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“It’s a routine of mine,” replied Gerald with a smile.

“I see… Either way, care to have some tea with me in my tea room? The tea itself was delivered a while back ago from Mount Wellyork in Weston. Also, I have some things to update you on,” said Takuya as he pointed at the tea room that wasn’t too far off.

Naturally, Gerald didn’t refuse, and soon enough, both of them were seated in the tea room…

As Takuya prepared the tea, he told Gerald that his men had reported back to him earlier on. Following that, he added, “After telling my men to head to where you saved my daughter last night, they found that the Hanyus were already actively trying to find out more about you. With that in mind, I propose that you extend your stay with us till the danger is lifted…”

It was only after Gerald sipped some tea—that Takuya had just served—when he replied, “I see… I appreciate it. Still, why exactly do the Hanyus want Miss Fujiko dead…?”

While Gerald didn’t want to further provoke an assassin family, after giving it some thought the night before, he figured that since he was already involved in all this, he may as well get rid of the Hanyus for good. After all, that would surely improve Takuya’s impression of him, and doing so could possibly be enough for him to start asking about the Seadom tribe…

“It’s… a long story. As I’ve said before, the Hanyus and our family have been enemies for generations. Unfortunately, the feud between our families had already been a thing ever since I was a child. With that in mind, I never really bothered asking why we kept on fighting, which is why I can’t really answer your question,” replied Takuya after heaving a sigh. “So it’s been going on for that long, huh…” muttered Gerald.

“Indeed… Regardless, I believe the current generation of Hanyus shouldn’t know why we’re still fighting as well. We simply inherited our ancestors’ grudges without questioning them… Even so, our families don’t usually pick a fight with each other without good reason. If I remember correctly, our last major fight happened a few decades ago. With that in mind, I’m honestly surprised that they made their move this time, which is why I’m looking into it so seriously. Still, if the Hanyus want to break this peace, the Futabas won’t just sit around without fighting back!” replied Takuya in a firm tone, clearly showing how capable he was as a family head.

“I see… still, from what I’ve gathered, the Futabas seem to have quite a high status in Japan. With that in mind, the Hanyus shouldn’t have declared war against your family—by attempting to hurt your daughter—without good reason,” said Gerald as he squinted his eyes before sipping more tea.

“I believe so as well. Whatever the case is, we’ll just have to see what my men report back once they’ve concluded their investigation,” replied Takuya with a nod.

“That would be for the best. Either way, since I already know all this, allow me to aid you,” said Gerald after thinking about it for a while.

“Negative. Just by saving Fujiko, you’ve already done a lot for our family. With that in mind, there’s no way I can allow you to risk your life again just to solve my family’s problems! I insist that you remain here till the crisis is over!” replied Takuya as he quickly began waving his hand the second he heard that.

“Well, alright then…” said Gerald, not wanting to get on Takuya’s bad side.

Following that, the duo began chatting absent-mindedly in the tea room, allowing Takuya to learn more about Gerald’s situation as well. As they were chatting, however, Gerald was also secretly scanning Takuya from head to toe. Since Fujiko had that special pendant of the Seadom tribe around her neck, Gerald believed that Takuya—being the head of the family—should have a similar accessory on him as well.

Unfortunately, even after looking for quite a while, Gerald failed to find anything related to the Seadom tribe on him. Even so, Gerald wasn’t discouraged. After all, now that he had gotten to know the family, he could take his time investigating…

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As Gerald and Takuya continued drinking their tea, the Hanyus were already hard at work back at their headquarters. After all, despite investigating throughout the night, none of them were able to find any relevant clues.

Regardless, two men could be seen standing in the Hanyu headquarters’ hall, their heads lowered. One of them went by Hanyu Saburo, and he was the one who had attacked Fujiko the other night. As for the other man, he was a core disciple of the Hanyu family—who had been sent out to investigate the night before—called Hanyu Ryugu…

Seated on the main seat before them was Hanyu Suijin, the head of the Hanyu family. Though he had yet to hear what they had to report, he could already guess what their findings would be since he hadn’t received any news from them up till this point. Still, he was prompted to ask, “So, what’s the situation like?”

“Well… I headed there immediately after Saburo notified me about all this. Unfortunately, though we searched the entire hotel and also the area around it, we weren’t able to find any traces of them at all… I’m assuming they must have left by now…” replied Ryugu as he fought the urge to tremble in fear.

“Rubbish!” roared Suijin as he slammed his fist onto the table. ‘WW-with all due respect, master, that person from Weston is extremely powerful! Just so you know, he sent me flying with barely any effort! Regardless, while investigating, we found that two individuals from Weston had checked into the hotel… Unfortunately, neither of them seems to be the one who had beat me up,” muttered Saburo.

“Seem? Didn’t you get a good look at his face?” replied Suijin.

“Unfortunately, it was a little too dark when he showed himself… I do, however, remember what he sounds like. With that said, I’d definitely recognize him by voice!” declared Saburo as he shook his head.

“Like that’s going to change anything! Whatever the case is, we’ve already spent three long years planning for this…! As long as we get our hands on Fujiko, we’ll surely be able to get the Futabas to become affiliated with us! Still, to think that we’d fail when we were so close to succeeding! Not only have we lost our best opportunity to strike, but our operation will definitely face even more issues now since the Futabas will undoubtedly be on guard! Hell, they may even try looking for trouble with us because of all this!” growled Suijin, getting increasingly angry the more he spoke. By the end of it, the tip of his armrest—that he had been grabbing onto this entire time—ended up crumbling to pieces due to how hard his grip had become…!

Hearing that, Saburo and Ryugu went silent. While it was true that their mission had only failed because of Gerald’s intervention, a failure was a failure. With that in mind, both of them knew that in the end, they would still be held responsible for all this.

Understanding that, Ryugu—who didn’t want Saburo to drag him into this—thought for a while before saying, “…Umm… Maybe it would help if we issued an order all over Japan to locate this person…? I, for one, feel that there’s a pretty good chance that we’ll succeed if we go with that. After all, he’s incredibly strong and he’s a non-native as well…”

“I already did that before you two returned! Who do you think I am? Regardless, just… go get some rest first… I’ll tell you when we need to make a move again. Also, remember to keep an eye on the Futabas whenever possible. Our best bet now would be to send some of our men over to find out who that Westoner truly is to the Futabas!” grumbled Suijin as he waved a hand wearily.

Nodding in response, the duo then turned to leave…

Fast forward to two days later, Gerald was still staying with the Futabas. Though Takuya had made it a point to update Gerald on the latest news he received on a daily basis, Gerald wasn’t really interested in all that. After all, he was more concerned about how he was going to bring up the topic of the Seadom tribe with them.

Regardless, while eating together with the Takuyas that afternoon, Gerald couldn’t help but look at Fujiko’s pendant again…

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Knowing that he’d never be able to find out if they truly were descendants of the Seadom tribe—hence failing to learn about the secrets of Yearning Island—if he didn’t take the initiative to ask, after eating for a while, Gerald casually said, “You know, that pendant of yours seems rather special, Miss Fujiko.”

“Oh? You mean this?” asked Fujiko as she pointed at her necklace.

“Indeed. The symbols on it are rather unique compared to other pendants I’ve seen before. It makes me wonder whether this is an ancestral pendant of your family…” replied Gerald with a smile, making sure to keep his tone relaxed and natural.

Smiling faintly in response, Fujiko then said, “You have quite a keen eye… Actually, this pendant is-“

“It’s an ancestral pendant of our family, yes. However, there’s nothing really unusual about it,” interrupted Takuya before his daughter could finish her sentence.

“Ah, I see…” replied Gerald, continuing to smile. It was clear that Takuya didn’t really want to talk about it, and from all the small clues he had gathered up till this point, Gerald was pretty sure that the Futabas truly were members of the Seadom tribe.

Breathing a sigh of relief since Gerald didn’t continue prying into it, Takuya then said, “Speaking of which… I’m afraid I need your help with something…”

“Go on,” replied Gerald.

“Well, I was hoping that you could accompany Fujiko for a while after our meal. Though it’s still a bit dangerous out there and we haven’t solved our issues with the Hanyus just yet, I assure you that this is an important matter. I’m… not exactly that confident in the other masters in our family, so I can only trouble you…” muttered Takuya in a slightly embarrassed tone.

“Sure, I’m fine with that. Don’t worry about it,” replied Gerald without the slightest hesitation.

Smiling in response, Takuya then said, “I really appreciate it…!”

With that out of the way, once their meals were over, Gerald and Fujiko left the house together…

Sitting in the passenger seat, Gerald—who was honestly still staring at Fujiko’s pendant—couldn’t help but ask, “Speaking of which… Where are we headed to?”

After a brief pause, Fujiko sighed before embarrassedly muttering, “… I’m… about to partake in a blind date…”

what now?” replied Gerald, his eyes widening as his

got married to someone powerful, our family would surely be able to remain peaceful…It certainly doesn’t help that the Hanyus are making a move again…” explained Fujiko as she shook her head helplessly, making it clear that she was reluctant to

mistress of the family, so

gist of it, Gerald was prompted to ask, “And… are you willing to go

other way. At the very least, I should at least meet up with them first.

Fujiko’s fate was no longer hers to choose, and she had come to

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came to learn—from Futaba—that the Futabas were attempting to form an alliance with the Kanagawas, an ancient Japanese family that owns about twenty

that family. From what Futaba had told him, Gerald also learned that Kai enjoyed abusing women with his family’s powers. From the companies’ staff to

go on with it. Still, she couldn’t help but hope that this was

Gerald couldn’t help but feel sad for her. After all, marrying a playboy like Kai was never

my family is by proceeding with this. I just hope

I guess…” replied Gerald as he fell silent, his eyes still on her

be told, Gerald was already thinking about how he could solve Fujiko’s current dilemma. After all, if he succeeded, his relationship with her would surely improve. Once that happened, the probability of him getting

all, he had initially anticipated to remain in Japan for at least a few months before he was going to be able to find any hints about the Seadom tribe. To

brief and awkward silence later, Fujiko—who had noticed that Gerald was staring blankly into space—forced a chuckle before asking, “Something on your

out of it, Gerald then waved his hand as he replied,

too far off from here. Speaking of Kai, I must warn you that he has a short fuse… With that in mind, even if he attempts to trouble you, please don’t confront him…” said Fujiko

replied Gerald with a

came to a halt before the gates of

car. Knowing that their young master had signed a marriage contract with

seeing how beautiful she was, the guards couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. After all, this

is Gerald Crawford, and he’s a guest of my family. He’s here to visit

come in, Mr. Crawford!” said the

followed Fujiko into the Kanagawa

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butler had just given him

the other hand, looked rather unnerved. After all, though she had heard rumors about Kai from her father and a

a somewhat flamboyant voice could suddenly be heard saying, “My, oh my! If it isn’t the young mistress of the Futaba family! What brings you to

sight of a thin man who had a gaunt face and a goatee. From how weak he looked to the point where an ordinary person could probably knock him out with a single punch, it was evident that his

this was none other than the young master

before saying, “Ah, good day, Kai. As you’ve probably already guessed, I’m Fujiko from

it wasn’t for her current circumstances, Fujiko would’ve just left this place

an indifferent tone, “So you are.

friend, and he’s here to oversee me,” said Fujiko as she took in a deep breath. The fact that she was

call you?” asked Kai as he began

cigarette, Gerald simply replied, “Gerald

then, Mr. Crawford, I believe you know who I am to Miss Fujiko, here. With that in mind, do give us some personal space. I’ll get a butler to lead you to one of the guest rooms to have some rest. That should be agreeable, no?” asked Kai as he continued staring at

for one, was only going to make a move if Fujiko truly found herself in danger or signaled for his help. Until then, he wouldn’t meddle in their affairs. Besides, as long as the two didn’t leave the manor, he would always be close enough

Gerald left the room, Kai simply waved his

was out of sight, Fujiko unwillingly looked at him as she said, “He’s an important guest of my family,

discuss our marriage. Don’t you find it inappropriate for an outsider like him to be present on such an occasion?” asked Kai whose smile instantly became lascivious the second Gerald

over, the uneasy Fujiko then replied, “… Whatever the case is, will your family keep your

a Kanagawa from today onward, we’ll immediately fulfill

willingly or forcefully, all of them were different from Fujiko. After all, not only was Fujiko a natural beauty, but she was also quite buxom. Due to that, his

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slightly, Fujiko then replied, “A bit too soon, don’t

to know each other better! Also, the sooner we have the wedding ceremony, the better! Just so we’re clear, the Kanagawas will only start helping the Futabas once

him in disgust,

indeed… Apologies for getting ahead of myself. Regardless, why don’t you go rest in one of the guest rooms first? Following that, we’ll have dinner together and I’ll use that chance to introduce you to my family… of course, we’ll also be discussing the wedding details

care about the alliance with the Futabas. He did, however, care about losing Fujiko if he failed to restrain himself for

good,” replied Fujiko, simply relieved that she could get away from this

men before whispering, “Keep an eye on that Gerald fellow. The Futabas wouldn’t send someone with her without any good reason. With that in mind, if he

the henchmen who couldn’t help but look at Kai’s ruined body. They had been working for him for years now,

Why the hell would I need ecstasy?!” grumbled Kai as he slapped the man who had spoken in

it…! I’ll prepare some right

then left, Kai couldn’t help but smile. Since they were going to get married anyway, he figured that she was in

tired of her, he could simply dump her without any repercussions. After all, there was no way in hell

the time evening came, Kai’s henchmen had already gotten their hands on the drugs Kai needed. After Kai received them, he ordered the

ready, Kai ordered his henchmen to invite Fujiko over for

after his henchmen left, Gerald entered

in disgust as

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you have quite a feast prepared, but where’s the wine? Doesn’ t your family have any good wine?” replied Gerald as he sat at the dining table and began eating before

henchmen inched closer to Kai

doing…” grumbled Kai as he suppressed his anger. Fujiko’s arrival was going to be a joyous occasion for him, and he didn’t want to be left angry just because of this b*stard. What more, he didn’t

their conversation, he

to be together alone with Kai again, she instantly

don’t you sit by my side instead?” asked Kai as he actively held back his

to get closer to Gerald, even though she knew she was going to become Kai’s wife in the end. Even if it was just the span

to look at Kai and asked, “Speaking

from believing those false accusations, Mr. Crawford. I’m the young master of the Kanagawa family, one of the most powerful families in Japan! There’s simply no way those rumors are true!” grumbled

with the slightest insight would be able to tell that

that Gerald would dare to embarrass him in front of Fujiko… This

she turned to look at Kai

believe such baseless rumors, right…? After all, I am the young master of the Kanagawa family! There’s

the initiative to trouble him! This was the last straw! Once he and Fujiko left after dinner, he was going

there may be consequences to bear! ” threatened Kai’s

a rumor I heard… Regardless, of course I believe in him!” replied Gerald as he waved his hand

family manor…” growled Kai as he squinted his eyes, now keener than ever to finish Gerald

Gerald who could easily tell what Kai was thinking simply said, “Alright,

Kai, for one, was already feeling a burning sensation in his stomach, a side effect

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