Ch. 1826..1830: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1826-1830

Chapter 1826

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1826

“…Huh? That… That’s impossible! I’m sure they were in this room not too long ago!” exclaimed the puzzled innkeeper.

“…Are you trying to make a fool out of me?” growled the clearly pissed off Mr. Panther as he grabbed the innkeeper by his collar!

“I-I wouldn’t even dream of pranking you, Mr. Panther! I swear on my life that they really were here earlier!” explained the terrified innkeeper.

Before Mr. Panther could even retort, he was suddenly flung out of the room by what appeared to be a sudden strong gust of wind! In truth, the ‘wind’ was, in fact, Gerald, who had just rushed toward Mr. Panther and grabbed the man by his neck!

However, since the others couldn’t see Gerald in his current form, the duo could only stare in confusion, completely unaware of what was really happening.

Whatever the case was, with one strong squeeze, a sickening snap could be heard… Gerald had just broken Mr. Panther’s neck!

Knowing full well now that Mr. Panther had had dirty thoughts on Juno and Yrsa, there was no way he was ever going to show mercy on the b*stard…

Upon realizing that Mr. Panther was now dead, the terrified innkeeper and the other man instantly began panicking as they attempted to run for their lives! Sadly for them, Gerald wasn’t about to spare anyone tonight.

Flying straight after them, Gerald then easily kicked both men across the inn’s corridors!

While the other man instantaneously died from the kick, the terror-stricken innkeeper was still alive.

Now lying on the ground, the innkeeper was so frightened that he barely registered that his bladder had just given in…

Unsure what to even do, the innkeeper then began begging for mercy as he knelt on the ground. To be quite frank, Gerald found the man’s pitiful crying and begging to be rather amusing.

With that in mind, Gerald then stood before the innkeeper before suddenly making himself visible.

Glaring straight into the confused and terrified innkeeper’s eyes, Gerald then said, “I knew something was wrong with you… I’m glad I trusted my gut! Regardless, do share with me what you were planning to do to us tonight…”

Since Gerald was currently in his ghost form, he looked downright terrifying, so much so, in fact, that the innkeeper quickly found himself passing out!

Seeing that, Gerald couldn’t help but snicker. Still, he wasn’t about to let the innkeeper off that easily.

With that, Gerald then lifted the unconscious man up before tying him to a chair with some strong rope.

Following that, he made sure to lock the inn’s entrance as tightly as possible to ensure that nobody would find out about what had happened inside the building. With that done, Gerald then quickly disposed of Mr. Panther’s body.

After cleaning up the scene, he then bolted back to his physical body… causing Rey to almost die of shock when the previously ‘unconscious’ Gerald suddenly sat up!

“B-brother Gerald…! You’re awake! What happened just now? Why did you end up passing out all of a sudden?” asked the bewildered Rey once he snapped out of his shock.

Realizing that Rey didn’t know about his out-of-body capabilities, Gerald simply said, “You’ll find out about it one day!”

Naturally, that only made Rey feel even more confused about all this. Even so, since Gerald wasn’t willing to tell him about it now, he believed that there was a reason for that. Due to that, Rey didn’t press Gerald for answers.

“Either way, it’s safe for us to go out and have a look around now!” said Gerald as he opened the room’s door and began walking downstairs…

 

Chapter 1827

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1827

Upon arriving downstairs, all four of them were greeted by the sight of the innkeeper tied to a chair, his lowered head making it evident that he had fallen unconscious…

“…Huh? What… on earth happened to him, brother Gerald…?” asked the surprised Rey.

Chuckling in response, Gerald then smiled faintly as he replied, “He’s just passed out from shock, I’d say!”

Following that, Gerald got a glass of water before splashing it all over the innkeeper’s face!

Immediately waking up, the innkeeper’s expression turned fearful as he began screaming, “G-ghost…! Ghosts…!”

However, before he could scream any further, he received a tight slap on his left cheek from Gerald!

Gerald had done so to calm the innkeeper down, and as he had predicted, it worked. Now pacified, the dazed innkeeper couldn’t help but stare at the four individuals standing before him…

Since Gerald’s physical form was vastly different from his ghost form, the innkeeper wasn’t able to realize that Gerald had done the deed earlier. With that in mind, the innkeeper could only ask in a shaky voice, “…Who… Who the hell are you people…?”

Hearing that, Gerald was slightly pleased. After all, the fact that the innkeeper didn’t know that he was the culprit of the earlier incidents meant that Gerald could get off scot-free.

Regardless, Gerald didn’t want to waste too much time with him. With that, he glared at the innkeeper before asking, “Before that… Tell us, boss. What exactly is your relationship with Mr. Panther…?”

Upon hearing that, the innkeeper instantly lowered his head, clearly not daring to say a word.

“Hmm? Not willing to cooperate? I don’t mind. Just so you know, I’m skilled in the art of torture! Mark my words, you’ll talk sooner or later!” sneered Gerald rather excitedly as he summoned his Astrabyss Sword. He had honestly been waiting for a chance to finally use sadistic tactics to force a vile individual to confess.

Staring wide-eyed at the sword, the innkeeper could help but gulp before meekly saying, “I-I’ll talk…! Just don’t hurt me…! Look, Mr. Panther and I are partners! He started this inn and I’m responsible for managing it! Every time someone stays at the inn, I’ve to inform him about it! With that done, what usually follows is that I’ll use my bewitching incense to make the customers fall into a deep slumber… And when they wake up, they’ll find themselves under his control! By that point, Mr. Panther can freely begin extorting money from the customers!”

As it turned out, the inn they had chosen to stay in belonged to some kind of gangster who extorted his customer’s money! Unfortunately for Mr. Panther and the innkeeper, they hadn’t anticipated having to deal with Gerald and his party… As a result, Mr. Panther ended up tragically losing his life…

Whatever the case was, Rey then stepped forward, glaring at the innkeeper as he angrily asked, “Tell me… Just how many times have you done this…?”

“J-just three times…! After all, not many people come to our inn in the first place…!” cried out the terrified innkeeper.

“So that makes us the third group, then?” asked Rey.

“N-no… you’re actually the fourth…” muttered the innkeeper… only to receive a tight slap across his other cheek the second his sentence ended!

Though Rey had just slapped him, the innkeeper was far too terrified to even make a sound…

 

Chapter 1828

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1828

“…Well I’ll be d*mned!” declared Rey.

“Hmm? What is it, Rey?” asked Gerald as he raised a slight brow.

“Well, you never told me before that slapping others could be this fun!” replied Rey with a sheepish grin.

Upon hearing that, Gerald and the girls could only roll their eyes in response. What an irritating yet amusing lad…

“Let’s not get too childish, shall we?” muttered Gerald with a sigh as Rey laughed embarrassedly while scratching the back of his head.

“Regardless, what should we do with him, brother Gerald? Should we dispose of him?” asked Rey as he made a slicing gesture on his neck, evidently hinting at decapitation.

“P-please don’t do it, brothers! I now realize the errors in my ways! So please, please, don’t kill me…!” exclaimed the panicking innkeeper as he begged for mercy.

To think that him wanting to earn a quick buck would lead to such a life-threatening situation…! He didn’t sign up for this! He didn’t want to die!

“Hmm… Well, while he is evil, he’s not completely unforgivable… Let’s just leave now that we’ve taught him a good lesson!” said Gerald in a calm tone as he stared at the innkeeper.

Gerald, for one, wasn’t a completely unreasonable person. He could tell that the innkeeper had only done all this for the sake of money, and now that he had been threatened so much, Gerald believed that the innkeeper wouldn’t dare to repeat the same mistake in the future.

What more, Mr. Panther was already dead, so the innkeeper wouldn’t be able to continue committing such vile practices anyway. With that in mind, Gerald didn’t mind sparing him.

Upon realizing that Gerald was sparing him, the innkeeper was instantly overjoyed. After all, as long as he could continue living, all was right in the world.

“T-thank you, big brother…! I won’t ever do such things again…!” cried out the innkeeper.

“You’d better not. If I ever find out that you do, you only have yourself to blame when I come after you mercilessly! Though by that point, you’ll simply be accompanying Mr. Panther… I’m sure you catch my drift?” warned Gerald with an intense glare.

“L-loud and clear…! I’ll run my inn properly, I swear!” replied the innkeeper as he nodded profusely.

“Well said. Regardless, let’s pack up and leave early!” said Gerald as the other three immediately agreed.

The Town of Five Elements really wasn’t a good place to be in… With that in mind, it would be best that they left town as soon as possible before anything really bad happened…

Regardless, it was about ten minutes later when Gerald and his party finished packing up.

While they had decided to spare the innkeeper, they weren’t letting him off the hook that easily. With that in mind, they dragged the tied-up innkeeper—who was still stuck to the same chair—all the way to the front of the inn and left him there. Once dawn came, the citizens could free him on their own.

With that done, Gerald and his party then set off to continue their journey. Since it was still about an hour before daylight, the entire town was enveloped in silence, the only sounds being the low hum of streetlights…

Chapter 1829

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1829

“As they walked on, Rey was prompted to ask, “…Say… Do you think the innkeeper will get people to attack us as revenge, brother Gerald…?”

Turning to look at Rey, Gerald then calmly replied, “Probably not. Even if he does try to get his revenge, it’s not like we can’t deal with anything he throws at us. I’m sure he understands that failing to take me out will grant him a one-way ticket to hell!”

Gerald himself felt that the innkeeper wouldn’t dare to cause them any further trouble. After all, he had made sure to strike deep fear into that man.

“…I see! Speaking of which, how exactly did the innkeeper get tied up to the chair in the first place…?” asked Rey who had been dying to find out.

“…Hmm? Do you really wish to know?” replied Gerald in a somewhat playful tone.

Watching as Rey nodded, Gerald simply said, “While I’d love to tell you more about it, it’s not something you should be made aware of yet at your current stage. Again, don’t worry. I’ll definitely tell you once you’re ready.”

“Alright…” mumbled the disappointed Rey, understanding that Gerald felt that he wasn’t strong enough to even learn about what Gerald had done yet.

“No need to feel down. As long as you train properly, you’ll surely learn about it in the near future!” said Gerald with a smile.

Hearing that, Rey simply nodded in response. After all, he knew that Gerald wouldn’t go back against his word.

Either way, it wasn’t long after before the sun began brightening the sky…

Since they hadn’t slept much at all last night, the exhausted Rey couldn’t help but say, “…Um… Why don’t we find someplace to rest first, brother Gerald…? After all, we weren’t able to sleep a wink last night!”

Upon hearing that, Gerald turned to look at Juno and Yrsa who looked equally as worn out.

“I have to agree with Rey, Gerald… We really should stop to take a short rest… We’re already quite a distance from the Town of Five Elements, so I’m sure nobody will be catching up to us anytime soon…” added Juno.

While it was true that Juno had entered the Avatar Realm—just like Gerald—it didn’t mean that she was incapable of feeling tired. What more, while she and Gerald shared a realm, Gerald was already at the Heavenly Emperor stage. With that in mind, he wouldn’t ever get tired and his energy would always be maintained at a comfortable level.

Even so, he understood that the others still needed rest, which was why he then replied, “Alright, let’s take a short break then!”

Hearing that Gerald had agreed to it, Rey instantly breathed a sigh of relief, making it evident that he had assumed that Gerald wouldn’t have agreed to it.

Either way, they soon came across a rocky cave and decided to have their rest inside.

However, aside from the fact that it was pitch black in there, there also appeared to be a foul odor that could be smelled, even from the cave’s entrance…

“My god! What is that stench!” grumbled Rey as he covered his nose with a frown.

Now that they were right at the cave’s opening, the smell was so terrible that it was almost vomit- inducing…

Before anyone could even reply, however, a roar of thunder could suddenly be heard in the quickly darkening sky…

“Great! A thunderstorm now…?” yelled the annoyed Rey as he stared at the sky.

Trouble just kept on coming! What a difficult life!

 

Chapter 1830

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1830

The second his sentence ended, a dazzling flash of purple raced through the sky.

With that, the four knew that their only choice was to bear the smell and seek shelter in the cave till the storm ended…

“…As much as it pains me to say this, let’s just take cover in that cave first…We’ll continue the journey once the storm dies down!” said Gerald as the trio naturally agreed.

After all, with all that lightning in the sky, staying in the cave was definitely the safer option. Their minds made up, the four then went a little deeper in before sitting on the ground.

While Juno and Yrsa closed their eyes as they sat arm in arm—while leaning against each other— against the cave’s walls, Gerald and Rey sat on the opposite end to rest instead.

Though the stench was terrible, had it not been for the cave, they would’ve gotten drenched in the rain by now…

Soon enough, the comforting sound of rain and thunder caused all four of them to relax even further. It was as though all their worries were being washed away…

Even so, good things never lasted.

It wasn’t long after when two shiny dots appeared from deeper within the cave… As the beady orbs grew closer and closer, a flash of lightning revealed that the tiny orbs were the eyes of a giant python!

Despite how close it now was to Rey, he was sleeping like a log. The other resting trio wasn’t able to detect the python’s presence either.

At some point, the python began nudging Rey’s shoulder, causing Rey to get slightly annoyed.

“Gah… Stop playing around… Let me sleep a little longer…!” mumbled Rey—who still had his eyes closed—as he attempted to brush the python’s head away…

Upon realizing how scaly whatever had been nudging him was, Rey instantly opened his eyes in shock. Gulping as he slowly turned to look at what he was touching… Rey’s heart skipped several beats when he realized that a giant python was right next to him!

Scared half to death, Rey instantly shrieked as he fumbled to his feet while yelling, “Good god!”

Hearing Rey’s screams, the trio instantly woke up, prompting Gerald to ask, “Rey? What’s wrong?”

“P-p-p-python…! Giant Python…!” yelled Rey as he pointed at the snake.

Now fully awake, the others quickly realized that the massive python was staring straight at them!

Realizing that the girls had just stood up in their shock, Gerald quickly ordered, “Don’t move any further!”

Upon hearing that, the trio froze in place, not daring to move an inch.

“Alright… Once you’ve calmed yourselves, begin backing away slowly… Emphasis on the ‘slowly’ part!” instructed Gerald.

Nodding subtly, Juno then began doing as Gerald had told… Taking small steps backward, she barely even dared to breathe…

Meanwhile, the giant python itself had locked its gaze on Gerald…