
“...A-what...?!” shouted Bradly, a completely horrified and incredulous expression on his face as he stared at Gerald with wide eyes.
Bradley was already someone who possessed extraordinary strength. With that in mind, how could an ordinary person like Gerald— who looked no older than Seamus— really make him flinch to attack?
Had he not witnessed Gerald's surprise attack a few seconds ago, he would not have believed how capable the young man was! But this is not logical, is it?
As Bradley— was in his shock and fear— continued to try to make sense of the situation, Hershel could only frown as she turned to look at her sister.
Rupert, Fleur, and the others from King Valley, at the other end, now felt like they had finally been endowed with hope after being pushed into a desperate situation earlier.
To think that he had such an evil power... Thinking back, since none of them could see how strong he really was before, it was fortunate that they did not offend him too severely...
After all, when Rupert saw that Gerald—which was arguably even stronger than Bradley— was now defending him, he immediately got up.
Fleur himself had already swayed freely when everyone was still dumbfounded earlier, and he had just managed to free his sister as well this time.
Running back to where most of the Valley King guards were, Yenny panted heavily before saying, “K-sister! That's her! I didn't realize his presence before, but it turns out he's not dead!”
"Shut up! Don't say anything first!” fleur replied who was as surprised as Yenny.
With the atmosphere now extremely cold and solemn, Bradley finally frowned before asking, "...Who're you?"
Although he was already aware of Gerald's presence long before Peter started fighting Seamus, Bradley didn't pay much attention to him, especially since he looked so young. Instead, his attention was fully preoccupied with the three masters, Rupert, and the two gunmen from before.
He now knew, however, that this child possessed truly extraordinary strength. With that in mind, it was clear that he had something to rely on.
Seeing Gerald not answering, Rupert—who is now finally getting a little confidence—beham while saying, “...Then then! I did not expect our benefactor from that moment to raise such an outstanding disciple! I admit that I was a bit too rash and hasty just now... If I remember correctly, Myles said that you want to collect three Cherish Herbs, right? If you help us deal with Fairleighs, forget three, I'll give you ten! Shit, I'll even give you seventy-five thousand more! How?”
After hearing that, Gerald only turned to look at her before smiling coldly as he replied, “I hope you understand that I only saved you early because of how sincerely Myles begged me! Are you really trying to use that simple term, thinking you can just ignore me after I handle it? When you are currently at a critical moment that can easily spell your death? ”
What Gerald said was not excessive. If he didn't feel Myles' overwhelming loyalty, Gerald wouldn't even consider saving Rupert's life. After all, he could have gotten his own medicine once Rupert died.
Hearing Gerald's reply, Rupert immediately felt his heart thump.
Since Gerald looked like a country boy who had never seen much in the world, Rupert assumed that Gerald would definitely be surprised by his sudden offer. However, in the end, it was Rupert who was shocked because Gerald didn't seem to care about the offer at all!
“...Do you think my offer is not good enough, young man? What do you want at that time? Just say it and I'll give it to you as long as you are willing to help get rid of my enemy for me! haggar Rupert.
“Oh, what I want is quite simple. I just want to have one-fifth of the Valley of Kings!” gerald replied with a laugh.
“...I...I'm sorry I...?” rupert replied, his eyes widening in shock.
Even Fleur did not expect Gerald to be this greedy!
“Oh? Hmm... Well, I said I just want to have a quarter of the Valley of Kings!” gerald said with a grin.
Now breathing frantically, Rupert finally realized how seriously he had underestimated the child. To think that this young village hick even dared to ask for a fifth of the Valley of Kings! As if that had not been outrageous enough, he was now asking for a fourth one!
“...I'm sure I've heard you say a fifth before.. Anyway, I won't lie that it's very difficult for me to hand over a fifth of my valley to you! How about this? If you're willing to help me deal with them, I'll give you one-tenth of this place! It will definitely be more than enough for you to live an easy and carefree life of the money generated from that area!”