The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 124

Jeremy turned around.

His sharp, blue gaze shot directly toward the person who had mumbled, piercing them.

Silence descended instantly.

A tension, like frost, permeated the air like poison.

Perhaps sensing the shift in atmosphere, everyone shut their mouths.

However, after a quick scan, he realized that it wasn’t just that one idiot who was thinking the same thing.

“Ha.”

A twisted laugh escaped Jeremy’s lips.

*These bastards want to die…*

He felt absolutely awful and shitty.

Of course, Jeremy’s steadfast endurance, despite feeling this terrible, wasn’t for their sake.

So, there was no need for them to appreciate Jeremy’s hard work.

But feeling dirty was still feeling dirty.

“It’s not wrong, though.”

A small voice suddenly leaked out from somewhere.

“Looking back, we made a hasty decision. We were so distracted, but if we had looked a little harder, we might have found someone who could do the job better than you, right?”

The one who spoke up was his half-brother, who had been eyeing Jeremy’s position since the Agriache family was reinstated.

Knowing full well who had cleaned up the situation to this extent, he was now baring his fangs like a hyena as the fire on his feet began to die down, which was quite amusing.

“Why don’t we just call Deon back?”

“That’s right. Deon would be able to overcome this messy situation.”

“If we unite, can’t we crush all the other families?”

People started to speak up one by one, following the initial bold statement.

These idiots, a disorganized mob, seemed to believe that they could defeat and crush the other families one by one with their pathetic strength.

*Their heads must be filled with rocks instead of brains.*

Besides, even if that were possible, it was far from Jeremy’s ideal.

So, if Deon or anyone else acted out like that, he would have cut off their heads and gotten rid of them.

“So, you’re saying that Deon, who has been ignoring the family and vanished all this time, would be better in this position than me, who is working my ass off for you guys?”

A languid voice flowed from Jeremy’s lips.

Those who were quick to notice sensed the ominous energy lurking within and shut their mouths, but those who weren’t continued to chatter.

“No, well, it’s not exactly that…”

“Jeremy, you’re young. Isn’t it too much for you to carry the family on your shoulders?”

“Yes, since we’re on the topic, how about we decide on a new leader?”

“Or we could take turns in order.”

*So, this was the main point after all.*

They brought up Deon’s name to ruin his mood and then rambled on with a lengthy introduction.

In the end, they revealed their shallow intentions so quickly.

“Interesting.”

Jeremy’s head tilted slightly to the side.

The black hair, slightly longer than last winter, scattered with the movement.

The sound of a small chuckle made everyone’s eyes focus on Jeremy again.

“You guys, do I look really easy to you?”

A deep smile appeared on his handsome face.

Because he had lost a little weight as the seasons changed, Jeremy’s features were more sharply defined than before.

So, the smile on his lips was even more pronounced.

“Yeah, I guess so. Now that I think about it, I’ve been behaving myself for a long time. Right, huh?”

It was a voice that seemed kind at first glance, but what was rising from within was a subtle murderous intent.

Come to think of it, he had been too busy dealing with outside matters to properly solidify the internal affairs.

All those present here were wild beasts with their reins loosened.

Lant Agriache had disappeared, and Jeremy had taken over his position, but it was still far too short a time to engrave that fact deep in their bones.

So, they could easily look down on him and spout such nonsense without fear.

But on the other hand, he could understand why they were doing this.

Even before Agriache became like this, Jeremy had a control device called Roxana, and he had only acted according to her wishes.

However, Roxana was no longer here in this place.

“I’m such an idiot.”

Then what reason was there to endure?

“Yeah. Screw it all, just.”

Jeremy, having gained enlightenment, smiled brightly.

Immediately after, his figure, which had been in front of the stairs, disappeared from sight in an instant.

“Huh?”

*Thud!*

In the very next moment, a loud noise echoed like thunder throughout the mansion.

*Thud…*

Jeremy, who had moved among the people opposite in the blink of an eye, roughly grabbed the hair he was holding in his hand and pulled it up.

Then, the man’s head, which had been slammed into the broken marble floor, was lifted up.

He was already unconscious, unable to even let out a final scream.

“Yeah, it would be nice to show who is in the superior position at this time.”

A chilling gaze that made his spine tingle slowly swept over the astonished crowd.

Jeremy threw the hair he was holding in his hand to the side.

Then, as Jeremy straightened his bent legs and stood up, everyone tensed up and guarded him.

“After all, there is a limit to how good people can be to you. Right?”

However, Jeremy, who was confronting a large number of people alone, was still relaxed.

He lowered his hand and raised the corners of his mouth to smile once more.

“Okay, since you want it so much, I’ll kill you all here today.”

A division that has begun once will grow in size over time and eventually bring disaster sooner or later.

If so, it was better to take the initiative and show who was above them before that happened.

If they couldn’t accept him, he would just have to make them accept him.

According to the law of the jungle, the logic of power deeply rooted in Agriache, according to the simple, ignorant, and blatant laws of those beasts.

“See who you’re fearlessly crawling up to now.”

Jeremy’s blue eyes flashed eerily.

“Open your eyes and look.”

Today, he would become the true master of the unleashed beasts.

13. Immediately After the Transition

Deon, who had left Agriache, searched the surroundings for Roxana’s traces.

However, a considerable amount of time had already passed, and it seemed too late to find what he wanted.

First of all, there were too many traces of people coming and going from the outside.

Besides, the people of Agriache were originally in the habit of erasing their traces, and Roxana in particular was overly skilled at such things.

“…”

Suddenly, Cassis Pedelian, whom he had seen on his last day in Agriache, came to mind.

“I heard that you followed Lant from the underground prison, so I was going to give you a chance, but it wasn’t enough.”

Deon’s eyes sank more coldly than ever before.

Perhaps Roxana and Cassis Pedelian had met that day and left Agriache together.

But…

When he thought of Roxana, whom he had last seen in Lant’s office, it seemed impossible.

He knew that she had occasionally mentioned Cassis Pedelian’s name in front of Deon simply to provoke him.

If Roxana had intended to go with Cassis, she would not have brought Pedelian into Agriache that day.

Deon knelt on one knee on the floor and stood up.

Then, he rubbed his fingertips together and scattered the dry dirt into the lukewarm air.

Deon decided to follow the most certain method.

He refused to waste any more time on unclear matters.

He changed his target and began to chase Griselda’s trail.

Even when she was in Agriache, she was Roxana’s hidden ally.

It was actually an exaggeration to call her an ally, but in any case, she was Roxana’s faithful helper and a useful source of information.

If it was Griselda that Deon knew, he had a feeling that she would have somehow found Roxana’s whereabouts and chased after her.

Thus, Deon moved, stepping on Griselda’s faintly remaining traces.

Some time later, he arrived at the border of the neutral zone.

Even though it was the same neutral area, the land was so vast that it was quite far from where Sierra was staying.

Besides, this was not an urban area but an outer region.

Apparently, Griselda had stayed here for a while and moved to another place not long ago.

The direction this time was southwest.

Deon’s gaze turned to the dense forest where Griselda’s footprints continued.

“Deon!”

Just then, someone called his name loudly, hitting his ears.