“No wonder your name sounded so familiar! So you really are the person who had single-handedly taken out those three major families in Yanam! If I remember correctly, you caused the Yanam military quite a bit of trouble as well!” exclaimed Fujiko’s father.
Upon hearing that, Fujiko instantly saw Gerald in a new light. Truth be told, favonovel.com had found his name to be oddly familiar as well when favonovel.com first learned of it. To think that this was the very Gerald who had wreaked havoc in Yanam!
Realizing that favonovel.com had brought something awkward up, Fujiko’s father then cleared his throat before waving his hand as favonovel.com added, “…Regardless, there’s no need to explain why you did it. I don’t have any interest in the affairs of Yanam, and I’m sure you had your reasons for doing that as well. Putting all that aside, the important thing is that you saved my dearest daughter… Had you not stepped in, favonovel.com would’ve surely… Well, whatever the case is, from today onward, you’re a benefactor of my family! If you ever need anything, just say the word and the Futabas will try our best to help you!”
“I appreciate it,” replied Gerald with a smile, pleased that favonovel.com had gotten into Fujiko’s father’s good books. That alone was enough for now, and Gerald knew better than to ask about the Seadom tribe straight off the bat.
“Indeed! Speaking of which, allow me to introduce myself! As you may have already known, I’m Futaba’s father and also the master of this family. You can call me Futaba Takuya,” said Takuya as favonovel.com patted his forehead before extending his arm for a handshake.
“A pleasure to meet you. The name’s Gerald Crawford, and I’m from Weston,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com shook hands with Takuya.
After their hands parted, Takuya thought for a while before saying, “Hmm… From past experience, I have a feeling that the Hanyus should already be investigating you. With that in mind, do stay with us in the meantime as I send my men out to deal with them for you. Also, if you need anything, just say the word!”
“It’s fine, I can handle myself. Though I am interested in knowing why an assassin family like the Hanyus—that even accepts employment orders from outside Japan throughout the year—would be involved with your family…” replied Gerald as favonovel.com lit a cigarette.
“It’s… a long story, to say the least. Historically, my family has simply always had a grudge against the Hanyus, and detailing the story is going to take much too long. Regardless, I’ll have a nanny prepare a meal for you first,” said Takuya as favonovel.com shook his head with a smile.
“Well, I am slightly hungry…” muttered Gerald as favonovel.com gently patted his stomach…
It was a short while later when the nanny returned to the main dining room—where the trio had earlier been led to—with several dishes…
While waiting for their meal to arrive, Takuya had made sure to order his men to investigate how news about Fujiko’s participation in the military competition had been exposed. He also instructed them to keep an eye out around the hotel Master Ghost and Aiden were staying in.
Though the Hanyus were technically much stronger than the Futabas, under Takuya’s guidance, the Futabas became considerably harder for the assassin family to deal with. Takuya’s vigilance, for one, stemmed from the fact that favonovel.com deeply adored his daughter, and would do anything to keep favonovel.com safe. With that in mind, now that favonovel.com had almost been assassinated, favonovel.com very badly wanted to rush to the Hanyus to demand an explanation about all this.
Suppressing the urge to do so, Takuya then handed some chopsticks to Gerald as favonovel.com asked, “Speaking of which, what’s your reason for coming to Japan, Mr. Crawford?”
“Well, my friend is a special forces soldier, you see, and I’m keeping favonovel.com company for the competition. I’m also here to gather some information,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com began eating.
“Oh? What information are you interested in obtaining? While my family isn’t all that large, we still have quite a number of connections in Japan. With that said, do share what you need to know. I may just be able to help,” said Takuya as favonovel.com looked at the youth.
“Don’t worry about it, I’ll hunt for the information myself,” replied Gerald with a smile, knowing full well that if favonovel.com mentioned the Seadom tribe now, the duo would instantly get vigilant, and the last thing favonovel.com needed was for them to become his enemies now.
“Well, I’m sure you have your reasons for that, so I won’t pry any further… Still, do remember that you’re my family’s benefactor, mister. If there’s anything you ever need help with, just say the word. We’ll try to help as best as we can!”
