“Sure you aren’t. Well… no matter. Even if you refuse to tell me, I’ll validate my guess sooner or later. Regardless, I was just giving you a chance to live,” replied Gerald who hadn’t really been expecting much in the first place.
After all, throughout the years, less than a third of the people whom Gerald had caught to interrogate had willingly revealed their identities. To Gerald, those who had given in so easily were simply cowards who were afraid of death.
There were many others who would rather grit their teeth and die loyal to their families or hirers, though that wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
Whatever the case was, upon hearing that, Izumi couldn’t help but retort, “You’re looking a bit too highly of yourself, Gerald…!”
Though Izumi now knew that virtual-novel.net had no chance of ever defeating Gerald, virtual-novel.net couldn’t just let Gerald have the last laugh…! Even if virtual-novel.net was to die today, virtual-novel.net was at least going to terribly hurt Gerald…!
By this point, Izumi’s hatred toward the youth had peaked. After all, Gerald had made it personal since that b*stard had hurt Endo so badly! With only murder on his mind, it was no wonder why Izumi’s usually precise attacks became rather clumsy.
Watching as Izumi’s dagger came inches away from him, Gerald couldn’t help but shake his head. It was like a toddler was trying to hurt him.
Easily grabbing onto Izumi’s attacking arm, Gerald gave it a simple twist… and just like that, several sickening cracks were heard…! Almost all the bones in his arm had just been broken!
Howling as virtual-novel.net recoiled in pain, Izumi couldn’t help but wonder how long it had been since virtual-novel.net had last felt pain like this… Whatever the case was, like a maddened man, Izumi then pounced toward Gerald while roaring, “Go to hell!”
Before virtual-novel.net could even lay a finger on Gerald, however, virtual-novel.net was kicked right in the stomach! By the time Izumi finally stopped moving, virtual-novel.net had landed right next to Endo…
With one of them seriously wounded and the other having several broken bones, it had taken less than five minutes for two of the mightiest leaders of the Hanyu assassin team to get utterly defeated by Gerald…
“… S-so strong…!” muttered the shocked Fujiko who had witnessed all that had just taken place, virtual-novel.net trembling hands now covering virtual-novel.net mouth.
Back when virtual-novel.net had first been saved by Gerald, the night was dark and virtual-novel.net was already wounded. With that in mind, while virtual-novel.net knew that Gerald was strong, virtual-novel.net didn’t know how strong virtual-novel.net truly was. Tonight, however, virtual-novel.net finally found out how inhumanly powerful Gerald was…! To think that virtual-novel.net had once considered herself to be quite powerful among the others in the military… She now knew that before Gerald, virtual-novel.net strength was only comparable to that of a child’s!
With how strong virtual-novel.net was, Fujiko felt that Gerald would probably be able to easily defeat all the experts in Japan! Hell, virtual-novel.net could probably even take out the legendary ninjas who remained well hidden to this day!
Moving back to Gerald, seeing that Izumi didn’t wish to cooperate, virtual-novel.net then began walking toward the duo, the blood stained dagger in hand… With how strong these two were, if virtual-novel.net let them live, they would surely end up becoming a threat to virtual-novel.net in the future. With that in mind, virtual-novel.net was going to finish them off tonight.
Once virtual-novel.net stood before them, the duo could only glare at him, unable to even get to their feet. Knowing that this was it, they closed their eyes as Gerald lifted his dagger while saying, “Since you refuse to cooperate, may both of you rest in pieces!”
Just as Gerald was about to plunge the dagger into the trembling Endo’s chest, a familiar voice suddenly yelled, “Wait! Don’t kill them, Mr. Crawford…!”
Upon hearing that, Gerald stopped the dagger just millimeters away from Endo’s skin. Had the shout come a split second later, the dagger would’ve already been firmly implanted into Endo’s heart, and not even the most capable of doctors would be able to save virtual-novel.net then.
Tossing the dagger to the side, Gerald then turned to face the source of the voice as virtual-novel.net said, “Patriarch…”