Last evening, Emily felt much more at peace as she watched John play well with Lucas.
But what made Emily happier than that was that Killian's first impression of Emily was very good.
'It was a good decision to invite people.'
She wasn't expecting it, but she was grateful that Killian joined in on what she was doing, and the atmosphere was more harmonious than she expected.
Of course, that was Emily's subjective opinion.
Cezanne smiled as he watched Emily's lips twitch.
“Are you feeling good?”
“Oh, when did Cezanne come? Let’s talk when you're here.”
Emily felt embarrassed and straightened her clothes for no reason.
Today was Emily's new training day.
“Today, instead of physical training, we’re going to learn something useful for survival.”
Emily secretly cheered at the news that she wasn't doing any strength training.
“What are you going to learn?”
Cezanne took out a piece of scrap metal shaped like a key from his bundle.
“This is a universal key.”
“A universal key?”
"Yes, today we'll learn about the universal key. Of course, having a universal key doesn't mean you can open every door. The most important thing is to learn the trick."
Cezanne placed several locks on the table.
“We will practice unlocking all pins with this universal key.”
Emily fiddled with the universal key in front of her.
It was an interesting subject, but she felt uneasy because it felt like she was breaking the law.
'No, I'm already receiving mafia training, what could I be afraid of?'
Emily shook off the negative thoughts and focused on Cezanne's words again.
But Cezanne, who had already witnessed Emily's anxious expression, knew what she was worried about.
She briefly explained why this training was necessary.
"You learn it not to steal something, but to protect yourself. It's useful when you're trapped in an unfamiliar place or need to get something in a hurry."
As expected, Emily's expression brightened at those words.
“I see. I’ll study hard.”
“Then let’s start by practicing removing the pins one by one using the universal key and wrench.”
Cezanne demonstrated first. In less than ten seconds, all the pins clicked open.
“Once all the pins are released, you can then turn the wrench.”
Then, there was a click, the sound of the lock opening.
“Would you like to try it?”
"Yes."
The training wasn't as simple as I thought.
Emily practiced until her hands developed blisters, but it still took her a long time to release the pin.
“We’ll stop here for today.”
Eventually, Cezanne stopped training.
Even without the boss interfering with the intensity of the training, her ears were already ringing, and seeing Cezanne giving her blisters, it was clear that she wasn't going to let it go.
“I should take it to my room and practice.”
Emily, completely unaware of the situation, was captivated by the magic of picking locks. She felt a thrill as each pin was removed.
“It’s dangerous to practice separately, so you should give it back to me.”
“What’s dangerous?”
Cezanne pretended not to hear the question and hurriedly gathered the lock and wrench.
“Don’t worry too much, it’ll pick up speed soon, so get some rest tonight.”
“Hmm, yes.”
Emily went up to her room with a sullen expression.
John, who had been eating with her, also returned to the academy after the weekend, so Emily had to eat dinner alone again today.
“Has he come home yet?”
“Yes. He said he’d be late again today.”
“What’s going on these days?”
“This world is so eventful. Don’t worry too much.”
After reassuring Emily, Cezanne sneaked out of the Starr mansion to keep an eye on the situation.
Messina, who had been to Killian's mansion, began to make thorough preparations to assassinate him.
“I’m going to use this for this assassination.”
Messina placed a gun in front of Jed.
“It’s lighter than it looks.”
The gun was more sophisticated than those previously used, but it was lighter and simpler to operate.
“It seems like you spent a lot of money.”
"It's worth investing this much to kill Killian. And isn't it only natural that the greatest painter would have the finest brush?"
The look in Messina's eyes as he stroked the gun was unusual.
“Did you get the contract for the house across from Delina House?”
"Since the house is in Portua District 3, I couldn't go myself. Instead, I sent some unknown people from the organization. They said they had a good contract."
“Good job. All that’s left is to lie in wait there and shoot.”
Unlike Messina, who was happy about things going smoothly, Jed had a worried look on his face.
“Lucas really likes John, but I’m worried about us killing his uncle.”
“He’s not even his biological uncle.”
“But if this causes the Starr family and the Rezetta family to become enemies, the relationship between the two children will also become distant.”
"There's nothing we can do about it. Lucas, born into the mafia, must learn that the organization comes first."
Messina's expression as she said that wasn't very good either.
“Watch out for Killian. We don’t want the operation to go awry.”
"All right."
After Jed left, Messina took out her black full-body suit. It was the one she wore whenever she was on an important assassination mission.
“I don’t feel sorry for you, Killian, but you must die for our Lucas.”
Seeing Messina still hesitating, the Crown Prince made a new proposal.
It was a promise to elevate the Rezetta family to the ranks of nobility. Then, no one would be able to ignore Lucas.
"Boss."
Someone knocked on Messina's door.
“Cezanne has arrived.”
“Tell her to come in.”
Cezanne, wrapped in a robe, entered the room cautiously.
“I’ve been waiting for you, Cezanne.”
“Sorry, I’m late.”
“No, I heard you’re even training the Madam of that house. You must be very busy.”
Messina went over to the tray behind the table and served the coffee herself.
“Do you want to drink too?”
“No. I don’t eat well outside.”
“You tell me not to doubt you, but it seems like you’re wary of me instead.”
Messina chuckled and took out a glass.
"By the way, is Emily training well? She looks so flabby, I wonder if she's doing it well."
"As a noblewoman, she can't help being clumsy. Since it was my boss's order, I'm just trying to mimic the formalities for now."
Cezanne was telling Messina quite a bit about what was happening in Starr.
“This is information about the store that Starr is trying to contract with this time.”
That wasn't all. Cezanne was even providing meticulous details, like information about the bid amount.
“Thanks to you, we easily obtained the building in District 14 last time... It’s a shame we can’t see Killian’s expression when he loses the building.”
Cezanne laughed awkwardly at Messina's joke.
“But, Messina.”
"Yes?"
“You must keep your promise to let me kill that bastard, Killian.”
“Yes, I said I’ll do that.”
“But why haven’t you told me where your headquarters are yet?”
At those words, Messina shrugged.
"There's nothing I can do about it. I can't reveal such top-secret information to someone who isn't even part of my family."
“But I...”
"I know. But don't be too upset. I'll take you when the day comes."
Now, even Messina had some faith in how serious Cezanne was about this.
For a member of the organization to request the assassination of their boss from another mafia was worse than treason in the mafia world.
When the Crown Prince first brought Cezanne here as a plan, it was so absurd that everyone tried to kick her out...
"I am alive thanks to Claude's help. And the same goes for Killian."
Cezanne knelt before Messina and begged her to listen to her story.
"But Killian repaid Claude's kindness with enmity. Everyone knows Claude died of a chronic illness, but it's clear that Killian killed him."
She then insisted that Claude's son, John, should be promoted to boss. Cezanne's explanation sounded plausible, but Messina still couldn't readily believe her.
“How did His Highness the Crown Prince know Cezanne and bring her here?”
Messina asked Lucius, who was right next to her.
"Didn't I tell you? I'll give you a good excuse to kill Killian without facing any reprimand from the committee."
Upon learning that the Starr family was not related by blood, the Crown Prince decided to exploit this weakness, following the advice of Chiron, a member of the Giuliano organization.
The person he met while doing that was Cezanne.
“Killian killed the boss who took him in, so there’s no problem in killing him.”
Even after hearing the whole story, Messina could not easily dispel his suspicions.
But in reality, as Cezanne brought information about the Starr family and revealed things that could be Kilian's weaknesses, she gradually began to trust her.
The Crown Prince had decided to lay the groundwork, and the profits were substantial, so there was no longer any reason to hesitate in assassinating Killian.
'Still, I feel a little sorry for Emily, who is about to become a widow.'
She even regretted going to that house. She felt sorry for Emily, who was so kind to Lucas.
"Am I getting old? I'm filled with all these useless emotions."
Messina looked at Jed in the photo for no reason.
It was Messina who seduced Jed and married him, but she had forgotten all about it.
She blamed Jed for her increased sensitivity after having children.
“Excuse me, Messina?”
“Oh, Cezanne. Sorry. I thought you were gone.”
At Cezanne's call, Messina broke from his thoughts and sat down facing her again.
“Didn’t you ask last time how the Crown Prince knew about the Rezetta organization and requested its assassination?”
“Yeah, yeah, that’s right. I thought you’d be easier to understand since you were brought here by the Crown Prince than the kids from our organization.”
Messina looked at Cezanne with a curious look and asked.
“Have you figured it out already?”
“Yes, I’m sure you guessed it, Messina. It was the Giuliano Organization.”
“As expected, it was them. How vile.”
Messina clenched and unclenched her fist repeatedly, as if she were deep in thought.
She couldn't just sit by and watch that mean-spirited person just looking at the fallen beans and eating them.
“I guess I’ll have to take care of the Giuliano organization after this is over.”
But what made Emily happier than that was that Killian's first impression of Emily was very good.
'It was a good decision to invite people.'
She wasn't expecting it, but she was grateful that Killian joined in on what she was doing, and the atmosphere was more harmonious than she expected.
Of course, that was Emily's subjective opinion.
Cezanne smiled as he watched Emily's lips twitch.
“Are you feeling good?”
“Oh, when did Cezanne come? Let’s talk when you're here.”
Emily felt embarrassed and straightened her clothes for no reason.
Today was Emily's new training day.
“Today, instead of physical training, we’re going to learn something useful for survival.”
Emily secretly cheered at the news that she wasn't doing any strength training.
“What are you going to learn?”
Cezanne took out a piece of scrap metal shaped like a key from his bundle.
“This is a universal key.”
“A universal key?”
"Yes, today we'll learn about the universal key. Of course, having a universal key doesn't mean you can open every door. The most important thing is to learn the trick."
Cezanne placed several locks on the table.
“We will practice unlocking all pins with this universal key.”
Emily fiddled with the universal key in front of her.
It was an interesting subject, but she felt uneasy because it felt like she was breaking the law.
'No, I'm already receiving mafia training, what could I be afraid of?'
Emily shook off the negative thoughts and focused on Cezanne's words again.
But Cezanne, who had already witnessed Emily's anxious expression, knew what she was worried about.
She briefly explained why this training was necessary.
"You learn it not to steal something, but to protect yourself. It's useful when you're trapped in an unfamiliar place or need to get something in a hurry."
As expected, Emily's expression brightened at those words.
“I see. I’ll study hard.”
“Then let’s start by practicing removing the pins one by one using the universal key and wrench.”
Cezanne demonstrated first. In less than ten seconds, all the pins clicked open.
“Once all the pins are released, you can then turn the wrench.”
Then, there was a click, the sound of the lock opening.
“Would you like to try it?”
"Yes."
The training wasn't as simple as I thought.
Emily practiced until her hands developed blisters, but it still took her a long time to release the pin.
“We’ll stop here for today.”
Eventually, Cezanne stopped training.
Even without the boss interfering with the intensity of the training, her ears were already ringing, and seeing Cezanne giving her blisters, it was clear that she wasn't going to let it go.
“I should take it to my room and practice.”
Emily, completely unaware of the situation, was captivated by the magic of picking locks. She felt a thrill as each pin was removed.
“It’s dangerous to practice separately, so you should give it back to me.”
“What’s dangerous?”
Cezanne pretended not to hear the question and hurriedly gathered the lock and wrench.
“Don’t worry too much, it’ll pick up speed soon, so get some rest tonight.”
“Hmm, yes.”
Emily went up to her room with a sullen expression.
John, who had been eating with her, also returned to the academy after the weekend, so Emily had to eat dinner alone again today.
“Has he come home yet?”
“Yes. He said he’d be late again today.”
“What’s going on these days?”
“This world is so eventful. Don’t worry too much.”
After reassuring Emily, Cezanne sneaked out of the Starr mansion to keep an eye on the situation.
***
Messina, who had been to Killian's mansion, began to make thorough preparations to assassinate him.
“I’m going to use this for this assassination.”
Messina placed a gun in front of Jed.
“It’s lighter than it looks.”
The gun was more sophisticated than those previously used, but it was lighter and simpler to operate.
“It seems like you spent a lot of money.”
"It's worth investing this much to kill Killian. And isn't it only natural that the greatest painter would have the finest brush?"
The look in Messina's eyes as he stroked the gun was unusual.
“Did you get the contract for the house across from Delina House?”
"Since the house is in Portua District 3, I couldn't go myself. Instead, I sent some unknown people from the organization. They said they had a good contract."
“Good job. All that’s left is to lie in wait there and shoot.”
Unlike Messina, who was happy about things going smoothly, Jed had a worried look on his face.
“Lucas really likes John, but I’m worried about us killing his uncle.”
“He’s not even his biological uncle.”
“But if this causes the Starr family and the Rezetta family to become enemies, the relationship between the two children will also become distant.”
"There's nothing we can do about it. Lucas, born into the mafia, must learn that the organization comes first."
Messina's expression as she said that wasn't very good either.
“Watch out for Killian. We don’t want the operation to go awry.”
"All right."
After Jed left, Messina took out her black full-body suit. It was the one she wore whenever she was on an important assassination mission.
“I don’t feel sorry for you, Killian, but you must die for our Lucas.”
Seeing Messina still hesitating, the Crown Prince made a new proposal.
It was a promise to elevate the Rezetta family to the ranks of nobility. Then, no one would be able to ignore Lucas.
"Boss."
Someone knocked on Messina's door.
“Cezanne has arrived.”
“Tell her to come in.”
Cezanne, wrapped in a robe, entered the room cautiously.
“I’ve been waiting for you, Cezanne.”
“Sorry, I’m late.”
“No, I heard you’re even training the Madam of that house. You must be very busy.”
Messina went over to the tray behind the table and served the coffee herself.
“Do you want to drink too?”
“No. I don’t eat well outside.”
“You tell me not to doubt you, but it seems like you’re wary of me instead.”
Messina chuckled and took out a glass.
"By the way, is Emily training well? She looks so flabby, I wonder if she's doing it well."
"As a noblewoman, she can't help being clumsy. Since it was my boss's order, I'm just trying to mimic the formalities for now."
Cezanne was telling Messina quite a bit about what was happening in Starr.
“This is information about the store that Starr is trying to contract with this time.”
That wasn't all. Cezanne was even providing meticulous details, like information about the bid amount.
“Thanks to you, we easily obtained the building in District 14 last time... It’s a shame we can’t see Killian’s expression when he loses the building.”
Cezanne laughed awkwardly at Messina's joke.
“But, Messina.”
"Yes?"
“You must keep your promise to let me kill that bastard, Killian.”
“Yes, I said I’ll do that.”
“But why haven’t you told me where your headquarters are yet?”
At those words, Messina shrugged.
"There's nothing I can do about it. I can't reveal such top-secret information to someone who isn't even part of my family."
“But I...”
"I know. But don't be too upset. I'll take you when the day comes."
Now, even Messina had some faith in how serious Cezanne was about this.
For a member of the organization to request the assassination of their boss from another mafia was worse than treason in the mafia world.
When the Crown Prince first brought Cezanne here as a plan, it was so absurd that everyone tried to kick her out...
"I am alive thanks to Claude's help. And the same goes for Killian."
Cezanne knelt before Messina and begged her to listen to her story.
"But Killian repaid Claude's kindness with enmity. Everyone knows Claude died of a chronic illness, but it's clear that Killian killed him."
She then insisted that Claude's son, John, should be promoted to boss. Cezanne's explanation sounded plausible, but Messina still couldn't readily believe her.
“How did His Highness the Crown Prince know Cezanne and bring her here?”
Messina asked Lucius, who was right next to her.
"Didn't I tell you? I'll give you a good excuse to kill Killian without facing any reprimand from the committee."
Upon learning that the Starr family was not related by blood, the Crown Prince decided to exploit this weakness, following the advice of Chiron, a member of the Giuliano organization.
The person he met while doing that was Cezanne.
“Killian killed the boss who took him in, so there’s no problem in killing him.”
Even after hearing the whole story, Messina could not easily dispel his suspicions.
But in reality, as Cezanne brought information about the Starr family and revealed things that could be Kilian's weaknesses, she gradually began to trust her.
The Crown Prince had decided to lay the groundwork, and the profits were substantial, so there was no longer any reason to hesitate in assassinating Killian.
'Still, I feel a little sorry for Emily, who is about to become a widow.'
She even regretted going to that house. She felt sorry for Emily, who was so kind to Lucas.
"Am I getting old? I'm filled with all these useless emotions."
Messina looked at Jed in the photo for no reason.
It was Messina who seduced Jed and married him, but she had forgotten all about it.
She blamed Jed for her increased sensitivity after having children.
“Excuse me, Messina?”
“Oh, Cezanne. Sorry. I thought you were gone.”
At Cezanne's call, Messina broke from his thoughts and sat down facing her again.
“Didn’t you ask last time how the Crown Prince knew about the Rezetta organization and requested its assassination?”
“Yeah, yeah, that’s right. I thought you’d be easier to understand since you were brought here by the Crown Prince than the kids from our organization.”
Messina looked at Cezanne with a curious look and asked.
“Have you figured it out already?”
“Yes, I’m sure you guessed it, Messina. It was the Giuliano Organization.”
“As expected, it was them. How vile.”
Messina clenched and unclenched her fist repeatedly, as if she were deep in thought.
She couldn't just sit by and watch that mean-spirited person just looking at the fallen beans and eating them.
“I guess I’ll have to take care of the Giuliano organization after this is over.”
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