The heart of Greenbug.
I was there discussing the following matters with Manfredi.
I was still the same, but Manfredi was too.
His gruff expression and the way he carelessly kept his hair short gave off an impression of ruggedness and disinterest in himself.
“Luke, then I’ll handle things as planned.”
“…Are you planning on taking out the other guys too?”
“Yeah. We both have no time to waste on scum like that, right?”
That’s true.
The Marinelli Family. They must be busy reclaiming their past glory and territory.
The two families that split Greenbug were planning to tidy up other border areas. Once everything is finished, the territories of the two families would be adjacent to each other.
“Oh, and one more thing before I leave.”
“Yeah?”
“Take good care of Felicita. My brother-in-law.”
“…Alright.”
I never expected to hear such words from the Marinelli siblings. I thought all of Felicita’s siblings, including Manfredi, would be opposed to this marriage.
After parting with Manfredi at the center, I headed straight to the northeast of Greenbug.
There, Giovanni and Sarina welcomed me, holding the Boss of the Gollymen captive.
“Brother, that’s the Boss of the Gollymen.”
“Looks pretty tough. What’s his name?”
“Umm… Ah, it’s Conakri Nierere.”
‘What?’
In this city, sometimes even if I hear a name, I have no clue which culture it belongs to.
Usually, elves in this world felt like the Italians from the world I lived in. But Conakri… Anyway, I’ve never heard such a strange name in my life.
“Conakri is a nickname.”
“Then I can just call him Nierere, right?”
The alligator man, tied up on his knees, spoke with an annoyed expression. Giovanni continued to act nonchalantly.
“I heard you attacked the hotel while we were away.”
We attacked Greenbug while they were gone, after all.
The races that made up the Gollymen were all tough. Particularly the intimidating appearances of the alligator men and shark men left a strong impression on me.
‘Good thing the only ones left at the hotel were Carso and his subordinates.’
“You guys know, but Greenbug will now be ruled by our Felini Family and Marinelli Family.”
“Hmph.”
Nierere acted as if it had nothing to do with him anymore.
Was he really that indifferent for someone leading a group? I shot a glance at Sarina. She calmly closed her eyes and nodded a few times.
Bam—!
Immediately, Sarina shot Nierere in the head with a sniper rifle from close range. Taking into account the thick skin of the alligator man, it was a feasible task with a sniper rifle.
“….”
The various responses from the other Gollymen showed how futile Nierere’s death was.
“Brother, this is the one.”
A smaller alligator man than the previous one. His name was Samia Zakaya.
“Zakaya, from now on you’re the Boss of the Gollymen.”
“Y-Yes? Oh, understood!”
Things proceeded swiftly from there. Zakaya was granted the northeastern part of Greenbug that had been divided. At the same time, he became the Caporegime of the Felini Family.
Naturally, the members of the Gollymen were obligated to participate in conflicts with other organizations as needed by me and Elena.
“Brother, are you sure you won’t consult the lady?”
“I was just planning to do that.”
“No, that’s not consulting; that’s notifying.”
“Do you think Elena is the kind of woman who won’t give that much discretion?”
“….”
Giovanni couldn’t say a word in response to my semi-rhetorical question.
While it would be fine to contact her right away, I wanted to return directly to Lupus Carlton Hotel. With the Gollymen’s attack, both Elena and Felicita must have been somewhat startled.
“Giovanni, Sarina. Is it enough for you to take care of the others?”
“Yes, I’ll have everything sorted out within a few days.”
Before I left, I assigned areas for the two to take care of. Once they cleaned up the areas assigned to each of them, the region between Greenbug and the port would entirely become ours.
“Armo, let’s go.”
“Yes, Under Boss.”
It’s enough just to call me brother. Armo had a knack for being stubborn about these things.
*
It didn’t take long to arrive at the Lupus Carlton Hotel near the port.
The chaos at Dock 8, still filled with fighting, was a mess.
Carso had called in Lumini and his crew just in case, and they were involved in cleaning up the scene.
“Armo, you and your guys should go help too.”
“Understood.”
Even if the Hebili police were quite busy these days, it was best not to create any unnecessary trouble.
Some of the workers and stevedores did perish, but as long as everyone could come to an agreement, it was manageable.
While we would need to pay some money to the bereaved regarding this issue, that kind of expenditure was unavoidable. Besides, being stingy with such expenses was not wise.
“Brother, I heard you sorted out Greenbug.”
“The other places should be sorted out soon as well. I left it to Giovanni and Sarina.”
“Have you decided on the next target?”
“…The most likely target is Academy, of course.”
After finishing my conversation with Carso, I headed straight to the top floor.
The Academy was a suitable place to distribute the drugs underground. Of course, there were other options as well.
If I secured a passage to the outside of Hebili heading north from the port… I could supply the drugs due to be delivered to other regions of this country.
However, the situation at the Academy was not going favorably.
Our collaborators at the Academy were quite diverse. Administrators, professors, staff, students.
Among them, the professors posed a problem.
The resistance from the professors of different races was weak, but the pushback from human professors was quite strong. Yet, there was one human professor who willingly cooperated with us.
Amadeo Botari.
He started threatening us with internal exposure, taking advantage of the chaos caused by his father’s death.
While other professors weren’t at that level yet, the situation remained stagnated.
Ah, Botari was threatening us with internal exposure, but that didn’t make him a good person. He was one of the key players who assisted in the distribution of our drugs at the Academy by using his status as a human.
You could say he was like a rat who switches sides depending on the situation.
Ding Dong—!
While pondering about the Academy, I had finally arrived at the top of the hotel.
“…Luke.”
Just as I was about to head to Elena’s Room.
Felicita peeked out from her room, gesturing for me to come.
“Felicita? Why are you doing that?”
“Want to come in for a bit
