A little while later, Gerald was about to board the helicopter when he saw Welson slowly limping toward him. “…Welson?” said Gerald. It was evident that something was wrong with the old man. Even from afar, everyone present could see how dull and gloomy Welson’s eyes were, and he was also walking somewhat zombie-like. It was odd, to say the least. While Gerald frowned, he decided not to make a move for now. Since Dylan was from the same generation as Welson, he called out, “Perfect timing, Welson… Since Gerald’s about to head on a long voyage, I’ll call him over to bid you farewell.” However, Welson didn’t seem to have heard what Dylan said, and he simply continued limping slowly toward them. “…Welson…?” said Dylan. “Back off, Dylan!” shouted Daryl out of the blue, his gaze appearing extremely vigilant. “Welson, are you alright? Did something happen?” asked Daryl, still staring at the old man. The rest of the Crawfords began peeking at Welson as well, curious as to wh
Upon ending his sentence, a gust of wind blew past the old man’s body, sending his plain clothes fluttering in the breeze. “Very well. Just so you know, I’ve long known that you’d leave your seclusion sooner or later. I’ve been looking forward to this match for a long time myself!” replied Daryl with a loud laugh. The others then watched as the two of them slowly began approaching each other… Before leaping into the air! Standing by the side, Gerald watched as both of them displayed equal amounts of strength and skill as they exchanged blows. So this was a fight between great masters… Powerful. Truly powerful…! However, what surprised Gerald even more was the fact that though Christopher only had one arm, he didn’t seem to be fighting at a disadvantage. In fact, even after exchanging over a hundred blows in the blink of an eye, neither of the two old men had gained any sort of advantage over each other. “It would appear that you’ve been suffering in silence throughout the
“The blessings of the dragon?” muttered Christopher as he immediately took a few steps back, his eyelids twitching rapidly. Seeing that the old man was momentarily stunned, Daryl shouted, “Gerald! Leave now!” The pilot himself took the cue to immediately start up the helicopter. While Gerald was extremely reluctant to leave, he was also well aware that his grandfather had used all his strength for his sake. If he remained here any longer, his grandfather’s efforts would all be for naught. With that in mind, he rushed into the helicopter. The moment Christopher attempted to pursue the youth, Daryl immediately clung on tightly to him, preventing the old man from proceeding any further. “You called me cruel earlier, but aren’t you even more so? To think that you’d actually use your blessings of the dragon to take the blow of my mysterious mirror’s power! While I know that I can’t kill you, you’ll still be terribly injured! There are still three more months till the pledge of t
Evidently, however, it didn’t just appear to be hot. This was confirmed when Christopher instantly began screaming in pain as he let go of the scalding-hot short blade. The moment he did so, the short blade instantly flew back into Gerald’s hand. “It’s… It’s a magic artifact?!” yelled Christopher, still recovering from the shock. Shortly after, his gaze went feral as he muttered, “So the picture of the sun wasn’t the only magic artifact that the Crawford family owned… How surprising… If I get my hands on that short blade and learn how to control it, my power will easily be doubled! I’ll be invincible! Once I obtain it, I’ll surely be able to further demonstrate my great skill and talents during the pledge of the holy water!” Seeing that the old man had started mumbling like a mad person, Gerald slowly began taking a few steps back. “The heavens have truly blessed me this time… Not only do I already have control over the mysterious mirror, but I’ll soon be able to get a hold o
Gerald was so immersed in his new discovery that he ended up training for days to master all four of the techniques made by the black figure. By the time he realized it, a week had already passed. Tossing the short blade again, an explosive sound was soon heard as a large stone crumbled to pieces. As the blade hovered in the air, Gerald used his mind to command the Dawnbreaker to return to his hand. Once it did, Gerald thought to himself, ‘The Dawnbreaker truly has immense attack potential… From what I can tell, it’s probably as strong as a great master! While I may still be a semi-great master, since I now know how to properly use this short blade, I should be able to even up the fight should I bump into Christopher again!’ Throughout that week, Gerald had mastered the other three methods as well. However, since he disliked using long swords as a whole, he didn’t really bother practicing too much on the other three moves. Regardless, he knew that he had delayed his search fo
After saying that, Gerald was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly heard one of the girls saying, “Ouch! My leg!” Turning back to look, he saw that girl who had yelped was currently holding on to her ankle. It was most probably hurt when she was struggling to free herself earlier. “Are you alright?” asked Gerald and the other girl simultaneously as they both squatted down. Momentarily surprised by their similar reactions, the girl then replied, “My ankle hurts pretty badly… I don’t think I can walk!” “Hmm… Well I’ll support you then!” said the charismatic bespectacled girl. Despite her friend’s help, the injured girl’s leg was too hurt for her to walk more than a few steps at a time. After watching them stop to rest a few times, Gerald simply said, “…This is taking far too long… Just let me have a look!” “Of course! But… Wouldn’t it be better if you had her ankle checked back at our place? I’m afraid that those hooligans will return!” replied the bespectacled g
“This man saved us, Mr. Lockhart!” said Giya as she slowly got off Gerald’s back. “I’ve told you time and again not to call me that, Giya… Just call me Wynn… Calling me Mr. Lockhart feels so strange!” replied Wynn. Choosing not to reply to that, she then turned to look at Gerald before saying, “…Anyway, we still don’t know your name, so… Could you please share it with us?” For some odd reason, Giya had felt extremely close to this person from the moment she first met him. She couldn’t tell why either. It almost felt unreal how close he felt to her. Aside from him, it had been the longest time since she had last felt such a way toward any guy. If she had to put the feeling into words, it felt somewhat similar to meeting a long-lost relative again. “She’s right, we still don’t know your name!” added the bespectacled girl with a smile on her face. “There’s no need for that, I just helped with a small matter!” replied Gerald as he further lowered his brim before heading upstair
Once everyone was ready, the tan man began leading all of them into the desert. It was only after they had left quite a distance when Gerald walked out of the hotel. He truly hadn’t expected to bump into Giya here of all places after an entire year. Regardless, she had started working and she had also become so much better. While Gerald had been tempted to reveal his identity to Giya, it had been over a year and he now knew that she still hadn’t truly forgotten about him back when he had tested her. He was well aware of how bad he had treated her back then, and knowing that them being together was going to be impossible anyway, Gerald decided not to delay her from moving on any longer. Regardless, Gerald had noticed that Wynn had been very nice to Giya earlier. While Gerald didn’t particularly like Wynn, he trusted that Wynn only wanted the best for Giya. It was the reason why Gerald hadn’t stayed back to treat her injured ankle back then. After all, he could see that there w