Bab 6: King of the.... Kings?
Oliver stared at all of them a long moment before he simply released the guy's arm, standing straight he decided it'd be best to just ask.
''Why are you so willing? You can stand to speak to me, one at a time.''
When he said that, they all stood back up, the guy on the ground stayed stark still, he wasn't even whimpering anymore, scared if he flinched the wrong way it'd mean another broken bone.
Oliver used a foot to push at him. ''Two of you take him to go see help, say it was a friendly spar that went too far.''
Two of them moved forward instantly to help the guy up and take him out, seeing this Oliver's mind was a strange mess.
The bald guy spoke up. ''Well... We aren't, actually gangsters, we were just kids when the Kings fell, but as delinquents, we wanted to keep it going. But I never really, considered myself the boss, I just look tough, as do the rest of us, but we're actually upset.''
Oliver raised a brow before he gave a slow nod.
''So, a strong guy shows up, shows you something cool and badass, and you decide to follow him?''
They all sort of nodded, some of them looking bashful.
Oliver breathed in through his nose before he sighed heavily.
''Alright, I'll trust this, I won't lose anything, the worst case I just kill you all and start from scratch."
When he said he'd kill them, some only seemed to look at him with stars in their eyes. Seeing this he shook his head, this felt like a protagonist moment, able to just walk in and take over.
''Alright, first things first, I want to see every single paper we have about what the Kings are, does, anything that remotely mentions activity, or existence, bring them to me."
When he said that he moved to slide into a curved booth, once he was inside it, he lifted a knee, checking to see if the table was bolted or not. Seeing it wasn't he gave a nod.
Soon a box was brought to him, taking it he began to slowly sort through the paperwork.
While he did he made small talk to get to know everyone, he didn't remember everyone's names, he wouldn't be the friendly boss like that, he would only remember the names of those who did good, but for the sake of hierarchy, he remembered the name of the bald guy.
"Oko? Sounds kind of girly.''
The bald guy gave a nod, seeming troubled. ''It's something I've had to deal with most my life."
Oliver clicked his tongue. ''Then just change it to Yoko, or Ko.''
Hearing this, Oko seemed to see stars, as if a whole new world was opened before him. He leaned forward so suddenly his head slammed into the table causing it to bounce.
''THANK YOU, BOSS!"
''Dumbass! I just sorted these papers, god damnit.''
Oliver grunted before he began to look over the papers, there honestly wasn't a lot, the bar itself made barely any money to keep itself afloat. There were a few papers that lead to something promising, either old businesses, or things they still owned. But the money wasn't coming in, something Oliver would need to look into. Leaning back Oliver rubbed at his chin a bit before he asked.
''How much money is in the safe?''
''Just a few grand Boss, in case of emergencies.''
Oliver nodded a bit before he tapped the table with his finger for a moment before he spoke. ''Alright, bring it to me and gather everyone so I can have a talk.''
Once Oliver said this he slid out of the booth and stood, leaning against the back of the booth as he crossed his arms, some were already in the bar and it was around 3 pm, a few hours before the bar officially opened. Soon everyone was gathered before him and Ko handed him the money. Setting it beside him he spoke out.
''The King's, are in shambles boys, simple as that, but we are going to reform it properly, starting with how we present ourselves.''
Some of them were eager, all leaning forward in their seats.
"One: No more 'thug' shit. we are Kings, not nobles who bully peasants on the side of the street, you're no longer kids in a gang, you're adults. We will act like them. I want all of you to start working out, I'm not asking you to become like All might, put yourselves into shape.''
"There is a gym on XXXX, a good place. You'll find me there often if anyone needs help with what they want to do.''
All of them seemed to nod, some were already in shape, but now that they knew their boss went to a gym, they would go as well.
'Hm... They really are like kids listening to the cool kid...'
''Second, appearances matter, from now on start dressing nice, most of you look like thugs." Pulling out a phone he had gotten in this last month, he began to go through his pictures before he began to show them, it was Oliver dressed in casual formal wear, sometimes with or without a vest, sometimes in a suit, sometimes not.
''Each of you will take 500 dollars and go find yourself, something cheap is fine, but it's got to look good. Dress yourselves like the Kings I want you to be.''
''Third, no more crimes, not as open as you've been doing. It's a damn miracle why you haven't all been arrested for being dumb, for now, there will be two things. The public Kings, and the underground Kings. The plan? The above-ground Kings will be about loaning out money, taking the investment. We will not be like those yakuza loan shark wannabes. We will do it legally, by the book.''
''The underground? We will become a neutral group, we will help those who ask it, we will kill those who go against the rules. A safe haven to those who deserve it, hell for those who don't understand?''
All he got was nods. ''I'll update us more as we go on, for now, work out, and work on improving your public image, go around to those who you've been rude to, or hurt, and apologize. If apologies aren't enough, contact me and I'll personally see to getting them to be better. If I find any of you fucking around and not doing like I asked, I'll torture you."
A few of them paled at the thought, others didn't seem to mind. With that he split the money to all of them so they could work on their look, Ko looked somewhat worried seeing all the money, but as Oliver waved at them as they left he spoke. ''Don't worry, for right now that's the most money we'll need to spend. I'm going to look up a few things and get us some funds going, we'll start circulating funds and getting proper money going within the next week at most, for now focus all the bar's funds on keeping it stocked and proper workers, eventually we'll move it upstairs so it seems less like a thug den and more like a proper establishment.''
Ko seemed less worried hearing Oliver already seemed to have a plan together. ''The good thing is, no criminals organizations are around us, we have a great location to begin expanding and taking over properly. I promise you in two months, our emergency funds won't be just a few grand.''
Patting Ko's shoulder, he began to take all the papers and head deeper into the building, off to find him his own office or something.
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