Ch. 1986..1990: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1986-1990
Chapter 1986
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1986 “I insist, brother Gerald! After all, I don’t have a family to return to and I’m always alone… I’ve been living aimlessly for the longest time, yet you’ve managed to reignite my hope in life! With that said, please bring me along…!” begged Yale.
With how pitiful Yale looked, Gerald couldn’t help but feel sorry for him… After thinking for a little while more, Gerald then sighed before saying, “…Fine! You can come along on one condition! You’ll have to be more courageous! After all, I have no use for a coward! Do I make myself clear?”
“L-loud and clear!” exclaimed Yale, absolutely delighted that Gerald changed his mind.
For Yale, changing himself was nothing if it allowed him to become Gerald’s follower…
“Then it’s settled! With that out of the way, let’s find a place to stay first and have a meal while we’re at it!” said Gerald, prompting the duo to return to town…
Since they now had so many holy stones, looking for someplace to stay in was naturally what needed to be done next. Thankfully, inns were aplenty back in town.
After checking into a room, both of them then ordered some good food and wine before chatting while enjoying their meal…
To be quite honest, Yale had never been treated so nicely before. Since he was able to enjoy all this now, he felt that he truly had made the right choice in following Gerald.
What more, Gerald was extremely powerful, so with Gerald by his side, he would surely be able to stay safe…
Still, as the saying went, good things never lasted long. Unfortunately for the duo, the saying turned out to be right this time. After all, the scarred man from before was now actively hunting them down with his gang!
Since Gerald had earlier beaten up his men, there was no way he was going to let Gerald and Yale off that easily. He needed revenge…!
Chapter 1987
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1987 It didn’t take long for the scarred man to locate the inn that Gerald and Yale were staying in.
Thankfully, upon hearing quite a racket outside their inn, Yale popped his head out of their room’s window… and immediately recognized the scarred man!
His face now fully pale in fear, Yale quickly turned to look at Gerald—who was lying on the bed—before whispering, “B-brother Gerald…! It’s the gang from the casino…! They’re here looking for us…! What should we do…?”
Hearing that, Gerald headed to the window to have a look… and he was just in time to see the scarred man rushing into the inn with his men!
Frowning slightly, Gerald then turned to look at Yale while ordering, “Come quick!”
Just as Yale was wondering what Gerald meant, his eyes went wide when Gerald began climbing out the window!
Though Gerald then easily leaped onto the roof—from the windowsill—, Yale was far weaker than him. With that in mind, though Yale eventually managed to get to the windowsill, he simply couldn’t get up the roof! In the end, Gerald could simply sigh as he yanked the man up… and just in time, too.
After all, the second Yale got beside Gerald, the duo heard their door being kicked open! Of course, the deed was done by the scarred man.
Regardless, after the scarred man and his subordinates entered, they immediately began searching the room… To their surprise and annoyance, the two were nowhere to be found!
Frowning, the scarred man then glared at the innkeeper before growling, “Where the hell are they?”
“H-huh…?! B-but they never left their room! After all, I was downstairs the entire time and I never saw them leave!” exclaimed the astonished innkeeper.
Raising a slight brow, the scarred man noticed—at that moment—that the room’s window had been left open. Squinting his eyes, he then headed to the window and looked out…
Meanwhile, Gerald and Yale—who were still hiding on the roof—made sure not to make a single sound… In fact, neither of them even dared to breathe for fear that it would expose their location.
Thankfully, it didn’t take long before the duo heard the scarred man shout, “D*mn it all! They must have escaped through the window! Give chase! We’re getting them if it’s the last thing we do!”
Following that, the group of angry men then bolted out of the inn…
Seeing that, Gerald then lifted Yale up and brought both of them back into their room… By that point, the innkeeper was already cleaning the room up… When he saw Gerald and Yale jump in from the window, however, his eyes instantly widened.
Though the innkeeper’s first instinct was to yell in surprise, Gerald swiftly covered the innkeeper’s mouth before growling, “Hush. Just pretend we aren’t here…! Listen, no matter who comes over asking about us, tell them that you don’t know anything. If word about us gets out, I’ll make sure to end you before they take me away. Got it?!”
Hearing that threat, the innkeeper immediately nodded. After all, he was simply a businessman trying to make a living. He would very much prefer following Gerald’s orders rather than losing his life!
Before the innkeeper left, Gerald made sure to say, “Again, if you say even a word about us, you and your inn are vanishing off the surface of the planet! Understand?”
Gulping in response, the innkeeper then replied, “Y-yes! I got it the first time…”
With that said, the innkeeper then left the room, making sure to properly close the door behind him… For his sake, he knew it was best to just pretend that nothing had happened…
Either way, now that the innkeeper was no longer here, the worried Yale couldn’t help but ask, “A-are we going to have to hide here forever, brother Gerald…? Also, are you sure those men won’t come back…?”
While Gerald couldn’t say for sure, their best bet of losing their trail was to stay here for now. After all, as the saying went, the most dangerous places were usually also the safest….
Chapter 1988
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1988 After thinking for a while, Gerald eventually said, “…Don’t worry, we’ll leave first thing in the morning!”
Hearing that, Yale instantly agreed. To him, the sooner they left the town, the better…
Fast forward to nighttime, Gerald and Yale didn’t dare to sleep. After all, there was always the chance of getting attacked in their sleep. Still, Gerald couldn’t help but feel that this truly was an ancient place.
After all, once night fell, not a soul could be seen on the streets. The people of the Autremonde Realm didn’t really have a nightlife, and he had to admit that the quietness felt rather unusual…
Regardless, the duo instantly set off once dawn broke. The earlier they left, the less likely they were to accidentally bump into the scarred man…
Thankfully, all it took was about an hour for Gerald and Yale to successfully leave the town…
Now that they had made it out safely, Yale was prompted to ask, “So… Where to now, brother Gerald…?”
Yale was naturally curious to know since he was going to be following Gerald around.
Upon hearing that, Gerald couldn’t give an immediate response. After all, was new to the Autremonde Realm, and he didn’t really know this place well.
With that in mind, Gerald simply replied with his own question, “…Tell me, where can we get to from here? Also, among the options we have, which would you pick?” “Um… Well, we can get to Shontell if we head east… If we head west, however, we’ll arrive in Yahath. As for which I’d personally choose, I’ll have to say Shontell!” replied Yale.
Hearing that, Gerald then nodded before declaring, “Hmm… Well, it’s decided then! We’re heading to Shontell! Lead the way, Yale!”
With that, the duo began their journey to Shontell..
As they journeyed on, Yale made sure to detail everything he knew—about Shontell—to Gerald. After all, it was always good to know what to expect in new places. Regardless, Shontell was apparently a large country in the Autremonde Realm, and it was also the home of Gardale City, a large and prosperous area…
Fast forward to a few hours later, the duo—who had taken a few short rests in between—finally arrived at a small jungle located near Gardale City…
By this point, it was already a little after noon, and since the duo hadn’t had their breakfast, they were practically famished by this point. Thankfully, they came across an inn while traversing the jungle. From the looks of it, the inn had been built there specifically for weary travelers who were in dire need of rest…
Whatever the case was, the duo immediately entered and ordered some food.
While they were eagerly waiting for their meals to arrive, both of them couldn’t help but notice a horse cart—that was heavily guarded by a group of men—that had just stopped before the inn…
Even from inside, the two could see that the cart was loaded with chests of all sizes, each of them labeled with seals… Guessing that the chests contained valuable items, Gerald then turned back to look at Yale before asking, “Any idea what they’re up to, Yale?”
“Oh! They’re just a delivery team, brother Gerald! Since the seals on the chests are labeled, ‘Shontell Treasury,’ it’s only fair to assume that they’re from the Shontell Delivery House, and that the chests
contain holy stones!” explained Yale as Gerald nodded in response.
As it turned out, the people of the Autremonde Realm were still using delivery services, just like how people—back on earth—used to do in the olden days…
Either way, Gerald and Yale were just about to resume talking about something else when all of a sudden, a dozen men—dressed fully in black—leaped out from the bushes!
Seeing that, Yale’s eyes instantly widened as he hid under the table before yelling, “R-robbers!”
Chapter 1989
Gerald himself didn’t move an inch, and simply sipped on his tea. By this point, scenes like this were completely normal to him…
Whatever the case was, there appeared to be over a dozen men in black, and all of them looked fully prepared to attack the bodyguards.
From what Gerald could tell, the men in black looked quite strong and skilled. With that in mind, he doubted that the bodyguards would be able to take them on… and after a while, it was made apparent that Gerald’s guess was right.
With most of the bodyguards either heavily injured or already dead, one of the middle-aged ones turned to glare at the men in black before growling, “Who are you people?! I’ll have you know that I’m Tanner Junas! The head of the Juans’ Bodyguard Institute in Shontell! Daring to even attack the bodyguards of Shontell… Do all of you have a death wish or something?!”
“Cut the cr*p and just hand us the holy stones if you want to live!” scoffed what appeared to be the leader of the men in black.
Upon hearing that, Tanner couldn’t help but frown. To think that these men would attack them when they were still pretty close to Shontell! No wonder his men had made it through the rest of the journey without issue! The enemy had been hiding in plain sight!
“F*ck off! If you haven’t already noticed, we’re only a few miles away from Shontell now! I’m sure the Armored guards of Shontell will be arriving any second now, so if you don’t beat it, you’re all going to be dead by the end of the day!” roared Tanner with an unwavering glare.
“Hah! We’ll see who dies first!” sneered the leader of the men in black.
Hearing that, the other men in black took that as their cue to begin attacking again! With that, the battle resumed…
Unfortunately, Tanner and his men were already in pretty bad shape. With that in mind, it wasn’t long before Tanner ended up having his arm almost getting sliced clean in half!
Seeing his chance to strike the weakened man, the leader of the men in black was just about to deal the finishing blow… when all of a sudden, a figure bolted forward and stood right before him!
Before the leader could even register what was happening, the figure—who was obviously
Gerald—launched a force palm attack right into his chest, causing the sinister man to instantly vomit a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying a good distance away!
Watching as their leader then crashed to the ground, dead, the other men in black were prompted to charge toward Gerald next!
Even so, as usual, none of them were anywhere near as strong and capable as Gerald. With that in mind, it only took him a few seconds to finish off the rest of them…
By that point, Tanner and Yale were already staring wide-eyed at all the dead men in black lying all over the ground…
Tanner, for one, hadn’t expected someone like Gerald to take on all those powerful men on his own…!
Quickly snapping out of his astonishment, Tanner then walked up to Gerald before respectfully saying, “T-thank you for your help, young man…!”
Hearing that, Gerald simply gave a casual smile as he replied, “Don’t worry about it. I’m just doing what’s right!”
“Such humility… Please tell me your name, young man!”
“You can just call me Gerald!”
“I see! I go by-”
Before Tanner could finish his sentence, Gerald cut him off with a chuckle before saying, “I heard you declaring it earlier. Tanner Junas, the head of the Juans’ Bodyguard Institute in
Shontell, right? It’s an honor to meet you!”
Momentarily stunned to hear that, Tanner then quickly snapped out of it before placing his fists together and praising, “It’s an honor to meet you too, Gerald! Still, to think that a young man like you would be so agile and powerful! It’s simply astonishing!”
Chapter 1990
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1990 Simply chuckling in response, Gerald then said, “No need to be so modest, captain Juans! Either way, you should really tend to your wounds first.”
Upon hearing that, Tanner realized that he was still pretty badly injured. With that, he then sat down and began treating his wounds…
Shortly after, a troop of horseback soldiers arrived at the inn. From the looks of it, these were the Armored guards of Shontell that Tanner had previously mentioned about…
Seeing them, Tanner immediately got to his feet and greeted one of the armored men, “General Lucarl!”
General Kay Lucarl was the commander of the Shontell’s Armored guards, and upon seeing how wounded Tanner was, he couldn’t help but say in astonishment, “Captain Juans! That’s a pretty nasty- looking wound there!”
“It’s only a scratch!” replied Tanner with a chuckle. Instead of laughing along, Kay simply got off his horse and began looking at all the dead bodies on the ground… While he was definitely sure that a fierce battle had been fought here, he couldn’t help but notice that all the enemies were dead.
With that, Kay was prompted to ask, “Did… any of the bandits get away, Captain Junas? And are the holy stones safe?”
“Negative. All the bandits are dead! Also, none of the holy stones got stolen!” replied Tanner.
“What? You managed to kill all of them?” exclaimed the astounded Kay.
“Well, it wouldn’t be fair to claim all the credit. Truth be told, this young man here is the one who took most of them out! If it wasn’t for him, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have lived to tell the tale!” explained
Tanner as he gestured toward Gerald.
Raising a slight brow as he looked at Gerald, Kay then replied, “You’re… saying that this lad here killed most of these men?”
“Indeed! I witnessed all of it with my very own eyes!” exclaimed Tanner as he nodded.
Naturally, this surprised Kay. After all, how powerful did one need to be in order to single handedly take out so many men? Kay, for one, knew that not many in Shontell were this capable…
After a brief pause, Kay shook his head before ordering, “…Men! Go through their bodies and see if we can identify them!” Doing as they were instructed, it was only a short while later when one of the soldiers returned to Kay’s side before reporting, “General! Those men in black seem to be from Mount Tygress!”
“Mount Tygress? So, it’s them again…!” growled Kay.
Mount Tygress was the name of a group of bandits that had been terrorizing Shontell for ages. They specialized in robbing escort cars and due to the fact that all of their members were extremely capable, not only had they successfully robbed several escort cars before, but Shontell’s army was unable to permanently shut them down. It definitely didn’t help that the path to the bandits’ lair was so winded and windy…
Thinking about it for a while, Kay then walked up to Gerald—who was currently enjoying his tea— before saying, “…. heard from Captain Juans that you took all these people out… If I may, who exactly are you, and where did you come from?”
Hearing that, Gerald then calmly replied, “I’m merely a vagabond who just so happened to be here when all this was happening. As for why I helped, isn’t it common courtesy to help those in need?”
Gerald’s response simply made Kay more and more curious. In all honesty, he still hadn’t gotten over the fact that Gerald had taken out all those strong men—from Mount Tygress—on his own…