Chapter 3 - Wake Up As Mafia Boss (1/2)
Justin went behind his boss. He tied a white cloth around his neck and put a blue cloth over his legs.
”So the reason why there are no servants other than you in this place, is probably because of my attitude, right?” Hermes blamelessly asked, while fixing a cloth around his collar.
”Certainly. Due to your cunning and cruel habits to your servants. ”Justin smiled in O-shaped mouth. ”99 percent had left the mansion.”
Hermes' eyes opened wide, making his butler giggled from his reaction. ”Just kiddin'. It's not the real reason.”
His joke made the young Don irritated and wished his servant to die in despair, who would become a meal of his own discrepancy.
”What about security?” Hermes placed his right arm beside on his plate, while the other one reached the soup not far from it.
His butler pulled the bowl, placing some portion of the soup in his plate, then, he pulled out the glass in front of him, and poured it with gr.a.p.e juice. He then took three steps away, lowering his head in respect.
Hermes continued to eat, maintaining the right posture in order not to draw any kind of skepticism.
”I'm afraid, you and I are the only people in this mansion. All of the guards had already leave the place last week.”
”Oh,” The young Don glared at him and continued, ”Is it because of me? Did they leave because of their salary was not enough?” He looked at the liquid before he took a sip from his glass with sharp eyes, and placed it on the table again. ”That's unfortunate then.” His arms took the utensils and continued to eat the rolled meat. ”Then, it's my fault, huh.”
Justin averted his eyes when the young Don glared him with dismayed eyes. He wanted to speak the truth but afraid of the punishment he would receive from him. He couldn't dare and reveal the real reason because of a certain reason. However, Hermes remained staring at him so Justin made another excuse. ”Well boss, its new year anyway. They might want to spare their time with their family so… ” He hesitated to continue and closed his eyes in agony.
His brief story was news to his information so the young Don kept quiet to get some clues behind it. He noticed something wrong from his explanation so he kept him to answer him truthfully.
Justin clenched his fist and finally gave in.
”Forgive me, it's not like that, boss.” Justin kneeled on one knee, lowering his head while his hand placed on his c.h.e.s.t. ”You paid them fairly and showed some of your genuine action too well. To tell you the truth, it was all my fault. Due to my reckless action, everything went bizarre.”
”Oh,” The young Don glared him with sharp eyes, placed down the glass on the table, and asked, ”What kind of treatment did you give to them?”
Justin said something but the young Don didn't hear it.
”Pardon, I don't understand what you mean. Elaborate it.” Hermes stopped eating and turned his face towards his position, leg crossed.
”Umm... What I said is... Last November, I heard from those morons, uh, I mean, our spies that, uh, the other organizations had been trained a lot of their personnel to produce more elite soldiers. Because of the intel I received, even though it was true or not, I made a certain and rightful move without your approval. Using our servants, I forcefully trained them for several times. I wanted to surprise you so we kept it a secret. But unfortunately, they were useless pricks and weak-minded people so they failed to comply with the requirements. So for the others to follow up, I added some training manuals to enhance their skills in rapid growth. The development progressed is a success in my opinion. However, when we're almost at the peak of victory, those morons escaped. Forgive me, Boss. Forgive me! It's my fault. You should execute me with your b.a.r.e hands!” Justin excessively put Hermes' hand.
”Shut it, Justin. Release my hand from your filthy hands.”
Hermes massaged his hand after he slapped Justin's arm.
”I won't kill you. But now you confess, what would happen to me then? Who will protect me from assassination attempts?” The young Don sighed. ”What can we do now?”
'What the f.u.c.k? What have you done? I never thought this man was ruthless and evil!' - These were the words the young Don wished to tell while choking his servant to death.
Several minutes later, the mode had calm down. The young Don continued to eat his breakfast without a facedown.
”My Don, I almost forgot. It's great timing to report this news. My apprentice maid sent me a resignation letter earlier. She might already return to her home. Do you want to read her letter, I still have it.”
Hermes passionately sliced the portion of Turkey's meat and glared at him, ”Wait, a maid?” He, dumbfounded, stopped moving his arms and questioned his servant again. ” I thought we're the only people in this mansion? Why did you babbling that now?”
”Umm, boss. Actually, she was supposedly a surprise maid for you last night as a temporary replacement. However, she decided to leave for one reason. When you kissed her on her lips in the garden, she suddenly changed. I witnessed the fabulous scene last night. You got embarrassed and explained to her that she's looked beautiful and gorgeous that you accidentally ran towards her and did that. Unfortunately, the poor apprentice cried, started to call you a pervert and molester. You just replied in anger and disappointment, 'Just leave if you don't want that.' Umm... well, that's that.” Justin broked the leg part of the Turkey, and put it in his master's plate.
”What? Did I kiss her? How dis- *cough* .. Crap ... let's forget about her then.” he suggested, gulped the glass until its empty and struck the meat with his fork to eat it. ”Change the topic, please.”
”Hmm... Men are like a beast readied to eat their prey when they see them feat to their d.e.s.i.r.e, as per se. Likewise, it's absolutely part of your genes. Having the characteristics of womanizer from your father such as temptation and l.u.s.t for women, you're just showing it to that girl. So, it's natural for you, the sole survivor, to do such a thing. As per your request, we'll forget about it, sir. How unfortunate, it is you and me again this year. For what I seldom pledged to you 5 years ago, I would always be with you until the last breath of my life.”
The young Don, puzzled, surprised from his revelation.
”Wait, 'top right there.” He removed the small portion of the oiled meat from his mouth and asked, ”I'm confused. Sole survivor? That's ridiculous... Do you mean the only surviving member of the family? ”He, unacceptably, disagreed and laughed. ”You're revealing to me that my relatives including my siblings died.,” Hermes giggled, while gulped the gr.a.p.e juice from his glass. When it emptied, Justin refilled his glass and replied to him with a passionate answer.
Hermes stunned for a meantime what Justin spouted. He was astonished in the big news. According to his memory, his parents and siblings were supposedly alive until the end of the story. Moreover, Hermes solely died in the Second Holy Mafia War. When his body buried in the cemetery, his family was exiled to the small island, living as a farmer in that place and never heard any more news.
The young Don gulped the air before speaking, like the fish his complexion on his mind.
”Yy-you're joking right?”
”How ironic.” Justin placed his arm on his chin. ”You're so happy that they had died back then, but now, you look someone unable to accept their death. So confusing... Well, you might already forget about it since it's almost five years when that happened. I think. Oh, I get it.” He grinned and thumbed up at him. ”Rest assured, my Don. They are already dead sleeping on their tomb where their fleshes might be eaten by the worms. So please, let your happiness from their death move on and live yourself in the present day. I know how you feel right now. It's already a new year. There's a big opportunity for you. Change yourself for good but stay in your current self. And sir, if you don't mind... there's an easiness inside my heart. You sound like a different person to me, but yet... Nevermind, did something happened last night? Why y' look so worried?”
The young Don, mouth agape, was unable to respond. His silence made his servant tilted his head of confusion. After a few seconds, he regained his composure and returned to his complexion as the boss.
”Umm.. ” he coughs twice. ”Justin, there's nothing to afraid about. I was just... uh, checking for more information since I was too exhausted last night. I almost checking if my current self was still me. Don't be bothered.” Hermes replied, skipping his dangerous question.
”Oh, I see.” Justin gratefully accepted his response. ”The doc.u.ments and papers you've signed made you exhausted, huh. I guess that's one of the reasons why you look so wary.”
Hermes gulped when he heard him. This butler was so good at depicting his own accord. The only person who should be blamed for this bizarre situation was none other than he hated right now - Stump G.
He clenched his teeth and gulped the glass of gr.a.p.e juice, while his arm trembling. He gulped some air to calm himself. ”I'm done eating. I need to go back to my room.”
”What do you mean, Justin?” he stood up from his chair after letting his butler remove the blue one.
”Well boss, you're the new Don of the Archnemesis Family. Are you going to continue your cruel works in your village?” he fixed his boss' clothes and when he made sure the sleeves were neat, he took a step and started to clean up the mess.
”Wait, a village?” the young tilted his head and thought about something related to the game setting. ”Oh, the village?” he got excited about the specific place that he had known from his previous world.
”Yes, your wrecked village under your protection. You're always terrorized your territory to refill your hunger for destruction. You always send some mercs to collect the protection money to the villagers.” Justin said, putting the plates and glasses in the tray one by one.
”What? I did that?” Hermes put his right arm under his chin while looking at the outside through the window. ”Hmm, let me ask you something. Just... Just tell me straight in the face. If I go to that place, what might possibly happen to me?”
Justin was almost done from cleaning. Answered back.
”You're surely dying in despair if they catch you alive. There are a lot of people hate you so much. Regardless of your wealth, there are several men had been plotting to assassinate you if they had a chance for the last couple of years since you took the throne.” Hermes creeped out. He never thought his life at peril. However, he had no idea how bad his records in that place.