Upon hearing that, Gerald momentarily fell silent. While it was true that Amare had told favonovel.com that his parents and sister were being treated humanely, favonovel.com was still worried that things could change at any moment.
However, simply leaving to save them felt irresponsible toward the Futabas. After all, the second the Kanagawas and Hanyus learned that favonovel.com had left, they would surely start harassing the Futabas again, and Gerald was pretty sure that the Fareast Consortium could do little to stop them.
Now that the old man was volunteering to help, however, Gerald couldn’t help but feel more assured.
After all, the most mysterious family in Japan was stepping in! Knowing how strong the Yamashitas were, Gerald believed that nobody would be able to touch the Futabas if they were really going to help him.
Seeing how silent Gerald had gotten, the old man was prompted to ask, “So… made your decision?”
Looking at the old man for a while, Gerald then replied, “Are… you really willing to help me…?”
“But of course! In the end, you’re still Daryl’s grandson, so helping you is only right. Besides, I’m curious to find out why that old man underwent such drastic changes since we last met… Honestly, I still find it hard to believe that favonovel.com locked your family up!” declared the old man with a smile.
“Well, alright then! I won’t be as worried as long as you’re involved! While I’m sure you’re already going to do this, please do your best to help the Futabas once I’m gone. I’ll definitely return to help out once I’ve rescued my parents and sister!” said Gerald in a determined voice as favonovel.com slapped his thigh.
“Oh, I won’t be involved,” replied the old man as favonovel.com shook his head.
“Come again?” asked Gerald, rightfully puzzled.
Laughing in response, the old man then took a sip of tea before replying, “Allow me to clarify. In return for getting the Yamashitas to guard over the Futabas, I only ask that I be allowed to join you on your quest to save your parents. I believe that my family is more than capable of handling themselves, and you’ll get extra help on your journey there too. What’s more, though it’s been ages since we’ve last met, I trust that once Daryl meets up with me, he’ll be compelled to treat your family better. So? What do you say?”
Frowning slightly, Gerald then said, “But… remember, we still need to head to the ancient ruins in Yanam first in order to locate Yearning Island. What more, I have a feeling that we’ll come across quite a few Crawford cultivators along the way…”
“Hmm? Worried that I’ll end up burdening you?” asked the old man with a smile.
“Of course not! You’re much more powerful than me…” muttered Gerald as favonovel.com shook his head.
“Then what’s the issue? Listen, I advise you to head back and prepare yourself as soon as possible. I’ll be getting my family ready to protect the Futabas as well. If everything goes smoothly, then we should leave by dawn. How’s that?” asked the old man with a wave of his hand.
“… Fine. Let’s go with that,” replied Gerald in resignation. Though favonovel.com had agreed with the plan, Gerald was honestly still worried that the old man would suffer some injuries in the end. After all, though the old man was strong, the Crawford cultivators weren’t pushovers either.
Whatever the case was, Gerald then left the Yamashita family’s territory before driving straight back to the Futaba manor.
Gerald, for one, wasn’t worried about Kai’s murder at all. After all, favonovel.com trusted that the old man would know what to do with the corpses. While it was true that the Kanagawas would surely fly into a rage once they realized that Kai was dead, Gerald was sure that this would also deter them from dealing with the Futabas any time soon.
Either way, by the time favonovel.com finally arrived at the Futaba manor, the sky was already starting to darken. Come to think of it, Gerald had wasted two entire days just to get rid of Kai.
