Ch. 2006..2010: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2006-2010
Chapter 2006
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2006 Hearing that, Gerald simply chuckled in response. Still, he had a feeling that he was going to have to go easy on Yudell if they really did end up facing each other…
After thinking about it for a bit longer, Gerald was prompted to ask, “Is there any actual advantage in winning the first prize?”
“There are! For one, you’ll obtain the extremely honorable title of ‘national scholar’ in Shontell! The champion will also be given a chance to choose and obtain one of the precious treasures from our national treasury!” explained Yalinda rather excitedly.
“Oh? Are there many treasures in the national treasury?” asked Gerald in a curious tone.
“Of course!” exclaimed Yalinda, her eyes glinting with excitement as she nodded.
“I see! Then Ill definitely have to win first prize then!” replied Gerald, his interest now piqued. “Glad to hear that, master! While I may not have a very high chance of getting first place, you’ll surely have no problems with that, master! Once you’ve won, the Juans Delivery House’s popularity will surely skyrocket!” said Yalinda in a joyous tone.
Since Gerald was representing the Juans Delivery House, if he won, Tanner and his daughter would also be winners. It was a win for all of them!
Truth be told, she had initially participated just to have some fun. She never imagined that she would actually be able to enjoy the benefits of getting first prize…
At that moment, knocking could suddenly be heard coming from their door.
Instantly growing vigilant as both of them glared at the door, Yalinda was first to ask, “…Who is it?”
“It’s Yudell! I’m here to ask Gerald something!” replied Yudell.
Upon hearing that it was Yudell, Yalinda immediately looked surprised. Turning to look at Gerald, she then whispered, “To think that Yudell would come looking for you, master…!”
Whatever the case was, Yalinda then opened the door for her…
Once Yudell was inside, she turned to face Gerald before saying, “There’s something I need to talk to you about, Gerald. Would you mind sparing a minute?”
Hearing that, Gerald then looked at Yalinda before nudging toward the door’s direction. Understanding what he meant, Yalinda then walked out and closed the door behind her…
Standing right outside, Yalinda waited there patiently, knowing that her master and his future wife had important things to discuss…
Regardless, now that Yudell and Gerald were alone in the room, Gerald gestured at a couch before politely saying, “Please, have a seat.”
After doing so himself, Gerald then added, “So… Why exactly have you come looking for me this late, Miss Mullington?”
“There’s just something I need to ask you!” replied Yudell without beating around the bush.
“Go on…” muttered Gerald.
“Essentially, I’ve seen how powerful you are, and I know I’ll never be your match! However, I hope you’ll allow me to win first prize! Becoming champion is extremely important to me…!” pleaded Yudell with a serious expression on her face…
Chapter 2007
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2007 “Fine. However, you’ll owe me one, and I can ask for your help whenever necessary! Deal?” replied Gerald.
Though she was slightly surprised to hear that, Yudell had a feeling that it was alright making such a deal with Gerald. With that in mind, after a brief pause, Yudell replied, “…Deal!” With the agreement made, Yudell then left Gerald’s room…
Fast forward to morning, Yalinda and Gerald returned to the arena. While everything else remained mostly the same, an old man was now the representative of the Thundering Cloud Sect.
Regardless, it was finally time for Yalinda to enter the ring today…
Truth be told, she had only ever participated in small competitions before this. In other words, this was her first time participating in such a major competition, which explained why she was feeling so anxious right now…
Not long after, Zenon Lightning stepped forth before announcing, “Good day to all! It’s the second day of the competition between cultivators, and the first match will be between Yalinda Juans, the representative of the Juans Delivery House, and Levi Homewood, the eldest son of an aristocratic sword family! Please prepare yourselves!”
Hearing that, both Yalinda and Levi walked to the center of the arena, staring intently at each other throughout the process…
Once they were standing right in front of each other, Levi smiled subtly as he said, “Well, well, who’d have thought we’d be going against each other today!”
Chuckling in response, Yalinda then replied, “Indeed! I hope you’ll go easy on me today, Mr. Homewood! After all, I’ve heard countless tales of your swordsmanship! While I’m glad to be able to widen my horizons through our upcoming duel, let’s try not to overdo it, alright?” As Yalinda had said, this was just a martial arts competition, and such competitions were usually held to deepen bonds between the challengers. Killing was naturally prohibited, so defeating the opponent was usually good enough.
“But of course, Miss Juans!” replied Levi.
Since both of them came from rich and powerful families in Shontell, Yalinda believed that Levi was a nice person. At the very least, he probably wouldn’t do anything too despicable…
Regardless, now that they had agreed on that, both of them drew their weapons…
While Yalinda was wielding a long, black whip, Levi had a longsword—that was manufactured by his family—in hand.
Being an aristocratic family in Shontell, not only were the Homewoods well known for manufacturing excellent swords, but they were also famed for their swordplay. Time and again, the Homewoods’ swordsmanship had evolved for the better, and few were able to win against them. Due to that, they received fewer and fewer challengers by the year.
With that in mind, not many people had been able to witness the Homewoods’ true sword-fighting capabilities in recent years, which explained why Yalinda was feeling so honored to be able to duel against the eldest son of the Homewood family today. Even if she did end up losing, she’d still be left satisfied…
Whatever the case was, after staring at each other for a bit longer, the duo then rushed forward simultaneously!
Taking the initiative to strike, Yalinda lashed her whip, creating thunderous sounds that almost made it feel like the air was getting shattered into pieces…!
While that was certainly impressive, Levi wasn’t about to let her take all the action. With a swift slash of his sword, the sheer power of it caused Yalinda’s whip to get flung backward!
Chapter 2008
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2008 Despite Levi’s counterattack, Yalinda was quite skilled with her whip. With that in mind, she immediately switched up her attacking style, constantly barraging Levi with ranged whip attacks that prevented him from coming too close.
Upon seeing that, Gerald—who had been watching the fight from the moment it began—couldn’t help but widen his eyes in surprise. After all, he had never seen Yalinda use a whip before. Still, with how skillful she was with the weapon, Gerald had a feeling that Yalinda had spent ages training for the competition.
While he had to admit that Yalinda was skilled with the whip, Gerald knew that she wasn’t Levi’s match. After all, he could tell that Levi was still going easy on her.
If Levi truly decided to get serious, then Yalinda would surely have zero chance of winning… It wasn’t as if he was trying to look down on his disciple, but this was simply the reality of the situation…
Regardless, it wasn’t long after before Levi began displaying his true capabilities. Enveloping his sword in a shadowy aura, Levi then began sending shadowblade after shadowblade flying toward Yalinda!
Seeing that, Yalinda immediately retracted her whip, spinning it rapidly before her to form a protective aura against his attack! Unfortunately, Yalinda was a bit too late…
Before she could even fully get her protective shield up, one of the shadowblades struck the base of her whip, causing it to fly right out of Yalinda’s hand!
Upon realizing what had just happened, Yalinda instantly knew that she had lost. With that in mind, she immediately yelled, “I admit defeat!”
Yalinda, for one, wasn’t an idiot. The second Levi began using his true strength earlier, she already knew that she wasn’t his match. Honestly, she was thankful that he hadn’t used too much of his strength. Otherwise, she would’ve surely been unable to end the match unscathed…
Either way, upon hearing that, Levi sheathed his blade before smiling at Yalinda as he said, “I have to say, I’m quite impressed by the way you use your whip! I hope we’ll have another chance to spar again in the future! Perhaps we could learn a thing or two from each other then!”
Smiling in response, Yalinda then nodded as she replied, “Of course, Mr. Homewood! Also, thank you for going easy on me!”
Following that, both of them bowed politely at each other before leaving the arena…
With that, Zenon took the chance to announce, “And so it’s been decided! Mr. Homewood from the aristocratic sword family is the winner!”
Shortly after, Yalinda returned to her seat beside Gerald. Lowering her head rather meekly, she then muttered, “…l’m sorry for losing, master…!.I must be an embarrassment to you…!” Smiling in response, Gerald simply replied, “There’s no need to apologize… After all, you did your best. Besides, I could already tell from the start that Levi was much stronger than you were. It was just your luck to have to deal with such a strong opponent straight off the bat! Still, winning and losing is all part of competitions like this, right?”
Gerald himself truly meant what he said. After all, his disciple was clearly daring enough to go against someone much tougher than her.
Whatever the case was, now that he had said that, Gerald was prompted to ask, “Speaking of which… How famous is the Homewood family in Shontell…?”
Based on his question alone, it was clear that his interest in that family had been piqued…
Chapter 2009
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2009 “Well, pretty famous I’d say! After all, not only are the Homewoods one of the top aristocratic families
in Shontell, but they’re also well known for the swords they manufacture as well as their swordsmanship! In fact, they’re the only people who know how to utilize the Homewood Sword Technique!” explained Yalinda.
“I see… Could you introduce Levi to me then? I’d love to get acquainted with him!” replied Gerald.
“.Oh? Why so sudden, master?” asked Yalinda rather curiously.
“Well, there’s nothing wrong with getting to know more people. Besides, I have a feeling that Levi is a nice person!” explained Gerald with a subtle smile.
“Well… Alright then! I’ll bring you over to meet him once I’m done later!” replied Yalinda. After all, she had no reason to reject her master’s suggestion. Regardless, the morning session of the competition came to an end at noon, and it was then when Yalinda led Gerald to Levi. They were just in time too since Levi was about to leave Gardale City when they found him.
Seeing that, Yalinda immediately yelled, “M-Mr. Homewood! Wait up!”
Upon hearing Yalinda’s familiar voice, Levi then turned around and waited for them…
Once they were before him, he then smiled before asking, “To what do I owe this pleasure, Miss Juans?”
Simply laughing in response, Yalinda then said, “Well, I’m not the one looking for you… My master’s the one!”
“Oh? Your master, you say?” replied Levi, feeling slightly puzzled as he turned to look at Gerald.
Levi, for one, had witnessed Clyde’s defeat by Gerald’s hands yesterday. While it was true that he greatly admired Gerald after that, he still couldn’t believe that Yalinda’s master looked to be around the same age as he was!
Either way, since Levi wasn’t saying anything, Gerald took the chance to smile before saying, “Good day, Mr. Homewood! As Yalinda said, I’m her master. You can call me Gerald Crawford!”
Hearing that, Levi then snapped out of it before replying, “…Ah, yes! Forgive the silence, I was just surprised that you wanted to meet me in the first place! Regardless, I remember seeing you defeat Clyde with just a single move yesterday… Quite impressive, I must say!” “You flatter me, Mr. Homewood! Either way, Yalinda’s already told me about you some time ago, and it truly is an honor to meet you in the flesh, Mr. Homewood!” replied Gerald, knowing full well that rich young masters like Levi loved it when others fawned on him.
As expected, Levi instantly smiled widely after hearing that. Laughing heartily, he then declared, “Now you’re just exaggerating, Mr. Crawford! Regardless, I’m about to head out to have a grand lunch now. Would you two like to join me?”
“Well, since you’ve invited us so courteously, how could we say no?” replied Gerald.
Yalinda herself simply smiled while nodding. Wherever Gerald went, she would go as well…
With that, the trio left Gardale City together…
Unbeknownst to them, however, two men had been keeping an eye on the party from a high platform within Gardale City…
Chapter 2010
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2010 “It looks like Gerald has gotten acquainted with Yalinda and Levi, young master!” muttered one of the men to the youth donning luxurious clothes standing beside him.
The youth himself was none other than Clyde! He had felt extremely humiliated ever since Gerald took him down in a single strike, and his resentment toward Gerald knew no bounds! After all, he hadn’t been humiliated before in his life, so he was going to teach Gerald a lesson if it was the last thing he did!
“As if I care! Gather the four great envoys! I want Gerald dead by the end of this! That way, he’ll no longer be able to continue participating in the following competitions!” scoffed Clyde, grinning sinisterly as he looked at the man standing beside him.
“Understood, young master!” replied the man with a nod before swiftly leaving the scene…
Naturally, Gerald and Yalinda had no idea what dangers they would soon come to face…
Regardless, the three of them soon arrived at a restaurant and sat at a table. After chatting while eating for a while, all three of them almost seemed like old friends who hadn’t met each other in ages…
Funnily enough, despite Levi and Yalinda coming from famous and prestigious families in Shontell, they had never personally contacted each other before this. To think that the competition between cultivators would be the push they needed to finally get to know each other…
Whatever the case was, after eating for a while, Levi turned to look at Gerald before curiously asking, “Speaking of which… I wonder which sect you’re from, Mr. Crawford?”
Levi was asking since he had never seen anything similar to the aura and move that Gerald had used in his battle with Clyde yesterday. With that in mind, he was pretty sure Gerald wasn’t a local.
Chuckling in response, Gerald then replied in a rather embarrassed tone, “You’ll have to forgive me, Mr. Homewood… My master’s forbidden me from revealing his title and sect!”
While Levi was stunned to hear that, he didn’t continue inquiring… Seeing that Levi wasn’t pressing on, Gerald himself took the chance to ask, “Actually, I do have some questions of my own, if you don’t mind me asking, Mr. Homewood…”
“Oh? Go on!” replied Levi.
“Well, I heard that your aristocratic family manufactures swords, right?”
“Indeed we do! Honestly, almost everyone in Shontell—who’s proficient in swordsmanship—uses blades made by my family! Why the question, though? Could it be that you’re interested in manufacturing swords as well?” asked Levi rather curiously.
Nodding with a slight chuckle, Gerald then sheepishly replied, “You caught me red-handed, Mr. Homewood! I’m just interested since I’ve never seen how swords were made before. Besides, I also wish to possess a suitable weapon for myself!”
Gerald wasn’t kidding either. After all, if things went swimmingly, there was a chance that he would be able to get the Homewoods to manufacture a perfectly suitable weapon for him. That way, he wouldn’t have to fight others unarmed anymore.
“I see… Well, since you’re Miss Juans’s master, I’ll just have to pay you some respect! Very well, then! You can follow me to my family’s smithery after lunch! You can pick a suitable sword for yourself then!” replied the sensible Levi, without the slightest hesitation…