Chapter 2097

Takuya had reason to feel ashamed. After all, ever since Gerald showed up, he had constantly been protecting Fujiko. Despite receiving so much of Gerald’s help—to the point where he even rescued his daughter from getting raped—, not only had Takuya failed to repay Gerald’s kindness, but he kept on troubling the youth… Even so, Takuya didn’t really know anyone else who was reliable enough to protect his daughter during the special forces competition… Regardless, before Takuya could say anything else, Gerald simply waved his hand before replying, “Don’t worry about it. Even if you hadn’t asked me to, I would’ve done it anyway.” Gerald, for one, knew that the closer he got to the Futabas, the higher his chances of learning about Yearning Island… Whatever the case was, upon hearing that, Fujiko instantly found herself blushing. With how casually Gerald had accepted his request and how hard his daughter was blushing, Takuya couldn’t help but say, “I do wonder whether there truly i