Chapter 10: Laila’s Top(3)

I was looking at Liriel unnie sleeping in my bed, and my head was complicated.

I had to say something, and only moments ago, she had come to me with a haggard face and demanded the truth, but what could I say?

After avoiding her gaze and saying, “Unnie, you look very tired. Let’s take a nap and talk when you wake up.” I forced her to lie down in bed, and she fell asleep in an instant.

Come to think of it, I forgot that while her appearance is that of an adult, she’s still a 12-year-old child.

I stroked Liriel unnie’s head as she slept and checked her likeability, and it had already exceeded 50%.

‘…No, she only gained 20% last time. What happened for it to increase so much?’

Anna, who was watching me from the side, carefully opened her mouth to me.

“Ah, I didn’t tell you, but Liriel Liberica visited the Information Guild.”

“She visited the Information Guild? Why?”

“She requested information about you, Miss, and I refused her request outright.”

“She tried to request information about me!?”

What is going on?

Was I that suspicious!?

‘No, more than that, how does Anna know!?

I looked at Anna with surprised eyes, but she was composed as usual.

Was she saying not to ask any more…

My hand, which had been stroking Liriel unnie’s head, began to tremble.

“Uhm…”

“Ah, did I wake you up…?”

Liriel unnie’s eyes, which had been looking at me with a dazed look, widened, and her face turned red.

Her complexion was so red that I thought it was a well-ripened apple.

I tried to put my forehead on hers to check if she had a fever, but there was nothing wrong.

“I thought you had a fever, but I’m glad you don’t.”

“M-m-m-m…”

“M-m-m? What are you saying?”

“I’ll be going now!!!”

With that, she got up from the bed and disappeared like the wind.

“…What is it? What happened?”

“Um, to have been seduced unconsciously… It’s our Miss, after all.”

“…Sometimes, I don’t know what Anna is talking about. More than that, could you do me a favor?”

“Ten, even if there are ten, it’s okay, Miss.”

“…Thank you.”

‘What have I done!’

As soon as I returned to the trading company, I ran to my room and threw myself on the bed.

I thought about burying my face in a pillow out of embarrassment, but it didn’t seem to be the right thing to do, so I stopped.

Ugh, what will the youngest think of me?

She’ll definitely think I’m a strange unnie!? Because I said something ridiculous! And, I only slept in the youngest’s bed and came back…

…Still, the youngest smelled like baby formula, which was nice.

At that moment, the sound of knocking was heard.

‘Knock knock’

“Master. A guest has arrived.”

“Guide them to the reception room.”

I went to the reception room after preparing, and the youngest’s maid came.

…More than that, I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere.

“The Miss asked me to give you this item, Liriel Liberica-sama.”

“Thank you.”

I received a small box from the maid and checked the contents, which contained a document.

That document had various names written on it, and the common point was that they were all our employees.

“…What is this?”

“The list of spies in the trading company, the Miss said.”

I looked at the maid with surprise, and a memory flashed through my mind.

‘She looks like the girl I saw at the Information Guild.’

“…I saw a girl who looked like you at the Information Guild.”

“Ah, it’s my younger sister. Thanks to the Miss, she got healthy and was able to work again.”

I tried to calm my surprised mind and become cold-headed.

“…What position are you in at the Information Guild?”

“I was the owner of the Information Guild.”

“You were the owner? Then…”

At that moment, a smile appeared on the cold face as she looked at me, and I was horrified.

“You are correct, Liriel Liberica-sama.”

With that, the maid greeted me and left.

“Re, really, the youngest controls the underworld…”

Only one word came to mind from my complicated thoughts.

‘…I have to treat the youngest well.’

But first, there was something that I had to solve.

When I checked the list the youngest had sent me, it contained the names of employees ranging from low-level employees to those in charge of important tasks.

“…If I received a gift, I have to repay it.”

Due to Anna’s words that I had to go for a walk in the bright weather, I reluctantly went for a walk.

The moment I was basking in the warm sunshine on the swing in the garden, my sunlight was blocked by someone’s shadow.

“Our youngest, are you here?”

“Liriel unnie! What brings you here when you must be busy?”

“I came because I missed our youngest!”

With that, she hugged me, and Liriel unnie’s likeability exceeded 90%!

‘No, was she so moved by the present I sent her?’

The time has come to use the ultimate technique at a point where the conquest is not far off.

“Liriel unnie! Do you know what my favorite animal is?”

“Did our youngest like sheep? Uhm, I don’t know very well.”

I hugged unnie, who was pondering, and I said just one word.

“Unnie Sheep!”

“……”

What is it… There’s no reaction?

I hugged unnie, and after a short time, I looked at her, and the heart on Liriel unnie’s head emitted an enormous light and disappeared.

“Kyaaaa! I love our youngest so much!!”

“Hiiiiiiiiik!?”

I was hugged by Liriel unnie for a long time and was receiving her affection when a camera sound was heard from somewhere.

‘Click, click’

Only then, unnie came to her senses and looked in the direction where the sound came from, and Mom was taking pictures of us.

“Our beautiful daughters! Don’t mind me and keep doing what you were doing!”

“…Mother, I’m embarrassed.”

“It’s okay! It’s in front of Mom!?”

“…Mom. Since when were you there?”

“I just arrived, but I didn’t know that our beautiful daughters were so close! I’m so happy!”

With those words, she came closer and stroked unnie’s head and my head.

The moment my face turned slightly red with embarrassment.

“Well, still, our youngest said that Mom is the best, right?”

“Oh my, doesn’t Mother know? Our youngest said that ‘Unnie Sheep’ is her favorite!”

At that moment, Mom’s face, which had been smiling until just now, changed to a cold expression, and a very cold voice was heard.

“What does that mean? Our youngest clearly said that ‘Mommy Sheep’ is her favorite, didn’t she?”

Liriel unnie’s expression heard those words…

“…Our beautiful youngest. How did this happen?”

Mom and unnie are looking at both of us, so what could I say?

“Ehehe…”

“So, you see. On that day, I was caught by Mom and Liriel unnie all day and had to act cute!?”

The next day, I was complaining in Dad’s office.

The look on Dad’s face, who was looking at me with a cute expression, turned from that moment on.

“Hoho? Is that so? But why aren’t you telling Dad?”

“What?”

“I still haven’t heard the name of our youngest’s favorite animal.”

…This is it, right? The unspoken pressure to say the answer, since the answer is already set.

As time went on, Dad’s eyes became more and more piercing, or was it just my imagination…?

I fought with my inner self for a long time, and the winner was finally decided.

“Ah, Daddy Sheep.”

You have to stay alive, at any rate. I haven’t enjoyed my wealth and glory yet.

“Our youngest is really smart. Come here.”

I was embraced in Dad’s arms and I had to claim a mental victory.

‘This is definitely not because of coercion. It’s filial piety! I’m being filial!’

While I was embraced in Dad’s arms and watching him work, there was a document that caught my eye.

The moment he was about to sign the document, I grabbed Dad’s hand.

“Our youngest. Why?”

“Don’t do that.”

The atmosphere changed.

If Dad had been a gentle figure until just now, the Patriarch, exuding a cold atmosphere, was now present.

“Youngest. May I ask the reason?”

“That’s a scam.”

‘Magic Stone Excavation Business’

The content of the business is simple.

Magic stones were accidentally discovered in a mine, and after confirming that the reserves were enormous, they are recruiting investors.

‘Magic Stone’

It is an essential resource for using the magic tools made in the Magic Tower.

“Honestly, why would they recruit investors when they can make a huge amount of money by exclusively excavating it?”

“They said they don’t have the excavation costs. So, they are accepting investments and sharing the share.”

“That doesn’t make sense. If the reserves are true, wouldn’t it be more profitable for them to take out a loan and excavate exclusively, and then pay off the debt?”

After listening to my words, he pondered and stroked my head!

“Our youngest is truly smart. Passed.”

“…Eh? What?”

With that, he pulled the rope, and Dad’s assistant, the uncle, came in and opened the door and handed me an envelope.

I received the envelope and looked at Dad, and he was smiling and gesturing for me to open it.

I carefully opened the envelope, and there was a check inside.

“…W, what is this?”

“Since you passed the test, you have to give a present. Use that money to start a business.”

The check in the envelope had 9 zeros written on it.

“1 Billion!?”

“Do your best.”

After being in a dazed state for a long time, Dad patted my head, saying I was cute.