Either way, Gerald wasn’t interested in those things at all. In fact, virtual-novel.net wasn’t even planning to shop anytime soon. His priority was to investigate a bit more on what had taken place last night Thankfully, nobody seemed to be talking about his encounter with that old man. Though that was relieving to hear, Gerald knew that virtual-novel.net still needed to look for that old woman. He, for one, believed that virtual-novel.net wasn’t as simple as virtual-novel.net appeared, and that he’d probably uncover most of the island’s secrets the second virtual-novel.net got virtual-novel.net to talk.
Regardless, upon reaching the area where stalls were becoming increasingly sparse, Gerald turned to look at Aiden before saying, “Let’s head back”
“Yeah… Honestly, this isn’t as lively as I imagined it to be…” muttered Aiden in a slightly disappointed tone.
“You’re getting auctions and parties mixed up… Speaking of the auction, I wonder if there’ll be any good stuff there tomorrow…” replied Gerald with a chuckle as virtual-novel.net turned around only to notice a young man in gray staring at virtual-novel.net from within the crowd.
Upon realizing that Gerald was looking in his direction, the man instantly lowered his gaze.
Gerald himself knew that the garments the person was wearing were similar to what the old man had worn last night. While virtual-novel.net knew for a fact that this wasn’t the same person who had attacked him, it still meant that the auction’s organizer had already been keeping an eye on him. With that in mind, Gerald frowned slightly as virtual-novel.net said, “Aiden, you head back first. There’s something I need to take care of…”
Hearing the change in Gerald’s tone, Aiden was prompted to ask, “Is something the matter?”
“I’ll tell you later, just head back first,” ordered Gerald, simply worried that the man in gray had been instructed by the old man to assassinate him. With that in mind, virtual-novel.net didn’t want Aiden accidentally getting hurt if virtual-novel.net stayed behind. Gerald was already prepared to settle things alone anyway.
“Alright. Be careful out there,” replied Aiden who knew for a fact since virtual-novel.net had already been following Gerald around for so long that Gerald must have sensed danger and was only telling virtual-novel.net to leave to avoid getting harmed.
“Definitely,” replied Gerald with a slight nod, prompting Aiden to disappear into the crowd.
Seeing that, Gerald took a deep breath before turning around and walking away from the crowded area. If there was going to be a fight, virtual-novel.net wasn’t about to do it here.
Either way, upon seeing Gerald suddenly split up with his friend and change directions, the man in gray couldn’t help but scratch the back of his head before mumbling, “Is virtual-novel.net misunderstanding something…?”
While virtual-novel.net didn’t know what was up, virtual-novel.net still continued following Gerald, knowing that if virtual-novel.net lost the boy, then Third elder would surely scold virtual-novel.net later. After all, all this concerned the young mistress’s life.
Moving back to Gerald, virtual-novel.net made sure not to walk too quickly since virtual-novel.net still needed time to figure out how virtual-novel.net was going to deal with the situation. While virtual-novel.net knew that virtual-novel.net could probably handle the man in the back, this wasn’t his territory. In other words, Gerald was worried that stronger people could appear at any time. Still, at the very least, virtual-novel.net was leading the trouble away from Aiden and Lucian. Knowing that, if virtual-novel.net ended up getting caught, so be it.
Regardless, Gerald successfully made it out of the street stall area shortly after. Upon seeing Gerald suddenly dashing forward, the man in gray swiftly made his way toward the youth. However, virtual-novel.net was too late. Gerald had vanished!
“D*mn it!” grumbled the young man as virtual-novel.net scanned the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of the boy. When all of a sudden, virtual-novel.net was struck by a sudden gust of wind!