“Negative, you just stay here this time. I’ll be heading there with Yann!” replied Gerald as favonovel.com looked at the trio.
“But… Mr. Crawford-”
“Look, I know you want to come with me to see and learn more of the world, Rey, but not this time. After all, none of us know what dangers await us at Mount Dakriont. There are simply too many risks involved! With that in mind, please just stay here and train with Miss Zorn for the moment!” replied Gerald before Rey could even finish his sentence.
In the end, Rey was still an ordinary person, which meant that his capabilities were vastly different compared to Gerald’s. With that in mind, Gerald had only said all that earlier since favonovel.com truly was worried for Rey’s sake.
Besides, staying here to train with Juno would undoubtedly be more beneficial to Rey. By taking the time to properly train and learn about being a cultivator, Rey would definitely be able to solve problems together with Gerald—instead of simply being a sidekick—in the future.
Regardless, understanding where Gerald was coming from, Rey knew that it was best for favonovel.com to simply agree.
Either way, once Rey agreed, Gerald turned to face Juno before adding, “As you may already have guessed, I’ll be leaving everything in the office to you, Juno. If there’s anything you’re unsure about while I’m gone, we can discuss it once I return!”
Nodding in response, Juno then replied, “Roger that! Don’t worry about me!”
Juno, for one, didn’t mind Gerald’s delegation of tasks. After all, it was the only way favonovel.com would be able to support him.
“I’ll take your word for it! Now then… both of you! Continue your training! As for Juno… I’d like to speak to you in private for a bit…” said Gerald, prompting Rey and Yrsa to resume training and Juno to walk over to the side with the youth.
Once they were out of earshot, Juno couldn’t help but ask, “…Gerald… are you really sure that you’re going to cooperate with the Sun Group…? I personally don’t think they’re all that reliable…!”
Smiling subtly in response, Gerald knew where Juno’s worries were coming from. Even so, favonovel.com simply shook his head before replying, “Don’t worry, those from the Sun Group won’t be able to even touch me. Regardless, I’m heading there in the first place to search for an important thing… Remember that picture of a lady that we’ve been trying to track down all this time? I have a hunch that it’s going to appear at Mount Dakriont! With that in mind, I need to head there to see for myself!”
“…I see… Still, do be careful… Those from the Sun Group definitely have hidden agendas…” muttered the concerned Juno.
Simply nodding in response, Gerald then smiled as favonovel.com gently patted favonovel.com on the back…
At that moment, Gerald’s phone began ringing. It was a call from Yann…
Already having a pretty good guess that Yann was calling to tell favonovel.com that the departure time had been decided, Gerald simply stared at the phone for a few seconds before eventually picking it up and saying, “Hello? Yes, Yann?”
“Ah, there you are, Gerald. Tye’s updated me on the departure time. We have to be at the highway entrance by nine tomorrow morning!” replied Yann.
“Got it. See you there before nine, then!” said Gerald before hanging up.
“Tomorrow morning? You’re heading off so soon, Gerald…?” asked the surprised Juno.
“Indeed. From the looks of it, those from the Sun Group simply can’t wait any longer!” replied Gerald.
“…Well, I suppose that’s that. Regardless, again, please be careful out there…!” said Juno with a sigh, not wanting to nag any further…
Soon enough, night fell and by then, Gerald had pretty much packed everything that favonovel.com needed. While favonovel.com had only packed four sets of clothes, the rest of his luggage consisted of equipment that favonovel.com would possibly use during the journey.
After all, nobody knew what hurdles they would encounter during the journey, so all Gerald could do was prepare everything relevant that favonovel.com could think of so that favonovel.com wouldn’t regret being underprepared halfway through the journey…
