Chapter 1983
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1983
With the trio now gone, Gerald then walked up to the thin man and helped him up.
âT-thank you for saving me, brotherâ¦! I, Yale Zachrey, am indebted to you!â said the man.
âDonât worry about it. I just happened to see you getting bullied while passing by, and there was no way I was going to leave without helping! Regardless, if you feel indebted, why donât you just treat me to breakfast and weâll call it even?â replied Gerald with a smile as he patted Yale on the back.
Though he was momentarily surprised by that simple request, Yale quickly snapped out of it before nodding as he said, âSure thing! Speaking of which, what should I call you, brother?â
âYou can just call me Gerald!â âGot it! Iâll be calling you brother Gerald then! Also⦠You donât seem to be a local⦠Where do you hail from, brother Geraldâ¦2â asked Yale who could already tell that Gerald was no ordinary person. After all, aside from his immense strength, Gerald looked rather different from the others in town as well.
Chuckling in response, Gerald simply replied, âIndeed! Letâs just say Iâm a traveler from afar!â
âI see!â said Yale, not doubting Geraldâs statement in the leastâ¦
Following that, Yale led Gerald to a food stallâby the streetâand ordered him some buns as well as a bowl of noodlesâ¦
After quickly finishing his breakfast, Gerald looked at Yale as he asked, âSay⦠Do you know any ways of earning holy stones quickly?â
âHmm? Youâre in need of them?â replied Yale in slight surprise, not expecting that question.
âYeah⦠I ended up spending all of mine, which is why I asked you to treat me to breakfast! While I now have breakfast covered, Iâll still need more holy stones for my following meals!â muttered Gerald, feeling slightly embarrassed.
Though that was mostly a lie, he couldnât just tell Yale that he was from earth! The secret needed to be maintainedâ¦
âI see⦠Well, there is one place, though Iâm not sure if youâll be willing to go!â mumbled Yale after hesitating for a bit. âOh? And what place is that?â
âWell⦠Itâs a casino in town! You can definitely get holy stones quickly there, though itâll be through gambling⦠Still, Iâll say it right now that youâll need quite a bit of skill or youâll simply end up losing even more holy stones!â explained Yale.
Hearing that, Gerald realized just how similar this placeâs casinos were when compared to regular casinos back on earth. Well, aside from the different forms of currency. Still, the way the casinos were run were pretty much the same.
Regardless, he knew that gambling there was his best shot of obtaining lots of holy stones quickly.
With his mind made up, Gerald then said, ââ¦Alright, do lead me there! Speaking of which, could you lend me some holy stones? Iâll pay them back to you once I make it big.â
After all, he couldnât gamble without having any holy stones on hand, and he didnât really know anyone else who would be willing to help him either.
Either way, upon hearing Geraldâs request, Yale hesitated for a moment before slipping his hand into his pocket and taking out a single holy stoneâ¦
âI⦠donât have too many so I can only lend one to you!â muttered Yale.
âOne is plenty!â replied Gerald with a firm nod as he took the holy stone. Gerald was no stranger to gambling. To be quite honest, he was a rather competent gambler! With that in mind, he had no doubts that he would win big by the end of the day!