Chapter 29

Chapter 29

[Master, you have guests.]

As I sat in my room organizing the information, there was a knock at the door and Parnello announced the arrival of the Chinese triad.

“I’ll be right out.”

I tell Parnello, then stand up and walk over to the full-length mirror in the room.

I adjust my impeccable black suit, crisp white shirt, necktie, and tie, creating an impeccably clean appearance.

This is his first appearance in front of an organization outside of Corleone, so it’s important to be extra careful and not appear shallow.

I open the door and look at Parnello standing in front of me.

“Parnello, is it okay if I go as I am?”The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

I ask Parnello, who is the best in Corleone when it comes to grooming, and spin around in place.

Parnello looks at me thoughtfully, and then nods with satisfaction.

“Very well, sir, you are the most gentlemanly man in Corleone.”

“I’m embarrassed to hear you say......that.”

“It’s true, but so what?”

If Parnello says so, then so be it.

Then all that’s left is to show what I’m capable of in front of everyone.

“Let’s go.”

“I’ll accompany you.”

It was time to take care of my first official outside job since becoming a member of the Corleone.

* * *

Lately, I’ve been given another reason to live.

I am the hound of Corleone and the closest person to Don........

If someone else had told me, I would have told them to stop playing around. However, I have another blessing in my life: Don’s son, Master Corleone, who has recently been trained as a successor, Eugene Han Corleone.

Currently, he and I were on our way to greet a group of Triad members from China.

We had no fear of the Triad’s presence in Asia, a continent across the ocean but they tried to smuggle themselves into our territory.

By all accounts, the Master handled the situation very well, but regardless, they must pay for their crimes and this meeting was not just any meeting, but the first meeting he ever had with another organization.

I vow to serve him to the best of my ability, as Don has entrusted him to me.

“This is it, Master.”

The meeting room in the annex next to the main house is visible to Don in his study thanks to the CCTV cameras installed everywhere.

“An annex.”

After a quick glance at the surroundings, he walks in, and as he does the people waiting for him bow to him.

“Enough greetings. Are they in there?”

“Yes, Master.”

After hearing their confirmation, he enters the room first.

The smell of blood is faint at the tip of his nose and at the back of the room, he sees a blindfolded and gagged man and a silent man sitting at a table.

“That’s him.”

The leader of the Triad and the man who had bared his teeth at Corleone.

If I had my way, I’d slit his throat right now, but Master is the one who makes the decision.

For now, I could only stand still behind him.

“......And you?”

The man jumps up from his seat when he sees Master and me. His expression hardened when he saw our faces.

Did he really think that Mr. Don himself would come to the meeting?

“The rightful heir to the Corleone family, Eugene Han Corleone.”

The mood Master wants to create now is fear, an overwhelming fear.

“Well done, Parnello.”

“Ha ha...... ha ha....... What the hell is this......!”

When he realizes that his life is “really” in danger, he starts being respectful again and master nods in approval.

“Surely you didn’t mean to end this by handing over a puppet like that. How much authority do you have from your boss?”

“I’m my boss’s delegate!”

“If you’re your boss’s delegate, you must have brought quite a bit of money......with you. What’s the most you’ve got?”

“A billion credits.......”

The guy answered while strengthening his muscles with magic to stop the bleeding on his right arm but in response master shakes his head.

“Ten billion.”

“Ten billion!? There’s no way I have such a ridiculous amount of money! Even if there was, the boss wouldn’t be able to-──”

“Yeah, it’s ridiculous, isn’t it? Parnello, left leg.”

“Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

I throw the knife at him, this time grazing his left leg. This would cripple him for life unless he received proper medical attention.

“Trying to sneak into Corleone territory was a fool’s errand, but your people tried it. I’ll say it again.”

Master shuffled over and slowly turned to face him, his expression unchanging as he continued to press down on the wound.

“Cuck, cck, cck, cck!”

“Ten billion.”

” We’ll prepare, we’ll prepare!”

“Be specific.”

I walk over to the sobbing man, reach into his pocket, and shove his phone into his hand.

“Right now.”

“Gee, what do you mean right now.......”

“Parnello, right hand too──”

“I will, I will!”

Just before my name is called, the kid begins to furiously tap his phone.

Master is clearly watching the scene from the side so he showed me a palm signal behind his back so that the triad representative couldn’t see it but before I could comprehend the meaning of the signal, the representative said.

“This damned Corleone is......”

The guy with the phone tries to grab Master as if to hold him hostage, but instead, he falls backwards, his face crushed by Master’s knee.

It’s a great example of what I taught him, to always keep his eyes on the enemy and never relax, and I can’t help but smile at the sight.

“There are no second chances. If you want to live, deal with it now.”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

As if intimidated by master who anticipates everything, the man who has completely given up on everything starts to move hard again.

After watching him for a while, master nodded in satisfaction, grabbed his phone, and stood up.

This was something that would tell us if he really had the qualities of a boss and if he was ready to succeed Corleone.

“What are you doing......?”

“Unlike you, Corleone values the bonds and promises made between people.”

Ignoring the red-eyed man master walked toward the exit.

“But it’s a different story with a son of a bitch who doesn’t even know what a promise is.”

“Eh, damn it, damn it──”

“Parnello, I’ll leave the cleanup to you.”

With that Master casually walked out of the room.

“......As you wish.”

Well, I guess I was worried for nothing.