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Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2051

Nodding in response, Gerald then continued observing the woman who finally completed the check-in procedures shortly after.

Following the woman into the elevator, Gerald kept a close eye on her all the way up to the twelfth floor where she eventually stepped out. While he didn’t follow her out, Gerald had a feeling that knowing which floor she was staying on was as good a Start as any.

After all, Gerald knew better than to converse with her straight off the bat. If he really did end up frightening her, she would surely be unwilling to talk about the Seadom tribe no matter how much he asked…

Whatever the case was, Gerald then returned to his room…

Flopping onto the couch, Gerald then began smoking a cigarette as he pondered his next step.

Seeing that, Aiden—who hadn’t heard Gerald and Master Ghost’s conversation earlier since he was busy thinking about the conversation—was prompted to ask, “Where exactly did he-“

“Just leave him be for a while. We should focus on getting our own rest in the meantime,” replied Master Ghost as he cut Aiden’s question short and pushed him into his room. With that done, Master Ghost entered his own room, making sure to close the door behind him…

Gerald himself didn’t budge an inch, and he spent most of his time staring out the window while occasionally puffing on his cigarette…

It was quite a while later when Gerald finally crossed his legs. Honestly, he had expected to have much more trouble locating members of the Seadom tribe. That was pretty much his main worry from the moment he left the Japanese training grounds. To think that one of the tribe’s members would just show herself like that within a few hours!

What more, since she had that pendant, it seemed that she had a special rank within the Seadom tribe. With that in mind, Gerald knew that there was now a higher chance of him unlocking the secrets of Yearning Island…

As he thought about his parents and elder sister—who were still on Yearning Island—, Gerald’s heart began to ache, and it ached so much that Gerald ended up choking on some cigarette smoke…

It was sometime later when Gerald finally got to his feet again. Looking at the many cigarettes he had burnt through, Gerald then turned to look out the window as he reminisced about his childhood…

Daryl had always had a lasting impression on him, even in his earliest memories. Now that he was getting closer to his grandfather, that feeling was honestly getting overpowering. Still, to think that he still didn’t know what kind of person Daryl actually was.

Why did he have to kidnap his sister and parents? What was his true goal…?

After thinking about it for a while longer, Gerald eventually turned to look at the two other rooms and said, “…Hey, both of you… Come out for a while.”

Seconds later, Master Ghost and Aiden opened the doors to their rooms…

Clearly concerned, Aiden—who had been wondering about Gerald’s sudden silence and change in mood the entire time he was inside his room—was first to ask, “…Um… Why are you feeling down all of a sudden…?”

“You see, back when we were in the lobby, Master Ghost saw a Japanese female special forces soldier wearing a special pendant that appeared to be native to the Seadom Tribe,” explained Gerald, figuring it was high time that Aiden knew…

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“Huh? If that’s the case, what are we still waiting here for? Let’s go ask her about the Seadom tribe while we can! What’ll we do if she suddenly runs off?” asked Aiden in a slightly nervous tone.

“Calm yourself,” replied Gerald as he patted Aiden’s shoulder. He had already expected the boy to get anxious the second he heard about the news…

“What do you mean, ‘calm myself’? This may be our best shot of finding someone from the Seadom tribe! We can’t let her leave! If she does, what are we going to do? Extend our stay in Japan indefinitely?!” grumbled Aiden as he flopped onto the couch.

Watching as Aiden then lit one of his cigarettes and began puffing it, Gerald explained, “First off, since she’s in special forces, it’s evident that she’s here for the competition. With that in mind, she won’t be leaving anytime soon. Besides, the hotel has a record of her registration. Regardless, if we head there all willy-nilly, what makes you think we won’t end up scaring her? Forget calling for help from her tribesmen, she may even call the police.”

“Gerald’s right. I say we slowly get to know her first. That way, we can prevent a situation where she feels disgusted with us right off the bat. Regardless, we should only start asking about the Seadom tribe when we’re on friendlier terms. With any luck, we’ll finally be able to learn more about Yearning Island then…” added Master Ghost. “My thoughts exactly,” replied Gerald as he nodded in agreement.

“SO… We just wait here for now…?” muttered Aiden. Though he now got where they were coming from, he couldn’t help but feel that they were simply procrastinating.

Shrugging, Gerald then said, “We wait for an opportunity to present itself. If she really does leave before we get a chance to talk to her, we’ll just have to look for another way…”

“Now that would be a great pity…” replied Aiden with a sigh.

“If it happens, it happens…” replied Gerald with a bitter smile before starting to head downstairs alone…

Since they were going to be staying here for a while, Gerald made it a point to learn more about the area. While he didn’t have any Japanese enemies, that didn’t mean that his enemies wouldn’t pursue him all the way over here. Regardless, this wasn’t Weston, all he could do was rely on himself to do all this. What more, he couldn’t just do things casually like how he had done back in Yanam.

Whatever the case was, upon seeing that Gerald was leaving, Master Ghost and Aiden immediately wanted to follow. However, Gerald quickly rejected the idea.

After all, Master Ghost wasn’t capable of defending himself. With that in mind, he would only end up becoming someone Gerald had to protect if they bumped into any trouble. As for Aiden, he was here for that big competition, so Gerald didn’t want to involve him in his affairs. With his point made, the duo could only remain in their rooms as Gerald took the elevator downstairs, a cigarette in his mouth…

Night had already fallen by this point, and after staring at the endless stream of pedestrians for a while, Gerald found himself getting more relaxed as he came to terms with the situation.

While his sister and parents had been on Yearning Island for a while now, Gerald had a feeling that his grandfather hadn’t mistreated them too badly. After all, in the end, they were still blood-related with Daryl, so his grandfather probably wouldn’t kill them right off the bat. His hunch was further supported by some things his father had previously told him regarding his grandfather…

Either way, as he continued walking down the street, he began thinking about how he should get to know the woman from the Seadom tribe. After all, he was pretty sure that the term ‘Seadom tribe’ itself was a taboo among those from that tribe. But if that was the case, how was he going to ask her about it?

Just as Gerald was feeling a slight headache coming, he noticed a supermarket nearby. Figuring that he may as well get himself more cigarettes, Gerald then began walking toward the building… Only to suddenly stop in his tracks.

With the aid of his Herculean Primordial Spirit, Gerald was able to sense dangerous situations around him. Due to that, he could now sense a fight happening in the alley behind the hotel and the supermarket…!

Though he remained momentarily stunned, Gerald eventually snapped out of it and entered the supermarket…

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In the end, this wasn’t Weston, and he wasn’t some superhero obligated to save the world. With that in mind, Gerald reminded himself that he didn’t need to meddle in their business and land himself in unnecessary trouble… Shortly after he had entered the supermarket, however, Gerald ended up freezing again. Thinking back, his Herculean Primordial Spirit would only react to dangerous fights between cultivators. With that in mind, this wasn’t a normal fight at all…!

Realizing that, Gerald then walked to the counter and said, “A pack of cigarettes. And make it snappy.”

After paying for his purchase, he then walked over to where the fight was happening. If there really were cultivators staying nearby, it would do him good to silently assess the situation, with emphasis on the ‘silently’. Until he knew who he was dealing with, Gerald preferred remaining hidden…

Whatever the case was, Gerald stuck close to the wall as he made his way down the small, dark alley between the supermarket and hotel. Contrary to the hotel’s luxurious-looking front, construction waste lay everywhere behind it.

Regardless, the more he inched his way to the back, the more motion—from the fight—he could feel. Still, now that he was much closer, he couldn’t help but feel that these people weren’t exactly cultivators. That, however, didn’t mean that they were weak.

Either way, once he got to a corner, Gerald slowly peeked out… and from where he stood, he was able to see a man and woman fighting amongst the construction waste. From what he could tell, the man had the upper hand, and the woman wasn’t going to be able to last much longer…

Still, since they weren’t cultivators, he didn’t feel the need to get himself involved in the fight. With that in mind, he lit another cigarette, prepared to return to his hotel after watching for a while longer…

Just as he was about to leave, however, he suddenly realized that the woman in battle looked awfully familiar… As Gerald pondered where he had met her before, her chest area was momentarily illuminated by moonlight, causing something hanging from her neck to glint… and the second he saw the pendant she was wearing, Gerald’s jaw instantly dropped. It was the woman from the Seadom tribe! Now that he knew who she was, he immediately tossed his cigarette away and dashed toward the scene!

He had already thought long and hard about how to approach her to no avail. With that in mind, now that this opportunity was presenting itself, he was definitely grabbing it.

Though he had been at least thirty feet away from the two at the start, it barely took him a second to intercept the man who was about to stab a dagger right into the woman’s chest!

had her eyes closed by that point, knowing full well that she didn’t have the strength to fight back anymore. However, instead of searing pain, she

open her eyes… and standing before her,

the man—that she had been fighting—frowned before growling,

spread his arms out before glancing at the woman and saying,

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from the Seadom tribe. With that in mind, he needed to protect her at all costs. While she had no idea why Gerald wanted to help her in the first place, she simply

Are you even Japanese?”

then turned to look at Fujiko before asking,

get him to leave…”

then faced the man again… and with lighting speed, he punched him right in the chest! Unable to even react in time, the

the cloud of dust finally settled, the man slowly got to his feet, clutching his injured chest as he stared fearfully at Gerald. He, for one, was no idiot, and he knew better than to fight someone so inhumanly strong. Forget failing to accomplish the mission his family had given him, there was a high

in mind, the man then

first impression on her. With that in mind, all he needed to do now was to slowly get to know her better, and with any luck, he would soon be able to ask about the Seadom tribe… As he turned back to face her, he made sure to peek at her pendant to see if she truly was the person he was

bruises. Nothing serious. Regardless, I don’t think we’ve met before… Why did you help

the white knight,” replied

Fujiko in a soft

in time before she fell. After calling out to her a few times and getting no response, Gerald raised a slight brow as he placed his finger

Gerald then carried her

the slightest clue what her room number was. Since he couldn’t just bring her back to his room either, in the end, Gerald decided to simply book her a

her on the bed, Gerald couldn’t help but sigh. Like hell she had only

must have taken quite a bit of damage. However, since there weren’t any bloodstains on her, he had a feeling that the injuries were internal… In order to confirm that, however, he first needed to undress

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second the thought crossed his mind, Gerald quickly ran to the washroom to splash his face

him to find a member of the Seadom tribe, and since she had

if she ended up dying, Gerald knew that the chances of him finding another member of the Seadom tribe—with her rank—would surely be close to

This wasn’t the time to be thinking of such earthly desires.

when Gerald completely healed her internal injuries with his Herculean Primordial Spirit. With that done, he quickly draped her with a blanket before taking a cold shower to calm himself. Thankfully,

a few hours later when Gerald suddenly heard shuffling sounds coming from the bed.

Gerald loudly explained, “B-before you say anything, you fainted back there… Just so you know, I’m proficient with medicine, and fearing that you could be fatally injured, I took the initiative to try healing you. Thankfully,

in response, Fujiko—who knew he wasn’t lying since she was feeling much better

Gerald hadn’t said a thing, she wouldn’t have been mad. After all, he had saved her twice tonight… She now saw Gerald as her benefactor, and she honestly didn’t mind if he

was, upon realizing that his efforts hadn’t been misunderstood, Gerald was

name is… Also, you’re not Japanese, right…? I may be wrong, but could you be from Weston…?” asked Fujiko as she stared at Gerald’s back.

Futaba Fujiko, and I’m part of Japan’s special forces. I’m here to participate in a special forces competition. Unfortunately, I somehow ended up getting sneak attacked by enemies of my family. Had you not stepped in, I would’ve surely died back there…” explained Fujiko as

predict that their enemy would strike there and then. Honestly, she did think about taking out the enemy since they were both already there back then. In the end, however, she was defeated… Thankfully, Gerald saved her in the nick of time. Still, when she

sol lent you a hand. I’m sure anyone would’ve done the same,” replied Gerald whose face was still reddened after seeing

saying, “…Even if you say that, I still

on—Gerald heaved a sigh of relief before replying, “Don’t worry about

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the thought crossed his mind, Gerald quickly ran to the washroom to

for him to find a member of the Seadom tribe, and since she had that

she ended up dying, Gerald knew that the chances of him finding another member of the Seadom tribe—with her

sighed as he tried to calm himself. This wasn’t the time to be thinking of such earthly

done, he quickly draped her

was much calmer, Gerald sat on the couch and began smoking cigarette after cigarette as he waited for

later when Gerald suddenly heard shuffling sounds coming from the bed. Turning around,

you could be fatally injured, I took the initiative to try healing you. Thankfully, I think I managed to heal most of your wounds… R-regardless, please put your

response, Fujiko—who knew he wasn’t lying since she was feeling much better now—then

all, he had saved her twice tonight… She now saw Gerald as her benefactor, and

was so glad that he quickly waved his hand

may be wrong, but could you be from Weston…?” asked Fujiko as she stared at Gerald’s back. Unknowingly,

Crawford. I came to Japan to settle some affairs,” replied

of Japan’s special forces. I’m here to participate in a special forces competition. Unfortunately, I somehow ended up getting sneak attacked by enemies of my family. Had you not stepped in,

enemy would strike there and then. Honestly, she did think about taking out the enemy since they were both already there back then. In the end, however, she was defeated… Thankfully, Gerald saved her in the nick of time. Still, when she thought about how she could’ve died back there, Fujiko couldn’t help but shiver in fear… Then again, things could’ve gone much worse if the enemy had chosen to use her as a hostage instead

worry about it. I just so happened to be passing by, sol lent you a hand. I’m sure anyone would’ve done the same,” replied Gerald whose face

say that, I still have to thank you for helping me today.” Upon hearing the familiar rustle of clothes—and gathering that she must finally be putting her clothes

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attacked you was an enemy of your family?” asked Gerald, refusing to turn around in case she

and he immediately

upon realizing that Gerald was still facing away, she couldn’t

of relief as he finally turned to

you said… Pardon my assumption, but based on what I saw earlier, you seemed to be much stronger than that man who tried to kill me. With that in mind,

they had met was rather cliché—with a heroic man like Gerald saving her, a damsel in distress, in the nick of time—Fujiko couldn’t help but adore every second of it. Waving his hand in response, Gerald then smiled before

by helping me, you’ve unfortunately offended the Hanyu family… They’re an organization of top assassins here, and I’m afraid they won’t be letting you off that easily…” muttered Fujiko, her worry clearly reflected in her eyes. After all, though she knew that Gerald was strong, no amount of strength could take on an entire family of world-famous assassins that had a history spanning hundreds of years… Hell,

slight brow as he replied, “…Oh?

heard about them before?”

if I have,” replied Gerald with a smile as he

for the moment? I’ll explain what happened today to my father, and from there, we’ll have a proper discussion to guarantee your safety… Though the Futabas may not be as strong as the Hanyus, we’re

don’t mind going with that,” replied Gerald

that family’s elites came after him in one go, he was pretty sure that he wouldn’t even suffer a scratch. Still, this was his prime opportunity to get to know Fujiko better. Better yet, if her family truly was part of the Seadom tribe—and he managed to get close to them—, he

we even manage to get out of this place,” said Fujiko as she gave a good stretch, revealing quite a bit of her well-endowed figure beneath her simple clothes. The sight of it alone was enough

the shoulder before adding, “Um… Hello? We’re burning daylight here… The Hanyus could cause

or

go inform my friend first, then! Give me ten minutes! I’ll regroup with you at the hotel lobby by then!” replied Gerald as he got to

they were updated about the situation, he then slipped his

forward to a few minutes later, a small group of dagger-wielding men in black could be seen rushing toward the back of the hotel where Gerald had first saved Fujiko… If one was close

of the group was prompted to ask, “…Is

Fujiko, some man suddenly appeared and got in my way! He was so powerful that I had no

currently staying, and once you do, end

when they carried out their missions, Gerald’s sudden involvement was definitely infuriating. After all, had they succeeded in their mission—given by the head of their clan—of capturing the injured Fujiko earlier, they’d surely

wasn’t already enough, the enemy was now aware of them as well! From this point on, locating Fujiko again was surely going to be

of the meddlesome man’s goals? Did he simply wish to save her or was he actually trying to take revenge on you or our family?” asked the leader after thinking about it for a while, wondering

know that he isn’t Japanese. From what I can guess, he’s probably from Weston,” replied Fujiko’s attacker. “A person from Weston you say… Well, Weston or not, he meddled with the wrong family! Due to that, he’ll die by our hands if it’s the

to Gerald and Fujiko, it was about three hours later when they finally arrived at the city her family was living in. Though Gerald didn’t directly inquire about her family, he could tell that she was being rather secretive about them. After all, whenever the conversation led to her family, she would only provide

reserved about sharing more about her family, Gerald decided to stop questioning her about them after some time. After all, the last thing he needed

manor. Before they were even able to leave the car, a