Even Jessica was happy as virtual-novel.net shouted, “Come on, Gerald! Kill that old b*stard! Beat virtual-novel.net to death!”
Parker, on the other hand, turned to look at Daryl before respectfully asking, “Judging from your aura, could you perhaps be one of the legends like my third uncle, Christopher?”
He was asking since virtual-novel.net had been stunned by how much of a disadvantage Kort had actually been placed in despite fighting the young Gerald. Parker could only imagine what level of strength Daryl truly had as Gerald’s mentor.
“Hah! Are you saying that Christopher hasn’t been wasting his time in the past few decades? What, has virtual-novel.net arrived at the realm of legends as well?” asked Daryl in return.
“He has!”
“What? Didn’t you say that Great Old Master Moldell passed away, grandpa?” asked Winnie—who was still in a state of shock—as virtual-novel.net continued watching Gerald and Kort fight.
“Nonsense! That was just a rumor. After all, how could we expose Great Old Master Moldell’s identity so casually? Still, you’re just a junior so it’s natural for you not to know a thing about this,” replied Parker.
“…Then… Is Gerald a champion as well now? He’s extremely strong!” asked Winnie again, virtual-novel.net heart brewing with complicated emotions.
After all, Gerald had been the one who had saved virtual-novel.net back when virtual-novel.net had first gone to the Moldell family in search of help. Back then, Winnie was severely injured and suffering from anemia. Thanks to Gerald’s blood donation, virtual-novel.net made it out alive.
Even so, virtual-novel.net had always looked down upon virtual-novel.net since virtual-novel.net just considered virtual-novel.net to be a regular person from the ordinary world.
Now that virtual-novel.net was so strong, however, Winnie was having complicated thoughts.
“…How puzzling… Correct me if I’m wrong, but after observing Gerald for a while, I’m assuming that he’s no champion, sir. Could my guess be correct?” asked Parker who wasn’t making any effort to hide his slight agitation as virtual-novel.net turned to look at Daryl in disbelief.
“Hahaha! You seem to be quite insightful!” replied Daryl with a proud smile.
“… My god…” mumbled Parker as virtual-novel.net staggered a few steps backward, his face now extremely pale.
Thankfully, Winnie managed to support virtual-novel.net in time. Finding it odd, virtual-novel.net then asked, “What do you mean, grandpa? Despite his rapid growth in terms of strength, I see no issue with virtual-novel.net having the title of champion. After all, virtual-novel.net must have gone through extreme training to get to where virtual-novel.net currently is!”
“He isn’t one! Now that the elder has answered my question, I can safely say that Gerald is no champion!” replied Parker.
“…Are you suggesting that virtual-novel.net has an even higher title…?”
Holding his breath, Parker then stared wide-eyed at Gerald as virtual-novel.net trembled while muttering, “…He… He’s a great master…”
The realm of legends was the most mysterious of realms when it came to ancient martial arts. Many have failed to get there even after spending their entire lives trying to achieve it, and this included people from within secret societies.
“…W-what…? You can’t be serious, can you, grandpa?” stuttered Winnie as virtual-novel.net jaw dropped.
“He truly is a great master!” replied Parker, still trembling all over as virtual-novel.net nodded.
“Still… A great master at his age… Aside from that man, Gerald’s the only other person to achieve the title of great master at such a young age!” added Parker.
“What’s a great master, dad? Gerald’s one now?” asked Dylan who had no idea what a great master was. However, from what virtual-novel.net heard, virtual-novel.net knew that it must have been an extremely high achievement.
“Haha! Indeed, Gerald truly has arrived at the realm of legends! It’s the reason why I was so surprised when I met virtual-novel.net earlier. From what I had estimated, Gerald needed at least a decade or two in order to achieve that realm, and that was only if virtual-novel.net was extremely talented and had exceptional biological advantages!” replied Daryl who appeared to be carefully hiding key facts in his explanation, despite being able to see everything clearly.
“Yes, lord. Ever since the young master drank the holy blood, virtual-novel.net seems to have rapidly progressed in his training. From what I can personally see, he’s already arrived at the realm of legends. Even at his worst, he’ll still be at the level of half a great master. How truly rare! It seems that the holy blood worked like a charm!” said Welson who had been standing at the side this entire time.
“…No. It’s not only due to the holy blood,” replied Daryl as virtual-novel.net shook his head.
“I’ve been observing Gerald from the moment virtual-novel.net entered the hall… I’ll say it right now that the holy blood would’ve only helped virtual-novel.net control his temperament better. In no way would it have helped virtual-novel.net increase his training speed! Understanding that, I’ve come to a conclusion as to how virtual-novel.net became a great master so quickly!” added Daryl with a slight frown.
“What have you concluded?”
“Well, it seems like someone has instilled a lot of potential within Gerald… I’m afraid that his body hasn’t been normal from half a year ago…”