“Has Gerald tried to do anything funny?” “Not at all. He’s been quietly remaining in the guest room from the moment he entered,” replied the henchman—who had been keeping tabs with the others who were guarding Gerald’s room—as he shook his head. Even if he hadn’t, they would’ve surely notified him if Gerald tried doing anything weird. “Good. I have a feeling that he’s not just randomly accompanying Fujiko here. With that said, if he tries to do anything funny, don’t hesitate to kill him!” growled Kai as he squinted his eyes. Nobody was getting in his way of this…! “But… Young Master, he’s a Westoner and we still don’t know much about his background… If we just kill him off and he happens to have a strong background, the family will surely get into trouble…” reminded the henchman in a worried tone. While it was true that he worked for Kai, under the orders of the family head, he was also tasked with monitoring the boy to prevent him from doing anything that would bring trouble t
If Fujiko ended up getting into a dangerous situation, Gerald knew for a fact that he would no longer be able to get any information—about the Seadom tribe—from the other Futabas. With that in mind, he had to save Fujiko before anything bad happened to her! Upon realizing that the door had been opened, the henchmen guarding Gerald’s room instantly placed their hands behind their backs as one of them asked, “Is there something we can help with, Mr. Crawford?” Clearly seeing where their hands had gone, Gerald smiled subtly as he replied, “Oh, I’m just going out for a stroll. It’s quite boring in there, you know? You aren’t going to stop me from doing that, right…?” “Unfortunately, we’ll have to decline. Since you’re a valued guest of the Futabas, you’re one to the Kanagawas as well. With that said, do stay inside for your own safety. After all, if you encounter any danger during your stroll, we won’t be held accountable for that,” replied the henchman as he shook his head. His sm
By that point, Kai’s brain was so animalistic that he hadn’t even realized that Gerald had barged in. Whatever the case was, upon witnessing Kai’s disgusting actions, Gerald couldn’t help but frown as he yelled out, “Miss Fujiko!” Grabbing Kai by his collar, he then tossed the drugged-up man onto the floor. Though Kai finally had a feeling that something was wrong, his moment of clarity was quickly drowned again by feral lust, leaving the man panting heavily on the floor like some rabid dog… Looking away from the disgusting man, Gerald then walked over to Fujiko’s side and softly asked, “Are you alright, Miss Fujiko…?” “I-I’m fine… Thank you for coming in time… Otherwise, I would’ve surely…” muttered Fujiko as her voice trailed off. It was evident that she was too terrified to even imagine what would’ve happened to her if Gerald hadn’t saved her in the nick of time… “…Whatever the case is, the Kanagawas don’t seem like a trustworthy family at all. With that in mind, allow m
Watching as Gerald walked over to them, the henchman glared at him before yelling, “Brother Kai was right… You’re nothing but trouble to the Kanagawa family!” Ignoring that statement, Gerald simply bolted forward! Before the henchman knew it, there was an acute pain at the back of his head… and just like that, he was already knocked out! Upon seeing that, the servant’s jaw immediately dropped as he attempted to flee and alert the others about Gerald. Unfortunately for him, before he could even take a single step forward, he felt a hand grabbing onto his shoulder…! “And where exactly do you think you’re going…?” asked Gerald with a smile. “T-that…! I… Um… I… need to use the bathroom…?” stuttered the terrified servant whose legs were already quivering. Shaking his head, Gerald simply smacked the man on his neck… and with a gasp, the man’s body went limp. Following that, Gerald began dragging both of the unconscious men into the room… By that point, Fujiko had already put on
Realizing that Fujiko appeared to be in a daze, Gerald waved a hand in front of her as he asked, “What’s on your mind?” Snapping out of it, Fujiko then took a deep breath before smiling tiredly as she replied, “I’m… just wondering what to do next… After all, if I just return like this, my father will surely scold me. What more, the Kanagawas are most probably not going to let me off that easily either… I’m expecting them to look for trouble with us in a day or two…” “Don’t worry too much about it. If I’m daring enough to get you away from the Kanagawas, you can bet that I’m capable of taking care of the aftermath for you…” replied Gerald with a smile. After staring at Gerald for a while, Fujiko suddenly said, “…Stop the car.” “…Huh?” replied Gerald, startled. “I said stop the car…” said Fujiko as she pointed at the steering wheel. Since they were quite far from the Kanagawa manor now—which meant that the Kanagawas probably weren’t going to be able to catch up to them anytim
“Also, who the hell allowed you two to sleep in my bed? The nerve…! Do you two want to die that badly?!” roared Kai as he kicked them right off the bed! “B-brother Kai! P-please, no more…! Have mercy…! At least be gentle after this…!” “Y-yeah, brother Kai…!” wailed both of the men as they curled up on the floor. “…Be gentle? What the hell do you two…” asked Kai before his voice trailed off. Putting two and two together, he now realized what he must have done in his drugged-up state… No, he couldn’t have…! Just as he was feeling disgusted by the thought, the henchmen came to their senses and quickly got to their feet. Gulping, both of them then exchanged glances before meekly saying, “U-um… Brother Kai… Gerald was able to save Miss Fujiko last night… A-and following that, both of them managed to escape…!” Upon hearing that, Kai instantly yelled, “D*mn it all…!” Just as he was about to continue scowling them, his foggy memories began to clear up a bit… and unfortunately, he c
Whatever the case was, Kai and Ryugu had agreed to meet up in one of the Kanagawa family’s cafés that evening… The second Kai entered, the manager immediately—and sensibly—closed the café to provide Kai with a quiet and undisturbed environment… Shortly after, Ryugu entered the café as well, and upon seeing Kai sitting on one of the tatami mats, he immediately called out, “Brother Kai!” Though Ryugu wasn’t exactly a lineal descendant of the Hanyus, he was still a core disciple of that family. In other words, his status was pretty high among the Hanyus. With that in mind, both Kai and Ryugu honestly bore the same amount of status when compared to each other… Regardless, though Ryugu was smiling, it was obvious that he was forcing it. After all, ever since Saburo had failed to kill Fujiko, Ryugu had consistently been investigating the Westoner under Suijin’s orders. Unfortunately, even after investigating for several days, Ryugu hadn’t even been able to put a name on him… Aside
Upon hearing that, Ryugu could immediately tell that the matter wasn’t as simple as he thought. With that in mind, he lit a cigarette and thought about it for a moment. Shortly after, Ryugu decided to test Kai by saying, “…If I’m to be completely honest, I’ll have to consider this. After all, you, of all people, should know that the Hanyus rarely make a move against people in the country, even though we’re well known as an assassin family. I’m sure you’re also well aware that the Futabas aren’t exactly a minor family. With that said, if we kill their guest, they’ll surely target us next!” “You don’t have to worry about that. As long as you kill Gerald, I’ll settle the aftermath for you. Also, don’t sell yourself short. I believe in the capabilities of our family’s assassins. You’ll surely be able to kill him without being discovered! Speaking of which, here’s ten billion yen. Once he’s dead, I’ll pay you double. So, how about it?” asked Kai as he lifted a huge box—that had been by
Watching in fury as his black air blade dissipated, Daryl roared, “W-what power…!” As Daryl was too shocked to move, Gerald took the chance to yell, “Attack…!” And just like that, a blazing light momentarily lit the entire sky…! As surges of energy shot out in all directions, Daryl’s devilish formation was reduced to dust in a matter of seconds! “No…!” howled the anguished Daryl as the earth beneath him cracked and clouds of dust flew everywhere! It was chaos incarnate… yet moments later, everything fell deathly silent. Gerald himself had already vomited a pool of blood by now, and as he fell unconscious, he could feel his body freezing up… Fast forward to three years later, Mayberry Commercial Street was as lively as ever… “Darling, it’s your brother’s wedding day today… Shouldn’t we head over earlier? You’ve been dolling yourself up for ages!” “Fine, dad… Though, isn’t Second Uncle already there to help set things up? That aside, my brother’s gone through so many hardsh
‘Daryl’s been possessed by the Supreme Devilish Lord for ages, and the lord himself has been using your grandfather’s body to attempt his resurrection! This cycle has been repeating for years, and the Supreme Devilish Lord has already captured many people with Yin physiques but thankfully failed! This grew so out of hand that the Soluna Deus Sect, or Sun League as you call them, have actively been trying to force the Supreme Devilish Lord to show himself!’ ‘In order to further deter the Supreme Devilish Lord’s efforts, they’ve even been kidnapping people with Yin physiques! Do you see the entire picture now, boy?’ explained Finnley. ‘…So that’s the truth… Then, how’s Mila?’ asked Gerald. ‘She’s fine, but your reunion depends on whether we can destroy him this time!’ replied one of the white-robed ladies. That was relieving to hear… Still, as it turned out, the Sun League weren’t villains at all! They had simply been abducting people like his second uncle, Mila, and Leo for the
His chest felt like it was exploding, and it didn’t take long for blood to spurt out of his mouth. What immense devilish power…! Following a sneer, the Nirvadevil sect’s master scoffed, “I know you raised your cultivation level this high because you want to learn more about the Sun League, but you should understand that devilish cultivators will always be stronger! Did you really think that acquiring the angelic inheritance would give you absolute power? How laughable! Your Herculean Primordial Spirit won’t save you this time!” Furrowing his brows, Gerald retorted, “…Who on earth are you? How do you know me so well? In fact, how do you know about my Herculean Primordial Spirit?” Laughing in response, the master then said, “Oh, you’ll know who I am soon! But before that, allow me to snatch your Herculean Primordial Spirit! I need to destroy it so that the sacred Primordial Devilish Internal Pellet can reign supreme…!” Upon hearing that, Gerald couldn’t help but frown even more.
“…This formation. It feels… familiar,” muttered Sanchez. “Same thought here. I think it’s the Septelic Perishment Formation of the ancient Black Dragon Sect!” replied Gerald. “Ah, no wonder it felt so familiar… Though, wasn’t this formation lost to time ages ago? How did you learn of it?” asked the surprised Sanchez. The formation had been a legendary one that, as Sanchez had said, had been lost at the end of the ancient era. Just from its name alone, one could imagine that this immensely powerful formation had been used against the people of the Deitus Realm. In the end, however, the allies of the Deitus Realm still managed to destroy the Black Dragon Sect, thus leading to the destruction of all the sect’s other mysterious and bizarre formations… Naturally, they had made sure to obliterate all of them to ensure that nobody in the future would be able to threaten them like that again in the future… Whatever the case was, Gerald was quick to reply, “I read about it somewhere. Ho
Upon hearing Gerald’s question, Lord Ethern was prompted to reveal a few samples of the herbs they were locating… and it wasn’t long before Gerald felt his eyes twitch. After all, those samples were herbs inherited by the ancient witches… In other words, they were the ones he was for as well! Naturally, Marcel recognized them as well, and he was quick to say, “…These…” Noticing how the two were looking at the herbs, Darkwind muttered, “…I take it that the herbalist they’re looking for really is Ms. Phoebe, Mr. Crawford?” “…Well, it’s hard to say if she is since Marcel already said that the timing wasn’t right… Regardless, this is an important clue. Lord Ethern, was it? Could you elaborate a bit more on your master?” muttered Gerald as he turned to face the man again. “I really can’t say…! Look, Master always appears before us in a shadowy form, so none of us have ever seen his face!” replied Lord Ethern while shaking his head. “…Is that the truth?” “I swear on my life!” exc
“Flaxen, you bloody traitor…!” roared the three other lords who grew so angry that their faces went red!However, they had no time to remain angry since the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez had already made their move! As one would expect, it only took a single round for all three of the lords to crumble to the ground.With his eyes wide open, Lord Ethern stuttered, “Who… Who the hell are you people…?!”“You don’t need to know that information. That aside, tell us what you four are planning to do already,” scoffed Gerald as he slowly approached the three defeated men.“…Who the hell do you think you are? What makes you think I’ll comply so easily?” growled Lord Ethren.Upon hearing that, Gerald raised his hand… and within a split second, Lord Ethern let out a bone-chilling wail. The Blancetnoir Double Lords had just snapped both of the poor man’s arms!“If you want your other limbs intact, don’t make me repeat the question,” growled Gerald.Now terrified, the agonized man replied,
From what Gerald could tell, all of them were devilish cultivators. After all, their auras were way different compared to regular cultivators like Gerald and demonic cultivators like Sanchez. Though he had read about devilish cultivators before in one of Uncle Zeman’s books, this was his first time actually coming across them. It was a while later when the frowning Sanchez muttered, “So, they want to ambush some herb lady… Is she the one we’re looking for?” Sanchez, for one, had pretty much been frowning throughout his journey with Gerald. His only hope at the moment was for Gerald to find the person he was looking for as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knew how long that boy would continue controlling his life! Regardless, Marcel was quick to add, “I had the same thought, Mr. Crawford. After all, Phoebe excels not only in pharmacology, but also in all sorts of special techniques and formations!” Watching as Gerald nodded, the Blancetnoir Double Lords couldn’t help but scoff,
There were two straightforward purposes of the trip. The first was to find Phoebe, the descendant of the ancient witches. Only by finding her would Gerald have a chance to locate Daryl’s hideout… Hopefully the Yinblood pellet—that was now in his hands—would aid with that effort… As for the second goal, he was hoping to retrieve the inheritance according to the Zearl’s instructions. After all, he’d only stand a fighting chance against Daryl and the Soluna Sect after getting the inheritance. While it was true that Gerald’s cultivation level was currently one of the highest in all of the cultivation realm, the fact remained that Daryl practiced devilish cultivation, and those from the Soluna Deus Sect were already in the Deitus Realm. In other words, he was merely an ant to them, which was why he was making sure to fully prepare himself before confronting them. Though he now had Sanchez and the Blancetnoir Double Lords under his command, he still felt that he was underprepared… Re
Now that all three of them had been subdued with the Nineraid Band, the other big shot cultivators couldn’t help but stare enviously at Gerald, knowing full well that they’d never be able to obtain his angelic artifacts. After all, if he could take down the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez, then what chance did they have? By this point, Sanchez had managed to get to his feet, albeit with quite a bit of difficulty. Naturally, he no longer dared to make any rash moves on Gerald. Instead, he was prompted to resentfully say, “You’re really something else, Gerald…! It makes me wonder why you still need our help. After all, not only are you the sole person who knows the secrets of the general’s tomb, but you also possess those angelic artifacts!” “Oh, don’t you worry about that. With how powerful you three are, I’m sure you’ll become indispensable assistants as we head to the North Desert in search of a certain someone! Speaking of which, if you’re already thinking about killing me t