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By that point, though Endo and Izumi had been prepared to die, they couldn’t help but breathe vigorously as beads of cold sweat drenched their foreheads when they realized that they were just inches away from death.

Regardless, after Takuya ran toward Gerald, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were still alive. After panting for a bit, Takuya eventually cleared his throat before saying, “They… can still be of use to us, Mr. Crawford… Let’s keep them alive for now…”

Nodding in response, Gerald then closed his eyes for a while… and soon after, his immense murderous intent quickly dissipated. Now that he was calm, Gerald was prompted to ask, “Fair enough. However… how did you even find out about all this…?”

“With how loud you all were, how couldn’t I have found out? Either way, the second I found out what was happening, I immediately rushed over to look!” replied Takuya as he patted his chest while shaking his head, a bitter smile on his face…

“… I apologize for that,” said Gerald in a sheepish tone as he scratched the back of his head.

“No matter… Either way, since they had the balls to cause such a ruckus at my manor, I swear on my life that I’m getting information out of them! We won’t let you die that easily!” growled Takuya as he pointed at the duo who were still on the ground.

“I’ve already tried interrogating them, but they’re tough nuts to crack,” replied Gerald as he shook his head.

“Oh, don’t you worry. I’ve met my fair share of stubborn people, so I know how to make them talk. I can guarantee you that with my tactics, they’ll be giving us honest answers before dawn!” declared Takuya as he gestured for his men who had earlier followed him over to carry Endo and Izumi up.

“Now that’s what I like to hear,” replied Gerald with a smile.

Nodding in response, Takuya couldn’t help but frown when he saw all the blood on the ground. Shaking his head, he then turned to look at his men before ordering, “Bring them to the manor’s clinic and keep them alive!”

With that, Endo and Izumi were promptly brought away However, since Endo was still bleeding rather badly, his blood ended up dripping all the way to the clinic…

Now that that was dealt with, Takuya turned to face Gerald before saying, “… There’s something I’d like to talk to you about…”

“What a coincidence. I have something to discuss as well,” replied Gerald with a nod.

Realizing that Fujiko was still standing frozen in place, Gerald couldn’t help but add, “Miss Futaba? The danger’s over…”

“… H-huh? O-oh! Yeah, it is… T-thank you…” muttered Fujiko after snapping out of it. As Gerald and her father walked off, however, she couldn’t help but give Gerald a curious gaze…

Regardless, after entering the main hall with Gerald and Fujiko, Takuya made sure to properly lock the doors up before brewing a pot of tea… Following that, Takuya handed Gerald a cigarette and even lit it for him. After all, he knew that it was thanks to Gerald’s efforts and Vigilance today that he and Fujiko were able to live another day…

With that in mind, Takuya eventually bowed toward Gerald before saying, “I truly appreciate your help today, Mr. Crawford… With so many consecutive incidents happening, I really don’t know how to thank you for every time you’ve helped!”

“There’s no need to be so cordial, patriarch… Honestly, I have a feeling that these two came for me today,” replied Gerald as he immediately helped Takuya up.

“… Come again? Did you offend some bigshot here?” asked Takuya, understandably stunned.

“I can’t say for sure either… My guess is that those men are either from the Kanagawa family, or they’re Hanyus. While my money is on the Hanyus, I can’t exactly rule out that there may be other people who want me dead…” replied Gerald as he puffed on his cigarette…

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After hearing Gerald’s reply, Takuya was momentarily at a loss for words. After all, he hadn’t considered the fact that Gerald was the real target here. As he pondered about it, Takuya couldn’t help but mutter, “They came for you, you said… “

“It’s only a guess, to be quite honest,” replied Gerald as he shook his head. After all, since he rarely ever came to Japan, he had almost no disputes with the forces and families here. He was only assuming that the duo were after him since he was their first target upon making themselves known.

“… Well, even if they were after your head, there’s no need to worry any longer since those two scoundrels are already locked up. Rest assured, I’ll definitely obtain more information from them by dawn! Also, in case you’re worried about affecting my family since you’re being targeted, don’t be. The Futabas owe you and we’ll always be by your side! While it’s true that my family isn’t as great as it used to be, know that nobody can freely take advantage of people I swear to protect!” declared Takuya as he clenched his fists.

Hearing that, Gerald couldn’t help but smile as he cupped his hands together to pay Takuya respect before saying, “I really appreciate that, patriarch… As for the interrogation tonight, I’ll be thanking you in advance!”

It was around then that Gerald realized that after helping the Futabas so much, he had completely earned that family’s trust. With that in mind, he felt that once the special forces competition began or possibly when it ended, depending on how things went it was high time he asked about Yearning Island. Hopefully, Takuya would no longer see any reason to hide anything from him…

Whatever the case was, after finishing his cup of tea, Takuya got to his feet before saying, “Alright, then… You and Fujiko should go get some rest first. I’ll be heading over to pay our two ‘guests’ a visit… “

With that, Takuya left the room, leaving Gerald who promptly put his cigarette out and Fujiko inside…

Though Gerald stayed there for the following half hour to enjoy his tea, Fujiko, on the other hand, remained in the room to stare admiringly at Gerald, her hands cupping her cheeks the entire time…

Due to her ever growing feelings for Gerald, Fujiko couldn’t help but say, “… I could sense how strong those two were… To think you’d be able to take them out so easily…”

“Strength is all I have. I don’t really have any other capabilities. Besides, I’m not that strong,” replied Gerald with a smile.

Honestly, he hadn’t expected to expose that much of his strength earlier since Fujiko was there. However, had he not done so, he wouldn’t have been able to take those two men out in such a short amount of time. That, to Gerald, would’ve been more worrying since trouble could’ve easily brewed in the manor had he not taken them out quickly. After all, who’s to say that there weren’t any other Kanagawas or Hanyu assassins waiting for a chance to strike the manor while Gerald was preoccupied with Endo and Izumi? If that had been the case, then things would’ve become exceedingly difficult for Gerald to resolve. All this explained why he used so much of his strength in the first place…

Regardless, upon hearing that, Fujiko couldn’t help but raise a slight brow as she asked, “… Really now?”

“Do I have a reason to lie? Besides, if you’re thinking l could secretly be rich, a good look at my attire is enough to debunk that!” replied Gerald as he got to his feet and slowly twirled around, just to prove his point.

Fujiko, for one, knew her famous brands since she was a rich young lady from a prestigious family, so she had to agree with that.

“… While it’s true that you certainly don’t look like one, you can definitely live a much better life with how strong you are… Honestly, if you apply to become a personal bodyguard, you could earn over a million dollars per year…” muttered Fujiko as she brushed some dust off his clothes.

“Life as a personal bodyguard is way too restrictive for me. It’s also a tad too dangerous for my taste. Honestly, the way I’m living now is good enough,” replied Gerald with a smile.

“… I-I know, right…?” muttered Fujiko as she blushed slightly, thinking that Gerald was hinting that he enjoyed spending his time with her.

Realizing that, Gerald who didn’t want to speak any further for fear that it would create more misunderstandings then cleared his throat before saying, “… Anyway, it’s getting quite late, so you should go get some rest. Hopefully, your father will have obtained some valuable information from those two men by morning…”

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Still blushing slightly, Fujiko then nodded as she replied, “… R- right, right… You head to bed early too then…”

Though the night had been a dangerous one, she couldn’t help but feel pleased after hearing what Gerald had said. Regardless, she was then promptly accompanied back to her room’s entrance before she finally parted ways with Gerald…

Gerald himself removed his coat and poured himself a glass of cold water the second he returned to his room. Once he was seated on a chair, he began thinking about the two assassins.

Since his trip to Japan had been highly confidential, he doubted that they had been sent by his old enemies. However, those two were able to address him by name. With that in mind, whoever it was who had sent them, they had definitely done their homework before setting the assassination plan into motion…

‘But who could it be…?’ Gerald thought to himself as he puffed on his cigarette.

After thinking about it for a while, Gerald managed to come up with a few individuals who lived in Japan who possibly had old grudges against him. Even so, no matter how much he stretched it, all of them didn’t really seem to have the balls to confront him. Besides, it’s not like they would even know that he had come to Japan.

With that in mind, the assassins must’ve been sent by individuals whom he had offended in his most recent trip here… From what he could gather, that included the special forces soldiers from Yanam, the Kanagawas, and the Hanyus…

Though he included the soldiers from Yanam into the equation, they were the most improbable of the bunch. After all, none of them had managed to find any evidence that he was the one responsible for Adler’s disappearance. Besides, he was pretty sure that the Yanam military had already been scared out of their wits by him.

Gerald, for one, believed that Carter who had acted so cowardly before him back then wouldn’t dare to send assassins after him, unless, of course, that man didn’t wish to be the acting leader of the military anymore…

boiled down the list to the Kanagawas and the Hanyus. Though Gerald’s money was on

was to wait

the day before heading out to see how Takuya’s interrogation had gone. Upon opening the door,

is the meaning of this…?” asked

good morning, Mr. Crawford… Well, since those two men attempted to assassinate you yesterday, the patriarch ordered us to guard over your room. With that in mind, you don’t have to worry about any sneak attacks!” replied one

in mind, Gerald simply waved his hand

say it, Gerald had a feeling that if he relied on these two to protect him, he could’ve easily

way, upon hearing that, the other man yawned as he replied, “Unfortunately, we can’t just disobey the

Takuya’s orders, Gerald simply shook his head while saying, “Look, just go. If the patriarch gets angry about you leaving, just tell him that I

to protect him anyway, the fact that they were wasting all their energy here made him feel slightly bad

immediately bowed while declaring, “T-thank you,

swiftly left for

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as the duo walked off, Gerald then stretched before taking in

however, he bumped into one of Takuya’s most trusted subordinates. Seeing that, he figured that he may as well ask if Takuya was in his room before actually getting there. Upon being told that Takuya was still interrogating the duo from the night before, Gerald asked

that led to an area that was clearly constructed differently from the

the Futaba’s magnificent garden looked absolutely lavish, anything past the stone entrance honestly looked desolate. With some of the weeds here growing as tall as humans and a few

Gerald soon came across three of the Futaba family’s subordinates who immediately greeted,

to ask, “Is the patriarch in one of those

Crawford? We were just about to get some breakfast for the patriarch!” said one of

replied

Gerald soon heard muffled screams coming from one of the houses. Easily figuring out where the noises were coming from, Gerald then entered the house before

doing here, Mr. Crawford?” asked Takuya who had been sitting before a table

who had noticed a cup of tea on Takuya’s table as he took a seat

that there were instruments of torture everywhere and the two bloodied assassins had been tied to a

help but ask, “… Aren’t you afraid

my family’s doctor has been checking their vital signs every half an hour. I’ve been intensifying and reducing the torture

die until they tell us the crucial details,” replied Takuya with a faint smile while gesturing at

else. A brief silence later, Takuya slid a piece of

it contained a log of all that the assassins had said that night. However, as it turned out, they had only revealed how they had managed to sneak into the manor

in mind, Gerald couldn’t help but frown

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up till this point, I’ll be using more dire tactics from now on.

their lips sealed tight, even though he had interrogated them throughout the night

tactics yet. Once he used those, he was sure

duo, Gerald simply scoffed, “Just tell us the details already or

snapped Endo as he gritted his teeth. While it was true that his wounds had been all stitched up, it had been done crudely with the intent of only allowing him to remain barely alive. After an entire night

that I’m close to cracking both of them. After all, nobody on this planet is truly unafraid of death. With that in mind, I just have to resort to more brutal psychological tactics to make them speak!” scowled Takuya as he slammed his fist

scoffed Endo as he spat his blood

to believe that we can’t get them to speak by the end of the day!” ordered Takuya as

everything we’ve got to make them speak! ” replied Takuya’s men as

interrogating them the entire night. Speaking of which, I’ve ordered my subordinates to prepare breakfast for us, so let’s get to that first,” said Takuya as he turned

enough, they found themselves walking into the front part of the manor again. As they walked

that they’re both Hanyus.

they could’ve just attacked her straight off the bat. What more, aside from the fact that they clearly went after me, they even called out my name, which seals the deal that I was their target the entire time,”

who had saved Fujiko that day? Even so, as much as I hate to say it, knowing that shouldn’t have caused them

they’re not actually Hanyus…?” asked

would dare to mess with the Futabas other than them. Then again, it may just be a biased assumption. Perhaps all this goes deeper… ” replied Takuya

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the two sat at opposite

Futaba manor, the Hanyus were in complete disarray. Ryugu, for one, had been seated on his wooden chair in his room the entire

the manor and locate Gerald. Though Ryugu had expected them to update him on their situation right before they made

to believe that the two capable team leaders had failed. After all, he of all people, knew how strong they were, especially when they paired up. If they were able to secretly assassinate the leader of a terrorist organization, finishing

for them! Hell, just sending one of them should’ve sufficed! However, Ryugu wanted everything to be perfect, so

help but fear the worst. At this moment, he would’ve very much preferred receiving a message from them, stating that

to leap from his seat and yell,

U-unfortunately not, team leader…” replied Kanagawa Takeshi, one

his phone tightly while muttering, “… It’s impossible… Isn’t

nobody’s entered the Futaba residence ever since Endo and Izumi went in. As for the only person who had left throughout the past ten hours, he had apparently only gone out to get breakfast, and returned shortly after… If you ’re

After all, if the duo had gotten into trouble, then

…

in resignation, “… Well, then did any of the men hear any peculiar sounds after Endo and Izumi got

Endo entered from the side, we weren’t even aware when they had made their move. With that in mind,

Gerald?! Even if they got found out or had to deal with the fighters of the Futaba family, they should’ve reported back by now!” roared Ryugu who was now so infuriated that his entire body was trembling. Unable to hold back his rage, he then tossed his phone to the floor

took a few steps back before lowering his head, not daring to say

sneering, “How… How

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Ryugu calmed down a bit, Takeshi gulped before replying, “… Do… you think the Futabas have other powerful

there were powerful people within their family, our two assassins should’ve still been able to report back. Besides, we’ve already done a thorough background check on their family before we attempted to assassinate Fujiko. With that

already dead. However, that posed a question. Where the hell had the Futabas suddenly found such powerful

been a cinch

to disappear off the grid like this! With that said, we’re forced to head to their manor to investigate! Even if Endo and Izumi are truly dead, I have to see their corpses to believe it!” declared

Endo and Izumi were two of the biggest powerhouses within the family, and if the patriarch found out that something had possibly happened to them, there would surely be hell to pay. It certainly didn’t help that it would

Takeshi then asked, “So… Should we

in a bit. Once they arrive, try your best to locate Endo and Izumi. If you manage to rescue them, I’ll allow you to be the

it!” exclaimed Takeshi

alone…!” grumbled Ryugu as

Once he entered her room and they greeted each other good morning, Fujiko took the chance to say, “You know,

Seven days isn’t all that long,” replied Gerald with a

any more than I should… Call it a gut feeling, but I believe that the Kanagawas and the

me. Regardless, I’ll be sure to protect you,” replied Gerald in a

that Gerald was trying to avoid talking about her burdening him,

are we heading

be there by this afternoon to register ourselves… Once we’ve done that, they’ll tell us more about the event as well as when the competition will be

waiting for? Let’s get packing and

only was she the youngest daughter of the Futaba family, but she also had to live up to her title

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Fujiko left