Make Our Family Great Again – Chapter 75

There was a mountain of things to say to Elena.

The operation to remove Julian Kario, the son of Albert Kario, the opposing faction’s focal point, for Antonio Alini, one of the family’s Caporegimes.

Furthermore, starting with Julian Kario, Michael and the other Wolves were set to wipe out Alini’s opposing faction.

And there was also the news regarding Johnny Palmas, the boss of the Palmas Family, and Salido, the right-hand man from the Wolves.

‘What else was there?’

Ah, there was also the news that our friend was in charge of the Special Investigation Team aimed at investigating the events at the Port and the Academy.

Lastly, there was the change in the organizational structure of the Academy’s faculty union.

“Elena, so what do you have to tell me?”

I was itching to ask, so I prodded Elena. It wasn’t really my style.

Even so, I couldn’t keep my hands and feet still; I took off my hat and coat.

“…I think I’m pregnant.”

“What?”

“….”

Elena looked at me as if there was no need to repeat herself.

She slowly caressed her lower abdomen, a mirror image of what Felicita had often done after becoming pregnant.

“Really?!”

“Of course. Does it look like I’d lie about something like this?”

“How did you find out?”

I grabbed Elena’s hands tightly and led her to the sofa. It was great news that my sister… no, my wife was pregnant, but I was curious if it was really certain.

“Did you have morning sickness?”

“Yeah. But just to be sure, I went to the hospital.”

“….”

It seemed like while I was briefly away to the Academy and Viola’s Social Club, Elena had a busy time herself.

It’s always easy to forget, but in this world where various races coexist, magic exists too.

Thanks to that, it feels very modern at first glance, but…

There are certain aspects that are better. Like being able to take tests to confirm pregnancy, for instance.

Of course, there are races where that is possible and others where it isn’t; humans and elves fall into the possible category.

“I don’t know the gender yet, but they said I’m definitely pregnant.”

“Elena.”

Before I could finish my sentence, I wrapped my arms around Elena.

“Are you that happy?”

“Yeah. Felicita was already pregnant, so you must have been having a tough time. You’ve worked hard all this time.”

“…What are you talking about?”

As I congratulated Elena, I slyly suggested that it might be a good idea to hold off on intimacy for now.

After all, since Felicita’s pregnancy, the times I had been with her had significantly decreased. Yet, since Elena had to become pregnant, every time we were together, it was a given.

“Huh? It’s still fine, right?”

“….”

The problem was that unlike Felicita, it seemed Elena had no intention of holding back at all.

“Anyway, from now on, please take care of me, baby daddy.”

After being called “honey” by Felicita, now being called “baby daddy” by Elena felt quite strange.

Back in the world I used to live in, I had no experiences dating, much less getting married.

It’s amazing enough that I’ve become a mafia who kills people like it’s having a meal, but being a father to two children is even less relatable.

“Elena, what will we name the baby?”

“If it’s a boy, then Vito.”

“….”

That name was directly derived from my father’s name. The issue was that Felicita was also planning to name her child Vito if it turned out to be a boy, named after her father, Vito Marinelli.

“And if it’s a girl?”

I naturally shifted the topic to lighten the mood.

“…Maybe we can use my mother’s name?”

If Elena went with what she mentioned, the child’s name would be Rachel.

Rachel Felini.

A woman who bore that name long ago was the target of hatred from the Five Families, led by Rita Carmen.

To Rita Carmen, she was the one who stole her man, and to the Five Families, she was the one who turned the strongest executioner into someone with different intentions.

Unlike the widely known perception… she was an ordinary person who had nothing to do with the mafia.

Rumors spread about an arranged marriage with a prestigious mafia family, without verifying the true facts.

In the first place, the marriage was closer to a love match than an arranged one.

That too, it was initiated by the mother’s side, not the father’s.

“….”

To be honest, she was an extremely precious woman, especially to a mafia like my father and me.

She was very kind to me, who was just a step-son, and it was my mother and Elena who caused my father to decide he would no longer live as a tool of the Five Families.

The Wolves would never allow them to escape their fate and live a normal life.

Moreover, my father was the leader of the Wolves, so it goes without saying.

Many Wolves followed my father not just because he was the boss, but also because they wanted to find happiness and freedom by following him into a mundane life…

It was regrettable as my father had hardly begun to bring the Five Families to their knees.

Not even a year had passed before my mother passed away.

It wasn’t Rita Carmen and the Five Families who schemed against her. If they had, they wouldn’t be alive by now.

She had always been weak, but after my father and I rebelled against the Five Families, she had faced many life-and-death situations, causing her deep emotional distress.

The war fought for my mother ultimately hastened her death.

Could there be a more paradoxical situation than this?

“Luke?”

Elena seemed worried as I sat there with a serious expression and no words.

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

I quickly changed the subject and agreed with Elena.

If our child was a boy, Vito; if a girl, Rachel. Either way, they were names that held dear memories.

“Elena, but just in case…”

“I know. Felicita is going to name her kid Vito too, right?”

“Only if it’s a boy.”

“I don’t care.”

Even if she said that, she looked pretty concerned based on her expression.

It seemed that Elena was unwilling to relinquish the name Vito, derived from my father, for her own father Vito Felini.

In a sense, one could say she genuinely wasn’t bothered by it.

“Elena, it’s good news, but I also have a lot to tell you.”

“What is it?”

There was no shortage of things. There were easily more than five topics to discuss.

First, I started talking about the changes I noticed at the Academy.

“…Luke, I get what you intend, but isn’t it too soon to give Veronica the Vice Chairman role?”

“Kambara and the others will help her.”

“No, that’s not the problem. The question is whether we can trust Veronica.”

“…I can’t say I trust her completely. But at least it seems she definitely likes me.”

“…?”

“Not in a romantic way, but as family.”

“I don’t see it that way.”

Elena narrowed her eyes.

Well, considering Veronica’s behavior toward me in front of Elena, I guess it’s not unreasonable for her to think that way.

*

Before we could get further into discussing Veronica, I moved on to the stories related to the suppression of the Northeast. I mentioned Julian Kario’s death, the son of Albert Kario, and that we would soon deal with Alini’s opposing faction.

And concerning Johnny Palmas and his right-hand man from the Wolves, Salido.

Elena maintained the same stance on this issue as before.

She trusted Viola Carmen to handle it but praised me for my involvement along with my Wolves.

“But I didn’t expect a Wolf from my father’s era to be there.”

“Yeah. I didn’t know who it was at first either.”

I only found out he was from the Wolves after Viola informed me.

Regarding the Special Investigation Team tasked with investigating the incidents at the Port and the Academy, Elena checked the name of the person in charge and contacted Salmo to handle it.

When Elena referred to “handling it,” she meant complete incorporation, not removal.

The person in charge was already receiving kickbacks from us, and with the family’s Consigliere, Salmo, involved, there was nothing to worry about.

After a brief call, Elena returned to my side.

“Oh, and one more thing.”

“Do you have more to discuss?”

“It’s not that long. It’s about what happened when I went to see Viola.”

“What happened?”

Even as Elena seemed to be concerned about her lower abdomen, she appeared interested in what I had to say.

It was a very simple story.

Viola Carmen referred to me as “Godfather,” and I asked her not to use that title since I had my Godmother, Elena, beside me. That was the entirety of the story.

“….”

“Elena?”

Elena’s expression suddenly turned serious.

Did I say something unnecessary? I didn’t expect Elena to react so sensitively to Viola’s slip of the tongue…

“Luke, come here.”

“Suddenly?”

I said that, but I did as Elena wanted.

Of course, Elena was not satisfied with just me sitting beside her; she picked me up and placed me on her lap, treating me like a doll.

“I’ve been considering this for a bit.”

“What kind of consideration?”

Elena’s sudden words made me start to worry more.

“Now that we’re going to have a baby, how about this?”

Elena then proposed a joint boss system between us.

“What?”

“The person your father originally intended to make boss wasn’t me; it was you.”

“That’s an old story.”

“….”

Elena didn’t mention that her father’s decision was wrong or that she had become the heir because she was his biological child.

“Most importantly, if I become the boss, there won’t be an Underboss position available. Who will we sit there?”

“We should think about that together.”

“Elena, you.”

“Our kid would think it’s weird if Dad is Mom’s subordinate.”

“….”

While that reasoning sounded plausible, I suspected it couldn’t be the only reason.

Even if I didn’t realize it back then, I might feel guilty about something now.

“Let’s do it my way?”

“Okay.”

I finally decided not to let Elena’s thoughtful intentions go to waste.

But a brother-sister duo serving as joint bosses? Has such a system existed in mafia history?

While Elena broke the news of her pregnancy and promoted me from Underboss to Boss, Felicita was leaving the Dragon Hill Hotel, the Marinelli Family’s stronghold.

In her hands were two carefully wrapped boxes.

Inside the boxes were the golden dragon horns voluntarily provided by her younger siblings.

One was for her lovely husband, Luke Felini. The other was prepared for her adorable child.