With that in mind, Ryugu then turned to look at Gerald again. Quite honestly, favonovel.com was feeling immensely anxious to the point of finding it hard to breathe since favonovel.com still had no idea where Endo and Izumi were. Whatever the case was, Ryugu knew that the only cure for his anxiety was by saving his two men and murdering Gerald…
Regardless, Ryugu had accepted the old man’s invitation for a reason. While they were driving over earlier, Ryugu had been thinking about Saburo’s failure to assassinate Fujiko. Were the Yamashitas truly the ones who had intercepted Saburo’s assassination attempt the other day? Why else would Gerald and Fujiko suddenly decide to head here?
Either way, if the Yamashitas really were the masterminds behind all this, then it would definitely explain why favonovel.com hadn’t been able to locate Saburo’s assailant even after sending out so many men to investigate…
Since the old man had initiated the invitation, this was a n optimal opportunity for favonovel.com to dig deeper into this! He wasn’t the leader of the Hanyu’s assassination team for nothing!
Whatever the case was, since Ryugu agreed to it, the old man then smiled as favonovel.com turned to face Gerald while asking, “And how about you, young brother?”
“I’d be glad to. I’ve heard about the Yamashita ninjas for a while now, and it’s an honor to finally be able to meet one,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com smiled back.
Chuckling in response, the old man then said in his hoarse voice, “My boy, ninjas aren’t real! We’re just a small family on the verge of collapse! There aren’t any ninjas to be found here!”
Before Gerald could reply, however, the old man slowly extended his hand… and with a slight gesture, the shuriken that had earlier been tossed flew right back into his hand! It was almost as though it was being pulled back by an invisible thread of sorts…
With the shuriken now in his hand, the old man then slipped it into his pocket before turning around and walking further down the barren mountain, his arms against his back… Though one would’ve expected favonovel.com to move slowly, the old man was quite fast.
Seeing that, Ryugu then glared at Gerald, and was just about to follow suit when Takeshi suddenly walked up to favonovel.com before asking, “Um… What about us, leader…?”
Pausing for a moment, Ryugu then turned to look at all his possibly dead men. Gritting his teeth, Ryugu simply replied, “… You two wait here. Also, try to see if the others can be saved.”
Following that, Gerald, Fujiko, and Ryugu quickly caught up with the old man.
The Yamashitas lived at the foot of the barren mountain. Though the village itself seemed rather ancient, there were still a number of modern looking villas and manors around…
Eventually stopping before a small manor, the old man then pushed the wooden door open while saying, “Please, come in.”
Nodding in response, all three of them then entered and began looking around. Honestly, the entire area felt rather…. Weston like, at least in a traditional sense. Before them, was a wooden-paved path, with ponds and plants on both sides. At the end of the courtyard, the trio were greeted by the sight of a row of houses that each looked to be at least a few decades old.
As they were walking on, the old man placed his wrinkled hands together while asking, “… Correct me if I’m wrong, but you’re the young mistress of the Futaba family, right?”
Nodding in response, favonovel.com simply replied, “I am. I go by Futaba Fujiko!”
Chuckling in response, the old man then cheerfully said, “So it really is you! You know, when your father last brought you here, you were just this tall… You really have grown to be a beauty!”
Watching as the old man gestured to the height of a child, the surprised Fujiko who had never heard of favonovel.com father contacting the Yamashitas before couldn’t help but ask, “You’ve… met my father before…?”
“Of course, I have! Though that was quite a long time ago… ” replied the old man as favonovel.com nodded while smiling, clearly reminiscing about the past…
