
After that voice, a glimpse of something flying so fast could be seen, and almost a second later, Damian's agonizing scream filled the air!
Not even questioning the returning dagger himself, the moment Zander saw Damian's body fall lifelessly to the ground, he immediately started shouting excitedly, “H-he's dead! He's finally dead!”
Turning to look at Gerald, he then said, “Master. Crawford, you've done a great favor to the Lovewells! I'll have to pay you right on behalf of my family! ”
"As promised, all I want is the Book of Beasts!" gerald replied while returning a subtle smile to Zander.
Soon after hearing that, Zander froze in place.
As she started trying to change the topic, Haven herself—who had been hiding with her siblings in the forest area—closed her mouth as she said, “A-did you see that sis? It really is Gerald! And... And she's amazing?!”
Xareni has been focusing on him for a while now.
'Think that Gerald came to Logan Province to help you... What an unexpected man!' Xareni thought to himself, now very impressed with Gerald.
Midnight came shortly after and it was then that several of the Lovewell couples met in the meeting hall of the Lovewell nobility.
While the Lovewell family was initially very happy to learn that Damian — their biggest enemy — had finally died, they all became moody again once Zander told them about Gerald's request.
“No matter how great he is, in essence, he is just a careless farmer! How dare he even demand the Book of Beasts!" yelled one of the family members while slamming his fists against the table angrily.
Zander himself has been tinkering with key chains for a while now, seemingly deep in his mind. Closing his eyes for a moment, as he opened them again, his tone became serious as he said, “… I won't deny that at first I thought that no matter how great he was. , he was basically just a killing machine. I assumed that he would be happy as long as we gave him money or women. I even think further about the chances he works for us in the future! However, I failed to realize that in the end, what he was actually looking for was the Book of Beasts! And here I think he helped us because of Caleb's status! Thinking that the man actually threatened me for the book during a life or death situation!”
“Master, the Book of Beasts is a treasure that only Lovewells have! We can't just give it to her!” yelled at the other family members.
"Ha ha ha! Don't worry, brother, because I have an idea! If everything goes well, then not only will we be able to keep the Book of Beasts to ourselves, but we will also be able to escape from these Gerald people!” said a middle-aged man while narrowing his eyes.
"What's your plan, Zayn?" ask Zander.
“Heh, after hearing about Gerald, I ordered my men to investigate further about him. Indeed, I didn't get much results. However, I managed to find out that he is currently carrying a very big secret!” answer Zain.
“Although we don't really have any relationship with the Moldell family in Logan, did you know that people from their families had ordered all the wealthy businessmen in the South to kill a young man named Gerald about a year ago? If I'm not mistaken, the Gerald that dropped Damian also came from the south. He looks exactly like how the Moldell family described their Gerald back then! Do you think he's the one they're looking for, brother? ” add Zayn with a smile.
After hearing all that, Zander finally put down his keychain, feeling that he had just learned a lot.
“If everything you say is true, then I can see where you're from, Zayn! With the Moldell family being so strong and having so many great people in their family, being able to use it to our advantage would be great!” zander replied with a laugh.
“But Sir, for what reason should the Moldell family help us? After all, we're not interested in them! If everything goes south, we might even end up on their bad side! After all, it's no secret that the Moldells always had plans to take over our family. They just refrained from doing so because we have a history of thousands of years in Logan Province. They are also well aware that challenging us here could greatly affect the economy of the province. Anyway, with all that in mind, do you really think that they would even consider helping us? ” said others from the group as they expressed their concerns.
“Of course they want to! Don't forget that we have the people they hunt! Even if they don't do it for us, they'll still take Gerald away who's exactly what we wanted! The problem now is that we need to find someone to hold him back. If we succeed in recruiting him, then we will save his life. If he chooses not to join us, then his fate will be determined by Modell!” said Zander.
As the meeting continued without any sign of it coming to an end, the lights in Gerald's room also remained on.
He had studied the map that Caleb had given him, and from what he had learned, the map would definitely be of great help when Gerald actually crossed the forest.
Suddenly, a knock could be heard from the door.