The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

In Sicily, conflict is a common occurrence.

Navas and his men, seasoned veterans, hesitated briefly, startled by Rosalia's action of pulling out a knife.

But this state of affairs soon passed.

Seeing that Leo showed no intention of moving aside, the two of them quickly picked up whatever they could find.

Having a weapon in hand makes one speak with more confidence.

Skipping the step of explaining the cause and effect, Navas directly warned Leo to mind his own business:

"This is between Rosalia and me, and I advise you not to get involved."

If Leo doesn't stand in Rosalia's way, something terrible is going to happen on the Godfather's turf.

The system said—no one can drip blood here without the Godfather's permission.

So he's determined to take charge of this matter!

Leo refused to back down, his tone remaining firm:

"Whether it's between you and her or not, others will judge that later. I've already said I don't want to hear your explanation."

Monica cried her eyes out when she left, so she probably encountered the villagers before she even reached the coffee shop. Her "saviors" should be arriving soon.

If he can hold out until someone arrives, Leo's mission will be complete.

......

The Sicilians are exceptionally united, and Navas knew that the "rescuers" he was about to face would be a large group, and there was even a possibility that the entire village would come out of nowhere.

At that point, regardless of whether he's right or wrong, he'll definitely be the one who suffers.

And they're definitely going to get a beating.

Sicilian rule number three: Might makes right!

So he had to get the basket of goods before the others arrived.

At worst, I won't come to Marzamemi anymore, since I'm unlikely to do business with Rosalia again anyway.

He gave his partner a look, the meaning was clear—grab it, and be quick!

The two men rushed over, their target the fish basket on the ground.

As Navas and the other person moved, Rosalia also started to move.

Noticing this detail, Leo shouted, "Don't come any closer!" fearing she might do something impulsive.

However, Rosalia raised the knife in one hand and reached for the fish basket with the other... Anyone who dared to take this from her would face the desperate widow's fierce attack.

Leo originally intended to use a delaying tactic.

But in this sudden situation, if we don't do something, everything will be over.

Not only has the mission failed... the desperate widow will also plunge into a true abyss.

He launched himself forward and charged toward Navas and the other two!

......

Rosalia was not one to back down from trouble.

Just like she said, what else does a widow have to lose?

So when Navas and the other person moved, she moved too.

She wasn't afraid of death; what she feared was living in the shadow of the idea that "widows are easy to bully."

Life is hard enough...

What's the point of living if things get even harder?

Just as she desperately rushed out, the stranger behind her shouted, "Don't come any closer!" This reminded Rosalia of the nervous feeling she had when she saw Monica rushing towards her.

A fleeting sense of emotion crossed Rosalia's heart, but since her husband left, she had always relied on herself to get through everything... She didn't want to trouble others.

Whether it's this stranger or the villagers who are about to arrive.

So she wanted to resolve this herself, even if it meant going into the 'abyss'.

The intense battle drew Rosalia's full attention to the fish basket. The moment she touched it, she dragged the 30-kilogram basket with all her might and ran towards the village entrance.

After running for more than ten meters without hearing any chasing sounds, she felt something was wrong and turned around to check the situation... She found Navas rolling on the ground clutching his calves, while his buddy was curled up like a shrimp, clutching his wrist.

Rosalia quickly went to check on Leo's condition.

By this time, Leo had thrown away the bricks and was sitting on the stone pavement, panting heavily.

"Wow, that's impressive—" the crazed mother beast wondered to herself, "But why is he panting? Is this his first time fighting?"

.......

Leo wasted a lot of time before reaching the shipyard, and every second after that was a race against time.

He was exhausted from running all that way.

Having finally found the people, before they could even catch their breath, they rushed over and unleashed a flurry of attacks on the two of them.

This short time was more tiring than catching crabs for ten hours straight without rest.

But compared to searching for people everywhere, the fighting part can be described as easy.

Leo fights crabs every day and has a wealth of combat experience.

These two people's movements are like slow motion compared to crabs.

The newly upgraded [Weakness Strike] is also very useful; it's practically a fighting godsend.

Leo didn't intend to hurt anyone; he only attacked places that could affect movement but weren't serious, such as elbows, wrists, shinbones, groin, etc.

He didn't use much force, but with a steady, accurate, and ruthless blow, the opponent had no time to react and would immediately lose their fighting ability... This is the effect of breaking through a 'weak point'.

Navas and the other man cried out in pain, while Rosalia squatted on the ground picking up the scattered pickled fish. The system then displayed a notification that the [Limited-Time Mission] had been completed.

This unexpected event gave Leo a new perspective.

Sicily is a complex place.

This is the birthplace of the Mafia, and fighting is commonplace for locals... Just because he doesn't provoke trouble doesn't mean that "trouble" won't happen to him.

What did Rosalia do?

What did I do wrong this time?

But he was still forced to resort to knives.

Learning from this experience, Leo must have the ability to protect himself.

His confidence stems from the ability to exploit weaknesses and other future system-provided capabilities.

"I can't keep hiding behind Mar and Andrei. I need to let those who are eyeing me know that I'm not someone to be trifled with," Leo thought to himself.

Take this woman in front of him, for example; Leo would never dare to be her enemy.

No wonder the system calls her a "psychopathic killer".

The way she pulled out a knife and looked ready to die just now was even more terrifying than a psychopathic killer.

......

The reinforcements arrived sooner than expected.

Before Leo could catch his breath, several burly men rushed out of the village.

Without distinguishing right from wrong, they surrounded Leo and Navas and a few others.

After seeing Leo's face clearly, he left with a strange expression.

He seemed unable to understand why this newcomer was here.

Leo was incredibly grateful that he had wandered around the village beforehand to become familiar with the area; otherwise, these people would have mistaken him for an enemy.

Immediately afterward, a bald man walked out of the village entrance; he was the fisherman named Enzo.

He was tall and broad-shouldered, with a thick beard and a signature bald head, looking like a "war machine" that had come out of the village.

As he walked, he suddenly lifted one foot off the ground, reached for his raised heel with one hand, and leaned to one side—this strange posture was him putting on his shoes.

On the foot that wasn't lifted, the heel of the shoe was pressed against the sole.

Leo found the scene quite amusing: a bald, burly man appeared menacingly, then suddenly hopped off the ground on one foot while putting on his shoes.

It's as comical as watching Thor tie his hair into a bun just before he's about to bring down the hammer, so as not to obstruct the view.

Navas nearly collapsed to his knees upon witnessing this, ignoring the pain in his scalp, and loudly begged for mercy:

"Enzo! Enzo, let me explain! This is a misunderstanding!!"

Enzo, a bald man, put on his shoes and charged straight at Navas like a tank, the veins on his arms bulging like old vines.

Seeing this, Leo couldn't help but grin.

First there was a widow who pulls out a knife when she gets angry, and now there's a 'war machine' that looks like a real threat... Malzamemi is truly full of talented people.

The Godfather is going to have a lot of headaches from now on.

On the other side, Enzo picked up Navas's clothes and dragged him to Rosalia, who was squatting on the ground picking up the scattered pieces of salted fish:

"Apologize."

When the villagers and Enzo arrived, reason and right and wrong no longer mattered.

My fist is hard, and that makes me right!

"I'm sorry, Rosalia, I'm so sorry!" Navas didn't dare to resist at all and kept apologizing.

At this moment, another group of people arrived from the direction of the village entrance; this was the second batch of "reinforcements."

Surrounded by a crowd, a gaunt old man with gray hair stepped forward:

"Enzo, put him down."

Without saying a word, Enzo threw Navas on the ground like trash.

......

The group that came out with the old man split into two.

A group of people followed the white-haired old man and surrounded Navas.

Several women went over to check on Rosalia's condition.

Leo recognized several familiar faces among the group, including Marco and Saville, the tobacco shop owner.

He moved closer to Marco, pointed in Navas's direction with his mouth, and asked eagerly:

"Are they going to get beaten up?"

City folks have no experience in fighting, let alone seeing such a big scene.

Dozens of people fighting two people... how exciting would that be?

I want to see it!!

Marco frowned and asked:

"Why are you here too?"

Monica encountered villagers before she even reached the center of the village, so Leo's distress signal did not reach Marco.

Some villagers rushed to the village entrance immediately, while others spread the word, informing everyone that something had happened at the village entrance.

But Marco believes that Leo shouldn't be among those "spreading the word everywhere."

Leo didn't want to answer the question. He couldn't very well say, "God gave me guidance, saying that a fight had broken out here," could he?

"Just passing by," Leo replied casually, pointing at the crowd and asking, "Are they about to fight?"

Marco shook his head and said:

"It's not certain that a fight will break out today; Sandro is a reasonable man."

"Is that Sandro?" Leo stood on tiptoe, trying to get a better look.

You have received a mission: "Kings Must Not Meet."

[Mission Description: Make contact with the leader of the hostile faction]

[System Note: A powerful force exists within your territory that cannot be ignored. Their leader is currently nearby. Plant a thorn in his heart—let him know of your existence, see your face clearly, and remember your name forever.]

[Quest Reward: Reputation +5]

If the reward is still just +1 reputation, Leo will definitely abandon this quest.

Are you kidding me?

Look at how many people are around Sandro, and then look at how he managed to get the "War Machine" to put Navas down with just one shout.

But if it's +5...

Leo squeezed into the crowd, trying to get closer to Sandro.

+5 is also an option.