editor-in-chief, so no one could have predicted that Joshua was behind them.

The editor-in-chief’s substitute was his summon.

The ability of Joshua’s summoned green snake, Leah, was humanization. For a certain amount of time, she could transform into a green-haired, green-eyed woman.

The abilities of the summons were unknown to anyone other than the Prelai family. It was to be kept secret in case of an unexpected situation. So I was able to fool others.

It was for this reason that people did not know where Joshua’s wealth came from.

His grandfather and Alex found out and pressured Joshua to close Lorelai immediately. Of course, Joshua did not succumb to the pressure and ran away from home proudly, eating well and living well.

“I heard that the editor-in-chief of <Lorelai> is a beauty with green eyes and green hair, I barely noticed.”

Actually, it was the information in the original work.

<Oh, clever.>

Leah held her head upright and complimented her.

She was satisfied that she was recognized by the summon. So I also nodded my head and acknowledged the summoned beast.

“Yes, I am very clever. You are a stupid snake who doesn’t know the beauty of right angles, but you have quite a few eyes to understand human intelligence.”

<… >

After making friends with Leah, I looked at Joshua and said,

“Anyway, you probably have all the informants in the capital. Did you know that I arrived last night?”

“… Yes,I knew you had arrived.”

In order to collect all kinds of gossip in <Lorelai>, Joshua had a lot of informants.

‘In other words, Joshua is a raccoon with the cover of a luxury addict who controls information and public opinion.. .’

Although the scope is limited to the capital, it meant that if you have any information you want, you could come to Joshua.

“Then I’ll just tell you my business and get out of here. I came to ask you two questions.”

At my words, Joshua sneered and crossed his arms.

“Have you entrusted anything to me? Why are you proud?”

“Because I’ll be of help to you someday?” We’re not strangers, we’re a family that needs to help each other.”

Joshua was about to drink tea, but he choked. Then he said with disbelief in his eyes.

“Not anyone else, but Kiana, you suddenly come to visit me after six years and make family-friendly remarks? Are you really Kiana?”

His red eyes suddenly became terrifying.

“It’s not like there’s another soul possessing Kiana’s body right now.”

Joshua’s face went cold as ice in an instant.

He spoke in a low voice until he was in pain.

“The secret that only the two of us know in this world… Tell me about it.”

It’s really varied.

From an early age, Joshua was not only interested in all sorts of gossip, but also read a ton of romance novels. I remembered that among the novels he read, there were quite a few contents written by souls from other dimensions.

Also, I think he is writing a novel in his head.

I sighed once and answered slowly.

“There are no secrets that my brother and I share. We’ve never been close since we were born, right?”

“It’s the real Kiana, but… ”

The horror instantly disappeared from Joshua’s face. He even tucked his long blonde hair in a drizzle behind his ears.

 I slowly opened my mouth looking at the angel-like figure.

“The first question is… ”

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I asked, conscious of Leah.

“If the summon gets sick…. What will you do ”

“What if Leah gets sick?”

Joshua frowned and looked at his green snake pet. Then he answered right away.

“I’d rather to be sick myself, She is the one who trusted me and came to this world.”

<Of course it should. You must be sick instead.>

Leah giggled and nodded her head in satisfaction.

“Then, if someone heals that sick pet.”

I asked quietly.

“Will I ever want to do that person’s request?”

“Hmm.”

Joshua answered seriously.

“If it were me, even if that person was Alex, I would be able to wrap him in luxury from head to toe.”

“Well, I don’t think Alex will like it very much… Anyway, I understand that extreme opinion.”

Since I couldn’t summon a pet, I didn’t know the exact value of what I was trying to do for my grandfather. So, not sure, I came to ask Joshua.

But judging from Joshua’s reaction, it must have been a great deal.

‘It might end easily.’

I eagerly turned the hope circuit.

‘If we just heal Hou and let Grandpa know that Heaton is targeting us, it might turn out surprisingly well… because my grandfather is a talented person.’

Someone could have asked Grandpa why he was so nervous and hesitant to just say a word. But for me, it was really something that made me so nervous and hesitant.

“But, Kiana, if your summon is sick. But how do you heal it?”

Joshua asked, tilting his head.

“There is no doctor or veterinarian who can fix a summoned pet, you know.”

I replied with a nod of my head at that reasonable point.

“Never mind. It has nothing to do with my brother.”

And he spoke.

“And the second question… Is there any information about the crown prince? Anything is fine.”

“What?”

Joshua’s brow furrowed in an instant.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince?”

“Uh.”

“…”

Joshua lowered his eyes disapprovingly. It was a completely different face from when I asked him the first question earlier.

After a moment of silence, Joshua answered bluntly.

“… I don’t know why You are suddenly interested in that, but I don’t have any secret information other than what we all know.”

I looked at Joshua’s face quietly.

Joshua continued with a hard face.

“Six years ago, his Highness the Crown Prince went on a hunting and picnic to the Edpa Mountains with his closest entourage. And he fell off a cliff and went missing. I know only that much.”

“… … .”

“No matter how much you were stuck in the Principality of Liloney, you wouldn’t know that much either.”

“After that?”

“What after that?”

Joshua grumbled.

“After His Highness the Crown Prince went missing, Prince Heaton seized the real power, and became the number one successor in name and reality. Your Majesty the Emperor is also very ill…”

It was a familiar story, but I listened patiently.

Joshua’s insincere words continued.

“However, His Majesty the Emperor said that he would never give the position of crown prince to Prince Heaton until he saw the body of the crown prince himself. That’s why the position of crown prince remains vacant.”

“Is that really all?”

“Uh, Seriously, I bet Leah that I don’t know anything beyond that.”

Hmm… …I really don’t know. Is there anything I can do about it at this point?

I nodded lightly and said.

“Then promise me. If you know any information related to the crown prince, youwill definitely tell you. Do some research on the connection between Prince Heaton, our family, and His Highness the Crown Prince.”

Joshua looked at me with complicated eyes. At first glance, he was disappointed, but now he couldn’t play the role of an older brother who was worried about his younger sister, so he didn’t know what to do.

After biting his lips for a while, he finally said a word.

“Hey, if you get caught up in the emperor family’s affairs, you’ll be in big trouble.”

Oh, you’re worried about me… 

I replied with a moved face.

“Never mind.”

“… ”

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