As Gerald and Takuya continued drinking their tea, the Hanyus were already hard at work back at their headquarters. After all, despite investigating throughout the night, none of them were able to find any relevant clues. Regardless, two men could be seen standing in the Hanyu headquarters’ hall, their heads lowered. One of them went by Hanyu Saburo, and he was the one who had attacked Fujiko the other night. As for the other man, he was a core disciple of the Hanyu family—who had been sent out to investigate the night before—called Hanyu Ryugu… Seated on the main seat before them was Hanyu Suijin, the head of the Hanyu family. Though he had yet to hear what they had to report, he could already guess what their findings would be since he hadn’t received any news from them up till this point. Still, he was prompted to ask, “So, what’s the situation like?” “…Well… I headed there immediately after Saburo notified me about all this. Unfortunately, though we searched the entire hotel

Whatever the case was, as they continued their journey, Gerald came to learn—from Futaba—that the Futabas were attempting to form an alliance with the Kanagawas, an ancient Japanese family that owns about twenty percent of the shares from several Japanese companies, making them one of the largest associations in the country. The blind date himself went by Kanagawa Kai, and he was apparently the youngest son of that family. From what Futaba had told him, Gerald also learned that Kai enjoyed abusing women with his family’s powers. From the companies’ staff to students in his university, none of them were able to escape his demonic grasps. Despite knowing what he was like, Futaba knew that she didn’t really have any other choice but to go on with it. Still, she couldn’t help but hope that this was just a nominal marriage. After all, she didn’t ever want to touch Kai’s dirty body. After hearing all that, Gerald couldn’t help but feel sad for her. After all, marrying a playboy like Ka

Frowning slightly, Fujiko then replied, “A bit too soon, don’t you think?” “Fine, we won’t have it today, then. Regardless, it’s best if you stay here in the next few days so that we can… get to know each other better! Also, the sooner we have the wedding ceremony, the better! Just so we’re clear, the Kanagawas will only start helping the Futabas once the two of us are married. I believe you know that, right, Miss Fujiko?” said Kai, not even trying to hide the lust in his eyes anymore. Taking a step back to avoid his grasp before glaring at him in disgust, Fujiko then replied, “Self-restraint, Mr. Kanagawa. Remember, we aren’t married yet.” “…Indeed, indeed… Apologies for getting ahead of myself. Regardless, why don’t you go rest in one of the guest rooms first? Following that, we’ll have dinner together and I’ll use that chance to introduce you to my family… Of course, we’ll also be discussing the wedding details then,” said Kai as he awkwardly rubbed his hands. Honestly, he d

Even after finishing his meal, his lustful eyes remained glued onto Fujiko, though he would occasionally glare murderously at Gerald. By this point, he had decided that no matter what Gerald’s true identity was, that b*stard wasn’t leaving his manor in one piece…! Regardless, Gerald—who had noticed Kai’s lecherous gazes toward Fujiko throughout the dinner—simply finished his wine before calmly saying, “Quite a fine dinner, I must say! As a token of appreciation for your hospitality today, I’ll grant you a friendly reminder… Please refrain from having any nasty thoughts tonight. Otherwise, a certain someone may just end up suffering terribly…” Smirking in response, Kai then replied, “…I appreciate the advice. Either way, now that you’ve had your dinner, I think you should go ahead and get some rest now. I still have some things to discuss with Miss Fujiko about our families’ contracts, so I trust you know better than to interfere, no?” “Of course,” replied Gerald as he shrugged be

“Has Gerald tried to do anything funny?” “Not at all. He’s been quietly remaining in the guest room from the moment he entered,” replied the henchman—who had been keeping tabs with the others who were guarding Gerald’s room—as he shook his head. Even if he hadn’t, they would’ve surely notified him if Gerald tried doing anything weird. “Good. I have a feeling that he’s not just randomly accompanying Fujiko here. With that said, if he tries to do anything funny, don’t hesitate to kill him!” growled Kai as he squinted his eyes. Nobody was getting in his way of this…! “But… Young Master, he’s a Westoner and we still don’t know much about his background… If we just kill him off and he happens to have a strong background, the family will surely get into trouble…” reminded the henchman in a worried tone. While it was true that he worked for Kai, under the orders of the family head, he was also tasked with monitoring the boy to prevent him from doing anything that would bring trouble t