Make Our Family Great Again – Chapter 142

A committee meeting attended by four of the Five Families.

As soon as that meeting wrapped up, the attendees quickly split apart.

Of course, there were cases like Solomon, who remained at Balis Casino to chat with the two Carmen sisters, Veronica and Paula.

“Sarina.”

“Yeah?”

“…Was it tomorrow night?”

“What about it?”

“The stuff coming in from Tyrrhenia.”

“Yes, that’s right, tomorrow.”

“Giovanni was supposed to receive it again, right?”

Sarina confirmed that was indeed the case.

It’s only reasonable, considering North Port is Giovanni’s turf while South Port belongs to Carso. Receiving goods in the north was much safer for various reasons.

After all, there was no guarantee that the fearless Gollymen wouldn’t raid us before they surrendered to our Family.

“…Where’s Giovanni right now?”

“Well, as far as I know, he’s still helping out the Russo side.”

Giovanni and his pack of Wolves.

They were fully prepared to support Viola and the Russo Family in case of war against the Vipers.

Viola Carmen had returned to her original position after subduing the northern area of the Sanchez Family alongside Carini.

The problem arose from there.

The Russo Family’s operation hadn’t yielded the expected results. The original plan Darius Russo and I had conceived was straightforward.

We would stage an attack on the Sanchez Family by gathering all Five Families, while our Boss, Darius, would personally lead a significant force against them.

A sudden and fierce offensive from the northeast was directed at the Sanchez Family.

From the Vipers’ standpoint, there couldn’t have been a better opportunity than right now, with considerable strength having taken off.

Darius withdrew his forces the moment the Vipers took the bait on the battlefield.

Although the Russo Family only cooperated in the initial assault against the Sanchez Family… that little push allowed Viola and Carini to easily take control of the northern sector of the Sanchez Family.

“The Vipers sure have thick skins.”

“Or maybe the Russos and those Vampires aren’t pulling their weight.”

“Come on, they’re technically one of the Five Families. It can’t be that bad.”

My thoughts were interrupted mid-conversation with Sarina.

In any case, right after Darius withdrew from the battlefield against the Sanchez Family, he surrounded the Vipers deep within their territory.

What Darius hadn’t anticipated was that all the Vipers were gathered there, except for the traitor.

The Vipers were perfectly trapped, but they utilized their own potent venom to escape flawlessly.

No, it might not be accurate to say it was flawless since, in the process, some of their own also sustained significant damage.

Once they escaped the trap, the Vipers went into hiding once again.

Even as the territory held by the Vipers shrank, we couldn’t figure out where they were despite our desperate pursuit, and then Darius’ brother, Vesus, got hit by the Vipers’ potent venom.

In this situation…

*

A stunning beauty with snow-white hair and a tall, attractive elf entered a remote bar in the northern part of the city.

Coincidentally, both were elves.

“Is it true there’s a rat here?”

“Yes, according to my intel.”

“….”

The inside of the bar was shabby. It felt like dignitaries had come to a lowly place.

“I was really surprised to hear you joined their ranks.”

“I still can’t believe it myself.”

The two walked past customers who were intoxicated and lost in their own worlds, approaching a man and woman engaged in conversation.

“Is that the guy?”

A nod. The beauty slightly tilted her head at the handsome elf’s words.

The two slipped into each side of the man who was deep in conversation.

“….”

The beauty gestured to the bartender to order a drink.

“Shall we begin?”

The man’s eyes went wide when he suddenly noticed the two flanking him.

He quickly sent away the woman with whom he’d been talking.

“I didn’t expect you both to show up. May I have your names?”

“No need.”

The beauty replied to the man’s casual smirk.

Viola Carmen and Giovanni. Two Caporegimes of the Felini Family had come to this place for information gathering.

“…Understood.”

Overwhelmed by the icy glare that was as beautiful as it was cold, the man answered almost instinctively.

“Wouldn’t you be alright alone?”

“….”

Viola nodded, and Giovanni asked the man where the restroom was located.

“Over there.”

“Great, it’s nearby.”

While Giovanni headed to the restroom, the man took out a lighter, trying to light a cigarette.

Sizzle. Sizzle.

There was a sound, but it wouldn’t catch fire. Frustrated, Viola helped him out with her own lighter.

It was a gift from Rita Carmen, the Boss of the Carmen Family, but the man would be completely oblivious to that backstory regarding the lighter used for him.

He wore a smile again. After all, he really had no intention of betraying the Vipers.

While the man continued his conversation with Viola, Giovanni entered the restroom.

The bar might have been dingy, but the atmosphere was still bearable, or so he thought.

But the condition of the restroom was… enough to make Giovanni regret those thoughts.

“Ah, damn it.”

Giovanni decided he would just quickly take care of business and get out.

“Ugh.”

As he started to relieve himself, suddenly new faces appeared in the restroom.

‘Well, would you look at that?’

A Golem with a splendid beard and a repulsive snake-like human that flicked its tongue, alongside a human acting as though he had some importance.

It was quite a rare combination in this city.

“Hey, handsome.”

“What brings you here?”

“Just came to use the restroom. Need a different reason?”

Giovanni’s witty reply made them burst into laughter.

Clank.

With a heavy sound, the restroom door locked. Giovanni’s gaze momentarily shot to the door.

In an unexpected situation, Viola was busy listening to the man’s nonsensical chatter.

“Really? He said he’d leave through Hebili in the north.”

“….”

“He really said that? Isn’t that surprising?”

“….”

Viola remained reserved, snatching the cigarette from the man’s mouth and putting it out in an instant.

“Get your act together. You heard what happened when the Sanchez Family fought the Wolves, right? If you keep this up, we won’t need someone like you.”

She pressured him without giving him a chance to retort.

“Understood.”

The man replied, this time much more politely.

He was completely overwhelmed by Viola’s demeanor. Thanks to that, he completely forgot to mention the crucial fact that he’d trapped Giovanni.

Unbeknownst to the man, Giovanni was still pouring golden liquid into the urinal.

“Hey, can I give you a tip?”

“A tip? What kind?”

“If you came to meet Gerard, you’ve got the wrong idea.”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

No sooner had the Golem finished that sentence than the snake-human chimed in.

Giovanni kept his guard up while relieving himself, but there was nothing he could do. The Golem approached him from behind without any obstacles.

“Gerard’s in league with the Vipers. And in this place, the Vipers are king!”

The instant the words ended, something sharp pressed under Giovanni’s chin.

“….”

But Giovanni didn’t flinch.

He was still urinating, but turning around quickly, he backed away and suddenly shifted his body. In the blink of an eye, the still-flowing golden stream of urine struck the Golem’s pants.

Immediately, Giovanni’s quick fist struck the Golem’s face.

“Ugh!”

The loud cry was from the Golem, but Giovanni was in a precarious situation as well.

Though he lacked skill, being a Golem meant there was a physical difference due to their race.

However, if he stopped now, he might lose this hard-won opportunity.

Giovanni quickly turned his head and kicked the legs of the fleeing Golem. Still reeling from the pain in his face, the Golem lost its balance and fell forward.

“Ugh!”

Just before the Golem’s face hit the urinal, Giovanni mercilessly pinned him down, making sure he wouldn’t shy away from the toilet water.

The snake-human and human behind them could only witness the shocking scene in awe.

“….”

Giovanni quickly assessed the location of the knife the Golem had dropped. There was no time to pick it up anyway.

“Ugh!”

While the Golem’s face was shoved into the urinal, Giovanni drew his gun with one hand and aimed it at the other two.

The two of them were so startled that they struggled to raise their hands in surrender.

“How about it? From this distance, I might be covered in blood, but if you want it that way, let’s go.”

“….”

“You’ve got guts. Huh? Trying to ambush a guy when he’s peeing?”

Giovanni firmly commanded the other two to enter the adjacent stall.

They complied, frightened, and Giovanni decided to flush the toilet. Thus, the Golem got a lovely face full of dirty toilet water along with the swirling chaos inside.

One was pressing his face into the toilet, while the other two were too scared to come out of the stall.

It was Giovanni’s absolute victory.

“The Vipers are king, huh? I’m a Wolf, you dimwits.”

A short while later, just as Viola extracted useful information from the man, Giovanni, having fully zipped up his pants, rejoined her.

“Isn’t it a bit late?”

“There were too many people in the restroom. Ah, looks like this guy was a friend of mine.”

“….”

The man recalled the trap he had set a moment too late.

“Time to go. I’ve gathered all the useful information.”

“Is that so?”

*

After the two Caporegimes left the bar and headed somewhere…

Sarina and I arrived at the mansion located in the city’s central region.

“Luke, be careful as you go in.”

“Yeah, got it.”

Sarina waved her arms at me multiple times. The armored vehicle that had carried me now headed east with Sarina aboard.

Sarina’s destination was the Academy or her territory.

I walked through the garden and entered the mansion. Throughout the way, I exchanged greetings with the gardener George Skela, Wolves, and our affiliates several times.

But my most important wives were nowhere to be seen.

Typically, if Felicita were at the Annex, she would’ve rushed to see me by now. It seemed she was in the main building.

“Where are Elena and Felicita?”

“They’re in the living room on the second floor.”

When I asked a servant, I got one of the answers I had expected.

Creak.

As I swung the door open into the living room, the gazes of two beauties snapped to me.

“Luke, welcome back.”

“Did you get the gift I sent to Veronica?”

I nodded at the questions from my two wives, Elena and Felicita.

I had plenty to say, and even more to hear.