Make Our Family Great Again – Chapter 144

The war with the Sanchez Family is over.

It’s not completely finished, but we’ve had one debriefing meeting, which can be considered part of the aftermath.

There are still the Vipers in the north and Dragovich in the southwest, but finally, I feel like I can catch a breath after such a long time.

Because of that, I guess I got a bit complacent myself.

Early the next morning.

I could still vividly remember how Elena and Felicita had been competitively hounding me just before I fell asleep last night.

“….”

But something felt odd about my body.

The sensations that came with being a person—well, an elf—were noticeably different.

Unfamiliar scents poked at my black nose, and I could even feel the tail naturally swaying behind my back.

“Luke, are you awake?”

But it seemed that I wasn’t the only one experiencing this change.

As soon as I heard Elena’s voice, her pink tongue licked my body.

If I had transformed into a small gray wolf, Elena had become a much larger gray wolf than me.

She took in my appearance with her crimson eyes.

Even as a wolf, seeing her intense red eyes felt oddly reassuring, reminding me of her original form.

“Luke, it’s our first time like this together, right?”

“… I think so.”

At least that’s how I remembered it. It seemed Elena felt the same way.

I naturally turned to look at Felicita.

She was still sound asleep. I was curious about what her reaction would be if she woke up to see the two wolves on the bed.

“How about sleeping a little longer?”

“Should we?”

As soon as I glanced at Felicita, Elena spoke up with a hint of pressure—don’t pay attention to that girl.

So I curled up slightly.

Wolf bodies are pretty flexible, so I could lie down with my tail tucked under my face.

As I made myself into a gray donut, Elena slowly approached me.

She looked so natural, like a mother wolf cradling a baby wolf.

The Wolf, part of the Five Families that became the Felini Family.

That name wasn’t just a metaphor; it hinted at the abilities that a wolf possesses.

Not every wolf could do this. Only those wolves that are elves with a high affinity for nature or animals could transform.

The capacity to change into a specific animal varies from individual to individual, but the most versatile animal is the wolf.

“….”

In a bid to go back to sleep, I closed my eyes and decided to lean against Elena.

After all, since Elena was holding me, there was no need to open my eyes.

Every time I fidgeted, Elena would flinch and adjust her body to fit mine. Just like I felt, the wolf form of Elena felt like a fluffy fur pillow.

It was like a little fur pillow sleeping on a big fur pillow.

How much time passed like that?

“Oh my.”

With the feeling of the blanket completely lifted, a surprised voice broke through. No need to doubt; it was Felicita.

“… Fel?”

Felicita carefully lifted me from where I was wriggling in Elena’s embrace.

“Luke, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you like this.”

Still a bit groggy, I nodded slowly in response.

“Grrrr!”

Before I knew it, Felicita had gently scooped me up in her arms.

Elena, who had lost me from her embrace, growled in her wolf form at Felicita.

“Elena, I didn’t know you could transform too. But can you speak like a person?”

Regardless of what she said, Elena bared her fangs fully. Her slightly trembling eyes and red pupils looked quite intimidating, even to me.

“Wait a moment.”

Speaking as a wolf feels pretty weird.

But it wasn’t impossible for those who had originally been elves before turning into wolves.

I shook myself free from Felicita’s grasp, trying to escape her hold. I’d intended to catch Elena when she jumped off the bed, but instead, I headed toward beneath it.

“Luke, where are you going?”

“To the shower. It won’t take long.”

My two wives were clearly disappointed that they couldn’t hold onto me in this form any longer.

But there wasn’t much benefit to staying like this.

Unless it turned out I needed a wolf’s sensitive nose and wild instincts.

More than anything, it was clear that Elena and Felicita would be trying to keep me all to themselves in this form.

“….”

But there was something I hadn’t anticipated.

In this form, getting into the shower was much harder than I thought. Since I wanted to revert to my original form in the shower, I turned to look at Felicita.

“… Luke, wait a moment.”

Creak.

“Thanks.”

“No problem.”

I successfully entered the shower, and I confirmed the sound of the door closing tightly.

I couldn’t lock it, but… I didn’t think it would be necessary.

Meanwhile, I could vaguely hear Elena and Felicita talking outside since I’d come into the shower.

Elves have pretty good hearing, but wolves definitely take it up a notch.

“….”

Standing awkwardly in the middle of the shower, I shook my body a couple of times.

After repeating that a few times, I had transformed back from a small wolf into a small elf.

“I’m still small, just like before.”

Compared to my wolf form, I might have grown several times taller, but the fact that I remained small upon returning to my original form hadn’t changed.

It was rather bitter, but that was unavoidable in this world.

I wondered why, with both science and magic, there was no way to grow taller. Especially since they could resolve baldness.

Actually, it was possible to make oneself appear taller by distorting one’s true form to create a misconception.

But I didn’t want to stoop so low as to do that.

Creak.

The warm water streaming through the showerhead quickly filled the enclosure.

I didn’t have long hair like Elena or special body parts like Felicita that required special care.

Being a guy, I was already pretty quick with showers.

Before long, I wrapped only the necessary parts with a towel and left the steam-filled shower, where both my wives welcomed me.

In the meantime, the wolf-form Elena and Felicita’s tails were tangled together. It seemed like they had gotten into a bit of a tail battle.

*

“Luke, don’t close the door.”

“Going to shower right away?”

“Yeah, I need to return to my original form too.”

Elena said that and approached me after getting off the bed.

A noble-looking wolf. I opened the shower door widely for her, and just as she entered, I closed it swiftly.

From inside, I heard Elena say thank you a little late.

“Felicita, what’s with that look?”

“I’m just a little disappointed. I liked your cute wolf form.”

“Of course. You do tend to like animals.”

“No, it’s not just that. I like it because it’s you as a small wolf.”

Felicita said that boldly and frankly, making me feel shy as I listened.

But just like she liked me in my wolf form, I really liked her honest side too.

In the midst of those thoughts, Felicita suddenly came closer and grabbed my wrist. Then she tried to pull me onto the bed.

“Felicita, hold on a sec.”

“Why? I can monopolize you until Elena comes out.”

I was planning to put on some clothes first, but sensing an opportunity, Felicita was trying to get more serious about our affection while Elena was showering.

“Hmph.”

With a resigned expression, Felicita began to tap my thigh with her long tail.

Just as she led me to the bed, my phone rang unexpectedly.

“….”

“Hold on a second.”

I could see Felicita’s face quickly turning stiff. But I prioritized answering the phone first.

Calls coming in the morning usually mean something urgent.

“Yeah, it’s me.”

“Brother, we found the Vipers.”

The calm but somehow very excited voice belonged to Giovanni.

“Where are they? It’s in the city, right?”

“The outskirts of the north. Originally, it was under the Russo Family’s control.”

According to Giovanni, the location where the Vipers were hiding was a small town.

It was ruled by a cousin of Darius from the Russo Family, but it seemed the original owner had been dealt with by the Vipers.

“You told the Russo guys, right?”

“Yes, but there’s more I need to tell you.”

“What is it?”

It felt unusual for Giovanni to hesitate.

“Well, Viola and I have surrounded the town, but they’ve caught on.”

Catching on isn’t good news; it probably means something happened.

“One of the Vipers came to us and said he wanted to deliver a message to you.”

“I’m fine, just tell me what he said.”

“They want to meet you in person and talk.”

“Now they want a meeting, huh?”

“Yes, it appears so.”

Suddenly, the voice on the other end changed. It sounded like Viola Carmen.

“Viola?”

“Yes, Godfather.”

After confirming it was indeed Viola, she asked how I wanted to respond.

“How much longer until the Russo guys arrive?”

“They’ll take several more minutes. To gather the forces we need, it’ll take longer than that.”

“Then let’s stall for a bit.”

I instructed Giovanni and Viola to relay my intention to stall for time.

I intended to meet the Vipers face-to-face according to the message, but I attached a few conditions.

I’d relay several conditions sequentially, and then Giovanni and Viola would inform me of their responses.

It would be fortunate if I could buy even a few minutes with that.

Meanwhile, I decided to make the last condition somewhat important.

“….”

“Brother, can you really do that? What if they actually agree?”

“We’ll see when we get there.”

I sent my final condition to both of them.

I would meet the Vipers for discussions, but the content would be about their surrender or capitulation.

Recently, the Vipers had lost a significant number of their subordinates, and hope didn’t seem to exist anymore. Plus, they were now exposed because of Giovanni and Viola.

If they were in such a dire situation… I thought it might be possible.