
Afterwards, Gerald quickly went to save Lord Fenderson and the others. They had been arrested as well because Hendrik had planned to torture them if Gerald still refused to hand over the ancient magic techniques after a while.
Fortunately, Hendrik personally did not do too much on them.
However, even though Lord Fenderson's illness had healed, all the fatigue, fear, and torment that the ninety-year-old man had to endure was clearly to his detriment. By the time they are all released, Gerald discovers that Lord Fenderson has been in a coma for a while.
As they all started to leave the manor, the tired and exhausted Joshua could only ask, “....By the way, senior...Are you going to leave again after this…? If yes, where is your next destination..?”.
“I'll find Master Ghost. I can't stay on Montholm Island anymore! Don't worry, I will make sure to order some of my family guards to escort all of you safely back to Salford Province, ” Gerald replied as a hint of helplessness and bitterness reflected in his eyes.
Queena is still too strong for him to face now. If he did not escape quickly while he could, he could easily trap him for eternity. If he let that happen, he knew he would never get the chance to continue searching for Mila and her second uncle again.
To avoid that, Gerald had to get out of this place immediately…
“...Senior, i.”.
While Joshua was tempted to tell Gerald that he wanted to come along, upon thinking about it, he felt that he would only be a burden to Gerald, which is why he refrained from completing his sentence.
Patting Joshua on the shoulder, Gerald then said, “I know what you want to say, but you also have an important job, you know? After all, Lord Fenderson and Mindy are in dire need of your care. As for Jasmine... I'll find a way to free him sooner or later. Anyway, you all have to go first. If I can get through this tragedy intact, I will definitely take the time to come and heal Mindy and Lord Fenderson with you!”
Hearing that, Joshua simply nodded before saying, “. You are also careful in everything you do, senior! ”
"I will! This is goodbye for now! Be careful!" gerald replied before turning around and quickly headed into the forest. In the blink of an eye, Gerald had already disappeared from Joshua's sight.
Meanwhile, Jasmine poured a cup of ginseng tea back to Yonwick Manor. After he finished, he placed it on the table in the living room before turning around to look at the bed. Sitting on it, was Queena who was meditating quietly whose two eyes were closed.
While Queena was really planning to kill Jasmine at first, after spending some time with her and listening to what Jasmine said, Queena now started to like the girl.
As for Jasmine, she could not help but feel sympathetic towards Queena. While she is well aware that Queena is not a good person, with both of them being women, Jasmine can fully understand the pain of loving someone yet not being able to be with that person.
After all, he felt the same way as Gerald.
If anyone understands how bad it feels to not be with the person they love, it is both.
As Jasmine was thinking this, Queena—who had been sitting cross-legged the entire time— suddenly opened her eyes before standing up abruptly while shouting, “...Nah! He escaped!”
"…Come back? Who escaped?” ask Jasmine.
"Who else? I'm talking about Gerald, of course!” queena replied as a confused expression appeared on her face.
He had already closed all his meridians... How could he get rid of Sacred Magic without his inner strength? Thinking about it now, he realized that he greatly underestimated it.
'While you continue to deny that you are not him, your cunning is equivalent to his!' Queena thought to herself.
Hearing that, Jasmine instantly felt like a heavy burden had just been lifted from her heart.
Seeing that, Queena turned her head to look at Jasmine with a triumphant smile before saying, “You better not be too happy! He can't get off my finger that easily! Not this time! I held him tight by my side until the day he finally became my man!”
After saying that, he immediately stepped out of the room, and just like that, he left.
Gerald himself— who is adept at making escapes under water—have left the island with the help of water repellent stone.