“T-Takuya…! You can’t just make unilateral decisions like this…! And driving so many people out of the family at once…?! Even if you managed to get those contracts, you should realize that you’re just leading the family to ruin!” scowled Masaru after calming down slightly. “Second uncle, if you insist on letting them stay, I’ll start wondering about your true purpose… Regardless, I’ve made up my mind! This family doesn’t want any black sheep within it!” growled Takuya in a determined tone, making it clear that he was dead serious. After all, if he didn’t do this now, these bloodsuckers would simply leech off the Fareast Consortium business till the family reverted to its current sorry state! Takuya had learned this the hard way, and there was no way he was going to let history repeat itself! Regardless, Masaru—who clearly hadn’t expected Takuya to defy him this openly—found himself growing paler and paler as he muttered, “Takuya…! You…!” All of a sudden, Masaru held onto his c

“…Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure that the Japanese military kept my identity highly confidential as well. With that in mind, aside from those from our family, nobody else should’ve been able to find out that I was participating in the competition!” muttered Fujiko, getting equally as curious… “I see… so the chances of all information coming from within our family is rather high… While we can’t be sure that it’s Suke, it’s undeniable that his absence today is slightly odd…” replied Takuya as he stroked his beard. After thinking about it for a while, Gerald was prompted to ask, “…Do you think he’s at the Hanyu manor? After all, if he truly wishes to have his revenge on me—for making him crawl under my crotch—, I assume his go-to would be the Hanyus. However, since I did just threaten them a bit earlier, I’m sure they won’t dare to make a move on us yet. With that in mind, he’s probably staying with them for the moment.” Honestly, thinking back, Suke was the most likely person

“…While I do know that this map belongs to the Seadom tribe, it’s only because of passed down knowledge from my ancestors… Truth be told, this is my first time seeing this map as well,” muttered Takuya with a sigh after briefly looking at the map. “…Then… Do you have any idea how we can get to Yearning Island? Or at the very least, how we can locate it? From what we know, the island seems to float about on sea and is only locatable through a special method of sorts. As Master Ghost said, the island appeared on the map once, but never again ever since…” replied Gerald with a slight frown as he looked at the map… “Well… As you may have already guessed, the Seadom tribe used to inhabit that island, though that was ages ago… While I can’t say that I know how to get there, worry not, brother! Since you’ve helped my family this much, I’ll definitely find a way to get you there!” declared Takuya as he began racking his memories, hoping to remember details about the island and the Seadom t

Derrick himself could be seen nervously pacing at the door. After all, he was well aware of how abrupt his visit was, and he was honestly worried that this might upset Gerald. Even so, he knew he had to come over. After all, he hadn’t been able to meet with Gerald in years! With how much Gerald moved around, Derrick was seriously worried that he wouldn’t be able to see Gerald again—till another few years had passed—if he didn’t make his move now… His fears, however, were quick to vanish when he saw Gerald walking toward him. Smiling broadly, Derrick then jogged into the manor while waving his hand as he shouted, “Brother Gerald!” Watching as Derrick fished a pack of cigarettes out before offering one to him, Gerald accepted one before replying with a smile, “So… What brings you here on this fine day?” “I… just wanted to see you, honestly. After all, if I missed this chance, who knows how long it’ll be before we can meet again!” said Derrick as he lit Gerald’s cigarette while grin

“That’s good to hear,” replied Gerald with a nod. “Indeed. Still, you really don’t have to worry about this. I know what I’m doing, so there shouldn’t be any unexpected problems,” said Derrick as he nodded in response. In the end, he was still the one who had established a massive business empire. With that said, dealing with a small issue like this was no problem to him. “That’s reassuring to hear,” replied Gerald with a smile before sipping on some tea. Smiling back, Derrick was then prompted to ask, “So… How long are you planning to stay here, brother Gerald…?” “Not too sure myself, honestly. I guess I’ll just stay till my problems are solved,” replied Gerald as he shook his head. Though he said that, he knew that if he really needed to leave quickly, then all he needed was a day to completely vanquish the Kanagawas and Hanyus off the face of the planet… That was, of course, only if he absolutely needed to leave. After all, now that Takuya was aware of his goal, there was