Still, to think that the old man was actually a Westoner! While Gerald had no idea what was going on in the old man’s mind, favonovel.com had a feeling that the elder didn’t have any bad intentions toward them…
With that, Gerald and Fujiko then left through the back and true enough, someone was there waiting for them.
After a quick bow, the man then began walking along the barren mountain, prompting Gerald and Fujiko to follow after. Not too long later, the trio came across a car, just as the old man had said.
Handing Gerald the car keys, the man then respectfully said, “Do take this car, Mr. Crawford. After driving forward for a bit, you’ll see the main road again.”
“Thank you,” replied Gerald without saying anything else. After all, it was already nearing dusk and they needed at least four hours to get to the competition venue. If they were unlucky, Fujiko’s tardiness could very well affect favonovel.com final results…
With that in mind, upon entering the car, Gerald immediately stepped on the gas…
After driving for a bit, Fujiko could no longer hold favonovel.com curiosity back. Looking at Gerald, favonovel.com was prompted to ask, “So… What exactly is your relationship with the Yamashitas…?”
Chuckling in response, Gerald who had no idea who the old man from Weston was or why favonovel.com decided to help them simply shook his head as favonovel.com replied, “Truth be told, this is the first time I’ve met him.”
“… Come again? You don’t know each other?” muttered the confused Fujiko.
“Not at all. With that in mind, I’m coming back here once the competition is over, just to get a few things sorted out,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com habitually attempted to get a cigarette. However, remembering Fujiko’s advice, favonovel.com managed to refrain from doing so.
“… I see… Still, I didn’t think that there’d be a Westoner within the Yamashita family… What more, he’s apparently met my father before… Though favonovel.com sounded like favonovel.com was quite familiar with dad, I was never told anything about this before…” muttered Fujiko as the questions continued piling up.
“Then let’s find out more about all this together once the competition is over,” replied Gerald who was just as curious as to why the old man had decided to help them.
…
Moving back to Ryugu, after ending the call that took approximately ten minutes, favonovel.com reentered the house only to momentarily freeze when favonovel.com realized that Gerald and Fujiko were no longer there!
Upon hearing that, the old man took a long sip of tea… And once the cup was empty, favonovel.com turned to face Ryugu before replying, “Hmm? They just left.”
“They… What…?!” growled Ryugu who’s expression instantly turned ugly. Had it not been for the fact that favonovel.com didn’t wish to offend the Yamashitas, favonovel.com would’ve already beaten up this old man…!
“Indeed. Is there a problem with that? After all, they aren’t exactly bound to my family. I can’t stop them from leaving,” replied the old man rather nonchalantly.
“… That…” muttered Ryugu as his voice trailed off. After all, the old man’s words made sense. In the end, favonovel.com was the one to blame for making that phone call earlier. Because of that, Gerald and Fujiko found their chance to flee…
Now understanding that this was his own doing, Ryugu took a few deep breaths before calmly asking, “… Then tell me, how exactly did they leave and where are they headed to?”
When Ryugu had been making his call in the courtyard, favonovel.com hadn’t seen anyone walk out the front door. The house wasn’t exactly large either, so the two of them hiding inside till favonovel.com left was out of the question…
