Ch. 2011..2015: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2011-2015
Chapter 2011
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2011 Hearing that, Gerald was immediately prompted to say, “Thank you, Young Master Homewood!”
Honestly, Gerald had thought that Levi would be a little more reluctant. After all, this was their first meeting. As it turned out, Levi was quite the generous person!
“You’re being way too polite, brother Crawford! In exchange, however, I do have one small request that I hope you can fulfill!” replied Levi.
“Go on, Young Master Homewood!”
“Essentially, I hope that you won’t go easy on me should we end up having to duel in the competition!”
“Deal!” replied Gerald, who was already planning to do that anyway. After all, he wanted to have a taste of how strong the Homewood Sword Technique actually was.
Now that Levi had specifically asked for it, Gerald knew he didn’t have to hold back any longer… It truly was a win-win situation.
Regardless, the trio then continued having jovial conversations till they finished their meals. As promised, Levi took the duo to his family’s smithery right after lunch.
The smithery itself was a landmark in Shontell, with the building looking like a gigantic sword that had been stabbed into the ground. As if that wasn’t already impressive enough, the massive workshop inside was optimized to provide constant stocks to all the sword-selling shops in Shontell…
Moving back to the trio, with the smithery in sight, Yalinda’s eyes instantly widened as she exclaimed, “Oh boy! This is the first time looking at the smithery up-close!”
Naturally, not many were granted access into the smithery. Aside from workers and family members of the Homewood family, anyone else would need to have proof of their identity before being allowed to enter, which explained why Yalinda had never even come close to the building after living in Shontell for so long.
Since they had Levi leading their way, however, Gerald and Yalinda had no problems entering…
Once inside, the two were immediately amazed by how hot and steamy everything was! With endless ‘clanking’ of metal getting hammered all around, it was evident that the workers were serious with their craft. It truly was a remarkable scene…
Gerald, for one, figured that people of old—back on earth—must have manufactured swords like this as well…
Looking at Gerald, Levi then asked, “Come have a look here, brother Gerald! What do you think?”
“Amazing is the only word I can think of at the moment… Your smithery truly is spectacular!” praised Gerald from the bottom of his heart.
Chuckling in response, Levi then said, “As a trivia, know that my smithery can produce over a thousand high-quality weapons every single day! They’re so sharp that you can easily slice stones with them!”
Following that, Levi then led Gerald and Yalinda to the area where the finished products were stored… and inside, there were at least a hundred swords, with each sword looking different from the other.
Smiling, Levi then declared, “Pick one for yourself, brother Gerald! Consider it my gift to you!”
Chapter 2012
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2012 With Levi smiling so generously as he pointed toward the swords, Gerald saw no reason not to oblige.
To his slight disappointment, however, Gerald couldn’t help but feel that the swords weren’t as good as Levi described them to be. Sure, they were all pretty good, but they were probably only perfect in the eyes of commoners. In other words, none of them were good enough for Gerald’s standards. Still, Gerald knew better than to reject the offer after going through all this. With that, he began carefully observing the swords…
A few minutes later, he finally found one that was a little better than the rest in the pile. At the very least, he would be able to use this as a temporary weapon…
With that, he lifted the sword, showing it to Levi and Yalinda before saying, “I shall choose this one, then!”
“A fine choice, brother Gerald! I hope you’ll use that very sword on the day of our duel!” replied Levi with a laugh.
“But of course!” said Gerald enthusiastically.
Fast forward to that night, Gerald and Yalinda made it back to the delivery house…
There wasn’t exactly a rule that they had to stay in Gardale city, so they saw no reason not to return here. Honestly, the only plus to staying in the city was the fact that if anything happened to them there, the authorities would have to take full responsibility…
Contrarily, if something happened to them outside the city, the consequences would be their own to bear. It was why Clyde had sent his men to kill Gerald once he was outside of the city. Once the deed
was done, even if the king and queen of Shontell and Zenon found out about what he did, they wouldn’t be able to hold him accountable…
Whatever the case was, the second the duo entered the delivery house, Yale—who just so happened to be there—instantly leaped into Gerald’s arms before yelling, “Brother Gerald! You’re finally back! It’s been two whole days since we last met! I’ve missed you so much…!”
Raising a slight brow at the childish man, Gerald could only helplessly say, “For heaven’s sake, it’s only been two days! Get a hold of yourself!”
Yalinda herself simply rolled her eyes in annoyance as she added, “You know, instead of simply waiting here, you really should try picking up some simple martial arts! Master can’t protect you all the time, you know?”
True enough, Yale couldn’t just rely on Gerald all the time for protection, and he knew that. Still, Yale couldn’t help but pout, “That… Well, with neither of you here, who could I have even learned from?”
“Simple! Just ask my father for help! Just so you know, he was the one who showed me the ropes!” replied Yalinda.
The moment she said that, Tanner approached them while saying, “Oh? Yalinda! Gerald! You’re back!”
“Father!” yelled Yalinda as she quickly ran over to hug him.
Patting her lovingly, Tanner then asked, “So… How did the competition go, Yalinda?”
Chapter 2013
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2013 Simply sighing in response, Yalinda then said, “I… lost to Levi on my very first battle! I don’t really want to talk about it… However, you should’ve seen how strong master was, father! He took down Clyde with only a single move, you know?”
Chuckling in response, Tanner then replied, “Oh? Impressive! Regardless, losing is just part of the learning process! It’s no big deal! Besides, you only participated to have some fun, right?”
Nodding in response, Yalinda then said, “Speaking of which, father, I need your help with something!”
“Hmm? What is it?” asked Tanner curiously.
“Well, starting tomorrow, I’d like you to start teaching Yale martial arts!”
“Huh? Why so sudden? And why me?” asked the surprised Tanner, clearly not expecting that request from his daughter.
“Yale’s been meaning to learn for a while, but master and I currently have no time to teach him! So… yeah,” replied Yalinda as she shrugged.
After thinking for a while, Tanner then looked at Yale before asking, “Well… Are you willing to learn from me, Yale? While I’m not as powerful as Gerald, I can still teach you the basics!”
Nodding in response, Yale then said, “I am! I just don’t want brother Gerald to keep having to protect me… With that said, please allow me to start learning martial arts from you from tomorrow onward, Captain Juans!” “Well said. I’ll start waking you up early in the morning then! Consider this a warning, but if you don’t get up in time, don’t blame me for being merciless!” replied Tanner as he nodded in satisfaction.
Upon hearing that, Yalinda couldn’t help but snicker. Inching closer to Gerald, she then whispered, “Yale’s going to be in so much trouble tomorrow, master…! Just so you know, he’s notoriously strict! I was punished time and again by father when I first started learning martial arts under him!”
Smiling subtly, Gerald wasn’t really against that idea. After all, Yale had chosen to learn martial arts, so he may as well do it properly. If Yale succeeded in withstanding all the torture and challenges to come, he would surely be successful in his quest…
Whatever the case was, it was late that night when Gerald and Yale were in their shared room, resting in their beds.
Shortly after, however, Gerald’s eyes opened when he suddenly heard footsteps on the roof. Sitting up straight as he continued listening vigilantly, Gerald then turned to look at Yale who was unfortunately sleeping like a log…
Either way, knowing that danger was close by, Gerald then got off his bed before rushing out of the house. Once he was outside, he leaped onto the rooftop… and was instantly greeted by the sight of four men donning black clothes!
Seeing that all four of them were holding machetes, Gerald was prompted to ask, “Who are you? And what are you doing here?”
Hearing that, the four men exchange glances at each other… and after a while, they turned to attack Gerald! With how fast they all were, Gerald could immediately tell that they were all stronger than his disciple…
Chapter 2014
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2014 Realizing that, Gerald then leaped down again, landing in the field below. Naturally, the four assassins followed, and they soon encircled the youth…
Glaring at each of them, Gerald then said, “I’ll ask one more time. Who sent you here?”
Despite his intimidating tone, none of them said a word… Instead, they simply raised their machetes and began charging toward Gerald! Seeing that, Gerald knew that peace simply wasn’t an option…
While all four of the assassins had near-perfect teamwork, with each of them even having their own attack styles that complemented the others—that would most definitely confuse their targets—, it was unfortunate that their opponent was Gerald…
Before they could even land a single attack on him, Gerald had already flung dozens of silver needles —that he had kept concealed under his clothes—at each of them with lightning speed! Due to how fast his attack was, neither of them were able to dodge in time! Since Gerald had aimed the needles at their key chakras, all of them ended up getting instantly paralyzed as well…
With that done, Gerald then walked toward one of them to uncover his face… but the moment he did so, he immediately furrowed his brows.
As it turned out, the assassin’s mouth had been sewn shut! Checking in on the other three, Gerald saw the same thing… No wonder they didn’t say a word this entire time!
Still, the person who had sent the assassins over must have been really wary about revealing their identity… Even so, to mute someone just to do that… How utterly inhumane…!
At that moment, Tanner and Yalinda—who had heard the racket outside—came running over…
“Master!”
“Gerald!” yelled both of them, worried that something had happened to him.
“I’m fine!” replied Gerald as he waved his hand…
Once they saw the four paralyzed assassins, Yalinda couldn’t help but frown as she said, “… These people… came to kill you? But why?”
Shaking his head, Gerald simply replied, “I have no idea, though I do know they were sent over by someone else. After all, all their mouths are sewn shut! The person in charge of all this really doesn’t want their identity exposed!”
Upon hearing that, Tanner thought for a moment before exclaiming, “…Hold on. I’ve seen these people before!”
Hearing that, Yalinda and Gerald immediately turned to look at Tanner in anticipation.
“I remember now! I think they’re from the Gower family!” added Tanner.
“What? The Gowers? Master, do you think Clyde could have…” muttered Yalinda after some thought.
“Well, we’ll just have to find out from these four! Though they can’t speak, they can still shake their heads and nod!” replied Gerald with a wry smile.
With that said, Gerald then unsealed the chakras of one of the assassins and pressed his hand hard on his shoulder, firmly pinning the man to the ground…
Chapter 2015
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2015 “Alright, listen up. Answer my questions honestly and maybe I’ll spare your life. Nod if it’s true, and shake your head if it’s not, got it?” growled Gerald as he glared at the assassin.
Upon hearing that, the man could only nod.
“Good. First off, are you from the Gower family?” asked Gerald, pleased to get a reaction. While he hesitated for a while, the mute man eventually nodded.
“I see. And was it Clyde Gower who sent you over?” asked Gerald, squinting his eyes as the assassin nodded again.
Understanding the full story now, Gerald then turned to look at Tanner as he said, “Please get your men to tie them up first, Captain Juans. I’ll report this to General Lucarl tomorrow!”
Gerald was planning to confront Clyde in the presence of the king, queen, and Kay tomorrow, and since the four assassins could still be used as evidence, Gerald didn’t feel the need to finish them off just yet.
Regardless, it wasn’t long before Tanner’s men came along with some ropes and sacks. Though the assassins were tied and locked up in the storeroom, Gerald made sure not to unseal their chakras, just for extra measure…
Soon enough, morning came, and Gerald and Yalinda returned to Gardale City. As for Tanner, Gerald had told him to wait outside the city’s gates with the assassins, bringing them into the city only when Gerald gave the cue to
By the time they entered the arena, everyone was already seated. As it turned out, the only contenders who had yet to arrive were Gerald and Yalinda…
Naturally, when Clyde saw Gerald and Yalinda still alive, his eyes instantly widened. He, for one, knew the capabilities of his four great envoys. With that in mind, how the hell was Gerald still alive?! Gerald himself turned to face Clyde, and their eyes momentarily met. Seeing how panicked Clyde was, Gerald couldn’t help but smile rather smugly.
Whatever the case was, once Kay saw that they were finally here, he immediately said, “Representatives of the Juans Delivery House! A bit late, don’t you think?”
Upon hearing that, Yalinda walked toward him before respectfully replying, “Our apologies, General Lucarl, but we’re late for a reason! We encountered a… situation of sorts last night that we’d like to bring up to the king, queen, and also you!”
Raising a slight brow, Kay then said, “Go on…”
“Essentially, my master was attacked by some assassins last night in the Juans Delivery House! From what we’ve gathered, the assassins were sent by one of the competitors of this competition!” replied
Yalinda in a serious tone.
Hearing that, everyone present immediately exchanged glances with each other before starting to discuss the situation…
Clyde, on the other hand, found himself going pale with rage and shock. After all, not only had his assassins failed to take Gerald out, but they were also caught by him! There was no way he was going to worm out of this one…!