“Speaking of which… you said that the person who attacked you was an enemy of your family?” asked Gerald, refusing to turn around in case virtual-novel.net hadn’t fully dressed herself yet.
“Indeed… His family has consistently been hostile toward mine. I don’t even know how virtual-novel.net managed to find out I was staying here, but virtual-novel.net did and virtual-novel.net immediately attempted to assassinate me…” replied Fujiko as virtual-novel.net shook virtual-novel.net head. Her family was clearly not expecting the attack either since they hadn’t warned virtual-novel.net in advance…
Whatever the case was, upon realizing that Gerald was still facing away, virtual-novel.net couldn’t help but laugh before saying, “I’m dressed now, so you can turn around…”
Hearing that, Gerald gave a sigh of relief as virtual-novel.net finally turned to face virtual-novel.net again…
“So… you came here to settle some affairs, 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, could you be representing Weston for the competition…?” asked Fujiko as virtual-novel.net stared at Gerald with dreamy eyes.
Though how 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 replying, “Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. My friend’s the person participating, and I only accompanied virtual-novel.net here.”
“I see! Regardless, I think I should mention that 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, virtual-novel.net worry clearly reflected in virtual-novel.net eyes. After all, though virtual-novel.net 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, not even the Japanese military dared to mess with them…
Upon hearing that, Gerald raised a slight brow as virtual-novel.net replied, “…Oh? The Hanyus, you say…”
“Indeed… Have you heard about them before?” asked Fujiko.
“Well, they’re quite famous so it shouldn’t really be a surprise if I have,” replied Gerald with a smile as virtual-novel.net began reaching for a cigarette. However, the moment virtual-novel.net considered Fujiko’s presence, Gerald immediately refrained from smoking.
Whatever the case was, after thinking for a while, Fujiko eventually said, “…Well, since you’re in all this trouble because of me, why don’t you live with my family 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 still quite influential in Japan. With that in mind, I have a feeling that the Hanyus won’t attack you all willy-nilly once they realize that you’re under our protection…”
“I don’t mind going with that,” replied Gerald with a subtle smile.
Truth be told, virtual-novel.net wasn’t afraid of the Hanyus at all. After all, even if all that family’s elites came after virtual-novel.net in one go, virtual-novel.net was pretty sure that virtual-novel.net wouldn’t even suffer a scratch. Still, this was his prime opportunity to get to know Fujiko better. Better yet, if virtual-novel.net family truly was part of the Seadom tribe—and virtual-novel.net managed to get close to them—, virtual-novel.net would surely obtain a greater chance of inquiring about the secrets of Yearning Island. With all that in mind, there was no way in hell virtual-novel.net was ever going to reject that idea.
“Then it’s settled! Go ahead and tell your friend that you’ll be returning with me for the time being. The Hanyus usually act fast and I’m worried that they’ll send people over before we even manage to get out of this place,” said Fujiko as virtual-novel.net gave a good stretch, revealing quite a bit of virtual-novel.net well-endowed figure beneath virtual-novel.net simple clothes. The sight of it alone was enough to make Gerald look away…
Seeing that Gerald wasn’t budging from the couch, Fujiko then nudged virtual-novel.net on the shoulder before adding, “Um… Hello? We’re burning daylight here… The Hanyus could cause trouble for us at any moment, you know?”