I was unsuccessful in my attempt to stop their war. It was not even close when the results were tallied. There were only a handful of lieutenants that voted with me. Some of them were maligned as weak or cowards. I stood tall and proud. I knew that I was getting very strong. Every mission I did only gave me more exp. to put towards leveling up and improving all of my stats. There was no hard feelings between me and Nicola or Nicolò. They knew how highly I thought about them. It did not stop them from making fun of me later on. I got that it was light hearted ribbing. Neither of them were doing it to hurt my feelings. We were all offered the finest hospitality possible during our trip. We were part of this mafia family after all. That even included a free trip to the finest brothel in the city. Most of them were pleased by this. I had already learned my lesson from last time that I was offered some free whores. Supporting another secret family and mistress was not something that I was interested in. It was a giant hassle juggling the kids that I had now. Both Nicolò and Nicola went in. It was their choice.
There was no reason to stop them. They knew what the risks of unprotected sex was. We did not need to be attached at the hip all of the time. Besides, having some me time would be nice. I instead spent time at one of the better speakeasies that our faction owned in Isteeli City. I had a really great time there. The music was hot and the snacks tasted good. Several of our lieutenants were there as well. The whores could only service so many at a time. As they walked by, one turned to me and sneered. I could tell that whatever would spill out of his stupid mouth next would be unpleasant. "Look at this guy here, guys." The other 2 lieutenants stopped and took notice of me as they looked me up and down. I was sitting at one of the booths, watching the singer with the band. I looked at them just as judgmentally as they dud to me. "This one is the fag in Askill Town! He has a whole crew of them out there." he said mockingly to his companions. Their eyes went wide. One of them got really aggressive. "Is that fucking true!?" he demanded. I shrugged and said "No. I have 4 kids with 3 women." I did not lie.
My detractor was very pissed off now. He wanted to mock and bully me for being gay. I was not gay though. Having kids totally killed the momentum he wanted to build. I watched as he shouted "You are a fucking liar! Who the fuck is going to get with a sissy faggot like you!? You can't even stomach war with our enemies!" That outburst got the attention of everyone in the club. I just stood up and looked at him. "I can't help it if you can't get your damn facts straight. I am not gay. I'm bisexual. I have a real wife. I have 2 mistresses. I have 4 kids. Fuck you. Deal with it." I said calmly. Since I had already dropped the mic, it was time to leave. There was nothing that they could do to stop me. I got halfway down the block before they caught up with me. I was going to ask why they were following me when I got a punch to the face. A combat had immediately started. It was time to go. I pulled my gun and shot him. There were things that you just did not take from losers. He fell on the ground and clutched at his wound. Combat ended as soon as it began. "You fucking shot me? What the fuck!?" he shouted.
