I Became The Mafia Boss Inside The Novel

A brief silence erupted between them.

Hajin's brows knitted into a frown, then it turned into faint surprise. He looked at Elias dead in the eye and saw that his cousin was truly serious about his words.

But that didn't mean his words were any less arrogant.

Hajin narrowed his eyes.

"...Just to be sure. You're not playing are you?"

"I never joke about business, Hajin."

Elias replied solemnly and tapped the table twice. His eyes were dead serious; there was no trace of amusement or jest at all.

At this point, it was very clear to Hajin.

Elias was serious about his words.

'...I see, so this is what that geezer meant."

Hajin bemused. He knew that his cousin was an outlier even among the people he knew. That old geezer explicitly warned him about it too before he went to meet Elias.

From his old man's words, "Elias was a dragon amongst men."

That was high praise coming from that old geezer. It spoke to Hajin about the level of expectations he should put into his cousin prior to their meeting.

A man above others, someone like him, unrestrained by the norms of society.

Exactly like that, Hajin already had some high expectations to Elias before their meeting even happened. That was why he even cared about the latters opinions and thoughts.

But this was taking it to the next level.

Even Hajin himself, despite his pride to his lax personality would never utter such words and mix in a confident attitude along with it.

Those words simply possessed an unfathomable level of arrogance. It was at the point it could make another person laugh over the ignorance of the person who spoke of it.

But it didn't feel like that.

When Elias spoke about it, it felt natural. It felt possible, and it was as though the concept impossibility didn't even exist or cross his cousin's mind.

Whether it was possible or not, Elias seemed not to care of his chances. He only believed he would succeed in the end.

What was that if not insane delusion?

Hajin had a faint impression of Elias reckless confidence, but only now he witnessed and personally felt his cousin's overwhelming confidence.

But he had to admit, it was infectious.

Sigh~

Hajin leaned back on his chair softly. His entire vibe changed almost immediately. Since his cousin was serious, it would be disrespectful to not be serious as well.

"Are you hearing what you're saying right now? Although I might not look like it, I have my own pride. Why would I go under you, cousin Elias?"

Despite being nonchalant and casual about everything, Hajin was still a noble at birth. Privileged. Talented. Powerful. It made him different from kids around his age.

And that difference turned into a lax, casual Pride.

To be honest, Hajin never looked down on anyone, but he never looked up to anyone either. He was his own person and he treated everything else around him with utter disregard.

That was the true nature behind his casual, nonchalant attitude. It was simply disregard to his surroundings and everything within his sight.

To be frank, he could handle Elias wanting to rule the academy. But thinking he could insubordinate — him, Hajin Sanchez?

That was an insult to his name, to his pride and towards everything about his strength.

Hajin's eyes flickered a cold gleam.

A tense silent erupted between them.

But it didn't take long before one of them broke it. Elias took a sip on his Espresso and also leaned on his chair calmly, imitating Hajin.

"For starters, I'm stronger than you."

Elias bluntly replied in a calm tone. That caught Hajin off guard, but Elias seemed to not notice and still continued his words.

"Secondly, I don't think you care about being a leader, no? I can give you anything you desire with almost zero responsibilities. I'll handle everything in the club, take my word for that."

"And lastly, don't you feel life is too boring and therefore you enjoy to conquer the impossible? What's more impossible than this? The academy had no single club ruling it since its founding. Absolutely none."

Elias suddenly smiled slightly and tapped the table.

"But... with you and me. We can do it. We can definetely turn this academy around and make it ours. Hajin, bring your talents under mine. I promise you, we'll rule this place together."

"..."

A brief silence erupted between them once more. Hajin didn't reply immediately. He took a sip and enjoyed his Vanilla Latte first.

Elias didn't mind it and drank his Espresso too. He looked at Hajin and merely smiled, as though he was confident the latter wont reject it.

After a while, Hajin lips curled into a casual smile.

"You're crazy. Do you hear what you're saying?"

Elias shook his head calmly.

"It's for you to decide if I'm serious or not, Hajin. I hope you won't disappoint me."

"Dissapoint you? You know what, hm... I reject your offer. Did killing a demon and ordering me a few times give an idea in your head that you're stronger than me?"

"I am stronger than you."

Elias simply stated as though it was a fact.

But Hajin only chuckled in response.

"If you want to recruit me, don't you think you should butter me up? I have a soft spot for people praising me, so if you do lick my shoes, I might consider it."

"Hajin, I like you as a great talent. But you have to understand, I am stronger than you. It takes not even a monkey to figure that out. Be my right hand man, Hajin."

"Let's see Corleone, how about a counteroffer? You be my right hand man or secretary and I'll be the boss, what do you think?"

"I won't follow anyone in my life, and especially someone weaker than me. Your worth lies in your strength and talent, not your leadership Hajin. I'd rather have you as an ally than an enemy. Not because I'm afraid of you, but that's the best you offer."

Elias dismissed casually without a change of expression. He was indifferent and cold throughout the conversation, uncaring of Hajin's emotions.

Hajin merely smiled with a very annoyed look and shook his head.

"Us as enemies seem really interesting, I like the sound of it, what do you think? You're not doing a good job convincing me to join you,"

"Must you be so hard to convince? I'm sure it's something you would regret. How about this, I have a fight with Ragna later on, you can watch it than decided, what do you think?"

Elias sighed in exasperation and took a sip of the Espresso. He knew Hajin was not easy to deal with and he was proven right once more.

Hajin looked at him for a moment. His expression was cold yet there was a trace of playfulness in it. After some thinking, he smiled and nodded slowly.

"Deal."