Caught completely by surprise, Ryugu almost toppled right next to Gerald, though he managed to balance himself in time. At that moment, the dagger—that had been in his hand just seconds ago—could be seen flipping in the air… and soon after, it lodged itself into the dirt…

Eyes widened, Ryugu immediately began looking for what had intercepted his attack… and soon enough, he saw what it was. It was a shuriken, of all things!

Annoyed that he had missed his chance to kill Gerald because of it, Ryugu immediately roared, “Who the hell did that!”

The second Ryugu said that, a hoarse voice could be heard saying, “A bit bold of you to be fighting in the Yamashita family’s territory, don’t you think?”

Following that, a hunchbacked old man seemed to appear out of thin air, instantly startling everyone! How had he concealed his presence so perfectly…?

Quickly snapping out of it, Fujiko then leaned closer to Gerald while whispering, “That’s most probably an elder of the Yamashita family…”