One Eye found it difficult to stand up after hearing that the man truly had courage, “Hey, you’re brave, to really have the guts to call the boss in that manner, you really want to die without a burial,” he shouted loudly while wiping the blood off his lips.
Lucas ignored him but shouted again, “Lucio, if you don’t come out, I’ll destroy this tavern of yours!”
“Hey! Stop shouting-”
“Stop, One Eye, if you don’t want to die,” a loud voice was suddenly heard before One Eye could finish speaking.
One Eye felt a shiver down his spine upon hearing the familiar voice, “but boss, this man is disrespecting you-”
“Don’t you understand me? Didn’t I say stop?” the man said in a cold voice.
“I thought you wouldn’t come out, I will really destroy your tavern,” Lucas casually said after hearing the voice.
The people around fell silent, One Eye grinned. ‘This person will not stop until he sees death,’ he thought that Lucas would die.
That’s what others thought too, thinking that this new arrival really sought death.
A rugged man emerged from behind the server, clearly just awakened, he had awakened at the sound of Lucas’s shouting.
“Boss, you’ve come to visit,” Lucio politely said as he reached Lucas.
The people around were surprised, thinking they might have misheard, some rubbed their ears, and others asked the person next to them to confirm what they heard was right and not mistaken.
“B-b-boss?!” One Eye shouted in surprise.
Lucio lazily looked at One Eye, before gesturing for him to come closer, “Come here.”
“It seems your tavern has been running smoothly for the past five years. What have you been up to? Have you sorted out everything I asked you to?” Lucas inquired.
Lucio nodded before grabbing One Eye, “he’s the leader of the group I organized, you can test them out if you think they’re sufficient,” Lucio said placing One Eye in front and introducing Lucas to him, “This is Lucas, the descendant of the most powerful mafia in Rome back in the day, as ruthless as his father was, he’s even more brutal like a demon so be careful when you’re in front of him,” Lucio warned One Eye.
One Eye felt a chill hearing what his boss said, he was about to ask but based on the respectful demeanor of his boss towards the man in front of him, he could say that Lucas was the real deal here, ‘I was just saved by my boss earlier, I would be dead otherwise,’ he thought as he remembered his rash behavior in front of Lucas earlier.
“B-b-big boss, I’m One Eye, sorry for my dog-like behavior earlier,” he said in a trembling voice, cold sweat trickling down his back and forehead.
“Call the people outside the tavern, gather them quickly,” Lucas coldly ordered One Eye.
“Y-y-yes big boss,” he stammered after feeling the deadly aura of Lucas before quickly leaving.
When One Eye left, Lucio spoke, “boss, is it time to take action?”
“I just want to see the people you’ve gathered, I have a job for them,” Lucas said before showing a strange smile.
“Boss, you won’t be disappointed with these people,” Lucio said confidently.
“Just make sure, Lucio, you know the consequences if these people are useless!” Lucas warned.
Lucio couldn’t help but feel nervous after sensing Lucas’s intimidating aura, he nodded and calmed himself.
The people around still hadn’t returned to their senses, wondering if the scene in front of them was real, some even thought they might be in a movie.
Lucas noticed the people staring at them before looking at Lucio, “what should we do with these people?” He asked calmly.
“There’s nothing to worry about, they’re part of our people, you can use them for other purposes, each of them has unique abilities in their respective fields,” Lucio said with a smile.
Lucas nodded, “come, accompany me to see the people outside,” he said to Lucio before turning around and leaving the tavern.
“Oh, just drink for now, I’ll explain everything later, don’t go out,” Lucio instructed everyone before following Lucas outside.
When Lucas emerged, he saw that One Eye was assembling over a hundred people in front of the tavern. “Hey, be careful back there! You might scratch the boss’s vehicle! Move away from the car!” One Eye exclaimed, noticing the overcrowding and the close proximity of the people to Lucas’s vehicle.
Lucas grinned after seeing the fearful expression on One Eye’s face when the people almost touched his car.
After a few minutes, everything was sorted out and lined up. One Eye approached Lucas and Lucio before looking at all his people and clapping his hands. “Listen up, this is the big boss; remember his face,” One Eye said before introducing Lucas.
“Leader, is he really the big boss?” one of the crowd asked One Eye with doubt.
A big man spoke up, “Leader, are you sure he’s the big boss? Why does he seem like a rich kid and a weak man only?” he insulted.
One Eye shuddered, “Be quiet and-”
“Are you saying I’m weak?” Lucas looked at the big man, interrupted One Eye.
The big man grinned, “From the looks of you, it seems like all you do is squander money. Strength is the capital here. If you want respect, show us your strength.” he taunted.
“Yes, that’s right. If you want us to respect you, show us that you deserve our respect,” another big man said, snapping his fingers.
Clearly, these two men were accustomed to conflict and chaos, grinning as they approached Lucas looking for trouble.
Lucas nodded, took off his suit, handed it to Lucio, leaving him in a tank top, revealing his inconspicuously but muscular physique. The first man who spoke fell silent, the two challengers looked at each other before grinning simultaneously.
They had seen many individuals with muscular bodies like Lucas, but what good was size if they lacked fighting ability? For them, strength was still what determined the outcome of a fight, and only the strong deserved respect.
Lucas walked, the people creating space for the impending fight. The tavern dwellers peeked outside upon hearing the commotion. Lucas and the two challengers walked towards the center space.
“You go ahead and fight first, maybe I can kill him with my strength,” the first challenger arrogantly said to the other man.
“We are equally strong, the outcome will be the same no matter who fights us,” the other one said, grinning.
The first man laughed, “You’re right, it doesn’t matter who fights, but I’ll give you this chance.”
“You talk a lot. If you want to fight, both of you come at me together. Don’t make excuses about who goes first, just say if you’re scared and don’t want to fight,” Lucas taunted, interrupting their conversation.
The two laughed together before looking down on Lucas with a sense of superiority. “I like your courage, at least you’re not like others who run away immediately,” the first man said.
The other man took a step forward before grinning, “In that case, let’s start the fight!” As he said this, he immediately threw a punch at Lucas.