As soon as I said that, Sebastian just gave me a smile before replying:
"My lord, that might be true but my purpose is not to win games for the madam but to help keep and maintain the estate. Any sort of activity that might hinder me from doing my assigned tasks is unnecessary. I apologize—"
I shrugged my shoulders, "Makes sense."
"Hmm? For a moment there I thought you'd convince me or do something to make me participate—"
"I could probably figure out a way for that to happen but your job is your job. Besides, you did agree to exchange at least ten moves tomorrow so there's that."
"That's right, I suppose..."
"And do you have any idea how long those games go for? It goes for way~ too long sometimes and I've only been in two! If I wanted to get pointers from someone, there are several ways to do it without all the loud EDM blasting with all the theatrics."
He chuckled, "That's something we can agree on..."
"Oh? You've been present a few times at least?"
"Of course, but with our recent circumstances I had to stay back. It's okay though, a few problems off the madam's back means a job well done."
"True~ True~"
In any case, only a door separated us from the main hall and he opened the door for me. After that, he let me walk in first as he closed the door behind him, and he just found his way to Sal while I made my way over to Kaley and the rest. Funnily enough, everyone in our inner circle was present in the balcony Edith and I were in earlier.
Tatiana was the first one to notice me come in, "That was fast."
Quinn chuckled, "Honestly, I was surprised those two lasted that long. Edith does some exercises but that little brat with her couldn't jog a few miles to save her life."
Then Kaley came in for an embrace, "How are you though? Had fun?"
I gave her a peck on the cheek but she stole a kiss on the lips from me, "You— It was... Yeah, I had fun?"
"What happened?"
"Well..."
I then began to tell them what happened with Edith and Nancy earlier and the three were just amused while Megan felt like she should've barged in when she got the chance. She was one of the newest additions to our group and they seemed to have their own dynamics in place though it was a free-for-all if they had the chance to get with me alone—like what happened a few hours earlier.
But yeah, it didn't take long before Kaley figured out what I needed but since we were still in a semi-public place, we had to be really~ discreet about it.
And Quinn just straight up lost it, "HAH! WE SHOULD FUCKING DO IT! ONCE EVERYONE'S PRESENT!"
"E-Everyone?"
Tatiana started laughing, "Hmm~ If we include everyone here plus the girls in Cuervo Heights, his old school, and the ones back home... it'll be the day..."
Kaley was already shaking her head, "Please, no... I love doing it with all of you but there's a limit, alright? I can't just watch all night or make do with a strap-on... The real thing's just different no matter how Tatiana's 'treasure' looks exactly like it..."
I had to jokingly interject as I scoffed, "And no one's asking for my opinion, eh? Women~"
"Pfft... We're sorry, alright?! I bet you'll love all of the attention..."
"I bet you'll be shooting blanks—no, I still highly doubt that part..."
"You can probably repopulate the whole world by yourself... You're like that turtle in the news a few years ago!"
"T-Turtle?"
"Hah! Out of all the things to describe him! Even turtle-dragon sounds weird!"
"True~"
"C-C'mon guys! Not like this..."
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
With that said, we were just chatting for a few more minutes when a few of the Rivas and De Leon Family's men came back.
We could clearly see everything from where we were but we saw Sal and Sebastian approach them and check this bloody sack that probably contained "trophies" or proof of confirmed kills, then she just sent them off again while Sebastian was tasked with carrying the sack elsewhere.
It seemed a few people from the lesser families on the other balconies saw what happened as well, and there was just a mix of relief and fear in their expressions.
They could've been one of those trophies inside that sack right about now but they were fortunate enough to accept this short notice of an invitation. I didn't mention it earlier but faint gunshots could be heard from the distance and it's safe to say that the Rivas Family had once again taken over this whole area with the help of the De Leon Family and quite frankly, the Ishiyama Family.
If anyone would tell me that this was what I would be doing in the near future, I'd just laugh in their face and boot up my old N64 to play some Goldeneye.
It's just that in this instance, the "bad" guys just retaliated against the "good" guys for doing something they shouldn't have done in the first place and if I was even in the same shoes as Sal, I would've done the same thing, either much better or more brutal.
I tend to return favors twofold and revenge tenfold.
But yeah, with Sal's ability to produce Ethanol and Quinn's ability to produce engines that could run them with little to no issue, anyone would've done way, way~ worse just to suck up to them to get their favor.